Re: Accessing a PC in LAN

From: Shenan Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 01/30/05 

Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:51:42 -0600

Comments Inline..

Vladimir Stefanovic wrote:
> If I have a PC in LAN and enter this string in IE:
> \\1.2.3.4\C$
> 1.2.3.4 is a IP of a particular PC, and C$ is admin
> default share, I got a Login dialog with Username &
> Password to enter.

Yes. Yes you do.

> What kind of username & password dialog is this? Is this
> a fake dialog or is a real one?

Uhm, this is a logon/authorization "username & password dialog" - meaning
you need to enter a username/password to access this share. Whether that
username is "administrator" or "bob" and the password is "1Gr8PWD4u2krak" or
blank is determined by the setup of the PC.

> If it's a real one, who knows what are the username &
> password?

Well, duh - the person who setup the computer originally. 

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