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Can't access people on network

Covarr
By Covarr
Sep 13, 2006
  1. I can't access shared files and printers in the network in my dorm at school. It's weird, because I can get to their shared music in iTunes just fine, and I have no trouble getting on the internet, but I can't seem to access anything through "My Network Places". Any suggestions?
     
    Covarr, Sep 13, 2006
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  2. Ididmyc600

    Ididmyc600 TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 2,251

    Hi

    More information is needed, which OS, is there a firewall, do you have an IT dept that control data access, are the shares set, do you have access rights.?

    Regards
     
    Ididmyc600, Sep 13, 2006
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  3. Covarr

    Covarr TS Rookie Topic Starter

    XP Pro, I'm using Windows Firewall, and most of the rest of my dorm can access each others shared files just fine, so the issue is probably a bad setting on my computer, rather than something weird on the network.

    I have to use a program called "Cisco Clean Access Agent" to get on the internet, but all that does is blocks me off if I don't have updated virus protection (I use AVG and Symantec, though everyone in the hall uses Symantec, so I don't think the problem's there).
     
    Covarr, Sep 13, 2006
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  4. N3051M

    N3051M TS Rookie Posts: 2,800

    Check that you're in the same workgroup name..

    are you using two antivirus scanners? you should at least disable one or uninstall one so they won't conflict..
     
    N3051M, Sep 13, 2006
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  5. Covarr

    Covarr TS Rookie Topic Starter

    Yeah, I disabled one of them.

    I found somewhere else that said to type "nbtstat -R" in the command prompt, and it worked. Thanks for tryin' though.
     
    Covarr, Sep 13, 2006
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  6. jobeard

    jobeard TS Ambassador Posts: 13,583   +352

    the more general process is netstat, use /h to get the parms
     
    jobeard, Sep 13, 2006
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