> I am trying to set up the simplest form of printer and file sharing
> between
> two home computers.  Both are running Windows XP Home edition Service Pack
> 2.
>  The computers both connect to the internet via a cable connection.  The
> cable connection connects to a Netgear router which is ethernet cable
> connected to the upstairs computer. The downstairs computer connects via a
> Linksys wireless adapter.  This wireless connectivity is working fine.
>
> Finally getting around to trying to share fies and printers, I recently
> ran
> the XP Network Setup Wizard on both computers.  I created a workgroup
> called "HOME" and named each computer with simple (<10 characters)
> different names.
>
> I went to Printers and Faxes and shared the printer associated with each
> computer.
>
> When I go to My Network Places and View Workgroup Computers -
> (1) from the upstairs computer I can see both computers
> (2) from the downstairs computer I get the message "HOME is not
> accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
> Contact the
> administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.
> The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently avaiable."
>
> Nowhere in this process have I been instructed to give permission or
> create a password, yet it seems as if I somehow need to log-on to the
> workgroup from
> the downstairs computer, where I get the error message.  Obviously I am
> not
> network savvy.  Advice or further direction will be greatly appreciated.

"Malke" wrote:

> JimH wrote:
>
> > I am trying to set up the simplest form of printer and file sharing
> > between
> > two home computers.  Both are running Windows XP Home edition Service Pack
> > 2.
> >  The computers both connect to the internet via a cable connection.  The
> > cable connection connects to a Netgear router which is ethernet cable
> > connected to the upstairs computer. The downstairs computer connects via a
> > Linksys wireless adapter.  This wireless connectivity is working fine.
> >
> > Finally getting around to trying to share fies and printers, I recently
> > ran
> > the XP Network Setup Wizard on both computers.  I created a workgroup
> > called "HOME" and named each computer with simple (<10 characters)
> > different names.
> >
> > I went to Printers and Faxes and shared the printer associated with each
> > computer.
> >
> > When I go to My Network Places and View Workgroup Computers -
> > (1) from the upstairs computer I can see both computers
> > (2) from the downstairs computer I get the message "HOME is not
> > accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
> > Contact the
> > administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.
> > The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently avaiable."
> >
> > Nowhere in this process have I been instructed to give permission or
> > create a password, yet it seems as if I somehow need to log-on to the
> > workgroup from
> > the downstairs computer, where I get the error message.  Obviously I am
> > not
> > network savvy.  Advice or further direction will be greatly appreciated.
>
> (snip)
>
> This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. When you ran the
> Network Setup Wizard on all computers, it turned 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. You probably do have a third-party firewall,
> however. You need to 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 or Media Center:
>
> 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
>

"JimH" wrote:

>
>
> "Malke" wrote:
>
> > JimH wrote:
> >
> > > I am trying to set up the simplest form of printer and file sharing
> > > between
> > > two home computers.  Both are running Windows XP Home edition Service Pack
> > > 2.
> > >  The computers both connect to the internet via a cable connection.  The
> > > cable connection connects to a Netgear router which is ethernet cable
> > > connected to the upstairs computer. The downstairs computer connects via a
> > > Linksys wireless adapter.  This wireless connectivity is working fine.
> > >
> > > Finally getting around to trying to share fies and printers, I recently
> > > ran
> > > the XP Network Setup Wizard on both computers.  I created a workgroup
> > > called "HOME" and named each computer with simple (<10 characters)
> > > different names.
> > >
> > > I went to Printers and Faxes and shared the printer associated with each
> > > computer.
> > >
> > > When I go to My Network Places and View Workgroup Computers -
> > > (1) from the upstairs computer I can see both computers
> > > (2) from the downstairs computer I get the message "HOME is not
> > > accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
> > > Contact the
> > > administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.
> > > The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently avaiable."
> > >
> > > Nowhere in this process have I been instructed to give permission or
> > > create a password, yet it seems as if I somehow need to log-on to the
> > > workgroup from
> > > the downstairs computer, where I get the error message.  Obviously I am
> > > not
> > > network savvy.  Advice or further direction will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > (snip)
> >
> > This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. When you ran the
> > Network Setup Wizard on all computers, it turned 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. You probably do have a third-party firewall,
> > however. You need to 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 or Media Center:
> >
> > 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
> >
>
> Continuing to read in these forums I saw PChuck's advice to run Browstat:  
> It returns: Quote
>
> Status for domain HOME on transport
> \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{E53C226B-9053-47D7-87D7
> -11FC16B73CDB}
>     Browsing is NOT active on domain.
>     Master browser name is held by: DELLE510
> Could not connect to registry, error = 53
> Unable to determine build of browser master: 53
>
> Endquote.  DELLE510 is the upstairs computer.  I did neglect to mention that
> I run ZoneAlarm and Norton Antivirus.