Win2000 connection problems with Server 2003

I am new to Windows server so my questions may sound noobish. Anyway
I have Windows Server 2003 setup and a mix of XP and Win2000 machines. I
read where there was some limited conectivity with Win2000 but I had no
idea. I can access all the shares on the server from XP but I can't even
see them from 2000. I can see the shares on the 2000 box from the server
but can't access any of them.

Any way around this?

Danny

Can you ping the server by IP? If yes, can you ping it by name?

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"Danny C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am new to Windows server so my questions may sound noobish. Anyway
> I have Windows Server 2003 setup and a mix of XP and Win2000 machines. I
> read where there was some limited conectivity with Win2000 but I had no
> idea. I can access all the shares on the server from XP but I can't even
> see them from 2000. I can see the shares on the 2000 box from the server
> but can't access any of them.
>
> Any way around this?
>
> Danny
>

I can see the server from the 2000 box from Windows Explorer as well as
the XP machine. I can not see the shares or access anything on the server.
From the server, using Windows Explorer, I can see the 2000 box and the
shares but I can't access them.

Yes I can ping by IP and Name both ways.

Danny


"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uJNs%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can you ping the server by IP? If yes, can you ping it by name?
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "Danny C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I am new to Windows server so my questions may sound noobish. Anyway
>> I have Windows Server 2003 setup and a mix of XP and Win2000 machines.
>> I read where there was some limited conectivity with Win2000 but I had no
>> idea. I can access all the shares on the server from XP but I can't
>> even see them from 2000. I can see the shares on the 2000 box from the
>> server but can't access any of them.
>>
>> Any way around this?
>>
>> Danny
>>
>

Here's something else: If I'm not logged into the domain from the XP
laptop I have full access to the Win2000 box but once I login to the domain
it asks for a user name and password.. Even though I'm logged in with the
same user name and password that has full admin access on the 2000 box it
wont work. I have to login with "computer name/user name" and then the
password for that user on that box. I then have full access. So it must
be a security policy or something to do with domain policy.


"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uJNs%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can you ping the server by IP? If yes, can you ping it by name?
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "Danny C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I am new to Windows server so my questions may sound noobish. Anyway
>> I have Windows Server 2003 setup and a mix of XP and Win2000 machines.
>> I read where there was some limited conectivity with Win2000 but I had no
>> idea. I can access all the shares on the server from XP but I can't
>> even see them from 2000. I can see the shares on the 2000 box from the
>> server but can't access any of them.
>>
>> Any way around this?
>>
>> Danny
>>
>

Could be. Post back the result with the gpresult /r command on win 2000 may
help.

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Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Danny C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uq%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Here's something else: If I'm not logged into the domain from the XP
> laptop I have full access to the Win2000 box but once I login to the
> domain it asks for a user name and password.. Even though I'm logged in
> with the same user name and password that has full admin access on the
> 2000 box it wont work. I have to login with "computer name/user name" and
> then the password for that user on that box. I then have full access.
> So it must be a security policy or something to do with domain policy.
>
>
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:uJNs%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Can you ping the server by IP? If yes, can you ping it by name?
>>
>> --
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>> "Danny C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I am new to Windows server so my questions may sound noobish.
>>> Anyway I have Windows Server 2003 setup and a mix of XP and Win2000
>>> machines. I read where there was some limited conectivity with Win2000
>>> but I had no idea. I can access all the shares on the server from XP
>>> but I can't even see them from 2000. I can see the shares on the 2000
>>> box from the server but can't access any of them.
>>>
>>> Any way around this?
>>>
>>> Danny
>>>
>>
>
>

Hello Danny C.,

Are the 2000 and 2003 server in the same domain?

Can you ping them by ip address, computername and FQDN?

Have you enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP on the machines to use network browsing
which i assume when you are talking about "seeing" shares?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> I am new to Windows server so my questions may sound noobish.
> Anyway I have Windows Server 2003 setup and a mix of XP and Win2000
> machines. I read where there was some limited conectivity with
> Win2000 but I had no idea. I can access all the shares on the server
> from XP but I can't even see them from 2000. I can see the shares on
> the 2000 box from the server but can't access any of them.
>
> Any way around this?
>
> Danny
>

/r Is that a typo?


