Unable to log in

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Andrea Moro

I've some w98 clients that cannot login into w2000
adv server in which are working the active diretory.

I remember something about it, and something to
install on those pc to let them work (something foundable
on windows 2000 cd), but nothing more.

Anyone can help me?

Andrea
 
Andrea Moro said:
I've some w98 clients that cannot login into w2000
adv server in which are working the active diretory.

I remember something about it, and something to
install on those pc to let them work (something foundable
on windows 2000 cd), but nothing more.

Anyone can help me?

Andrea
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Make sure your Win98 clients start their Win98 session
with an account/password that is defined on the server.
 
User and password is setup correctly ... I use it for other w2k
clients and it works fine. On w98 client it seem to log on ... but
after a couple of minutes it return back the message box with the
error "unable to login ... user and password may be uncorrect "
or something else I don't remember the right error ...

I found an article on msdn that speak about a fix available on request
by microsoft.
But I don't think to be the only one to have connected a w98 client
to windows 2000 server.

Andrea Moro
 
Andrea Moro said:
User and password is setup correctly ... I use it for other w2k
clients and it works fine. On w98 client it seem to log on ... but
after a couple of minutes it return back the message box with the
error "unable to login ... user and password may be uncorrect "
or something else I don't remember the right error ...

I found an article on msdn that speak about a fix available on request
by microsoft.
But I don't think to be the only one to have connected a w98 client
to windows 2000 server.

Andrea Moro
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If there is proper network connectivity (i.e. you can ping in
both directions), and if the firewalls are turned off for the purpose
of the test, then in the vast majority of all cases this problem
is caused by Win9x users having an incorrect account name
or password.

Win9x can log on automatically. This means that the session
runs under a completely different account name/password
than the user thinks. The only way to avoid this is to remove
the automatic logon mechanism and to specify an account
name and password manually.
 
But it is setup so .... In network properties of w98 clients I speciefied
to access to domani x ... member of workgroup x ... and access to
windows network.

When 98 starts ... it asks me for username, password and domain,
but after have provided those info, windows 98 start to think for
those couple of minute ... then propose me the error message
I said in last e-mail.

The only thing that let me think about possible error is dns ... I
specified the dns info in the network properties, and I don't want
that w9x make some confusion trying to resolve network names.

I'll try it today ...

Andrea
 
Andrea Moro said:
But it is setup so .... In network properties of w98 clients I speciefied
to access to domani x ... member of workgroup x ... and access to
windows network.

When 98 starts ... it asks me for username, password and domain,
but after have provided those info, windows 98 start to think for
those couple of minute ... then propose me the error message
I said in last e-mail.

The only thing that let me think about possible error is dns ... I
specified the dns info in the network properties, and I don't want
that w9x make some confusion trying to resolve network names.

I'll try it today ...

Andrea
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Peform these little tests:

1. On your problem Win9x PC, log on under an account name /
password that is identical to an account name / password on
your domain controller or server.
2. Make sure that this account name / password is active on the DC.
3. Start a DOS Prompt
4. Type this command: ping YourServer
(Replace YourServer with the real name of your server)
Do you get a response?
5. Type this command:
net use x: \\YourServer\netlogon
where SomeShare is a share defined on your server.
Does it work?
6. Create the same account/password on some Win2000 PC.
7. Create some share on that Win2000 PC.
8. On that Win2000, type this command in a Command Prompt:
net use x: \\SomePC\SomeShare
Does it work?
9. On your problem Win98 machine, ping that Win2000 PC.
Does it work?
10. On your problem Win98 machine, type this command in a
DOS Prompt:
net use x: \\SomePC\SomeShare
Does it work?

The results of these tests should tell you plenty about the
cause of the problem.
 
Well ... yesterday I cannot read the ng so I didn't tried
your test ... but I found a common problem on two of four
w98 client.
First two has logged, one after deleting the network card
and have reinstalled and configured (in pasta in some case
I've found same problem for logging on Internet).
Second start immediately.

Last two ... doensn't work also hammering pc ....

I decided to destroy all network and leave a standalone server
because those last two clients are needed as it is ... cannot
be updated to win 2000 ....

A part of this .. ping works fine to and from server and from
other clients ... account as I said is active and valid on the
server ...

sharing and loging doesn't work ... infact entereing into network
neighbourd and double clicking on network resource, w98 return back
error saying that network is not configured ...

In this way ... when I was restoring original situation I taked a look
on wins server. Does the entry in the wins server that has
blocked all and don't let me finish my work?
On my server I started up the wins server (also if I didn't understand
the real reason to start it ... just done it because I think it is
necessary for network broadcasting and name discovering for network
neighbourud).

I hope y can understand me ... I suppose to have written a lot of
non sense sentenceses ...

Andrea
 
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