Re: Access Denied Between XP Box.

I just checked the local DNS again and it looks like PC2
doesn't register either, yet it's shares are able to be
viewed. Now I am thoroughly frustrated. Additional help
needed.

Thanks again in advance.

>-----Original Message-----
>Well...looks like I solved part of the problem but now
>new problems have surfaced. I enabled NetBIOS over
TCP/IP
>on PC1 and now it can access shares from the DC and PC2
>but the DC and PC2 cannot access shares from PC1. DC and
>PC2 can see each other fine. All machines are able to
>ping each other. Whenever trying to access PC1 from the
>other two, I get error message "The network path was not
>found."
>
>The DC is not on a root dns. It's record is
>DC1.domain.home.net. Looks like PC1 isn't getting
>registered in the DNS either.
>
>Also, all machines are connected to a Linksys broadband
>router. PC1 and PC2 get ip addresses using the router's
>DHCP. DC is assigned a static but in the same subnet
>192.168.1.x. Whenever I ping any machine from another
>machine, all give me responses from 64.49.213.239 (I'm
>guessing this is the DSL public IP?).
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Your XP boxes may not be correctly registered in the
>example.com domain
>>Check the W2K server DNS and see if your boxes register
>and de-register
>>dynamically. If not, check your DNS installation - a DC
>DNS should not be
>>installed as root, that's a common trap.
>>
>>If everything seems to be ok, I would remove the
>machines from the domain,
>>delete the computer accounts on the DC and then rejoin.
>>
>>Ovidiu Popa
>>MVP
>>
>>"Thomas N" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>in message
>>news:20c7f01c4594c$b3ba8af0$a001280a@phx.gbl.. .
>>> At home, I have 2 XP boxes, PC1 and PC2. Both are on a
>>> domain example.net *local domain*. The DC is running
>>> Windows 2000 Server with SP4 installed. PC1 is able to
>>> see the network shares on the DC but cannot access
>shares
>>> on PC2. The same goes for PC2, it can access shares on
>>> the DC but not PC1. Whenever clicking on the machines
>>> name in Network Neighborhood, an error message comes
up
>>> and says the "Path is not found" and "You may not be
>able
>>> to access this resource due to permissions. Please
>>> contact administrator...." I have checked permissions
>for
>>> all user accounts and have found that everyone is
>allowed
>>> access. I have checked connectivity using ping and
made
>>> sure all ICF (firewalls) are disabled. Why is it that
>the
>>> XP boxes can see the DC but are not allowed to access
>>> each other.
>>>
>>> Please help. Thank you in advance.
>>>
>>> Thomas
>>>
>>> Also, is it possible to remotely manage the Active
>>> Directory from one of the XP machines instead of
>>> configurating the settings physically at the DC? I
>>> installed the Windows 2003 adminpak.msi on XP but it
>>> won't let me now. Keeps saying that I need to upgrade
>the
>>> DC to SP4 (which I did).
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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