W2K sharing with Windows 95/98

[LonC25]

I have a Windows 2000 machine and I am trying to share the printer and a folder. Everytime a Windows 95 or 98 machine tries to access the share they get prompted for a username and password for the share.

There is no security on the Windows 2000 share, "Everyone" can print and access the shared folder as far as security is concerned.

If I enter the password of the Windows 2000 user on the Windows 95/98 clients when they try to print to the shared printer it works, but I can't give out the password so people can print.

I can't think of anything else to try...

 

[BFOJ]

Sounds like what you describe is normal operations. The W2K machine would need the user to be authenticated to use these shared resources. Hence the need for a legitimate account and password, otherwise you're asking W2K to provide no security which defeats the purpose of network security which W2K provides, like NT or XP. Native Win 95/98 didn't offer much in the way of security. Bottom-line: Each user should have their own account and password to use the W2K resources, then you're not sharing passwords among many.

 

[wolluf]

odd description - normally, unless user id exists on 2k machine with same username/password as is used to log on to win 9x box, the 9x users get a password (not username/password) prompt - which you can't supply correct value to.

Is you network a domain or workgroup?

 

[LonC25]

Its a workgroup, the company is a car dealership. They login to a domain that belongs to GM. They get 2 driver mappings from them. But they use a workgroup for thier internal stuff.

 

[Jasen]

You have two solutions:
either have the win95 people log onto their win9x machines with a username that's on on the win2k server,
or, specifically allow anonymous access to each shared resource on the win2k box. There's a difference between "everyone" and "anonymous". You might have to also edit the local security policy to allow anonymous access from the network.
If you have a lot of different people or machines, option 2 might definitely be easier. ________
Remember, you're unique... just like everyone else.

 

[LonC25]

This is not a Server, it a share on anther workstation that is running Windows 2000. I don't know if there is an option for "anonymous" access in Windows 2000 Pro.

Can you tell me where to find it.

 

[wolluf]

Each 95/98 network login (user id/password) used needs to exist as a user account set up on the 2k machine.

Or, you can enable the guest account on 2k machine - but this is security risk if machine is connected to the outside world (eg internet).

As I said - your original post confused me, as 95/98 machines trying to access shares on 2k where neither of the above is true normally get a password only prompt - not a user name & password prompt.

 

[LonC25]

Well I tried most of the suggestions, but I think that most of you are using the domain. My Windows 2000 Pro machine is in a workgroup with other 95 and 98 machines.

I get prompted for a password for $IPC connection when I try to map a printer shared by the 2000 machine.

 

[alexs0628]

I have a window 98 computer in my department sharing a folder and the color deskjet on a windows 2000 computer. Both are members of the same workgroup. There is no domain.

You must set up an account for each user on the w2k PC if you want to share resources on that computer. Otherwise, you will be prompted for a password, since the users do not exist on that computer and, hence, do not have rights to the resources on the W2K unit.

So, go to the Administrator folder on the w2k PC, create the users. If you're just printing, do not enter a password and check off 'password never expires', under password properties.