XP peer-to-peer network

[NanoG]

Computer 2 can access shared drives on computer 1, but computer 1 cannot access any drives on computer 2.

I Keep getting “Incorrect password or unknown username for \\ Field_toshiba” even though I’m logged on with the same password and user name (part of the administrator group) on both.

However, If I turn on the Guest account on Computer 2, I get a different error message “ \\ Field_toshiba is not accessible. Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer”

I can use “net send” from both computers.
-I have checked Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP under the Advanced TCP/IP Settings on both computers.
-The Computer Browser service is also started under Sevices and Applications

What am I missing?


Computer1 : WIN 2K OS, no firewall software, WORKGROUP

Windows 2000 IP config
Host Name:………………………: Dell
Primary DNS Suffix……………..:
Node Type:………………………: Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled:……………...: No
WINS Proxy Enabled:……………: No

Ethernet adapter LAN:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix….:
Description:………………………..: 3com
Controller <3c905c-TX Compatible>
Physical Address…………………...:
DHCP Enabled……………………..: No
IP Address:………………………….: 10.0.0.1
Subnet Mask:………………………..:255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:……………………:10.0.0.254
DNS Servers…………………………: both the same

Computer 2: WINXP Home OS, firewall is off, WORKGROUP

Windows 2000 IP config
Host Name:………………………: Field_Toshiba
Primary DNS Suffix……………..:
Node Type:………………………: Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled:……………...: No
WINS Proxy Enabled:……………: No

Ethernet adapter LAN:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix….:
Description:………………………..: Intel
On
Physical Address…………………...:
DHCP Enabled……………………..: No
IP Address:………………………….: 10.0.0.13
Subnet Mask:………………………..:255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:……………………:10.0.0.254
DNS Servers…………………………: both the same

[STBService]

Is the workgroup name the same on both machines?

[NanoG]

Yes, the Workgroup name is the same on both machines. They are also both visible on my network places. The WIN 2K machine cannot access the XP shared drives, but the XP machine can access the shared drives on the WIN 2K machine.

[Ben]

File sharing is not activated on your computer.

Maybe the following will help: http://www.freepctech.com/pc/xp/xp00048.shtml

What I did on mine was:

1. under "my computer", right-clicked on "shared documents" icon and selected "sharing and security".

2. there, I had an option to activate file sharing.

Hoping this helps.

Ben

[Karl-DV]

Hi NanoG,

I've been wresteling with the same problem, except that in my case the XP box received the "logon failure" message, while the Win2K box could acces the XP-shares without any problem.

I came across some rather unrelated message stating something about security settings. I had never heard of this, so out of curiousity, I opened "Settings -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy" to view and/or modify the security settings.
I found that "Access this computer from the network" under "Local policies -> User rights assignment" was set to "<nothing>". After changing this to "Everyone", and restarting Win2K, my problem was solved. Now my XP box can access the shares of my Win2K box just as good as vice versa.

I had fixed. In this computer system, there was not a username called "HelpAssistants". My first response is virus attack. Somehow an unknown virus attacked my computers and added a new account with administrator's rights and changed the computer settings. In order to restore the systems security settings and increase the whole security of these computers, I did the following two things:
1) I set "Access this computer from the network" to my account only. In this way, other people can not access my computers anymore. [/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

[Karl-DV]

Hi NanoG,

I've been wresteling with the same problem, except that in my case the XP box received the "logon failure" message, while the Win2K box could acces the XP-shares without any problem.

I came across some rather unrelated message stating something about security settings. I had never heard of this, so out of curiousity, I opened "Settings -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy" to view and/or modify the security settings.
I found that "Access this computer from the network" under "Local policies -> User rights assignment" was set to "<nothing>". After changing this to "Everyone", and restarting Win2K, my problem was solved. Now my XP box can access the shares of my Win2K box just as good as vice versa.

I also verified this setting on my XP box, and there, a list of user groups was already set up, including the "Everyone" group.

My guess is that chances are big that this will solve your problem to.
And if it doesn't, then maybe this will help some other solution seekers...

Regards,

Karl.