Hi
Maybe this may help you:
Cannot Use Direct Cable Connection Between Windows 2000 and Windows 95 or
Windows 98 Host
SYMPTOMS
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When you use a direct cable connection from a guest computer that is
running Windows 2000 to a host computer that is running either Windows 95
or Windows 98, you may receive the following error message:
Your credentials have failed remote network authentication. Enter a
user name and password with access to the remote network domain.
Regardless of the credentials that you enter, Windows 2000 prompts you
twice for your username, password, and domain name, the connection is not
made, and then you receive the following error message:
Error 691: Access was denied because the username and/or password
was invalid on the domain.
If you do not use password protection and your user account is not a member
of a domain, you still receive these error messages.
CAUSE
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This issue can occur if you do not turn on support for earlier versions of
MS-CHAP for Windows 95 servers on the Windows 2000 direct cable connection.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
1. On the computer running Windows 2000, right-click My Network Places,
and then click Properties.
2. Right-click the direct cable connection, and then click Properties.
3. On the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click Settings.
4. Click to select the Allow older MS-CHAP version for Windows 95 Servers
check box, click OK, and then click OK.
5. Close the "Network and Dial-up Connections" window.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products
that are listed at the beginning of this article.
The information in this article applies to:
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
o Microsoft Windows 98
o Microsoft Windows 95
Shilpa Sinha
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