sharing folders

[TheFerryman]

I have a win2000 server and two win XP clients. When logged on as the
administrator I'd like to be able to share a folder on the win2000
machine (I have no problems setting shared folders on the XP
machines). Alas, I am unable to do so. When I set a folder as shared
and allow read/write authority to any user on the network I cannot
access that folder on either of the XP machines. In "My network
places" on the XP machines I see the win2000 machine but when I try to
access it it requests a logon/password. Nothing I enter here works.
Even the login and pass of the administrator of the 2000 machine.
Furthermore I cannot find anywhere where I can set this password or
any help related to it.

Any advice you can offer me will be much appreciated. I'm a very
frustrated man!

 

[Dave Patrick]

You'll want to create an account (in Users and Passwords) on the Win2k
machine(s) with the username and password that you use to logon to the WinXP
machine(s) with (and vice-versa). Then you'll need to share out the
resource(s) with permissions for those users. Also make sure they're all
part of the same workgroup. Then you'll no longer be prompted for the IPC$
password (Inter-process communication)

In a peer level workgroup, when you try to access resources on a Windows
2000/XP machine, Windows 2000/XP needs to authenticate the user. If the user
account doesn't exist in it's local account database, then access will be
denied.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
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| I have a win2000 server and two win XP clients. When logged on as the
| administrator I'd like to be able to share a folder on the win2000
| machine (I have no problems setting shared folders on the XP
| machines). Alas, I am unable to do so. When I set a folder as shared
| and allow read/write authority to any user on the network I cannot
| access that folder on either of the XP machines. In "My network
| places" on the XP machines I see the win2000 machine but when I try to
| access it it requests a logon/password. Nothing I enter here works.
| Even the login and pass of the administrator of the 2000 machine.
| Furthermore I cannot find anywhere where I can set this password or
| any help related to it.
|
| Any advice you can offer me will be much appreciated. I'm a very
| frustrated man!
|
|