Re: Hide PC in Peer to Peer WORKGROUP



In news:e3vyzvffFHA.1284@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Mark Flynn <flynn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> I have a "finance" PC that's part of a peer to peer network. This PC
> and it's "My Documents" files are viewable from other PC's.
> Question ?
> Can I hide this PC by just changing it's workgroup name? What's the
> best way for me to take this PC out of the loop?
> All PC's are running Windows XP Pro.
> Thanks, Mark Flynn

If you don't need to share files from this PC, you could untick File & Print
sharing.

However, 'security by obscurity' is not necessarily the best way to go here.
Secure your data using NTFS permissions and don't let anyone in who doesn't
need to be in. Enable your firewall & don't allow exceptions.


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