What mistake I have made?

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Yumin

Hello all:

I have a desk-top win2k-pro and a lap-top winXP-home,
they are connected
simply
by a crossover cable for exchange files. This home
network has been working
well
for months. Now I upgrade the winXP-home to winXP-pro and
found the home
network
doesn't work again. The Lap-top side always says:

" zWorkgroup 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
permission.

The list of servers for this workgroup is
not currently
available. "


Who could tell me what work I had missed? Thanks!
 
"Yumin" said:
Hello all:

I have a desk-top win2k-pro and a lap-top winXP-home,
they are connected
simply
by a crossover cable for exchange files. This home
network has been working
well
for months. Now I upgrade the winXP-home to winXP-pro and
found the home
network
doesn't work again. The Lap-top side always says:

" zWorkgroup 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
permission.

The list of servers for this workgroup is
not currently
available. "


Who could tell me what work I had missed? Thanks!
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That's a generic error message that really doesn't say anything
useful. It just means that something is wrong with the network.

These tips should help you get everything working:

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
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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"Bill Crocker" said:
You need to setup accounts, permissions, shares, passwords, etc., on the XP
Pro system. It is not as simple, and straight forward, as XP Home, for
security reasons.

For more info, click here:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com

Bill Crocker
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That might be true if you've explicitly disabled simple file sharing
on XP Pro. However, by default, XP Pro works exactly the same as XP
Home Edition on a workgroup network.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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