Why can't I connect to the c$ of a machine or remote desktop to it

[Guest]

I ping from my machine to another networked machine with its ip add and get
reply. i ping to its hostname and get a reply. however when i try to connect
to its c$ or remote desktop to it, it fails. any ideas why this is happening
and how i can connect to its c$ and remote desktop to it, would be
appreciated.
the other machine has been rebooted and if i login locally it lets me login
and the machine is on the network.

 

[Daniel Crichton]

computer wrote on Wed, 10 May 2006 04:51:02 -0700:

I ping from my machine to another networked machine with its ip add and
get reply. i ping to its hostname and get a reply. however when i try to
connect to its c$ or remote desktop to it, it fails. any ideas why this is
happening and how i can connect to its c$ and remote desktop to it, would
be appreciated.
the other machine has been rebooted and if i login locally it lets me
login and the machine is on the network.

Access to c$ requires you to have account credentials matching an
Administrator level user account on the target machine. Remote Desktop would
require RD to be enabled on the remote machine. Both of these also rely on a
connection being made to the appropriate ports - maybe there's a firewall on
the remote machine that allows ping, but doesn't allow the file sharing
connection or RD.

Dan

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

You must be the member of administrators to map the C$. To use remote desktop, enable remote desktop and add your username there.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I ping from my machine to another networked machine with its ip add and get
reply. i ping to its hostname and get a reply. however when i try to connect
to its c$ or remote desktop to it, it fails. any ideas why this is happening
and how i can connect to its c$ and remote desktop to it, would be
appreciated.
the other machine has been rebooted and if i login locally it lets me login
and the machine is on the network.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply Robert. Thanks for your reply Dan. I am an admin and RD
is enabled. It gives an error message network path cannot be found. I seem to
get this problem with laptops. It works ok with desktops.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply Dan. I am an admin and RD is enabled. It gives an error
message network path cannot be found. I seem to get this problem with
laptops. It works ok with desktops.

 

[Daniel Crichton]

Did your laptops come supplied with Norton Security Suite? Or new ones did,
first thing I did was remove that rubbish as all it did was cause problems
on our network.

Dan

computer wrote on Wed, 10 May 2006 07:14:03 -0700:

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

computer wrote on Wed, 10 May 2006 04:51:02 -0700:


Access to c$ requires you to have account credentials matching an
Administrator level user account on the target machine. Remote Desktop would
require RD to be enabled on the remote machine. Both of these also rely on a
connection being made to the appropriate ports - maybe there's a firewall on
the remote machine that allows ping, but doesn't allow the file sharing
connection or RD.

Dan

Also, the target machine must be running Windows XP Professional (for
either C$ or Remote Desktop), and it must have simple file sharing
disabled (for C$).

XP Home Edition doesn't have either one.
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[Daniel Crichton]

Steve wrote on Wed, 10 May 2006 09:14:30 -0600:

Also, the target machine must be running Windows XP Professional (for
either C$ or Remote Desktop), and it must have simple file sharing
disabled (for C$).

XP Home Edition doesn't have either one.

From another of the OP's replies it's obvious he has Pro - he has enabled RD
on the remote machine, which wouldn't be possible on Home.

However, I did miss the simple file sharing switch, thanks for reminding me.

Dan