On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:02:12 -0800, Martins wrote:

> My Vista Business system is sharing its internet connection with 2
>XP computers ( 1 Pro, the other home edition). I did not have a problem
>until recently. The XP computers have no problem accessing the internet,
>and I have installed and used a printer shared from the Vista system on the
>XP home edition computer. I cannot access or even see the shared folders on
>the Vista system. When either xp system expands My Network Places->Entire
>Network->Microsoft Windows Network->workgroup all of the connected pcs are
>displayed, clicking on the +next to the Vista's systemname makes the +
>disappear, and clicking on the name gets the following error message " \\
>Martins-new-pc is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
>network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
>you have permissions. Access denied."
>
> Vista Network & Sharing Center has network listed as private with
>Network discovery, file sharing, public folder sharing and printer sharing
>all on. Password protected sharing and Media sharing are off. I have read
>all of the troubleshooting help files and am at a loss. All shares give
>'Everyone' permission to access.The xp computers were able to access Vista
>shares about two weeks ago andbefore that with no problem. In the interim I
>have installed Visual Studio .Net 2008 plus recent automatic windows
>updates. I feel that there is probably a simple solution since ICS and
>printer sharing are working fine.

Martins,

first of all, do yourself a favor and buy a suitable router.
Even the cheapest router is better than an
Internet-connection-sharing computer, and a simple router is
truly cheap.

Apart from that, the basic information is at
http://winhlp.com/node/179 . If that doesn't cut it, check
http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm .

Hans-Georg
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