Re: XP Can't See Windows 2000 Server to Use Printer

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From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 09/11/04 

Date: 11 Sep 2004 16:15:12 -0500

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 11:57:02 -0700, "LC" <LC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Chuck,
>
>I only used the lmhosts file to try and resolve the netbios situation.
>
>I did enable netbios over TCP/IP on the server, freedom.
>
>Freedom is the only server using Black Ice and Lattitude is the only
>workstation using ICS.
>
>I can now do a "net view" from latitude and see \\latitude \\freedom \\pfm.
>
>If I do a net view \\freedom, I get "System Error 5 has occurred. Access is
>denied"
>
>Hmmmm....permissions?
>
>If I do a net view \\latitude from freedom, I get the same thing, "System
>Error 5...access is denied."

LC,

OK, progress.

If you can indeed now view each computer from each other, without use of
lmhosts, then one of the necessary improvements was addition of NBT.

If you are getting "access is denied", then that has two possible causes:
1) Inadequate permissions.
2) Firewalls!

Start by disabling, or properly configuring, BlackICE and ICF.

Windows 2000 uses Advanced File Sharing, which allows you to assign access to
any properly authenticated account, and also if required to the Guest account.

On Latitude, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel - Folder Options
- View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro, you need to
have SFS properly set on each computer, and to work with Windows 2000, it should
be disabled.

After disabling SFS, check the Local Security Policy (Control Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

With XP Pro, if you set the above Local Security Policy to "Guest only", enable
the Guest account, thru Local User Manager (Start - Run - "lusrmgr.msc"). If
"Classic", setup and use a common non-Guest account on all computers. Whichever
account is used, give it an identical, non-blank password on all computers.

After you get authentication / authorisation working between Latitude and
Freedom, re enable BlackICE if necessary.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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