Actually i hadn't thought to mention it, but i am also connecting to the
administrative share.. thats the one thats not working. And its a peer to
peer network so no domain server. your scenarios a and b work fine, and
as you say c does not.
"Pegasus \(MVP\)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:uq1EkQ#(E-Mail Removed):
> I've had this issue at the back of my mind for some time.
> Consider these scenarios:
>
> a) Use a Win2000 PC to connect to a WinXP share:
> - PC1: Win2000 professional
> - PC2: WinXP professional
> - Logged on to both machines as "administrator", same password
> - Type this command on the Win2000 PC:
> net use x: \\WinXP\test ("test" is a share defined on the PC2)
> The command executes successfully. This proves that it is possible
> to make a connection from PC1 (Win2000) to PC2 (WinXP).
>
> b) On the XP machine, connect to its own administrative share:
> - PC2: WinXP professional
> - Logged on as "administrator"
> - Type this command:
> net use x: \\WinXP\c$
> The command executes successfully. This demonstrates that
> the administrative share c$ exists.
>
> c) Use a Win2000 PC to connect to a WinXP administrative share:
> - PC1: Win2000 professional
> - PC2: WinXP professional
> - Logged on to both machines as "administrator", same password
> - Turn off ICF on PC2.
> - Type this command on the Win2000 PC:
> net use x: \\WinXP\c$
> The command prompts for a password, and rejects the administrator's
> password.
>
> Conclusion: The Win2000 PC can connect to ordinary shares on the
> WinXP PC but not to administrative shares. Any suggestions of how
> to resolve this? (other than creating ordinary shares that point at
> C:\ and D:\)?
>
>
> "Dave Patrick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> 1.) You may need to turn off the ICF on the XP machine.
>> 2.) You may need to bind NetBIOS to the connection on XP
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
>> Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
>>
>> "Holden" wrote:
>> > I have 2 computers one with W2K and one with WinXP which share an
> internet
>> > connection using a home type router and are both set to use dhcp.
>> > The
> IP
>> > addresses are fine, I can ping both computers from the other.
>> >
>> > The problem is that when i try to network connect from the 2000
>> > machine
> to
>> > the XP one it will not let me. It pops up a network password
>> > request
> and
>> > even though i put in a valid login and password combination it
>> > won't let
>> me
>> > in. It should also be noted that both machines have 2 valid
>> > username
> and
>> > passwords with administrative access and they are set identically..
>> > So I don't think i should even get the password popup.. and when i
>> > do it
> won't
>> > let me in anyway. Now from XP to the 2000 machine i can connect
>> > with no problem.
>> >
>> > both machines are using dhcp, with addresses in the same subnet,
>> > both
> are
>> > on same workgroup, and both usernames and passwords exist
>> > identically on each machine.
>> >
>> > Any ideas how to set this up properly.
>>
>>
>
>
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