if you intend to access data on a Windows 2000/XP system, then you MUST make sure that the username (and password) used during the Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP start-up is identical to the username (and password) defined in User Management of the Windows2000/XP system, to which you like to connect. Like sitting down at the keyboard, where you need to enter your username, also a connection via network requires identification !
longjack
"if you intend to access data on a Windows 2000/XP system, then you MUST make sure that the username (and password) used during the Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP start-up is identical to the username (and password) defined in User Management of the Windows2000/XP system, to which you like to connect. Like sitting down at the keyboard, where you need to enter your username, also a connection via network requires identification."
Yes & No... :o)
You are talking about the problem how to access data on
a shared network drive. A network drive can either be
blocked for remote access, or enabled for certain users
or just everybody (except System Folders). The access for
certain users is usually a limitation set by the NTFS file system, not by the network
shared drives settings.
The problem of the original poster is a pure network
configuration problem. It may be caused by the points
you`ve already mentioned (cables,protocolls, etc), but
the fact that both machines don`t see each other is
often (most of the time...) caused by simple mistakes,
such as different names for the workgroup...
Hun,
MCP