Help configuring File & Printer Sharing Network between XP Pro & Vista

[parry]

Hi,

Please assist me in configuring File & Printer sharing network between my Desktop (XP Pro) & Laptop (Vista Home Premium 32bit); connected to internet through WiFi ADSL2+Modem.

Done the intial setup. Named my desktop as ' OfficeDesktop' & my latop as ' SonyVaio'. Now I am able to view my laptop in my desktop network & vice-e-versa.

The issues am facing is:
1) In OfficeDesktop (XP Pro);
I am able to access only the PUBLIC folder but others are coming 'Access Denied'.

2) In SonyVaio (Vista Home Premium);
I can view OfficeDesktop, but is not accessible.
Message: "Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer."

Pls assist.

[parry]

Additional Information:

1) Wifi Router is wired to the Desktop & the Laptop is connected wireless.
2) Printer is connected to the Desktop though also installed on the Laptop.
3) Able to Ping both computers via IP & Names.
4) All Services are Started/ Automatic.

Desktop NBTSTAT & IPCONFIG:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\DHRUV CHADHA>nbtstat -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.2] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
OFFICEDESKTOP <00> UNIQUE Registered
OFFICEDESKTOP <20> UNIQUE Registered
DHRUV <00> GROUP Registered
DHRUV <1E> GROUP Registered
DHRUV <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

C:\Documents and Settings\DHRUV CHADHA>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : OfficeDesktop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-D3-4E-73-EB
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, March 08, 2009 12:56:50 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, March 09, 2009 12:56:50 PM

C:\Documents and Settings\DHRUV CHADHA>

[parry]

I guess I have been able to fix the first problem.
Am able to view the Vista Folders (Laptop) in XP (Desktop) but not vice-e-versa.

Laptop NBTSTAT & IPCONFIG:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\DC>nbtstat -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []

No names in cache

Bluetooth Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []

No names in cache

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.3] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
SONYVAIO <00> UNIQUE Registered
DHRUV <00> GROUP Registered
DHRUV <1E> GROUP Registered
SONYVAIO <20> UNIQUE Registered

C:\Users\DC>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SonyVaio
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-21-5D-67-AE-DA
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::fdd7:b4c9:545c:7d27%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, March 08, 2009 4:50:34 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, March 09, 2009 4:50:34 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-BA-02-66-A1
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{6F775ACC-DBF4-4764-AFC5-C61BCD975
B58}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:cf2e:3096:2800:38d4:3f57:fefc(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2800:38d4:3f57:fefc%16(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 13:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{D9E65589-EBBB-41D0-AE05-0FB061822
2CA}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\DC>

[johnwill]

Take a look at PC Chuck's Windows XP And Vista On The LAN Together.

[parry]

Thanks Johnwill, for your reply. Had referred to the article earlier as suggested.

• Will this help - Disabling the DHCP BROADCAST flag in Windows Vista?
  If yes, then pls assist as am not able to follow the given resolution after step 2.
  Wot do I need to do after coming to Interfaces;
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\ Interfaces\{GUID}
  

  In this registry path, click the (GUID) subkey that corresponds to the network adapter that is connected to the network.

• If there's more to be done, Pls assist further.

[johnwill]

Changes that may help to increase the compatibility of Vista with older networking devices:



Disable the IP Helper service:

1. Hold the Windows key and type R, enter "services.msc" (without the quotes) and press Enter
2. Scroll down to the IP Helper service, right click on it and select Properties
3. In the dropdown box that says "Automatic" or "Manual", set it to Disabled and then click on "Apply"
4. Then click on "Stop" to stop the service from running in the current session
5. Click OK to exit the dialog



Disable IPv6:

1. Hold the Windows key and type R, enter "ncpa.cpl" (without the quotes) and press Enter
2. Right click on each network connection and select "Properties"
3. Remove the checkmark from the box next to "Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)
4. Click OK to exit the dialog

NOTE: You should do this for each network connection.



Disable the DHCP Broadcast Flag:

Link: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/928233

1. Hold the Windows key and type R, enter regedit and press Enter.
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{GUID}
4. In this registry path, click the (GUID) subkey to be updated.
5. If the key DhcpConnForceBroadcastFlag does not exist, use the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value. In the New Value #1 box, type DhcpConnForceBroadcastFlag, and then press ENTER. If the key exists, skip this step.
6. Right-click DhcpConnForceBroadcastFlag, and then click Modify.
7. In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.
8. Close Registry Editor.

NOTE: You should do this for each and every GUID subkey.
NOTE2: (GUID) is a mnemonic for the individual subkeys, the actual text "GUID" does not appaer.




The only program I'm aware of that currently relies on IPv6 is the new Windows Meeting Space. The first 2 changes will cause that program not to work - but will leave all of your normal (IPv4) connections unaffected. If it causes problems that you can't overcome, simply revert back to the original settings.

