Re: Share Printer Securely on LAN & not on High-Speed Internet
From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/07/04
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Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 21:49:00 -0500
Your router should have its own built in firewall. That is what protects you from outside access to your LAN. Additionally, you can share your printer, by itself, without enabling any file shares.
-- In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear) http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm -------------------------------- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "rbalston" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AF31AE92-1F90-4B63-BBCC-4D28782260B4@microsoft.com... > How do I share my printer on my LAN but protect my computer from hackers on a high-speed connection? > > I am running Windows XP with SP1 and cannot keep the security settings unchecked for sharing the printer on my LAN. > How would I set this up? I just want my LAN computers to have full access to my system & printer and each have access to each others. > I have 4 computers set up on my LAN and also always-on Comcast High-Speed internet with a Linksys Cable Modem and also a Linksys BEFSR41 EtherFast® Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch. No wireless ethernet here. My printer is a HP 750 USB. > > Thank you for any thoughts on this. >
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