Re: Network 2k to 2k without needing to login?
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 10/09/04
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Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 09:47:19 -0400
I'd leave Guest disabled, and create login accounts & passwords identically
on all computers. Or have all users log in using the same credentials on all
computers if you really don't care about security. Or promote your server to
a domain controller and use centralized security.
GAlan wrote:
> I have a dual 550Mhz PIII Xeon with 2000 Advanced Server on it
> and a 1.7Ghz Athlon XP (2200+) running 2000 Pro.
>
> Somehow I got the two to network so I can access each from the
> other without having to login. Happy fun joy joy. (And I don't
> have them running 24/7 so it's not that they're always logged
> into each other.)
>
> But now whenever I'm working on another system, be it 9x, Me,
> 2k or XP, I have to activate the Guest account and login
> from the third machine and if the third box is running 2K or
> XP I have to activate the Guest account on there to access
> it from my two boxes.
>
> It's quite annoying.
>
> How do I get things setup so I can just share and map/access
> the shares like between boxes running 9x? If I can setup one 2K
> box "open" so that I can just jack any other WinBox into the
> LAN and access it, that'll be very nice.
>
> Security here is NOT a problem, the annoyance factor of too
> #@%$!%@# much security getting in the way is.
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