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"Roy Smith" <> wrote in message news:nVr1q.144790$... > On 8/13/2011 3:53 AM, Fokke Nauta wrote: >> "Ed Cryer" <> wrote in message >> news:j24527$5h8$... >>> On 12/08/2011 18:36, Ed Cryer wrote: >>>> On 12/08/2011 13:20, Fokke Nauta wrote: >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> We have a laptop with Windows 7 Home, 64b. It is wirelessly connected >>>>> to our >>>>> LAN. In the LAN we have amongst other workstations a file server, >>>>> running on >>>>> XP Pro, with the same account and password as the account on the >>>>> laptop. All >>>>> systems have the same account/password combination. We used to be able >>>>> to >>>>> work on the laptop and acces the shares on the server. On the other XP >>>>> machines on the LAN we still can access the shares, but on the laptop >>>>> we can >>>>> no longer access the shares on the server. On the mapped network >>>>> drives >>>>> a >>>>> red cross has appeared. This is likely to have happened after a series >>>>> of W7 >>>>> updates took place on the laptop. We now need to enter an account name >>>>> and a >>>>> password when accessing the shares, but it seems that the server >>>>> refuses >>>>> access. I can't find anything in the logs on the server. In the mean >>>>> time on >>>>> all other XP workstation we can access the server flawlessly, so the >>>>> problem >>>>> is definitely with the laptop. >>>>> Wat can we do to regain access to the shares on the server? >>>>> Thanks in advance for your help. >>>>> >>>>> With best regards, >>>>> Fokke Nauta >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> It sounds from that as if the change has occurred on the laptop. And if >>>> that is so, then there will probably be other changes too. >>>> You'll have to investigate a bit further in, and let us know about >>>> other >>>> changes. >>>> The info you've given suggests merely that some of the previous sharing >>>> settings have been altered, and just on the laptop. >>>> >>>> Ed >>>> >>> >>> Such as this question; can the laptop access Internet? >>> >>> Ed >>> >> >> I have not seen any other changes. The laptop can access the internet. It >> works fine. I can see the other machines in the LAN. >> The only change I made myself is changing the static IP address >> (10.0.0.144) >> into a dynamic IP address (DHCP lease 10.0.0.160). But the server accepts >> traffic up to 10.0.0.170, so that should not be a problem. >> It appears that the combination login name - password is faulty, but I >> don't >> understand why. I haven't changed that. On the server the shares are open >> only for the admin and the user with the login name - password >> combination. >> This user account is exactly the same on all systems. >> I created a new user on the server and tried to acces the shares from the >> laptop with this new combination, but it did not work either. > > You might want to check out this software called Network Magic from > Cisco. It makes managing a home network so easy that a novice can do > it. You can also share printers, folders and other resources, and you > can even control when other devices have network access. It works with > all versions of Windows, and there's a free trial version available so > you can see if it meets your needs. You can get it here: > > www.purenetworks.com > > > -- > > Roy Smith > Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit > Thunderbird 5.0 > Saturday, August 13, 2011 4:58:05 AM > I can't access the Url you mentioned. It doesn't show up. Fokke |
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"Ed Cryer" <> wrote in message news:j28avp$40c$... > On 14/08/2011 11:02, Fokke Nauta wrote: <cut> >> >> Hi Ed, >> >> For a beginning - there is nothing about this in the event logs on the >> server. >> And while working on the laptop and trying to acces the server shares, I >> now >> need to enter a login name (= the account name) and a password. I get the >> message back that the password is incorrect, althoug on all machines the >> combination loginname / password is the same. And this did not happen >> before. I tried //laptopname/username as well as //server/username. Did >> not >> make a difference, in all cases the password seems wrong. >> From other machines (all XP Pro) I can access the server shares without >> a >> problem. >> With your remark "when you try to login on the laptop with what happens >> from >> another machine" I'm nut sure what you mean. >> >> Fokke >> >> > > We're getting closer. You seem to be on the same path as I am but can't > see as far. > What I've been leading you toward is a narrowing of the problem. And as > far as I can make out the only one is these login details. > > Either they have been changed or you're entering the wrong ones. > Who looks after them? Who can check whether they're correct or not? Who > can change them, or add new users? > > BTW what do you mean by "shares"? Do you mean "shared computer facilities" > or stocks & shares? In