Can't use \\computername\c$

I have 60 win xp pro computers in a win2000 domain.

I often use \\computername\c$ to connect to user's computer as admin.

But I can't do it on any IBM thinkpad machine.

I have tried both the pre configured installation from IBM and a clean win
xp but it's the same problem.

\\IP-adress\c$ or \admin$ don't work

The error I get is "The network path was not found"

But I can ping the machine, both the computer name and IP-adress.



Ok, if I, from the user's computer first ping my computer, then I can use
\\computername\c$

Everything else is working just find on the IBM computers.

So now I must get the user to ping my computer before I can connect to the
computer.

Hi Scotty,

It could be a hardware problem. Can you add another network card in the
laptop (e.g. PCMCIA network card) and assign it IP. Try connecting to this
network card.

Mike

"Scotty44" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have 60 win xp pro computers in a win2000 domain.
>
> I often use \\computername\c$ to connect to user's computer as admin.
>
> But I can't do it on any IBM thinkpad machine.
>
> I have tried both the pre configured installation from IBM and a clean win
> xp but it's the same problem.
>
> \\IP-adress\c$ or \admin$ don't work
>
> The error I get is "The network path was not found"
>
> But I can ping the machine, both the computer name and IP-adress.
>
>
>
> Ok, if I, from the user's computer first ping my computer, then I can use
> \\computername\c$
>
> Everything else is working just find on the IBM computers.
>
> So now I must get the user to ping my computer before I can connect to the
> computer.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

If you can ping it both by Name and by IP# then the Networking, the Naming,
and the Hardware is working fine. Turn off the personal Firewall on the new
XP machine.
Make sure "Microsoft Networking" and "File and Print Sharing" isn't
disabled.


--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com



"Scotty44" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eK7aWi%(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have 60 win xp pro computers in a win2000 domain.
>
> I often use \\computername\c$ to connect to user's computer as admin.
>
> But I can't do it on any IBM thinkpad machine.
>
> I have tried both the pre configured installation from IBM and a clean win
> xp but it's the same problem.
>
> \\IP-adress\c$ or \admin$ don't work
>
> The error I get is "The network path was not found"
>
> But I can ping the machine, both the computer name and IP-adress.
>
>
>
> Ok, if I, from the user's computer first ping my computer, then I can use
> \\computername\c$
>
> Everything else is working just find on the IBM computers.
>
> So now I must get the user to ping my computer before I can connect to the
> computer.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>