Re: Delete a workgroup?

From: Sleepless in Seattle (jonah_at_guest.com)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 18:24:37 +1300

Anyone can access any machine in any workgroup regardless of the workgroups
name as long as the file and share permissions allow it and as long as they
can connect to the subnet. You are on the wrong track completely.

Start reading http://www.iss.net/wireless/WLAN_FAQ.php

Then learn about permissions in XP, obviously if you are using simple file
sharing that gives everyone access then you have a slight problem.

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0204.mspx 

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Jonah
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> Here's the scene:  we share a large house with several other tenants,
> including my stepdaughter.  We all share one cable internet
> connection.
>
> Recently, two other occupants got online with wireless, and at least
> one showed up in our Windows Network Workgroup.  We'd rather not give
> him access to our shares.
>
> We set up a new workgroup, but now the questions are:
>
> 1.  How do we delete the old workgroup?  Or at least prevent our
> shares from showing up in it?
>
> 2.  How do we control who can join the new workgroup?  I don't recall
> a password option.
>
> 3.  If we need to go with some other kind of networking, which?  TIA.
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