On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:10:11 +0200, qyte <*email_address_deleted*> wrote:

>I have a DSL connection that is seen as lan inside the network
>connections. I connected two computers to each other using a cross wire
>on ethernet cards. Apparently the one connected to the modem is a ICS
>Server and the other a client. During the network wizard usage i turned
>the file sharing on. Anyway the problem i now have is that although the
>internet connection works fine and the server can acces all shared files
>on the network the client cannot see the files at all. When i try to
>double click on the server computer name inside the workgroup view it
>says that due to permissions it cannot be accessed and to contact the
>system administrator to solve the problem. The thing is that i have set
>NO PASSWORD and therefore i believe that such a problem should not have
>existed.

What is the complete error? This error can have several variants, and different
causes.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/1...isibility.html

Are the computers running XP Home or Pro (and if Pro, is it Simple File
Sharing?)? This will make a difference.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...s-xp.html#Help

BTW, posting your email address openly will get you more unwanted email, than
wanted email. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a
bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - read this article.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Munging>

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
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