re: You might not have permission to use this network resource
Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 3:21 pm
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Posted by Ata
(1 messages posted)
(For the Resolution See the end of the message.)
Problem:
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I made a PC to PC or Peer to Peer network. One computer was able to acces the shared
files on other but other computer was unable to access the share resources on the
first computer.
The error says: "xxxxxx is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of the server to find out if you have
access permissions."
In the bottom line it gives the description as: "Logon Failure ...".
The Background:
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I have two computers, running WinXP Pro SP2 on both machines. I wanted to establish
a Peer to Peer or PC to PC network between them so that:
1. I can Share my internet connection between them
2. Share my files and printer between them
One PC had direct dialup access to internet. I would Name that PC as A. While the
other PC was to connect with PC A to use the internet. I would name the other PC
as B. Both PCs were having NIC cards (LAN Cards) and connected with a RJ45 cable.
Making the network:
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1. So I ran "Setup a home or small office network wizard" on both computers. On PC
A, while running the wizard, I selected "This computer connects directly to the internet
...." and For the internet connection I selected the internet connection that I would
use to connect to the internet. On PC B, while running the wizard, I selected "This
computer connects to the internet through a residential gateway or ....".
Personally I ended up with an error that the wizard was unsuccessful, on PC A (perhaps
because of the internet connection). But on PC B it ran successfully.
2. Then I enabled Local Area Connections on both PCs and waited a reasonable time
to let them connect with eachother.
There was a Yellow Icon on Main Connection Icon (two small computers) in task bar
on both PCs stating that there would the limited or no connectivity.
PC A Configuration:
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3. Now I right-clicked on the internet connection and clicked on "Advanced" tab.
There under Internet Connection Sharing I checked the first two i.e. "Allow other
network users to connect through this ..." and "Establishe a dial-up connection whenever
a computer on my network ....".
NOTE: In Advanced tab, The section Internet Connection Sharing would NOT appear if
Local Area Connection is not Connected.
4. After internet sharing is enabled, I go to my Local Area Connection's Properties
and then in General Tab selected TCP/IP and then properties button. Here My IP address
was 192.168.0.1 subnet mask was 255.255.255.0 Default gateway was blank.
I entered 137.101.128.140 in preferred DNS server. Alternate DNS server was left
blank.
5. Then I clicked the "Advanced..." button and under WINS tab I clicked Enable NetBIOS
over TCP/IP
PC B Configuration:
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6. Now I went to PC B. I right-clicked on Local Area Connection's properties and
then in General Tab selected TCP/IP and then properties button.
Here I selected "Use the following IP Address"
In IP Address I entered: 192.168.0.2
In Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway was NOT left blank here, I entered: 192.168.0.1 (remember the IP
Address of PC A)
I also selected "Use the following DNS Server Addresses"
In Preferred DNS Server I entered: 137.101.128.140 (Same as PC A)
7. Then I clicked the "Advanced..." button and under WINS tab I clicked Enable NetBIOS
over TCP/IP (Same as PC A).
The Problem Comes:
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Now at that point the problem comes
PC A was able to acces the shared files on PC B but PC B was unable to access the
share resources on PC A.
The error says: "xxxxxx is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the
administrator of the server to find out if you have access permissions."
In the bottom line it gives the description as: "Logon Failure ...".
What I had succeeded in was:
- PC A can access shared resources on PC B.
- PC B was browsing internet explorer while using the internet connection at PC A
(if PC A was connected to the internet)
What I had failed in was:
- PC B cannot access the shared resources on PC A. In PC B's network places -> view
workgroup computers the PC A can be seen but inaccessible.
Resolution:
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I tried the following resolutions and succeeded:
1. I went to Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy.
Then under Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options I doubled clicked
on "Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts".
I selected "Classic - local users authenticate as themselves"
Some Other resolutions I tested in the way to solve this problem:
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2. I enabled guest account (Control panel -> User Accounts -> Guest Account -> "Turn
On the guest account")
3. I setup a password for the guest account.
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