the UK the latter is what "shares" means. > > Ed > > P.S.That link posted by Roy Smith works for me here in the UK. And when I > click to download the free trial my download manager kicks in just fine. > > I took a step further. I opened a new shared directory (sorry - with "shares" I mean shared directories, no stock market things. I should have known!) and it had no password protection, completely open for the whole world. I couldn't see it from the laptop. As soon as I try to open a mapped shared directory on the server or the server itself, the password screen kicks in. And there is even more to it. I created shared directories on the other machines, with the same username/password protection. On the laptop I was able to open those shared directory straight away, no problem. So - it seems to be an issue between the laptop and the server only. Only the shared directories on the server are not accessable from the laptop only. I am the only one dealing with all computers and the laptop. Didn't change any account. The whole problem occurred after a series of updates on the laptop, and after I changed the laptop's IP address from static to DHCP. We also used the laptop on a different location, logged into a public network. After I came home I noticed the problem. I wasn't able to open the link from Roy Smith from out of my news reader (OE), but after I copied the Url in a browser I was able to see the site. I will download it and give it a try. Fokke |
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"Fokke Nauta" <> wrote in message news:... > > "Roy Smith" <> wrote in message > news:nVr1q.144790$... >> On 8/13/2011 3:53 AM, Fokke Nauta wrote: >>> "Ed Cryer" <> wrote in message >>> news:j24527$5h8$... >>>> On 12/08/2011 18:36, Ed Cryer wrote: >>>>> On 12/08/2011 13:20, Fokke Nauta wrote: >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> We have a laptop with Windows 7 Home, 64b. It is wirelessly connected >>>>>> to our >>>>>> LAN. In the LAN we have amongst other workstations a file server, >>>>>> running on >>>>>> XP Pro, with the same account and password as the account on the >>>>>> laptop. All >>>>>> systems have the same account/password combination. We used to be >>>>>> able >>>>>> to >>>>>> work on the laptop and acces the shares on the server. On the other >>>>>> XP >>>>>> machines on the LAN we still can access the shares, but on the laptop >>>>>> we can >>>>>> no longer access the shares on the server. On the mapped network >>>>>> drives >>>>>> a >>>>>> red cross has appeared. This is likely to have happened after a >>>>>> series >>>>>> of W7 >>>>>> updates took place on the laptop. We now need to enter an account >>>>>> name >>>>>> and a >>>>>> password when accessing the shares, but it seems that the server >>>>>> refuses >>>>>> access. I can't find anything in the logs on the server. In the mean >>>>>> time on >>>>>> all other XP workstation we can access the server flawlessly, so the >>>>>> problem >>>>>> is definitely with the laptop. >>>>>> Wat can we do to regain access to the shares on the server? >>>>>> Thanks in advance for your help. >>>>>> >>>>>> With best regards, >>>>>> Fokke Nauta >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It sounds from that as if the change has occurred on the laptop. And >>>>> if >>>>> that is so, then there will probably be other changes too. >>>>> You'll have to investigate a bit further in, and let us know about >>>>> other >>>>> changes. >>>>> The info you've given suggests merely that some of the previous >>>>> sharing >>>>> settings have been altered, and just on the laptop. >>>>> >>>>> Ed >>>>> >>>> >>>> Such as this question; can the laptop access Internet? >>>> >>>> Ed >>>> >>> >>> I have not seen any other changes. The laptop can access the internet. >>> It >>> works fine. I can see the other machines in the LAN. >>> The only change I made myself is changing the static IP address >>> (10.0.0.144) >>> into a dynamic IP address (DHCP lease 10.0.0.160). But the server >>> accepts >>> traffic up to 10.0.0.170, so that should not be a problem. >>> It appears that the combination login name - password is faulty, but I >>> don't >>> understand why. I haven't changed that. On the server the shares are >>> open >>> only for the admin and the user with the login name - password >>> combination. >>> This user account is exactly the same on all systems. >>> I created a new user on the server and tried to acces the shares from >>> the >>> laptop with this new combination, but it did not work either. >> >> You might want to check out this software called Network Magic from >> Cisco. It makes managing a home network so easy that a novice can do >> it. You can also share printers, folders and other resources, and you >> can even control when other devices have network access. It works with >> all versions of Windows, and there's a free trial version available so >> you can see if it meets your needs. You can get it here: >> >> www.purenetworks.com >> >> >> -- >> >> Roy Smith >> Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit >> Thunderbird 5.0 >> Saturday, August 13, 2011 4:58:05 AM >> > > I can't access the Url you mentioned. > It doesn't show up. > > Fokke When I copied your Url in a browser, I was able to see the site. I will give it a try. Fokke |
