Re: Want XP Pro file shares accessible on net when computer locked

I think your talking more heuristics (trial and error) than shaving competing
theories down to the simplest with old Occam's Razor <grin>. Seriously
though, I did see some threads elsewhere in TechNet community about people
using this screensaver password resume windows lock for just that purpose,
i.e., to lock out network access as well as local. We're using simple file
sharing on the XP Pro "server" and therefore no accounts set up on that
machine corresponding to the various network client PC's. So, they have to be
gaining access to the XP Pro server via the guest account and authenticating
via the local SAM on the XP Pro machine. Because the windows lock blocks any
access to files or programs except for the locking user or a user with
administrative privileges, it seems likely that the lock would block network
access in this context. I do agree I need to get in there and do some testing
(troubleshooting, as scientific investigation or theory forumulation, should
follow cycles of observation, analysis, theory and experimental test of
theory--if you have competing theories that explain the observations equally
well then you can choose the simpler per Occam)--you can theorize about the
number of teeth in a camel's mouth at length and never know for sure till you
take a look in the beast's mouth. I'll keep you posted (literally, <grin>).
--
The desert--God without Man.


"Chuck" wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 20:02:01 -0700, "Wildman" <vision@xxxxxxx(cramyerspam)>
> wrote:
>
> >Thanks, I'll check that next time I'm at that office. However, that doesn't
> >address the implicit problem of a screensaver setting for resume with
> >password prompt locking the computer, and that lock stopping access to
> >network shares by other computers (unless they had an administrative
> >privilege logon account presumably). Are you saying that you don't think Win
> >XP Pro computer lock blocks network access to file shares by annonymous/guest
> >accounts over the net?
>
> Servers should NOT change access rules when the screensaver kicks in. Real
> servers don't. But maybe there's a hook in Windows that makes Windows XP (NOT a
> server OS) do that.
>
> Or maybe it's the computer shutting the network card down when the screen saver
> kicks in.
>
> First see if either setting fixes it. If something does, then try and figure
> out why it should do that. Fix then evaluate. A variant of Occam's Razor.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.
>
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