On Sun, 4 May 2008 15:06:00 -0700, S. Gehlen <SGehlen@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Quote:
>Hi friends,
>
>I have many computers and one printer on my home wireless network. All
>computers can see each other and the printer. This one computer (the one I am
>writing on) can access the Internet from the same wireless network but cannot
>see any other computer for the purpose of printer and file-sharing using the
>workgroup named 'WORKGROUP'. It is a new Dell Desktop.
>
>As such, this computer cannot file share and cannot print to the black and
>white printer on the network, and, other computers on the WORKGROUP cannot
>print to the new color laser printer attached to this computer.
>
>When I run setting up a new home network set up wizard, it ends without any
>error message. But when I double click on the WORKGROUP in the Windows
>Explorer, I get the error message that it could not logon and that I may not
>permission to do so.
>
>I cannot seem to figure out why this computer can see the Internet but not
>other computers or printers. Can you help or recommend an online guide?
>
>What am I missing? Please help.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Sean.
Sean,
This is generally a problem with a misconfigured or overlooked personal
firewall.
<http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005...ther-help.html
And check the status of the restrictanonymous setting, on the inaccessible
computer.
<http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html>
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005...ur-server.html
And, you did set Network Location Type = "Private"?
<http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html>
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2006...-together.html
If no help yet, look at logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net
config server", and "net config workstation", from each computer. Read this
article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (Download
browstat, and start each command window as admin under Vista):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp
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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/