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by pppro

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Have a windows 2000 workstation on the network but they can not access resources off the server but they can access other workstations. From server can not even see the computer so they must not be on the domain tried to add them to domain from the2000 machine but it won't let me HELP!!!I am not familar with Windows 2000 at all.....

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by mcorr

I may not be understanding your question completely, but I will try to answer.

It sounds like you have a permissions problem, possibly due to the fact that the users you mention are not in the domain (I assume it is a 2000/Active Directory domain).

To add these users, you need Domain Administrator rights... do you have this?

You could also be having trouble with the security on the network resources. Check their permissions (rememvber to set these under "security" and not "share permissions").

Hope this helps.

by mcorr

I may not be understanding your question completely, but I will try to answer.

It sounds like you have a permissions problem, possibly due to the fact that the users you mention are not in the domain (I assume it is a 2000/Active Directory domain).

To add these users, you need Domain Administrator rights... do you have this?

You could also be having trouble with the security on the network resources. Check their permissions (rememvber to set these under "security" and not "share permissions").

Hope this helps.

by mdavis

Is TCP/IP set up properly? Your server might have an IP address from one range while your 2000 Pro machines have addresses from another. To find out, go to a command prompt and type "ipconfig /all" without the quotes. This will tell you info about your IP address on that machine. Do the same thing on the server and make sure the are both on the same subnet. Ex: the server's IP might be 192.168.1.1, the client's IP might be 169.254.101.15. These 2 are on different subnets, they won't be able to communicate without a router. Change the client's IP address to 192.168.1.x. The "x" needs to be a unique # on your network. Good luck.

by homer simpson instructor at large

things to check:
I'm assuming that you have the correct driver for your adapter and TCP/IP installed correctly.

make sure your workstation has the following:
1) an IP address that is on the same subnet as your network
2) you are using the appropriate IP address for a DNS server
3) does the workstation already have an account in Active Directory??

After you have checked those items Right Click on My computer and go to Properties. Go to the Network ID. Change your network ID. You willneed admistrator rights or at least the right to add a machine to the network. Reboot and everything is GREAT!!!

Sometimes if your workstation is confused, go to the network id tab, push to a workgroup, reboot and attempt to rejoin the domain.
hope it helps

by timthetoolman

If the server they're trying to access the resources off is a Primary Domain Controller, then the default setup for the PDC is that Workstation have no access to its resources.

I cant remember where this is setup, but I think its one of the localpolices. Probably local security policy.

Check that.

Cheers,
Tim.

by avanturis

guessing machine is dhcp and the nodename(computer name) is not on network just activate name on network and restart computer then you should have to log on and have access to all machines on Network permissions allowing of course. I would also check DNS and Wins settings if this doesn't work.

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