File Sharing on WinXP Home Problem

I've just purchased a laptop and wireless router to share an internet
connection with my desktop. The wireless setup went smoothly and both systems
are accessing the internet without issue (with WPA enabled).

On the file sharing side however, both systems can "see" each other on the
network but only the Desktop can share files with the Laptop. Everytime I'm
on the Laptop and I try to access the "Desktop" icon in My Network Places , I
get an error message:

"\\Desktop 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.
Access is denied."

I don't have any firewalls running, though even with Windows Firewall
enabled on both machines, there was no problem with the Desktop sharing with
the Laptop, just not the other way around.

Anybody got some brilliant ideas on this one?

Acer 2303WLCI Laptop (wireless)
3.0Ghz P4 Desktop (hardwired to router)
Linksys WRT54G Router
Cable Modem

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Hi

May be this can Help: http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html

Jack (MVP-Networking).



"Davoud" <> wrote in message
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> I've just purchased a laptop and wireless router to share an internet
> connection with my desktop. The wireless setup went smoothly and both
systems
> are accessing the internet without issue (with WPA enabled).
>
> On the file sharing side however, both systems can "see" each other on the
> network but only the Desktop can share files with the Laptop. Everytime
I'm
> on the Laptop and I try to access the "Desktop" icon in My Network Places
, I
> get an error message:
>
> "\\Desktop 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.
> Access is denied."
>
> I don't have any firewalls running, though even with Windows Firewall
> enabled on both machines, there was no problem with the Desktop sharing
with
> the Laptop, just not the other way around.
>
> Anybody got some brilliant ideas on this one?
>
> Acer 2303WLCI Laptop (wireless)
> 3.0Ghz P4 Desktop (hardwired to router)
> Linksys WRT54G Router
> Cable Modem

Jack

Hi, I had a similar problem desktop could ping laptop but not other way
round and i got the same error message i found it was down to zone alarm
(that doesnt help you i know) but if you look through the postings like i did
you will find your answer

"Davoud" wrote:

> I've just purchased a laptop and wireless router to share an internet
> connection with my desktop. The wireless setup went smoothly and both systems
> are accessing the internet without issue (with WPA enabled).
>
> On the file sharing side however, both systems can "see" each other on the
> network but only the Desktop can share files with the Laptop. Everytime I'm
> on the Laptop and I try to access the "Desktop" icon in My Network Places , I
> get an error message:
>
> "\\Desktop 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.
> Access is denied."
>
> I don't have any firewalls running, though even with Windows Firewall
> enabled on both machines, there was no problem with the Desktop sharing with
> the Laptop, just not the other way around.
>
> Anybody got some brilliant ideas on this one?
>
> Acer 2303WLCI Laptop (wireless)
> 3.0Ghz P4 Desktop (hardwired to router)
> Linksys WRT54G Router
> Cable Modem

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Does seem kind of odd though that I can send and retrieve files that are on
the Laptop (from the Desktop), essentially full access, but I can not do the
reverse. I'm looged in as Administrator on both systemsand I'm using Simple
File Sharing so it should be relatively straightforward shouldn't it? Why
would one system have full access to the other but not the other way round?

Admittedly I'm a newbie at networking so I'm still trying to understand all
the concepts and details but I'm struggling to comprehend why two systems
that are set up identically are behaving so differently.

"Steve" wrote:

> Hi, I had a similar problem desktop could ping laptop but not other way
> round and i got the same error message i found it was down to zone alarm
> (that doesnt help you i know) but if you look through the postings like i did
> you will find your answer
>
> "Davoud" wrote:
>
> > I've just purchased a laptop and wireless router to share an internet
> > connection with my desktop. The wireless setup went smoothly and both systems
> > are accessing the internet without issue (with WPA enabled).
> >
> > On the file sharing side however, both systems can "see" each other on the
> > network but only the Desktop can share files with the Laptop. Everytime I'm
> > on the Laptop and I try to access the "Desktop" icon in My Network Places , I
> > get an error message:
> >
> > "\\Desktop 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.
> > Access is denied."
> >
> > I don't have any firewalls running, though even with Windows Firewall
> > enabled on both machines, there was no problem with the Desktop sharing with
> > the Laptop, just not the other way around.
> >
> > Anybody got some brilliant ideas on this one?
> >
> > Acer 2303WLCI Laptop (wireless)
> > 3.0Ghz P4 Desktop (hardwired to router)
> > Linksys WRT54G Router
> > Cable Modem

