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Windows 2000 Networking Question

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Garet Jax

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Hello all,

I have been running a little network at home. Both machines are Windows 98SE and both have two Protocols: TCP/IP and Netbeui. TCP/IP is bound to "Client for Microsoft Networks" and NetBeui is bound to "Client for Microsoft Networks" and to "File and Print Sharing".

Everything has been working fine.

Recently I added a Windows 2000 machine (keeping the original two machines). I configured the 2000 box exactly like the other two machines. In other words, two protocols bound exactly like above.

The result has been that the Windows 2000 machine runs perfectly, but the Windows 98 machines have both been affected. One of them takes 3+ minutes to find all the other machines when I open Network Neighbourhoods, the other opens and doesn't find anything.

Any ideas? Thanks
 
Yeah its wierd. I shut down the Windows 2000 box, restarted the other two and they seem to working properly now.

Is there something obvious that I am missing?

Edit...

Yup. I restart the Windows 2000 box and the problems re-appear?
 
W e l l ....

Some folks might say "Microsoft's networking really sucks delux..."

I can't argue with 'em.

FWIW


Scott
 
Garet,

Is the protocol priority order the same on the Win2k machine as on the weaker siblings? In other words, if NetBEUI appears first on the list in 98, does it also in Win2K?

I assume you have also setup user accounts on the Win2K machine for the others?

Russ, NCNE
 
Russ,

NetBeui is the top priority protocol on the Windows 2000 machine, but I don't know how to set the priority on the Windows 98 machines. Having said that, NetBeui appears before TCP/IP in the "Configuration" tab on the Networks windows. I think this is more alphabetical than anything else.

In terms of access to the 2000 box, I have tried creating a local user on the 2000 machine and granting it read/change access within the share. Unfortunately, the 98 machines don't recognize this.

I don't know how to create user within the 98 machines. Also I can't find the 98 machines within the permissions window when I try to change access rights to the 2000 share.

The only thing that has worked for me is to create a share with read/change access granted to "Everyone" on the 2000 machine.

Thanks for helping.
 


<< In terms of access to the 2000 box, I have tried creating a local user on the 2000 machine >>



When you did this, what did you use as the user name? I've just started messing with Win2K myself, and when I first set it up, I assumed that I should use the &quot;Computer Name&quot; from the 98 and Me machines, as found in the identification section of networking.

This turned out to be wrong. It is actually the Windows Logon name that is supposed to be used. For example, I have one machine here that is called &quot;Admin&quot;, but the logon is Russ. Didn't work with Admin, switched to Russ, works fine. But the drive mapping still goes to Admin.



<< I don't know how to create user within the 98 machines. >>



This would be the name in the logon box when you first boot in to Windows. You can also create new ones in Control Panel/Users.

Russ, NCNE
 


<< This turned out to be wrong. It is actually the Windows Logon name that is supposed to be used. For example, I have one machine here that is called &quot;Admin&quot;, but the logon is Russ. Didn't work with Admin, switched to Russ, works fine. But the drive mapping still goes to Admin. >>



Sorry Russ. Didn't follow this example, can you please re-explain (a little more slowly 🙂)?

I talked to a network admin where I work for some more ideas. He came up with a neat one. I am going to try it out tonight hopefully. He said that when I login to the 98 machines, I could try using the &quot;<2000 Machine Name>/<2000 User>&quot; and assign the shares on the 2000 box to the <2000 User> used to login to the 98 boxes.

Has anyone else tried this? Suggestions or comments? Thanks.
 
Ok. If you are going to share a folder for your other computers on the network for Windows 9x machines, you will have to either do 1 of the 2 following things on your Windows 2000 machine:

1. Enable the Guest account. Add this accound to the share. If this does not work, then add the Anonymous Users group to the share. Either one should work.

2. Create a user account on the Windows 2000 machine, assign a password (it could be a blank password or NULL). Then, use this account on your Windows 9x machine to log into itself (the Windows 9x machine). You should then be able to access the Windows 2000 share.

Let me know if you need any more help.
 
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