After new Desktop installed Laptop cano read shered folders

microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless

11 Sep 2006 1:49 PM

onclejon

I have a small business wireless network whci consists of a alptop in the
bosses office (she is the brians of the busines, I am the brawn, and a
desktop server plus printers, scanners and backup devices down here in the
back office. All has been well for some three years since we set it up with
Window XP. Recently the server was replaced with a state of the art system.
As far as the laptop is concerned nothing should have changed because the
router is the same and the system name, firewall etc on the new beast are
taken from the old hardware.

The two computers are in the same work group, can see one another in netwrok
places, and access the internet through the same cable modem.
Unfortunately while I can read and manage all the files on the server and on
the bosses laptop (as before) and keep the latter updated she can see and
open sheres on her laptiop she cannot do more than see the folders on the
main system.and if she attempts to open a folder she gets the message
" You are unable to access xxxx or do not have sufficed resources available
". Please check with the systems administrator (that's me with one hat on
and I am getting a lot of rude cooments)

I cannot see that anything is different, firewall settings were copied over
from old server, the router net gear WGU 624 is the same, the settings have
not changed. The problem si not solved by switching from simple sharing to
proessional sharing with descrete permissions.

Any help welcome, please!

onclejon

12 Sep 2006 12:13 AM

David Hettel

Hmm, have you right clicked on the wireless networking icon on the bosses
laptop, then clicked on Repair? My guess is the actual IP address has
changed of the new server (new networking card in it), if it's cached on the
bosses laptop that could be the problem. If that doesn't help how about
creating a new user on the server with rights to that folder. Or check that
the boss is listed when you right click on the folder, and select sharing
and security in both the popup window for Permissions (under the Sharing
tab) and on the Security tab under (Group or user names).

David Hettel MVP
Windows Mobile

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"onclejon" <onclejon@spam.useless.com> wrote in message
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>I have a small business wireless network whci consists of a alptop in the
>bosses office (she is the brians of the busines, I am the brawn, and a
>desktop server plus printers, scanners and backup devices down here in
>the back office. All has been well for some three years since we set it up
>with Window XP. Recently the server was replaced with a state of the art
>system. As far as the laptop is concerned nothing should have changed
>because the router is the same and the system name, firewall etc on the new
>beast are taken from the old hardware.
>
> The two computers are in the same work group, can see one another in
> netwrok places, and access the internet through the same cable modem.
> Unfortunately while I can read and manage all the files on the server and
> on the bosses laptop (as before) and keep the latter updated she can see
> and open sheres on her laptiop she cannot do more than see the folders on
> the main system.and if she attempts to open a folder she gets the message
> " You are unable to access xxxx or do not have sufficed resources
> available ". Please check with the systems administrator (that's me with
> one hat on and I am getting a lot of rude cooments)
>
> I cannot see that anything is different, firewall settings were copied
> over from old server, the router net gear WGU 624 is the same, the
> settings have not changed. The problem si not solved by switching from
> simple sharing to proessional sharing with descrete permissions.
>
> Any help welcome, please!
>
> onclejon
>
>

12 Sep 2006 5:04 PM

onclejon

David

Thanks for your help. The wireless network is handled by a netgear router,
you are right to think that the net work card on the PC is different
it is now a NVIDIA nforce networking controller.card. I have no
problem accessing the internet from the server (Copsehill) or the
Laptop (Francoise). However I do see that when Laptop attempts
to access the server the path is shown as \\CopseHiill...ie the host
computer where as from
the server the path for shares is \\John i.e. me.the administrator.
How do I resolve this?

onclejon

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"David Hettel" <da***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hmm, have you right clicked on the wireless networking icon on the bosses
> laptop, then clicked on Repair? My guess is the actual IP address has
> changed of the new server (new networking card in it), if it's cached on
> the bosses laptop that could be the problem. If that doesn't help how
> about creating a new user on the server with rights to that folder. Or
> check that the boss is listed when you right click on the folder, and
> select sharing and security in both the popup window for Permissions
> (under the Sharing tab) and on the Security tab under (Group or user
> names).
>
> David Hettel MVP
> Windows Mobile
>
>
> "onclejon" <onclejon@spam.useless.com> wrote in message
> news:%23XhGHka1GHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I have a small business wireless network whci consists of a alptop in the
>>bosses office (she is the brians of the busines, I am the brawn, and a
>>desktop server plus printers, scanners and backup devices down here in
>>the back office. All has been well for some three years since we set it up
>>with Window XP. Recently the server was replaced with a state of the art
>>system. As far as the laptop is concerned nothing should have changed
>>because the router is the same and the system name, firewall etc on the
>>new beast are taken from the old hardware.
>>
>> The two computers are in the same work group, can see one another in
>> netwrok places, and access the internet through the same cable modem.
>> Unfortunately while I can read and manage all the files on the server and
>> on the bosses laptop (as before) and keep the latter updated she can see
>> and open sheres on her laptiop she cannot do more than see the folders on
>> the main system.and if she attempts to open a folder she gets the message
>> " You are unable to access xxxx or do not have sufficed resources
>> available ". Please check with the systems administrator (that's me with
>> one hat on and I am getting a lot of rude cooments)
>>
>> I cannot see that anything is different, firewall settings were copied
>> over from old server, the router net gear WGU 624 is the same, the
>> settings have not changed. The problem si not solved by switching from
>> simple sharing to proessional sharing with descrete permissions.
>>
>> Any help welcome, please!
>>
>> onclejon
>>
>>
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