Re: unable to see one machine's shares

From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 10/29/04 

Date: 29 Oct 2004 12:25:04 -0500

On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:07:49 -0700, Larry Gagnon <lagagnon@fakeuniserve.com>
wrote:

>I have a small home network: Moe (WinXP Home), Larry (WinXP Home) and
>Curly (Win98SE) - connected via a D-Link DI-604 Router. The network
>works fine, all machines connect successfully to the internet via an
>ADSL modem and each machine successfully pings one another including
>the router.
>
>All 3 machines can see each machine in network neighbourhood. All
>machines are setup to share a folder. The shares of Larry and Curly
>can be shared amongst all three machines. However the shares of Moe
>cannot be seen, even though the computer icon can be seen in network
>neighbourhood.
>
>I have ensured that Moe has the following:
>-firewall turned off
>-MS file and printer sharing service on
>-Client for MS Networks service on
>-folder shared properly
>-guest account turned on
>
>
>Still, unable to see Moe's shares on the other two machines. When I
>click on Moe from Larry or use Run "\\moe\share" I get the message:
>"\\moe is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
>network resource".
>
>When I do the same from the Win98SE box (Curly) I get "You must supply
>a password to make this connection. Resource \\moe\IPC$".
>
>I am stuck, unknowing where to go from here. Any ideas greatly
>appreciated.
>
>Larry Gagnon

Larry,

Look at registry key [HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value
restrictanonymous.
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/default.asp?url=/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
<http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>

The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember WinXP is NT V5.1, and Win2K
is NT V5.0.

Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.asp?url=/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>

Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.

>From the Annoyances article:
You can create a Registry patch by opening the Registry Editor, selecting a
branch, and choosing Export from the File menu. Then, specify a filename, and
press OK. You can then view the Registry patch file by opening it in Notepad
(right-click on it and select Edit). Again, just double-click on a Registry
patch file (or use Import in the Registry Editor's File menu) to apply it to the
registry.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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