Easy way to browse a network with this app?

[bodean]

Trying to figure out what the easiest way to browse network folders is with this app. I have a home lan, and i want to browse shared folders on my laptop. Everytime I try to access it in Total Commander, it comes up with a user/pw box, and the user is always guest. I don't have a guest account on the laptop, and when I try to log in admin, doesn't like the pw.

RIght now, the way I browse my network is start/run/ip address

Any tips or ideas?

[wollei]

I don't have a guest account on the laptop

Which OS are you using?
Can you access these folders using Explorer?
If you have MS XP Home on your notebook, you can only access shared folders using the guest account. In this case you have to activate it first.

Regards
wollei

[bodean]

Windows XP Pro on both computers.

[wollei]

Does it work with Internet Explorer?

It doesn't look like a TC related problem but rather a problem with system/security settings.

I don't know your LAN infrastructure, so you should maybe try to search the internet/MS support pages for general network related issues.

As first hints try to:

1. Check firewall settings, if access within LAN is granted
2. Check user permissions within LAN
3. If you haven't established a domain server, grant access to local accounts and try to provide local credentials when accessing a machine in your LAN, for example: Assign rights to you desktop machine for user:

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\\myLaptopName\myUserName

and then when accessing a shared folder on your desktop PC use this full user name and appropriate PW.

Regards
wollei

[bodean]

When trying to log into the laptop, still has the username as jbo_laptop\guest and its greyed out