Networking problem

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Drew

I have added an XP Home edition PC to an existing
network. I have repeatedly run netsetup, can see the new
machine on primary system (connected to Internet and
support to ethernet hub) but receive an error when
attempting to access from either machine: "Mshome is not
acessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the admninistrator of this
server to find if you have access permisisons. The list
of servers for this workgroup is not currently
available."
I have turned off firewalls, set IP to 192.168.0.1 and
subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 as directed by other support
messages. Arggh I have spent days on this and it is
making no sense to me. I have another XP machine and a
Windows 95 on the same hub and they are fine. Drew
 
Drew,
The other machines are using NETBEUI to communicate. You
will need to install this from the XP disk manually. There
is a text file on the XP disk that will give you
instructions for installing it.
-Mike
 
I am having the same kind of problem,I have 2 PC,s & I
just cant seem to get them to Access each other, I have
tried XP pro to XP pro, & win 2000 to win 2000 & have the
same problem under both, also I have swaped out network
cards,cables,I even built another PC because I started
out with a PII & a P4 & thought maby the PII was to old
so I built an AMD K7 Duron 2000Pro+ & I still have the
problem,it does it when configured with a router or hub,
& it does it configured as a host & client using nic
cards & a crossover cable, how ever when configured
as "host & client" I find that the client can access the
host if the host boots last & the first call for the
network info comes from the client.
But I have never been able to gain access to the client
from the host.
So far I have spent about a month on a half hour project
& still cant get them to access each other, they both can
access the internet with no problems.

The best that I can tell is the problem is in the
the "microsoft windows network " of work groups
if I find out the fix for it I will let U know.
Regards, Roger
 
Mike,
I installed NetBeui, had no change. I then removed all
Network adapters, restarted client, and allowed it to
reidentify all adapters. It now sees all its own shared
folders and drives under Network connections, but no
network. I am installing updates, but I had doen that
before and then restored to earlier point as I was
concerned that something had become corrupted. I doubt
that I will be closer to an answer. Why is it not coming
up on Mshome?
Drew
 
Roger,
Sounds similar, especially the exasperation of
a "simple" problem being confounding for weeks. I even
saw the host from the server at one point but not since.
Something akin to voodoo I am afraid. I am receiving
updates and installing them now in hopes that this is a
fluke issue and will self correct.
Drew
 
I am having the same problem, I get this message when
trying to access my other computer. They are both
XP. "You might not have permission to use thissomeone help. This is what I have tried so far. I have
booted the remote computer into safe mode,then I get the
administor log in. From there I right click on the drive
I want to access and go to properties. The security tab
is now visible. I then changed the permission settings
under this tab, allowing access to all the users on the
list. The Creator Owner will not allow to change any
settings. It has the special permission box checked.
Then I close all the windows. If I stay in safe mode I
can access the drive. As soon as I restart the computer
I'm back to square one.
 
"Drew" said:
I have added an XP Home edition PC to an existing
network. I have repeatedly run netsetup, can see the new
machine on primary system (connected to Internet and
support to ethernet hub) but receive an error when
attempting to access from either machine: "Mshome is not
acessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the admninistrator of this
server to find if you have access permisisons. The list
of servers for this workgroup is not currently
available."
I have turned off firewalls, set IP to 192.168.0.1 and
subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 as directed by other support
messages. Arggh I have spent days on this and it is
making no sense to me. I have another XP machine and a
Windows 95 on the same hub and they are fine. Drew
Click to expand...

1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on
local area network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem
connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all other
firewalls while troubleshooting. Details here:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm

2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm

3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
Details here:

Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm
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First of all I feel your pain. I had the same problem
networking to XP pro machines. If your work groups are
the same, and you are able to ping the machines
successfully, you may need to go and restart the computer
browser service. I am not sure if you have already done
this. GO to the control panel, administrative tools,
services, right click on computer browser on the right
pane. Then just stop the service and restart it. THis
has worked for me on serveral occassions.

I have a qestion for you, I need to network windows XP to
windows 95, is this possible, and if so how did you do
it? Do I just need to run the CD on the win95 machine
after I set up the network on the XP machine.

Darren
 
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