Connect to Win2K fileshare w/o password every first use 1

[Shrum]

I have 2 PC's on a network - Win2K Pro and WinXP Home. I've specified a folder to share on the Win2K PC and created a user account.

I defined the mapping to the share on the WinXP machine and all works fine...until I reboot. When I restart the WinXp box, the shares are in a 'offline' mode (files are not accessable). When I go to Windows Explorer and click on the drive mapping, I'm prompted for a password (the same password works) after which the share(s) work again...until I reboot, then I'm back at square one.

On the Win2K box, I've set 'Everyone' to have access to the share...yet this issue persists.

Is it possible to have persistent mappings that don't require you to manually input the passwords the first time you access them?

TIA

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[bcastner]

On the Win2k machine add as a new user through Control Panel, User Accounts, the XP Home machine username and password.

Then Start, Run, net user Guest /Active:yes

On the XP machine remove the original mapping, and recreate it.

 

[Shrum]

Ah...

Currently, the WinXP user logon does *not* have a password.

Are you saying that the WinXP password (once defined), if it matches the user credentials as defined on the Win2K box, will no longer prompt for a password (which is what I want)?

Can't say I understand the part about turning the guest account on though.

=============================
Sean Shrum
Shrum Consulting
C.A.T.S.:

http://cats.shrum.net

Consulting:

http://consulting.shrum.net

Programming:

http://programming.shrum.net

R/C Soaring:

http://soaring.shrum.net

 

[bcastner]

First, add a password for the XP user. You can use autologon if you do not want to enter this at every boot.

Control panel, user accounts
Add the password for the existing user.

Start, Run, control userpasswords 2
Uncheck 'Users must enter a username and password...'
Hit Apply.
You will then be prompted for the username and password on the XP box to use for autologon.

Can't say I understand the part about turning the guest account on though.

Part and parcel of the Windows NT security model involved is that Windows XP Home has to user 'Simple File Sharing.' This means that it will always first present anonymous Guest credentials to your Win2k workstation for a share.

The net user command line above "opens" Group, not user, Guest to accept these credentials.

If this fails, the fai-over for authentication is to prompt for username and password level "Classic" user authentication. This is why I wanted a new local username and password added to the Win2k machine using the credentials of the user from the XP workstation. Credentials that include a real password assigned to the XP machine.

Rather than discuss this further, please try my original suggestion. If issues remain, please post again.

 

[bcastner]

One line above appears unclear, and is important:

Start, Run, control userpasswords2