Re: home lan puzzler

Malke <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On the XP boxen, are you running XP Home or Pro? Home doesn't allow you
> to share out the user's home folder (My Documents) or the Program Files
> folder, although you can share out subfolders in Program Files. If this
> is your case, then try using the Shared Documents folder instead.

Harry quotes original post:
>> All above are hooked up on home network the 3 desktop winxp boxes all
>> run windowsxp pro.

Malke wrote:
> Here are my notes on the issue of problems after a particular MS update
> which may be what you are thinking of:

Harry quotes OP:
>> I recently brought mach1 up to date on sp2. Haven't noticed any
>> particular problems but I believe the problem discussed here was
>> already going on before the update.

Malke wrote:
> If this information didn't help, post back with more details regarding
> what version of XP each box is running, if your network setup ever
> worked properly, etc.

See above regarding version info.
concerning your point about if it ever worked... yes it did. And not
long ago either. As mentioned in OP. I don't think the sp2 upgrade
is the problem since my issue was happing before the upgrade.

Malke wrote:
> If the problem is only on the XP boxen (i.e., sharing works fine from
> Linux so you know the Samba server is OK), you might try running XP's
> Network Setup Wizard again on all the XP boxen. When you do this, have
> all the computers on. Then run the Wizard on each box, watching for the
> change in Workgroup name (it will default to MSHOME) so you can change
> it. You will then need to shut down all the XP boxen and restart them.
> Disable the Windows Firewall if you are using third-party software
> because the Wizard will automatically enable it. If you are using the
> Windows Firewall, make sure it is properly configured for file sharing
> during this process.

Good idea, thanks. I'll try that out and report back.
.

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