Please Note: I need to resolve this question in the next 12 clock hours. I'm leaving town and this needs to be fixed on my friend's computer before I leave.
Server Computer: HP Pavilion a6244n
Server OS: Windows Vista
Server Printer 1: Canon Pro9000
Server Printer 2: Brother HL-2040
Server IP Address: 192.68.2.4
Client Computer: Dell Inspiron 1100
Client OS: Windows XP Home
Client IP Address: 192.68.2.5
The problem does not seem to be a lack of a good wireless connection. Wireless Network Connection Status is Excellent (5 green bars). It is an Unsecured wireless network.
I can ping the server computer from the client computer without any problems. No packets are dropped.
I can also ping the client computer from the server computer. Again, no packets are dropped.
However, when I type in the IP address of the server computer from the client computer in the Run window (\\192.168.2.4), I get this error message:
\\192.168.2.4 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of the server to find out if you have access permissions. Logon failure: user account restriction. Possible reasons are blank passwords not allowed, logon hour restrictoins, or a policy restriction has been enforced.
When I type in the IP address of the client computer from the server computer in the Run window (\\192.168.2.5), I get this error message:
Network Error Windows cannot access \\192.168.2.5 Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network. To try to identify and resolve network problems, click Diagnose. Error code: 0x80070035 The network path was not found.
When I click on the Diagnose button, I find that a firewall on the client computer that was blocking the connection from the server computer to the client computer. When I turned off the Windows Firewall on the client computer, then the "\\192.168.2.5" command in the Run window succeeded.
However, with the firewall turned off, I still cannot access the server from the client. What am I missing? All I want to do is access the 2 printers attached to the server computer from the client computer.
