Windows XP access to Windows 2000 shares
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Hey guys.. Networking question, been driving me crazy... The question is essentially how to get a username/password login box when connecting XP to a 2000 computer. I have a 2k machine (WORKGROUP) that has a few shares that I made only accessible to a new account I created called the networkuser account... sharing permissions include only this account and security permissions also include this account Now I also have an XP machine (WORKGROUP) that can see the 2000 computer on the network. The problem is that when I try to connect to the 2000 machine (by double clicking on it or what not), it gives me the error:
\\WIN2KMACHINE is not accessible. You might not
have permission use this network resource. Contact
the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions.Logon failure: the user has not been granted the
requested logon type at this computer.It doesn't even ask me for a user name and password (if it did, I would type "networkuser" and his password, and everything would be fine) HOWEVER, when I go to command prompt on the XP machine, and type "
net use \\WIN2KMACHINE /user:networkuser" and then at the password prompt, enter the correcet password, I can then double click on the computer in the WORKGROUP's "folder" and access the shares for networkuser. So odd. Does someone know how to get that damn login box? Note: Local security policy on 2000 machine allows access over the network for the networkuser account. Thanks in advance guysr -€
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Hey guys.. Networking question, been driving me crazy... The question is essentially how to get a username/password login box when connecting XP to a 2000 computer. I have a 2k machine (WORKGROUP) that has a few shares that I made only accessible to a new account I created called the networkuser account... sharing permissions include only this account and security permissions also include this account Now I also have an XP machine (WORKGROUP) that can see the 2000 computer on the network. The problem is that when I try to connect to the 2000 machine (by double clicking on it or what not), it gives me the error:
\\WIN2KMACHINE is not accessible. You might not
have permission use this network resource. Contact
the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions.Logon failure: the user has not been granted the
requested logon type at this computer.It doesn't even ask me for a user name and password (if it did, I would type "networkuser" and his password, and everything would be fine) HOWEVER, when I go to command prompt on the XP machine, and type "
net use \\WIN2KMACHINE /user:networkuser" and then at the password prompt, enter the correcet password, I can then double click on the computer in the WORKGROUP's "folder" and access the shares for networkuser. So odd. Does someone know how to get that damn login box? Note: Local security policy on 2000 machine allows access over the network for the networkuser account. Thanks in advance guysr -€
On Windows XP in Explorer go to the tools menu. Map Network Drive. Map the drive and then use "connect using a different username". Fill in that form and you are good to go. Workgroup file sharing is a royal PITA. If you want to make it really simple create the same user on the XP box (Right-click My Computer->Manage->Local Users and Groups->New User) give that user whatever rights you want make sure the username and password are the same as the NT box. Or reverse it and create the same user on the 2K box as your XP box give that user permissions on the folder or file. Either way, it should work fine. This is a pain in the butt. Once you map the network drive it will cache the user and password. Using netuse give it the persistent=yes parameter and then it will restore on boot. Here's something I wrote for a client: (It's not targeted at you but the information contained will apply very well.) http://www.code-frog.com/pubfiles/sharing.pdf[^] Here's the best article I've seen for use as a reference: http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/Articles/ArticleID/38952/pg/1/1.html[^] I spend about 20+ hours a week helping a dozen or so clients with stuff like this all the time. Let me know if you have more questions. -Rex
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going.
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On Windows XP in Explorer go to the tools menu. Map Network Drive. Map the drive and then use "connect using a different username". Fill in that form and you are good to go. Workgroup file sharing is a royal PITA. If you want to make it really simple create the same user on the XP box (Right-click My Computer->Manage->Local Users and Groups->New User) give that user whatever rights you want make sure the username and password are the same as the NT box. Or reverse it and create the same user on the 2K box as your XP box give that user permissions on the folder or file. Either way, it should work fine. This is a pain in the butt. Once you map the network drive it will cache the user and password. Using netuse give it the persistent=yes parameter and then it will restore on boot. Here's something I wrote for a client: (It's not targeted at you but the information contained will apply very well.) http://www.code-frog.com/pubfiles/sharing.pdf[^] Here's the best article I've seen for use as a reference: http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/Articles/ArticleID/38952/pg/1/1.html[^] I spend about 20+ hours a week helping a dozen or so clients with stuff like this all the time. Let me know if you have more questions. -Rex
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going.
Thanks a bunch :) I'll give those articles a read :) And for that 2k machine, might as well put XP Pro on it (eventually) heh;P
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Thanks a bunch :) I'll give those articles a read :) And for that 2k machine, might as well put XP Pro on it (eventually) heh;P
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2000 is a rock solid OS. I love XP and 2K for different reasons. But I can same the same about OSX and Linux too. Unless you need to dump 2K for some reason keep it around. It's good for compatibility testing and other stuff. I was going to share this with you to: Here's a file I use on my LAN this is in my startup folder and it's named logon.bat @echo off net use * /delete /yes net use i: \\codefrogsbs\work net use h: \\codefrogsbs\gr net use g: \\codefrogsbs\cf net use j: \\codefrogsbs\int net use k: \\codefrogsbs\sft You can append parameters like the username/password and also persistent. To see what all you can do open a command window and type: net use /? you'll see all the options there.
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going.
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2000 is a rock solid OS. I love XP and 2K for different reasons. But I can same the same about OSX and Linux too. Unless you need to dump 2K for some reason keep it around. It's good for compatibility testing and other stuff. I was going to share this with you to: Here's a file I use on my LAN this is in my startup folder and it's named logon.bat @echo off net use * /delete /yes net use i: \\codefrogsbs\work net use h: \\codefrogsbs\gr net use g: \\codefrogsbs\cf net use j: \\codefrogsbs\int net use k: \\codefrogsbs\sft You can append parameters like the username/password and also persistent. To see what all you can do open a command window and type: net use /? you'll see all the options there.
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going.
eh... XP seems so much friendlier. whatever, I will take your awesome suggestions for now :) Until I upgrade to XP, I'll do the network drive mapping :) Thanks again for your really quick response :)
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eh... XP seems so much friendlier. whatever, I will take your awesome suggestions for now :) Until I upgrade to XP, I'll do the network drive mapping :) Thanks again for your really quick response :)
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XP is friendlier (a lot) but I've always just considered XP a skin and a service pack for 2000. By all means go to XP when you are ready to.
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going.