Can't connect to home network but can still access internet through router

11 Sep 2006 8:24 PM

Munkeyjunkey

I have be having this problem for a while now and have not been able to
find any way to fix it. I have a laptop and 2 PCs connected to a dlink
di604 router, I can access the internet and download fine but none of
the three can access the each others folders. I have shared all my
drives between each computer but it always says "cannot find or must
have admin abilities" and I'm the admin on all the computers. Can
somebody help me please.
Munkeyjunkey

11 Sep 2006 9:19 PM

Cary K

Make sure that your laptop and both pc's are in the same workgroup.

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"Munkeyjunkey" wrote:

> I have be having this problem for a while now and have not been able to
> find any way to fix it. I have a laptop and 2 PCs connected to a dlink
> di604 router, I can access the internet and download fine but none of
> the three can access the each others folders. I have shared all my
> drives between each computer but it always says "cannot find or must
> have admin abilities" and I'm the admin on all the computers. Can
> somebody help me please.
> Munkeyjunkey
>
>

11 Sep 2006 9:44 PM

Munkeyjunkey

Cary K wrote:

> Make sure that your laptop and both pc's are in the same workgroup.

they are all in MSHOME

11 Sep 2006 10:01 PM

Jim

"Munkeyjunkey" <munkeyjunke***@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1158006271.788732.160140@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
>I have be having this problem for a while now and have not been able to
> find any way to fix it. I have a laptop and 2 PCs connected to a dlink
> di604 router, I can access the internet and download fine but none of
> the three can access the each others folders. I have shared all my
> drives between each computer but it always says "cannot find or must
> have admin abilities" and I'm the admin on all the computers. Can
> somebody help me please.
> Munkeyjunkey
>

Which firewall are you using? You must be able to ping one computer from
another for any of this stuff to work.
If ping does not work, make certain that you have allowed ICMP packets to go
through the firewalls.

Go to the cmd prompt, and enter "net view". Do you see the other computers?

Jim

11 Sep 2006 10:35 PM

Munkeyjunkey

Jim wrote:

> Which firewall are you using? You must be able to ping one computer from
> another for any of this stuff to work.
> If ping does not work, make certain that you have allowed ICMP packets to go
> through the firewalls.

I just started using Zone Alarm but have had this problem much longer
than that.

> Go to the cmd prompt, and enter "net view". Do you see the other computers?

yes

12 Sep 2006 2:15 PM

Jim

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"Munkeyjunkey" <munkeyjunke***@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Jim wrote:
>
>> Which firewall are you using? You must be able to ping one computer from
>> another for any of this stuff to work.
>> If ping does not work, make certain that you have allowed ICMP packets to
>> go
>> through the firewalls.
>
> I just started using Zone Alarm but have had this problem much longer
> than that.
>
>> Go to the cmd prompt, and enter "net view". Do you see the other
>> computers?
>
> yes
>

Then you are connected to the LAN. Can you ping the other computers
(including the router)?
Jim

12 Sep 2006 10:47 PM

Munkeyjunkey

> Then you are connected to the LAN. Can you ping the other computers
> (including the router)?

pinged both computer and router successfully.
Munkeyjunkey

11 Sep 2006 10:41 PM

Munkeyjunkey

Also, my router is not showing up in my network places on at least 2 of
my computers (the important ones).
Munkeyjunkey

12 Sep 2006 4:42 AM

jmwills

And which firewall is it, a third party?

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"Jim" wrote:

>
> "Munkeyjunkey" <munkeyjunke***@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1158006271.788732.160140@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> >I have be having this problem for a while now and have not been able to
> > find any way to fix it. I have a laptop and 2 PCs connected to a dlink
> > di604 router, I can access the internet and download fine but none of
> > the three can access the each others folders. I have shared all my
> > drives between each computer but it always says "cannot find or must
> > have admin abilities" and I'm the admin on all the computers. Can
> > somebody help me please.
> > Munkeyjunkey
> >
> Which firewall are you using? You must be able to ping one computer from
> another for any of this stuff to work.
> If ping does not work, make certain that you have allowed ICMP packets to go
> through the firewalls.
>
> Go to the cmd prompt, and enter "net view". Do you see the other computers?
>
> Jim
>
>
>

12 Sep 2006 8:02 PM

usasma

Try putting "mirrored" accounts on each computer (same user name and
password) - it seems to work on some of my more difficult network problems.

BTW - can anyone point me to an article that talks about this? So far I've
only found reference to this with ISA Server.

- John

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"jmwills" wrote:

> And which firewall is it, a third party?
> --
> MCP (2K) Net+, A+
> Server-Networking MVP
>
>
> "Jim" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Munkeyjunkey" <munkeyjunke***@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1158006271.788732.160140@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> > >I have be having this problem for a while now and have not been able to
> > > find any way to fix it. I have a laptop and 2 PCs connected to a dlink
> > > di604 router, I can access the internet and download fine but none of
> > > the three can access the each others folders. I have shared all my
> > > drives between each computer but it always says "cannot find or must
> > > have admin abilities" and I'm the admin on all the computers. Can
> > > somebody help me please.
> > > Munkeyjunkey
> > >
> > Which firewall are you using? You must be able to ping one computer from
> > another for any of this stuff to work.
> > If ping does not work, make certain that you have allowed ICMP packets to go
> > through the firewalls.
> >
> > Go to the cmd prompt, and enter "net view". Do you see the other computers?
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >

12 Sep 2006 10:58 PM

Munkeyjunkey

It didn't work, usasma, I still can't access my router on my laptop or
access either computer with the other.
Munkeyjunkey

13 Sep 2006 1:26 AM

Chuck

On 11 Sep 2006 13:24:31 -0700, "Munkeyjunkey" <munkeyjunke***@gmail.com> wrote:

>I have be having this problem for a while now and have not been able to
>find any way to fix it. I have a laptop and 2 PCs connected to a dlink
>di604 router, I can access the internet and download fine but none of
>the three can access the each others folders. I have shared all my
>drives between each computer but it always says "cannot find or must
>have admin abilities" and I'm the admin on all the computers. Can
>somebody help me please.
>Munkeyjunkey

This is quite likely a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, but there
are several other possibilities too, and any might be the cause of your problem.
Read this article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

Look at "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server", and "net config
workstation", from each computer, and diagnose the problem. Read this article,
and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

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