Cannot access other computers in workgroup

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Ken Burkett

Here is my setup:
1. Two computers running Win XP Pro.
2. Wireless (802.11b) network through a Linksys Access Point Router.
3. BOTH are part of the same Workgroup.

Problem:
BOTH computers can access the Internet with no problems but cannot access
each other.
(BOTH are part of the same Workgroup.)

1. I cannot access shared folders or files.
2. I cannot browse other computers in the workgroup.
3. I receive the following error message when I double-click the workgroup
in My Network Places:

"Workgroup Name is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this
network resource."

Tried the following, but to no avail:
1. NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on both computers in the workgroup.
AND
2. The Computer Browser service is enabled on both computers in the
workgroup.
AND
3. Disabled "Internet Firewall Connection"

When I first set up the network, everything was working PERFECTLY. Now, I
have trouble accessing one computer from another and sharing files. The
ONLY the that works normally is access to the Internet.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance,
 
"Ken Burkett" said:
Here is my setup:
1. Two computers running Win XP Pro.
2. Wireless (802.11b) network through a Linksys Access Point Router.
3. BOTH are part of the same Workgroup.

Problem:
BOTH computers can access the Internet with no problems but cannot access
each other.
(BOTH are part of the same Workgroup.)

1. I cannot access shared folders or files.
2. I cannot browse other computers in the workgroup.
3. I receive the following error message when I double-click the workgroup
in My Network Places:

"Workgroup Name is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this
network resource."

Tried the following, but to no avail:
1. NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on both computers in the workgroup.
AND
2. The Computer Browser service is enabled on both computers in the
workgroup.
AND
3. Disabled "Internet Firewall Connection"

When I first set up the network, everything was working PERFECTLY. Now, I
have trouble accessing one computer from another and sharing files. The
ONLY the that works normally is access to the Internet.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance,
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Run "ipconfig /all" and look at the "Node Type" at the beginning of
the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer", that's probably the problem.
It means that the computer only uses a WINS server (which,
paradoxically, isn't available in a peer-to-peer network) for NetBIOS
name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see the section on "NodeType" in this Microsoft Knowledge
Base article:

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
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