The usual, networking wth SP2

[Txl]

Hello

I have a router 192.168.0.1, a PC (called JC) with RJ45 network
192.168.0.2 and a laptop (called ACER) with a wifi network 192.168.0.13.

Internet works fine on both machines, I can ping everybody from any
machine in any direction, from JC I can access files on ACER but when I
try to browse the net with ACER I get amessage saying I don't have the
right to open the workgroup and the servers list is not available on this
workgroup (and YES they are all on the same workgroup).

Firewall is wide opened on local adresses

WHere should I start to look in ACER's config ?

Thanks a lot

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have you create the same username in the remote computer? this may help. quoted from http://www.howtonetworking.com/workgroupnet.htm

How to setup home or peer-to-peer network

If all of the computers in a peer-to-peer workgroup don't have a common networking protocol, a common workgroup, and common user names and passwords, the computers may experience a difficulty to communicate with other computers that are running Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 95, or Microsoft Windows 98. To resolve this issue, configure the computers by ensuring that they have a common networking protocol (TCP/IP), a common workgroup, and common user names and passwords. Also make sure enable File and Printer Sharing is installed.



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"Txl" > wrote in message ...
Hello

I have a router 192.168.0.1, a PC (called JC) with RJ45 network
192.168.0.2 and a laptop (called ACER) with a wifi network 192.168.0.13.

Internet works fine on both machines, I can ping everybody from any
machine in any direction, from JC I can access files on ACER but when I
try to browse the net with ACER I get amessage saying I don't have the
right to open the workgroup and the servers list is not available on this
workgroup (and YES they are all on the same workgroup).

Firewall is wide opened on local adresses

WHere should I start to look in ACER's config ?

Thanks a lot

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[Chuck]

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:58:07 +0100, Txl > wrote:

>Hello
>
>I have a router 192.168.0.1, a PC (called JC) with RJ45 network
>192.168.0.2 and a laptop (called ACER) with a wifi network 192.168.0.13.
>
>Internet works fine on both machines, I can ping everybody from any
>machine in any direction, from JC I can access files on ACER but when I
>try to browse the net with ACER I get amessage saying I don't have the
>right to open the workgroup and the servers list is not available on this
>workgroup (and YES they are all on the same workgroup).
>
>Firewall is wide opened on local adresses
>
>WHere should I start to look in ACER's config ?
>
>Thanks a lot

Check for a browser conflict between the computers. I"m not talking about
Internet Explorer here. The browser is the program that allows any computer to
see any other computer on the LAN. For a 2 computer LAN, you should have only 1
computer running a browser.

Make sure the browser service is running on one of the computers. Control Panel
- Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and the
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Stop, then
Disable the browser on the other computer.

After checking / disabling / enabling as above, power all computers off to reset
the browser settings on each. Then power both back on.

The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers (I'm not talking about
Internet Explorer here) you have in your domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305

You can download Browstat from either:
<http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>

Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers list the same master
browser.

For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231312
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w95brows.mspx>

The browser requires anonymous access, so look at registry key
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value restrictanonymous.
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/default.asp?url=/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
<http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403

The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember WinXP is NT V5.1, and Win2K
is NT V5.0.

Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.

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