Lee DeRaud
01-13-2008, 1:43 PM
Not a critical problem, but very annoying...
I have three computers, all three XP Home with SP2 and the latest updates. Computer A stays on morning to night, goes into standby overnight. Computer B is usually in standby and gets brought up as needed. (I typically only shutdown/reboot them after I install updates.) Computer C is in full power-down when not in use (which is most of the time). They're connected through a standard Linksys router that hooks to the cable modem.
The problem is in access to shared drives/directories. Yesterday was typical: A could access B and C, but neither B nor C could access anything on A. And B could access C, but C could not access B. On other days, B can access A but A can't access B etc, and sometimes one or more pairs can access each other in both directions.
The error messages that come up simply says the other computer is "not accessable" and to consult the admin of the other computer, suggesting that it thinks there's a permission problem rather than a routing problem.
Any clue what can cause this?
I have three computers, all three XP Home with SP2 and the latest updates. Computer A stays on morning to night, goes into standby overnight. Computer B is usually in standby and gets brought up as needed. (I typically only shutdown/reboot them after I install updates.) Computer C is in full power-down when not in use (which is most of the time). They're connected through a standard Linksys router that hooks to the cable modem.
The problem is in access to shared drives/directories. Yesterday was typical: A could access B and C, but neither B nor C could access anything on A. And B could access C, but C could not access B. On other days, B can access A but A can't access B etc, and sometimes one or more pairs can access each other in both directions.
The error messages that come up simply says the other computer is "not accessable" and to consult the admin of the other computer, suggesting that it thinks there's a permission problem rather than a routing problem.
Any clue what can cause this?