Re: Challenging Networking Klitsch
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Date: 09/23/04
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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 20:41:08 -0700
On A, I have XP Home, on B & C I have XP Pro. I will
check all the things you've listed and let you know what
I find. I've had the problem several months now and don't
remember what changes I might have made. Thanks for your
comments.
>Tish,
>
>Norton Internet Security, like other personal firewalls,
is known for
>interfering with file sharing. Disabling it doesn't
always help - you may have
>to un install it, using religiously all procedures from
Symantec, or enable it
>then configure it properly.
>
>But you should also check authentication settings on
each computer. Do you have
>XP Home or Pro - there is a big difference here.
>
>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 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 above Local Security Policy
to "Guest only", enable
>the Guest account, using Start - Run - "cmd" - type "net
user guest /active:yes"
>in the command window. 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. Enable
Guest with Start - Run -
>"cmd" - type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
window.
>
>Do you have any idea what changes you made just before
observing your current
>problem?
>
>Cheers,
>Chuck
>Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily
a bad thing.
>.
>
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