Arghhh!!! Can't connect to workgroup? Is there is super CHECKLIST that I can do?

Hi.

My laptop went down and I had to get a new hard drive.

Previously, I was able to successfully connect via workgroups between my two
computers, no problem.

AND currently, I am able to connect from my desktop to my laptop and get and
put files.

HOWEVER, I am unable to do operations from my laptop to my desktop to put
and get files from there.

I have the exact same user name and passwords on both of my computers.

It asks me what I should connect as and I put...

computername\login

Is that correct? no double backslash to begin with? It seems to search with
it.....

I can see the workgroup name and the computers under it. but no success for
anthing else.

I can't seem to figure out what is going on, I can ping my desktop from my
laptop and vice-versa via computer name.

I know it's not hardware as I am able to still transfer files from the
desktop to my laptop and vise versa, all doing this from my desktop.

Any help appreciated!

Hi,

Can you try this from your laptop to your workstation:

net use x: \\workstation\share /user:username password

x: = drive name
\\workstation\share = name of your PC and name of share you are trying to
connect to
username = user created on workstation
password = password for use created on PC

You can also try with /user:workstation\user

Another option would be:

net use x: \\10.10.10.10\share /user:username password

where 10.10.10.10 is IP of your Workstation

Does this work? If not what is the error?

Mike

"anospam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi.
>
> My laptop went down and I had to get a new hard drive.
>
> Previously, I was able to successfully connect via workgroups between my
two
> computers, no problem.
>
> AND currently, I am able to connect from my desktop to my laptop and get
and
> put files.
>
> HOWEVER, I am unable to do operations from my laptop to my desktop to put
> and get files from there.
>
> I have the exact same user name and passwords on both of my computers.
>
> It asks me what I should connect as and I put...
>
> computername\login
>
> Is that correct? no double backslash to begin with? It seems to search
with
> it.....
>
> I can see the workgroup name and the computers under it. but no success
for
> anthing else.
>
> I can't seem to figure out what is going on, I can ping my desktop from my
> laptop and vice-versa via computer name.
>
> I know it's not hardware as I am able to still transfer files from the
> desktop to my laptop and vise versa, all doing this from my desktop.
>
> Any help appreciated!
>
>
>

The operating systems on your laptop? The OS on
your desktop?
"anospam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
> Hi.
>
> My laptop went down and I had to get a new hard drive.
>
> Previously, I was able to successfully connect via workgroups between
my two
> computers, no problem.
>
> AND currently, I am able to connect from my desktop to my laptop and
get and
> put files.
>
> HOWEVER, I am unable to do operations from my laptop to my desktop to
put
> and get files from there.
>
> I have the exact same user name and passwords on both of my computers.
>
> It asks me what I should connect as and I put...
>
> computername\login
>
> Is that correct? no double backslash to begin with? It seems to
search with
> it.....
>
> I can see the workgroup name and the computers under it. but no
success for
> anthing else.
>
> I can't seem to figure out what is going on, I can ping my desktop
from my
> laptop and vice-versa via computer name.
>
> I know it's not hardware as I am able to still transfer files from the
> desktop to my laptop and vise versa, all doing this from my desktop.
>
> Any help appreciated!
>
>
>

The OS on the laptop and desktop are both Windows 2000 Server.

I am not sure if this matters, but I originally installed certificate server
and then after things weren't totally connecting, I uninstalled it.





"Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> The operating systems on your laptop? The OS on
> your desktop?
> "anospam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
> > Hi.
> >
> > My laptop went down and I had to get a new hard drive.
> >
> > Previously, I was able to successfully connect via workgroups between
> my two
> > computers, no problem.
> >
> > AND currently, I am able to connect from my desktop to my laptop and
> get and
> > put files.
> >
> > HOWEVER, I am unable to do operations from my laptop to my desktop to
> put
> > and get files from there.
> >
> > I have the exact same user name and passwords on both of my computers.
> >
> > It asks me what I should connect as and I put...
> >
> > computername\login
> >
> > Is that correct? no double backslash to begin with? It seems to
> search with
> > it.....
> >
> > I can see the workgroup name and the computers under it. but no
> success for
> > anthing else.
> >
> > I can't seem to figure out what is going on, I can ping my desktop
> from my
> > laptop and vice-versa via computer name.
> >
> > I know it's not hardware as I am able to still transfer files from the
> > desktop to my laptop and vise versa, all doing this from my desktop.
> >
> > Any help appreciated!
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Hi,

I believe I tried to do what you said correctly and this is the error
message I got:


System error 67 has occured.

The network name cannot be found.






