NET USE to access share on an XP PC

[Rusty]

I am trying to access a share on my Win-XP PC from a Win-
NT PC booted in DOS mode.

I am using an Ethernet Cross-Over cable to directly
connect the 2 PCs.

I can access the share when the Win-NT PC is booted into
the Windows mode using :
NET USE K: \\pc_name\share_name /USER:user_account

However I want to access the share when my Win_NT PC is
booted in DOS mode.

If I use the same instruction the Win-NT PC does not
recognize the /USER: instruction
( I get the message "The option USER:___ is unknown" )

If I leave off the /USER option and seperatly enter the
local user information (ID and password) for the Win-XP PC
I get back the message "Access Denied".

I have trid the same set-up with a Win-98 PC instead of
the Win-XP PC and I can get right in.

I believe there is a security issue on the Win-XP which is
blocking the Win-NT PC access. But I don't understand why
I am allowed access when my Win-NT PC is booted in Windows
mode but not when it is booted in DOS mode.

Any help would be greatly appeciated.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

There's no DOS mode in NT- safe mode/VGA mode perhaps?
I don't believe WinNT in VGA mode (equivalent to safe mode) supports
networking.

What is it you're trying to do? Win9x is based on (and essentially, is) DOS,
so it's not relevant here....WinNT/2k/XP are not DOS based OSes.