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From: John Wunderlich on 5 Mar 2010 01:56 "RB" <NoMail(a)NoSpam> wrote in news:#I0yO#AvKHA.5316(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl: > I had recently had set logon passwords on my desktop > and laptop in an effort to gain better lan shared security. It > worked great going from my desktop to my laptop, asks for my > password when I try to access a share just like clockwork. Assuming Simple File Sharing is disabled, asking for username/password indicates that the user you are logged onto on the desktop does not match a username on the laptop. Otherwise, it would grant you access if your passwords matched or deny if they didn't. > However if I try to access the desktop [machine] on [from?] my > laptop it baulks and gives an Access Denied msg. Have not ever > been able to figure out why. Maybe I will try the same identical > user/pswd thing and see. If the same username exists on the desktop as you are logged on to on the laptop and the passwords mismatch, then you will be immediately denied. You can use a command-line command to specify login credentials different from your current logged-in name/pass. Assuming your desktop machine is named "desktopbox", then the following command line entered on the laptop should connect you to it using the username/password credentials on desktopbox: net use \\desktopbox\ipc$ /user:desktopbox\username password The easier way would be to make usernames and passwords identical on both machines. HTH, John
From: RB on 5 Mar 2010 09:58 >Assuming Simple File Sharing is disabled, asking for >username/password indicates that the user you are logged onto on the >desktop does not match a username on the laptop. Otherwise, it >would grant you access if your passwords matched or deny if they >didn't. I'm not sure if you understood me, I do not get a chance to type in passwords or usernames, as soon as I click on the sharename (where it shows up in the tree of My Networks places) I get the access denied msg. This is only when trying to access my Desktop from my Laptop. The reverse scenario works flawlessly. > net use \\desktopbox\ipc$ /user:desktopbox\username password Hmmm when I tried the above Net returned a syntax err msg. I tried every conceivable scenario I could imagine but same result. In the help lists it speaks of Domains in this scenario but I don't have a server / domain but only a peer to peer workgroup. >The easier way would be to make usernames and passwords identical on >both machines. I have to run an errand now but when I get back I will try this and get back with you.
From: RB on 5 Mar 2010 11:20 >The easier way would be to make usernames and passwords identical on >both machines. > This doesn't help same thing, Access Denied, before I am even allowed to type anything in as soon as I click on shared name folder. It would appear I am doomed to return to Simple File&Print sharing (at least that did work before) and give up passwords.
From: John Wunderlich on 5 Mar 2010 15:59 "RB" <NoMail(a)NoSpam> wrote in news:e3rXIRHvKHA.812(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl: >> Assuming Simple File Sharing is disabled, asking for >> username/password indicates that the user you are logged onto on >> the desktop does not match a username on the laptop. Otherwise, >> it would grant you access if your passwords matched or deny if >> they didn't. > > I'm not sure if you understood me, I do not get a chance to type > in passwords or usernames, as soon as I click on the sharename > (where it shows up in the tree of My Networks places) I get the > access denied msg. This is only when trying to access my Desktop > from my Laptop. The reverse scenario works flawlessly. This usually happens when the user names match on both machines but the passwords don't. It might also happen if the password is blank. > >> net use \\desktopbox\ipc$ /user:desktopbox\username password > > Hmmm when I tried the above Net returned a syntax err msg. It would be nice to get past the syntax error returned here as the error returned is sometimes more helpful. I am assuming that there is an administrative share "ipc$". Try substituting your share name for ipc$. Also pay attention to slashes vs back-slashes. (There should only be one forward slash). Strictly speaking, the password belongs between the share and the /user. Try the following: net use * \\desktopbox\c password /user:desktopbox\username to see if we can get past the syntax error. > I tried every conceivable scenario I could imagine but same > result. In the help lists it speaks of Domains in this scenario > but I don't have a server / domain but only a peer to peer > workgroup. Authenticating is to the remote computer, not a domain. So we should be able to replace the domain name with the computer name. You can also try leaving the computer name out as in: net use * \\desktopbox\c password /user:username HTH, John
From: John Wunderlich on 5 Mar 2010 16:11
"RB" <NoMail(a)NoSpam> wrote in news:eynWR$HvKHA.4492(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl: >> The easier way would be to make usernames and passwords identical >> on both machines. >> > This doesn't help same thing, Access Denied, before I am even > allowed to type anything in as soon as I click on shared name > folder. > > It would appear I am doomed to return to Simple File&Print sharing > (at least that did work before) and give up passwords. > > One other thing comes to mind. Perhaps no sharing access is granted. On the machine you're trying to connect to, right-click on the folder that you have shared and are trying to connect to from the other machine. Then select Properties -> Sharing (Tab) -> Permissions Then make sure that your user name or "Everyone" appears in the top box. Click on it and verify that some permissions have been granted in the "Allow" column in the lower window. If not, you may need to add permissions in this window. HTH, John |