This is an easy one, I have dealt with this too many times. The Win2K is request the authentication from the Win98 box. Win98 will respond with the username that the user logged into their workstation with. Because the username will not have the Domain name from the Win2K domain, it requests that you give it something to work with. The solution is to have the user log into the workstation with the same ID as the UserID they have in the Win2K domain. Then when it asks for a password, they type in the password for their Win2K domainID.
Ex. Given a Win2K domain of WINDOMAIN and a workgroup of WRKGROUP, and a userID of USER1 in both domains. The passwords can be different or the same. Share called SHARE1 on SERVER1 in WINDOMAIN. Solution: User logs into the 98 workstation as USER1, and then maps a drive to \\SERVER1\SHARE1. The password window pops up, and the user puts in the password for USER1 in WINDOMAIN, because 98 has already set the username to use as USER1. User now has access. The key is that usernames have to be the same. Should you keep the passwords the same on the workstation and the domain, then you won't even get the password request. I am using this for my network at home as well. ;) W. Andy Roche -----Original Message----- From: Ed Esgro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 3:22 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: Win 98 and connections This pc is representing itself as workgroup/computername. It is not trusted on your domain I am sure. I don't know of a way to trust a workgroup. I think the only thing you can do is give explicit rights at the share level to the workgroup/computername or workgroup/username. Is the box you are sharing a 2000 server? Does it have IIS installed? If so why not do a web share of this folder? Just some thoughts. Ed -----Original Message----- From: Michael Staines [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 3:56 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: Win 98 and connections Please someone out there has to be able to help me. I have a mixed 4.0 and 2000 domain. My company just recently purchased another company that runs on a win 98 workgroup. (I know I know it hurt me too) I have installed a firewall and created a VPN between the new company (in LA) and myself (in NY). I need the users to see some docs I have on a shared folder on one of my 2000 boxes. When I try to map the drive, I get prompted for a password. Not a username AND password. Just a password. I have tried every password I know of in my 2000 domain, but none work. What user is this win 98 box representing itself as? What password is it looking for? One person suggested making a duplicate domain user that matches the workgroup users. I tried this and it still didn't work. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Mike Staines ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
