Networking Win 7 and XP Pro

[edenforge]

Windows 7 on Notebook

Network - wired

Network and Sharing lists the following under "Network"

Buffalo_NAS, can access
Computer "Home" (XP Pro), can access
Computer "Acer-2" (this machine - Win 7)
Computer "Work" (XP Pro) this gets the following message when I try to access:-

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Network Error
Windows cannot access \\WORK
You do not have permission to access \\WORK.
Contact your network administrator to request access


Windows "help and support" does not appear to be very helpfull :-(
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Internet access is working, this over the network via a router.

I am NOT a networking expert of any sort and this has be baffled, can anyone suggest what might be the problem please?

The "Home" computer can access "Work" OK

regards
Bob

 

[ultraplanet]

Welcome edenforge. Here's a link to another thread here in the forums. Follow the steps outlined by Barman58 and let us know how it turns out.

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/25136-windows-7-sharing.html#post273325

Search is your friend...

 

[edenforge]

Thanks for the reply.

Tried all that, but still cannot connect to \\WORK.
It seems to me that a username and password are being looked for, but I see no place to enter them :huh:

Any suggestions welcome.......

Cheers
Bob

 

[SquonkSC]

Thanks for the reply.

Tried all that, but still cannot connect to \\WORK.
It seems to me that a username and password are being looked for, but I see no place to enter them :huh:

Any suggestions welcome.......

Cheers
Bob

Hi Edenforge,

I assume you have shared at least one folder on the "work" machine?
You can't logon to just \\work
You need at least one shared folder on that machine.

In the explorer, map a network drive, and in the dialog, click on, use different credentials.

Now type the location \\work\name of shared folder, and press next,

You will get a dialog where you can type the username and password of the account you use on the "work" machine.

If you still get access denied, disable firewalls on both machines, to ensure they are not blocking the access.

99% of denied access is due to firewalls set to strictly.

Especially Zonealarm gives problems.

Good luck

 

[ultraplanet]

You do not have permission to access \\WORK.

Having the same user name and passwords on both machines is what I am still zeroing in on here. Passwords can not be blank. What's your version of w7?

 

[SquonkSC]

You do not have permission to access \\WORK.

Having the same user name and passwords on both machines is what I am still zeroing in on here. Passwords can not be blank. What's your version of w7?

Having similar accounts on both machine is not necessary.

You can logon with the user account of the target machine.
(logon with different credentials dialog)

greetz

 

[ultraplanet]

Having similar accounts on both machine is not necessary.

You can logon with the user account of the target machine.
(logon with different credentials dialog)

greetz

Your absolutely right.

 

[Barman58]

One other thing to try from the Windows 7 machine is to replace the Computer Name with it's IP address eg. \\192.168.1.24\sharename - this can help if there is a name resolution issue.

 

[SomewhatStock]

really...just uprgade the xppro to 7 and be done

 

[SquonkSC]

really...just uprgade the xppro to 7 and be done

Not very helpful. :sarc:

I can imagine he doesn't want to re-setup his server, just because of a minor network issue on one of his clients, which is easily solved.

 

[kegobeer]

To recap:

Buffalo_NAS
Computer "Home" (XP Pro)
Computer "Acer-2" (this machine - Win 7)
Computer "Work" (XP Pro)

Is the following correct?

1. All computers can access the NAS.
2. Home can access Acer-2, and Acer-2 can access Home.
3. Home can access Work, and Work can access Home.
4. Work can't access Acer-2, and Acer-2 can't access Work.

Do you have any third party firewall applications installed on any computer? If so, have you disabled the software to test the networking problem? If it still exists, have you removed the software to test the networking problem?