Small home network - Can't connect to one PC

[Texun]

Using a wired CAT5 network with a total of 4 PC's I've got a small media box with XP-Pro that I use for recording shows from my DVR. I used to mount the drive and transfer files across my network from the media box to my PC so I could edit, convert, etc. It worked fine until a few months ago but now I can't access the hard drive. It was working perfect and I don't remember doing anything to it.

I use a small app called Remote Admin (full desktop control) to access all 4 PC's. I can log in with RA and have full control as always. When I open my network connections on any of the other 3 PC's I can see the media box and the drives, but when I click on the drive in Explorer from any of the 3 computers I get the "you're not allowed in here" message I would normally get when the drive was not shared - but it is. Firewall is off, workgroup name is the same as the others and I've even disabled Bit Defender. Basically I've dropped all security and still can't access the drive with any PC on the network.

I've removed and restored file sharing but with no luck. I can ping it and I can do anything I want using Remote Admin but I cannot mount the drive from the network. I can also use the File Transfer option with RA but it's slow as hell and takes forever to move a 4 gig file. I've also changed routers but that was for another reason.

Other than enabling file sharing, checking the workgroup name and turning off the firewall and other security apps, is there anything else I could be overlooking? The network properties look fine and the PC functions perfectly in all other areas. Once I log in with Remote Admin I can surf using my TV and transfer files TO any computer on my network, I just can't access the drive FROM any computer on my network.

What am I overlooking? It must be something simple but after several weeks I've decided to seek help.

Thanks!

 

[Kelemvor]

Assuming you tried rebooting somewhere in there in case XP just got all confused right?

Can you map a drive to the PC manually? Or using the Net Use command maybe?

If it worked before I don't know why it'd stop. hmm. Can you access the PC from the media PC to the main PC and just not the other way around? If so, you could remote in and then do it that way in the meantime.

 

[JackMDS]

Look through the relevant pages here might be that you would find whatever you are overlooking.

Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings,http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html

As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is allowed to be shared.

Vista File and Printer Sharing- http://www.microsoft.com/techn...evaluate/vista_fp.mspx

Basic XP - http://www.microsoft.com/techn...ntain/filesharing.mspx

Advanced XP - http://support.microsoft.com/d...x?scid=kb;en-us;304040

Printer Sharing XP - http://www.microsoft.com/windo...t/honeycutt_july2.mspx

Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357

Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120

 

[cbayadmin]

Right click on the shared folder and choose properties. Go to the sharing tab. click the permissions and give the "everyone" group 'Full control". If your firewall is OFF and you get denied access, usually that is a permissions issue.

If you log on your regular computer as "Texun" then go to the DVR computer and add the user "Texun" and make that user an admin of that computer for now.

When you are on the regular computer logged in as Texun, and you try to connect to a resource on the DVR computer, the DVR computer checks to see who is trying to connect. It looks in it's user database and sees that there is a user that it knows called "Texun' and Texun is an admin and admins can come in.


Now, while you have right clicked the shared folder, chose properties and viewing the tabs, go to the one that says "security" . Add Texun as a user there and make sure that Texun has 'full' control.

That's everything. You have the firewall off, you have the folder shared with the shares permissions set so that EVERYONE is permitted "full control, and Texun is a user on both computers and has been explicitly given NTFS permissions of full control.

Of course, this whole time I have been assuming you are on XP ???

 

[Texun]

Originally posted by: cbayadmin
Right click on the shared folder and choose properties. Go to the sharing tab. click the permissions and give the "everyone" group 'Full control". If your firewall is OFF and you get denied access, usually that is a permissions issue.

If you log on your regular computer as "Texun" then go to the DVR computer and add the user "Texun" and make that user an admin of that computer for now.

When you are on the regular computer logged in as Texun, and you try to connect to a resource on the DVR computer, the DVR computer checks to see who is trying to connect. It looks in it's user database and sees that there is a user that it knows called "Texun' and Texun is an admin and admins can come in.


Now, while you have right clicked the shared folder, chose properties and viewing the tabs, go to the one that says "security" . Add Texun as a user there and make sure that Texun has 'full' control.

That's everything. You have the firewall off, you have the folder shared with the shares permissions set so that EVERYONE is permitted "full control, and Texun is a user on both computers and has been explicitly given NTFS permissions of full control.

Of course, this whole time I have been assuming you are on XP ???

XP? What about WindowsME.... ?




















Just kidding.

I've printed this thread and reviewed the links and I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the help!