RE: Q: "Best" way for clients to share folders and printers?

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Hi Jeff,

Thanks for your posting.

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There is no "best practice" for the sharing of files/folders and printers.
It all depend on your specific requirements.

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To share a printer in the active directory, you can check the "list in the
directory" option when sharing the printer.

For your information:

Publishing a Printer in Windows Active Directory
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;234619

To publish a printer in Active Directory
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/default.asp?url=/windo
ws2000/en/advanced/help/sag_publish_printer.htm

"List in the Directory" Printer Property Is Not Automatically Checked on
New Printers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;319390

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Simple File is not a recommend method. By default, simple file sharing is
enabled on a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer if the computer is not a
member of a domain. With simple file sharing, you can share folders with
everyone on your workgroup or network and make folders in your user profile
private. However, if simple file sharing is enabled, you cannot prevent
specific users and groups from accessing your shared folders. If you turn
off simple file sharing, you can permit specific users and groups to access
a shared folder. Those users must be logged on with the credentials of user
profiles that you have granted access to your shared folder.

For your information:

How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307874

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Browsing network resource from My Network Places is using the browsing. The
search is also based on browsing.

For your information:

How browsing browsing over a multi-subnet TCP/IP network works in a domain
and in a workgroup
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;117633

Information on Browser Operation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;102878

Browsing WANs with TCP/IP
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/default.asp?url=/windo
ws2000/en/advanced/help/sag_WINS_und_BrowsingWithTcpip.htm

Browsing overview
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/default.asp?url=/windo
ws2000/en/advanced/help/sag_WINS_und_BrowsingOverview.htm

Domain Browsing with TCP/IP and LMHOSTS Files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;150800

If there is anything else that I can do for you, please feel free to
contact me, and I will be happy to help!

Best regards,

Jerry Zhao (MSFT)

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