Re: Need Permissions

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From: Ed C (econgleton_at_snet.net)
Date: 09/19/04 

Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 21:26:18 -0400

Sorry, I should have given more details on my configurations.

Desktop: Windows XP Pro with SP2; ZoneAlarm 5.1.01; I am the one and only
user. Not defined so Windows boots up directly to 'Welcome' screen without
any logon.

Laptop: Windows XP Home with SP2; Norton Personal Firewall (live updated
more than once). Same logo on as desktop.

Wireless router and Wireless adapter are both from Netgear and claim 108
Mbps, "Up to 300% faster and double the range of G only products. Primary
reason I bought this particular brand.

Yes, File and Printer sharing are enabled everywhere for both computers. The
whole reason for this exercise is I need printer sharing on the laptop.

I will have to check browser service. Believe they are as I have used
'msconfig' to modify 'start' tab and have checked 'services' tab. Believe
everything is enabled. I believe there are 3 options: manual, automatic and
started. Will check again.

As noted, firewall are enabled. I haven't yet figured out Norton's
configurations procedures. Don't remember seeing anything in ZoneAlarm about
ports. IS IT POSSIBLE TO USE THE PORT FORWARDING FEATURE IN THE ROUTER?????

Really DO APPRECIATE your comments and will get back to you.

Ed C.

"Chuck" <none@example.net> wrote in message
news:j4lpk0diak8p3t7bebjsrhdqevpd6pqiog@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:47:02 -0400, "Ed C" <*email_address_deleted*>
> wrote:
>
>>My desktop is hardwired to a wireless router; my laptop is wireless to
>>same
>>router.
>>
>>Desktop-->My Network Places works and I can see/share files on laptop.
>>
>>Same thing on laptop DOES NOT work. Error Windows says, "\\desktop is not
>>accessible. You might not have permissions....
>>
>>Logon failure: user account restrictions: blank passwords not allowed ....
>>or policy restrictions...enforced"
>>
>>What do I have to change to get my laptop to see files/printers on my
>>desktop?
>
> Ed,
>
> Are both computers running WinXP? Which version of WinXP Home or Pro -
> makes a
> difference here.
>
> Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer
> Sharing
> for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each
> computer?
> Do you have shares setup on each?
>
> Make sure the browser service is running on each computer. Control
> Panel -
> Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and
> the
> TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started.
>
> On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control
> Panel -
> Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With
> XP Pro,
> you need to have SFS properly set on each computer.
>
> With XP Pro, if SFS is disabled, 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".
>
> With XP Pro, if you set the above Local Security Policy to "Guest only",
> enable
> the Guest account, using Local User Manager (Start - Run - "lusrmgr.msc").
> If
> "Classic", setup and use a common non-Guest account on all computers.
> Whichever
> account is used, give it an identical, non-blank password on all
> computers.
>
> For XP Home, OR for XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure
> that the
> Guest account is enabled, on each computer. For XP Pro, enable Guest
> using
> Local User Manager (Start - Run - "lusrmgr.msc"); for XP Home, Start -
> Run -
> "cmd" - type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command window.
>
> Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third
> party)? If
> so, you need to configure them for file sharing, by opening ports TCP 139,
> 445
> and UDP 137, 138, 445, by enabling the File and Printer Sharing exception,
> and /
> or by identifying the other computers as present in the Local (Trusted)
> zone.
> Firewall configurations are a very common cause of (network) browser, and
> file
> sharing, problems.
>
> Hopefully, one of the above will help you find the problem. If not, post
> back
> and we'll do some diagnostic work.
>
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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