Re: Password Protect Folders and Files N/A

From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 10/03/04 

Date: 2 Oct 2004 21:54:15 -0500

On Sat, 2 Oct 2004 18:35:02 -0700, Candoo <Candoo@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>I am running XP Home Ed SP1. I have a network setup between my wife's
>computer and my own using a router, so that we can access certain files on
>each others puters. When we were using Win98, we were able to password
>protect these folders, in order to access them on our network, and to protect
>them from outside access. We are both behind NIS Firewalls and do not use the
>included XP firewall.
>My problem is that now, I can not find a method using XP Home, to password
>protect our shared resources, including folders and files, on our network. It
>does not give the option to.
>Is there something that I am missing in my setup methods, or setup files?
>
>Thanks in Advance

Candoo,

XP Home uses Simple File Sharing, which means if you share a file, anybody
connected to the LAN has access.
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=87c0a6db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>

If you have a private LAN, who are you worried about that you need protection
from? You are behind a router, and have NIS on each computer, right?

Do you ever connect either computer to a non-trusted LAN?

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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