Re: File sharing one-way-only on 1 pc of 4

Hmmm....
I think this is all fouled up on my machine:

If you're going to run a third party firewall, you must disable Windows Firewall, but only from the appropriate Control Panel applet - do not make the mistake of stopping the Windows Firewall service. The Windows Firewall service breaks several network services, if it is stopped.


My windows firewall service is stopped, and I cannot restart it, due to
some other unnamed service being stopped, which it apparently relies
on.

When I go to the list of services and try to manually start the Windows
Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service, I get an error saying
"Could not start the Windows Firewall / Internet Connection Sharing
service... Error 1075: The dependency service does not exist or has
been marked for deletion"

OOPS what could I have done? Too bad it doesnt say 'which' dependent
service!

any ideas here? How can I force-restart the firewall service?
AND - could this be related to the problem I am having with viewing
files on this pc?


Michael 23 wrote:
Hi Chuck -
thanks for the incredibly fast reply... impressive.

Let me check into your questions/suggestions, and I will report back..



Chuck wrote:
On 6 Jun 2006 21:44:03 -0700, "Michael 23" <zionblue@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have a LAN consisting of 2 wired pcs and 2 wireless,
all running win XP.
They are all on the same workgroup, and all sharing an internet
connection
through a wireless router.
All of the machines can read and write files to and from each-other,
except for one of the wired pc's (which happens to be my main,
all-day-every-day pc).
This one 'sees itself' on the network, with shared files appearing
under 'my network places' right alongside the shared folders on all the
other machines... but none of the others can access its shared folders.


When browsing to "Entire Network > Microsoft Windows Network >
<workgroupName>" on the other computers, the machine in question is on
the list as a member of the workgroup... but trying to access its files
brings up the standard error: "<location> is not accesible. You might
not have permission blah blah..."

I have had this problem for as long as I can remember, but have ignored
it, until now... I would really like to be able to work on my office
files using the laptop from other locations in the house.
I don't have windows firewall running on this pc, and have tried a
number of other solutions gleaned from reading past threads in this
group, but to no avail.

Michael,

What's the entire message?
You might not have permission blah blah...
The blah blah part might be useful.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/look-at-complete-detail-in-error.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/look-at-complete-detail-in-error.html

One of the most common causes of this problem would be a misconfigured or
overlooked personal firewall, or other security component. There are several
other possibilities too, and any might be the cause of your problem. Read this
article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

Or look at "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server", and "net
config workstation", from each computer, and diagnose the problem. Read this
article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (download
browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

Please let us know if any of these suggestions are of any help. What you learn
may help others in the future, and that's the purpose of these forums.

--
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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