Re: Network setup problems


"Chuck" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Morris,
>
> Firstly, thank you for bottom posting. I was fearing from your second
> post that
> you're a top poster, and that frequently interferes with my ability to
> find, and
> deal with each, response. ;)
>
> Do you have administrative access to the computers (I'm assuming a
> workgroup
> here, so you need administrative access to all computers).
>
> If this is a workgroup, is each user computer "owned" used by one (or
> maybe two)
> individuals, each with a different userid (and non-blank password)? If
> so, is
> each userid (and identical password) setup on the server? Or are you guys
> maybe
> trying to use a common userid somewhere, to save on administrative
> complexity?
>
> When you get over 5 users, IMHE, you are getting very close to where a
> domain
> (unfortunately requiring Server 2003 @ $700 - $900) is justified, in terms
> of
> administrative complexity, security, and functionality. With a workgroup,
> you
> must have identical userids and passwords setup on both the client
> (computer
> owned by individuals) and the server (computer accessed in common by each
> individual). The ongoing task of synchronising userids and passwords, on
> all
> computers, becomes very painful, I know from experience. God forbid that
> the
> church treasurer should sometimes sit at the secretary's desk and use that
> computer too.
>
> That being said, let me outline how I would setup one client computer, and
> the
> server, as an example, to accommodate one staff member.
>
> Both computers run XP Pro, both with Advanced File Sharing (Simple File
> Sharing
> disabled), and both under Local Security Policies (Control Panel -
> Administrative Tools) - Security Options, look at "Network access: Sharing
> and
> security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic - local users
> authenticate as
> themselves".
>
> Computer A (also Windows XP Pro hopefully) would have 2 accounts -
> Administrator
> (with administrative functionality), and User1 (with user functionality).
> Both
> with non-blank passwords. User1 would use the User1 account, religiously
> (PI).
>
> Server would have 2 accounts - Administrator and User1, both with
> non-blank
> passwords identical to those on Computer A. User1 setup as a member of
> group
> Users (and implied as a member of Everyone). Shares 1 and 2 permissioned
> under
> Sharing to Everyone, and under Security, to Everyone and Users. Share
> User1
> permissioned under Sharing to Everyone, and under Security to User1.
>
> Is this in precise agreement with your setup, or is there maybe a shortcut
> that
> somebody has taken, that might explain your unique circumstances?
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.

Chuck,

That sounds like it will get us where we need to be. I can't devote any
time to it until Thursday ... until then we are running the old Linux box as
well as the new XP box. We'd like to uncrowd the space and recover a port
on the switch, but we're in no worse shape now than we have been for a month
or a little more. Your help is much appreciated. Any recommendation on a
reference book that might help me now and in the future?

Morris


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