Networking Windows 2000 and XP

[Ian D Samson]

Hi all. I read a previous article on this subject but it didn't help
my situation. I have a ZyXEL WiFi router. Both PCs are connected to
the router by 100Mbps Ethernet Cat5 cables. I can see the other
machine but cannot connect to it. On the XP machine, I can see my W2K
machine's name but cannot connect to it either. File Sharing is on on
both machines. The ethernet cables are PC to Router configuration. Do
I need more files downloaded, or how can I see the other machine by
typing \\<machinename>?

The workgroup names are the same.

I worked extensively with Banyan VINES and Novell Netware, but
Microsoft networks are a bit more complex.

I will appreciate your feedback, with thanks.
Ian

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello Ian,

Can you ping from both machines, either to the router and to the other? Do
you get any error message? Check that NETBios over tcp/ip is enabled.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[Ian D Samson]

Hello Ian,

Can you ping from both machines, either to the router and to the other? Do
you get any error message? Check that NETBios over tcp/ip is enabled.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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Thank you to everyone who wrote in this regard. I have enabled NetBIOS
over TCPIP and it now works. I have another question, though, how do I
find out who is logged in? When I connect from my W2K machine to the
XP machine, it logs me in as someone although the XP machine doesn't
tell me who I am logged in as nor does it ask me for a password. When
I connect from the XP Laptop, the XP Laptop asks me who I want to log
in as and it asks for a password. However, I cannot administer the XP-
Desktop from my XP-Laptop like I need to do. It keeps on telling me I
do not have the correct rights, even though I am supposedly logged in
as the XP Administrator (Desktop).

Is there a command line command that will show me who is logged in and
from which machine? NET USER does not show me sufficient information.

Thanks.
Ian

 

[Steve Winograd]

[snip] I have another question, though, how do I
find out who is logged in? When I connect from my W2K machine to the
XP machine, it logs me in as someone although the XP machine doesn't
tell me who I am logged in as nor does it ask me for a password. When
I connect from the XP Laptop, the XP Laptop asks me who I want to log
in as and it asks for a password. However, I cannot administer the XP-
Desktop from my XP-Laptop like I need to do. It keeps on telling me I
do not have the correct rights, even though I am supposedly logged in
as the XP Administrator (Desktop).

Is there a command line command that will show me who is logged in and
from which machine? NET USER does not show me sufficient information.

Thanks.
Ian

What version of XP does the laptop have: Home Edition, or
Professional?

XP Home Edition automatically logs in all network users as "Guest",
without prompting for a user name and password. By default, XP
Professional acts the same as Home Edition.

If you disable simple file sharing on XP Professional, it acts the
same as Windows 2000, prompting for a user name and password if it
doesn't recognize the networked user who requests access.

Use "net sessions" to see who's logged in over the network.

 

[Ian D Samson]

[snip] I have another question, though, how do I
find out who is logged in? When I connect from my W2K machine to the
XP machine, it logs me in as someone although the XP machine doesn't
tell me who I am logged in as nor does it ask me for a password. When
I connect from the XP Laptop, the XP Laptop asks me who I want to log
in as and it asks for a password. However, I cannot administer the XP-
Desktop from my XP-Laptop like I need to do. It keeps on telling me I
do not have the correct rights, even though I am supposedly logged in
as the XP Administrator (Desktop).

Is there a command line command that will show me who is logged in and
from which machine? NET USER does not show me sufficient information.

Thanks.
Ian

What version of XP does the laptop have: Home Edition, or
Professional?

XP Home Edition automatically logs in all network users as "Guest",
without prompting for a user name and password. By default, XP
Professional acts the same as Home Edition.

If you disable simple file sharing on XP Professional, it acts the
same as Windows 2000, prompting for a user name and password if it
doesn't recognize the networked user who requests access.

Use "net sessions" to see who's logged in over the network.

Hi Steve, sorry to take this long to reply - bandwidth restrictions
you know. 2GB per month is simply insufficient but I cannot afford any
more than this. The laptop has XP Pro, the desktop has XP Home. I
don't want to connect to the XP Home machine as "guest" because that's
too restrictive for my purposes as "home network administrator". I
need to be logged in to all machines as "supervisor equivalent"
irrespective of the operating system's preferences. How do I achieve
this?

Thanks.

 

[Bob I]

[snip] I have another question, though, how do I
find out who is logged in? When I connect from my W2K machine to the
XP machine, it logs me in as someone although the XP machine doesn't
tell me who I am logged in as nor does it ask me for a password. When
I connect from the XP Laptop, the XP Laptop asks me who I want to log
in as and it asks for a password. However, I cannot administer the XP-
Desktop from my XP-Laptop like I need to do. It keeps on telling me I
do not have the correct rights, even though I am supposedly logged in
as the XP Administrator (Desktop).

Is there a command line command that will show me who is logged in and

from which machine? NET USER does not show me sufficient information.

Thanks.
Ian

What version of XP does the laptop have: Home Edition, or
Professional?

XP Home Edition automatically logs in all network users as "Guest",
without prompting for a user name and password. By default, XP
Professional acts the same as Home Edition.

If you disable simple file sharing on XP Professional, it acts the
same as Windows 2000, prompting for a user name and password if it
doesn't recognize the networked user who requests access.

Use "net sessions" to see who's logged in over the network.

Hi Steve, sorry to take this long to reply - bandwidth restrictions
you know. 2GB per month is simply insufficient but I cannot afford any
more than this. The laptop has XP Pro, the desktop has XP Home. I
don't want to connect to the XP Home machine as "guest" because that's
too restrictive for my purposes as "home network administrator". I
need to be logged in to all machines as "supervisor equivalent"
irrespective of the operating system's preferences. How do I achieve
this?

Thanks.

Simply create identical (username/password combo) admin level accounts
on all PC's and login using that account on the PC you want to use at
the time.

 

[Steve Winograd]

[snip] I have another question, though, how do I
find out who is logged in? When I connect from my W2K machine to the
XP machine, it logs me in as someone although the XP machine doesn't
tell me who I am logged in as nor does it ask me for a password. When
I connect from the XP Laptop, the XP Laptop asks me who I want to log
in as and it asks for a password. However, I cannot administer the XP-
Desktop from my XP-Laptop like I need to do. It keeps on telling me I
do not have the correct rights, even though I am supposedly logged in
as the XP Administrator (Desktop).

Is there a command line command that will show me who is logged in and
from which machine? NET USER does not show me sufficient information.

Thanks.
Ian

What version of XP does the laptop have: Home Edition, or
Professional?

XP Home Edition automatically logs in all network users as "Guest",
without prompting for a user name and password. By default, XP
Professional acts the same as Home Edition.

If you disable simple file sharing on XP Professional, it acts the
same as Windows 2000, prompting for a user name and password if it
doesn't recognize the networked user who requests access.

Use "net sessions" to see who's logged in over the network.

Hi Steve, sorry to take this long to reply - bandwidth restrictions
you know. 2GB per month is simply insufficient but I cannot afford any
more than this. The laptop has XP Pro, the desktop has XP Home. I
don't want to connect to the XP Home machine as "guest" because that's
too restrictive for my purposes as "home network administrator". I
need to be logged in to all machines as "supervisor equivalent"
irrespective of the operating system's preferences. How do I achieve
this?

Thanks.

Windows XP Home Edition always uses the Guest account for access to
its shared disks and folders over the network. There's no supported
way to change that.

Why do you think that won't work? What do you mean by "home network
administrator"? What exactly do you want to do when you connect to XP
Home over the network? Try it and see what happens. If there are
problems, we can work on solving them.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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