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CACPAGUY

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Hello everyone,

I have been using this forum as a guest for quite sometime now and decided to join the forum as I really like the community here. I have an issue w/ a home network I have that includes 3 total computers:

  • Comp A: 1 Vista Home X32 PC (that is wired into a WRT54G router) w/ Windows firewall
  • Comp B: 1 Windows XP Professional Laptop w/ Zone alarm (free) firewall connected to the network via wireless
  • Comp C: 1 Vista Home Premium X64 Laptop w/ Windows firewall connected to the network via wireless
Here are some notes to highlight what is going on:
  • Originally, Comp A and Comp B were networked together with no issues
  • Yesterday, I purchased Comp C and am trying to include this computer into the network
    • Comp A and Comp B can communicate w/ no issues and both can access Comp C w/ no issues
    • Comp C can access Comp B, but CAN NOT acess Comp A
      • All comps can PING each other w/ no issues
      • When Comp C tries to Access Comp A, this Error message is displayed: 'Comp A' 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. Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer.
    • All Comps (A,B, and C) have access to the (1) network printer w/ no issues
  • Things I have tried to remedy the issue:
    • I have tried to turn off firewalls for Comp A and Comp C
    • Spent a huge amount of time reseaching on the internet to no avail
    • Network discovery is on for Comp A and Comp C
    • I tried to edit the settings for my WRT54G router, but didn't know what to do
    • I know there are some other things I have tried, but can't remember exactly.
I am very frustrated and really need your help. I greatly appreciate everyone for taking the time and reading my post. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

CACPAGUY
 

My Computer

System One

Really good, well written post. Bumping it up and I hope someone can help you. BTW, are you running any anti-virus software? If so, did you turn them off?

Sky
 

My Computer

System One

Hi Sky,

All 3 comps have AVG (free) anti-virus and I didn't try turning it off so I will try that later on today.

Also, as Comp A and Comp C are both Vista Home Editions, there is no security policy in the admin tools - again, I have no idea if this is related to my problem; I just wanted to mention it.

Thank you!

Skyzoomer said:
Really good, well written post. Bumping it up and I hope someone can help you. BTW, are you running any anti-virus software? If so, did you turn them off?

Sky
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My Computer

System One

CACPAGUY said:
Hi Sky,
All 3 comps have AVG (free) anti-virus and I didn't try turning it off so I will try that later on today.
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To prevent any chance of getting on the internet and picking up a virus while testing without your anti-virus software running, disconnect the cable from your modem.

Sky
 

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System One

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