I have two laptops networked to a desktop as a base station with a MN-700 (
all three have XP.  I can access files on the base station from both, but I
can not get them to access each other.  Both give this error "not
accessible..... you might not have permission.....network path not found"  I
have reset up dozens of times and still can't get it to work.  And I have
spent hours trying to find info, without anything working

Any help?

I would check the firewall first. Or this troubleshooting may help too.

troubleshooting is not accessible errorWhen try to access a remote computer, you may receive the following error messages: "....is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this network ...
      http://www.howtonetworking.com/Troubleshooting/notaccessibale0.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
  I have two laptops networked to a desktop as a base station with a MN-700 (
  all three have XP.  I can access files on the base station from both, but I
  can not get them to access each other.  Both give this error "not
  accessible..... you might not have permission.....network path not found"  I
  have reset up dozens of times and still can't get it to work.  And I have
  spent hours trying to find info, without anything working

  Any help?

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