In article <049501c3c535$5b3d2be0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Jan van
IJsseldijk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>I have a network with 6 PC's in it. 4 of them are Windows
>>>XP (home and pro) 1 of them is Win98 and 1 of them is Win
>>>Me. All of them have the same workgroup and all XP's sees
>>>each other and can share resources depending on given
>>>rights. But I cannot get connected on the shares from the
>>>Win Me and the 98 machine. They always says: Enter
>>>password for the following resourece \\compname\IPC$
>>>and neither password works. From either XP machine I can
>>>work on the 98 and Me machine but reverse I stuck. On the
>>>XP machine I have a user account and password the same as
>>>on the Me and 98 machine but still asking for that
>>>strange IPC$ password. Another thing is that I have
>>>connected the main-XP machine through ISDN on the
>>>Internet and with a proxy server (analogx) I can work on
>>>the Internet from the 98 and the Me machine
>>>So my question is: Why that password and how can I solve
>>>that problem. Thanks in advance.
>>>P.S. I have als o read all the tips etc and a earlier
>>>mentioned problem about this, but gives no solution.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Jan van IJsseldijk
>>
>>Run the Network Setup Wizard on each XP computer (but not on 98 or Me)
>>to fully enable file sharing:
>>
>>XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
>>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rksetupwiz.htm
>>
>>That's usually all that's needed. Here are some unusual cases that
>>require more action:
>>
>>1. If you've created a password for the Guest account on an XP
>>computer, enter that password at the IPC$ prompt.
>>
>>2. If you've disabled simple file sharing on XP Professional, make
>>sure that the Everyone group has access permission on the shared disks
>>and folders. Details here:
>>
>>Windows XP Professional File Sharing
>>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ring/index.htm
>
>The only question left for me: Is there anyone who can
>tell me where that IPC$ password has to deal with. Where
>is it related with. I think it has to deal with the
>Internet Protocol C$ share to deal and that share is a
>difficult to handle one. But maybe I am wrong
>
>Regards
>Jan van IJsseldijk
As I understand it, IPC stands for Inter-Process Communication. The
IPC$ prompt occurs when:
1. A Windows 95/98/Me computer tries to access a Windows 2000/XP
computer over a network, and:
2. The Windows 2000/XP computer is configured to validate the user
name that requests access. Windows 2000 is always configured that
way. Windows XP is configured that way in the two cases that I listed
above.
The IPC$ prompt has no specific association with Internet Protocol.
It can occur regardless of what protocol the network uses. The IPC$
prompt applies to all shared disks and folders on a Windows 2000/XP
computer, not just to the C$ administrative share.
If the IPC$ prompt appears when trying to access a Windows 2000
computer, there is no correct response. The solution is to create a
user account on Windows 2000 with the same user name and password that
you use to log onto Windows 95/98/Me.
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