Netbios always as user 'Guest'

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phyzlo

Hi,

I have 2 question about mapping drives.

1. On one of my computers on my LAN I have trouble mapping a drive
using Run->"\\myfileserver". Windows always tries to connect as the
user 'Guest'. I'm using Windows XP on this machine, but it probably
works the same as Win2000 ?. Usualy when I try mapping a drive
using the above method I get a login dialogbox where I can enter
both username and password. Where is the user 'Guest' comming from ?

2. If I use Run->"\\myfileserver" to map a drive the username and
password are cached in windows as long as I'm logged into windows.
But what if I want to connect to the same drive but with another user ?
It doesn't seem to be any way to log off or clear the cache. The only
way is to re-login into windows. Is there a better way ?

Thanks for any info,
Phyz
 
the basic rule is both computers have the same username and password. If you want to connect to the same drive using the different username without re-logon, you may want to use net use command with the /u switch or create a batch file.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Hi,

I have 2 question about mapping drives.

1. On one of my computers on my LAN I have trouble mapping a drive
using Run->"\\myfileserver". Windows always tries to connect as the
user 'Guest'. I'm using Windows XP on this machine, but it probably
works the same as Win2000 ?. Usualy when I try mapping a drive
using the above method I get a login dialogbox where I can enter
both username and password. Where is the user 'Guest' comming from ?

2. If I use Run->"\\myfileserver" to map a drive the username and
password are cached in windows as long as I'm logged into windows.
But what if I want to connect to the same drive but with another user ?
It doesn't seem to be any way to log off or clear the cache. The only
way is to re-login into windows. Is there a better way ?

Thanks for any info,
Phyz
 
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