my windows/linux network

Nils Kassube kassube at gmx.net
Tue Jul 31 19:24:13 UTC 2007


cj wrote:
> Adam McGreggor wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 11:27:01AM -0600, cj wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> >> anyways, i can connect and see the shares, but i cant access them.
> >> it asks for a user name and password. As i said before, this network
> >> isnt really secured and doesnt have any password security.
> >
> > not even logons for the machines?
>
> no this is a simple home network (peer to peer).
>
> >> How do i get around this?
> >
> > enter your windows creds?
>
> and as i said, there are no credentials. no passwords, no sort of
> security in that way, just a simple peer to peer network. On the other
> windows computers, you just click on the name of the computer and you
> can access the shares no problem.

Just a wild guess: try "administrator" for the user name and leave the 
password empty.


Nils




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