Sharing between 98 desktop & XP Pro ThinkPad

I've set up a Linksys wireless network set up between my
Dell W98 desktop and IBM ThinkPad Windows XP Pro.

I can see and access my desktop files on my laptop.

I can see my laptop on my desktop, but when I click on it,
I get an ENTER NETWORK PASSWORD window that says:
Resourse: \\(my laptop name)\IPC$

Then it asks for a password, but any password I try, it
says PASSWORD IS INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

Help? Thanks.

Peggy


Peggy

Steve,

I am experiencing the same problem that Peggy described.
My network is basically the same. I have a linksys router
with wireline connections to it from a Win98 PC and a
WinXP PC.

I thought that I had set up sharing correctly. I can see
the share from the Win98 machine but when I try to open
the share, I get the IPC password dialog box.

What is different than Peggy's case is that I have already
set up username and password to be identical on the two
machines and yet I still get the IPC dialog box.

I've noticed that several of your responses have suggested
turning off the XP automatic firewall. I have not done
this. Is this the problem? If not, do you have other
suggestions?

Thanks,
Jim


>-----Original Message-----
>In article <6d3b01c35873$affe7c80
$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Peggy"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I've set up a Linksys wireless network set up between my
>>Dell W98 desktop and IBM ThinkPad Windows XP Pro.
>>
>>I can see and access my desktop files on my laptop.
>>
>>I can see my laptop on my desktop, but when I click on
it,
>>I get an ENTER NETWORK PASSWORD window that says:
>>Resourse: \\(my laptop name)\IPC$
>>
>>Then it asks for a password, but any password I try, it
>>says PASSWORD IS INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.
>>
>>Help? Thanks.
>>
>>Peggy
>
>When W98 requests access to XP Pro's shared files over a
network, XP
>Pro (with simple file sharing disabled) looks at the user
name and
>password that are logged in on W98. If it doesn't
recognize them, it
>issues the dreaded IPC$ prompt. There's no correct
response to it.
>
>The solution is to create a user account on XP Pro with
the same user
>name and password that you use to log onto W98.
>--
>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
>.
>

I just checked and the XP firewall *is* disabled.
Apparently, that is not the problem. Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Jim

>-----Original Message-----
>Steve,
>
>I am experiencing the same problem that Peggy described.
>My network is basically the same. I have a linksys
router
>with wireline connections to it from a Win98 PC and a
>WinXP PC.
>
>I thought that I had set up sharing correctly. I can see
>the share from the Win98 machine but when I try to open
>the share, I get the IPC password dialog box.
>
>What is different than Peggy's case is that I have
already
>set up username and password to be identical on the two
>machines and yet I still get the IPC dialog box.
>
>I've noticed that several of your responses have
suggested
>turning off the XP automatic firewall. I have not done
>this. Is this the problem? If not, do you have other
>suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>Jim
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>In article <6d3b01c35873$affe7c80
>$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Peggy"
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>I've set up a Linksys wireless network set up between
my
>>>Dell W98 desktop and IBM ThinkPad Windows XP Pro.
>>>
>>>I can see and access my desktop files on my laptop.
>>>
>>>I can see my laptop on my desktop, but when I click on
>it,
>>>I get an ENTER NETWORK PASSWORD window that says:
>>>Resourse: \\(my laptop name)\IPC$
>>>
>>>Then it asks for a password, but any password I try, it
>>>says PASSWORD IS INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.
>>>
>>>Help? Thanks.
>>>
>>>Peggy
>>
>>When W98 requests access to XP Pro's shared files over a
>network, XP
>>Pro (with simple file sharing disabled) looks at the
user
>name and
>>password that are logged in on W98. If it doesn't
>recognize them, it
>>issues the dreaded IPC$ prompt. There's no correct
>response to it.
>>
>>The solution is to create a user account on XP Pro with
>the same user
>>name and password that you use to log onto W98.
>>--
>>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
>>.
>>
>.
>

In article <074b01c3644c$dd11f6e0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Jim"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Steve,
>
>I am experiencing the same problem that Peggy described.
>My network is basically the same. I have a linksys router
>with wireline connections to it from a Win98 PC and a
>WinXP PC.
>
>I thought that I had set up sharing correctly. I can see
>the share from the Win98 machine but when I try to open
>the share, I get the IPC password dialog box.
>
>What is different than Peggy's case is that I have already
>set up username and password to be identical on the two
>machines and yet I still get the IPC dialog box.
>
>I've noticed that several of your responses have suggested
>turning off the XP automatic firewall. I have not done
>this. Is this the problem? If not, do you have other
>suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>Jim

