Networking & wireless forum: You might not have permission to use this network resource.

If you are running Norton Internet Security, disable it and check results. Norton can be configured to accept the appropriate IP addresses if it is the problem.

on the desktop?

did you shared something in the desktop?

try to use 'simple files sharing' in the desktop (tools, folders options, view, scroll down to the end, and try check or uncheck it... you may/may not need to restart)

As your hardware connection, I don't understand what you are saying:

''I have successfully setup a ICP using a linksys wireless router, connecting the laptop to the internet wirelessly via the desktop.''


Basically I will connect the hardware as follows:

Internet modem -->> Wireless router -->> Desktop

(and the laptop, connected wirelessly to the Wifi Router -- NOT via desktop, like you said)

Anyway, MANY post regarding your problem is in the forum .. Search for them, you might get more answers.

I have enabled the share files and printer, I have Macafee Firewall, I have enabled that to allow for a home network, using it's wizard process. I have even rerun the Network Setup Wizard again on both computers, making sure to allow (enable) the sharing files and printers, even making the changes to the firewalls. Both are using the same workgroup name as well. This has not helped nor has it changed, I think I must be leaving out a step some where, but don't know what exactly. Sorry that your advise has not helped, but thank you all anyway.

Thank you so much for this tip, linkit!
I adjusted the settings in my Norton software. Telling the firewall to allow the (IP's of) computers in my network and from then on I can share files and printers throughout my network.
Thanks again!

Thanks for your suggestions. I have three computers, two desk top and one laptop. I could not get one of the desk tops to see others and vice versa. The problem started after loading Norton 360. I spent about 3 days in trying out several suggestions over the internet in google search, reconfiguring, changing network cable, installing another harddrive and reloading the operating system and Norton 360 and so on. I eventually came across your suggestion to disable firewall. It worked. I had to adjust/change some of the settings on firewall and eventually got the network going. Thanks again for the suggestion. Others can be benefitted as well.

I have the exact same problem with a friends home network. Iv setup many different home networks and enabled file/printer sharing and never had this problem before!

There is an IBM NETVISTA with XP and an F/Semiens Laptop with XP. It is a WIRELESS network. BOTH PC and LAPTOP are in the same workgroup and can see each other, they also both connect to the Net fine. The ADSL router is specifying the IP address for the network. The ROUTER being 192.168.0.1, The NETVISTA being 192.168.0.2 and the LAPTOP being 192.168.0.3. They are all specifying SUBNET MASK 255.255.255.0 and default gateway as 192.168.0.1

The NETVISTA can see and connect to the LAPTOP HDD but when the LAPTOP trys to connect to the NETVISTA through NETWORK NEIGHBOURHOOD, VIEW WORKGROUP COMPUTERS i get "You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have permissions. The network Path was not found."

I have removed all user accounts and passwords, changed IP ADRREESS to manually configured, made it a hardwired network, disabled and re-enabled the SHARING, changed share names, PUNCHED, KICKED, BIT and even SPAT @ the NETVISTA but still, TO NO AVAIL. It must be something to do with the NETVISTA. There is no firewall, no AV running. I have also checked the SECURITY settings in ADMINISTRATOR TOOLS and still. NOT A BEAN!!

Ill buy a beer and even pay P & P for the person that solves it!

I tried this approach. Didn't work for me. I haven't tried turning off my firewall yet. If that is the problem I'll have to get some more advice about setting an IP address range or even giving my machines fixed IP addresses. I have a Dell LX700 desktop connected to a Linksys WRT54GS broadband router via a network card. My Westell (DSL) modem is connected to the router via a network cable also. I have a Dell B130 laptop that I want to network to the desktop. I get the same "do not have permission. contact system administrator" error that started this discussion. Internet access works great for the B130 and the other laptops used by my kids. I just can't get the printer & file sharing to work.

I have enabled the share files and printer, I have Macafee Firewall, I have enabled that to allow for a home network, using it's wizard process. I have even rerun the Network Setup Wizard again on both computers, making sure to allow (enable) the sharing files and printers, even making the changes to the firewalls. Both are using the same workgroup name as well. This has not helped nor has it changed, I think I must be leaving out a step some where, but don't know what exactly. Sorry that your advise has not helped, but thank you all anyway.

Which is not enough. Let's cover the basics.

1. Allow networking through the firewalls of the host pc, the router and the client pc.

2. If you log in as bob, test that login on the other PC. Can bob login? If not, fix that.

Bob

Same problem as a lot of folks. Three puters hooked via switch, windows XP Pro on all, used to have no problem, now I have unrestriced access only from A computer to both B and C. B and C can not look at any of the folders/drives that A has marked for sharing. I've tried every I've come across to correct this. I used to be able to have complete sharing but something happened a while back that won't allow B and C to get onto A's resources. Don't know what to do.

Easy fixed, goto Control Panel ---> Network Connection----->
----> Local Area connection -----> Local Area Connection Properties
----> highligh file and printer sharing for Microsoft Network
----> uninstall then
reinstall back agian, that will fix the problem, it works for me.

Try it, good luck.

How do you reinstall after you've uninstalled?

I get the same problem, too. It's usually caused by new routers you have no priveledges for. Since the setting is new, your computer checks it out. It attempts to log in without a passkey. Some routers have a no-passkey access area I call the "torture room" - you get connected, but then you are trapped until you disconnect and set the computer to block that connection. This mode is disabled on routers without WEP protection.

Turning off the broadcasting on those routers also help, but can you really go door-to-door asking your neighbors to do that? So, with that in mind, new question - is there a way to block these new broadcasting routers that you don't have settings for?

Thanks a bunch - had WinXP that was communicating fine with another WinXP and a new Windows 7. After retiring one of the WinXPs, the other WinXP was communicating fine with the Windows 7 until I added a second Windows 7. I took the WinXP outside to clean it with canned air like I usually do, and later (not sure it was because of the cleaning or not) it stopped "seeing" one of the Windows 7s, and then stopped seeing the workgroup altogether. Mapped network drives still worked, however, strange as that may seem.

I did your uninstall of the file and printer sharing and then the reinstall of same, and voila, everyone sees everyone else now. Tried other solutions in this thread, but this one did the trick.