I work in a college with over 1,000 NT4 workstations in a domain. Recently we just started upgrading to W2K in a few labs. One problem that none of the administrators can figure out is how to access the network, while logged in locally on a W2K. We can access the internet, and we can see the folders in the domain(Network Places), but when we try to access any folder the 'ENTER NETWORK PASSWORD' box comes up and says 'Incorrect password or unknown username for: (foldername). Connect as: Password: When I type in my username (full admin privlidges) and password, or administrator and password, it just keeps repeating unable to let us in. However; when I log in as a user on the domain, I can access any folder I have rights to. There must be something I'm missing regarding local vrs domain rights. Any help would be appreciated.

You should type in the domain a backslash and then the username like this, DOMAIN\USERNAME. If you try logging into a non-Domain Controller server you must put in the domain name also.

Not being able to connect to a network share in a domain without being PART of that domain is what domain security is all about.....

When you say you are putting in the password of the Administrator, what Administrator are you referring to? There are two types of user accounts. Local accounts and domain accounts. When you try to connect to a network resource it wants to know who you are. If it is prompting you for a password, you need to provide a username and password that is valid for the domain, not the local pc you are sitting at. At the name and password prompt, enter the name of the Domain Administrator and the proper password and you should get in. You can access resources in another domain without any problem even if you are not "part of the domain". It just has to be set up to allow you permission to it. My guess is that you may be entering the local user administrator name and password which the domain controller has no knowledge of.