weird network access problem?

Baddass

Baddass

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I've just started having a problem trying to access shared resources on my HTPC. Here's the scenario:

  • 3 pc's in the house. The HTPC can see and access the other 2 fine. The other 2 Pc's can access one another fine
  • I couldnt ping the HTPC from my main machine, or access via VNC. However, i realised it was sygate firewall blocking this, so that is now uninstalled
  • I can ping the HTPC from my main machine and access via VNC now
  • I still cant browse via "my network places" to the HTPC

Ive tried:

  • disabling all firewalls on the HTPC (inc windows built in), disabling peerguardian 2 and NOD 32 AV
  • rolling system back with system restore a couple of days before some windows updates were done the other day
  • removed Sygate altogether
  • re-run network setup wizard on all 3 machines and even changed workgroup name


i cant think of anything else...but still cant access the HTPC to browse folder?! any ideas?
 
not any more sadly...it used to

its got to be something to do with MS, i can ping the HTPC, and access it via VNC fine....just cant browse shared folders!
 
Neither of them work? Any error messages?

If both are broke, there's something wrong with the file sharing stuff on that machine - has the Windows Firewall been enabled?
 
as far as error messages go, when i try and browse to either "\\Htpc" or "\\192.168.1.103" (internal IP) I get

\\Htpc is not accessible. You might not have premission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have permissions.

Access is denied
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windows firewall is off on the HTPC now....
 
appears to be resolving ok. sounds like a perms issue on the box.

Do you have the same user ID on the box you're connecting from and the box you're connecting to?

Is the share available to everyone?
have the ntfs permissons on the shared folders been set?
what OS is it?
 
believe the share is the same, it certainly used to work ok...ive run through windows network setup wizard on both and even changed workgroup name to start from scratch so to speak.

how do i check NTFS permissions? that could be related since my media centre is in NTFS, but my main PC is in fat32 iirc

both on Win XP, although HTPC is on media centre edition
 
Chcked all the right services are running? Server, Comp Browser and all that.
Try creating another user on the HTPC and accessing it via those credentials.

Boo to uninstalling Sygate firewall, best one around
 
Stelly said:
Have you tried just using a cross over cable to see if it works then?

Stelly
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Why would his router be blocking anything on the LAN ? :p

Badass - untick "use simple folder sharing" within folder options>view and have a play! :)
 
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Baddass said:
how do i check NTFS permissions? that could be related since my media centre is in NTFS, but my main PC is in fat32 iirc
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It should be the security tab on the folder you are sharing's properties.

you'll have the sharing tab which governs access to the folder, but the security permissions govern whether or not the user account you are using has access to the folder itself...whether you're connecting remotely, or logged on locally to the htpc machine.

try setting both the share perms and security perms to allow everyone full control. If this works, you can then tie down the security once it's working.
 
AbsenceJam said:
Chcked all the right services are running? Server, Comp Browser and all that.
Try creating another user on the HTPC and accessing it via those credentials.

Boo to uninstalling Sygate firewall, best one around
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yeah services are running. Sygate is back on now, dont think it's that
 
Mr.Stu said:
Why would his router be blocking anything on the LAN ? :p

Badass - untick "use simple folder sharing" within folder options>view and have a play! :)
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will try that, thanks

dont THINK it's the router, but will see if i have some cable long enough to connect the 2 machines :)
 
hmmmmmmn, disabling simple file sharing seems to do nothing. ive even created a custom rule within sygate to allow all traffic from my IP (of the main PC) but still doesnt work.

can still access HTPC fine via VNC. HTPC can browse the shared folders on main PC fine, just not visa versa

any more suggestions guys?
 
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