Re: still cant share files

From: Hans-Georg Michna (hans-georgNoEmailPlease_at_michna.com)
Date: 08/25/04


Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:42:28 +0200

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:55:10 -0700, rod
<rod@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>i have a desktop and a laptop, both run xp-home (laptop was win-98 previously
>i connected to work NT network but i upgraded to windows xp-home). home
>network is set with linksys wireless router. desktop connected via ethernet,
>laptop wireless.
>both computers get into the network and i can access files of the laptop
>from desktop but not vice versa. i get error "computer is not accessible.
>you might not have permissions....."
>i have read may recommended articles and can confirm the following
>- firewalls are off
>- i can ping computers both ways with name or ip address
>- guest account is on in both
>- computer browsing is on in both
>- workstation service is on in both
>- server service is on in both
>- i can see workgroup and computer in both but can only open files from
>desktop to laptop
>- ticp filtering is disabled
>- file sharing is enable in both connections
>- i can see each computer from the other one in computer management "shared
>folders\sessions"
>
>i have read many of the suggested links with no success. some specific help
>would be greatly appreciated

Rod,

check the permissions and don't forget that there are two sets
of permissions, one for the share and another for the shared
objects like folders or files.

For more details, please have a look at
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxNetwork.htm.

Hans-Georg

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