Sharing folder problem on network

[Chuck]

sharing a folder thats not in C:\Documents and Settings does not work. i
tried rebooting into 'safe mode with networking' and failed to disable
'simple file sahring'. i have read the tutorials but can not seem to get my
head around them. sorry that i've been hard to work with. please could you
guide me from safe mode with networking to disable simple file sharing.

Thomas,

You can't disable SFS permanently. The purpose of the Safe Mode procedure is to
simply disable SFS temporarily, so you can adjust the Sharing - Permissions (for
network rights), and Security (for local rights). As soon as you reboot, SFS
will be re enabled, but the changed rights will remain.

As you should know, Guest should allow at least read-only access to
"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents" (though it will have NO rights
to "C:\Documents and Settings\Any Other User\"). So you need to disable SFS and
see what rights your computers has assigned, to Guest, in the ACLs for that
folder.

Have you tried making a share outside of "C:\Documents and Settings"? That's
the next step in diagnosing the problem.

After you do that, I'll ask you to go back to one of my previous posts, extract
and run CDiag on all 3 computers (verifying computer name and ip address first
please), and post results here.

In order for me to make further suggestions with any intelligence, these two
steps are essential. I can't be there (well if you can pay I could, but I don't
fly cheap), so you have to do all of the site work. Which for now means:
# Setup a share outside of "C:\Documents and Settings".
# Run CDiag from all 3 computers.

And Thomas, if at all possible, please type your replies AFTER my replies. Or
remove your signature. Or both. Help me to help you.

 

[Guest]

Thomas,

You can't disable SFS permanently. The purpose of the Safe Mode procedure is to
simply disable SFS temporarily, so you can adjust the Sharing - Permissions (for
network rights), and Security (for local rights). As soon as you reboot, SFS
will be re enabled, but the changed rights will remain.

As you should know, Guest should allow at least read-only access to
"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents" (though it will have NO rights
to "C:\Documents and Settings\Any Other User\"). So you need to disable SFS and
see what rights your computers has assigned, to Guest, in the ACLs for that
folder.

Have you tried making a share outside of "C:\Documents and Settings"? That's
the next step in diagnosing the problem.

After you do that, I'll ask you to go back to one of my previous posts, extract
and run CDiag on all 3 computers (verifying computer name and ip address first
please), and post results here.

In order for me to make further suggestions with any intelligence, these two
steps are essential. I can't be there (well if you can pay I could, but I don't
fly cheap), so you have to do all of the site work. Which for now means:
# Setup a share outside of "C:\Documents and Settings".
# Run CDiag from all 3 computers.

And Thomas, if at all possible, please type your replies AFTER my replies. Or
remove your signature. Or both. Help me to help you.

what's 'CDiag'?

Please Reply

 

[Chuck]

"Chuck" wrote:

what's 'CDiag'?

My diagnostic tool. Most helpers here will ask you to do lots of diagnostic
tests, and you'll spend loads of time typing commands to run tests, and copying
and pasting results. This consolidates everything into one organised test run /
computer. You just follow instructions below, precisely please.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/what-is-cdiag-comprehensive-diagnosis.html>

Let's diagnose the relationships between each computer. Take the
following code (everything inside the "#####"). (Please verify computer names
and ip addresses in "set FullTarget" lines below).

1. Open Notepad. Ensure that Format - Word Wrap is not checked. Highlight
then Copy the code (Ctrl-C), precisely as it is presented, and Paste (Ctrl-V)
into Notepad. Verify, and correct, names and addresses if necessary.
2. Save the Notepad file as "cdiag.cmd", as type "All Files", into the root
folder "C:\".
3. Run it by Start - Run - "c:\cdiag".
4. Wait patiently.
5. When Notepad opens up displaying c:\cdiag.txt, first check Format and
ensure that Word Wrap is NOT checked! Then, copy the entire contents (Ctrl-A
Ctrl-C) and paste (Ctrl-V) into your next post.


Do this from all computers, please, with all computers powered up and online.


