Hi,
Food service operation with 2 cash register terminals.
Older 98 machine bit the dust and bought a new fancy 2000 machine to replace
it.
The other terminal has 95 still on it.
The 2000 machine has a printer connected to the kitchen via a Comm port.
The Comm port has an adapter to accept the direct CAT 5 cable leading from
the kitchen.
This is the only way to print to the kitchen.
Set up everything this morning and printing is OK from the 2000 machine.
Set up the printer to be shared and gave full permissions everywhere.
I can't, however, use this printer from the other 95 cash register.
If I go through the printer wizards and browse through the network to the
2000 machine it immediately asks for a password with the statement something
like:
\\Counter\IPC$
Every password I try does not work. I get the same message if I try to map a
network drive to the 2000 machine's C drive even though there are Full
permissions for everybody.
I realize 95 had virtually no security and 2000 has a LOT of security
built-in, but is there ANYWAY I can use the printer attached to the 2000
machine, as well as it's C drive from the 95 machine? Any work-arounds
besides upgrading? The 95 machine's components can't accept anything more I
believe.
I would REALLY appreciate any ideas/help/comments on this.
Thanks,
Jeff
Jeff Richards - 30 Mar 2004 07:12 GMT
You need to set up an account on the W2K machine with the exact same
username and password as is used to log on to the W95 machine.

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Jeff Conrad - 30 Mar 2004 18:03 GMT
Hi Jeff,
Thanks so much for your expertise help.
I see what you're getting at, but I might need a little further guidance.
We don't actually log into the 95 machine at all!
I imagine this was set up that way by the people who sold us the 95 machine.
How do I find out what the user name/password is for the 95 machine?
Also, would it be easier to change the 95 log-in user name/password to match
the 2000 machine since I know what that already is?
Thanks again for your time.
Jeff
> You need to set up an account on the W2K machine with the exact same
> username and password as is used to log on to the W95 machine.
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