Trouble with Win2K server shares - from clients [Archive]

HW_Hack

10 Oct 2007, 11:09pm

I set up a win2k server last month ( I do support work at a high school) and we have several shares that are set up as public / read only.

We also have some win2k clients as well - now here's the rub - I go to map a network drive to one of these public shares on the server ----- on some clients I can see the whole network (work groups) - click on the server and see the shares - all is good. On other win2k clients I go to map a drive - I can see all the work groups - but when I click on the server I get nothing - it does not display the shares. I can right click and explore -- but I'm then asked for a password ... which does work ----- but I just want to map to a public share!
:confused:
Thanks for your help

kryyst

11 Oct 2007, 1:30pm

Are all the computers on the same network, with valid domain accounts and proper authorizations?

HW_Hack

11 Oct 2007, 3:54pm

Are all the computers on the same network, with valid domain accounts and proper authorizations?

The server and clients are all on the same subnet ---- Domain accounts should be provided by the basic DHCP setup but I'll check -- and we should have a single domain.

Proper authorizations may be the issue (as I believe its some setting on a few of the clients that is the issue) -- as many other clients have mapped drives that work fine.

I've done a quick scan of services / network settings --- but can anyone point out some "classic" permission / authorization settings for me to look at ?

Much Thanks :smiles:

kryyst

11 Oct 2007, 4:23pm

The issue is that if the problem computers are authenticating to the same workgroup/domain they won't be able to directly connect to the shared drives, which is why it's prompting you for the password. They have to exist as full users on the same workgroup/domain. The subnet only controlls if they are on the same network - workgroup/domain is different.

HW_Hack

11 Oct 2007, 4:49pm

The issue is that if the problem computers are authenticating to the same workgroup/domain they won't be able to directly connect to the shared drives, which is why it's prompting you for the password. They have to exist as full users on the same workgroup/domain. The subnet only controlls if they are on the same network - workgroup/domain is different.

OK - this makes sense --- let me poke around and see what I can find - THANKS !!!!