win2000 logon to XP. login server unavailable?

[Andy]

I have networked 2 machines via a netgear hub.
The hub also connects to a router, providing ADSL access
to both machines.

Machine 1 is running W2000 Pro on a domain (work computer)
Machine 2 is running XP pro on a workgroup (home computer)

Both systems are able to connect to the internet.

Both systems can be seen on the microsoft network under
the workgroup.
Both systems are getting valid DHCP ip addresses assigned
by the router.
I can ping both machines.

My problem is:

Using machine 2 I can connect to machine 1 and access
share drives.

However when using machine 1 I can see machine 2 on the
network, but when I click on the network icon representing
machine 2 I get the following error:

'Computer unavailable
A network login server is not available to service the
request'

I have enabled all obvious settings on machine 2
Root drive share and security set to allow connections
My computer set to allow remote connections

One person I have spoken to suggested that XP by default
does not allow connections from lower versions of windows??


Am I missing something ???
Do I need to set up specific permissions in the security
settings?

Please help

 

[Guest]

Andy,

It sounds to me like you are using a Domain for access to your work computer (Computer 1). If this is the case you can log on usign the command line "NET USE X: \\[DHCP IP Address]\[Sharename] /USER:[XYZ]" using the user name of XYZ defined as a local user. The domain controller will not be available to your home machine since yout machine has not been added to the domain.

-David L. Bork
(Bork Technical Services)