Re: XP File and printer sharing


"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcmaven@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:rfpvp2l3i3ski4nbknn3sq0urdkolnq9kg@xxxxxxxxxx
"edwgolz" <edwgolz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:358D6B63-BB16-4B0B-9F0F-5084D846FD42@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have 5 PC's on a home network, some wired, some wireless. All work like I
want them to, except for 1 which can access the others, but they can see but
not access it. I have file and printer sharing turned on and am using Nortin
Internet security as the firewall. I have disabled Norton and still have the
issue. Windows firewall is off

What do you receive if using net view \\noworkpcip (e.g net view \\192.168.0.2)?
Post back the error message if you receive system error.
If the computer that can't be accessed runs Windows XP Professional:

1. Click Start | Run, type "secpol.msc" in the box, and click OK.
2. Click Local Policies.
3. Click User Rights Assignment.
4. Click "Access this computer from the network" and make sure that
the Everyone group is included.
5. Click "Deny access to this computer from the network" and make sure
that the Everyone group is NOT included.

Steve,

I have the identical "symptom," if not the same problem, that edwgolz has--see the long thread called "Cannot see computer on network" in which Chuck has made a valliant effort to solve the problem. I had given up, but on seeing your post I realized this was an avenue we hadn't explored.

When I run Net View and my IP address on the computer whose files and printers can't be accessed, or on the good computer, it just stops cold, regardless of whether I run it from the good or the bad computer. But when I run net view and the IP address of the "good" computer on /either/ machine, it lists everything.

I have adjusted the policies as you suggested on my XP computer (both are XP), but without any improvement.

The good computer pings and sees the other computer--it just doesn't let me get to the files and printers.

As you can see from the other thread, I have tried everything, even changing network cards--no help. Chuck is convinced it is a browser problem. I don't know enough about this to say.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Ken

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