add network place

[danny]

I'm trying to add a network place in winxp pro. If I use the //machinename
convention, all is well. When using the http://ipaddress i'm greeted with a
logon box. My normal logon name/password info is invalid. Any suggestions?

tia

 

[rowell]

works fine for me. i went to start -> run:

\\10.1.2.9