"Malke" wrote:

> Ian wrote:
>
> > I am running XP HOME and have a Linksys WRT54GS wirerless router.
> > I have setup my network and my desktop can access my laptop but when
> > accessing the desktop with my laptop I get the following message.
> >
> > "\\*** is not accessible. You might not have permission to use the
> > network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out
> > if you have access permissions. "
>
> This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. Run the
> Network Setup Wizard on both computers, making sure to enable File &
> Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will turn
> 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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>

"Ian" wrote:

> I am running XP HOME and have a Linksys WRT54GS wirerless router.
> I have setup my network and my desktop can access my laptop but when
> accessing the desktop with my laptop I get the following message.
>
> "\\*** is not accessible. You might not have permission to use the network
> resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have
> access permissions. "

"Ian" <I**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:80B9B1A7-8053-49AD-A40D-947CFC998368@microsoft.com...
>I am using norton security
>
> "Ian" wrote:
>
>> I am running XP HOME and have a Linksys WRT54GS wirerless router.
>> I have setup my network and my desktop can access my laptop but when
>> accessing the desktop with my laptop I get the following message.
>>
>> "\\*** is not accessible. You might not have permission to use the
>> network
>> resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you
>> have
>> access permissions. "