Re: Home Network Setup

From: Charlie (nobody_at_nowhere.edu)
Date: 02/18/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:52:17 -0600

Besides selecting to "share this drive" one also needs to checkmark "allow
network users to change files" . Without that enabled on each machine the
files are a read only share. Also without that extra checkmark you cannot
create folders on network drives remotely. 

-- 
- Charlie
"Anne" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:12a1401c3f668$e47d3b70$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> When you create a LAN connection, XP by default turns on
> its firewall. This is indicated by a small lock in the
> upper right corner of the LAN connection icon. Go to
> property for that icon and turn off the firewall under
> the advance tab.
>
> If you have connected any of these PCs to the Internet
> and your router does not have a built in firewall that is
> on, you are under risk of hacker attack, invasion and
> misuse of your PCs.
>
> Ideally you should use a 3rd party firewall (like zone
> alarm) on all the 3 PCs and create access permissions to
> the IP addresses of the other PCs on the LAN.
>
> Also you will have to turn on the sharing on all the PCs,
> though XP reserves "shared files" folder by default.
>
> -A.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I have three computers (two desktop & a laptop)
> networked
> >together using Windows XP Professional.  Since my wife
> >and I are the only ones using these PCs, I would like to
> >turn off all security between them so that we can access
> >files on any PC from any other PC.  I know how to set up
> >the home network and how to map drives to the other PCs,
> >but I keep getting an error that I do not have access to
> >the other drives and to see my system administrator.  I
> >AM the system admin, but I can't find out how to provide
> >the access.  Can anyone hepl me? I have not been able to
> >find the appropriate help on the Microsoft web site or
> >through their e-mail contact system. Thanks.
> >.
> >

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