Posted: 11/6/2004 5:38:37 PM EDT
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I am trying to set up a home network between my desktop and my new laptop. Both are running Windows XP. The laptop cannot see the desktop. When I try the desk top it says, [bold]Home is not accessible. You might not have permission to use to use this network resource. Contact the adminastrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available.[/bold] I have named my network "HOME". All I really want to do is share the printer on my desktop. I even hooked up an old desktop running win 2000 and the laptop sees it. The laptop can access the internet thru the router/hub with out a problem |
That wont work if the laptop cannot see the desktop. |
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Login into both computers with the same name and either no password for both or the same password for both. Then try \\computername\c$ and see if you can view the admin share of the computer. If not create a share on the computer and then do \\computername\sharename Should work. |
I am not sure what you are saying? I dont not have to log onto the desk top. I do have to log on the laptop, even tho I am the only user. I do not know where to run the command you spoke of. Bobwrench |
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Got to Start | Run on each computer In the Run dialog, enter the command "cmd" (no "") In the command windows, enter the command "ipconfig" You'll get a response that looks something like this: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig Windows IP Configuration Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.8 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 Once you have an IP address for each computer go back to the command line and type ping 192.168.1.8 (replace this with the IP address of the other computer) Report results back here  |
It is probably a security or service lookup issue, not a connectivity issue. He can ping till cows come home, if he has cows. (Do you have cows?  )I've seen this question raised before, but don't have an answer... it is something new in XP that was not in any previous Windows or Windows NT line. At either the client or the server, the 'guys' with the rifles at the gate need to let you thru... I'm gona look this up, for my own curosity. |
I can ping the laptop from the desktop. But when I try to ping the desktop from the laptop I get a timed out message. |
My mistake. the windows firewall was turned off but Zone Alarm was on and running. I turned it off and I can now ping the desk top. Let me see if the Network Places work. Bobwrench |
| The network setup thing sounds like a winner. Then you'll have to share resources on one or both machines. The easiest way is to open Windows Explorer, and right click on a folder, then go to Sharing and Security. Select Share this Folder. The User Limit and share name aren't really important. Click Permissions, and make sure Everybody has permissions to read/write/modify or all. |
Just tell ZA that the IP addresses in your local network are safe for all trafffic. Addresses that start with 192.168. or 10. are non-routable and won't be seen by the outside world. You should then be able to run ZA in addition to the hardware firewall (which is probably fine, alone, but better safe than sorry). Normally I'd insert a plug here for one of my Windows XP books, but I'll save that for a more difficult problem  |
A router IS by definition a firewall. You should go into your router interface and define the filtering as you see fit. Here is a great firewall resources: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/firewalls-faq/ |