-----Original Message-----
On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 15:21:59 -0700, "Bob"
wrote:

I have trying for six weeks to set up a network through
a
Linksys hub with two computers using Windows XP Home
Edition. I formerly used Windows 98 SE without a
hitch.
Networked and shared printers perfectly.

The two computers reconize each other as listed in the
computers on the the network however when I click on
the
other computer, I keep getting a message:

Computer is not accessible. You might not have
permission
to use this network resource. Contact the administrator
of this server to find out if you have access
permissions.
Access denied.

Well I am the administrator of both computers. I'm
starting to hate XP as 98 SE was by far the best
Operating system Mr. Gates ever produced.

Any clues how to get around this message? Thanks.

Bob,

Make sure the browser service is running on each
computer. Control
Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that
the Computer
Browser service is started.

For XP Home, make sure that the Guest account is
enabled, on each
computer. Simple File Sharing provides shares ONLY thru
the Guest
account.

Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF or
third party)?
If so, you need to configure them for file sharing, by
opening ports
TCP 139, 445 and UDP 137, 138, 445, and / or by
identifying the other
computers as present in the Local (Trusted) zone.
Firewall
configurations are a very common cause of (network)
browser, and file
sharing, problems.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily
a bad thing.
.

Hi Chuck,

Thanks for your message. I have turned on the Guest
Account for both computers. They were both inactive.

I checked the Browser service and this was active on both
computers.

I have a firewall on the new Pentium 4 3:00 GHz computer.
I'm running McAfee Firewall Network filter which is
checked in the Local Area Connection Properties Box. I'm
also running Windows XP Service Pack 2 (Beta) which has
its own new firewall that you can manually manage. This
by the way, was just installed.

How do you access the local trusted zone in XP? I assume
through the Control Panel Internet Options however I
haven't found what I need there. The other option is to
open the various ports you mentioned. How do you
reconfigure your ports in Windows XP?

Appreciate your help. Thanks, Chuck.

Bob