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Title: IPC$ Windows 9x connecting to esmith
Post by: Shane on May 12, 2004, 09:18:06 PM

I know I could just create users on the e-smith server and it would not prompt me to enter a password when the IPC$ resource box pops up. But is there anyway to allow all users who use the right password? I mean, to make it so the username does not matter, and if it's the right password they can view the i-bays. I could change in the samba security preferences to equal "share" instead of "user". But I want to allow SOME people to log onto the esmith server so they have private network shares, while still allowing the other people to just log onto it. I like how 2000 and xp do it. How they ask for a username and password, and you can just press enter and skip through it, is there a way to make win 98 and ME to ask? Instead of auto using your client for microsoft networking password? Thanks

Title: IPC$ Windows 9x connecting to esmith
Post by: EnglishRob on May 12, 2004, 09:42:56 PM

Not sure if this would work, but could you try creating an account called Guest with a blank password and then giving the Guest account access to the i-Bay you want to access?

Rob

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Post by: Shane on May 12, 2004, 09:45:38 PM

hmmm... I don't think so, because the problem is windows 98 is trying to log you in as whatever the username is on the computer. It would be nice if they gave you the option to try a different user name. I tried switching guest=no to guest=ok or yes, but it still didnt work.

Title: IPC$ Windows 9x connecting to esmith
Post by: EnglishRob on May 12, 2004, 09:50:17 PM

Are you telling the Windows 98 machine to login to a domain?

(sorry if I'm a bit sketchy with this, its been ages since I put a Win9x machine on an NT domain).

Rob

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Post by: Shane on May 12, 2004, 09:58:00 PM

No

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