no access to other computer on LAN

27 Aug 2006 9:56 PM

DZigas

Hi -- I have a wireless LAN in my home. My computer is connected directly to
the router; my son's is via wifi. When I try to access his shared folder on
the network, I get an error message saying that it is not accessible, and
that I may not have privileges to access this. Can anyone tell me how I can
fix this so I have access? Thanks. -- David

P.S. -- Im using Windows 5.1, SP2

27 Aug 2006 11:28 PM

M

i just solved this exact problem. I had to tell my firewall that i had a
network. It was easy, i have norton internet sercurity and it ha a wizard
that detects other computers. The windows firewall will set itself up, but a
3rd party one will need to be configured

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"DZigas" wrote:

> Hi -- I have a wireless LAN in my home. My computer is connected directly to
> the router; my son's is via wifi. When I try to access his shared folder on
> the network, I get an error message saying that it is not accessible, and
> that I may not have privileges to access this. Can anyone tell me how I can
> fix this so I have access? Thanks. -- David
>
> P.S. -- Im using Windows 5.1, SP2

27 Aug 2006 11:53 PM

DZigas

Thanks, but I'm a little confused. I use Zone Alarm, which usually prompts me
when a program is requesting access. That doesn't happen when I try to access
the shared folder. It's just an error from Windows. -- David

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"M" wrote:

> i just solved this exact problem. I had to tell my firewall that i had a
> network. It was easy, i have norton internet sercurity and it ha a wizard
> that detects other computers. The windows firewall will set itself up, but a
> 3rd party one will need to be configured
>
> "DZigas" wrote:
>
> > Hi -- I have a wireless LAN in my home. My computer is connected directly to
> > the router; my son's is via wifi. When I try to access his shared folder on
> > the network, I get an error message saying that it is not accessible, and
> > that I may not have privileges to access this. Can anyone tell me how I can
> > fix this so I have access? Thanks. -- David
> >
> > P.S. -- Im using Windows 5.1, SP2

28 Aug 2006 12:16 AM

Robert L [MS-MVP]

Have you created the same username on both computers? This search result may help,
Access issues SYMPTOMS: When you attempt to connect to a network share, you may receive the following error message: \\Servername\share is not accessible. Access Denied. ...
www.chicagotech.net/accesserrors.htm

Not Available "...not available. The server is not configured for transactions" "Not accessible. You may not have permission to use this network resource" ...
www.chicagotech.net/notavailable.htm

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com

"DZigas" <DZi***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:50F99210-76B0-4F0F-8447-474C59E869BE@microsoft.com...

Hi -- I have a wireless LAN in my home. My computer is connected directly to
the router; my son's is via wifi. When I try to access his shared folder on
the network, I get an error message saying that it is not accessible, and
that I may not have privileges to access this. Can anyone tell me how I can
fix this so I have access? Thanks. -- David

P.S. -- Im using Windows 5.1, SP2

28 Aug 2006 7:00 AM

Chuck

On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:56:02 -0700, DZigas <DZi***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Hi -- I have a wireless LAN in my home. My computer is connected directly to
>the router; my son's is via wifi. When I try to access his shared folder on
>the network, I get an error message saying that it is not accessible, and
>that I may not have privileges to access this. Can anyone tell me how I can
>fix this so I have access? Thanks. -- David
>
>P.S. -- Im using Windows 5.1, SP2

David,

1) What's the complete path to the folder?
2) Can you (have you tried to) access any other folders on that same computer?
3) What edition of Windows on each computer? XP Home, XP Pro with Simple File
Sharing? XP Pro with Advanced File Sharing, with Guest authentication? XP Pro
with Advanced File Sharing, with non-Guest authentication? This may make a
difference.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.