Network - File Server

[azscary]

Yes mysterio2099

If you want to have access to another NT based machine (2000/XP) you must create the acct in the users of the machine otherwise the security manager will not allow access to the other computer.

In the attached screenshot you can see the 2nd computer acct called Sac-02-Win

[azscary]

It would help if I attached the screenshot!

DOH!!!!!!!!!

[glc]

You are logging onto all the machines with a username and password. The NT-based machines need to have all those users and passwords added into their user list in order to access the machine over the network.

Right click My Computer, select Manage.

Users and Groups - Users.

Right click in the users window and add users. If you are lazy and don't care about security, just enable the Guest account.

[mysterio2099]

ok, i see all these things, but how to I use the name/password to login from another computer...
when i try to get in, it shows the Win2K computer name, and a place for a password.. not login name....
help! lol


-mysterio2099

[mysterio2099]

ok, when i try to get into the Win2K computer, it brings up this
Source: \\COMPUTERNAMEHERE\IPC$\
Password:

cant change the source, i can only type password
what is IPC$ ?


-mysterio2099

[glc]

Just enable the Win2K guest account and be done with it.

[mysterio2099]

you mean to tell me that if I just enable the guest account, it wont ask for that crazy password? It'll just let them right in? ...sounds too easy...



-mysterio2099

[mysterio2099]

it worked! it worked! it really, really, worked!
thanks guys, so much!


-mysterio2099

[glc]

The only bad thing about enabling the guest account is it will let ANYONE in.

[piasabird]

Install file and printer sharing also.

[glc]

I think that's already been done as it works.

[mysterio2099]

well, now XP is giving me some lip.
when i try to connect to it (it has guest account active), it says it's not accesible..

and what other ways are there, besides enabling guest account?



-mysterio2099

[mysterio2099]

nevermind, its finished. xp is working.

now, what about the guest accounts, and how people can get in? (i do have a firewall)


-mysterio2099

[glc]

IF someone gets past your firewall, they can log into all your shares.

[mysterio2099]

well, is there anything I can do to help keep security besides the firewall?


-mysterio2099

[glc]

Yes, get users properly set up, which we have already discussed. Then you can disable the guest account. The username and password (if any) that you use to log onto the other machines LOCALLY (as when they boot up) have to be entered into the user manager in 2K and XP.

[mysterio2099]

So say on my 2K system i use this to log in:

name: John Doe
pass: 123

on the XP computer, set up an account just like that?

and on the 98 machine, it logs in as:

name: Jane Doe
pass: 321

put that on both the XP and 2K machine, and so on?
Each computer should automatically log in as that when they try to connect to one of the other machines?



-mysterio2099

[glc]

Correct. The 98 box should already be wide open, it doesn't use user-level security.

[mysterio2099]

well.......i'd have to make a whole new desktop on the 98 system....set up the desktop and a lot of other stuff all over again....which takes up space that i dont want taken up on there.....so what would i do about that?


-mysterio2099

[glc]

Huh? You don't have to make any changes to the 98 system. Your other boxes should be able to access anything on it that's shared.