"Malke" wrote:

> Raven wrote:
>
> > hey guys, i recently had to get my computer reformatted, and as such i
> > lost the network settings that i had been running for some time, i
> > always used my older computer as a server (its technically not a
> > server, but it holds all my files), and form this computer i would run
> > all those files. However since i had this computer reformatted i can't
> > access the server from this machine, i can see it but it tells be i do
> > not have permission to access it. i have set permissions to allow
> > everybody on the network full control, but i still get the same error
> > about permissions, however i can access this computer from the server
> > problem free, but its very inconvenient to transfer and view files
> > like that. can anybody help me here?
>
> 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
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

"jmwills" wrote:

> Yes, more than likely it is the firewall.
> --
> MCP (2K) Net+, A+
> Server-Networking MVP
>
>
> "Malke" wrote:
>
> > Raven wrote:
> >
> > > hey guys, i recently had to get my computer reformatted, and as such i
> > > lost the network settings that i had been running for some time, i
> > > always used my older computer as a server (its technically not a
> > > server, but it holds all my files), and form this computer i would run
> > > all those files. However since i had this computer reformatted i can't
> > > access the server from this machine, i can see it but it tells be i do
> > > not have permission to access it. i have set permissions to allow
> > > everybody on the network full control, but i still get the same error
> > > about permissions, however i can access this computer from the server
> > > problem free, but its very inconvenient to transfer and view files
> > > like that. can anybody help me here?
> >
> > 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
> > --
> > Elephant Boy Computers
> > www.elephantboycomputers.com
> > "Don't Panic!"
> > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> >