Cannot access W2K on P-to-P from W98

[Scott]

Recently loaded Win2000 on a machine on a 5 peer LAN. Old
machine was W2K also and all machines could access shared
resources on all machines with no problem.

Now, I cannot access shared resources on the W2K machine
from 98/ME and XP machine requires password each time.

I recall this happened before but I can't remember what I
had to do to fix it last year. I've checked MS knowledge
base (prob how I fixed it last time) but cannot find an
article on this topic.

 

[Marina Roos]

Make sure all computers are in the same workgroup and that all useraccounts
exist on all computers (W2K/XP). Got File- and printersharing loaded? Is
Netbios over TCP/IP enabled (Advanced properties of TCP/IP, tab WINS)?

Marina

 

[BobC]

Recently loaded Win2000 on a machine on a 5 peer LAN. Old
machine was W2K also and all machines could access shared
resources on all machines with no problem.

Now, I cannot access shared resources on the W2K machine
from 98/ME and XP machine requires password each time.

I recall this happened before but I can't remember what I
had to do to fix it last year. I've checked MS knowledge
base (prob how I fixed it last time) but cannot find an
article on this topic.

Create user accounts on the win2k computer with identical username/password
as used to log onto the other computers.

 

[Guest]

Thank you.
I had the protocols all ok. And I had username "scott" on one computer and "scotty" on another. I must have accidentally gotten them the same last time. Thanks for the inputs.

btw, I remembered what was wrong the first time I added a W2K peer. I had to disable the family logon from my 98 and ME machines.

-scott

 

[Marina Roos]

Hi Scott,

Great! Thanks for reporting back.

Marina

Thank you.
I had the protocols all ok. And I had username "scott" on one computer

and "scotty" on another. I must have accidentally gotten them the same last
time. Thanks for the inputs.

btw, I remembered what was wrong the first time I added a W2K peer. I had

to disable the family logon from my 98 and ME machines.