Workgroup and UNC Problems

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I have a home network with win 2000 pro and win xp pro computers. i can
browse shares on each. i am not able to write to the xp machine using
\\winxppro\share syntax, however. I can write to the xp using C:\documents
and settings\..., but not the UNC syntax. I can write to the 2000 pro
machine from either computer. Please help.
 
What do you mean "i am not able to write to the xp machine using
\\winxppro\share syntax"? Do you mean you can open the file but not write to
\\winxppro\share?

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I have a home network with win 2000 pro and win xp pro computers. i can
browse shares on each. i am not able to write to the xp machine using
\\winxppro\share syntax, however. I can write to the xp using C:\documents
and settings\..., but not the UNC syntax. I can write to the 2000 pro
machine from either computer. Please help.
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Frederick,

Some details about "not able to write to the xp machine" would help.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

You can possibly diagnose the problem, using logs from "browstat status",
"ipconfig /all", "net config server", and "net config workstation", from each
computer. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

If no problem is apparent from the logs, look at permissioning on the XP
computer.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html

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Thanks for your help. It was a simple permissions problem.

Chuck said:
I have a home network with win 2000 pro and win xp pro computers. i can
browse shares on each. i am not able to write to the xp machine using
\\winxppro\share syntax, however. I can write to the xp using C:\documents
and settings\..., but not the UNC syntax. I can write to the 2000 pro
machine from either computer. Please help.
Click to expand...

Frederick,

Some details about "not able to write to the xp machine" would help.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

You can possibly diagnose the problem, using logs from "browstat status",
"ipconfig /all", "net config server", and "net config workstation", from each
computer. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

If no problem is apparent from the logs, look at permissioning on the XP
computer.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
Click to expand...
 
Thanks for your help. It was a simple permissions problem.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the feedback.
<http://bloggerstatusforreal.blogspot.com/2006/09/peer-support-it-works-only-if-you-help.html>
http://bloggerstatusforreal.blogspot.com/2006/09/peer-support-it-works-only-if-you-help.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
 
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