Re: File sharing passwords

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 05/14/02 

From: "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 22:40:19 -0700

That makes sense, but is not within XP. Also, keep in mind
that his machine could easily be rigged to capture the pwd
when used (if someone were determined).

You can set share and also NTFS level permissions so that
they can only read what is on the shared area. Also, you can
configure the account so that it only allows access over the
network but not local login. If you have Pro, you could use
a web area for the sharing, even allowing authorship so that
his account could have write access.

Finally, if you insist that the account you set up for him does
not have a parallel account by the same name defined on his
machine, then to get at the share he will have to provide both
the username and its password. 

--
Roger Abell
MVP (Windows Platform)  Associate Expert
The Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Ric" <echollis@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:2c0001c1faaa$e1026760$a5e62ecf@tkmsftngxa07...
> Roger,
>
> Thanks for the answer.  I am concerned about others from
> outside being able to access my computer by infiltrating
> another computer on our home network.  My son is a gamer
> and ofter turns his firewall off. (he has his own IP as do
> I)   I want to make sure that although I allow file
> sharing with his computer that others can't get into mine.
> On the old Win 98 system, I was sure that no one else
> could get to my shared resources because I required a
> password each time.
>
> Ric
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Shares are accessed with accounts, not password, in the
> NT family.
> >You need to share to users or groups, and they then
> authenticate
> >with their username/password.
> >Read up in the Help system, as this varies by Home/Pro
> and in
> >Pro depending on whether Simplified Sharing is used or
> not.
> >
> >--
> >Roger Abell
> >MVP (Windows Platform)  Associate Expert
> >The Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >
> >"Ric" <echollis@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> >news:26b601c1fa9c$ef526080$a4e62ecf@tkmsftngxa06...
> >> Since I have started to use XP I have not been able to
> >> find out how to password protect file sharing.  In Win
> 98,
> >> I could password protect my files from being accessed
> from
> >> another computer.  How do I do that within Win XP?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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