Quick XP network share question

[jfunk]

Running XP Pro. Want to give access to a shared drive by user id on home lan.

I have the users authenticate as themselves thing turned on (not everybody as guest), guest account is disabled, and have setup appropriate user accounts.

When I try to access the shared drive from the network, the login screen comes up and you cannot enter a username. It just says Guest in the user field and it is grayed out so you can't change it. Same thing even if the person is logged into their machine locally with the ID and password that was created on my machine.

Why am I not getting an opportunity to enter a username?

Thanks,

j

 

[ProviaFan]

Are you using simple file sharing? My Computer window > Tools > Folder Options > View > (uncheck) Use Simple File Sharing

It sounds like you have all the accounts duplicated on all of the computers (they're all Windows XP or 2000, right?), with the same password for an account on each computer? Are the file permissions on the disk set to allow the users that you're allowing through the network security controls?

 

[jfunk]

Simple file sharing is off, drive permission is set to read-only access for "Everyone"




j

 

[jfunk]

Oh and yes, I did try creating the same accounts on the remote PCs attempting to connect, but they get the same window, even when logged into their machine with the same userid and password I assigned them on my PC.



Any ideas?


j

 

[ProviaFan]

Sorry, I'm not able to think of anything else. Here's a bump in hope that someone else will be able to help you.

 

[imported_Phil]

You could try \\<username>:<password>@<ip address of other machine>, works with websites, don't know about LANs...?

 

[ryandmiller]

you could also try going to a command prompt>net use r: \\ip address\share name\ /user:username

hit enter and it should prompt you for a password. For more info type net use /? from a command prompt.