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"Fokke Nauta" <> wrote in message news:... > > "Ed Cryer" <> wrote in message > news:j28avp$40c$... >> On 14/08/2011 11:02, Fokke Nauta wrote: > > <cut> > >>> >>> Hi Ed, >>> >>> For a beginning - there is nothing about this in the event logs on the >>> server. >>> And while working on the laptop and trying to acces the server shares, I >>> now >>> need to enter a login name (= the account name) and a password. I get >>> the >>> message back that the password is incorrect, althoug on all machines the >>> combination loginname / password is the same. And this did not happen >>> before. I tried //laptopname/username as well as //server/username. Did >>> not >>> make a difference, in all cases the password seems wrong. >>> From other machines (all XP Pro) I can access the server shares without >>> a >>> problem. >>> With your remark "when you try to login on the laptop with what happens >>> from >>> another machine" I'm nut sure what you mean. >>> >>> Fokke >>> >>> >> >> We're getting closer. You seem to be on the same path as I am but can't >> see as far. >> What I've been leading you toward is a narrowing of the problem. And as >> far as I can make out the only one is these login details. >> >> Either they have been changed or you're entering the wrong ones. >> Who looks after them? Who can check whether they're correct or not? Who >> can change them, or add new users? >> >> BTW what do you mean by "shares"? Do you mean "shared computer >> facilities" or stocks & shares? In the UK the latter is what "shares" >> means. >> >> Ed >> >> P.S.That link posted by Roy Smith works for me here in the UK. And when I >> click to download the free trial my download manager kicks in just fine. >> >> > > I took a step further. I opened a new shared directory (sorry - with > "shares" I mean shared directories, no stock market things. I should have > known!) and it had no password protection, completely open for the whole > world. I couldn't see it from the laptop. As soon as I try to open a > mapped shared directory on the server or the server itself, the password > screen kicks in. > And there is even more to it. I created shared directories on the other > machines, with the same username/password protection. On the laptop I was > able to open those shared directory straight away, no problem. So - it > seems to be an issue between the laptop and the server only. Only the > shared directories on the server are not accessable from the laptop only. > > I am the only one dealing with all computers and the laptop. Didn't change > any account. The whole problem occurred after a series of updates on the > laptop, and after I changed the laptop's IP address from static to DHCP. > We also used the laptop on a different location, logged into a public > network. > After I came home I noticed the problem. > > I wasn't able to open the link from Roy Smith from out of my news reader > (OE), but after I copied the Url in a browser I was able to see the site. > I will download it and give it a try. > > Fokke It appears that W7 on the laptop lives its own life. After a while of working I clicked on "Computer" and found out that all network shares appeared to be normal. I was able to access all shared directories on the server, as usual. Quite happy with that, I found out only half an hour later that all was back to problems again. Red crosses on the mapped drives and nothing on the server was accessable. So - what's going on, I haven't got a clue. Fokke |
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On 14/08/2011 19:57, Fokke Nauta wrote:
> "Fokke Nauta"<> wrote in message > news:... >> >> "Ed Cryer"<> wrote in message >> news:j28avp$40c$... >>> On 14/08/2011 11:02, Fokke Nauta wrote: >> >> <cut> >> >>>> >>>> Hi Ed, >>>> >>>> For a beginning - there is nothing about this in the event logs on the >>>> server. >>>> And while working on the laptop and trying to acces the server shares, I >>>> now >>>> need to enter a login name (= the account name) and a password. I get >>>> the >>>> message back that the password is incorrect, althoug on all machines the >>>> combination loginname / password is the same. And this did not happen >>>> before. I tried //laptopname/username as well as //server/username. Did >>>> not >>>> make a difference, in all cases the password seems wrong. >>>> From other machines (all XP Pro) I can access the server shares without >>>> a >>>> problem. >>>> With your remark "when you try to login on the laptop with what happens >>>> from >>>> another machine" I'm nut sure what you mean. >>>> >>>> Fokke >>>> >>>> >>> >>> We're getting closer. You seem to be on the