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by peejay 1 view

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To whom it may concern:
I'm trying to add a new user to our network. He just got a brand new laptop in and it's running Win98. I added in all of the correct network settings into the laptop and restarted like it asked me to. I type in the admin user name and password and I get the error message,"The domain password you supplied is not correct, or access to your logon server has been denied." We know it's not the password because we checked it like 30 times. So anyway, I cancel so I can get into the system. Now, GET THIS!!! I can ping all of the other servers and when I go into Internet Explorer and set it up on the proxy, I can even get on the net. But, for some strange reason I still can't get access to the network. We also ran diagnostics on the card and all of that and it's all ok. I'M AM VERY CONFUSED, PLEASE HELP!~!!!!

P. J. Peterson

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by tmaclennan

Possibilities:
Misspelled server name in login
Misspelled domain in DNS setup
workstation name not consistent DNS And setup
Bad hosts/lmhosts on PC
Mispelling in TCP/IP settings for gateway or subnet

Okay, now this last one is obscure, but I've seen it. If you are using some Cisco switches, the port you are plugged into may not have "fastport" enabled. It is a spanning tree setting. If not enabled, then the Cisco equipment won't enable the port for about 30-45 seconds after the link is established, so that spanning tree tables can be updated. If you power up, then login right away, you are too quick for the port to become enabled. Test this by waiting at the login prompt for about a minute before you try to log in. If it logs in correctly now, you need to change this setting in your switch.

by matt_jones

Check that your logging on to the correct NT Domain. (Network Properties, Client for Microsoft Network properties, Tick Logon to NT Domain)

Sounds stupid, but this might just be the problem

by nelson00

If you are a running NT, go to the user rights (under the policies menu in user manager for domains) and make sure "access this computer from network" has domain users listed. If another group - i.e. users - is the only one listed listed, you either have to add domain users to this right or make the new user a part of the group already listed.

by bv2

When TCP/IP is installed, it does not always enable DHCP for WINS resolution, which can result in the error you mentioned, even if DNS is enabled. Check to make sure that it's checked.

by howellan

If you are NOT on an NT network and the the problem is unique to W98 clients (not W95 clients), try adding the registry key "EnablePlainTextPassword" with a DWord value of 1 to the entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Vxd\Vnetsup as per article Q185612 in MS technet. This disables encrypted passwords

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