Network/Security issue with $ shares

[Guest]

This is being cross-posted to both the Windows 2000 Professional group, and
the Windows XP Professional group, as it pertains to both Operating Systems.

I am on a wired/wireless home network, using a Linksys WRT54GS router. The
network consists only of my main computer, the PC (wired) and my laptop
(wireless). The PC is currently using Windows 2000 Pro, SP4. The laptop is
currently using Windows XP Pro, SP2.

Currently, the network is semi-functional, in that I can view them both
under "My Network Places" -> "Entire Network" -> "Microsoft Windows Network"
-> "WORKGROUP" and I can see any shared folders/files/etc. Both computers are
accessible through their individual \\computername addresses, and also
display all shared folders/files/etc there.

Here is where it gets a bit tricky. I apologize if this rambles on a bit,
but I feel the need to explain as many details as possible, as well as steps
taken.

The laptop is able to access all files on the PC using the default
\\pcname\c$ share. The PC is unable to reciprocate, and cannot access the
\\laptopname\c$ share.

Both computers are being logged in to with a username with full
administrative rights. I have double, and triple checked the username and
password for the laptop, and even set up a username and password that is the
same as the admin account on the PC. I have tried logging in solely with the
username/password, with laptopname\username, laptopname/username,
\\laptopname\username, \\laptopname/username, //laptopname/username, and
//laptopname\username. Anything that might possibly work. I have rebooted
between tries, I have tried them all in one go. All of them are denied
access, and I can see the username listed in the administrators group on both
the PC and the laptop, so it cannot be a permissions issue, or rather, it
shouldn't be. The Windows Firewall is disabled, I have no other firewalls
running when I try. My router's firewall is disabled when I try.

The error message received when trying to access: "The Credentials Supplied
Conflict with an Existing Set of Credentials"

Does anyone have any suggestions? This is driving me mad, I feel like I have
checked everything, but I am sure I have overlooked some obvious step. Please
help.

Thanks,
Devi

 

[Jerold Schulman]

This is being cross-posted to both the Windows 2000 Professional group, and
the Windows XP Professional group, as it pertains to both Operating Systems.

I am on a wired/wireless home network, using a Linksys WRT54GS router. The
network consists only of my main computer, the PC (wired) and my laptop
(wireless). The PC is currently using Windows 2000 Pro, SP4. The laptop is
currently using Windows XP Pro, SP2.

Currently, the network is semi-functional, in that I can view them both
under "My Network Places" -> "Entire Network" -> "Microsoft Windows Network"
-> "WORKGROUP" and I can see any shared folders/files/etc. Both computers are
accessible through their individual \\computername addresses, and also
display all shared folders/files/etc there.

Here is where it gets a bit tricky. I apologize if this rambles on a bit,
but I feel the need to explain as many details as possible, as well as steps
taken.

The laptop is able to access all files on the PC using the default
\\pcname\c$ share. The PC is unable to reciprocate, and cannot access the
\\laptopname\c$ share.

Both computers are being logged in to with a username with full
administrative rights. I have double, and triple checked the username and
password for the laptop, and even set up a username and password that is the
same as the admin account on the PC. I have tried logging in solely with the
username/password, with laptopname\username, laptopname/username,
\\laptopname\username, \\laptopname/username, //laptopname/username, and
//laptopname\username. Anything that might possibly work. I have rebooted
between tries, I have tried them all in one go. All of them are denied
access, and I can see the username listed in the administrators group on both
the PC and the laptop, so it cannot be a permissions issue, or rather, it
shouldn't be. The Windows Firewall is disabled, I have no other firewalls
running when I try. My router's firewall is disabled when I try.

The error message received when trying to access: "The Credentials Supplied
Conflict with an Existing Set of Credentials"

Does anyone have any suggestions? This is driving me mad, I feel like I have
checked everything, but I am sure I have overlooked some obvious step. Please
help.

Thanks,
Devi

http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=106211 Err Msg: The Credentials Supplied Conflict with an Existing...

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
http://www.jsifaq.com

 

[Guest]

Tried that.

net use displays:

"New connections will be remembered.

There are no entries in the list."

Security Log is not displaying any failed logons.

 

[Jerold Schulman]

Are both computers logged on with the same username and same password?
Have you disabled simple file sharing on XP yet?

Amuse me and create a new non-administrative share for the C: drive and see if that works.

Tried that.

net use displays:

"New connections will be remembered.

There are no entries in the list."

Security Log is not displaying any failed logons.

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
http://www.jsifaq.com

 

[Guest]

No, they each are logged on to with a different username and password. I did
create a user/pass that is the same as the PC's, even though I didn't much
want to... it denies access to the matching user/pass, and displays the
credentials message for the non-matching username.

I have disabled simple file sharing and rebooted both machines, still no luck.

I had tried that before, sharing the entire C: drive, and it does work, but
understandably I'm sure, I would prefer not to use it in that manner.

 

[Jerold Schulman]

See if it works when both computers are logged on as the same username / password.

You can create a hidden share (MyC$) and grant the appropriate share access.

No, they each are logged on to with a different username and password. I did
create a user/pass that is the same as the PC's, even though I didn't much
want to... it denies access to the matching user/pass, and displays the
credentials message for the non-matching username.

I have disabled simple file sharing and rebooted both machines, still no luck.

I had tried that before, sharing the entire C: drive, and it does work, but
understandably I'm sure, I would prefer not to use it in that manner.

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
http://www.jsifaq.com

 

[Guest]

Resolved in another thread.

Thank you, though.

See if it works when both computers are logged on as the same username / password.

You can create a hidden share (MyC$) and grant the appropriate share access.




Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
http://www.jsifaq.com