same path as I am but can't >>> see as far. >>> What I've been leading you toward is a narrowing of the problem. And as >>> far as I can make out the only one is these login details. >>> >>> Either they have been changed or you're entering the wrong ones. >>> Who looks after them? Who can check whether they're correct or not? Who >>> can change them, or add new users? >>> >>> BTW what do you mean by "shares"? Do you mean "shared computer >>> facilities" or stocks& shares? In the UK the latter is what "shares" >>> means. >>> >>> Ed >>> >>> P.S.That link posted by Roy Smith works for me here in the UK. And when I >>> click to download the free trial my download manager kicks in just fine. >>> >>> >> >> I took a step further. I opened a new shared directory (sorry - with >> "shares" I mean shared directories, no stock market things. I should have >> known!) and it had no password protection, completely open for the whole >> world. I couldn't see it from the laptop. As soon as I try to open a >> mapped shared directory on the server or the server itself, the password >> screen kicks in. >> And there is even more to it. I created shared directories on the other >> machines, with the same username/password protection. On the laptop I was >> able to open those shared directory straight away, no problem. So - it >> seems to be an issue between the laptop and the server only. Only the >> shared directories on the server are not accessable from the laptop only. >> >> I am the only one dealing with all computers and the laptop. Didn't change >> any account. The whole problem occurred after a series of updates on the >> laptop, and after I changed the laptop's IP address from static to DHCP. >> We also used the laptop on a different location, logged into a public >> network. >> After I came home I noticed the problem. >> >> I wasn't able to open the link from Roy Smith from out of my news reader >> (OE), but after I copied the Url in a browser I was able to see the site. >> I will download it and give it a try. >> >> Fokke > > It appears that W7 on the laptop lives its own life. After a while of > working I clicked on "Computer" and found out that all network shares > appeared to be normal. I was able to access all shared directories on the > server, as usual. Quite happy with that, I found out only half an hour later > that all was back to problems again. Red crosses on the mapped drives and > nothing on the server was accessable. > So - what's going on, I haven't got a clue. > > Fokke > > I'd call in the Catholic Church and have it declared as an official miracle! Just one more and you'll qualify for being declared a saint. Ah,ah. Well, one of St Thomas Aquinas' official two was the "miracle of the herrings". He was once ill in bed and somebody asked him what he would like to eat, and he said "herrings". Those fish were unknown in those parts, but lo and behold (Fiat lux! et lux facta est) some turned up shortly in a local shop! Ed |
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"Ed Cryer" <> wrote in message news:j29inq$86h$... > On 14/08/2011 19:57, Fokke Nauta wrote: >> "Fokke Nauta"<> wrote in message >> news:... >>> >>> "Ed Cryer"<> wrote in message >>> news:j28avp$40c$... >>>> On 14/08/2011 11:02, Fokke Nauta wrote: >>> >>> <cut> >>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Ed, >>>>> >>>>> For a beginning - there is nothing about this in the event logs on the >>>>> server. >>>>> And while working on the laptop and trying to acces the server shares, >>>>> I >>>>> now >>>>> need to enter a login name (= the account name) and a password. I get >>>>> the >>>>> message back that the password is incorrect, althoug on all machines >>>>> the >>>>> combination loginname / password is the same. And this did not happen >>>>> before. I tried //laptopname/username as well as //server/username. >>>>> Did >>>>> not >>>>> make a difference, in all cases the password seems wrong. >>>>> From other machines (all XP Pro) I can access the server shares >>>>> without >>>>> a >>>>> problem. >>>>> With your remark "when you try to login on the laptop with what >>>>> happens >>>>> from >>>>> another machine" I'm nut sure what you mean. >>>>> >>>>> Fokke >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> We're getting closer. You seem to be on the same path as I am but can't >>>> see as far. >>>> What I've been leading you toward is a narrowing of the problem. And as >>>> far as I can make out the only one is these login details. >>>> >>>> Either they have been changed or you're entering the wrong ones. >>>> Who looks after them? Who can check whether they're correct or not? Who >>>> can change them, or add new users? >>>> >>>> BTW what do you mean by "shares"? Do you mean "shared computer >>>> facilities" or stocks& shares? In the UK the latter is what "shares" >>>> means. >>>> >>>> Ed >>>> >>>> P.S.That link posted by Roy Smith works for me here in the UK. And when >>>> I >>>> click to download the free trial my download manager kicks in just >>>> fine. