Cannot access Files and folders on one pc.

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.

qyte 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.

Just to add that both PCs run under XP SP2.

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>

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

Chuck wrote:
> 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>
>

I followed your visibility guide and found that my personal firewall was
blocking the other PC's to view my files. Thanks very much.