windows logon unsuccessful during map network drive
- I can no longer map a network drive from my Vista Business Laptop to my PC (XP). I enter a valid userId/Password, but I still get Logon Unsuccesful. I have read a gazillion discussions and have performed the recommended SECPOL change to no avail.
what is driving me crazy is that this used to work! I recently had to physically relocate the PC (kitchen renovation) and perhaps its something stupid like a missed connection. Yet, I've got internet access just fine. I can ping 192.168.0.3 192.168.0.* I'm confused how .3 gets assigned. My tivo is .4 and I tested that connection and it is fine.
I even had a network printer set up working great: \\192.168.0.3\HP Photosmart ...
The only domain involved is WORKGROUP. I created a "lapguest" account on the PC specifically for this usage
Am I forgetting some syntax? The GUI basically says the same thing.
C:\Users\Wendy>net use w: \\192.168.0.3\pcc * /USER:WORKGROUP\lapguest
Type the password for \\192.168.0.3\pcc:
System error 86 has occurred.
The specified network password is not correct.
C:\Users\Wendy>net use w: \\192.168.0.3\pcc * /USER:\\192.168.0.3\lapguest
Type the password for \\192.168.0.3\pcc:
The user context supplied is invalid.
More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3775.
I think its something stupid I have forgotten about, but it is elusive. I have also put the computer name in the 192.168.0.3 place, but that doesn;t help. there's no DNS involved.
Using the GUI, I can browse the network to find the folder to add, but there is nothing under the computer name of the PC. "pcname" is not a valid host name. Otherwise get "logon unsuccessful". I tested the login on the PC and it is definitely correct.
also, I mapped \\192.168.0.3\C$ successfully but I got my LOCAL (laptop) C drive. ???? that must be a big clue, but just call me clueless...
I even uninstalled mcafee (completely) just in case. did't like it anyhow so no biggie.
I know there will be a big DUH when this is solved.1 person got this answerI do too
Answers
- Thanks Aaron, but I think I've got it figured it out.
In the meantime, I decided to try sharing in the opposite direction. That caused me to finally answer who is .1 who is .2 who is .3. Lots of ipconfig viewing. What was .3 the last time is now .2. (the PC is .2 and the laptop is .3) I would still like to understand how these numbers get assigned.
I found the -rr option in my earlier investigating, but not sure if it had a bearing. I also reluctantly created a same-named account on both systems to try out. I first shared using that. Later I could share using the account name that only exists on the PC (lapguest).
I'm not sure actually on how much of the problem was .2 and .3 mixup and/or syntax issues (folder spec must be \\192.168.0.2\share-name) not \\PCNAME\share-name and user spec must be PCNAME\username) and/or windows XP/VISTA issues and services. Maybe my new sequence got something instantiated eventually. Hope it sticks, whatever it was. I have written down exactly my commands. Hopefully when I reboot or whatever, I will not have this problem again.
Ah-ah... before signing off this note, I went to test a print page from the laptop via the network printer I had earlier set up. it didn't work. I see why. the printer spec is \\192.168.0.3\HP Photosmart... which was fine before, but now it should be .2. I will have to add another network printer for the new address. Hope I remember how to do that.
Now I clearly see the benefits of DNS. Is there a simple way to create a "servername" name instead of having to rely on 192.168.0.n ?
- Marked As Answer bygardengal444 Monday, March 16, 2009 4:34 PM
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- Hello gardengal444,
Thank you for posting your question to the Microsoft Answers Community Forum.
Do you have the same user account\password the same on both computers?
If you are using a computer connected to a "workgroup", click the arrow button next to Password protected sharing to expand this section. Check to see if password-protected sharing is turned on or off.
If it is turned on, only people with a user account and password for this computer will be able to access your printer.
Turn this off if you want anyone on the network to be able to access the printer you are sharing unless you give then a user account and password.
Since you are getting "the specified network password is not correct, reset the password for the Lapguest account so you are
sure it is the same on both machines.
Please reply again and let us know if this helped with your issue or if you need further assistance.
Thanks,
Marilyn
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.- Proposed As Answer byMarilyn - Support EngineerModeratorThursday, March 12, 2009 3:22 AM
- Unproposed As Answer byMarilyn - Support EngineerModeratorSunday, March 15, 2009 9:12 PM
- Sorry about delay in getting back. I thought I was going to get email when a response was posted. Anyhow, thanks for the answer, but I have questions about your questions.
> Do you have the same user account\password the same on both computers?
No. Lapguest is only on the PC (where the folders are). That worked just fine earlier. The only account with the same name on both computers has no password.
> If you are using a computer connected to a "workgroup", click the arrow button next to Password protected sharing to expand this section.
Both computers are in WORKGROUP domain. What arrow? what section? I have no context. where are you talking about?
