Re: Simple Home Network Help
- From: Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:07:10 -0800
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:32:03 -0800, stiglo <stiglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>I have two PCs...both of which have been recently re-formatted. The primary
>runs XP home and the secondary runs XP Pro. They are both wired to a router
>that is wired to my cable modem. I can not get file sharing enabled. I CAN
>share the internet. Here is what I have done...both PCs have File and Print
>sharing enabled...both have Windows firewall (it is set to the default config
>with File and Print sharing enabled...Even when both PCs have the firewall
>disabled I see the same results) The C: drive and My documents have been set
>up for sharing on both PCs. Both PCs have a different computer name and are
>both on the same Workgroup. When I try to view workgroups from my primary PC
>I get the message..."XXX is not accessible. You might not have permission to
>use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find
>out if you have access permissions. The list of servers for this workgroup
>is not currently available." (XXX represents the workgroup name) On the
>secondary PC, when I view workgroups, I see both PCs...but when I try to
>access the primary, I get a message stating..."\\XXX is not available. You
>might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the
>administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The
>network path was not found"
>
>What do I do!?
One of the most common causes of this problem would be a misconfigured or
overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities too. What
antivirus products do you use?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked
articles, and follow instructions precisely:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
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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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