Workgroup Unreachable Workaround

Open My Network Place, click "View workgroup Computer" and "Workgroup cannot access, you may not have permission to use network resources ..."

Figure I can't view workgroup computers

WORKAROUND: Set up the network

In My Network Places--click "Set up a home or small office network" under Web tasks

Figure II Setting up a Windows XP network

Click the set up home or small office network Pop-up Network Setup Wizard:

Figure Three Network Setup Wizard starts

Figure IV work to complete before running the Network Setup Wizard

Figure five Selecting a connection method

Select the "other" connection method so that the configuration will be faster.

Figure six Select not connected to the Internet

Figure seven Setting the computer description or changing the computer name

This step is configured by default.

Figure Eight Configuring the workgroup name

A computer that is not joined to a domain, Windows has a workgroup mode, and the working name can be filled out arbitrarily. A workgroup has the same computer in the same workgroup.

Figure nine file and printer sharing

Select the first item: Enable File and Printer sharing.

Figure 10 Network Settings Summary

By this step, the network settings are complete, the next step is to apply these configurations to Windows XP, and if you want to modify some of the configuration, you can click Back to return to reset.

Figure 11

Select item fourth to indicate that you do not need to create any network installation disks.

Figure 12 Network Setup Wizard complete

Figure 13

Click Network Tasks again-the View workgroup computer command to see the computers in your workgroup.

Two of the symptoms: double-click a computer in My Network Neighborhood to eject the unreachable tip: You may not have permission to use network resources. The network path could not be found, as shown in the following figure:

Figure 14 Cannot find the network path and cannot access the computer's resources

Reason: The network path was found because the computer accessed does not have any resource shares.

Workaround: Share a resource with the computer that is being accessed, that is, to share a folder on the computer that is being accessed.

Figure 15 Shared resources

Figure 16 Problem resolution, the normal access to network resources

If you remove the shared resources, you can still access the network normally, and I think that by creating a shared folder, the access path to the computer being accessed is activated.

Symptom Three: The Server service is not started and the computer resources cannot be accessed.

Figure 17 The Server service is not started and the computer's resources cannot be accessed

Reason: The computer being accessed does not have "file and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" enabled.

Workaround: Start file and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks.

Figure 18 Enabling services

Symptom four: Because the other side denied access to network resources.

Figure 19 Denying access

Reason: Group Policy security settings restrict access to network resources.

Workaround: Modify the security settings for Group Policy.

Click Start-Run, enter the gpedit.msc command in the Command box, and run the Group Policy Editor:

Figure 20

Figure 21 Group Policy Editor

Expand Computer Configuration--"Windows Settings"--"security settings"--"local Policy"--"security options, as shown above." The options in the red box are related to Windows Network Neighborhood access. ”

Figure 22 Modifying Network access mode

Modify Guest only-local user authenticate as guest to classic-local users authenticate as themselves.

Figure 23

As shown in the figure above, disable the "Local account with a blank password only allow console logon".

Forces the refresh of Group Policy so that the modified Group Policy takes effect immediately.

Figure 24 Force Refresh Group Policy