Having to replace workgroup names

I have an ongoing problems with two customers sites. Both are using XP Pro
and using Peer to Peer networking, they are also using "simple Files
Sharing". On a regulare basis the computers cannet see each other across the
network, "Unable to open files you may not be authorised", if I change the
workgroup on each machine than all is O.K. for a couple of weeks of so, what
am I doing wrong ??

On Mar 22, 12:07*pm, xantia999 <xantia...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> I have an ongoing problems with two customers sites. Both are using XP Pro
> and using Peer to Peer networking, they are also using "simple Files
> Sharing". On a regulare basis the computers cannet see each other across the
> network, "Unable to open files you may not be authorised", if I change the
> workgroup on each machine than all is O.K. for a couple of weeks of so, what
> am I doing wrong ??

More details please.

Do you mean the two customers sites have the PCs "linked" together on
a common "network?"

No they are separate systems, the problem I have is on both sites


"smlunatick" wrote:

> On Mar 22, 12:07 pm, xantia999 <xantia...@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
> > I have an ongoing problems with two customers sites. Both are using XP Pro
> > and using Peer to Peer networking, they are also using "simple Files
> > Sharing". On a regulare basis the computers cannet see each other across the
> > network, "Unable to open files you may not be authorised", if I change the
> > workgroup on each machine than all is O.K. for a couple of weeks of so, what
> > am I doing wrong ??
>
> More details please.
>
> Do you mean the two customers sites have the PCs "linked" together on
> a common "network?"
>
>