Re: Workgroups and SP2

From: Max Bolingbroke (batterseapower_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/09/04 

Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 01:37:27 +0100

Brian wrote:

> I have set up a workgroup, called HOME, containing three
> PCs all running XP. It has been performing as expected for
> about a year and a half. However, it appears that I made a
> potentially fatal mistake by recently applying Service
> Pack 2 to two of the PCs. After pulling my hair out
> trying to figure out several workgroup issues that
> subsequently arose on the SP2 PCs, I gave up and performed
> a system restore on both PCs. However, all is not back
> to "normal."
>
> Here is a summary of my current predicament:
>
> The one PC that never had SP2 applied:
>
> 1. Can SEE the other two PCs in the workgroup (My Network
> Places-View Workgroup Computers).
>
> 2. Cannot ACCESS other two PCs in workgroup (double-
> clicking on either icon in #1 above).
>
> Get message: \\ComputerName is not accessible. You might
> not have permission to use this network resource. Contact
> administrator of server to find out if you have access
> permissions. Network path was not found.
>
> 3. Can't ping either of the other two PCs in workgroup
> (how can I see them but not ping them?).
>
> The two PCs that briefly had SP2 applied:
>
> 1. Cannot SEE any PCs in the Workgroup (My Network Places-
> View Workgroup Computers).
>
> Get message: HOME is not accessible. You might not have
> permission to use this network resource. Contact
> administrator of this server to find out if you have
> access permissions. The list of servers for this workgroup
> is not currently available.
>
> 2. Can't ACCESS any PCs in workgroup (obviously can't
> access what you can't see).
>
> 3. Can't ping each other, but CAN ping PC that never had
> SP2 applied.
>
> I have read through hundreds of posts to this newsgroup,
> utilizing the advice given as it seemed appropriate.
> However, at this point I have struck out (and have a lot
> less hair to show for it). Any help that can be provided
> to address my predicament would be MUCH appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Brian

Hi,

Just to check on the basics first: is Windows Firewall for the 2
briefly-SP2ed machines turned off? By default, it blocks ICMP echo
traffic (which ping uses) and will stop file sharing working, both of
which are symptoms of your problem.

Ironically, the Firewall in SP2 makes it much easier to keep the
firewall on and share drives at the same time :)

Max Bolingbroke

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