- Networking Problem
- Posted by OleDawg on July 12th, 2004
I have tried to network 2 winxp pentium computers through a
router.Both computers can access the internet through the router .
I have used the setup wizard on both computers a number of times .I
get the same results in that when I get to the MSHOME icon the
computer goes no further and I get a window with the folling .
"Mshome not accessable .You might not have permission to use this
resource.Contact the adminstrator of the server to find out if you
have access permissions.
The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available "
This window shows up on both computers .Im sure that I have missed
something.
Ive done searches on Google and can find lots of references to this
problem but cant seem to zero in on the fix .
HELP>>>>TIA
Flipper
- Posted by EverettPet on July 12th, 2004
I've noticed this too.
Can you ping the other computer? (Assuming you're using TCP/IP)
If you can, you can try accessing the computer's files by typing \\192.168.1.1
for example in the Run box.
This is the only way I can currently access my WinNT machine from Windows XP
- Posted by Yousuf Khan on July 12th, 2004
OleDawg wrote:
I've sometimes noticed that it works much better if you share your resources
through the administrator account, rather than any other account, even if
those accounts have administrator-level privileges.
If that fails then as somebody else has pointed out, use the IP address of
the other computer directly.
Yousuf Khan
- Posted by OleDawg on July 13th, 2004
Thanks for the come back .Its fixed .The first suggestion that I tried
was to install ipx/spx protocol (tcp/ip was already installed ).It
worked .Each computer saw the other immediately .Note that there were
other comments that the new protocol was not needed if tco/ip was
installed ,but it worked on this inatallation .
Thanks again
Flipper
On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:52:05 GMT, "Yousuf Khan" <bbbl67@ezrs.com>
wrote:
- Posted by Yousuf Khan on July 13th, 2004
OleDawg wrote:
The old Novell IPX/SPX networking protocol had one big advantage over
TCP/IP, and that advantage was that it was selfconfiguring within the local
network. Pretty much all network cards would be assigned their own network
addresses without the need external services such as DHCP, DNS, etc.
Understandable, given that TCP/IP's background is as a networking protocol
for Wide Area Networks (WANs), while IPX was a protocol for Local Area
Networks (LANs). These days TCP/IP is also used within LANs to keep the
protocol stack simpler.
If you found that IPX worked for you, then you might find that another
protocol designed for local area networks, might do equally well for you,
which is Microsoft's NetBEUI protocol. And it might have lower resource
requirements too, since it was Microsoft's own protocol in the past.
Yousuf Khan
- Posted by OleDawg on July 13th, 2004
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:04:31 GMT, "Yousuf Khan" <bbbl67@ezrs.com>
wrote:
installed .
netbios
ipx/spx
tcp/ip
Now thats probably not good ,but the ststem is working so Im leaving
it alone .
I have one other thing that makes me wonder . When I open the network
neighborhood ,I see all the drives on both computers listed ???
Flipper
- Posted by Yousuf Khan on July 14th, 2004
OleDawg wrote:
Your own computer is also part of the network neighbourhood afterall.
Yousuf Khan
- Posted by OleDawg on July 14th, 2004
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:20:18 GMT, "Yousuf Khan" <bbbl67@ezrs.com>
wrote:
Flipper
- Posted by OleDawg on July 14th, 2004
Another question.Do need all of the protocols installed ,or just the
one that got me working (ipx/spx.I guess I could try deleting them to
find out but Im afraid I might screw things up again after it took me
so long to get it fixed.
Flipper
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:20:18 GMT, "Yousuf Khan" <bbbl67@ezrs.com>
wrote:
- Posted by Yousuf Khan on July 14th, 2004
OleDawg wrote:
No, I'd just go with whatever is working. I was just suggesting NetBEUI as
an alternative to IPX/SPX, because it might be lower overhead, but it really
doesn't matter, as long as it's working.
Yousuf Khan
- Posted by daytripper on July 14th, 2004
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:35:01 GMT, OleDawg <flipperf@optonline.net> wrote:
Which OS did you say you were running?
If it's Win2k or WinXp, and you're not running some ancient-and-funky
networking game or application, you don't need IPX/SPX or NETBEUI.
TCPIP is all you need, though you may want or need to enable Netbios on TCPIP.
/daytripper
- Posted by OleDawg on July 15th, 2004
Running WinXp.Problem was with just tcpip installed.When I installe
ipx/spx,networking started working.Anyhow its working so Im leaving it
alone
F
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 22:05:38 GMT, daytripper
<day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
