Re: Problem Connecting to Windows 2000 Pro Share

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/24/04 

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 17:51:26 -0400

There is a setting in the Group Policy Editor, actually two that may help.

Computer Configuration, Windows Settings, Security Settings, Local Policies, Security Options.

1) Network Access: Let Everyone permissions apply to anonymous users

2) Network Access: Shares that can be access anonymously.

I think I'd play with #2 first, rather than exposing the entire machine via #1. 

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"madjack59" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:212cc01c45a2e$5426f050$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> In this case, yes, but only because the client originally
> configured their systems badly.  All the users are running
> their workstations as "Administrator" and all have the same
> password!!
> 
> That said, does the shared system really need user accounts
> for all the users who will use its shares?  Thsi would seem
> to be an administrative nightmare for an m x n peer-to-peer
> network.
> 
> Thanks for the info.
> 
> jack
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Does the account that you're using on the XP machine exist
> on the Win2K machine?  With the same username and password?
>>
>>-- 
>>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered
> Smart Display
>>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>http://www.dougknox.com
>>--------------------------------
>>Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>>--------------------------------
>>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>> 
>>"madjack59" <madjack59@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> news:5DB69022-5C3B-4285-927B-38DA4C68A1CA@microsoft.com...
>>>A Windows XP Professional user is having problems
> connecting to a Windows 2000 Professional shared folder. 
> The W2K share Permissions grants access to Everyone with
> all permissions checked.  The security settings for the
> folder allow Authenticated Users full control.
>>> 
>>> The WinXP user sees the W2K computer in  the list of
> Workgroup computers.  But double clicking on the computer
> results in a long delay and then a message that "\\XYZ
> computer is not accessible. You might not have permission
> to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of
> this server to find out if you have access permissions. The
> network path was not found."
>>> 
>>> O/S particulars:  XP Pro SP 1; W2k SP 3
>>.
>>

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