trying to connect to W2K Pro shares from XP Pro over NetBEUI

[Frankenstien]

I am able to see the W2K Pro laptop shares from the XP
Pro box, however, I cannot connect to them.
I get error dialog:
"[computername]
\\[computername]\[share] is not accessible. You might
not have permission to use this network resource.
Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions.
Access is denied."
I am able to connect to shares on the XP Pro box from the
W2K Pro laptop, so this is seemingly a one-way networking
problem.
I have 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' and 'NetBEUI
Protocol' installed, 'File and Printer Sharing for
Microsoft Networks' and 'Client for Microsoft Networks'
services installed with 'File and Printer ...'
and 'Client ... ' bound only to the 'NetBEUI Protocol'.
For 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' Properties > Advanced >
WINS, I have Disable(d) NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
The W2K Pro Guest account is enabled with a blank
password - should it have a password?

I use a password to logon to Win XP Pro every time I
boot up the XP box or have logged off (as my primary
Admin username).

I'm using Zone Labs, Inc.'s ZoneAlarm 4.5.594.000 - it
doesn't get in the way of two-way connectivity between
Win XP Pro, WinMe, Win98SE or Win98 - remembering that my
local network communicates using NetBEUI and therefore
ZA's monitoring of TCP/IP activity is not relevant.
Even so, just to be thorough, I tried shutting down ZA on
the W2K Pro laptop - that didn't help. I then tried
shutting down ZA on the XP Pro box as well - that didn't
help either.

What am I missing here?

My network configuration schema works well amongst Win98,
Win98SE, WinMe and WinXP Pro machines - what is the deal
with W2K Pro?

Thanks for any help anyone might provide.

FYI - The reason I use NetBEUI for my local network is
that all but one of my PCs connect to each other and the
internet through a broadband router. I have no 'File and
Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks' exposure on the
internet because the NetBEUI protocol cannot pass a
router. The one PC that does connect directly to the
internet does so through a dedicated 10Mbps TCP/IP (only)
NIC and uses a separate 100Mbps NetBEUI (only) NIC for
connection to the broadband router / other PCs.

 

[MulLa]

Most likely I'd say it's a permission problem.

Double check that you're logged in as the same login and pw.

Double check your sharing permission and NTFS permission.

 

[Frankenstien]

MulLa ... thanks for the help eh? ... well ... I only ever login as myself (I am a member of the Administrators Group), so, I'm consistently using the same username (with Admin priviledges) and password to login. The only other User account enabled is 'Guest' and there is no password set, as well as: 'User cannot change password' and 'Password never expires' being checked/enabled - this based on my experience with Win XP Pro and successful sharing.
FYI - the only other account in existence is 'ASPNET' and I have disabled it, again, based on my experience with Win XP Pro and successful sharing.

As for permissions, I am sharing certain folders in Win2K Pro by right clicking them, selecting Sharing..., enabling 'Share this folder', assigning a short (less than 12 character) 'Share name', setting 'User limit' to Allow 1 Users and setting Permissions > Everyone > Full Control (both Allow and Deny boxes disabled/blank, Change (Allow blank/disabled, Deny checked/enabled) and Read (Allow checked/enabled, Deny blank/disabled).
I tried adding 'Guest' as a Share Permissions > Name, however, this did not change my one-way sharing problem where the Win2K Pro laptop can access any other shared PC (regardless of O/S) but whose shares cannot be accessed from any of those other PCs.

You also mentioned NTFS permissions, should I be looking elsewhere to further modify sharing configuration?

BTW - sorry for the time-lag on my reply to this issue.