Re: Two security Q's

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 10/22/05 

Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 11:25:52 -0500

You can still use simple file sharing if you want and trust all your users.
The risk is that if you had no firewall that those shares would be available
to anyone on the internet assuming your ISP allows FPS ports over the
interment which many do not any more. Since you have a hardware firewall
device I would say you are pretty safe. Software/host firewalls on the other
hand can be disabled by malware or software conflicts but certainly are a
valuable part of defense in depth for those that want to use them.

As far as your logs make sure that the account you are using is not also a
member of the guests group. The command net user username will quickly show
group membership. Otherwise you may have a registry setting or local Group
Policy for XP Pro denying access. For XP Pro you can use the mmc snapin for
Resultant Set of Policy to see what Group Policy settings are applied to the
computer. --- Steve

"pete" <petefa@f2s.com> wrote in message
news:djd6mq$n4u$1@news.freedom2surf.net...
> First Q,
> I want to share my pc's printer on a network workgroup, (no domain or
> server, fixed IP addresses, DNS and gateway from the Firewall Dns server),
> but the network wizard does not recommend using SFS and guest account, due
> my internet connection though a network hub/switch, then the hardware
> firewall and finally asdl. As it is at the moment ,workgroup members have
> to log-in, which means that I have to set them up as users on my PC, not
> very practical. Can I force SFS and the guest account without compromising
> my security?
>
>
> Second Q,
> Even logged in as the Administrator, When I select Application or System
> in Event Viewer I get Access Denied, any ideas?
>
>
>
>

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