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Patrick Reynolds

Hi there,


i have one pc and a laptop that i decides to network together , so i
got a wireless pcmcia card for the laptop and a linksys AP, problem is
when i try to connect them together i keep getting an error something
like this " \\patlap (Laptop Computer) is not accessible. You might not
have permission to use this network resource. Contact admin of the
server to find out if you have permissions."
I have tried everything i know to sort the problem with no joy, i
would appreciate any input from you guys regarding this problem. If you
need anymore onfo please meassage me ok and thanks in advance :)
note : the network going from pc to the laptop runs fine , its just
the laptop wont network to the pc. i am using winxp sp2 on both machines.
 
Patrick Reynolds said:
Hi there,


i have one pc and a laptop that i decides to network together , so i
got a wireless pcmcia card for the laptop and a linksys AP, problem is
when i try to connect them together i keep getting an error something
like this " \\patlap (Laptop Computer) is not accessible. You might not
have permission to use this network resource. Contact admin of the
server to find out if you have permissions."
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Ok, we need to separate "is the network hardware working"
from "is IP working" from "it's a problem with the file
sharing or permissions."

Can you ping between the stations by NAME
and ADDRESS? Or maybe just by IP address?

(Watch out for the SP2 firewall that blocks ping
and will invalidate this test.)
I have tried everything i know to sort the problem with no joy, i
Click to expand...

Such as?
would appreciate any input from you guys regarding this problem. If you
need anymore onfo please meassage me ok and thanks in advance :)
Click to expand...

Dump you "ipconfig /all >machinename.txt", then
copy and paste the text into a message here. (Don't
hand type it, and don't send pictures, paste the text
please.)
note : the network going from pc to the laptop runs fine , its just
the laptop wont network to the pc. i am using winxp sp2 on both
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machines.

By default, the ICMP protocol (that answers a ping)
is DISABLE for "Answer" when you use SP2 (that
firewall thingy) unless you go into the NIC->Firewall->
settings and allow it to answer pings. (Echo responses.)
 
Herb said:
Ok, we need to separate "is the network hardware working"
from "is IP working" from "it's a problem with the file
sharing or permissions."

Can you ping between the stations by NAME
and ADDRESS? Or maybe just by IP address?

(Watch out for the SP2 firewall that blocks ping
and will invalidate this test.)




Such as?




Dump you "ipconfig /all >machinename.txt", then
copy and paste the text into a message here. (Don't
hand type it, and don't send pictures, paste the text
please.)



machines.

By default, the ICMP protocol (that answers a ping)
is DISABLE for "Answer" when you use SP2 (that
firewall thingy) unless you go into the NIC->Firewall->
settings and allow it to answer pings. (Echo responses.)
Click to expand...
here is the dump for the desktop
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : dell

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast
Ethernet Adapter (rev.A)

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-05-5D-DD-78-63

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.33

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1


i am aware of the ms firewall and i do have it disabled and zone alarm
while i am testing , also the setup of the laptop is exactely the same
as the one above. I can ping both machines, on the laptop i can drill
down in nethood to the remote pc (dell) but when i click on it, it gives
the error i already mentioned. works fine from the dell side, hope this
is some help ,, thanks in advance :)
 
Patrick Reynolds said:
here is the dump for the desktop
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : dell
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-05-5D-DD-78-63
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.33
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

i am aware of the ms firewall and i do have it disabled and zone alarm
while i am testing , also the setup of the laptop is exactely the same
as the one above.
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I hope it is NOT exactly the same, but that the IP
address is in fact DIFFERENT in the last octet.
I can ping both machines, on the laptop i can drill
down in nethood to the remote pc (dell) but when i click on it, it gives
the error i already mentioned. works fine from the dell side, hope this
is some help ,, thanks in advance :)
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Ok, that PROBABLY means that you have no permissions on
the "other" machine.

What are the share permissions there?

What user account are you using to perform the
access?

Try these (all from the command line):

Net view \\OtherMachineName
[should fail as did browser]

Net use \\OtherMachinename\IPC$ * /user:OtherMachineName\Username

[give the password -- username = the user name on the OTHER machine you
are trying to "use".]

Net view \\OtherMachineName
[Might work, since now we are explicitly authenticated on the OTHER
machine.]

If it does, you can do this (single) step in the future:
Net use * \\OtherMachinename\shareName * /user:OtherMachineName\Username
 
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