2000 won't network with ME!

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I'm trying to connect an Me PC to a 2000 PC with a direct connection through a crossover ethernet cable. 2000 is happy enough with this and it can ping the ME machine with no problem, but the ME machine just refuses to have anything to do with it. The IP addresses are OK, the subnet masks are fine, no driver problems, they're both in the same workgroup with different names... But at the end of the day, it doesn't WORK! Why not?
 
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wiffles said:
I'm trying to connect an Me PC to a 2000 PC with a direct connection
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through a crossover ethernet cable. 2000 is happy enough with this and it
can ping the ME machine with no problem, but the ME machine just refuses to
have anything to do with it. The IP addresses are OK, the subnet masks are
fine, no driver problems, they're both in the same workgroup with different
names... But at the end of the day, it doesn't WORK! Why not?
 
I believe you will have to use a hub to connect these two machines. A crossover cable won't
work due to the differences in the operating systems.

Thanks,
Gary
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ethernet cable. 2000 is happy enough with this and it can ping the ME machine with no
problem, but the ME machine just refuses to have anything to do with it. The IP addresses are
OK, the subnet masks are fine, no driver problems, they're both in the same workgroup with
different names... But at the end of the day, it doesn't WORK! Why not?
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Not at all. Networking connectivity occurs at a much
lower layer than operating systems. You can connect
any Windows machine with any other Windows machine,
with or without a hub.

Your statement is equivalent to saying that you need a
different phone when talking to someone in a different
language.
 
Get rid of ME!!!


wiffles said:
I'm trying to connect an Me PC to a 2000 PC with a direct connection
Click to expand...
through a crossover ethernet cable. 2000 is happy enough with this and it
can ping the ME machine with no problem, but the ME machine just refuses to
have anything to do with it. The IP addresses are OK, the subnet masks are
fine, no driver problems, they're both in the same workgroup with different
names... But at the end of the day, it doesn't WORK! Why not?
 
Try this:

1) Creat a new user different from the one that you are
logged on to the Windows 2000 Professional box with.
Create this account on both the Windows 2000 Pro box
and the Windows ME device.

2) Grant administrator's rights to both accounts on both
boxes.

3) Now you will be able to connect to shares on the Windows 2000 Pro
box from the Windows ME device using the Null Modem connection.

Hope this helps,
Gary

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Just an idea:
Maybe the W2k requires stronger authentication than the ME can do.
Take a look at the sec. logs and the sec. policy

Br Miklos
 
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