Re: UNC and authentication

Jim in Arizona <tiltowait@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have a computer that's not connected to the domain but is on the
same network. If I attempt to connect via UNC (ie \\computername or
\\computername\c$) I get a prompt, which I expect, but the username is
already filled in with "COMPUTERNAME\Guest" and grayed out so I can't
change it. In most cases, I get a prompt that I can fill in the
username as Administrator (or whatever account I choose). This is
what I need to do in this case.

Disable simple file sharing on the 'host' computer you're trying to connect
to, if it's running XP Pro. If it's running XP Home, you can't do that,
unfortunately.

I've done some searching but most of what I've found about UNCs and
authentication revolves around IIS, which is not relevant here.

TIA,
Jim



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