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just installed my new windowsXP Pro - its pretty cool - but i've only
been able to connect to my box win2K once before, the rest of the time i
can't see it on the network.

the win2K box can see the XP box.... its' not a firewall issue i've
tried with it disabled. the time i got it to work i disabled IEEE802.1x
authentication 'cause i didn't recognize it... and that seemed to fix
it... but i'm not sure if it was that.

this is really *%$*#*in annoying not having a useable network... are
there any steps i can check to get it going...? TIA

Turn off Qos Packet Scheduler in the XP network stack - might help.

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"gimp" <smeg@*******sville.com> wrote in message
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> just installed my new windowsXP Pro - its pretty cool - but i've only
> been able to connect to my box win2K once before, the rest of the time i
> can't see it on the network.
>
> the win2K box can see the XP box.... its' not a firewall issue i've
> tried with it disabled. the time i got it to work i disabled IEEE802.1x
> authentication 'cause i didn't recognize it... and that seemed to fix
> it... but i'm not sure if it was that.
>
> this is really *%$*#*in annoying not having a useable network... are
> there any steps i can check to get it going...? TIA
>
>

In article <cfhk39$r0f$>, smeg@*******sville.com says...
> just installed my new windowsXP Pro - its pretty cool - but i've only
> been able to connect to my box win2K once before, the rest of the time i
> can't see it on the network.
>
> the win2K box can see the XP box.... its' not a firewall issue i've
> tried with it disabled. the time i got it to work i disabled IEEE802.1x
> authentication 'cause i didn't recognize it... and that seemed to fix
> it... but i'm not sure if it was that.
>
> this is really *%$*#*in annoying not having a useable network... are
> there any steps i can check to get it going...? TIA

Do you have a user account on the 2K box for the XP user?

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Patrick Dunford wrote:
>
> Do you have a user account on the 2K box for the XP user?


hmmm nope - i neve had to do that with multiple 2K boxes - i thought as
long as drives or folders were shared and the workgroup was the same it
would work....

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 18:36:54 +1200, gimp wrote:

> Patrick Dunford wrote:
>>
>> Do you have a user account on the 2K box for the XP user?
>
>
> hmmm nope - i neve had to do that with multiple 2K boxes - i thought as
> long as drives or folders were shared and the workgroup was the same it
> would work....

ok you can ping the 2k box from the xp box and vice versa right???

are both boxes in the same workgroup / subnet???

you MUST have auth details on both computers (this is why Domains were
invented for corps).

what happens is that when you try to connect to a server share your windows
session will a hash of your auth details to the server to be authenticated
(asks can //xpcomputer/user access //2kcomputer/share - the server looks up
the acl and grants or denys based on the acl).

i THINK (never tried) if you give //2kcomputer/EVERYBODY/ access to a share
on the 2kcomputer you dont need to have your username duplicated on both
computers.

personally I wouldnt do that but thats just me.

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Steven H wrote:
> ok you can ping the 2k box from the xp box and vice versa right???

nope. i can see XP box from 2K but the new XP box can't see sh**

i could but just that one time... then i installed a bluetooth mouse and
everything's invisible now.

> are both boxes in the same workgroup / subnet???

same workgroup. on win2K i never used to have to enable DNS but i
noticed with XP it enables it by default.


> you MUST have auth details on both computers (this is why Domains were
> invented for corps).

actually just realised the accounts on both boxes were called the same
name, different password though. it has connected today once, on the XP
box i was asked a password to connect and it worked sweet...

In article <cfhni6$ttp$>, smeg@*******sville.com says...
> Patrick Dunford wrote:
> >
> > Do you have a user account on the 2K box for the XP user?
>
>
> hmmm nope - i neve had to do that with multiple 2K boxes - i thought as
> long as drives or folders were shared and the workgroup was the same it
> would work....

True, if it is shared to Everyone it isn't necessary for them to have the
same username.

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"Marriage is a lifelong covenant commitment between
a man and a woman.

This foundation provides the best possible
environment to raise our children."

See http://www.maxim.org.nz/civilunions.html