"Miha Pihler" <mihap-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> Can you try this from your laptop to your workstation:
>
> net use x: \\workstation\share /user:username password
>
> x: = drive name
> \\workstation\share = name of your PC and name of share you are trying to
> connect to
> username = user created on workstation
> password = password for use created on PC
>
> You can also try with /user:workstation\user
>
> Another option would be:
>
> net use x: \\10.10.10.10\share /user:username password
>
> where 10.10.10.10 is IP of your Workstation
>
> Does this work? If not what is the error?
>
> Mike
>
> "anospam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi.
> >
> > My laptop went down and I had to get a new hard drive.
> >
> > Previously, I was able to successfully connect via workgroups between my
> two
> > computers, no problem.
> >
> > AND currently, I am able to connect from my desktop to my laptop and get
> and
> > put files.
> >
> > HOWEVER, I am unable to do operations from my laptop to my desktop to
put
> > and get files from there.
> >
> > I have the exact same user name and passwords on both of my computers.
> >
> > It asks me what I should connect as and I put...
> >
> > computername\login
> >
> > Is that correct? no double backslash to begin with? It seems to search
> with
> > it.....
> >
> > I can see the workgroup name and the computers under it. but no success
> for
> > anthing else.
> >
> > I can't seem to figure out what is going on, I can ping my desktop from
my
> > laptop and vice-versa via computer name.
> >
> > I know it's not hardware as I am able to still transfer files from the
> > desktop to my laptop and vise versa, all doing this from my desktop.
> >
> > Any help appreciated!
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Hi,

did you try to use IP instead of name? E.g.

net use x: \\10.10.10.10\share /user:username password

Where 10.10.10.10 is IP of your Workstation?

Mike

"anospam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%237jksC%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I believe I tried to do what you said correctly and this is the error
> message I got:
>
>
> System error 67 has occured.
>
> The network name cannot be found.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Miha Pihler" <mihap-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can you try this from your laptop to your workstation:
> >
> > net use x: \\workstation\share /user:username password
> >
> > x: = drive name
> > \\workstation\share = name of your PC and name of share you are trying
to
> > connect to
> > username = user created on workstation
> > password = password for use created on PC
> >
> > You can also try with /user:workstation\user
> >
> > Another option would be:
> >
> > net use x: \\10.10.10.10\share /user:username password
> >
> > where 10.10.10.10 is IP of your Workstation
> >
> > Does this work? If not what is the error?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > "anospam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > My laptop went down and I had to get a new hard drive.
> > >
> > > Previously, I was able to successfully connect via workgroups between
my
> > two
> > > computers, no problem.
> > >
> > > AND currently, I am able to connect from my desktop to my laptop and
get
> > and
> > > put files.
> > >
> > > HOWEVER, I am unable to do operations from my laptop to my desktop to
> put
> > > and get files from there.
> > >
> > > I have the exact same user name and passwords on both of my computers.
> > >
> > > It asks me what I should connect as and I put...
> > >
> > > computername\login
> > >
> > > Is that correct? no double backslash to begin with? It seems to
search
> > with
> > > it.....
> > >
> > > I can see the workgroup name and the computers under it. but no
success
> > for
> > > anthing else.
> > >
> > > I can't seem to figure out what is going on, I can ping my desktop
from
> my
> > > laptop and vice-versa via computer name.
> > >
> > > I know it's not hardware as I am able to still transfer files from the
> > > desktop to my laptop and vise versa, all doing this from my desktop.
> > >
> > > Any help appreciated!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Verify Netbios over Tcp/ip is enabled in the
properties of the LAN connections.

"anospam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
> The OS on the laptop and desktop are both Windows 2000 Server.
>
> I am not sure if this matters, but I originally installed certificate
server
> and then after things weren't totally connecting, I uninstalled it.

I tried using the IP address instead of the computer name and this is what I
got below:


System error 1326 has occurred.

Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.





