Have to set share prop to see folders on netwk

I have a 10bT network (Wintel DSL modem, Linksys 4 port
router) with a 98 and a 2000 Pro (not server) machine. I
login to the Win98 machine with a login that matches one
setup as a user on the 2000 machine. I can access the 2000
machine, but I found that I must set the folders property
to "shared." Then I can access only the shared folders
from the 98 machine.

I don't see why I need to share the folders on the 2000
machine. Isn't that the responsibility of the user
profile? It would seem to me that as long as the account
was valid, it wouldn't matter if you logged locally on the
console or accessed through the network. The permissions
control which directories can be accessed. If so, why do I
have to setup the share property?

I can see the need to set the folders to "shared" on the
98 machine as it does not support the concept of
administered groups and users.

Note, there is a delay when accessing the 98 folders from
2000, but that is covered in Knowledge Base Article 245800.

Regards,

Jim

The 2K box is not a server, so it is not accepting authentication. The
authentication you're typing in is most likely just for the 98 box.

Besides, if you don't set permissions to share any resources, you could
connect to the 2k box all you want, but wouldn't be able to use anything.

"Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a 10bT network (Wintel DSL modem, Linksys 4 port
> router) with a 98 and a 2000 Pro (not server) machine. I
> login to the Win98 machine with a login that matches one
> setup as a user on the 2000 machine. I can access the 2000
> machine, but I found that I must set the folders property
> to "shared." Then I can access only the shared folders
> from the 98 machine.
>
> I don't see why I need to share the folders on the 2000
> machine. Isn't that the responsibility of the user
> profile? It would seem to me that as long as the account
> was valid, it wouldn't matter if you logged locally on the
> console or accessed through the network. The permissions
> control which directories can be accessed. If so, why do I
> have to setup the share property?
>
> I can see the need to set the folders to "shared" on the
> 98 machine as it does not support the concept of
> administered groups and users.
>
> Note, there is a delay when accessing the 98 folders from
> 2000, but that is covered in Knowledge Base Article 245800.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim

Thanks,
Jim
>-----Original Message-----
>The 2K box is not a server, so it is not accepting
authentication. The
>authentication you're typing in is most likely just for
the 98 box.
>
>Besides, if you don't set permissions to share any
resources, you could
>connect to the 2k box all you want, but wouldn't be able
to use anything.
>
>"Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:059801c3daac$94e23a70$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have a 10bT network (Wintel DSL modem, Linksys 4 port
>> router) with a 98 and a 2000 Pro (not server) machine. I
>> login to the Win98 machine with a login that matches one
>> setup as a user on the 2000 machine. I can access the
2000
>> machine, but I found that I must set the folders
property
>> to "shared." Then I can access only the shared folders
>> from the 98 machine.
>>
>> I don't see why I need to share the folders on the 2000
>> machine. Isn't that the responsibility of the user
>> profile? It would seem to me that as long as the account
>> was valid, it wouldn't matter if you logged locally on
the
>> console or accessed through the network. The permissions
>> control which directories can be accessed. If so, why
do I
>> have to setup the share property?
>>
>> I can see the need to set the folders to "shared" on the
>> 98 machine as it does not support the concept of
>> administered groups and users.
>>
>> Note, there is a delay when accessing the 98 folders
from
>> 2000, but that is covered in Knowledge Base Article
245800.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jim
>
>
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