Networking Problems 1

[ajcarr]

I have just bought a wireless router/mdem and am trying to get a Windows XP/Home desktop system talking to a notebook running Windows 2000 Professional. I can't get either system to communicate properly with the other.

1. The XP Home system can access the mapped 'C' drive on the notebook but not the 'My Documents' folder, even though that folder is shown as shared on the notebook.

2. When trying to get from the notebook to the desktop, on trying to log on, I get the message 'the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer'.

The physical connections all work OK - pings work in both directions. The other computer is visible in each of the Explorer Network Places. Internet access works OK on both systems. Both systems have the appropriate users and access permissions set up - as far as I can tell.

Anyone got any suggestions what I am doing wrong?

 

[teckystuff]

It sounds to me like you have to go to:
Start> Run> Administrative Tools>Local Security Settings>Local Policies>User Rights Assignment, right-click on Access this computer from the network>Properties>Add Users or Groups, add everyone or any users you want to be able to access the computer from the network.

Hope that helps

 

[ajcarr]

Thanks for the suggestion. I've followed it through and it all looks OK so that doesn't seem to be the problem.

 

[scottew]

1) On the desktop, try to map a drive using \\computername\sharename as the path and then click on "connect using a different username". Use the username/password that you use on the notebook.

2) What do you mean by "trying to logon" to the desktop from the notebook?

Are both of these computers part of the same workgroup?

 

[ajcarr]

Scottew, suggestion 1 has given me access from the desktop running XP/Home to the notebook running Windows 2000 Professional. Thank you.

2. The notebook displays the desktop name in the 'Computers Near Me' section. When trying to expand this name within explorer, it asks for a network logon. This is when the message 'the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer' appears.

Both computers are in the same workgroup.

 

[ajcarr]

Further info. The Windows 2000 system is running SP4 and the XP system SP2 plus all the latest updates.

 

[scottew]

Are both of these machines using NTFS?

 

[ajcarr]

Yes, both using NTFS.