Re: Got TCP/IP connection, but no file sharing!?

Chuck,

I want to show my great appreciation for you helping me (and apparently
others) to resolve my home network sharing problems. All does work out fine
and I can see both PC's directories on both.
I will print your remedies for future use in case I mess it up accidently.

Thanks again !

Toosje

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:45:11 -0800, Toosje <Toosje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >Chuck
> >
> >The WXPpro is a business laptop that I connect at home on a WXPhome laptop.
> >The PRO pc is a client of domain "corporateroot", the Home pc of workgroup
> >MSHome. I use static IP, i.e. 192.168.0.2 for PRO and ...0.1 for Home.
> >Pinging both allways was succesfull.
> >
> >On your suggestions I looked at my Sygate Firewall on Home first, that I
> >changed from Normal to Allow all. Did not work-out, changed it back to Normal.
> >Then I disabled Computer Browser service on PRO, didnot work either.
> >Finally I added a rule in Sygate on Home allowing all trafic from ethernet
> >adapter.
> >This allowed me to see shared Home-folders on Pro (I mapped the Z drive in
> >Explorer for my documents on Home).
> >
> >When I try to map a drive to "\\192.168.0.2\My Documents" in Explorer on Home
> >the result is that it can't make a connection cos I got message (in Dutch)
> >"there are no servers available for connection".
> >
> >So I am stuck Chuck :(
>
> Toosje,
>
> The "My Documents" folder is part of the system, which means you need
> administrative access. With Simple File Sharing, you can't access shared
> folders "C:\Program Files", "C:\Windows", or "My Documents" across the network.
>
> So you'll never be able to see those folders on the XP Home laptop from the XP
> Pro laptop. Going the other way should work, though.
>
> On the XP Pro computer, disable Simple File Sharing (Control Panel - Folder
> Options - View - Advanced settings).
>
> 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".
>
> Finally, setup and use a common non-Guest account, with an identical, non-blank
> password on all computers.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.
>
.

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