windows 2000 question - thanks
Before installing the Windows 2000, I was using Windows 98 and having a workgroup as a LAN. I am using coaxial cable for the networking.
I just installed Windows 2000 server and tried to map the drive to another computer so that I can read and write the files on other computer. But I could not make it. Please tell me how to do it. thanks.
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lindawqu] at [2007-11-17 8:55:13]

# 1 Re: windows 2000 question - thanks
What error message do you get?
-Is the drive of the NT machine shared?
-Is the guest account on the NT machine enabled?
Gabriel.
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And nothing else matters - Metallica
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# 2 Re: windows 2000 question - thanks
thanks for your reply.
What error message do you get?
network path \\desk\c not found.
I created a user account called 'desk' (anothter computer) and server is called 'main'
Is the drive of the NT machine shared?
Yes
Is the guest account on the NT machine enabled?
Yes
# 3 Re: windows 2000 question - thanks
Try connecting to \\main\c
Gabriel.
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Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters - Metallica
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# 4 Re: windows 2000 question - thanks
thanks again for your help.
it worked when try "\\main\c" (main is the computer name of the server)
But I still couldn't connect other pc.
Another thing I found was "main" (server computer's name) is not in the workgroup (name of workgroup) at Entire Network (I could not see an icon of it). But when I use search utility to search computer name, it found it in workgroup. I really don't know what was wrong. Please help me out.
Thanks
# 5 Re: windows 2000 question - thanks
What exactly is your configuration? I'm affraid I don't really get the picture. Could you please elaborate your question.
Gabriel.
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Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters - Metallica
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# 6 Re: windows 2000 question - thanks
thanks again!
My computer A (c drive) and computer B (c drive) are shared. computer A is windows 2000 and computer B is windows 98. The workgroup name for these two computers is "workgroup". I am using coaxial cable for the connection. If I boot computer A with windows 98, it is ok, that is, I can map drive. But failed in booting computer A with windows 2000.
Problems:
When I tried to map drive using "\\main\c$" ('main' is the computer name of computer A), it's ok. But when I tried to map drive using "\\desk\c" ('desk' is the computer name of computer B), I got error msg saying "network ... not found". I also could not map drive from Computer B to Computer A. I checked Entire Network in computer B, I can see it is in workgroup, but not the icon of computer A ( the server). I also check Entire Network in Computer A, I could not see the icon of computer A and computer B in workgroup. I think the configuration of server, computer A, has some problems. But I don't know how to do it in order to connect these two computers. Please help me out.
Thanks