Re: File sharing?

On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:23:46 +0000
Geoff Mills <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> When using advanced file sharing on an XP (pro) network, does a remote
> user need to also have a user account on the computer they want to
> access?

Not if you enable the guest account on the host PC, I believe, but it's
been ages since I played with that stuff and it always seemed a bit
hit & miss.

In article <20100223191946.44547bdb@bluemoon>, Rob Morley says...
>
> On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:23:46 +0000
> Geoff Mills <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > When using advanced file sharing on an XP (pro) network, does a remote
> > user need to also have a user account on the computer they want to
> > access?
>
> Not if you enable the guest account on the host PC, I believe, but it's
> been ages since I played with that stuff and it always seemed a bit
> hit & miss.

XP networking is broken quite badly. It stands a higher chance of
working if there is an account on the host PC.

--
Conor

I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Geoff Mills
says...
>
> On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:53:53 -0000, Conor <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >XP networking is broken quite badly. It stands a higher chance of
> >working if there is an account on the host PC.
>
> So that's what I've done.
> I did have some hope of replacing Full Control for "Everyone" under
> the share tab with Full Control for the more selective "Authenticated
> Users". This followed by various permissions for individual Users and
> Groups under the Security tab.
>
> I've more recently ended up reverting to Full Control sharing for
> "Everyone" just to get some consistent access.

Heh-heh..it is shite isn't it? At least Vista and Win7 finally fix it
all.

--
Conor

I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.