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[zoomer01]

Hi:

I am running two win xp pro OSs linked via a hub. System A is able to access all resources of system B, but system B cannot access A's resources - at all.

These system both have accounts for accessing each other; however, from B, when i try to access A, i get the following:

username: SystemB\guest
password:

However: the username is grayed out so i cannot enter any other info.

Can someone offer a solution? It would be appreciated.

Chad

 

[linney]

See if these help.

Simple File Sharing- enabled

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm

Simple File Sharing - disabled

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm

 

[bcastner]

Add as new users to Computer A the usernames and passwords of Computer B.

Add as new users to Computer B the usernames and passwords of Computer A.

Check on both machines under Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Properties, Advanced, WINS tab that 'enable Netbios over TCP/IP' is checked.

Make sure the Workgroup name is identical on both machines. Do not give the computer name the same name as any user of that machine.

 

[bcastner]

Several other notes:

. be certain there are no firewall issues
. no blank or empty passwords
. share something: drive, folder, printer, but something from all workstations
. do an ipconfig /all from both workstations. The Node Type should show as not defined, broadcast or hybrid. If it shows as peer-to-peer:

Open notepad and copy/paste the below. Save as node_fix.reg :

**** start copy/paste below this line
REGEDIT4

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters\NodeType]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters]
"NodeType"=dword:00000001

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters\DhcpNodeType]

****** end copy/paste above this line

Double click the saved node_fix.reg file to merge the registry change. Reboot and test.

 

[zoomer01]

Thanks linney

I went to the first website that you listed (see below) and everything worked great. You were a great help to me since i had been trying to troubleshoot this problem for a while.

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm

Chad