Re: XP Security Issue
From: Leythos (void@nowhere.com)
Date: 03/01/03
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From: Leythos <void@nowhere.com> Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 22:33:58 GMT
In article <v6214t3q4srt30@corp.supernews.com>,
administrator@yellowhead.com says...
> I just received a new computer. I wanted Windows 2000 installed on it, but the
> company I purchased it form said that the package was only available with XP. I
> haven't decided yet if I will keep XP or install 2000. After much work, I
> finally got the user interface so that it is somewhat reasonable (that standard
> kiddyland interface is the pitts), but there seems to be a lot of deficiency in
> the network side of things.
>
> There does not appear to be any way of using passwords on Netbios connections,
> and the NTFS permissions are not accessible on the home version. Any shared
> directories seem to be completely open. To verify that, I went to a different
> network and attempted to connect to one of the shared directories that are set
> up by default (SharedDocs, which is C:\Documents and Settings\All
> Users\Documents\). It seems that I can connect to it from anywhere, and what
> makes matters even worse is that I cannot change it except by editing the
> registry. Am I missing something, or is every XP system connected to the
> Internet just as vulnerable?
>
> J.A. Coutts
> Systems Engineer
> MantaNet/TravPro
You can turn off FILE/PRINTER sharing, and unless you have a network you
don't really need it.
If you are using a DSL/Cable connection get yourself a ROUTER with NAT
(linksys) and put yourself behind it.
XP, even Home, has a firewall of sorts, it should have been enabled by
default - look up on the web how to enable it.
You need to disable all the eye-candy, it eats memory, and you can set
it to look just like 2000.
If you want a network OS, get XP Professional - I switched all my
workstations from 2000 to XP Prof and love it.
-- -- Leythos999@columbus.rr.com (Remove 999 to reply to me)
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