Basic Networking

[Radar]

Earlier we were verifiying you could talk to the laptop, now we're trying to open a specific share name on the laptop that could have been there but appears not to be

I think we'll have to go the other way. Do you have a software firewall on your PC ? I'm still wondering why ping only worked one way

What's the address, subnet and def g/w of the PC (I assume the PC's def gw is the ip address of your router)

 

[Idaho]

Yeah - I have the XP firewall up. I'll take it down.

 

[Idaho]

Cool - it pings!

 

[Radar]

Yeah - I have the XP firewall up. I'll take it down.

Now can you ping the PC from the laptop ?? what's the PCs ip address, subnet and def g/w ?

 

[Radar]

Cool - it pings!

Excellent, I assume by address ?? Now try it by name !

 

[Idaho]

Ok. I can do the same net use * line and it then asks for a password.

Whatever I type nothing works. It then gives me system error 53. Nothing appears when I type the password.

 

[Idaho]

Not really sure of my machine's name. Don't even know if it has one.

God these things always turn into 6 hour marathons... I think I will give up. Thanks for your patience and help Radar. I do appreciate it.

 

[Radar]

Ok. I can do the same net use * line and it then asks for a password.

Whatever I type nothing works. It then gives me system error 53. Nothing appears when I type the password.

You need to use the PC's admin username and password and use the share C$

net use * \\PC-name\c$ /user:pc-name\administrator

BTW board wobbling ??

 

[Idaho]

Is the admin username and password the same as the user I click on when I start up XP? I click on a duck called 'puter and type x.

Yeah board wobble...

 

[Radar]

Not really sure of my machine's name. Don't even know if it has one.

God these things always turn into 6 hour marathons... I think I will give up. Thanks for your patience and help Radar. I do appreciate it.

Your call mate, I'm up for another hour yet

we're not that far away once you get your Pc's name "nbtstat -n" on the pc, first name returned should be your PC name

 

[Idaho]

It's called MAIN. But the password doesn't work. How do I find out the admin password?

 

[Radar]

Is the admin username and password the same as the user I click on when I start up XP? I click on a duck called 'puter and type x.

Yeah board wobble...

Type in "net user" on the pc, you should see a list of the usernames on it. ANy seem familier ?? (you'll also get your pc's name this way)

 

[Idaho]

Is the c$ bit the C: drive I want to look at or something else?

 

[Radar]

It's called MAIN. But the password doesn't work. How do I find out the admin password?

Hmm.. Normally folk know their admin password

We may not need it, lets try the username you get from net users first

 

[Radar]

Is the c$ bit the C: drive I want to look at or something else?

Exactly, the only drawback using c$ is its what's called an admin share and your account would need admin privs to use it

 

[Radar]

so you think the username you use is called puter and the password is x ??

 

[Idaho]

Where can I check my admin password on the PC? I have a few ideas what it might be.

 

[Idaho]

so you think the username you use is called puter and the password is x ??

No that's the account on XP.

THe computer is called MAIN and the admin user is Daniel.

 

[Radar]

easiest way to to logon as administrator

 

[Radar]

No that's the account on XP.

THe computer is called MAIN and the admin user is Daniel.

OK, so try this from the laptop

net use * \\main\c$ /user:main\daniel

with your possible admin passwords

 

[Idaho]

Hmmm... getting error 53 most of the time. But one time got error 5 - access denied.

 

[Radar]

Try to logon as daniel locally to verify the correct password

If you do logon, we can create a dedicated share. Using c$ is a bit risky

 

[Idaho]

Sorry Radar. I've got to go to bed. Thanks for your help.

Before I retire I will try and smash the PC screen with the laptop.

 

[Radar]

Lob the two of them out the window and buy a dvd player at dixons

Sorry I couldn't get it working in time