Re: XP network file appears with no owner

Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:
In article <4632728d$0$90274$14726298@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Elko Tchernev
<etchernevnono@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:
In article <46311aa3$0$90275$14726298@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Elko Tchernev
<etchernevnono@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Sometimes files I create/edit in a shared folder appear to have no owner when accessed from other computers on the network.

Using more than one network protocol can cause problems with file
sharing.

Thanks for the suggestion, I will try it and disable all bindings to TCP/IP.

You're welcome.

Except it didn't work. This time I paid attention, so the sequence was as follows: I downloaded a file from a web site, by clicking on a "download" link and then selecting Save (instead of Open). (The browser was Firefox). The resulting file appeared to have no owner when observed from another network computer, and could not be accessed from the network. Other files, downloaded by the same browser, but saved from direct links with a right click and choosing "save as", are perfectly OK and can be accessed without problem. Could this be a Firefox problem, and not a Win network problem? What could Firefox do differently in the two cases? Again, on the computer where they reside, there is no apparent difference between the attributes of the two kinds of files.


BTW, Microsoft has dropped support for IPX/SPX in Windows Vista.
TCP/IP is the only available protocol for File and Printer Sharing.

Argh. One of the several reasons I use IPX/SPX for file sharing is that it doesn't go across the cable modem at home, and doesn't go across the routers at work, so I don't have to reconfigure the network settings on the laptop every time. That will no longer be the case in a TCP/IP-only environment, notwithstanding the fact that some of my home computers are still Win95 and 98, don't have a firewall, and would be protected by a single defense only - the broadband router's firewall.

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