Problems with XP Home Networking

[ajcarr]

After having rebuilt my XP Home system following a disc contoller failure which crunched both hard discs, I cannot now get it to communicate with two other systems which used to work fine before the crash happened. I have tried following all the Microsoft 'How to...' instructions without success. The two connections are:

1. 1394 Lan connection to a Win 98 (not SE) system. This appears to be dead from the XP end but the Win 98 system recognises the cable being plugged/unplugged and the LED glows on the connector. Can't PING either way. What should be displayed on the XP system Network Connections/Properties for this device if it is set up correctly?

2. Direct Cable Connection to a Win 2000 Pro system. PING works both ways but keep getting the message that 'the user has not been granted the requested logon type'. Similar problems with DCC on the Win 98 system. All users appear to be set up OK.

SP1 has been applied to the XP Home system. Runs McAfee firewall but even with this turned off, the same problems occur.

Any suggestions on where to start looking?

 

[bcastner]

Issue #2 is a local security policy setting on the Win2k system. Local Security Settings>Local Policies, 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.

Issue #1: See if the XP 1394 adapter has any issues in Device Manager.

 

[ajcarr]

Thanks for the info. However, the Win2K system hasn't been changed since the last time it worked - only the XP system has been rebuilt. I can't change the Win2K system since it is a corporate machine (my wife's) for which I don't have administrator access. I transfer files so that they can be backed up onto CD on my desktop.

There are no issues with the 1394 in Device Manager.

All users have been set up as far as I can tell. I've tried with and without passwords, setting and unsetting the 'allow direct connection without password'. Nothing seems to allow me to achieve a working connection.

It is all the more infruriating because it was all working fine before the XP system collapsed and I'm not aware that I've set anything up differently when it was rebuilt.