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> I took a step further. I opened a new shared directory (sorry - with >>> "shares" I mean shared directories, no stock market things. I should >>> have >>> known!) and it had no password protection, completely open for the whole >>> world. I couldn't see it from the laptop. As soon as I try to open a >>> mapped shared directory on the server or the server itself, the password >>> screen kicks in. >>> And there is even more to it. I created shared directories on the other >>> machines, with the same username/password protection. On the laptop I >>> was >>> able to open those shared directory straight away, no problem. So - it >>> seems to be an issue between the laptop and the server only. Only the >>> shared directories on the server are not accessable from the laptop >>> only. >>> >>> I am the only one dealing with all computers and the laptop. Didn't >>> change >>> any account. The whole problem occurred after a series of updates on the >>> laptop, and after I changed the laptop's IP address from static to DHCP. >>> We also used the laptop on a different location, logged into a public >>> network. >>> After I came home I noticed the problem. >>> >>> I wasn't able to open the link from Roy Smith from out of my news reader >>> (OE), but after I copied the Url in a browser I was able to see the >>> site. >>> I will download it and give it a try. >>> >>> Fokke >> >> It appears that W7 on the laptop lives its own life. After a while of >> working I clicked on "Computer" and found out that all network shares >> appeared to be normal. I was able to access all shared directories on the >> server, as usual. Quite happy with that, I found out only half an hour >> later >> that all was back to problems again. Red crosses on the mapped drives and >> nothing on the server was accessable. >> So - what's going on, I haven't got a clue. >> >> Fokke >> >> > > > I'd call in the Catholic Church and have it declared as an official > miracle! Just one more and you'll qualify for being declared a saint. > > Ah,ah. Well, one of St Thomas Aquinas' official two was the "miracle of > the herrings". He was once ill in bed and somebody asked him what he would > like to eat, and he said "herrings". Those fish were unknown in those > parts, but lo and behold (Fiat lux! et lux facta est) some turned up > shortly in a local shop! > > Ed Well, the miracle lasted only for half an hour. If it would have sustained, I would have contacted the pope. And Bill Gates, to tell him that at least one of his products actually works properly. But I'm back to square one. Fokke |
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On 15/08/2011 16:07, Fokke Nauta wrote:
> "Ed Cryer"<> wrote in message > news:j29inq$86h$... >> On 14/08/2011 19:57, Fokke Nauta wrote: >>> "Fokke Nauta"<> wrote in message >>> news:... >>>> >>>> "Ed Cryer"<> wrote in message >>>> news:j28avp$40c$... >>>>> On 14/08/2011 11:02, Fokke Nauta wrote: >>>> >>>> <cut> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Ed, >>>>>> >>>>>> For a beginning - there is nothing about this in the event logs on the >>>>>> server. >>>>>> And while working on the laptop and trying to acces the server shares, >>>>>> I >>>>>> now >>>>>> need to enter a login name (= the account name) and a password. I get >>>>>> the >>>>>> message back that the password is incorrect, althoug on all machines >>>>>> the >>>>>> combination loginname / password is the same. And this did not happen >>>>>> before. I tried //laptopname/username as well as //server/username. >>>>>> Did >>>>>> not >>>>>> make a difference, in all cases the password seems wrong. >>>>>> From other machines (all XP Pro) I can access the server shares >>>>>> without >>>>>> a >>>>>> problem. >>>>>> With your remark "when you try to login on the laptop with what >>>>>> happens >>>>>> from >>>>>> another machine" I'm nut sure what you mean. >>>>>> >>>>>> Fokke >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> We're getting closer. You seem to be on the same path as I am but can't >>>>> see as far. >>>>> What I've been leading you toward is a narrowing of the problem. And as >>>>> far as I can make out the only one is these login details. >>>>> >>>>> Either they have been changed or you're entering the wrong ones. >>>>> Who looks after them? Who can check whether they're correct or not? Who >>>>> can change them, or add new users? >>>>> >>>>> BTW what do you mean by "shares"? Do you mean "shared computer >>>>> facilities" or stocks& shares? In the UK the latter is what "shares" >>>>> means. >>>>> >>>>> Ed >>>>> >>>>> P.S.That link posted by Roy Smith works for me here in the UK. And when >>>>> I >>>>> click to download the free trial my download manager kicks in just >>>>> fine. