"Malke" wrote:

> D wrote:
>
> > Hello!
> > Windows XP does not allow to change the 'location' (computer) in it's
> > HDD properties on the 'Security' tab, in the User access properties,
> > therefore I can not select users of my other computer. How to grant a
> > user on one of my computers a full access to HDDs on another my
> > computers? My two computers With Windows XP are connected through a
> > Switch. I configured my network using the Windows XP Network Wizard.
> > Both my computers see printers of each other. One of them sees the
> > 'Shared folder' on the other. Best regards,
> > Dima
> > +79163876746
>
> In a peer-to-peer network (Workgroup), create identical user accounts
> and passwords on both computers. Workgroup computers authenticate
> sharing requests locally.
>
> Malke
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>

"Malke" wrote:

> D wrote:
>
> > Thanks Malke for your answer!
> > Can I rename an account and change its password to make it identical
> > to a user account on my other computer?
>
> No. Create a new user account with the correct password. You don't even
> need to log into the new account; it just needs to be on the system.
> There is no reason *not* to create the account.
>
> Malke
> --
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> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
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>

"Malke" wrote:

> D wrote:
>
> > I created new identical accounts on both my computers, but I still see
> > only the shared folder and printers through the net? How to get full
> > access to HDDs through the network? One of the computers is connected
> > to internet through an area LAN with a direct IP. How to prevent
> > internet and LAN users see my HDDs?
>
> Aren't you the person in Moscow with whom I had a very long thread last
> week? Did you ever get a professional to come in? I would do this, if I
> were you. You are obviously struggling with the concept of sharing and
> setting up your network. I also suggested at that time that you might
> want to post in one of the Russian groups because perhaps I'm just not
> understanding what you really want.
>
> You don't share hard drives - you share partitions/files/folders on hard
> drives. If you have set up lan sharing correctly, then all computers on
> the lan will have access to whatever shares you have created with
> whatever permissions on those shares that you have created.
>
> Your first post in this thread and question in this post seems to be
> asking about lan sharing. In the last sentence, you then ask about
> *preventing* lan sharing and (naturally) Internet access to internal
> shares.
>
> I have no idea what you really want, but the concepts are:
>
> 1. Set up lan, create shares, set permissions as desired.
> 2. Protect lan from outsiders with good security, strong passwords, and
> firewall(s).
>
> Do some reading at the following links and consider hiring a local
> professional. Moscow is huge and there are many technically proficient
> people there.
>
> TechNet Security Checklists and Resource Guides -
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/security/chklist/default.mspx
>
> TechNet's 10 Immutable Laws of Security -
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/community/columns/security/essays/10imlaws.mspx
>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
> http://www.tomsnetworking.com
> http://www.wown.info/
> http://www.ezlan.net/index.html
> http://www.howtonetworking.com/default.htm
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/howto/
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> D wrote:
> > Thanks Malke for your reply.
> > Yes, I'm the person in Moscow with whom you had a long thread last
> > week. I did not get a professional to come in.
> >
> > My computer is connected to internet through a district LAN through
> > my switch. I see other computers in the LAN and their shared
> > resources, and do not want others in the LAN see my shared
> > resources in my home network made of the computer, connected to the
> > LAN, and my another computer. My another computer is connected to
> > the same switch, therefore I could make my home network. How to
> > know that the others in the LAN do not see my resources?
>
> If you are not *openly* sharing anything (Simple File Sharing turned off,
> unique usernames/passwords ONLY on your machines, etc..) --> then the only
> people who can access anything you are sharing are those with the correct
> logon credentials.
>
> If you have simple file sharing on, have a user/password combination that
> everyone else has, etc....  Then everyone can see your shared resources.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
>      MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

"Malke" wrote:

> D wrote:
>
> > I created new identical accounts on both my computers, but I still see
> > only the shared folder and printers through the net? How to get full
> > access to HDDs through the network? One of the computers is connected
> > to internet through an area LAN with a direct IP. How to prevent
> > internet and LAN users see my HDDs?
>
> Aren't you the person in Moscow with whom I had a very long thread last
> week? Did you ever get a professional to come in? I would do this, if I
> were you. You are obviously struggling with the concept of sharing and
> setting up your network. I also suggested at that time that you might
> want to post in one of the Russian groups because perhaps I'm just not
> understanding what you really want.
>
> You don't share hard drives - you share partitions/files/folders on hard
> drives. If you have set up lan sharing correctly, then all computers on
> the lan will have access to whatever shares you have created with
> whatever permissions on those shares that you have created.
>
> Your first post in this thread and question in this post seems to be
> asking about lan sharing. In the last sentence, you then ask about
> *preventing* lan sharing and (naturally) Internet access to internal
> shares.
>
> I have no idea what you really want, but the concepts are:
>
> 1. Set up lan, create shares, set permissions as desired.
> 2. Protect lan from outsiders with good security, strong passwords, and
> firewall(s).
>
> Do some reading at the following links and consider hiring a local
> professional. Moscow is huge and there are many technically proficient
> people there.
>
> TechNet Security Checklists and Resource Guides -
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/security/chklist/default.mspx
>
> TechNet's 10 Immutable Laws of Security -
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/community/columns/security/essays/10imlaws.mspx
>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
> http://www.tomsnetworking.com
> http://www.wown.info/
> http://www.ezlan.net/index.html
> http://www.howtonetworking.com/default.htm
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/howto/
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

"Malke" wrote:

> D wrote:
>
> > Thanks Malke for your answer!
> > Can I rename an account and change its password to make it identical
> > to a user account on my other computer?
>
> No. Create a new user account with the correct password. You don't even
> need to log into the new account; it just needs to be on the system.
> There is no reason *not* to create the account.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>