You must disable XP's firewall on a local area network connection,
Jim, and I think that it's already disabled on yours. You wouldn't
even get an IPC$ prompt on Win98 if XP's firewall blocked access. In
any event, make sure that it's disabled, as shown here:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...c_firewall.htm

Run the Network Setup Wizard on XP to fully enable file sharing.
Don't run it on Win98, even if the Wizard tells you to:

XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rksetupwiz.htm
--
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

Steve,

Thanks for the surprisingly fast reply. As I understand
your instructions, you suggested running the Network Setup
Wizard only on the XP machine. I've done that. During
that process I chose a different computer name for the XP
machine (for consistency with the Win98 machine).

When wizard completed and I rebooted both machines, both
names for the XP machine appeared when I opened the
Network Neighborhood on the Win98 machine. When I tried
to open the old name, I received a dialog box that said
that that computer was not accessible. When I tried to
open the new name, I got the same IPC dialog box.

I've quadruple checked that the account name and passwords
are identical.

Did I follow your suggestion correctly or was I supposed
to do something to the Win98 machine? Do you have any
other suggestions?

Thanks,

Jim
>-----Original Message-----
>In article <074b01c3644c$dd11f6e0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Jim"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>Steve,
>>
>>I am experiencing the same problem that Peggy
described.
>>My network is basically the same. I have a linksys
router
>>with wireline connections to it from a Win98 PC and a
>>WinXP PC.
>>
>>I thought that I had set up sharing correctly. I can
see
>>the share from the Win98 machine but when I try to open
>>the share, I get the IPC password dialog box.
>>
>>What is different than Peggy's case is that I have
already
>>set up username and password to be identical on the two
>>machines and yet I still get the IPC dialog box.
>>
>>I've noticed that several of your responses have
suggested
>>turning off the XP automatic firewall. I have not done
>>this. Is this the problem? If not, do you have other
>>suggestions?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jim
>
>You must disable XP's firewall on a local area network
connection,
>Jim, and I think that it's already disabled on yours.
You wouldn't
>even get an IPC$ prompt on Win98 if XP's firewall blocked
access. In
>any event, make sure that it's disabled, as shown here:
>
>Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...xp/ic_firewall
..htm
>
>Run the Network Setup Wizard on XP to fully enable file
sharing.
>Don't run it on Win98, even if the Wizard tells you to:
>
>XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...xp_ics/network
setupwiz.htm
>--
>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
>.
>

Steve,

I have poked around a bit and learned that I can
successfully access files on the Win98 machine from the XP
machine. I'm still stuck trying to figure out how to
solve the IPC dialog box problem when trying to access the
XP machine from the Win98 machine. I hope that you or
someone else monitoring this thread can help.

Thanks again,
Jim


>-----Original Message-----
>In article <074b01c3644c$dd11f6e0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Jim"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>Steve,
>>
>>I am experiencing the same problem that Peggy
described.
>>My network is basically the same. I have a linksys
router
>>with wireline connections to it from a Win98 PC and a
>>WinXP PC.
>>
>>I thought that I had set up sharing correctly. I can
see
>>the share from the Win98 machine but when I try to open
>>the share, I get the IPC password dialog box.
>>
>>What is different than Peggy's case is that I have
already
>>set up username and password to be identical on the two
>>machines and yet I still get the IPC dialog box.
>>
>>I've noticed that several of your responses have
suggested
>>turning off the XP automatic firewall. I have not done
>>this. Is this the problem? If not, do you have other
>>suggestions?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jim
>
>You must disable XP's firewall on a local area network
connection,
>Jim, and I think that it's already disabled on yours.
You wouldn't
>even get an IPC$ prompt on Win98 if XP's firewall blocked
access. In
>any event, make sure that it's disabled, as shown here:
>
>Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...xp/ic_firewall
..htm
>
>Run the Network Setup Wizard on XP to fully enable file
sharing.
>Don't run it on Win98, even if the Wizard tells you to:
>
>XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...xp_ics/network
setupwiz.htm
>--
>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
>.
>