Compaq iPAQ CP-2E User Manual page 77

Troubleshooting
Symptom
Cannot see
other users
on network.
Cannot
access files
or printers of
other
computers
on the
network.
7–4
Possible Cause Solution
Operating
system database
that tracks
names of
machines has
not been
synchronized, or
an update to the
database is
pending.
Firewall on PC
prevents access
to other systems
on network.
File and printer
sharing not
enabled.
No files or
printers are
shared.
Users not
entered in
Windows 2000
user list.
Select Start > Run. Type
\\<computername> or \\<PC IP
address> (replacing "computername"
and "PC-IP-address" with actual
values). Click OK.
When the operating system database
updates (usually less than an hour)
this may no longer be necessary.
Disable firewall. Connection Point CP-2E
provides firewall protection for PCs
connected to it.
Open Control Panel. Double-click
Network icon. Click Add Service.
Select File and printer sharing. Click
OK. Reboot as required.
Go to PC with resource you want to
share. Right-click resource. Select
Sharing. Select Share this folder or
printer and create share name. Apply
appropriate permissions to folder.
Open Control Panel on WIndows 2000
PC. Double-click Users and Passwords
icon. Add each user name that should
have access to resources on Windows
2000 PC.
On PCs attempting to access Windows
2000 PC, log on using one of the user
names that was added for resource
access on the Windows 2000 PC.
iPAQ Connection Point CP-2E User Guide