##### Start CDiag Assembled Code

@echo off
set FullTarget1=HOMELAPTOP 192.168.0.2
set FullTarget2=HOMEPC 192.168.0.3
set FullTarget3=LUCY 192.168.0.4
set FullTarget4=
set FullTargets=%FullTarget1% %FullTarget2% %FullTarget3% %FullTarget4%
set FullTargets=%FullTargets% 127.0.0.1
set PingTargets=www.yahoo.com 66.94.230.32 192.168.0.1
Set Version=V1.32
@echo CDiagnosis %Version% >c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Start diagnosis for %computername% >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Adhoc Browser View >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net view >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Full Targets %FullTargets% >>c:\cdiag.txt
for %%a in (%FullTargets%) do (
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Target %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% ping %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
ping %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% net view %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net view %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
)
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Ping Targets %PingTargets% >>c:\cdiag.txt
for %%a in (%PingTargets%) do (
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Target %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% ping %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
ping %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
)
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo End diagnosis for %computername% >>c:\cdiag.txt
notepad c:\cdiag.txt
:EOF

##### End CDiag Assembled Code

 

[Guest]

My diagnostic tool. Most helpers here will ask you to do lots of diagnostic
tests, and you'll spend loads of time typing commands to run tests, and copying
and pasting results. This consolidates everything into one organised test run /
computer. You just follow instructions below, precisely please.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/what-is-cdiag-comprehensive-diagnosis.html>

Let's diagnose the relationships between each computer. Take the
following code (everything inside the "#####"). (Please verify computer names
and ip addresses in "set FullTarget" lines below).

1. Open Notepad. Ensure that Format - Word Wrap is not checked. Highlight
then Copy the code (Ctrl-C), precisely as it is presented, and Paste (Ctrl-V)
into Notepad. Verify, and correct, names and addresses if necessary.
2. Save the Notepad file as "cdiag.cmd", as type "All Files", into the root
folder "C:\".
3. Run it by Start - Run - "c:\cdiag".
4. Wait patiently.
5. When Notepad opens up displaying c:\cdiag.txt, first check Format and
ensure that Word Wrap is NOT checked! Then, copy the entire contents (Ctrl-A
Ctrl-C) and paste (Ctrl-V) into your next post.


Do this from all computers, please, with all computers powered up and online.


##### Start CDiag Assembled Code

@echo off
set FullTarget1=HOMELAPTOP 192.168.0.2
set FullTarget2=HOMEPC 192.168.0.3
set FullTarget3=LUCY 192.168.0.4
set FullTarget4=
set FullTargets=%FullTarget1% %FullTarget2% %FullTarget3% %FullTarget4%
set FullTargets=%FullTargets% 127.0.0.1
set PingTargets=www.yahoo.com 66.94.230.32 192.168.0.1
Set Version=V1.32
@echo CDiagnosis %Version% >c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Start diagnosis for %computername% >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Adhoc Browser View >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net view >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Full Targets %FullTargets% >>c:\cdiag.txt
for %%a in (%FullTargets%) do (
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Target %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% ping %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
ping %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% net view %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net view %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
)
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Ping Targets %PingTargets% >>c:\cdiag.txt
for %%a in (%PingTargets%) do (
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Target %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% ping %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
ping %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
)
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo End diagnosis for %computername% >>c:\cdiag.txt
notepad c:\cdiag.txt
:EOF

##### End CDiag Assembled Code

reall sorry i feel like im wasting your time. i did not understand what to
do in the last post

i didn't understand this bit 'Let's diagnose the relationships between each
computer. Take the

 

[Chuck]

reall sorry i feel like im wasting your time. i did not understand what to
do in the last post

i didn't understand this bit 'Let's diagnose the relationships between each
computer. Take the

Read this article, and follow links, to see why you need to do this:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/what-is-cdiag-comprehensive-diagnosis.html>

And this is how you do it:

Copy all of the lines, INSIDE these 2 lines, into a text file.
##### Start CDiag Assembled Code
##### End CDiag Assembled Code

Do these exact procedures:

1. Open Notepad. Ensure that Format - Word Wrap is not checked. Highlight
then Copy the code (Ctrl-C), precisely as it is presented, and Paste (Ctrl-V)
into Notepad. Verify, and correct, names and addresses if necessary.
2. Save the Notepad file as "cdiag.cmd", as type "All Files", into the root
folder "C:\".
3. Run it by Start - Run - "c:\cdiag".
4. Wait patiently.
5. When Notepad opens up displaying c:\cdiag.txt, first check Format and
ensure that Word Wrap is NOT checked! Then, copy the entire contents (Ctrl-A
Ctrl-C) and paste (Ctrl-V) into your next post.