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> I took a step further. I opened a new shared directory (sorry - with >>>> "shares" I mean shared directories, no stock market things. I should >>>> have >>>> known!) and it had no password protection, completely open for the whole >>>> world. I couldn't see it from the laptop. As soon as I try to open a >>>> mapped shared directory on the server or the server itself, the password >>>> screen kicks in. >>>> And there is even more to it. I created shared directories on the other >>>> machines, with the same username/password protection. On the laptop I >>>> was >>>> able to open those shared directory straight away, no problem. So - it >>>> seems to be an issue between the laptop and the server only. Only the >>>> shared directories on the server are not accessable from the laptop >>>> only. >>>> >>>> I am the only one dealing with all computers and the laptop. Didn't >>>> change >>>> any account. The whole problem occurred after a series of updates on the >>>> laptop, and after I changed the laptop's IP address from static to DHCP. >>>> We also used the laptop on a different location, logged into a public >>>> network. >>>> After I came home I noticed the problem. >>>> >>>> I wasn't able to open the link from Roy Smith from out of my news reader >>>> (OE), but after I copied the Url in a browser I was able to see the >>>> site. >>>> I will download it and give it a try. >>>> >>>> Fokke >>> >>> It appears that W7 on the laptop lives its own life. After a while of >>> working I clicked on "Computer" and found out that all network shares >>> appeared to be normal. I was able to access all shared directories on the >>> server, as usual. Quite happy with that, I found out only half an hour >>> later >>> that all was back to problems again. Red crosses on the mapped drives and >>> nothing on the server was accessable. >>> So - what's going on, I haven't got a clue. >>> >>> Fokke >>> >>> >> >> >> I'd call in the Catholic Church and have it declared as an official >> miracle! Just one more and you'll qualify for being declared a saint. >> >> Ah,ah. Well, one of St Thomas Aquinas' official two was the "miracle of >> the herrings". He was once ill in bed and somebody asked him what he would >> like to eat, and he said "herrings". Those fish were unknown in those >> parts, but lo and behold (Fiat lux! et lux facta est) some turned up >> shortly in a local shop! >> >> Ed > > Well, the miracle lasted only for half an hour. If it would have sustained, > I would have contacted the pope. And Bill Gates, to tell him that at least > one of his products actually works properly. > But I'm back to square one. > > Fokke > > When it worked did it ask for password? Ed |
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"Ed Cryer" <> wrote in message news:j2bl24$r35$... > On 15/08/2011 16:07, Fokke Nauta wrote: <cut> >> >> Well, the miracle lasted only for half an hour. If it would have >> sustained, >> I would have contacted the pope. And Bill Gates, to tell him that at >> least >> one of his products actually works properly. >> But I'm back to square one. >> >> Fokke >> >> > > When it worked did it ask for password? > > Ed No, not at all. I have a few drive mappings on the laptop. The red crosses were gone, and when I clicked on them, I was able to see the contents right away. And when I clicked on the Server icon in the network, I could see the shared directories as well. Later on I noticed the red crosses on the mapped drives again. When I clicked on one, I got the message: "Z:\ is not accessible. Unknown user name or invalid password." Well, that's clear, but why? Is this Windows magic? Fokke |
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On 16/08/2011 10:16, Fokke Nauta wrote:
> "Ed Cryer"<> wrote in message > news:j2bl24$r35$... >> On 15/08/2011 16:07, Fokke Nauta wrote: > > <cut> > >>> >>> Well, the miracle lasted only for half an hour. If it would have >>> sustained, >>> I would have contacted the pope. And Bill Gates, to tell him that at >>> least >>> one of his products actually works properly. >>> But I'm back to square one. >>> >>> Fokke >>> >>> >> >> When it worked did it ask for password? >> >> Ed > > No, not at all. > I have a few drive mappings on the laptop. The red crosses were gone, and > when I clicked on them, I was able to see the contents right away. > And when I clicked on the Server icon in the network, I could see the shared > directories as well. > > Later on I noticed the red crosses on the mapped drives again. When I > clicked on one, I got the message: "Z:\ is not accessible. Unknown user name > or invalid password." > > Well, that's clear, but why? > Is this Windows magic? > > Fokke > > It could be a dodgy wifi connection. Give us a full breakdown of your network; something like this, which is mine. 1. Desktop computer with wireless modem-router; telephone broadband. 2. Two upstairs desktop computers with wifi dongles. 3. iPad with wifi. Ed P.S. There's also wifi interference to consider. My front doorbell used to ring when a neighbour used a certain car key fob. |
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