Re: Networking noob trying to network two desktops with no success

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"JasonScott" <JasonScott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi, I've been trying to network two pcs with ethernet cards, both running
> win
> xp pro sp 2 - first I tried connecting them with a cat 5 crossover cable,
> that didn't work, so I just bought a 5 port network hub and I'm having the
> same problem. I've got connectivity between them, the shared internet
> connection on the client comp works fine (i'm sharing a dial-up
> connection),
> but when I try to open network places to browse folders on one comp from
> the
> other, I get an "access denied - you do not have permission to access the
> network server" message. Here's some more diagnostic info; as mentioned
> both
> comps have xp pro sp2 with the firewalls enabled, the ics host comp has
> norton internet security 2003 with nav installed (i just tried turning off
> the nis firewall but that didn't help), the client comp has avg antivirus
> installed but no third party firewall, it also has spysweeper installed
> with
> all it's "shields" enabled and spybot s&d and lavasoft ad-aware, the host
> comp also has spybot s&d and lavasoft ad-aware but not spysweeper.

Its no good just turning NIS off, you have to uninstall it before it will
make any difference.


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