Trouble with networking

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Jim

Hi,
i have 5 pc`s and have connected them with a switch\router\modem so that
I can share files....freely between the computers.I used a network wizard
disk to set them up. It worked fine for about a week then each pc decided it
needed a username and passwors to be provided to copy files from on to the
other. I am the only one with access to these machines btw.I use one and
only one password in the whole area for everything.....so I know I am using
the right one. This is as a result of using windows btw. Why then do they
persist in rejecting the only password I use and why have they started doing
this in the first place. How can I remove all security from windows so that
I can at least get some basice simple work done.
 
Sounds like the workgroup name is now different. You'll want to create an
account (in Users Accounts) on the WinXP machines with the username and
password that you use to logon to the other machine(s) with. Then you'll
need to share out the resource(s) with permissions for those users. Also
make sure they're all part of the same workgroup and on the same subnet.
Then you'll no longer be prompted for the IPC$ password (Inter-process
communication)

Also turn off the firewalls (at least till you get something going) and
enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

In a peer level workgroup, when you try to access resources on a Windows
NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista machine, Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista needs to
authenticate the user. If the user account doesn't exist in it's local
account database, then access will be denied.

You might also look at using 'simple file sharing'
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304040/


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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