>Hi there,
>
>Just wondering can anyone help me with this strange problem.
>
>I have 4 Windows XP Pro SP2 PCs setup in a peer to peer network.
>
>All are named uniquely, have static IP addresses and are on the same Subnet
>Mask and can ping each other but I cannot UNC into all of them to access the
>shares that I have created on each PC.
>
>1 PC does allow me to access the share by typing \\pc1\test for example but
>when I try to do this from another PC it gives me an error message stating
>“Logon Failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at
>this computer”
>
>Another PC when I try typing \\pc2\test says “The network path was not
>found” although I have created a share and the syntax is correct.
>
>Finally when I try typing \\pc3\test it requests a user name and password to
>access the share.  I don’t want to have a credentials check – how can I
>remove this.  Also even if I do supply credentials it still doesn’t allow me
>to access the share, even when the credentials are correct.
>
>There are not firewalls enabled and everything is physically connected ok.
>
>I am not really familiar with Peer to peer networking in Windows XP,
>previously I used P:P networking within Windows 2000 and never came up
>against these types of problems.
>
>Any help greatly appreciated, as it is quite frustrating not being able to
>solve these problems.
>
>Thanks in anticipation,
>
>Tony

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:41:01 -0700, bud21 <bu***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi there,
> >
> >Just wondering can anyone help me with this strange problem.
> >
> >I have 4 Windows XP Pro SP2 PCs setup in a peer to peer network.
> >
> >All are named uniquely, have static IP addresses and are on the same Subnet
> >Mask and can ping each other but I cannot UNC into all of them to access the
> >shares that I have created on each PC.
> >
> >1 PC does allow me to access the share by typing \\pc1\test for example but
> >when I try to do this from another PC it gives me an error message stating
> >“Logon Failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at
> >this computer”
> >
> >Another PC when I try typing \\pc2\test says “The network path was not
> >found” although I have created a share and the syntax is correct.
> >
> >Finally when I try typing \\pc3\test it requests a user name and password to
> >access the share.  I don’t want to have a credentials check – how can I
> >remove this.  Also even if I do supply credentials it still doesn’t allow me
> >to access the share, even when the credentials are correct.
> >
> >There are not firewalls enabled and everything is physically connected ok.
> >
> >I am not really familiar with Peer to peer networking in Windows XP,
> >previously I used P:P networking within Windows 2000 and never came up
> >against these types of problems.
> >
> >Any help greatly appreciated, as it is quite frustrating not being able to
> >solve these problems.
> >
> >Thanks in anticipation,
> >
> >Tony
>
> Tony,
>
> You have several problems.  Let's try to work on one at a time.
>
> The easiest will be
> >“Logon Failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at
> >this computer”
> This is a registry setting, generally caused by an antivirus product, on the
> computer being accessed (or not being accessed).
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/server-functionality-affected-by.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/server-functionality-affected-by.html
>
> And there are a number of possibilities for this problem
> >Finally when I try typing \\pc3\test it requests a user name and password to
> >access the share.
> Is PC3 using Guest or non-Guest authentication?  Has the account, that you're
> trying to used, been properly activated for network access?
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help
>
> Let's get these issues solved, then work on the name resolution problem.  For
> that, look at "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each computer.  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
>
> --
> 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.
>

>"Chuck" wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:41:01 -0700, bud21 <bu***@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi there,
>> >
>> >Just wondering can anyone help me with this strange problem.
>> >
>> >I have 4 Windows XP Pro SP2 PCs setup in a peer to peer network.
>> >
>> >All are named uniquely, have static IP addresses and are on the same Subnet
>> >Mask and can ping each other but I cannot UNC into all of them to access the
>> >shares that I have created on each PC.
>> >
>> >1 PC does allow me to access the share by typing \\pc1\test for example but
>> >when I try to do this from another PC it gives me an error message stating
>> >“Logon Failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at
>> >this computer”
>> >
>> >Another PC when I try typing \\pc2\test says “The network path was not
>> >found” although I have created a share and the syntax is correct.
>> >
>> >Finally when I try typing \\pc3\test it requests a user name and password to
>> >access the share.  I don’t want to have a credentials check – how can I
>> >remove this.  Also even if I do supply credentials it still doesn’t allow me
>> >to access the share, even when the credentials are correct.
>> >
>> >There are not firewalls enabled and everything is physically connected ok.
>> >
>> >I am not really familiar with Peer to peer networking in Windows XP,
>> >previously I used P:P networking within Windows 2000 and never came up
>> >against these types of problems.
>> >
>> >Any help greatly appreciated, as it is quite frustrating not being able to
>> >solve these problems.
>> >
>> >Thanks in anticipation,
>> >
>> >Tony
>>
>> Tony,
>>
>> You have several problems.  Let's try to work on one at a time.
>>
>> The easiest will be
>> >“Logon Failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at
>> >this computer”
>> This is a registry setting, generally caused by an antivirus product, on the
>> computer being accessed (or not being accessed).
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/server-functionality-affected-by.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/server-functionality-affected-by.html
>>
>> And there are a number of possibilities for this problem
>> >Finally when I try typing \\pc3\test it requests a user name and password to
>> >access the share.
>> Is PC3 using Guest or non-Guest authentication?  Has the account, that you're
>> trying to used, been properly activated for network access?
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help
>>
>> Let's get these issues solved, then work on the name resolution problem.  For
>> that, look at "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each computer.  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

>Hi Chuck,
>
>I quickly printed and tried some of the links you provided in your answer
>and I got a couple of the PC working that previously weren't working.  I will
>spend a bit more time reading through the links and trying the different
>things you suggest.
>
>I think with the info you provided I will get all my issues sorted.
>
>Thanks a million for your response!
>
>Regards,
>
>Tony