static ip & my LAN?

[Andrew]

For my computer i had to forward a few ports for a few
filesharing programs. In my router's config page, i chose
to forward ports to 192.168.1.3, i then configured my
network to 'use this ip' and entered my dns's and so on.
the port forwarding works fine and i've been able to
connect to the internet for some time now. When im
setting up my Network w/ another computer using the home
and small network wizard, everything seemed fine. i
viewed the workgroups in the netword, and im able to see
the other computer. when i try to click on it, however,
it gives me a popup saying "Xxxx (other computer's name)
is not accessible. you might not have permission to use
this network resource. contact administrator... etc."

what we have:
windows xp pro (mine)
windows xp home (his)
linksys befsr41 (not wireless)
he gets his ip via dhcp, i specified mine.

how i set it up:
setup home or small office>next>next>other>"this computer
connects to the internet directly or through a network
hub...">entered computer discription & name>entered work
group. the other computer did the same. (xp firewall is
off)

what i've tried: pinging both his computer name and his
ip, \\computername in cmd.

what i was wondering is:
1. since i forward ports would this affect how our
network communicates? if so, how can i configure it
properly?
2. should i have chosen "this computer connects to the
internet through another network computer on my network
or through a residential gateway"? and if so, for both?

sorry for the long post, but i was trying to give you as
much info as possible. any comment or suggestion at all
would be great! thank you!
-Andrew

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

quoted from http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
.... is not accessible

Message: "....is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions. The semaphore timeout period has expired."

Resolutions:
1) make sure no any firewall running.
2) make sure you have created the same workgroup, and the same username on
w2k/xp for logging on a remote computer.
3) check user's rights.
4) you may want to enable guest account on w2k/xp.
5) if you are using simple file sharing, you may try to disable it and
re-share the drive manually.
6) if it is mixed OS (win98, NT, ME and W2K/XP) network, enable NetBIOS over
TCP/IP.
7) make sure the Computer Browser service is started if all computers are
w2k/xp.
8) stop Computer Browser service on win9x, ME and NT if this is a mixed OS
network.
9) cache credential by using net use \\computername\share /user:username
command (it is better to have the username logon shared computer).
10) if you have tried enabling netbios over tcp/ip but doesn't work, you may
try to load netbeui (loading netbeui may slow your network).
11) Make sure the server service is running.
12) If you can see the share in Network Neighborhood but not access it, this
issue may be resolved by verifying that both the share permissions and the
NTFS partition permissions are correctly configured for individual user or
group access.

For more information, go to http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech

Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need consulting services.
Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you may get more help.

Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows & Network Support, Tips and FAQs on
http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

"Andrew" > wrote in message
...
> For my computer i had to forward a few ports for a few
> filesharing programs. In my router's config page, i chose
> to forward ports to 192.168.1.3, i then configured my
> network to 'use this ip' and entered my dns's and so on.
> the port forwarding works fine and i've been able to
> connect to the internet for some time now. When im
> setting up my Network w/ another computer using the home
> and small network wizard, everything seemed fine. i
> viewed the workgroups in the netword, and im able to see
> the other computer. when i try to click on it, however,
> it gives me a popup saying "Xxxx (other computer's name)
> is not accessible. you might not have permission to use
> this network resource. contact administrator... etc."
>
> what we have:
> windows xp pro (mine)
> windows xp home (his)
> linksys befsr41 (not wireless)
> he gets his ip via dhcp, i specified mine.
>
> how i set it up:
> setup home or small office>next>next>other>"this computer
> connects to the internet directly or through a network
> hub...">entered computer discription & name>entered work
> group. the other computer did the same. (xp firewall is
> off)
>
> what i've tried: pinging both his computer name and his
> ip, \\computername in cmd.
>
> what i was wondering is:
> 1. since i forward ports would this affect how our
> network communicates? if so, how can i configure it
> properly?
> 2. should i have chosen "this computer connects to the
> internet through another network computer on my network
> or through a residential gateway"? and if so, for both?
>
> sorry for the long post, but i was trying to give you as
> much info as possible. any comment or suggestion at all
> would be great! thank you!
> -Andrew

[Andrew]

thank you for the link. proved to be very helpful.
problem resolved!

