Leythos wrote:
> Do all PC's have the same password for the same user - meaning does
> User1/password1 and User2/password2 exist on ALL computers?
>
> If you created shares with FULL permission, then the only thing that's
> stopping you is a properly configured user/password on each machine that
> matches the same USER/PASSWORD on the other machines.
Hi,
Or it could be a ForceGuest issue as well.
Note that for Windows XP in a workgroup setting, default all connections
coming from "the network" will be authenticated as the Guest User.
Note that for WinXP Home you cannot disable the ForceGuest behavior
(only in WinXP Pro).
A direct registry edit is possible to change this setting:
HOWTO: Validate User Credentials on Microsoft Operating Systems
http://support.microsoft.com/default...B;EN-US;180548
<quote>
On Windows XP, the ForceGuest registry value is set to 1 by default in
the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
On a Windows XP computer that is a member of a workgroup:
If ForceGuest is enabled (set to 1), SSPI will always try to log on
using the Guest account.
If the Guest account is enabled, an SSPI logon will succeed as Guest
for any user credentials.
If the Guest account is disabled, an SSPI logon will fail even for
valid credentials.
If ForceGuest is disabled (set to 0), SSPI will log on as the specified
user.
</quote>
Note that "Folder Options/Use simple file sharing" and GPEDIT.MSC and
the "Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts"
policy setting is just another way of changing the ForceGuest value.
More about ForceGuest here as well:
How to Set Security in Windows XP Professional That Is Installed
in a Workgroup
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290403
SMTP Authentication Configuration on Windows XP Professional Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304707
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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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