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Author
27 Oct 2006 6:56 PM
Izaac
One of 5 computers fail to connect. recive masseg:
"Mshome is not accessible. You might not have permisson to use this network
resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find if you have access
permissions.
The list of servers for this workgroups is not currently available. "

Same massage received when trying to connect from other computers to this one

Author
27 Oct 2006 7:37 PM
Chuck
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:56:03 -0700, Izaac <Iz***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>One of 5 computers fail to connect. recive masseg:
>"Mshome is not accessible. You might not have permisson to use this network
>resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find if you have access
>permissions.
>The list of servers for this workgroups is not currently available. "
>
>Same massage received when trying to connect from other computers to this one

That's frequently seen when you have NetBT inconsistently setup on your LAN.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html

Then, look for a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other
security component. 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

For more direct help, look at "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", 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/
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