configuring 2000 to XP home network

[Paul]

When using the wizard to create a network the last task
is to create a network setup disk. All the books say that
this will work on other operating systems but it does not
for 2000 professional. Does anybody know why ?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

When using the wizard to create a network the last task
is to create a network setup disk. All the books say that
this will work on other operating systems but it does not
for 2000 professional. Does anybody know why ?

Any book that says that the wizard will work on 2000 is wrong. I
don't know why, but Microsoft only made the wizard compatible with
Windows 98, Me, and XP.

There's no problem though. In spite of what the wizard tells you,
it's never necessary to run it on other computers. The default
network settings in XP and 2000 are compatible, and the computers
should be able to network with each other without doing anything on
the 2000 computer. Setting the workgroup name on the 2000 computer to
the same workgroup name that XP uses (default is MSHOME) will make
networking a little easier.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Paul]

Thank you for the reply, but the problem I have is that
when I go into view workgroup computers on the xp machine
I can see the 2000 machine but when I double click on it
I get the following error "\\machine is not accessible.
You might not have permission to use this network
resource. The network path was not found"
Do I have to set something on the 2000 machine for the
network to work?

-----Original Message-----

 

[Haggis]

Thank you for the reply, but the problem I have is that
when I go into view workgroup computers on the xp machine
I can see the 2000 machine but when I double click on it
I get the following error "\\machine is not accessible.
You might not have permission to use this network
resource. The network path was not found"
Do I have to set something on the 2000 machine for the
network to work?

-----Original Message-----

create a user account on 2000 that is the same as the user name (windows
logon name) as the XP

2000 should then validate and let XP access shares on 2000

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Thank you for the reply, but the problem I have is that
when I go into view workgroup computers on the xp machine
I can see the 2000 machine but when I double click on it
I get the following error "\\machine is not accessible.
You might not have permission to use this network
resource. The network path was not found"
Do I have to set something on the 2000 machine for the
network to work?

These tips should help you get everything working:

1. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm

2. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on both computers.

1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Right click the local area network connection and click Properties.
3. Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
4. Click Advanced.
5. Click WINS.
6. Click the Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP button.

3. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network, for NetBIOS name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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[Tony Allen]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318030&Product=winxp

Thank you for the reply, but the problem I have is that
when I go into view workgroup computers on the xp machine
I can see the 2000 machine but when I double click on it
I get the following error "\\machine is not accessible.
You might not have permission to use this network
resource. The network path was not found"
Do I have to set something on the 2000 machine for the
network to work?

 

[Guest]

When using the wizard to create a network the last task
is to create a network setup disk. All the books say that
this will work on other operating systems but it does not
for 2000 professional. Does anybody know why ?

I was having problems networking XP to a 2000 machine
heres what I found worked after days of frustration
As I was only networking 2 machines I used a cross over cable not a patch one.
The other thing was to disable My antivirus program and Firewall before
running the Network Wizard on XP as this seemed to stop the two from talking.
Re run or configure the anti virus program and firewall
Voila , finally they could both be seen and accessed on both machines.
2000 automatically sets up network when it starts therefore no need for wizard