>I have a Dell Latitude D810 laptop running Windows XP pro sp2 (I upgraded it
>from XP Home) have a wireless network at the office - workgroups no domain
>(Windows 2000 server) and a wireless network at home - workgroups no domain
>(peer to peer - Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro machines - no server).   I
>cannot access my workgroup at the office - I have the same named workgroup at
>home as at the office.   I cannot see anything on the network either.  I can
>get on to the internet through the LAN.  I do have an automatically assigned
>IP address from the server.  I can access the server or any other computer on
>the network by using their IP address.  The error messge I receive when
>trying to view workgroup compters is: " Trucking {my workgroup name} 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
>available."  I am signed on with administrator privleges and the user name
>and password for this laptop is the same as for my desktop and I can reach
>everything from it.

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:52:00 -0800, jfox <j***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I have a Dell Latitude D810 laptop running Windows XP pro sp2 (I upgraded it
> >from XP Home) have a wireless network at the office - workgroups no domain
> >(Windows 2000 server) and a wireless network at home - workgroups no domain
> >(peer to peer - Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro machines - no server).   I
> >cannot access my workgroup at the office - I have the same named workgroup at
> >home as at the office.   I cannot see anything on the network either.  I can
> >get on to the internet through the LAN.  I do have an automatically assigned
> >IP address from the server.  I can access the server or any other computer on
> >the network by using their IP address.  The error messge I receive when
> >trying to view workgroup compters is: " Trucking {my workgroup name} 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
> >available."  I am signed on with administrator privleges and the user name
> >and password for this laptop is the same as for my desktop and I can reach
> >everything from it.
>
> One of the most common causes of this problem would be 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
>
> With a mobile computer, attached alternately to two different workgroups, you
> have a challenge.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/have-laptop-will-travel.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/have-laptop-will-travel.html
>
> The specific message "The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently
> available." could be a firewall problem (read the entire first article please),
> or it could be a protocol issue.  NetBT is the normal protocol for small LANs,
> so make sure that NetBT is consistently Enabled on all computers.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html
>
> --
> 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 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:52:00 -0800, jfox <j***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I have a Dell Latitude D810 laptop running Windows XP pro sp2 (I upgraded it
>> >from XP Home) have a wireless network at the office - workgroups no domain
>> >(Windows 2000 server) and a wireless network at home - workgroups no domain
>> >(peer to peer - Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro machines - no server).   I
>> >cannot access my workgroup at the office - I have the same named workgroup at
>> >home as at the office.   I cannot see anything on the network either.  I can
>> >get on to the internet through the LAN.  I do have an automatically assigned
>> >IP address from the server.  I can access the server or any other computer on
>> >the network by using their IP address.  The error messge I receive when
>> >trying to view workgroup compters is: " Trucking {my workgroup name} 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
>> >available."  I am signed on with administrator privleges and the user name
>> >and password for this laptop is the same as for my desktop and I can reach
>> >everything from it.
>>
>> One of the most common causes of this problem would be 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
>>
>> With a mobile computer, attached alternately to two different workgroups, you
>> have a challenge.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/have-laptop-will-travel.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/have-laptop-will-travel.html
>>
>> The specific message "The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently
>> available." could be a firewall problem (read the entire first article please),
>> or it could be a protocol issue.  NetBT is the normal protocol for small LANs,
>> so make sure that NetBT is consistently Enabled on all computers.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html

>It is the Norton Personal Firewall in Norton Internet Security that won't let
>me through.  If I disable it I can see and do everything.  I will contact
>Symantec to get there advise on how to handle.  Do I really need their
>Internet Security or can I just use Windows XP's security?