Re: LAN Passwords and Shares
From: Jim (jim_at_mrkopy.com)
Date: 09/15/04
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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 08:58:18 -0700
Thanks Chuck, I had not setup common non-guest accounts
(nor was I aware of the "lusrmgr.msc" command for guest
account) If this works I'll sleep tonight.
ps - workgroup/no firewall
>-----Original Message-----
>On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:36:57 -0700, "Jim"
<*email_address_deleted*> wrote:
>
>>My LAN logon access is inconsistant. A simple network,
>>all XP Pro, The problem is ...
>>As administrator I can log on station 1 and
>>access (Thru network neighborhood or explore) shared
>>folders on stations 2-4 without any password required,
>>but station 5 requires a Password.
>>>From station 2, I can access 1, 4 & 5 but a password is
>>required for station 3. ?? Strange ...
>>>From station 4, a password is required to access
>>all of the others except station 1. ?? Stranger ...
>>
>>What I want is to require a password to access the
shared
>>folders at all the workstations.
>>I've tried to match the Security Options and User
Rights
>>Assignments, but there is obviously something else.
Any
>>suggestions?
>
>Jim,
>
>When a password is required, what account name is
shown? Your admin account?
>Or Guest? Can you access after entering a password, or
are you unable to access
>altogether?
>
>Is this a domain, or workgroup, authentication?
>
>On any XP Pro computer, 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 SFS consistently set on each computer.
If you want a password
>to be used, disable SFS on all computers.
>
>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 above Local Security Policy
to "Guest only", enable
>the Guest account, thru Local User Manager (Start - Run -
"lusrmgr.msc"). If
>"Classic", setup and use a common non-Guest account on
all computers. Whichever
>account is used, give it an identical, non-blank
password on all computers.
>
>For XP Home, OR for XP Pro with Simple File Sharing
enabled, make sure that the
>Guest account is enabled, on each computer. For XP Pro,
enable Guest using
>Local User Manager (Start - Run - "lusrmgr.msc"); for XP
Home, Start - Run -
>"cmd" - type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
window.
>
>Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF /
WF, 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.
>
>Cheers,
>Chuck
>Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily
a bad thing.
>.
>
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