Re: Wkgrp Network of 3 XP and 1 2K machines stopped working

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Bob: I checked a few more things and am closer but not there.



All machines have all critical updates installed.
They also all show "auto login only in intranet zone" in both Internet
and Local Internet.

Fixing passwords and firewalls solved some of the problem. Now I'm OK
except A (WinXP Pro SP2) can't access B (WinXP Pro SP2) or D (Win2000
SP4), tho they show up in My Network Places. I get " 'D'
(or 'B') is not accessible. You may not have permission ... network
path not found"

A to D and vice versa is the connection I most need.

Any more ideas? Thanks again.


Ed

In article <MPG.1e3311a1dc3027cc989685@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
tangobango@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
> In article <O5kw2KMGGHA.3916@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, noreply@xxxxxxxxxxx
> says...
> Bob: Many thanks. One of the XP machines had its firewall set to
> "Don't allow exceptions." I fixed that and now it can see all the other
> machines.
>
> The win2000 machine is now the big problem. It see or can't open some
> machines and some can't open it.
>
> I get Error 53 from net view \\remotepcip.
>
> Ed
>
> > I would check the firewall first. also what's the system error if using net view \\remotepcip?
> >
> > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> > "Ed Katzman" <tangobango@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:MPG.1e322bc668ea095c989681@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi:
> >
> > I've seen bits and pieces of this problem discussed, but I can't see a
> > whole solution.
> >
> > My network:
> > A: WinXP Pro SP2
> > B: WinXP Pro SP2
> > C: WinXP Media Center
> > D: Win2000 Pro SP4
> >
> > All machines have only Client for MS Networks, File and print sharing,
> > QoS packet scheduler, and TCP/IP active, with NetBIOS over TCP/IP
> > activated.
> >
> > All have an Administrator account with the same password, which is
> > blank.
> >
> > A & B are wired to the router; C & D have wireless cards.
> >
> > Everything was working until recently.
> >
> > My problem:
> >
> > A & C can see each other in network neighborhood and exchange files.
> > A can see B & D by name in a net view and in a "view workgroup
> > computers" under My Network places
> > If I try to connect A to B or D by clicking on their name, I get " 'D'
> > (or 'B') is not accessible. You may not have permission ... network
> > path not found" (Same from C)
> > From A, I can ping C by name, but not B or D ("could not find host")
.

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