>-----Original Message-----
>quoted from http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
>.... is not accessible
>
>Message: "....is not accessible. You may not have
permission to use this
>network resource. Contact the administrator of this
server to find out if
>you have access permissions. The semaphore timeout
period has expired."
>
>Resolutions:
>1) make sure no any firewall running.
>2) make sure you have created the same workgroup, and
the same username on
>w2k/xp for logging on a remote computer.
>3) check user's rights.
>4) you may want to enable guest account on w2k/xp.
>5) if you are using simple file sharing, you may try to
disable it and
>re-share the drive manually.
>6) if it is mixed OS (win98, NT, ME and W2K/XP) network,
enable NetBIOS over
>TCP/IP.
>7) make sure the Computer Browser service is started if
all computers are
>w2k/xp.
>8) stop Computer Browser service on win9x, ME and NT if
this is a mixed OS
>network.
>9) cache credential by using net use
\\computername\share /user:username
>command (it is better to have the username logon shared
computer).
>10) if you have tried enabling netbios over tcp/ip but
doesn't work, you may
>try to load netbeui (loading netbeui may slow your
network).
>11) Make sure the server service is running.
>12) If you can see the share in Network Neighborhood but
not access it, this
>issue may be resolved by verifying that both the share
permissions and the
>NTFS partition permissions are correctly configured for
individual user or
>group access.
>
>For more information, go to
http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
>
>Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need
consulting services.
>Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you
may get more help.
>
>Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>Windows & Network Support, Tips and FAQs on
>http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
>
>"Andrew" > wrote in message
...
>> For my computer i had to forward a few ports for a few
>> filesharing programs. In my router's config page, i
chose
>> to forward ports to 192.168.1.3, i then configured my
>> network to 'use this ip' and entered my dns's and so
on.
>> the port forwarding works fine and i've been able to
>> connect to the internet for some time now. When im
>> setting up my Network w/ another computer using the
home
>> and small network wizard, everything seemed fine. i
>> viewed the workgroups in the netword, and im able to
see
>> the other computer. when i try to click on it, however,
>> it gives me a popup saying "Xxxx (other computer's
name)
>> is not accessible. you might not have permission to use
>> this network resource. contact administrator... etc."
>>
>> what we have:
>> windows xp pro (mine)
>> windows xp home (his)
>> linksys befsr41 (not wireless)
>> he gets his ip via dhcp, i specified mine.
>>
>> how i set it up:
>> setup home or small office>next>next>other>"this
computer
>> connects to the internet directly or through a network
>> hub...">entered computer discription & name>entered
work
>> group. the other computer did the same. (xp firewall is
>> off)
>>
>> what i've tried: pinging both his computer name and his
>> ip, \\computername in cmd.
>>
>> what i was wondering is:
>> 1. since i forward ports would this affect how our
>> network communicates? if so, how can i configure it
>> properly?
>> 2. should i have chosen "this computer connects to the
>> internet through another network computer on my network
>> or through a residential gateway"? and if so, for both?
>>
>> sorry for the long post, but i was trying to give you
as
>> much info as possible. any comment or suggestion at all
>> would be great! thank you!
>> -Andrew
>
>
>.
>

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

thanks for the feedback.

--
For more information, go to http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech

Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need consulting services.
Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you may get more help.

Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows & Network Support, Tips and FAQs on
http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

"Andrew" > wrote in message
...
> thank you for the link. proved to be very helpful.
> problem resolved!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >quoted from http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
> >.... is not accessible
> >
> >Message: "....is not accessible. You may not have
> permission to use this
> >network resource. Contact the administrator of this
> server to find out if
> >you have access permissions. The semaphore timeout
> period has expired."
> >
> >Resolutions:
> >1) make sure no any firewall running.
> >2) make sure you have created the same workgroup, and
> the same username on
> >w2k/xp for logging on a remote computer.
> >3) check user's rights.
> >4) you may want to enable guest account on w2k/xp.
> >5) if you are using simple file sharing, you may try to
> disable it and
> >re-share the drive manually.
> >6) if it is mixed OS (win98, NT, ME and W2K/XP) network,
> enable NetBIOS over
> >TCP/IP.
> >7) make sure the Computer Browser service is started if
> all computers are
> >w2k/xp.
> >8) stop Computer Browser service on win9x, ME and NT if
> this is a mixed OS
> >network.
> >9) cache credential by using net use
> \\computername\share /user:username
> >command (it is better to have the username logon shared
> computer).
> >10) if you have tried enabling netbios over tcp/ip but
> doesn't work, you may
> >try to load netbeui (loading netbeui may slow your
> network).
> >11) Make sure the server service is running.
> >12) If you can see the share in Network Neighborhood but
> not access it, this
> >issue may be resolved by verifying that both the share
> permissions and the
> >NTFS partition permissions are correctly configured for
> individual user or
> >group access.
> >
> >For more information, go to
> http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
> >
> >Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need
> consulting services.
> >Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you
> may get more help.
> >
> >Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> >Windows & Network Support, Tips and FAQs on
> >http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
> >
> >"Andrew" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> For my computer i had to forward a few ports for a few
> >> filesharing programs. In my router's config page, i
> chose
> >> to forward ports to 192.168.1.3, i then configured my
> >> network to 'use this ip' and entered my dns's and so
> on.
> >> the port forwarding works fine and i've been able to
> >> connect to the internet for some time now. When im
> >> setting up my Network w/ another computer using the
> home
> >> and small network wizard, everything seemed fine. i
> >> viewed the workgroups in the netword, and im able to
> see
> >> the other computer. when i try to click on it, however,
> >> it gives me a popup saying "Xxxx (other computer's
> name)
> >> is not accessible. you might not have permission to use
> >> this network resource. contact administrator... etc."
> >>
> >> what we have:
> >> windows xp pro (mine)
> >> windows xp home (his)
> >> linksys befsr41 (not wireless)
> >> he gets his ip via dhcp, i specified mine.
> >>
> >> how i set it up:
> >> setup home or small office>next>next>other>"this
> computer
> >> connects to the internet directly or through a network
> >> hub...">entered computer discription & name>entered
> work
> >> group. the other computer did the same. (xp firewall is
> >> off)
> >>
> >> what i've tried: pinging both his computer name and his
> >> ip, \\computername in cmd.
> >>
> >> what i was wondering is:
> >> 1. since i forward ports would this affect how our
> >> network communicates? if so, how can i configure it
> >> properly?
> >> 2. should i have chosen "this computer connects to the
> >> internet through another network computer on my network
> >> or through a residential gateway"? and if so, for both?
> >>
> >> sorry for the long post, but i was trying to give you
> as
> >> much info as possible. any comment or suggestion at all
> >> would be great! thank you!
> >> -Andrew
> >
> >
> >.
> >