password??

[Guest]

I have wireless net, 2 machines up and running. I see both machines when I
open the workgroup. If I dclick on the icon of the machine Im not at Im
asked for a password. Is this the word I assigned as Administrator password?
Thx

 

[Chuck]

I have wireless net, 2 machines up and running. I see both machines when I
open the workgroup. If I dclick on the icon of the machine Im not at Im
asked for a password. Is this the word I assigned as Administrator password?
Thx

Tom,

It's probably for either the Guest account, or for the account you're using,
that's duplicated on the other computer. The account name should be in the box
where you're asked to enter the password.

Are you running XP Home, XP Pro, a combination, other? All of this makes a big
difference.

On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have SFS properly set on each computer.

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (Control Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, if you set the above Local Security Policy to
"Guest only", enable the Guest account, using Start - Run - "cmd" - type "net
user guest /active:yes" in the command window. If "Classic", setup and use a
common non-Guest account on all computers. Whichever account is used, give it
an identical, non-blank password on all computers.

On XP Home, and on XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest, with Start - Run -
"cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command window. Ensure
that the password for Guest is blank, with Start - Run - "control
userpasswords2"; select Guest, click Reset Password, click OK without entering a
new password.

On XP Pro, if you're going to use Guest authentication, check your Local
Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools) - User Rights Assignment,
on the XP Pro computer, and look at "Deny access to this computer from the
network". Make sure Guest is not in the list. Look at "Access this computer
from the network", and make sure that Everyone is in this list.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net

 

[Malke]

I have wireless net, 2 machines up and running. I see both machines
when I
open the workgroup. If I dclick on the icon of the machine Im not at
Im asked for a password. Is this the word I assigned as Administrator
password? Thx

You are trying to access resources on a machine. It doesn't matter
whether the network is wireless or wired. The machine getting the
request is asking for authorization for the user making the request.
Since you haven't told us the operating system versions or service pack
levels of the machines involved, you can't get a more specific answer.
Here are links to help you with networking:

http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm (Home)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm
(Pro)
http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm - Small Network Troubleshooter by
Hans-Georg Michna

Malke

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have wireless net, 2 machines up and running. I see both machines when I
open the workgroup. If I dclick on the icon of the machine Im not at Im
asked for a password. Is this the word I assigned as Administrator password?
Thx

Run the Network Setup Wizard on the machine that you're trying to
access when the password prompt appears. That often solves the
problem.

Make sure that the Guest account is enabled for network access on the
machine that you're trying to access by running this command on it:

net user guest /active:yes
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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