Re: Problem with Accessing One Computer on a 4-Computer Home Network

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
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...lesharing.mspx
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Alan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I'm working on a customer's wireless home network that has 4 computers on
> it, all running XP Pro with SP2 and all updates installed. I've used a
> Linksys router, and each machine is able to connect to the Web without any
> problems.
>
> The customer wants to be able to share printers, which are attached to two
> computers, as well as to have a common directory on each machine that will
> be visible to all 4 PCs on the network.
>
> I'm having problems with one of the 4 computers not being able to have its
> shared folder and attached printer accessed by the other 3 machines. When
> I display the Microsoft Windows network via Windows Explorer, the unique
> computer name is visible, but when I click on the computer name in order
> to see the folder that is being allowed for sharing. I receive an Access
> Denied message.
>
> I am able to ping to this machine from the 3 other computers, and
> vice-versa, and the "problem" machine is able to access the designated
> shared folder on the other 3. Additionally, the other 3 computers are able
> to see the contents of each others' files in the network.
>
> To troubleshoot, I've disabled all 3rd party firewalls and, as the network
> has a hardware router, I've tried turning off the Windows firewall on the
> "problem" PC to see if that makes any difference. It doesn't. I've also
> turned off the IPSEC service, as suggested in
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3...m/?kbid=314067
> but this has not helped either.
>
> Does anyone have some thoughts as to what might be going on, and how I can
> get my "problem" PC to open itself up to the others?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> Alan
>