Using \\ipaddress\c$

[netlearner]

Hi,

I am trying access another computer within my local LAN.

i am using \\ipaddress\c$ in my browser to access the c-drive directly.

problem iam having is that the accessing account is fixed on Guest. how can i change this. Also even though my Guest account is set properly that is active and supplied the password...the share/path still wont open.
and no iam not under any DC.
any clue about this?.

thanks in advance.

 

[bcastner]

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/win2k-ipc-error.asp

 

[netlearner]

Well am afraid this wasnt much help!.

I know about MMC and have even activated guest in that and set password still it wont work.

 

[Lemon13]

c$ is the hidden administrative share, only administrators/administrative accounts can access it.

 

[DestinysDream]

Disable the guest account on that machine and see if that allows you to network as yourself.

 

[lgarner]

Does it work with the /user option?

 

[paul172]

If you have access to the other PC, just add your username to the administrators group.

 

[netlearner]

Nope tried all of these things

made a new user in Admin group tried logging in with that

doesnt help. As long as the user option remains inactive

and constantly on guest how can i even change the user and

log in.

I believe in Win2K u have the option of supplying user names for accessing c$ share.

Anyhow if anyone of u know the trick to this let me know.

Thanks in advance

 

[MisterNiceGuy]

I have to add my $0.02 to this. What you are trying to do is a very very basic part of Windows networking and should just work. Are you sure you don't have a firewall blocking connections on the pc you are trying to access?

 

[paul172]

Out of interest, can you access your drive from the other PC? What happens from there?

 

[netlearner]

i think thats what iam trying to do..if u mean by just a simple share yuh that works fine

 

[jrbarnett]

netlearner

Have you tried something like (from the command prompt):

net use z: \\<ipaddress>\c$ passw0rd /user:administrator

replace
passw0rd with your administrator password
administrator with the administrator account login ID.

You should end up with a drive Z: mapped to the c$ administrative login.

John