Re: Network/Security issue with $ shares

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On 06/12/2005 "Devi" <Devi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>This is being cross-posted to both the Windows 2000 Professional group, and
>the Windows XP Professional group, as it pertains to both Operating Systems.
>
>I am on a wired/wireless home network, using a Linksys WRT54GS router. The
>network consists only of my main computer, the PC (wired) and my laptop
>(wireless). The PC is currently using Windows 2000 Pro, SP4. The laptop is
>currently using Windows XP Pro, SP2.
>
>Currently, the network is semi-functional, in that I can view them both
>under "My Network Places" -> "Entire Network" -> "Microsoft Windows Network"
>-> "WORKGROUP" and I can see any shared folders/files/etc. Both computers are
>accessible through their individual \\computername addresses, and also
>display all shared folders/files/etc there.
>
>Here is where it gets a bit tricky. I apologize if this rambles on a bit,
>but I feel the need to explain as many details as possible, as well as steps
>taken.
>
>The laptop is able to access all files on the PC using the default
>\\pcname\c$ share. The PC is unable to reciprocate, and cannot access the
>\\laptopname\c$ share.
>
>Both computers are being logged in to with a username with full
>administrative rights. I have double, and triple checked the username and
>password for the laptop, and even set up a username and password that is the
>same as the admin account on the PC. I have tried logging in solely with the
>username/password, with laptopname\username, laptopname/username,
>\\laptopname\username, \\laptopname/username, //laptopname/username, and
>//laptopname\username. Anything that might possibly work. I have rebooted
>between tries, I have tried them all in one go. All of them are denied
>access, and I can see the username listed in the administrators group on both
>the PC and the laptop, so it cannot be a permissions issue, or rather, it
>shouldn't be. The Windows Firewall is disabled, I have no other firewalls
>running when I try. My router's firewall is disabled when I try.
>
>The error message received when trying to access: "The Credentials Supplied
>Conflict with an Existing Set of Credentials"
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions? This is driving me mad, I feel like I have
>checked everything, but I am sure I have overlooked some obvious step. Please
>help.
>
>Thanks,
>Devi

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