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by gregorywalker3

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I have a company with 4 PCs, 1 is running 2 are running windows xp and 2 are running windows 2000. I have the 2 windows 2000 and 1 older windows xp connected just fine through a router that is connected to a DSL internet connection via a network cables. We just purchased a new Dell Vostro pc with windows xp and I installed an 8 port switch to into the last port on the router and I connected the newest PC to the switch. I receive an internet connection just fine but I am un able to access any other pcs on the internal network from this pc, nor am I able to access this pc from any other PC on the network. I can see the work group on the network and the other pcs but I cannot access them, I receive an error on the pc stating that this user does not have the authority to access the data on the the networked pc when I try to connect a drive. Can some one help me. I connected the 1st 3 just fine approximately 3 months earlier and I am performing the exact same steps for this pc but I am receiving an error which looks like a security error but I cannot correct it. Please help.
Thanks,
Greg

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by cookieorc

Move all your connections to the 8port switch. then just have the daisy chain to your router then your modem.

by cookieorc

I doubt this is the problem but just in case

Make sure all computers are on the same workgroup. This is usually "WORKGROUP" or "MSHOME"

then check to see if the computers are on the same sub net.
Example:
192.168.0.2
192.168.0.3
192.168.1.4 <----This needs to be changed to 192.168.0.4

by sue t

do you have a user account with the same name on this computer as the other 3 workstations? If not, this may be why you are getting the access message.

by gregorywalker3

Thanks to everyone for the ideas, the above issue has been corrected. The problem was Symantics personal fire wall was on. I hav another though, I can now access the 3 existing pc's from the new pc but I cannont access the directories on the new pc from the 3 existing pcs. Any Ideas, all folders are shared and as stated I can get to everything from the new pc but when trying to access a folder like Sales for instance, which exists on the new pc (PC4) from any other PC (like PC2) I receive the error of this user does not posees the authority to access this folder. but what is strange is that I can even map a drive to the PC signed on as the user of that PC from PC2 and I still cannot access the files. Hope I did not confused anyone. I can map a drive and I can access the root directory fine but I cannot access the users folders under Documents and settings. I pretty weird that I could delete the windows directory but I can't read a file from the documents directory while on PC2 accessing the networked PC4 c drive.
Thanks again for your help,
Greg

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