> reset the password for the Lapguest account so you are
I reset it on the server PC but it made no difference. I even logged on to be sure and that was ok too. The Lapguest account only exists for MapNetworkDrive usage. Isn't that why they provide "Connect as different user".
I don't want to have excessive accounts just for this purpose because then I am forced to choose one of them at every startup. If I have a single account and no password, I go right to my desktop.
any other ideas?
Hello gardengal444,
You probably have a conflict with an existing share connection that was authenticated with the same user name.
Multiple users can't be simultaneously connected to the same network resource, the current user must first be disconnected from that network resource.Before mapping the drive with the
C:\Users\Wendy>net use w: \\192.168.0.3\pcc * /USER:WORKGROUP\lapguest
Type in Net use * /delete
When you mapped to the file://192.168.0.3/C$ you were mapping to the hidden Administrative Share on C:\.
Please reply and let us know if this helps to resolve your issue or if you need further assistance.
Thanks,
Marilyn
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.- Proposed As Answer byMarilyn - Support EngineerModeratorSunday, March 15, 2009 9:13 PM
- Unproposed As Answer bygardengal444 Monday, March 16, 2009 2:47 PM
- Good information on Password Protected File Sharing
http://www.home-network-help.com/password-protected-file-sharing.html
Marilyn
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think. - Marilyn,
Good try and that would sure explain a lot but not so :-( My original attempts included mapping to different drive letters too just in case there was something hidden like that.C:\Users\Wendy>net use
New connections will be remembered.
There are no entries in the list.
C:\Users\Wendy>net use * /delete
There are no entries in the list.C:\Users\Wendy>net use * \\192.168.0.3\pcc * /USER:WORKGROUP\lapguest
Type the password for \\192.168.0.3\pcc:
System error 86 has occurred.
The specified network password is not correct.
Also, originally the shared folder was C2$. When that didn't work after physical relocation, I created PCC. C$ did work when things were working, but not now.
If I click Browse To Folder on the MapNetworkDrive dialog, I do see my PC's hostname with the +. But when I select it, it fails with "0x80070035 Network Path Not found" and Diagnose leads to WENDYGTN2 is not a valid host name. (which I highly doubt). Searching on that symptom, led me to a discussion suggesting firewall issue. I tried disabling BOTH firewalls, but no diff. That discussion requested the output of nbtstat -n. Doesn';t mean much to me. to you???C:\Users\Wendy>nbtstat -n
Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []
No names in cache
Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.3] Scope Id: []
NetBIOS Local Name Table
Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
GLAPTOP <00> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered
WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered
GLAPTOP <20> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered
C:\Users\Wendy>
That was the laptop.
- I read the article on password-protecting, but that's for the system where the to-be-shared files are located, right? for me, that;s XP. I double checked that the network properties still have everything checked off on the XP PC side. On the Vista Laptop, I have Network Discovery On and Password Protected Sharing on (but not sure that the latter is necessary).
Can you comment on what is 192.168.0.1 and .2 .3 and .4??? I don't understand the distinction. The modem is connected to the router's internet port. Then Router port 1 is connected to the PC/CPU. Why does my laptop connect to .3? Why does my TIVO connect to .4? How do those ports (maybe wrong word) get assigned?
I am so frustrated I am about to create a laptop account for lapguest just to see if that works. I have a feeling it won't. It feels like it is a bigger network authentication issue.
- I am still trying to troubleshoot on this end. I tried to find out what _MSBROWSE_ meant. Digging led me to a discussion which led me to an article that identified that the PC did not have the browser service running. (tasklist -svc handy little tool!) So I started up that service on the PC (and rebooted both), but it actually makes things worse. Now PC is MSBROWSE and laptop cannot see PC in the Network at all. The laptop shows WENDYGTN2 in the network only when nbtstat -n shows that the laptop is MSBROWSEing. (PC WENDYGTN2 can see laptop in Entire Network, WORKGROUP domain, but I have no shared folders to browse to right now. Plus, not the direction of interest. I had been thinking client-server in my head, but reading articles uncovered the peer-to-peer concept, which I guess is what I want/need/have/might get???)
I've also been reviewing the event log and there are a few potential issues in there too, but hard to know what is important and what is not. I read the KB's they direct to, but am getting lost... Not sure what I am looking for.
I'm in over my head... :-( Please someone help!!!
- Hello Gardengal444,
Ok, Lets work on this from a different angle. At the command prompt(Run as Administrator), type these 2 commands......
- nbtstat -rr
- netsh interface ipv4 reset
This will require that you reset your computer. In order for all of the computers on your network to be able to see one another successfully, they all will have to be on the same workgroup. By default Vista is configured as Workgroup and XP is configured as MSHOME. The workgroup name for both computer has to be identical. It doesnt matter what it is named as long as it is the same. Once that has been completed, go to the computer that is sharing out documents and folders. Is this computer Vista or XP? On the shared folder, right click on it and configure security properties. "Everyone" should be one of the usernames and please ensure that it has Full Control. In addition, please ensure that your XP computer has Service Pack 3 installed and Vista has Service pack 1.
