Re: Access Denied and Lack of Permission in XP Pro Home Network

On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 07:19:03 -0800, "mmfalcon" <mmfalcon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>There is a problem with access and permissions with our home netwrok. These
>are the facts:
>1. The home network set up with 2 desktops and 1 laptop. All 3 machines
>run XP Pro SP2, with the most current build (as of 12-25-05).
>2. Internet access is run through a Cable Modem (Motorola Surfboard), then
>through a Linksys Router and Linksys Wireless.
>3. After installing through the XP network wizard, all machines may see the
>entire netrwork, but are restricted from access and lack of permissions to
>open shared files on any other machine.
>4. The protocols for Client for MS Networks, File Sharing and TCP/IP are
>installed on all machines. They were all unstalled and reinstalled for
>certainty of complete installation of the files.
>5. The Windows Firewall has been disabled.
>6. All IP's are automatically assigned. The Linksys system provides
>Firewall protection, through the automatic asssignments.
>7. The desktop machines may ping each other's IP Address successfully,
>however, ping the other "Computer Name" and it returns an "Error 5" - Access
>Denied.
>8. There is only 1 log on to each machine (different for each). Each is an
>Administrator. There are no guests.
>Is there a a way to correct these permission issues?

First, please describe more completely the "ping the other "Computer Name""
process. Are you entering "ping othercomputer" in a command window? Or is that
"\\othercomputer" from the Run window? This is a key difference.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/command-window.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/command-window.html

Next, please diagnose the problem from the bottom up.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html

And please describe your problems with more organised detail.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

Finally, if you have XP Pro, are you using Guest or non-Guest authentication?
If non-Guest, you need to have common accounts on each computer.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
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