XP Pro will only connect to a network resource as guest

[Guest]

We are on a Windows 2000 domain. All of our W2K Pro machines can enter in a username password when trying to connect to a password protected share on a file server. When an XP Pro machine tries to connect to the same share the username is greyed out and select as guest. Is there anyway to change this?

 

[Chuck]

We are on a Windows 2000 domain. All of our W2K Pro machines can enter in a username password when trying to connect to a password protected share on a file server. When an XP Pro machine tries to connect to the same share the username is greyed out and select as guest. Is there anyway to change this?

Hobber,

Check the Local Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools). Under
Local Policies - Security Options, look at "Network access: Sharing and security
model", and ensure it's set to "Classic - local users authenticate as
themselves".

If you set the Local Security Policy to "Guest only", make sure that the Guest
account is enabled, and has a non-blank password. If "Classic", setup and use a
common account with identical password on both computers.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Guest]

I tried that already but it seems that is only applicable when you are trying to connect to a share on a Windows XP Machine. This machien I'm trying to connect to is on a NAS device. Any other ideas

----- Chuck wrote: ----

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 16:06:07 -0800, Hobber <[email protected]
wrote

We are on a Windows 2000 domain. All of our W2K Pro machines can enter in a username password when trying to connect to a password protected share on a file server. When an XP Pro machine tries to connect to the same share the username is greyed out and select as guest. Is there anyway to change this

Hobber

Check the Local Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools). Unde
Local Policies - Security Options, look at "Network access: Sharing and securit
model", and ensure it's set to "Classic - local users authenticate a
themselves"

If you set the Local Security Policy to "Guest only", make sure that the Gues
account is enabled, and has a non-blank password. If "Classic", setup and use
common account with identical password on both computers

Cheers
Chuc
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing

 

[MS News groups]

Is the XP machine been joined to the domain and has it been entered into the
active directory ??

I tried that already but it seems that is only applicable when you are

trying to connect to a share on a Windows XP Machine. This machien I'm
trying to connect to is on a NAS device. Any other ideas?

----- Chuck wrote: -----

enter in a username password when trying to connect to a password protected
share on a file server. When an XP Pro machine tries to connect to the same
share the username is greyed out and select as guest. Is there anyway to
change this?

 

[Guest]

Yes it is part of the domain and has a computer account in AD. This happens on all of the 30 XP Pro machines in the office