Re: Networking XP

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Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:09:15 -0500

It sounds like a rights issue.

Since you're not running a server OS here you'll need to manually
administrate the ACL. This means making sure that every user is added to
every machine that offers network resources. That could make for a lot of
work so I suggest you try to use common logons where possible.

Good Luck

Robert Kister

"Bryan Martin" <spam@ahwayside.com> wrote in message
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> 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. Guest account is enabled and no
> GPO set.
>
> 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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