Re: Guest account
From: Bruce Hawkins (bhawkinsbw_at_cs.com)
Date: 06/09/04
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Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:55:54 -0700
One idea you did not mention that I have heard about but have not been able
to make work is to turn on the firewall on the machine with the shared
folders and set up a VPN connection between the 2 machines. Is that a
workable approch??
Bruce Hawkins.
"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@pobox.com> wrote in message
news:sl1dc057700brcjvg5l696i70i3fqu4qps@4ax.com...
> In article <udP902bTEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>, "Lisa Spielman"
> <lisasp@mediaone.net> wrote:
> >Steve,
> >
> >> Note 1: The Guest account is only used for networked access when the
> >> computer belongs to a workgroup and simple file sharing is enabled.
> >
> >What happens if you give the guest account a password? Will the pc
trying
> >to get access
> >to the shared folder get prompted for a password or will it just fail?
>
> The PC trying to get access will get prompted for a password and,
> possibly, a user name.
>
> If the requesting PC runs XP, the user name will be automatically set
> to Computer\Guest", where "Computer" is the name of the computer being
> accessed.
>
> If the requesting PC runs Windows 2000, specify the user name "Guest"
> and the password for the Guest account.
>
> If the requesting PC runs Windows 95/98/Me, the user name will be
> automatically set to "Computer/IPC$", where "Computer" is the name of
> the computer being accessed, and "IPC$" stands for "Inter-Process
> Communication".
>
> >I have XP Home so I have to use simple file sharing, but I would like to
> >protect a few
> >shared folders from a few pc's on the network.
> >
> >Is there any way in 'XP Home' to allow 2 pc's on the network to access
it's
> >shared folders,
> >but not allow 2 other pc's to see the shared folders.
> >
> > Lisa
>
> I'm sorry, Lisa, but XP Home can't control networked access based on
> which computer is requesting it.
>
> Here are some ways to control access to your shared folders:
>
> 1. Create a hidden share and only tell selected people about it. I've
> written a web page with details:
>
> Windows XP Simple File Sharing
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm
>
> 2. Assign a password to the "Guest" account. When other people try
> to access your computer, they'll be prompted for the password as
> described above:
>
> a. Click Start | Run.
> b. Type "control userpasswords2" in the box and click OK.
> c. Under "Users for this computer", click Guest.
> d. Click Reset Password, enter a password, and click OK.
>
> 3. Create a compressed folder and define a password for it. Everyone
> who accesses the folder, from the local computer or from the network,
> must specify the password to access the files in the compressed
> folder. This Microsoft Knowledge Base article has details:
>
> HOW TO: Use Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306531
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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