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W98 client can't browse a shared folder

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by soustech

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I have setup a P2P network with a w98 machine and w2k pro machine. The W2K machine can access the shared folder on the 98 machine but the reverse is not possible.

In Network neighborhood on the 98 machine I can see the w2k computer but when I click on it, a "Enter Network Password" dialogue comes up.

The "Resource" is \\W2K\IPC$.

I've tried all the passwords I can think of.What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

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by pvp

IPC$ is not shareable to users--it's for server-server communications.

Establish a second share at the same point using a different sharename.

by soustech

I created a user a/c on the W2K machine for the users who are accessing this machine over the network. I no longer get the IPC$ resourse dialog coming up. I can know browse the shared folders on this W2K machine.

This works but not 100% this is the way it should be setup.

by ann777

I think that you need to be logged into the 98 computer as administrator and that then you shoould be able to access the share on the 2000 computer.

The only way I can see the 2000 shares from the 98se computer is to put the 98se login in the2000 computer as an administrator.

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