[dba-Tech] Is this laptop any good?

Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software bchacc at san.rr.com
Thu Jun 24 09:55:50 CDT 2004 

Jon:

2 questions:  1) how do I check out the sharename?  2) where do I type it
in?  I'm not being given an opportunity to enter anything when I try to
access the notebook from the main machine, just that message that I don't
have the right to do it (And this is America!).

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Tydda" <Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk>
To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:36 AM
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Is this laptop any good?


> ah - checkout the sharename - it might have a $ (dollar sign) after it,
> indicating that it's a hidden share, in which case you'll need to type it
in
> as it is - \\notebook\c$ for instance or it won't see it. I won't profess
to
> be an expert (I can't get my 2k pc to see my dad's 98 pc at home, or
indeed
> any of the laptops or other devices that regularly use my network, but
this
> should be pretty simple :-)
>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com]
> Sent: 24 June 2004 15:34
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Is this laptop any good?
>
>
> John (and John):
>
> The firewall was unclicked.  So I assume it's not active.  When I click
the
> notebook icon from my main machine I get the message:
>
> "\\Notebook is not accessible.  You might not have permission to use this
> network resource... etc.
>
> "Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested login type at
> this computer"
>
> ("Notebook" is the name of the new box.  Clever, eh?)
>
> >From the notebook (which is XP Home) I can access the Main Machine (which
> is XP Pro) with no login.
>
> >From the notebook I can also access my secondary machine which is W2K
but
> on the notebook when I do that it prompts me for a login.  I put in
> Administrator for the name and no password and I get access from the
> notebook to the secondary machine.
>
> What to try next?
>
> I've got several of the 'anomalies' in my network.  With the help of this
> list I hope I can finally get them resolved.
>
> MTIA
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jon Tydda" <Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk>
> To: "Dba-Tech (E-mail)" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:05 AM
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Is this laptop any good?
>
>
> > Open network properties, then right click on the actualy network that's
> > connected, go to properties, then the advanced page and it's there.
Unlick
> > the box. If you have Zonealarm running, you won't need XP's attempt.
> >
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com]
> > Sent: 24 June 2004 15:02
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Is this laptop any good?
> >
> >
> > John:
> >
> > How do you disable the firewall in XP Home.  I went to help but it gave
me
> > an instruction that didn't match what was onthe screen.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Rocky
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
> > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
> > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 4:25 AM
> > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Is this laptop any good?
> >
> >
> > > Rocky,
> > >
> > > >Only problem so far is logging into it from my main machine.  I can
see
> > my
> > > main machine from the laptop and am downloading now all the critical
> > stuff.
> > > But when I try to look at the laptop from the main machine I get
> rejected.
> > > Main machine is XP Pro while laptop is XP Home.
> > >
> > > I experienced the same thing; That's the firewall that comes with XP.
> > Turn
> > > it off and you will be able to see the laptop from the rest of your
> > > machines.
> > >
> > > John W. Colby
> > > www.ColbyConsulting.com
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky
Smolin
> -
> > > Beach Access Software
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:15 AM
> > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Is this laptop any good?
> > >
> > >
> > > E-machine wasn't available.  Or I probably would have.  This one's got
a
> > DVD
> > > burner - something I'll probably never use. But it's got the 5-in-1
> memory
> > > card slot on the side which may prove useful.  Especially for
> downloading
> > > pictures from my camera.  It's pretty slow over serial port.
> > >
> > > (I just got one of those USB flash drives - 128MB on a key chain -
which
> > I'm
> > > using for short term backup and to take stuff to clients.  That's
> > > convenient.)
> > >
> > > Only problem so far is logging into it from my main machine.  I can
see
> my
> > > main machine from the laptop and am downloading now all the critical
> > stuff.
> > > But when I try to look at the laptop from the main machine I get
> rejected.
> > > Main machine is XP Pro while laptop is XP Home.
> > >
> > > Next (unpaid) project is going to be to get all the machines in the
> > network
> > > to 'see' all the other machines.
> > >
> > > Rocky
> >
> >
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