"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Could be. Post back the result with the gpresult /r command on win 2000
> may help.
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "Danny C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:uq%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Here's something else: If I'm not logged into the domain from the XP
>> laptop I have full access to the Win2000 box but once I login to the
>> domain it asks for a user name and password.. Even though I'm logged in
>> with the same user name and password that has full admin access on the
>> 2000 box it wont work. I have to login with "computer name/user name"
>> and then the password for that user on that box. I then have full
>> access. So it must be a security policy or something to do with domain
>> policy.
>>
>>
>> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:uJNs%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Can you ping the server by IP? If yes, can you ping it by name?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>>> "Danny C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> I am new to Windows server so my questions may sound noobish. Anyway
>>>> I have Windows Server 2003 setup and a mix of XP and Win2000 machines.
>>>> I read where there was some limited conectivity with Win2000 but I had
>>>> no idea. I can access all the shares on the server from XP but I
>>>> can't even see them from 2000. I can see the shares on the 2000 box
>>>> from the server but can't access any of them.
>>>>
>>>> Any way around this?
>>>>
>>>> Danny
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

Yes they are both in the same domain. It just a test setup with 1 Windows
Server 2003 Enterprise set as a DC, 1 Win2000 box and 1 XP Pro Laptop. The
laptop is 100% compatible but the 2000 box seems to be restricted.

Yes I can ping with IP and Name but not sure what FQDN is. By seeing I
mean if you open Window Explorer and work down the tree in My Netork Places,
when I get to the name of the Domain Name under MS Windows Networks and
click on the domain it shows all the computers but you can't access any of
them. If I'm not logged on to the domain I have access to the XP machine
and the XP machine has access to the shares on the 2000 box.
I have used the 2000 box as a file server for years but since joing it
to a domain it is restricted.
"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) .com...
> Hello Danny C.,
>
> Are the 2000 and 2003 server in the same domain?
>
> Can you ping them by ip address, computername and FQDN?
>
> Have you enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP on the machines to use network
> browsing which i assume when you are talking about "seeing" shares?
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> I am new to Windows server so my questions may sound noobish.
>> Anyway I have Windows Server 2003 setup and a mix of XP and Win2000
>> machines. I read where there was some limited conectivity with
>> Win2000 but I had no idea. I can access all the shares on the server
>> from XP but I can't even see them from 2000. I can see the shares on
>> the 2000 box from the server but can't access any of them.
>>
>> Any way around this?
>>
>> Danny
>>
>
>

I did gpresult /v and under Server Type it says WindowsNT 4. Is that
right? Doesn't look right to me I have increased the server level to
Windows Server 2003 from Windows 2000 Native but it didn't make any
difference.


"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Could be. Post back the result with the gpresult /r command on win 2000
> may help.
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "Danny C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:uq%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Here's something else: If I'm not logged into the domain from the XP
>> laptop I have full access to the Win2000 box but once I login to the
>> domain it asks for a user name and password.. Even though I'm logged in
>> with the same user name and password that has full admin access on the
>> 2000 box it wont work. I have to login with "computer name/user name"
>> and then the password for that user on that box. I then have full
>> access. So it must be a security policy or something to do with domain
>> policy.
>>
>>
>> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:uJNs%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Can you ping the server by IP? If yes, can you ping it by name?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>>> "Danny C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> I am new to Windows server so my questions may sound noobish. Anyway
>>>> I have Windows Server 2003 setup and a mix of XP and Win2000 machines.
>>>> I read where there was some limited conectivity with Win2000 but I had
>>>> no idea. I can access all the shares on the server from XP but I
>>>> can't even see them from 2000. I can see the shares on the 2000 box
>>>> from the server but can't access any of them.
>>>>
>>>> Any way around this?
>>>>
>>>> Danny
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

Hello Danny C.,

FQDN=Full qualified domain name, "server1.mydomain.com" for example. Please
post an unedited ipconfig /all from the 2003/2000 and the problem client
machines.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Yes they are both in the same domain. It just a test setup with 1
> Windows Server 2003 Enterprise set as a DC, 1 Win2000 box and 1 XP Pro
> Laptop. The laptop is 100% compatible but the 2000 box seems to be
> restricted.
>
> Yes I can ping with IP and Name but not sure what FQDN is. By
> seeing I
> mean if you open Window Explorer and work down the tree in My Netork
> Places,
> when I get to the name of the Domain Name under MS Windows Networks
> and
> click on the domain it shows all the computers but you can't access
> any of
> them. If I'm not logged on to the domain I have access to the XP
> machine
> and the XP machine has access to the shares on the 2000 box.
> I have used the 2000 box as a file server for years but since
> joing it
> to a domain it is restricted.
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) .com...
>
>> Hello Danny C.,
>>
>> Are the 2000 and 2003 server in the same domain?
>>
>> Can you ping them by ip address, computername and FQDN?
>>
>> Have you enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP on the machines to use network
>> browsing which i assume when you are talking about "seeing" shares?
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> I am new to Windows server so my questions may sound noobish.
>>> Anyway I have Windows Server 2003 setup and a mix of XP and Win2000
>>> machines. I read where there was some limited conectivity with
>>> Win2000 but I had no idea. I can access all the shares on the
>>> server
>>> from XP but I can't even see them from 2000. I can see the shares
>>> on
>>> the 2000 box from the server but can't access any of them.
>>> Any way around this?
>>>
>>> Danny
>>>