You can go to Start, Control Panel, Network Connections, right-click on the network connection, choose Properties and see which protocol is listed in the list box.Ĩ. Use TCP/IP Protocol – You probably don’t have to worry about this either, but just to cover all bases, you need to make sure that the computers on the network are all using the Internet TCP/IP protocol to communicate and not IPX/SPX or NetBEUI.
For more details, check out my post on setting file/folder permissions or how to share files between computers.ħ. It’s pretty easy because they have a wizard to walk you through the sharing process.įor XP Pro, you need to disable Simple File Sharing and set the NTFS permissions and share permissions to allow everyone access. For XP Home, you can only share files using Simple File Sharing. Shared Permissions – If you are getting the You might not have permission to use this network resource…Access is Denied message, your problem could also be that the permissions for the shared directory are not properly set.ĭepending on whether you are running XP Home or XP Pro, you will have to configure the sharing properly. If you find that the sharing works with the firewall off, make sure to add File and Printer Sharing to the exceptions list in your Windows Firewall and third-party firewall programs.Ħ.
Also, be sure to disable any third-party firewall programs like Norton or Comodo. Check Firewalls – My suggestion here would be to first disable the Windows Firewall on all computers and then try to access the shared folders. You can view these details by going to Start, Run, typing CMD and then typing IPCONFIG /ALL at the command prompt on each computer.ĥ. If these are not the same, then you will have issues connecting the computers over the network. Make sure that the Subnet Mask and Default Gateway are the same for all computers. Correct Subnet and IP addresses – You really shouldn’t have this problem if all your computers are connected to the same router, but it’s still worth mentioning. In Windows 7 and higher, you have to go to Network and Sharing Center, then click on Advanced Sharing Settings and turn it on there.Ĥ. You can enable this by going to Control Panel, Network Connections, right-clicking on the network connection, choosing Properties and making sure File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is checked. File and Printer Sharing – Make sure that file and printer sharing is turned on for the network adapter. HomeGroup – Windows 7 introduced a new feature called a HomeGroup that automatically sets everything up so that you can share files between Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 machines.Ĭheck out my posts on how to configure a HomeGroup in Windows and how to troubleshoot any problems with HomeGroups.ģ.
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