Re: No access to SATA drives thru LAN network. Something to do with security?

Serge Skysi wrote:
Hi folks,

I have my laptop connected to my desktop through LAN. On my desktop I have 4 SATA drives which I cannot access from my laptop: Windows says I have no permission. I can browse my laptop drive from my desktop, though, with no problem. Any ideas on what may be going on here? Thanks a lot in advance.

Serge

WinXP SP2 with all the updates. SATAs are on a Promise SATA300 controller

This has nothing to do with the hardware in your desktop. Do you have any shares set up on the desktop? Are you able to access any shares on the desktop? Have you actually set up File/Printer Sharing on the Local Area Network?

If not, see this standard "networking problems" primer:

Run the Network Setup Wizard on all computers, making sure to enable File & Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like Norton 2005/06) which acts as a firewall, then you're fine. If you have third-party firewall software, configure it to allow the Local Area Network traffic as trusted. I usually do this with my firewalls with an IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct subnet.

If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center:

a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user accounts/passwords on all computers.

b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the Simple File Sharing enabled.

Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it matters in your situation.

Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users' home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the Shared Documents folder.

If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) - http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm


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