Re: Xp home networking problems...
From: Luke (Luke_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/22/04
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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:31:03 -0800
Cheers for the reply Chuck. Just in from work and its a bit late. Will run
through your reply in detail in the morning and get back to you...thanks
"Chuck" wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 03:49:08 -0800, "Luke" <Luke@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi, im trying to set up a network at home with my 2 pcs using a couple of
> >network cards and a crossover cable.
> >My main pc is a new P4 with Xp Home including all Service packs etc while
> >the second one i got given to me and is running Xp Pro with no updates
> >installed.
> >I am able to surf the net on my slave pc using my broadband connection on
> >the new pc so i must be doing something right but when i click on 'view
> >network computers' in My Network Places i get the following error/message;
> >
> >MSHome is not accessable. You might not have permission to use the network
> >resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have
> >access permissions. The list of servers for the workgroup is not currently
> >available.
> >
> >I have enclosed the results of the ipconfig tests that ive seen requested in
> >other messages.
>
> <SNIP>
>
> >The second one doesnt contain anywhere near the same amount of info :-/
> >
> >Hopefully that will give someone enough information to help me diagnose my
> >problem.
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
>
> Luke,
>
> Your computer OLD doesn't have Teredo Tunneling aka Microsoft TCP/IP V6
> installed. So yes, the IPConfig for OLD is going to be a bit smaller than for
> NEW.
>
> Please start by un installing unnecessary components, from the list of items
> under Local Area Connection Properties. You only need the following items in
> the list:
> Client for Microsoft Networks
> File and Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks
> QoS Packet Scheduler (optional)
> Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
>
> Make sure you have both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer
> Sharing for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each
> computer. And have shares setup on each computer, so each will show up in
> Network Neighborhood.
>
> Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP -
> Properties - Advanced - WINS) on each computer.
>
> Make sure the browser service is running on NEW. Control Panel - Administrative
> Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and the TCP/IP NetBIOS
> Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Disable the browser on OLD.
>
> Are OLD and NEW running XP Home? XP Pro? A mixture? Other operating systems?
> This makes a difference. Setting up file sharing varies according to what
> operating system each computer is running.
> <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=87c0a6db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>
>
> 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.
>
> 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, make sure that the
> Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest with Start - Run -
> "cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command window.
>
> On XP Pro, if you're going to use Guest authentication, check your Local
> Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools) - User Rights Assignment,
> on the XP Pro computer, and look at "Deny access to this computer from the
> network". Make sure Guest is not in the list.
>
> Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party)? If
> so, you need to configure them for file sharing. Firewall configurations are a
> very common cause of (network) browser, and file sharing, problems.
>
> If no help yet, provide updated ipconfig information for each computer, and
> we'll do some more diagnoses to tell us what to look at next.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
>
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