2 of 3 pc cannot access files

11 Oct 2006 2:12 PM

Jeff

I have a peculiar problem. This is a 3 pc home wireless LAN that
communicates through a WPA router. All three PC are on XP and all 3 can
access the internet with no problem. However:

desktop, laptop 1, and laptop 2 can access the web
desktop can access both laptops and their files and they can access it back.
but:
the 2 laptops can see each other but cannot access each other's files!

I've checked everything I can think of and cannot find the problem. Both
laptops are Toshiba and therefore the installed Toshiba network config
utility says the wireless connections (to the router) are fine.

I have Zone Alarm free installed but the ip addresses of both laptops are
included in each other's trusted zones and when I turn ZA off it makes no
difference.

Any help?

Jeff

11 Oct 2006 5:38 PM

David Hettel

Are you logged into each computer as a different user? It sounds like a
permissions problem to me. The user of laptop1 must be a member of the users
of laptop2 just as the user of laptop2 must be a member of laptop1 users.

The simple fact that it works with the desktop says that sharing is setup
correctly, and it's a case of not having permissions to access the folders.

My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Wireless, Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html

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

http://www.ezlan.net/clean#refreshnet

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"Jeff" <j***@naol.com> wrote in message
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>I have a peculiar problem. This is a 3 pc home wireless LAN that
>communicates through a WPA router. All three PC are on XP and all 3 can
>access the internet with no problem. However:
>
> desktop, laptop 1, and laptop 2 can access the web
> desktop can access both laptops and their files and they can access it
> back.
> but:
> the 2 laptops can see each other but cannot access each other's files!
>
> I've checked everything I can think of and cannot find the problem. Both
> laptops are Toshiba and therefore the installed Toshiba network config
> utility says the wireless connections (to the router) are fine.
>
> I have Zone Alarm free installed but the ip addresses of both laptops are
> included in each other's trusted zones and when I turn ZA off it makes no
> difference.
>
> Any help?
>
> Jeff
>

11 Oct 2006 6:34 PM

Jeff

Thanks for replying.

Where does one set up permissions? I never tinkered with that. The desktop
and laptop1 are on XP Home. Laptop2 uses XP MCE.

Jeff

David Hettel wrote:
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> Are you logged into each computer as a different user? It sounds like
> a permissions problem to me. The user of laptop1 must be a member of
> the users of laptop2 just as the user of laptop2 must be a member of
> laptop1 users.
> The simple fact that it works with the desktop says that sharing is
> setup correctly, and it's a case of not having permissions to access
> the folders.
> My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
> Wireless, Basic Configuration -
> http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html Wireless Security -
> http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
>
> 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
>
> http://www.ezlan.net/clean#refreshnet
>
>
> "Jeff" <j***@naol.com> wrote in message
> news:%23u4Ha9T7GHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> I have a peculiar problem. This is a 3 pc home wireless LAN that
>> communicates through a WPA router. All three PC are on XP and all 3
>> can access the internet with no problem. However:
>>
>> desktop, laptop 1, and laptop 2 can access the web
>> desktop can access both laptops and their files and they can access
>> it back.
>> but:
>> the 2 laptops can see each other but cannot access each other's
>> files! I've checked everything I can think of and cannot find the
>> problem. Both laptops are Toshiba and therefore the installed Toshiba
>> network
>> config utility says the wireless connections (to the router) are
>> fine. I have Zone Alarm free installed but the ip addresses of both
>> laptops are included in each other's trusted zones and when I turn
>> ZA off it makes no difference.
>>
>> Any help?
>>
>> Jeff