Re: Can't connect XP Pro to network
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 10/08/04
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Date: 8 Oct 2004 18:02:15 -0500
On 8 Oct 2004 15:43:56 -0700, *email_address_deleted* (Erin) wrote:
>I just got a new computer at work; it arrived today with Win XP Pro
>(SP2). I plugged in the network cable and I can get on the internet,
>but I can't seem to connect to the network. I can't "see" the other
>computers when I click on "View Workgroup Computers". The error says
>that the workgroup is not accessible and that I might not have
>permission to access this workgroup resource and to contact the
>administrator (we don't have one!).
>
>I checked the settings with another XP Pro machine that we already
>have, and they seem to be the same. The workgroup name is the same.
>
>This is probably very simple, but in an office of 5 people where no
>one is a computer expert, it's difficult to keep up with all this
>stuff. :(
>
>Are there some things I can try?
>
>Thank you.
Erin,
If the new computer has XP SP2, check the Windows Firewall (from Security
Center) and enable the File and Printer Sharing. Edit the FPS settings, and
change scope to Subnet.
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?
Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on each computer?
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 the 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 consistently set on each computer.
On XP Pro, and with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (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".
On XP Pro, and with SFS disabled, if you set the above Local Security Policy to
"Guest only", enable the Guest account, using Start - Run - "cmd" - type "net
user guest /active:yes" in the command window. 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.
On XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the Guest account is
enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest with Start - Run - "cmd" - type "net
user guest /active:yes" in the command window.
More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=87c0a6db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>
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viruses. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a bit
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Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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