Can't Open Files on Network

Hi
I have a PC and laptop, both running Windows XP. They both link to the
Internet via a Bt Voyager Router. I have given permission to share files from
PC to laptop, and I can see them on the laptop. Strangely I can use the
printer remotely, but if I try to click on a shared file I get told I either
don't have permission, or sometimes it also says there is not enough room on
the server. I have turned the firewalls off. What have I missed?

JayVee wrote:

Hi
I have a PC and laptop, both running Windows XP. They both link to the
Internet via a Bt Voyager Router. I have given permission to share
files from PC to laptop, and I can see them on the laptop. Strangely I
can use the printer remotely, but if I try to click on a shared file I
get told I either don't have permission, or sometimes it also says
there is not enough room on
the server. I have turned the firewalls off. What have I missed?

Add identical user accounts/passwords to both computers. Make sure they
are in the same Workgroup (for ease of use). Don't turn your firewalls
off; just add the lan IP range in exceptions as trusted.

Malke
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JayVee wrote:
Hi
I have a PC and laptop, both running Windows XP. They both link to the
Internet via a Bt Voyager Router. I have given permission to share files from
PC to laptop, and I can see them on the laptop. Strangely I can use the
printer remotely, but if I try to click on a shared file I get told I either
don't have permission, or sometimes it also says there is not enough room on
the server. I have turned the firewalls off. What have I missed?

For the "not enough room on the server" message, the problem is
probably that an antivirus program has changed an obscure TCP/IP
setting. Please see this Microsoft Knowledge Base article for a
likely solution, specifying a value of 15 for IRPStackSize on the
"server" computer:

Antivirus Software May Cause Event ID 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;177078
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