Re: new to home networking
From: geoff (cakewalkr7_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/16/04
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Date: 16 Jun 2004 14:37:38 -0700
Chuck, thanks for the tips. I've changed the network access to
classic. You said...
If "Classic", setup and use a common account with identical,
non-blank, password on all computers.
... how do I do this? And since I'm using Classic, do I need to do
anything with the Guest account? If so, again, how? Thanks again for
your help!
Oh yeah, I believe the router has a built in firewall and I'm also
running zone alarm on each pc. How do I enable the ports you talked
about?
Chuck <none@example.net> wrote in message news:<v8ovc092q96qsfmmgluj0tljrm1rrl4035@4ax.com>...
> On 15 Jun 2004 20:06:24 -0700, *email_address_deleted* (geoff) wrote:
>
> >I just got a new laptop and a wireless router. My desktop is
> >connected (via cable) directly to the router and my laptop uses a
> >wireless card to connect to the internet. I was hoping I could
> >network my desktop and my laptop, but I can't seem to get them to see
> >each other. I'm running xp pro on both machines and I've run the
> >network setup program on the desktop machine. I tried to right click
> >a folder on each machine and share it, but it doesn't have an option
> >to set a password, so how is that secure? How do I get the computers
> >to see each other and securely share folders? Thanks.
>
> Geoff,
>
> Windows XP doesn't use mere password protection on its shared folders - it lets
> you set Access Control Lists. Here's a Microsoft document that explains all of
> it:
> <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=87c0a6db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>.
>
> On both XP Pro computers, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
> Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
> you need to have the SFS settings properly set on each computer.
>
> With XP Pro, if SFS is disabled, check the Local Security Policy (Control Panel
> - Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
> "Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
> local users authenticate as themselves".
>
> With XP Pro, if you set the Local Security Policy to "Guest only", make sure
> that the Guest account is enabled, and has an identical, non-blank, password on
> all computers. If "Classic", setup and use a common account with identical,
> non-blank, password on all computers.
>
> For XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the Guest account is
> enabled, on each computer.
>
> Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF or third party)? If so,
> you need to configure them for file sharing, by opening ports TCP 139, 445 and
> UDP 137, 138, 445, and / or by identifying the other computers as present in the
> Local (Trusted) zone. Firewall configurations are a very common cause of
> (network) browser, and file sharing, problems.
>
> And Geoff, please don't contribute to the spread and success of email address
> mining viruses. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a
> bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
> internet - never post your address unmunged.
> http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm
>
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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