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Login onto 2000 Server problem

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by matthew.seeberger

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I have windows XP on my laptop and i connect to a windows 2000 Server at work. I was able to access the computers on the domain for a couple of months but now all of a sudden i can't access them. I am still able to access the internet and i can ping around the network but i can't access the computers through My Network Places. The only thing that i have changed to my knowledge is i went from a wireless card to a ethernet cable plugged into the hub. I don't think i changed anything else. If someone could offer me some advice that would be great. Thanks.

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by matthew.seeberger

I am pretty sure all the settings are right i have checked over them several times. I tried to compare both computers (the one that works along with my laptop) and i can't find a difference.

by jschein

If you do not have a username and password on the server with the same that you use on your laptop to login, you will be deinied access to any of the network shares...

by voldar

Lets start with the begining. First of all, check your TCP/IP settings. Then try to ping the following:
- 127.0.0.1
- your computer IP address
- gateway IP address
- server IP address
- other client IP address
If all is fine, start pinging:
- your WINS IP address (if any)
- the DNS server by using its name
- a client by using its name
If all is okay, then you can say that:
- the TCP/IP protocol is corectly installed on your laptop, the DNS server is corectly configured.
Check then for the firewalls, and if any - uninstall them. As I remember XP use his internal firewall and assigns it to the NIC.
Check on the TCP/IP settings, and enable NetBios over TCP/IP.
That's it for now. Let me know what you accomplished and maybe I will come up with new ideas.

by cfeeke

Do you have static IP or are you using DHCP. If static check that you have the correct DNS server IP if DHCP then register your adapter.

On your client run ipconfig /registerdns

by briantruitt

If you switch back to the wireless card can you access the other pc's again? Can you even see the other pc's in My Network Places? Check the workgroup/domain name and your current username and password. If you're authenticating to a domain make sure it's selected when you login. You should be getting some sort of message regarding "domain not available" or "incorrect password" or something. Have you tried talking to the Network/System Administrator and asking him/her for help?

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