WorkGroup for 2000 and XP Professional

I have successfully "workgrouped" a desktop and a laptop
both running 2000 professional thru a DSL Router. We have
tried to add a second laptop running XP Professional and
we get a message saying we don't have permission. Is there
a problem in workgrouping the 2 platforms?
What am I doing wrong? Robert

Hi,

There is no issue with networking the 2 systems as you are
trying to do. I do not know when you are getting the error
message but:

1) If the Hard drive on the XP system is not shared then
you will not have permission to access the pc.

2) If the File and Print sharing protocol is not enabled on
any pc then that PC will not be able to access the Network.

3) if the following services on the XP PC are not set to
automatic or are not initiated by the user then the PC will
not be accessable on the network:

Dhcp, Workstation, server.


>-----Original Message-----
>I have successfully "workgrouped" a desktop and a laptop
>both running 2000 professional thru a DSL Router. We have
>tried to add a second laptop running XP Professional and
>we get a message saying we don't have permission. Is there
>a problem in workgrouping the 2 platforms?
>What am I doing wrong? Robert
>.
>

In article <1882301c44a73$108591a0$a001280a@phx.gbl>, "Robert Mills"
<robert@stmaurmills.com> wrote:
>I have successfully "workgrouped" a desktop and a laptop
>both running 2000 professional thru a DSL Router. We have
>tried to add a second laptop running XP Professional and
>we get a message saying we don't have permission. Is there
>a problem in workgrouping the 2 platforms?
>What am I doing wrong? Robert

All versions of Windows can network with each other in a workgroup.

Run the Network Setup Wizard on XP Professional to fully enable file
sharing. Tell it that the computer connects to the Internet through a
residential gateway (router).

If that doesn't fix the problem, try these tips:

1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on
local area network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem
connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all other firewall
programs while troubleshooting. When un-installing a firewall
program, use the un-install procedure provided by the manufacturer .
Don't use Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs, which might not
completely un-install it.

For more information, see:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...c_firewall.htm

2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/..._protocols.htm

3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
Details here:

Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...hoot/netbt.htm

4. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parame ters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;160177

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314053
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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