Re: Anonymous Logon, WinXP Pro, SP2

From: Strategic Theory (strategictheory_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/12/04 

Date: 12 Nov 2004 08:07:34 -0800

Yes, by classic networking, I mean that I disabled simple file sharing
on Windows XP Professional.

What is it about simple file sharing that allows anonymous access?
That is, what procedure and account does it use?

>
> When you say "classic networking" do you mean that you've disabled
> simple file sharing on XP Professional? If so, I don't think that
> it's possible to do what you want. With simple file sharing disabled,
> network access requests are validated against accounts defined on the
> computer being accessed. No match = No access.
>
> You can configure XP Pro to allow network access by someone logged a
> specific account (including "Guest") at another computer. But there's
> no such thing as anonymous access.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> 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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