P2P Network, 4 systems, only 3 0f 4 "talk" . Whats the problem?

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Running a 4 PC home network.
All machines running XP Pro.
All PCs under same workgroup name.
No ICF or other security software running
Connected using a swtich
Simple file sharing enabled on all, plus all are sharing at least one folder
No passwords set on user accounts or shares
PC A,B,and C can see and access each other's shares, and they can see PC D
(within "VIEW WORKGROUP COMPUTERS"), but cannot access it(do not have
correct permissions error message)
PC D can see and access PC A,B, and C's shares just fine
No Internet connection sharing involved
All user accounts are set to admin
File and printer sharing enabled

Possibly a right's violation?
Maybe I need to setup passwords for each user accound\t?
Any ideas?

Bigbelly
 
"Bigbelly" said:
Running a 4 PC home network.
All machines running XP Pro.
All PCs under same workgroup name.
No ICF or other security software running
Connected using a swtich
Simple file sharing enabled on all, plus all are sharing at least one folder
No passwords set on user accounts or shares
PC A,B,and C can see and access each other's shares, and they can see PC D
(within "VIEW WORKGROUP COMPUTERS"), but cannot access it(do not have
correct permissions error message)
PC D can see and access PC A,B, and C's shares just fine
No Internet connection sharing involved
All user accounts are set to admin
File and printer sharing enabled

Possibly a right's violation?
Maybe I need to setup passwords for each user accound\t?
Any ideas?

Bigbelly
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With simple file sharing enabled, there are no file permissions or
rights, and there's no reason to set up passwords for user accounts.

Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers, as
shown here:

Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm

Run the Network Setup Wizard on PC D to fully enable file sharing.

Un-share and re-share whatever is shared on PC D, then try accessing
it from the other computers.
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