Re: Home LAN : XP Pro SP2 - passwords ? Master browser ?


"Chuck" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de news:
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> On Mon, 2 May 2005 13:57:38 +0200, "Pete Kennedy"
> <peterkennedy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I recently connected a new laptop running XP Pro SP2 to an existing
>>network
>>with the host desktop running XP Pro SP2 and a client running XP Home SP2.
>>I
>>have a very common problem in that the host can't see the new laptop in my
>>network places. Sometimes, the other laptop, running XP Home SP2, can see
>>the new laptop, and sometimes it can't. The new laptop can access the
>>other
>>computers' files. I think the problem was initially caused when the
>>network
>>cable was plugged into the new laptop for the first time - DHCP attributed
>>an IP address and the (third party) firewall immediately thought an attack
>>was coming from the host and blocked it. So, an election was held and the
>>new laptop designated itself as the master browser. So now the LAN has
>>perhaps two master browsers and, chaos.
>>
>>I've read that you can disable the browser service but that its not
>>necessarily a good idea to do so. I wonder therefore whether it wouldn't
>>be
>>a better idea to reinstall the network connnection on the new laptop
>>without
>>running the firewall at the same time. I can then configure the firewall
>>on
>>each PC manually to stop false "attacks". Is this advisable or is there a
>>better solution ? And what would happen when the laptop was opened without
>>being connected to the LAN - another election ?
>>
>>Also, I have seen that user account passwords must be used on XP Pro
>>machines with simple file sharing enabled. However, the desktop XP Pro and
>>the old laptop running XP Home see each other just fine without passwords
>>and can access each others files. So, is it really necessary or is the
>>current situation a reflection of a duff network configuration ?
>>
>>Thanks for your advice.
>>
>>Cheers
>
> Pete,
>
> The complaint "Sometimes, the other laptop, running XP Home SP2, can see
> the new laptop, and sometimes it can't" is likely a browser problem.
> Please
> read my browser article:
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html>
>
> The problem is not false "attacks" that can be blocked by a firewall. The
> problem is the master browser election process.
>
> If the laptop is running the browser service, and you start it without
> connecting it to the LAN, then yes, it will quite likely elect itself a
> master
> browser. Connect it, and you will have chaos again.
>
> If you're running Simple File Sharing on all computers (XP Home and Pro),
> the
> Guest account is used for authorisation. You need to either have an
> identical
> password, or no password, on all computers.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not necessarily a bad thing - it comes from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.

Thanks,

I've disabled the Browser Service on the new (problem) laptop. However, it
doesn't appear possible to give the guest account a password, either real,
or blank. How am I supposed to do it ? Or am I supposed to give the same
password to all the other accounts on each machine.

Confused

Peter


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