The infamous ipc$

[billk6969]

Good Morning
I have a netbeui connection to 3 computers here at home. My "server" and a laptop in a docking station are running 2000 and another PC is running 98. I have no passwords entered in the local users and groups. All hard drives on all machines have shares. The 2 windows 2000 machines can transfer files back and forth. The 98 machine sees both of the other machines on network place but when trying to access the windows 2000 machines I get a "ipc$” window asking for a network password. No password I try is accepted.

The problem seemed to begin when I had to reload windows 2000 on my "server".

I have searched the Computer Management option services and applications for an answer without success.

Would certainly appreciate anyone’s help please.

Bill K

 

[smah]

You need an account on the 2000's that matches the '98 user.

 

[smah]

I probably should elaborate. The 2000 machine doesn't know who is trying to connect, so it's offering it's best guess - the admin share.

 

[LoopyLoo]

In a command prompt on the 98 machine use the following command:

net use * \\othermachine\share_to_access /user:<remotemachine_user> <remote_password>

Basically the remote machine is looking for the password for your local 98 user which doesn't exist or is different on the 2000 machine. I am not totally sure why it doesn't ask for a password on the other 2K machines. It might be that the usernames and passwords you use on both are the same or they are part of the same domain. Anyway, the above should work. IF you leave out the <remote_password> then it will ask you for it.

 

[SgtB]

Easy one. Win2k (Pro) has an administrator user by default. When the 98 client tries to connect, it asks for a user name and password. Type in administrator for the user, and leave the password blank. This should let you access it. The reason the other 2k machine doesn't ask is because (chances are) you're logged on as administrator on that machine as well. Both local administrator accounts have no password. So therefore it assumes you're logging on to the machine as administartor with no password. So it won't ask. ________________________________________
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