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Network problem

  • 24-03-2015 8:24pm
    #1
    EdmondShiels3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭


    I have a small home network and it is 7 and xp. The problem is that I have one computer I cannot access files off. I can see it on all the other computers but I cannot see any files. I get
    access denied when trying to access folders. The os is 7, is there any way to see the files. How do I set it up to see the computer files. It was setup by someone else. The computer is in the workgroup. when I go to find the computers to share files with using the computer's names it finds no results. What am I doing wrong?


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  • #2
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    Probably nothing. I have the same problem with one machine on my network. I got around it on the other machines by mapping the shared folder on the machine they could see but not access as a network drive.

    It then allowed access.


  • #3
    EdmondShiels3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭EdmondShiels3


    FSL wrote: »
    Probably nothing. I have the same problem with one machine on my network. I got around it on the other machines by mapping the shared folder on the machine they could see but not access as a network drive.

    It then allowed access.

    Can you tell me more about how you did that Please?


  • #4
    EdmondShiels3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭EdmondShiels3


    Still having a problem as my first post and I seem to have shared the files. When I go in to the network and look at the computer I have shared on the computer I shared the files I can't see any shared files. It is windows 7, it is in the same workgroup as the other computers. What am I doing wrong and how do I set it up? Just to update to this post in one folder I can see the folders I want to share but it will not allow me access to the folder and the folders seem to be empty. I have included a screenshot.
    Capture.PNG


  • #5
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Have you tried moving the files to the public folder on the win 7 pc


  • #6
    EdmondShiels3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭EdmondShiels3


    mp22 wrote: »
    Have you tried moving the files to the public folder on the win 7 pc

    That would not help because I have a number of folders I need to Share files from and if I move them to the public folder they will have to use the file in the public folder and not in the original folder. How do I give correct permissions to be allowed to access the files.


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  • #7
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    EdmondShiels3 wrote: »
    Can you tell me more about how you did that Please?

    Sorry for such a late reply but I've not been on Boards for a while.

    On the computers which can't access the shares from Explorer choose map a network drive (from the tools menu or the task bar)

    Enter the share name as \\servername\share name. Choose to connect using a user name and password. Use a user name/password combination from the machine where the share is and which has access to the folder.


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