Networking

I am trying to browse a stand alone windows 2000 server on
a windows 98 machine. When I go through Network
Neighborhood and then to Work Groups, I can see the
server, however when I try to browse it I get a login
window asking for a password only ... which password does
it want?

In article <2b73801c468ff$4db87560$(E-Mail Removed)>, "anonymous"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I am trying to browse a stand alone windows 2000 server on
>a windows 98 machine. When I go through Network
>Neighborhood and then to Work Groups, I can see the
>server, however when I try to browse it I get a login
>window asking for a password only ... which password does
>it want?

Is it asking for the IPC$ password? If so, Windows 2000 is trying to
validate the user name which wants to access its shared disks or
folders. There's no correct reply to the IPC$ password prompt.

The solution is to create a user account on the Windows 2000 server
with the same user name and password that you use to log onto Windows
98.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
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Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <2b73801c468ff$4db87560
$(E-Mail Removed)>, "anonymous"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I am trying to browse a stand alone windows 2000 server
on
>>a windows 98 machine. When I go through Network
>>Neighborhood and then to Work Groups, I can see the
>>server, however when I try to browse it I get a login
>>window asking for a password only ... which password
does
>>it want?
>
>Is it asking for the IPC$ password? If so, Windows 2000
is trying to
>validate the user name which wants to access its shared
disks or
>folders. There's no correct reply to the IPC$ password
prompt.
>
>The solution is to create a user account on the Windows
2000 server
>with the same user name and password that you use to log
onto Windows
>98.
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
>http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>.
>This worked! THank you very much for your help!

>-----Original Message-----
>I am trying to browse a stand alone windows 2000 server
on
>a windows 98 machine. When I go through Network
>Neighborhood and then to Work Groups, I can see the
>server, however when I try to browse it I get a login
>window asking for a password only ... which password does
>it want?
>.
>
Steve's response worked ... thank you very much!