new in this field cant access file

gamer101 · 07-11-2008, 01:36 PM

i am new to networking and i just installed cat5 in my house and am setting up a network our main computer has all our music files and such on it so i opened properties and shared the files but now when i try to open my main pc from my room it say i am not authorized but i can access my room from my main pc i now it sounds simply but i cant find out were to take off the security

TSF forever

tannerjohn · 07-12-2008, 06:34 AM

So, you created a user on the main computer that matches same user/password as on the remote computer? This is the user that you gave share permissions to?

tannerjohn · 07-12-2008, 06:45 AM

More importantly, do you have Windows firewall turned on for your main box, where share is? If so, you need to create exceptions on that firweall to allow the IP address of your other machine access.

07-11-2008, 01:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
gamer101 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: west florida Posts: 267 OS: xp media center sp2 linux:ubuntu	new in this field cant access file i am new to networking and i just installed cat5 in my house and am setting up a network our main computer has all our music files and such on it so i opened properties and shared the files but now when i try to open my main pc from my room it say i am not authorized but i can access my room from my main pc i now it sounds simply but i cant find out were to take off the security TSF forever __________________ i know what your doing

07-12-2008, 06:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
tannerjohn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 43 OS: vista 64bit	Re: new in this field cant access file So, you created a user on the main computer that matches same user/password as on the remote computer? This is the user that you gave share permissions to? __________________ Hope it helps. My notes: headtreez.com/site/JohnsHeadTree

07-12-2008, 06:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
tannerjohn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 43 OS: vista 64bit	Re: new in this field cant access file More importantly, do you have Windows firewall turned on for your main box, where share is? If so, you need to create exceptions on that firweall to allow the IP address of your other machine access. __________________ Hope it helps. My notes: headtreez.com/site/JohnsHeadTree