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by rmhughes0711

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I have 2 laptops connecting wirelessly to a Linksys router. Both laptops are running XP Home edition(SP2). I put both of them in a workgroup using the network setup wizard but I am unable to see them when I try and browse. I get an error message saying the workgroup could not be browsed because I didn't have sufficient rights. I am an admin on both systems so I'm not sure why I'm getting that message. Any thoughts?

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by cg it

make sure the account your using is present on both computers. Theres no central authentication in a workgroup therefore the user accounts being used must be on all computers in the workgroup.

by narangricky22

Hi This issue usually occurs when you have selected NodeType as "Peer-Peer"

You need to select it as Mixed, Hybrid or Unknown.

You need to go to the Registry Editor

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/Netbt/Parameters

Delete the entries which say NodeType and DhcpNodeType. After that you simply have to restart the computer and it will be done

Please reply back after trying this whether it worked for you or not.

Thanx
Ricky Narang

by ajt74

It happend with me in the last week. I disabled my both laptops winxpp firewalls and it worked.

by jdieffenbacher

Also check in the System Properties, Computer Name tab that the Network Wizard changed the workgroup name. If it did not, change it again and reboot.

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