Re: 9x cant access W2KPro

From: Joshua Heslinga (jheslinga@attbi.com)
Date: 09/02/02 

From: "Joshua Heslinga" <jheslinga@attbi.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 21:37:57 -0400

Yes, this is KEY. You must have created local accounts on the Windows 2000
Professional machines, and then you must use those accounts to sign in to
Microsoft networking (not the Family Logon crap in 98) on the 9x boxes.

Joshua Heslinga

"Mike Holder" <mike_lh@charter.net> wrote in message
news:un2h2e9qe86fcf@corp.supernews.com...
> Are you logging on to the 95/98 machines with the same user name and
> password as the account on the Win2K machines?
>
> "Phil" <macgyver1@core.com.ignorethislastdot> wrote in message
> news:ba0001c25138$0e525390$b1e62ecf@tkmsftngxa04...
> > I have posted before on this one, and
> > still I am unable to resolve the problem.
> > We recently Upgraded our old peer-to-peer
> > thinnet cable bus network to a cat5 10/100
> > fast ethernet network with switch (star).
> > We have also replaced two machines with
> > new faster machines with Windows 2000
> > Professional installed. I have had no
> > problems getting the two new machines to
> > share files and resouces. But I am unable
> > to log into any of the resources on the W2KPro
> > machines from any of our older machines running
> > Win95 & Win98, which are the only other two
> > computers on the network. The W2KPro machines
> > can read from the 9x machines fine, even use
> > the printers on those machines. When I try to
> > access the W2KPro machines from the 9x machines
> > it asks for a password, which when I enter an
> > incorrect password it queries for the password
> > again, when I enter the correct password though,
> > all it does is lets me look into an empty folder
> > , drive whatever. I have file & print sharing
> > set up on all computers, tcp/ip is configured
> > correctly, users & passwords have been set up
> > and assigned to groups, username and password has
> > been set up on 9x boxes as well, but still nothing.
> >
> > I have been watching the group now for some time,
> > and have seen many people with similar problems, I
> > have tried all of the solutions mentioned and none
> > have solved our problem.
> >
> > Some of the fixed I've tried are:
> > -double checking ip addresses (manually set)
> > -double checked all share/rights/permissions
> > logged on as administrator
> > -have allowed everyone full access/administrator
> > rights just to see if I could access anything
> > (I am not stupid I taken away those permissions)
> > -tried mapping drives
> > -looked for adclient to install on older machines
> > on W2KPro CD, not there or on HDD
> > (my guess that this is probably what I need to
> > solve problem? Would be my luck.)
> > -tried using netbios & netbeui, no good.
> > -not using DHCP, so the only place I have
> > ip's in DNS is the single machine that use dial-up
> > out of (no jokes, it's small company) for the proxy
> > server (yes, it's on the 95 machine)
> > -obviously, no Domain Controllers exist on the
> > network we are using
> > -have uninstalled & reinstalled protocols & services
> > and started from scratch
> > -several other things that I can not remember off
> > the top of my head right now.
> >
> > and I am ABLE TO Ping the W2KPro machines from the
> > Win98 & Win95 machines successfully!
> >
> > So now that I have rambled on too much,
> >
> > CAN ANYBODY HELP ME????
> >
> > I appreciate any and all suggestions, really!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Phil
> > e-mail: macgyver1@core.com
>
>

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