Re: Intermittent browsing of XP workgroup
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:57:43 -0700
willbro wrote:
"Malke" wrote:
3. Use Search and search for "computers on the network". Then find
the network shares you want and right-click each of them and drag to
your new Network folder. Choose "create shortcut". Now when you want
to access those network shares, just double-click the appropriate
icon.
That doesn't work. From an XP home pc, I could find the XP Pro pc and
drag its shares as you suggested. But the other XP home pc, which
shows in the View Workgroup computers, returns the "not accessible.
You might not have permission..." error. From THAT pc (which has the
printer on it), I am unable to see the other 2 (the first XP home, and
the XP Pro) either using the View workgroup computers or from the run
command using UNC. Pings by IP address aren't working either. Are you
suggesting that I kill the browser service or something quirky?
No, in that case you have something set up incorrectly on your network
because that method most assuredly works on a working lan. It sounds
like you have an overlooked or misconfigured firewall(s).
Please go through these general steps methodically with all the
computers connected to the network and turned on:
Run the Network Setup Wizard on all computers, making sure to enable
File & Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will
turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party
firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like
Norton 2005/06) which acts as a firewall, then you're fine. If you have
third-party firewall software, configure it to allow the Local Area
Network traffic as trusted. I usually do this with my firewalls with an
IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would
substitute your correct subnet.
If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center:
a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
accounts/passwords on all computers.
b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the
Simple File Sharing enabled.
Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means
that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its
resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it
matters in your situation.
Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
Shared Documents folder.
If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm
Malke
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