Unable to Access newly set up network

"Doug Kieran" <hobbitt@dragons.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I am running two PC's at home with Windows XP
> Professional. I use a 4 port adsl router for both
> machines to access the internet, which works fine. I
> have just run the network setup wizard (using the setup
> for a router) on both machines, and both pc's recognise
> the network, but will not see the other pc (or itself) on
> the network. I am unable to browse the network as I get
> a message stating "'Network Name' is not accessable. You
> might not have permission to use this network resource"
>
> Can anyone help with this problem?
>
> Thanks
>
> Doug
>

That is a rather bland generic error.
Here's some basic steps to get started.

1) Ensure all firewalls are disabled or un-installed during troubleshooting.

2) Ensure there is only one protocol (TCP/IP) in use on both machines (
unless there is a specific reason to have another protocol. )

3) Ensure NetBIOS-over-TCP/IP is enabled on both machines.

4) Go to a command prompt, and type 'ipconfig /all' to determine each
machine's IP address.
Then, try to:

ping <own IP address>
ping <other IP address>
ping <other machine's name>

Report what works, and what doesn't.


--
Best Regards
Ron Lowe
MVP - Windows Networking

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Ron and Doug
>
>I have a similar problem and have tried all of the things
>mentioned in Ron's reply. (except pinging the machine

name)

>I have a XP home Sony notebook that is connected to a XP
>home desktop. The desktop is connected to the internet

via

>an ISDN connection.
>
>The two machines are linked via a hub. The lights on the
>hub flash indicating network activity and software in XP
>home indicates that packets are being transferred but the
>two machines cant see each other.
>
>When I try to ping the IP address of the other machine it
>cant see it and it cant see it in the workgroup.
>
>I think that I have all of the network settings correct.
>The desktop has an IP of 192.168.0.1 and I set the other
>to 192.168.0.2. I got rid of all other protocols.
>
>The other strange thing is that I cannot seem to find the
>Simple File Sharing option where it is supposed to be in
>the Folders option in the control panel but I would not
>think that this would stop me from pinging the other
>machine.
>

<SNIP>

Simple file sharing is in: Control Panel>Folder
Options>view (tab) and scroll to the bottom of advanced
settings and untick "Use Simple File Sharing
(recommended)". Can also be reached via Windows
explorer>Tools> Folder Options> View and then scroll as
before.

First use "ipconfig /all" command from command prompt on both computers.
Assume you have " dhcp enabled yes", which means that your adsl router is
giving tcp/ip addresses. And assume also that your ISP provider offers
dynamic addresess. Depending the adsl router, that means that connection
between your computers goes thru your ISP providers computers. And then if
there are firewalls on your computers, your router or ISP providers
computers, there are many good reasons why you cannot see your local
network.

I use also adsl router with two local computers and my ISP provider offers
dynamic addresses. My configuration is such that local computers has static
non routable addresses (192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2). Local firewalls
(Norton Internet Security) are configured so that those addresses are
trusted zone. My adsl router is configured to get dynamic address from ISP
and perform dynamic NAPT translation for my local computers. That way local
network is fast (100 MBit). Both computers are visible to internet thru adsl
router with same tcp/ip address (with different port numbers of course).



"Doug Kieran" <hobbitt@dragons.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
news:09ec01c3567a$24b86910$a401280a@phx.gbl...

> I am running two PC's at home with Windows XP
> Professional. I use a 4 port adsl router for both
> machines to access the internet, which works fine. I
> have just run the network setup wizard (using the setup
> for a router) on both machines, and both pc's recognise
> the network, but will not see the other pc (or itself) on
> the network. I am unable to browse the network as I get
> a message stating "'Network Name' is not accessable. You
> might not have permission to use this network resource"
>
> Can anyone help with this problem?
>
> Thanks
>
> Doug
>