Re: Networking:

From: Bryan Martin (spam_at_ahwayside.com)
Date: 06/27/04 

Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 09:34:11 -0400

Thanks for your help GTS,

However the problem I am experiencing is not related to "enter / reenter"
password. I know what your talking about and that can be fixed numerous
ways. The sharer has guest/everyone access enabled and both the directory
and printer permissions are set to allow guest/everyone. With this setup
you wont get a enter user / password. Again the shared directory works if
your connecting using "net use". The problem is I cant connect to the
shared printer. I also cannot browse to the computer using the "view
workgroup computers". I can see the computer using "view workgroup
computers" but any attempt to connect yields a "access denied".

"GTS" <x> wrote in message news:OqsH7g$WEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> The appropriate group for general network issues is
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
>
> The problem you are seeing is due to the fact that XP HOME does NOT
> automatically connect/reconnect to shares. It is widely understood that
XP
> Home cannot function as a domain member, but there is a great deal of
> confusion about this issue, which impairs it's use even on a workgroup.
See
> the 'Tech and Downloads' page item I recently put on my web site for one
> solution.
> http:// (Remove anti spam spaces) www. gtscomputerservice. com
> --
>
> "Bryan Martin" <spam@ahwayside.com> wrote in message
> news:%23Nats77WEHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > I am helping a small company add new pc's to a new network. Setup looks
> > like this.... Wireless network with a cheap linksys router giving DHCP
> > addresses. NO wins server involved. Everyone is getting a 192.168.1.X
> > address automatically assigned. NO internet access. Pinging box to box
> > works throughout this whole sinking ship.
> >
> > WindowsXP Media Center Edit running as server system. This box has
their
> > accounting program database directory shared with everyone access. This
> box
> > also has a HP all-in-one trashcan hooked to it and shared to everyone.
> > Guest account is enabled on this box. I originally had this machine
setup
> > and moved to the next "winxp home" laptop. Mapped the drive, connected
to
> > the printer, tested everything and proceeded to move to the next pc. As
> im
> > hooking up the next box I am told the laptop will not print. Knowing I
> > already checked this I figure client problem and proceed to check what
> they
> > might be doing wrong. Turns out printer will not respond to printing
from
> > the laptop or the xp box its hooked into. I proceed to reboot both
boxes
> > assuming something hiccupped with the network. After everything comes
up
> I
> > check from the pc serving the printer and printing goes as expected. I
> then
> > turn my attention back to the laptop. I proceed to check printing... no
> go.
> > Nothing appears to be happening. I go into the "printers-n-faxes" and
> > remove the printer figuring I will just reinstall the darn thing. I
> remove
> > it successfully and proceed to surf to the xp box using the ole internet
> > explorer \\myserver. It pukes. Ok so next I figure I will go through
the
> > entire network view and get it. I get to where all the computers in the
> > workgroup show and the "server" shows as expected. I attempt to double
> > click on it and get thrown a access denied. I figure ok so something
> > screwed up with the sharing on the "server" so I proceed to check it
> again.
> > I tried to un-share re-share, remove/reinstall "file and print sharing"
> for
> > the adapter and every other thing I can think of. Next I figure I will
> try
> > to map the drive directly. Low and behold this works. I CAN map the
> drive
> > successfully using the command prompt "net use X: \\server\dir".
> >
> > Can anyone shed some light here?
> >
> > Tried:
> > unshare / share
> > remove / reinstall "file and print sharing"
> > made sure guest account enabled
> > Pinging by name successfully works as expected
> >
> >
>
>
>
>

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