what network protocols do you have installed? can you ping the computer name? can you log on as the administrator on both machines and then try it?
Slán
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>I know this is not a windows forum but thought mabey someone could help as I am not having any joy anywhere else.
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> have two PCs connected via a twisted pair cable. The one pc has windows 2003 server
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>standard and the other Windows XP Pro SP2. I have setup a workgroup for the two PCs. I'm not
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>using active directory, domain or anything like that on the server. The server has no
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>anti-vrius or firewall software on it. The XP machine has PC-Cillin internet security 2005
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>on it.
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>I setup IP addresses under TCP/IP for both machines.
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>From the XP pc I can access a shared folder as well as ping the server machine. But from the
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>server machine I can see the XP machine when I browse for PCs but I can not see or access
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>the shared folder. It keeps telling me that I dont have persmission when I click on the
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>machine.
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>I have added the IP address of the server to the firewall on the XP machine to allow
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>incomming and out going traffic but this does not make any difference. I'm also unable to
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>ping the XP machine from the server. I have even disabled the firewall but still no luck.
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>What do I need to do to be able to access the shared folders on the XP machine?