Lysimachus
Senior member
I have two machines networked to one another. I'm using a Linksys router as a switch. Both machines are using Windows XP Pro. I have File Sharing as well as Microsofts Internet Connection Sharing. Both file sharing (including mapped drivers etc.) worked beautifully as well as Internet sharing via dialup through Computer1. My NIC cards light up everytime I logon, and my network connection status shows as though it's running. But one day all of a sudden I couldn't access any information from neither of the computers. I open "My Network Places" and then click "Entire" Network" and then "Workgroup" (name of my entwork) and I see the icons for both of my computers. However, when I double click on Computer2 from Computer1 or vice versa, this is the error I receive:
"\\Computer# is not accessible. You might not have permissions to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.
The network path was not found."
I can't even ping the machines from the command prompt. However, here's the twist. Internet Connection Sharing works. If I dialup on computer1, I can access the internet just fine from computer2. Just file sharing does not work. I cannot access any files from either computers, but only Internet sharing works.
Now you go ahead and try to explain this dilema to me...😕
"\\Computer# is not accessible. You might not have permissions to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.
The network path was not found."
I can't even ping the machines from the command prompt. However, here's the twist. Internet Connection Sharing works. If I dialup on computer1, I can access the internet just fine from computer2. Just file sharing does not work. I cannot access any files from either computers, but only Internet sharing works.
Now you go ahead and try to explain this dilema to me...😕
