Re: Simple Home Network Help
- From: Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:53:09 -0800
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:45:05 -0800, stiglo <stiglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>"Chuck" wrote:
>
>> 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
>I just thought of something...would a VPN get in the way of any of this? I
>recently put one in (on my primary PC) for work.
A VPN could certainly be relevant here. Some VPNs come with firewalls, in other
cases name resolution could be going thru the VPN.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html
--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
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