Re: Is this the way Windows XP was designed?

From: Kerry Brown (kerry_at_kdbNOSPAMsystems.c*o*m)
Date: 05/03/05 

Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 08:00:48 -0700

"David Sherman" <dshermin@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:ag0f715qc9rj7fsomtjh33f8hl8sot1t5l@4ax.com...
> True but lets take it like many users do it.
>
> I right click on a folder in Windows 2000 and Windows XP and share it.
> I don't care whether it is simple sharing or not. Most users use
> simple sharing
>
> XP should automatically ask for user name and password like Windows
> 2000 does. Try it.
>
> Take a Linux Live Distrubition like Knoppix 3.8 and/or Suse 9.2 or
> 9.3. Boot it and tell me what you see.
>
> Run nmap in Linux and get all the ip addesses.
>
> Go for the files!!
>
>

True, I don't agree with Microsoft's decision to make simple file sharing
the default. I especially don't like the fact that Home can only use simple
file sharing. A lot of homes have multiple computers hooked up to a router.
Then add wireless and the fact that most home users don't set up any
security in to the equation. I can see three of my neighbour's networks
right now. It's a disaster waiting to happen. I thought you were asking for
help in your OP, not making a philisophical judgement :-)

Kerry

> On Mon, 02 May 2005 12:00:58 -0700, Malke <notreally@invalid.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Kerry Brown wrote:
>>
>>> "David Sherman" <dshermin@ameritech.net> wrote in message
>>> news:c8jc71lg432l6fk468p9j2mcadv16aua87@4ax.com...
>>>>I have XP pro.
>>>> I know that file sharing can be turned off and on. But what if users
>>>> want it on.
>>>> If I bring in a Linux machine to the network, I would hope that this
>>>> Linux can't get to the XP shared files. If a :inux box hits a
>>>> Windows 2000 machine, the Linux user is asked a user name and
>>>> password. Why isn't this the case with Windows XP?
>>>>
>>
>>Linux, like all other grown-up operating systems except for XP Home, has
>>a Guest account which is usually disabled by default for security
>>reasons. XP Pro is exactly like this, too. Disable your Simple Sharing
>>on XP Pro and Pro will require users to be authenticated just like
>>Win2k or Linux, etc. You've just got XP Pro set up with Simple Sharing,
>>that's all.
>>
>>Malke
>

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