Access to 2003 Server fileserver from Win98 VPN client

[Mike Barry]

Network is a Win2K Server (DC, AD, DNS, DHCP), a Win2003
fileserver, and remote clients VPN'ing in on Win98 and WinXP Pro.

WinXP pro clients can access the 2003 fileserver fine, but
the Win98 clients get the dreaded \\server\*IPC$ login request every
time they try to log in.

I know the fix is to set up a user with the exact username and
password on the server as the Win98 client, but in this case the
domain controller isn't the target machine, and after doing that on
the domain controller we still get the ipc$ login.

Should we set up a local user on the 2003 Fileserver?

Thanks..

Mike

 

[Jeffrey Randow (MVP)]

From a chat @
http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci906235,00.html

SearchWin2000.com member: I just got our VPN set up at work and I am
having some issues with the Windows 98 machines. Internally, they were
set up in a workgroup environment (flow), not using WINS, DNS or
anything for name resolution. We set up a host file on remote
workstations. XP Professional, XP Home Edition, Windows ME and Windows
2000 are having no problems accessing the file server through VPN. The
Windows 98 SE machines have no problems coming in through the VPN
either -- but they cannot reach the folder that is shared on the Win2k
server. They keep trying to access the hidden root share (IPC). I've
tried 'serveract,' without success. I've tried the IP but that pulls
our intranet Web page, not the folder. I tried mapping the drive, too,
but it's no good. I am able to ping by IP or name. I am not using
IPsec client, just MS VPN.

Tony Northrup: You're testing my memory here! As I recall, Windows 98
cannot resolve NetBIOS names using IP addresses or DNS. So, you'll
need to add the server's name to the LMhosts file. The LMhosts file is
similar to the hosts file, and is located in the same directory. It
may not exist by default, but a file called LMHOSTS.SAM should reside
in that directory and provides instructions for creating an LMhosts
file.


Jeffrey Randow (Windows Net. & Smart Display MVP)
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[Mike Barry]

Jeffrey -

Thank you very much for your help to this question and
the other one I posted earlier this week.

Mike