Re: Permission for simple file sharing folders blocked on Workgrou

Thanks for your quick reply frodo. I have solved the problem with the help of
alamb200@xxxxxxxxxxx which was on another thread. I reprint the 'fix' here
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Hi

I don't know if anyone is still watching this newsgroup or has the same
problem as I have had but I am now back up and working with the aid of
the following web site http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm this was
fantastic.

In my case it was to do with the following registry key
"HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa"
The value name was "RestrictAnonymous" which is a DWORD in my case this
was set to 1 which stops anonymous access I changed this to 0 and reset
the guest accounts password to blank and all started working.

I hope this helps someone else in the same situation I was in
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The pain is over and I can now move on. I have also managed to get SQL
server working correctly as well so thanks once again

Frog2000

"frodo@xxxxxxxxxxxx" wrote:

> Are you using Simple File Sharing (SFS) or not?
>
> Under SFS, the local machine "logs onto" the remote machine using its
> Guest account - it must be enabled for it to work. Some folks like to
> disable the Guest account as a security measure. Running the Network
> Setup Wizzard (w/ SFS enabled) will ensure Guest is enabled, and ensure
> that all group policies re: using the guest account are set correctly.
> The main "weakness" of SFS is that if something is shared it is shared w/
> EVERYONE; any network user can access the share. In a typical home
> environment that's not so bad. JUST MAKE SURE YOUR GATEWAY TO THE
> INTERNET DOESN'T PERMIT INTERNET USERS TO GET THRU TO YOUR LOCAL
> NETWORK!!!! NOR YOUR WIRELESS ACCESS POINT, WHICH IS TYPICALLY ALREADY
> INSIDE THE LOCAL NET. [ie, check your router settings carefully].
>
> Under Regular File Sharing (RFS), the local machine must have an account
> on the remote machine with which it can log in. The simplest thing to do
> in a home environment is make a user account on both/all machines, using
> the same exact user name and password. Using RFS, each share can have
> access permission assigned on a user by user basis, so you can share a
> folder with one remote user but not all. Getting the permissions right
> can be a bit daughnting, but the defaults usually work well (as a staring
> point).
>
> So, if you can see the share folder on the remote machine, but can't open
> it, I suspect the privledges are not set correctly. As a starter, set the
> provledge for the EVERYONE object to access and read.
>
> ====
>
> As I said before, whenever I have problems of this sort (more than I'd
> like ;-) I just run the network setup wizzard. Read the prompts carefully
> and make sure you describe your set up correctly. And note that it ALWAYS
> wants to rename your workgroup MSHOME; don't just fly past that screen,
> renenter your real workgroup name.
>
> Good Luck.
>
> ====
>
> FWIW, a good/the_best XP book is "Win XP Inside Out" by Ed Bott et al.
> the "old" first edition can be found real cheap at discount book stores,
> the new 2nd edition runs about $40. Both have the eBook on CD ROM, the
> 1st edition's is in .chm format, the 2nd's is a .pdf (the .chm was more
> convienient actually).
>
.

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