"Miha Pihler" <mihap-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> did you try to use IP instead of name? E.g.
>
> net use x: \\10.10.10.10\share /user:username password
>
> Where 10.10.10.10 is IP of your Workstation?
>
> Mike
>
> "anospam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%237jksC%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I believe I tried to do what you said correctly and this is the error
> > message I got:
> >
> >
> > System error 67 has occured.
> >
> > The network name cannot be found.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Miha Pihler" <mihap-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Can you try this from your laptop to your workstation:
> > >
> > > net use x: \\workstation\share /user:username password
> > >
> > > x: = drive name
> > > \\workstation\share = name of your PC and name of share you are trying
> to
> > > connect to
> > > username = user created on workstation
> > > password = password for use created on PC
> > >
> > > You can also try with /user:workstation\user
> > >
> > > Another option would be:
> > >
> > > net use x: \\10.10.10.10\share /user:username password
> > >
> > > where 10.10.10.10 is IP of your Workstation
> > >
> > > Does this work? If not what is the error?
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > "anospam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Hi.
> > > >
> > > > My laptop went down and I had to get a new hard drive.
> > > >
> > > > Previously, I was able to successfully connect via workgroups
between
> my
> > > two
> > > > computers, no problem.
> > > >
> > > > AND currently, I am able to connect from my desktop to my laptop and
> get
> > > and
> > > > put files.
> > > >
> > > > HOWEVER, I am unable to do operations from my laptop to my desktop
to
> > put
> > > > and get files from there.
> > > >
> > > > I have the exact same user name and passwords on both of my
computers.
> > > >
> > > > It asks me what I should connect as and I put...
> > > >
> > > > computername\login
> > > >
> > > > Is that correct? no double backslash to begin with? It seems to
> search
> > > with
> > > > it.....
> > > >
> > > > I can see the workgroup name and the computers under it. but no
> success
> > > for
> > > > anthing else.
> > > >
> > > > I can't seem to figure out what is going on, I can ping my desktop
> from
> > my
> > > > laptop and vice-versa via computer name.
> > > >
> > > > I know it's not hardware as I am able to still transfer files from
the
> > > > desktop to my laptop and vise versa, all doing this from my desktop.
> > > >
> > > > Any help appreciated!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

This was set to use the settings from the DHCP server.

Nevertheless, I switched it to use the 1st option: Enable NetBIOS over
TCP/IP




"Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Verify Netbios over Tcp/ip is enabled in the
> properties of the LAN connections.
>
> "anospam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
> > The OS on the laptop and desktop are both Windows 2000 Server.
> >
> > I am not sure if this matters, but I originally installed certificate
> server
> > and then after things weren't totally connecting, I uninstalled it.
>
>

OK. Another option.

Open Windows Explorer (Not IE) and click on Tools -> Map Network Drive and
enter path to Workstation (enter IP) under Folder: (e.g. enter
\\10.10.10.10\share) where 10.10.10.10 is IP to your workstation.
Now click on different user name and under username enter
workstation_name\username and under password enter password for username
(username is account created on workstation)

Mike

"anospam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23yuI%(E-Mail Removed)...
> I tried using the IP address instead of the computer name and this is what
I
> got below:
>
>
> System error 1326 has occurred.
>
> Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Miha Pihler" <mihap-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > did you try to use IP instead of name? E.g.
> >
> > net use x: \\10.10.10.10\share /user:username password
> >
> > Where 10.10.10.10 is IP of your Workstation?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > "anospam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:%237jksC%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I believe I tried to do what you said correctly and this is the error
> > > message I got:
> > >
> > >
> > > System error 67 has occured.
> > >
> > > The network name cannot be found.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Miha Pihler" <mihap-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Can you try this from your laptop to your workstation:
> > > >
> > > > net use x: \\workstation\share /user:username password
> > > >
> > > > x: = drive name
> > > > \\workstation\share = name of your PC and name of share you are
trying
> > to
> > > > connect to
> > > > username = user created on workstation
> > > > password = password for use created on PC
> > > >
> > > > You can also try with /user:workstation\user
> > > >
> > > > Another option would be:
> > > >
> > > > net use x: \\10.10.10.10\share /user:username password
> > > >
> > > > where 10.10.10.10 is IP of your Workstation
> > > >
> > > > Does this work? If not what is the error?
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > > "anospam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > Hi.
> > > > >
> > > > > My laptop went down and I had to get a new hard drive.
> > > > >
> > > > > Previously, I was able to successfully connect via workgroups
> between
> > my
> > > > two
> > > > > computers, no problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > AND currently, I am able to connect from my desktop to my laptop
and
> > get
> > > > and
> > > > > put files.
> > > > >
> > > > > HOWEVER, I am unable to do operations from my laptop to my desktop
> to
> > > put
> > > > > and get files from there.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have the exact same user name and passwords on both of my
> computers.
> > > > >
> > > > > It asks me what I should connect as and I put...
> > > > >
> > > > > computername\login
> > > > >
> > > > > Is that correct? no double backslash to begin with? It seems to
> > search
> > > > with
> > > > > it.....
> > > > >
> > > > > I can see the workgroup name and the computers under it. but no
> > success
> > > > for
> > > > > anthing else.
> > > > >
> > > > > I can't seem to figure out what is going on, I can ping my desktop
> > from
> > > my
> > > > > laptop and vice-versa via computer name.
> > > > >
> > > > > I know it's not hardware as I am able to still transfer files from
> the
> > > > > desktop to my laptop and vise versa, all doing this from my
desktop.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any help appreciated!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>