[dba-Tech] Win 7 Prof network puzzle

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Sat Mar 10 13:10:28 CST 2012


This sounds like an IQ test; the Red house is second from the end of the
street...so where is the white house and what is the colour of houses
adjacent.

First, Windows 7 is similar to a server in access control. If the only user
is the computer's administrator and the password protection has been turned
off remote access will be limited or blocked. You can either turn password
protection on or add another user, give that user full rights to shares and
allow access that way.

Second, mentioning which ones run web apps seems to be a false leader and
irrelevant?

Third, sometimes drives will not connect via the computer names and their IP
address must be used, i.e.: 192.168.150.3\MyPrinter.

Forth, when sharing with Ubuntu over a windows network be sure to have the
appropriate service is running and directory access is set. See below:
https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/internet/C/networking-shares.html

Jim 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:37 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Win 7 Prof network puzzle

On this wired homebiz LAN (Netgear router), boxes A through F belong to 
one workgroup. A runs Ubuntu, B runs W2KPro with IIS 5, C and D run XP 
with Apache server 2.2, E runs XP Prof with no web server, and new box F 
runs Win 7 Prof with IIS 7.5.

-- all can ping one another

-- all can run web apps on A, B, C, D and F

-- B, C, D and E can access hard shared hard drives on one other

-- F can access shared drives on B, C, D and E.

-- *But neither B nor C nor D nor E can access a shared drive in F.* All 
those boxes report drive C in F is "not accessible".
Under "Ädvanced sharing " in F under Win 7 Pro, that drive is marked 
Shared, given a Share name, and given appropriate permissions.
And in the network and sharing center,
   ---- Network discovery is on,
   ---- File & printer sharing is on,
   ---- Public folder sharing is on,
   ---- Media streaming is on,
   ---- File sharing using 40|56 bit encryption is permitted,
   ---- Password protection is off,
   ---- Allow Windows to manage homegroup connecitons is on.

What am I missing?

PB
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