Re: Password accessing gateway computer's shared files?

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From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 03/19/04 

Date: 19 Mar 2004 16:07:04 -0600

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 20:27:51 +0100, "Eddie Dunn" <iceman9999@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Okay, it turns out I was too optimistic.
>
>The problem wasn't the simple files sharing, apparently. When that login box
>popped up, I thought you needed some kind of special network account and not
>a regular user login account.
>
>Anyhow, logging in as a user from the computer on the other side of the
>network doesn't work, no matter if simple files sharing is turned on or off.
>I get the same message when trying to connect to and browse the gateway
>computer's shared files:
>
> "\\Laptop is not available. Maybe you do not have permission to use this
>resource. Ask the server administrator for help.
>
>Access denied."
>
>Somewhere, somehow, some kind of permission variable has been set to refuse
>my stationary computer to access the gateway comp. I'm suspecting maybe it
>has something to do with the Services in the control panel, but I dunno,
>it's just a wild guess, I'm grasping for straws.
>
>Also, this computer can still access the internet through the network. It is
>the files and printer sharing that is broken, somehow.

Eddie,

Can both computers access the internet?

What about pinging? Can you ping one computer from the other? By both name and
ip address?

Check the Local Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools). Under
Local Policies - Security Options, look at "Network access: Sharing and security
model", and ensure it's set to "Classic - local users authenticate as
themselves".

If you set the Local Security Policy to "Guest only", make sure that the Guest
account is enabled, and has a non-blank password. If "Classic", setup and use a
common account with identical password on both computers.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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