Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.
Access shared folder on w2k3 server
Name: jonifresh666 Date: October 7, 2006 at 06:09:46 Pacific OS: XP pro sp2 32bit CPU/Ram: AMD DUAL CORE 3800+ Product: abit mobo
Comment:
- Hope someone can help -
What i'm trying to achieve is simply to access a shared folder on a Windows Server 2003 sp1. I know that Win Xp home cannot Join a windows domain but it can be setup so that file sharing on the Server can be allowed. I've changed the XPhome workgroup name to the same as the server domain name - I've also created a user in Active Directory with the same UN/PW as the XP home Pc. The XP home Pc can ping the server and also see the server icon in my network places, but when trying to access brings a error (Server is not accessible. you may not have permission to use this network. Routing and remote access is setup on hte server if that helps - thought that it may be a firewall issue (don't know) Help please
Name: jefro Date: October 7, 2006 at 19:36:03 Pacific
Reply:
Try and map the shared folder to a drive using right click on network neighborhood. Connect as "different user name" and password that has permission on the 2003 server. Use IP address not netbios name. The workgroup doesn't matter. There are plenty of other ways.
0
Response Number 2
Name: jonifresh666 Date: October 8, 2006 at 00:15:21 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks, I wil lgive that a go later on today and let you know how i get on.
0
Response Number 3
Name: jonifresh666 Date: October 8, 2006 at 01:04:23 Pacific
Reply:
I tried to map a network drive as advised above but that does not work - also using the I.P address of teh server didn't do any different. It's bugging me real bad All the other XP pro computers can connect no prob and they are not domain users, so Its the XP home PC's playing silly buggers.
Thanks for any more ideas
Wayne
0
Response Number 4
Name: jonifresh666 Date: October 8, 2006 at 11:45:50 Pacific
Reply:
Sorted after all day frigging about Routing and remote access was blocking the XP users. after removing the role was AOK
Anyone know what ports need to be set for this issue.
Summary: I have a VPN user (VISTA) who connects to our Windows 2003 server . No problem accessing shared drives on the server and can map them too. Now we have a data folder which MUST reside on an XP Pro ma...
Summary: Dialup client does get an IP from the DHCP server. Also there is a single LAN environment where we have setup a workgroup. When the remote user tries to browse through the entire network, a message ap...
Summary: Hey everyone, Is there any other way or solution that I can access shared folders on my server from a remote location other than using VPN? My VPN works but the problem is that all traffic is routed ...
0 
