WXP and W2K - almost there pls help

[LarryC]

Have XP hone on laptop; W2K Pro on ;
Wired Linksys Hub and IF cards;
CAN see files on W2K system from XP, connect internet
through WXP to W2K machine;
CAN share printers that are on WXP machine.
PROBLEM: when I try to access WXP machine from W2K
machine
GET "\\(xp machine)\SharedDocs is not accessible. Access
is denied".
Have tried everything reasonable...............
All in the same workgroup (MSHome)with unique names
All firewalls are off
NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all machines
File and printer sharing is enabled
Simple file sharing is enabled on all machines
Tried having guest account enabled
Tried having identical accounts and passwords on all
machines
WXP document are in a shared folder.

 

[John]

Long shot, I'm sure you checked it but is one machine NTFS
and the other FAT32?

Make sure that the workstation and server services are
started as well on both machines.

You said simple file sharing, I'm not sure if you
mean "File and Print sharing" if not, go to the properties
of your network cards on both machines and make sure that
it is listed in the protcol area.

Hope this helped.

 

[LarryC]

What is the files systems are different? Does that mean
there is no hope?
THANKS

 

[John]

Disregard the File system theory. Found this maybe it will
help. Also you may check this website, good luck.


http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/

1) make sure no any firewall running.
2) make sure you have created the same workgroup, and the
same username on
w2k/xp for logging on a remote computer.
3) check user's rights.
4) you may want to enable guest account on w2k/xp.
5) if you are using simple file sharing, you may try to
disable it and
re-share the drive manually.
6) if it is mixed OS (win98, NT, ME and W2K/XP) network,
enable NetBIOS over
TCP/IP.
7) make sure the Computer Browser service is started if
all computers are
w2k/xp.
8) stop Computer Browser service on wwin9x, ME and NT if
this is a mixed OS
network.
9) cache credential by using net use
\\computername\share /user:username
command (it is better to have the username logon shared
computer).
10) if you have tried enabling netbios over tcp/ip but
doesn't work, you may
try to load netbeui (loading netbeui may slow your
network).
11) Make sure the server service is running.

 

[LarryC]

Could you please explain No 6. I am not suer I understand

THANKS

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Could you please explain No 6. I am not suer I understand

Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm
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[Ken Wickes [MSFT]]

Since you are getting access denied I think you can rule out 1,2,6,7,8,10,11

 

[LarryC]

Trouble is I have NO idea what #5,6 and 9 mean (how to do
them?) Will you explain these please? THANKS
BTW I have worked at that website until I can't look at it
anymore' "it's not for everyone"

 

[LarryC]

I fixed it - it works !
my advice:
(1) create a separate folder on WXP; share it exactly
according to directions. One thing the boys in Tacoma did
with Xp is to make the directions more understandable.
You should then see THAT folder on the other machine,
even if you can't see the ones you really wanted to see.
The you can begine to figure out what to do. (I never had
any problem with sweet ol' W2K seeing the XP machine).
(2) Forget all that stuff about firewalls. I am using the
WXP firewall with a dial-up connection. When I disable
it, the network still works, and all those annoying, life
destoying, distracting, pop-ups come back.
(3) Use "automatic" IP assignments; mine is working just
fine.
(4) I shared the main disk volume on XP, and took away
the read only attribute. Now I can work in Word, Excel,
for example, on either machine AND HAVE ONLY ONE DATA
BASE to be concerned about being up to date. (Ever hear
about how the man with two watches never knows the time?)
(5) Just enable TCP/IP protocol - it probably aready is,
and don't worry about all the technical gobbleygook.
(6) There are folders in XP that aren't for sharing over
a network! One is the Shared Documents Folder (YES!) This
one is for users of the same machine (like, I have a
multi-user laptop?) Create you own if you want such a
folder and name it something else. Documents and Settings
is another you cannot share.
(7) Mine works just fine with most users assigned; I
tried creating identical users and passwords on both
machines - but, hey it works fine with other logins.
Enjoy your network - mine does all that I had dreamt of
in an ethernet! Bottomline - use your common sense; it
ain't all that hard.

 

[Ken Wickes [MSFT]]

1. Who are the "boys in Tacoma"? If you are referring to Microsoft, we're
over an hour from Tacoma.

2. It's fine to use a firewall on your Internet connection, it's only
problematic on your home network connection.

6. The restrictions on sharing folders are only for Simple File Sharing.
With XP Pro with SFS turned off you can share anything you like.