windows xp network gripes

[Rickead2000]

hi,
when i try to map a network drive with a colleague over the internet, it all goes well but asks me for a username and password. i have tried many things to get this to work but cannot seem to find out why it is asking for this.

any ideas?

[OrdinaryGuy]

I doubt that you can map a remote drive over the internet.

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

You can VPN, easy.

Probably his computer has a file sharing user/password.

[JoshT]

If Rickead2000 is getting prompt for a password, then Windows file sharing is working over the Internet. You need your colleague to set up an account and set permissions for you.

[plenderj]

When it asks for the username, try putting in the computer name too :

User : OTHERCOMPUTERNAME\Username
Password : password

eg.

MyLovelyHorse\Administrator
ArgArgArg

[OrdinaryGuy]

its impossible to map a remote drive over the network.. he must be doing something else... it just seems technically impossible to me... unless u prove me wrong.

[OrdinaryGuy]

mapping drives works on IPX and not on TCP... so as i said.. its technically impossible to do so. Use VPN instead or setup FTP on the computer u want to map...

[Rickead2000]

thanks guys, got it working

all it was the checkbox in dial up networking "File and Printer Sharing" was not checked - all that aggro over 1 checkbox.

[JoshT]

Originally posted by OrdinaryGuy
mapping drives works on IPX and not on TCP... so as i said.. its technically impossible to do so. Use VPN instead or setup FTP on the computer u want to map...

I run a 100% TCP/IP Windows 2000 based network at work without IPX and I have no problem mapping drives - Netbios and SMB etc run over TCP/IP and should have no problem working over the Internet (security issues aside).