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You state that your using simple file sharing....
So, did you check if the guest account is enabled on both
machines ?
>-----Original Message-----
>I've just purchased a laptop and wireless router to
share an internet
>connection with my desktop. The wireless setup went
smoothly and both systems
>are accessing the internet without issue (with WPA
enabled).
>
>On the file sharing side however, both systems can "see"
each other on the
>network but only the Desktop can share files with the
Laptop. Everytime I'm
>on the Laptop and I try to access the "Desktop" icon in
My Network Places , I
>get an error message:
>
> "\\Desktop 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.
>Access is denied."
>
>I don't have any firewalls running, though even with
Windows Firewall
>enabled on both machines, there was no problem with the
Desktop sharing with
>the Laptop, just not the other way around.
>
>Anybody got some brilliant ideas on this one?
>
>Acer 2303WLCI Laptop (wireless)
>3.0Ghz P4 Desktop (hardwired to router)
>Linksys WRT54G Router
>Cable Modem
>.
>

Nope, Guest Account is "OFF" on both machines.

"" wrote:

> You state that your using simple file sharing....
> So, did you check if the guest account is enabled on both
> machines ?
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I've just purchased a laptop and wireless router to
> share an internet
> >connection with my desktop. The wireless setup went
> smoothly and both systems
> >are accessing the internet without issue (with WPA
> enabled).
> >
> >On the file sharing side however, both systems can "see"
> each other on the
> >network but only the Desktop can share files with the
> Laptop. Everytime I'm
> >on the Laptop and I try to access the "Desktop" icon in
> My Network Places , I
> >get an error message:
> >
> > "\\Desktop 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.
> >Access is denied."
> >
> >I don't have any firewalls running, though even with
> Windows Firewall
> >enabled on both machines, there was no problem with the
> Desktop sharing with
> >the Laptop, just not the other way around.
> >
> >Anybody got some brilliant ideas on this one?
> >
> >Acer 2303WLCI Laptop (wireless)
> >3.0Ghz P4 Desktop (hardwired to router)
> >Linksys WRT54G Router
> >Cable Modem
> >.
> >
>

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One another anomaly I noticed (don't know that it's even relevant) is that on
the Desktop under My Network Places\Entire Network there are (3) listings:

Microsoft Terminal Services
Microsoft Windows Network
Web Client Network

Yet on the Laptop, there is only:

Microsoft Windows Network

Anybody know why that would be, or even if it's a potential source of the
problem?
Thx.

"" wrote:

> You state that your using simple file sharing....
> So, did you check if the guest account is enabled on both
> machines ?
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I've just purchased a laptop and wireless router to
> share an internet
> >connection with my desktop. The wireless setup went
> smoothly and both systems
> >are accessing the internet without issue (with WPA
> enabled).
> >
> >On the file sharing side however, both systems can "see"
> each other on the
> >network but only the Desktop can share files with the
> Laptop. Everytime I'm
> >on the Laptop and I try to access the "Desktop" icon in
> My Network Places , I
> >get an error message:
> >
> > "\\Desktop 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.
> >Access is denied."
> >
> >I don't have any firewalls running, though even with
> Windows Firewall
> >enabled on both machines, there was no problem with the
> Desktop sharing with
> >the Laptop, just not the other way around.
> >
> >Anybody got some brilliant ideas on this one?
> >
> >Acer 2303WLCI Laptop (wireless)
> >3.0Ghz P4 Desktop (hardwired to router)
> >Linksys WRT54G Router
> >Cable Modem
> >.
> >
>

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If both systems are XP, on the Desktop, do the following:

Click Start, click Run, type REGEDIT (hit enter)
go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\LSA

Look for "RestrictAnonymous" and ensure it is set to 0.