Once the information has been configured and verified. Attempt to create a mapped drive, by Clicking "Start>Computer>. On the toolbar at the top there should be an option "Map Network Drive" (Reconnect at logon and Logon using different credentials) please ensure that both of these options are checked. Enter in the information of the Shared Folder. For example, \\Computername\Sharedfolder. ***Please be sure to type in the computer that is hosting the Shared Folder***. If you would please follow up with me regarding the results, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you,
Aaron Griffin
Microsoft Support
Support Engineer- Proposed As Answer byAaron - Support Engineer Monday, March 16, 2009 3:57 PM
- Thanks Aaron, but I think I've got it figured it out.
In the meantime, I decided to try sharing in the opposite direction. That caused me to finally answer who is .1 who is .2 who is .3. Lots of ipconfig viewing. What was .3 the last time is now .2. (the PC is .2 and the laptop is .3) I would still like to understand how these numbers get assigned.
I found the -rr option in my earlier investigating, but not sure if it had a bearing. I also reluctantly created a same-named account on both systems to try out. I first shared using that. Later I could share using the account name that only exists on the PC (lapguest).
I'm not sure actually on how much of the problem was .2 and .3 mixup and/or syntax issues (folder spec must be \\192.168.0.2\share-name) not \\PCNAME\share-name and user spec must be PCNAME\username) and/or windows XP/VISTA issues and services. Maybe my new sequence got something instantiated eventually. Hope it sticks, whatever it was. I have written down exactly my commands. Hopefully when I reboot or whatever, I will not have this problem again.
Ah-ah... before signing off this note, I went to test a print page from the laptop via the network printer I had earlier set up. it didn't work. I see why. the printer spec is \\192.168.0.3\HP Photosmart... which was fine before, but now it should be .2. I will have to add another network printer for the new address. Hope I remember how to do that.
Now I clearly see the benefits of DNS. Is there a simple way to create a "servername" name instead of having to rely on 192.168.0.n ?
- Marked As Answer bygardengal444 Monday, March 16, 2009 4:34 PM
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Hello
I am wondering if you were able to resolve this problem. I am running into the same issue with my Vista laptop and a win 2000 machine I use as a file server.
Using my Vista laptop I am able to access shared folders on another win 2000 laptop without a problem.
I can see the server in the network GIU. However when I try to access the server I get a prompt for entering the use/pw. Once I do that I get the same error “Logon Unsuccessful. Windows is unable to log you on. Be sure that you username and password are correct”
All the three computers are on the same Workgroup and I am using the same username and pw on the three computers.
I am also access the shared folders on the Vista laptop from the Win 2000 file server without a problem. I have tried everything I can think of without results.
The share folder on the Win 2000 server has security permissions acces to everyone and I can map it to the second Win 2000 laptop without a problem.
Net user on Vista laptop:
C:\Users\ShajiZaidi>net user
User accounts for \\NEELIX
----------------------------------------------------
Administrator Guest Sh
The command completed successfully.
C:\Users\netuser>net user netuser
User name netuser
Full Name
Comment
User's comment
Country code 000 (System Default)
Account active Yes
Account expires Never
Password last set 13/03/2009 11:32:27 PM
Password expires Never
Password changeable 13/03/2009 11:32:27 PM
Password required No
User may change password Yes
Workstations allowed All
Logon script
User profile
Home directory
Last logon 26/06/2009 10:45:18 AM
Logon hours allowed All
Local Group Memberships *Administrators
Global Group memberships *None
The command completed successfully.
C:\Users\netuset>nbtstat -rr
NetBIOS Names Resolution and Registration Statistics
----------------------------------------------------
Resolved By Broadcast = 17
Resolved By Name Server = 0
Registered By Broadcast = 4
Registered By Name Server = 0
NetBIOS Names Resolved By Broadcast
---------------------------------------------
SEVEN Comment: This is the Win 2000 lap top
QUARK <00> Comment: This is the Win 2000 server
SEVEN <00>
SEVEN
QUARK <00>
SEVEN
SEVEN
SEVEN
If I try to rest my ipv4 interface I get the following errors:
C:\Users\netuser>netsh interface ipv4 reset
Reseting Echo Request, failed.
The requested operation requires elevation.
Reseting Global, failed.
The requested operation requires elevation.
Reseting Interface, failed.
The requested operation requires elevation.
Reseting Unicast Address, failed.
The requested operation requires elevation.
Reseting Route, failed.
The requested operation requires elevation.
There's no user specified settings to be reset.
I have spent a lot of time trying to sort this out. Any help would be greatly appreciated….