[johnwill]

Changes that may help to increase the compatibility of Vista with older networking devices:



Disable the IP Helper service:

1. Hold the Windows key and type R, enter "services.msc" (without the quotes) and press Enter
2. Scroll down to the IP Helper service, right click on it and select Properties
3. In the dropdown box that says "Automatic" or "Manual", set it to Disabled and then click on "Apply"
4. Then click on "Stop" to stop the service from running in the current session
5. Click OK to exit the dialog



Disable IPv6:

1. Hold the Windows key and type R, enter "ncpa.cpl" (without the quotes) and press Enter
2. Right click on each network connection and select "Properties"
3. Remove the checkmark from the box next to "Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)
4. Click OK to exit the dialog

NOTE: You should do this for each network connection.



Disable the DHCP Broadcast Flag:

Link: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/928233

1. Hold the Windows key and type R, enter regedit and press Enter.
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{GUID}
4. In this registry path, click the (GUID) subkey to be updated.
5. If the key DhcpConnForceBroadcastFlag does not exist, use the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value. In the New Value #1 box, type DhcpConnForceBroadcastFlag, and then press ENTER. If the key exists, skip this step.
6. Right-click DhcpConnForceBroadcastFlag, and then click Modify.
7. In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.
8. Close Registry Editor.

NOTE: You should do this for each and every GUID subkey.
NOTE2: (GUID) is a mnemonic for the individual subkeys, the actual text "GUID" does not appaer.




The only program I'm aware of that currently relies on IPv6 is the new Windows Meeting Space. The first 2 changes will cause that program not to work - but will leave all of your normal (IPv4) connections unaffected. If it causes problems that you can't overcome, simply revert back to the original settings.

[parry]

Thanks for your reply. Will do these & get back.

In the meanwhile for your info, I tried doing the following but no positive results;
1) Installed Link-Layer Topology Discovery Responder on my XP Desktop.
2) Installed Internet Protocol Version 6 on XP Desktop.
3) Tried to Disable the DHCP Broadcast Flag in one GUID under Interfaces in my HP Laptop (Vista).

Re: Disable the DHCP Broadcast Flag
In my Sony Vaio (Vista), I have 4 GUID under Interfaces
In my HP (Vista), I have 6 GUID under Interfaces

Do I need to it in all the enteries?

[johnwill]

You need to do each GUID interface.

[parry]

Thanks Johnwill, will do the needful & get back.
BTW, will installing Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools on my XP machines help?

From one of your solutions:

Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer

If you see this message the following should be done on the computer containing the shared files:

Download the following and install it

Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=4544

after installation is complete, click on: Start, All Programs, Windows Resource Kit Tools, Command Shell

Then enter the following commands. (Attention: they are case sensitive.)

net user guest /active:yes
ntrights +r SeNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
ntrights -r SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u Guest

The first command enables network access for Guest, the two subsequent ones change two different policies to allow network access for Guest.

[johnwill]

That can't hurt, and since you're trying to share on the XP computer, that may be the ticket. For some reason, I was reading that you where having the server issue on the Vista side.

[parry]

Bingo!!!
Finally was able to move ahead with all your assistance. Thanks a ton.

FYI:
1) Only Installed Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools on XP Desktop.
Entered the following commands in the command shell.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools>net user guest /active:yes
The command completed successfully.


C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools>ntrights +r SeNetworkLogonRight -u
Guest
Granting SeNetworkLogonRight to Guest ... successful

C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools>ntrights -r SeDenyNetworkLogonRight
-u Guest
Revoking SeDenyNetworkLogonRight from Guest ... successful

C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools>

2) Have not done the following; Should I still execute them?

• Disable the IP Helper service
• Disable IPv6
• Disable the DHCP Broadcast Flag:

3) But still on clicking shared 'My Documents' folder I am getting the following Network Error;

Windows cannot access \\OFFICEDESKTOP\My Documents

Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network. To try to identify and resolve network problems, click Diagnose.

4) Now what else I need to take care of for sharing the Printer?
The printer is wired attached to the desktop & has been also installed on my laptop.


Will report of any other errors.

[johnwill]

You can't share My Documents unless you change the permissions. Did you try turning off Password Protected Sharing on the Vista machine?

[parry]

1) Permissions as in Simple to Advance Sharing?

2) Yes, the password protected sharing is switched off on Vista.

3) I just noticed; in my Laptop (Vista), under Network & Sharing Center:
Access = Local & Internet
Connection = Network Bridge

Network Bridge - Why so?

4) Have not done the following; Should I still execute them? Pls Reply.

• Disable the IP Helper service
• Disable IPv6
• Disable the DHCP Broadcast Flag

5) How can I make my PC's in the File Sharing Network secure?
By using WEP Encryption in the Router will take care of the security?