workgroup and computer accessibility

Hello,

Just a stupid question, but I have 5 machines in a workgroup that all
see and talk to each other, sharing files and folders and printers,
except one, and this one only partially. It's a toshiba laptop called
"tosh".

Calling \\tosh I get an error telling me I cannot access this computer's
ressources. But if I type \\tosh\d I have no problem browsing the d
partition and doing what I want with it. The same is true for all shared
ressources on this machine, even \\tosh\c\shared stuff, etc...

What is keeping me from listing the available ressources on that
specific computer ? It's configured like all the others, by DHCP from a
home router, but it's the only machine running XP home, the others using
XP pro.

Thanks for the help.

Lorenzo

Win XP Home is capable only of simple filesharing.
WinXP has an Advance Sharing as well. Make sure that the two are matching.
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 it is allowed to be shared.
Basic XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...lesharing.mspx
Advanced XP - http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...utt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Lorenzo Sandini" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> Just a stupid question, but I have 5 machines in a workgroup that all see
> and talk to each other, sharing files and folders and printers, except
> one, and this one only partially. It's a toshiba laptop called "tosh".
>
> Calling \\tosh I get an error telling me I cannot access this computer's
> ressources. But if I type \\tosh\d I have no problem browsing the d
> partition and doing what I want with it. The same is true for all shared
> ressources on this machine, even \\tosh\c\shared stuff, etc...
>
> What is keeping me from listing the available ressources on that specific
> computer ? It's configured like all the others, by DHCP from a home
> router, but it's the only machine running XP home, the others using XP
> pro.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Lorenzo