Aghhhh Networking Aghhhh!!

[djstevie]

Help help help lol. Trying to network a computer i bought for my missus so she can play the music files from mine and use my printer etc. I've ran the network wizard on both comps (Xp Pro) and chose the same workgroup name etc , renamed the comps as well but when i go into my network places (my comp is the main one, the one the network wizard was installed on first) i can see my mrs computer but when i click on it to see the shared folders i get an //Mrs Comp this is not accessible....you might not have permission bla bla bla ,contact admin to see uf u have privelages to access bla bla the network path was not found, even though the comp is visible in front of me...The same is for when i go to her comp although i get the message when i go into my network places on her comp and my comp isnt visible....its driving me NUTS...even read the giude to no avail...what am i doing wrong?

[The Jackal]

on both machines get a command prompt up...

ie Start > run comand > type 'cmd' return

You should have a nice black command window up....

In that type

ipconfig /all (return) do this on both machines and post back the results here

[Gareth]

Are you running software firewalls on both machines? Have you permitted access for local area networks, if you are running a firewall?

[The Jackal]

Originally Posted by Gareth

Are you running software firewalls on both machines? Have you permitted access for local area networks, if you are running a firewall?

LOL Good point tis too early for me : Going out to get some fags.

[djstevie]

Originally Posted by Gareth

Are you running software firewalls on both machines? Have you permitted access for local area networks, if you are running a firewall?

That was the prob lol just figured it out 2 secs before i checked to see if i had any replys to my post...what a noob i am. Thanx

[Matthew]

When its saying you do not have permissions you need to make sure on each machine that there are the same users created with the same passwords. This will then work.

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Also if you have the Windows Firewall on, make sure you allow File & Print Sharing.

Any minute now, someone will suggest that you load linux to solve the problem.

[Graham M]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

Any minute now, someone will suggest that you load linux to solve the problem.

LoL perhaps, but it won't be me

Any minute now, someone will suggest that someone else will suggest Linu... Oops! they already have

yeah man run linux the look at your machine scratch your head and then commit suicide

Nobody said any second Zingle will come in and say something cocky

That's taken for granted!

[Gareth]

How about installing Solaris?

@ djstevie;34146492

Are you using a router or we doing this the old fashioned way with ICS ?

[The Jackal]

Originally Posted by Slyder

@ djstevie;34146492

Are you using a router or we doing this the old fashioned way with ICS ?

Slyder did you write the link thats in your signature ?

Its ******* hilarious nice 1

Originally Posted by CrC-3rr0r

Slyder did you write the link thats in your signature ?

Its ******* hilarious nice 1

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