Re: can't share a folder's on a LAN anymore
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 10/14/04
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Date: 13 Oct 2004 21:21:06 -0500
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:59:08 -0700, "Ken W" <Ken W@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
>I just swapped to a new computer. My old computer allowed others to map a
>folder on my computer. I was running SP2 before and disabled the Firewall.
>On my new computer I've also disabled SP2, disabled the Firewall, and set the
>properties for the share folder exactly as they were before. I get an error
>as I try to map from the other pc (I'm doing that exactly as I was doing it
>before). There is another variable that I'm not taking into account. Does
>anyone have any ideas?
Ken,
There are a few things you need to do to share resources between computers.
To start, here are a few websites with useful tutorials:
http://www.cablesense.com/
http://www.homenethelp.com/
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
http://www.wown.com/
Give us an idea what computers you have (name, version, and SP level of each
please), and how they are connected - hub, router (wired / wireless).
Did you disable SP2, or did you un install it? What about your old computer?
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 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. Here's where knowing
details about both OS's is good.
On XP Pro 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 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 Home, and on XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, simply 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.
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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