File Sharing Issue

Any help would be appreciated. I have both a desktop and a laptop connected
through a router. I was trying to move files from my desktop to my laptop.
After getting help somewhere else, I marked the folder I wanted to access as
being shared. I ran the network wizard on both computers. From my laptop i
tried to map a network drive. The network mshome shows up, and i see my
desktop's name, but I can't access anything there. I get an error saying that
I'm not authorized to access the desktop, and that a network path wasn't
found. Am I doing something wrong?

It looks like a firewal problem..I asume you are running Win XP sp2...Did
you reboot the pc's after you ran Network Setup Wizard?
Try to turn off your firewall and see what is happening. Can you ping both
computers?
Also check the share permisions for the share folder.

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"KayElEm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:068CEC20-E2A7-459D-B047-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Any help would be appreciated. I have both a desktop and a laptop
> connected
> through a router. I was trying to move files from my desktop to my laptop.
> After getting help somewhere else, I marked the folder I wanted to access
> as
> being shared. I ran the network wizard on both computers. From my laptop i
> tried to map a network drive. The network mshome shows up, and i see my
> desktop's name, but I can't access anything there. I get an error saying
> that
> I'm not authorized to access the desktop, and that a network path wasn't
> found. Am I doing something wrong?

Hi
Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings,
http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what is allowed
to be shared.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"KayElEm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:068CEC20-E2A7-459D-B047-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Any help would be appreciated. I have both a desktop and a laptop
> connected
> through a router. I was trying to move files from my desktop to my laptop.
> After getting help somewhere else, I marked the folder I wanted to access
> as
> being shared. I ran the network wizard on both computers. From my laptop i
> tried to map a network drive. The network mshome shows up, and i see my
> desktop's name, but I can't access anything there. I get an error saying
> that
> I'm not authorized to access the desktop, and that a network path wasn't
> found. Am I doing something wrong?

Yes, I've rebooted both of them. What does it mean to "ping" both computers?
And should i turn the firewall off on both computers?

"Marian Gutu" wrote:

> It looks like a firewal problem..I asume you are running Win XP sp2...Did
> you reboot the pc's after you ran Network Setup Wizard?
> Try to turn off your firewall and see what is happening. Can you ping both
> computers?
> Also check the share permisions for the share folder.
>
> --
> Marian Gutu
>
> MCP, MCSAs, MCSEs
> Be nice, society already sucks!
>
> May the Force be with you!
> http://www.google.com
> "KayElEm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:068CEC20-E2A7-459D-B047-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Any help would be appreciated. I have both a desktop and a laptop
> > connected
> > through a router. I was trying to move files from my desktop to my laptop.
> > After getting help somewhere else, I marked the folder I wanted to access
> > as
> > being shared. I ran the network wizard on both computers. From my laptop i
> > tried to map a network drive. The network mshome shows up, and i see my
> > desktop's name, but I can't access anything there. I get an error saying
> > that
> > I'm not authorized to access the desktop, and that a network path wasn't
> > found. Am I doing something wrong?
>
>
>

from command promt (strat, run, cmd) run the "ping" command:
ping ip_address (eg ping 192.168.100.2)
use /? switch for help
yes, turn off firewall on both computers (don't forget to turn it back on
when you finish)
--
Marian Gutu

MCP, MCSAs, MCSEs
Be nice, society already sucks!

May the Force be with you!
http://www.google.com
"KayElEm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:962377E5-3761-4EBA-94CA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes, I've rebooted both of them. What does it mean to "ping" both
> computers?
> And should i turn the firewall off on both computers?
>
> "Marian Gutu" wrote:
>
>> It looks like a firewal problem..I asume you are running Win XP sp2...Did
>> you reboot the pc's after you ran Network Setup Wizard?
>> Try to turn off your firewall and see what is happening. Can you ping
>> both
>> computers?
>> Also check the share permisions for the share folder.
>>
>> --
>> Marian Gutu
>>
>> MCP, MCSAs, MCSEs
>> Be nice, society already sucks!
>>
>> May the Force be with you!
>> http://www.google.com
>> "KayElEm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:068CEC20-E2A7-459D-B047-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Any help would be appreciated. I have both a desktop and a laptop
>> > connected
>> > through a router. I was trying to move files from my desktop to my
>> > laptop.
>> > After getting help somewhere else, I marked the folder I wanted to
>> > access
>> > as
>> > being shared. I ran the network wizard on both computers. From my
>> > laptop i
>> > tried to map a network drive. The network mshome shows up, and i see my
>> > desktop's name, but I can't access anything there. I get an error
>> > saying
>> > that
>> > I'm not authorized to access the desktop, and that a network path
>> > wasn't
>> > found. Am I doing something wrong?
>>
>>
>>

After trying the ping command, it just says request timed out. I assume I
didn't set up something right in the first place.

Also, when trying to view my networks I get a message that says:

Mshome is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
resource. Contact the admin for access permissions. The list of servers for
this workgroup is not currently available.

I was on the admin account on my desktop, and I set the right folder to be
shared. Any idea what i'm doing wrong?

"Marian Gutu" wrote:

> from command promt (strat, run, cmd) run the "ping" command:
> ping ip_address (eg ping 192.168.100.2)
> use /? switch for help
> yes, turn off firewall on both computers (don't forget to turn it back on
> when you finish)
> --
> Marian Gutu
>
> MCP, MCSAs, MCSEs
> Be nice, society already sucks!
>
> May the Force be with you!
> http://www.google.com
> "KayElEm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:962377E5-3761-4EBA-94CA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Yes, I've rebooted both of them. What does it mean to "ping" both
> > computers?
> > And should i turn the firewall off on both computers?
> >
> > "Marian Gutu" wrote:
> >
> >> It looks like a firewal problem..I asume you are running Win XP sp2...Did
> >> you reboot the pc's after you ran Network Setup Wizard?
> >> Try to turn off your firewall and see what is happening. Can you ping
> >> both
> >> computers?
> >> Also check the share permisions for the share folder.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Marian Gutu
> >>
> >> MCP, MCSAs, MCSEs
> >> Be nice, society already sucks!
> >>
> >> May the Force be with you!
> >> http://www.google.com
> >> "KayElEm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:068CEC20-E2A7-459D-B047-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Any help would be appreciated. I have both a desktop and a laptop
> >> > connected
> >> > through a router. I was trying to move files from my desktop to my
> >> > laptop.
> >> > After getting help somewhere else, I marked the folder I wanted to
> >> > access
> >> > as
> >> > being shared. I ran the network wizard on both computers. From my
> >> > laptop i
> >> > tried to map a network drive. The network mshome shows up, and i see my
> >> > desktop's name, but I can't access anything there. I get an error
> >> > saying
> >> > that
> >> > I'm not authorized to access the desktop, and that a network path
> >> > wasn't
> >> > found. Am I doing something wrong?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

KayElEm wrote:

> After trying the ping command, it just says request timed out. I assume I
> didn't set up something right in the first place.
>
> Also, when trying to view my networks I get a message that says:
>
> Mshome is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
> network resource. Contact the admin for access permissions. The list of
> servers for this workgroup is not currently available.
>
> I was on the admin account on my desktop, and I set the right folder to be
> shared. Any idea what i'm doing wrong?

This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. When you ran the
Network Setup Wizard it turned 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:

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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