On 9 Apr 2003, at 7:42, Chilangisha Changwe wrote:

> We have several computers on a LAN. The machines running on win 98, 95
> and XP have no problems sharing the resources like files and printing. The
> problem is with the win 2000 machine. Its not possible to print or access
> files on this computer. I have tried to change the settings but nothing
> seems to be working.
>
> Chilangsiha Changwe

  95 and 98 used a very insecure encryption method (inherited from even
older products...) to send user names and passwords across the network to
access shared resources.  Windows 2000 introduced a new, more secure method -
- and the option to enable or disable the old method.
  Disabling the old method -- possibly the default setting -- renders it
incompatible with systems that use only the older method.
  Test:  Can the XP and 2000 machines share with each other?  If so, then
probably the old encryption is enabled on XP but disabled on 2000.  (If not,
then you're encountering a different issue.)

David Gillett

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