Re: Access from Win2K server to XP desktop in a workgroup

From: x y (levinson_k@excite.com)
Date: 01/26/03


From: "x y" <levinson_k@excite.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 08:36:52 -0500

I would normally expect to use just the user ID and not include the
workgroup name in the logon box. Does that work?

I don't think what the workgroup name is on either machine should make any
difference to authentication, just browsing through Explorer.

"ChasFSG" <charner59@attbi.com> wrote in message
news:078501c2c53f$4958c0c0$d4f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA11...
> I have a Win2K server and an XPPro desktop on the same
> internal network. Both are members of the same named
> workgroup. I can ping by name each other from their
> respective desktop. I can access the file system of the
> server from the XP desktop. I CANNOT access the file
> system of the XP machine from the server. I have
> provided similar account names and PW's on each machine.
> When prompted for a user ID and PW I place the name of
> the WG\userID and PW and get the log in prompt back
> without access. Any suggestions?



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