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I have a Domain Server running under NT4 Server on an old Pentium machine,
so I mostly avoid these problems, but have you tried tying all the machines
together into a Workgroup? Also, I presume that you have enabled sharing at
either the user or resource level.
Andrew
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Nadeau" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "MailList Omega" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 5:31 PM
Subject: OT: Networking Question
> MailList,
>
> This afternoon I added a new, cleanly installed Win2K SP2
> computer to my network. I'm using a Linksys BEFSR41 router,
> and I have no additional S/W installed on the machine, just the
> OS and IE 5.0. I am able to access the internet normally
> through my browser, so I know that the NIC is working properly
> as is my TCP/IP.
>
> However, when I try to access shared folders on other computers
> in the network, I get an error message saying "Incorrect
> Password or Unknown Username for \\Computer... with an "Enter
> Network Password" dialogue box.
>
> The new machine appears in the "computers near me" folder under
> Network Neighborhood, but I can't access the new machine from
> an existing one either--I get the same error message.
>
> IPCONFIG shows that my DHCP addressing has properly assigned
> the address to the machine. My Workgroup names match. I can
> ping the other computers on the network as well.
>
> I've tried searching for help on www.practicallynetworked.com
> and links to other sites from there, and I'm coming up dry.
>
> I'd really be grateful for any suggestions or alternate
> information sources.
>
> --
> Dave Nadeau
> Fort Collins, CO
>
>
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