trying to connect to W2K Pro shares from XP Pro over NetBEUI

[Kevin]

I am able to see the W2K Pro laptop shares from the XP
Pro box, however, I cannot connect to them.
I get error dialog:
"[computername]
\\[computername]\[share] is not accessible. You might
not have permission to use this network resource.
Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions.
Access is denied."
I am able to connect to shares on the XP Pro box from the
W2K Pro laptop, so this is seemingly a one-way networking
problem.
I have 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' and 'NetBEUI
Protocol' installed, 'File and Printer Sharing for
Microsoft Networks' and 'Client for Microsoft Networks'
services installed with 'File and Printer ...'
and 'Client ... ' bound only to the 'NetBEUI Protocol'.
For 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' Properties > Advanced >
WINS, I have Disable(d) NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
The W2K Pro Guest account is enabled with a blank
password.

What am I missing here?

This network configuration works well amongst Win98,
Win98SE, WinMe and WinXP Pro machines - what is the deal
with W2K Pro?

Thanks for any help anyone might provide.

 

[Guest]

Do you use a password to sign into the Windows Xp computer interactivly as Win Xp uses a force guest account over a network and if you have not logged into the PC with a password you cannot access any other resources other than the resources on the local computer(the one you have logged onto

So basically no password and no acces to network this behaviour is new in Windowss Xp so will not effect pre Xp operating systems .
let me know how you get on

Also do you have any firewalls installed if so disable them and try to connect

Cheers Duncan

 

[Kevin]

Hey Duncan ... thanks for helping out ...
Yes, I use a password to logon to Win XP Pro every time I
boot up the XP box or have logged off (as my primary Admin
username).
I'm using Zone Labs, Inc.'s ZoneAlarm 4.5.594.000 - it
doesn't get in the way of two-way connectivity between Win
XP Pro, WinMe, Win98SE or Win98 - remember, my local
network communicates using NetBEUI and therefore ZA's
monitoring of TCP/IP activity is not relevant.
Even so, just to be thorough, I tried shutting down ZA on
the W2K Pro laptop - that didn't help. I then tried
shutting down ZA on the XP Pro box as well - that didn't
help either.
Anyone have any other thoughts I can try?
Thanks,
Kevin

-----Original Message-----
Do you use a password to sign into the Windows Xp

computer interactivly as Win Xp uses a force guest account
over a network and if you have not logged into the PC with
a password you cannot access any other resources other
than the resources on the local computer(the one you have
logged onto)

So basically no password and no acces to network this

behaviour is new in Windowss Xp so will not effect pre Xp
operating systems ..

 

[Guest]

Ok sorry ..I've had similar problems my self at home and one day it just worked and now I cant get it not too which is annoying as I would like to know exactly why

Have you tried enabling the guest account on the Windows 2000 laptop see if that makes a difference

 

[Guest]

Just read my post and see that the guest account is enabled

Any reason why you are using netbui instead of tcp/ip.

 

[Kevin]

Hey Duncan ... W2K laptop Guest account is / was enabled.
I know what you mean about mysterious changes in PC
behaviour - one likes to know exactly why these things
work or don't work in a given fashion.

Anyone got any other ideas? Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
Ok sorry ..I've had similar problems my self at home and

one day it just worked and now I cant get it not too
which is annoying as I would like to know exactly why.

Have you tried enabling the guest account on the Windows

2000 laptop see if that makes a difference.

 

[Kevin]

Hey 'ignore my last' ... is that Duncan again?

Please point me to your post if you're not Duncan ... W2K
laptop Guest account is definately enabled - should it
have a password or no?
The reason I use NetBEUI for my local network is that all
but one of my PCs connect to each other and the internet
through a broadband router. I have no 'File and Printer
Sharing for Microsoft Networks' exposure on the internet
because the NetBEUI protocol cannot pass a router. The
one PC that does connect directly to the internet does so
through a dedicated 10Mbps TCP/IP (only) NIC and uses a
separate 100Mbps NetBEUI (only) NIC for connection to the
broadband router / other PCs.