Carey



"Davoud" <> wrote in message
news:AF33C4DC-EC5C-41FA-A422-...
> I've just purchased a laptop and wireless router to share an internet
> connection with my desktop. The wireless setup went smoothly and both
> systems
> are accessing the internet without issue (with WPA enabled).
>
> On the file sharing side however, both systems can "see" each other on the
> network but only the Desktop can share files with the Laptop. Everytime
> I'm
> on the Laptop and I try to access the "Desktop" icon in My Network Places
> , I
> get an error message:
>
> "\\Desktop 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.
> Access is denied."
>
> I don't have any firewalls running, though even with Windows Firewall
> enabled on both machines, there was no problem with the Desktop sharing
> with
> the Laptop, just not the other way around.
>
> Anybody got some brilliant ideas on this one?
>
> Acer 2303WLCI Laptop (wireless)
> 3.0Ghz P4 Desktop (hardwired to router)
> Linksys WRT54G Router
> Cable Modem

Carey Holzman

Thanks so much!
That did the trick. After all the other involved remedies that were
recommended that one simple change made the difference.
David.

"Carey Holzman" wrote:

> If both systems are XP, on the Desktop, do the following:
>
> Click Start, click Run, type REGEDIT (hit enter)
> go to:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\LSA
>
> Look for "RestrictAnonymous" and ensure it is set to 0.
>
> Carey
>
>
>
> "Davoud" <> wrote in message
> news:AF33C4DC-EC5C-41FA-A422-...
> > I've just purchased a laptop and wireless router to share an internet
> > connection with my desktop. The wireless setup went smoothly and both
> > systems
> > are accessing the internet without issue (with WPA enabled).
> >
> > On the file sharing side however, both systems can "see" each other on the
> > network but only the Desktop can share files with the Laptop. Everytime
> > I'm
> > on the Laptop and I try to access the "Desktop" icon in My Network Places
> > , I
> > get an error message:
> >
> > "\\Desktop 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.
> > Access is denied."
> >
> > I don't have any firewalls running, though even with Windows Firewall
> > enabled on both machines, there was no problem with the Desktop sharing
> > with
> > the Laptop, just not the other way around.
> >
> > Anybody got some brilliant ideas on this one?
> >
> > Acer 2303WLCI Laptop (wireless)
> > 3.0Ghz P4 Desktop (hardwired to router)
> > Linksys WRT54G Router
> > Cable Modem
>
>
>

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Glad the hear that. Thanks for letting us know!

Carey

"Davoud" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks so much!
> That did the trick. After all the other involved remedies that were
> recommended that one simple change made the difference.
> David.
>
> "Carey Holzman" wrote:
>
>> If both systems are XP, on the Desktop, do the following:
>>
>> Click Start, click Run, type REGEDIT (hit enter)
>> go to:
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\LSA
>>
>> Look for "RestrictAnonymous" and ensure it is set to 0.
>>
>> Carey
>>
>>
>>
>> "Davoud" <> wrote in message
>> news:AF33C4DC-EC5C-41FA-A422-...
>> > I've just purchased a laptop and wireless router to share an internet
>> > connection with my desktop. The wireless setup went smoothly and both
>> > systems
>> > are accessing the internet without issue (with WPA enabled).
>> >
>> > On the file sharing side however, both systems can "see" each other on
>> > the
>> > network but only the Desktop can share files with the Laptop. Everytime
>> > I'm
>> > on the Laptop and I try to access the "Desktop" icon in My Network
>> > Places
>> > , I
>> > get an error message:
>> >
>> > "\\Desktop 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.
>> > Access is denied."
>> >
>> > I don't have any firewalls running, though even with Windows Firewall
>> > enabled on both machines, there was no problem with the Desktop sharing
>> > with
>> > the Laptop, just not the other way around.
>> >
>> > Anybody got some brilliant ideas on this one?
>> >
>> > Acer 2303WLCI Laptop (wireless)
>> > 3.0Ghz P4 Desktop (hardwired to router)
>> > Linksys WRT54G Router
>> > Cable Modem
>>
>>
>>

Carey Holzman