Network Sharing Problem

bigdubes53 · 10-07-2008, 10:48 PM

Hey everyone

At the moment i have a pc and a laptop, both running xp pro sp3. Both are connected to a wireless router via 54g wireless.

i have activated file sharing for both computers, sharing the c drives of each computer. I can access the other drive over the network and All things work fine until i leave the computers on for a while without accessing each other's drive, then suddenly, i cant access the drive on the other computer! its almost like the drives are shared on the network for a certain time limit. the only way i have found to fix it is to reset both computers and start from scratch (really annoying!!).

The windows firewall is on the whole time this is happening, could that have something to do with it? Strange though that i can access the drive on the other pc before this "time limit" when it completely shuts off access.

It might sound confusing but please help!!

Thanks in advance

**johnwill** · 10-08-2008, 08:05 AM

Hard to say, what are the EXACT symptoms you see after the drives become unavailable?

bigdubes53 · 10-10-2008, 01:02 AM

well one minute i can access the other computer's drive over the network, and the next minute i cant.

**johnwill** · 10-10-2008, 11:51 AM

And the exact symptoms of the error are? Have you checked the Event Log to see what errors might be logged?

10-07-2008, 10:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigdubes53 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 35 OS: XP Pro	Network Sharing Problem Hey everyone At the moment i have a pc and a laptop, both running xp pro sp3. Both are connected to a wireless router via 54g wireless. i have activated file sharing for both computers, sharing the c drives of each computer. I can access the other drive over the network and All things work fine until i leave the computers on for a while without accessing each other's drive, then suddenly, i cant access the drive on the other computer! its almost like the drives are shared on the network for a certain time limit. the only way i have found to fix it is to reset both computers and start from scratch (really annoying!!). The windows firewall is on the whole time this is happening, could that have something to do with it? Strange though that i can access the drive on the other pc before this "time limit" when it completely shuts off access. It might sound confusing but please help!! Thanks in advance

10-08-2008, 08:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,940 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Network Sharing Problem Hard to say, what are the EXACT symptoms you see after the drives become unavailable? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

10-10-2008, 01:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
bigdubes53 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 35 OS: XP Pro	Re: Network Sharing Problem well one minute i can access the other computer's drive over the network, and the next minute i cant.

10-10-2008, 11:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,940 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Network Sharing Problem And the exact symptoms of the error are? Have you checked the Event Log to see what errors might be logged? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience