Re: Simple Home Network Help

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:19:02 -0800, stiglo <stiglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>"Chuck" wrote:
>
>> 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

>I ran the IP config, just the way your instructions say...the one thing I
>noticed that looks like it might be a problem is this...
>
>DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hq.target.com
>
> target.com
>
> dh.com
>
> mervyns.com
>
> hq.target.com
>
> stores.target.com
>
> dist.target.com
>
> tgt.com
>
> nic.target.com
>
>

Well, that bit looks like a problem to me. You may be confusing the DNS Suffix
Search List with a Hosts file, or DNS searching in general. If YOU are not in
the target domain, you need to remove all of that. Read these articles about
name resolution:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/address-resolution-on-lan.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/address-resolution-on-lan.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/local-name-and-address-resolution-on.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/local-name-and-address-resolution-on.html

--
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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