Problems accessing network share

[Guest]

Well,
I have a problem. I have a shared a shared folder on one of my Windows XP
Pro machines, which I have secured by disabling “Simple File Sharing†and
assigning permissions to it (aka a username and password for accessing it).
Anyways, when I try to access this shared folder from either of my other
computers (2k Pro and XP home) it just gives me an access denied message
saying that the account I am logged onto does not have permission to access
that shared folder. I know this but what I am asking is how do I logon to
that share with a different username and password then what my local windows
login is? I would like to know either has to manually enter the username and
password into the network path for that share or how to make it prompt me for
a logon username and password.

Thanks

 

[Chuck]

Well,
I have a problem. I have a shared a shared folder on one of my Windows XP
Pro machines, which I have secured by disabling “Simple File Sharing” and
assigning permissions to it (aka a username and password for accessing it).
Anyways, when I try to access this shared folder from either of my other
computers (2k Pro and XP home) it just gives me an access denied message
saying that the account I am logged onto does not have permission to access
that shared folder. I know this but what I am asking is how do I logon to
that share with a different username and password then what my local windows
login is? I would like to know either has to manually enter the username and
password into the network path for that share or how to make it prompt me for
a logon username and password.

Thanks

With Simple File Sharing disabled on any computer acting as a server, you should
login to any remote computer using an account / password setup on the server.

If the remote computer is running XP, you can "Connect using a different user
name" when setting up the share, but the user name has to be one setup on the
server.

If you enable Simple File Sharing, you need to enable the Guest account, using
Start - Run - "cmd" - then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
window, on each computer.

More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>

 

[Guest]

With Simple File Sharing disabled on any computer acting as a server, you should
login to any remote computer using an account / password setup on the server.

If the remote computer is running XP, you can "Connect using a different user
name" when setting up the share, but the user name has to be one setup on the
server.

If you enable Simple File Sharing, you need to enable the Guest account, using
Start - Run - "cmd" - then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
window, on each computer.

More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>

where is the "Connect using a different user name" option in windows XP? why
is this option not in 2k Pro? how do i use this "Connect using a different
user
name" in XP?

 

[Chuck]

where is the "Connect using a different user name" option in windows XP? why
is this option not in 2k Pro? how do i use this "Connect using a different
user
name" in XP?

It's in the Tools - Map Network Drive wizard, when you first setup the network
connection from the client. In WinXP Pro and Win2K Pro.

Remember, though, whatever user name you use to connect from the client, that
user name (and matching password) has to be setup on the server.

 

[Guest]

i dont want to map the drive, i just want to access it.

 

[Chuck]

i dont want to map the drive, i just want to access it.

You access a drive either by mapping it, or as a UNC reference.
1) Mapped access: "net use r: \\server\share", then reference a file as
"r:\filename.ext".
2) UNC reference: "\\server\share\filename.ext".

If you map the drive, you can "Connect using a different user name". Otherwise,
you have to setup an account on the server identical to the one in use on the
client.