network sharing problem

27 Oct 2006 10:35 PM

echen

Hi, I have several PCs are on the network. All of them are running
window XP. The network setup is: Cable modem connects to Netgear
router, Cisco switch coonects to the router.

PC A connects to Netgear router and PC B and C connects to the switch.
They get the IP address through DHCP.

My question is PC B and C can see each other, but B and C can not
access the shared folder on A.

What should I do in order for PC B and C accessing the shared folder on
A. Please note that A connects to the router. B and C connect to the
switch.

Thanks

Emmy

28 Oct 2006 3:31 AM

Yanto Asnawi

1. chek all must have same subnet mask
2. chek all must have series IP Address ie: 192.168.0.1, 192.168.0.3 ...
3. to get easy, all must have same workgroup

Yanto Asnawi

ec***@kuaitech.com" wrote:

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> Hi, I have several PCs are on the network. All of them are running
> window XP. The network setup is: Cable modem connects to Netgear
> router, Cisco switch coonects to the router.
>
> PC A connects to Netgear router and PC B and C connects to the switch.
> They get the IP address through DHCP.
>
> My question is PC B and C can see each other, but B and C can not
> access the shared folder on A.
>
> What should I do in order for PC B and C accessing the shared folder on
> A. Please note that A connects to the router. B and C connect to the
> switch.
>
> Thanks
>
> Emmy
>
>

28 Oct 2006 1:54 PM

Chuck

On 27 Oct 2006 15:35:34 -0700, ec***@kuaitech.com wrote:

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>Hi, I have several PCs are on the network. All of them are running
>window XP. The network setup is: Cable modem connects to Netgear
>router, Cisco switch coonects to the router.
>
>PC A connects to Netgear router and PC B and C connects to the switch.
> They get the IP address through DHCP.
>
>My question is PC B and C can see each other, but B and C can not
>access the shared folder on A.
>
>What should I do in order for PC B and C accessing the shared folder on
>A. Please note that A connects to the router. B and C connect to the
>switch.
>
>Thanks
>
>Emmy

Emmy,

The most likely cause of this problem would be a misconfigured or overlooked
personal firewall, or other security component. There are several other
possibilities though.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

We could 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

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
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