Per (PeteCresswell):
Apparently wrong.
I can connect to the share in question from my XP netbook without
specifying anything.
Coincidentally, the IDs on netbook and the share-host PC are the
same, but the netbook's ID has no PW and the share-host PC's ID
does have a PW.
Seems like the netbook is getting a free ride...
Which segues into my *real* agenda: I cannot connect to that
share from my Android smart phone. No problem connecting to my
NAS box (Linux) using the NAS box's "Admin" ID/PW..... but no
luck connecting to the share-host PC either without an ID or with
the share-host PC's ID/PW that I use daily and which has admin
privileges.
??
In a nutshell, here's how authentication works... In the following
order...
1. If the machine you are connecting to (server) is XP Home or if it
is XP Pro with "Simple File Sharing" enabled, then skip directly to
Step 4 as any network connection with "Simple File Sharing" enabled
on the server *must* authenticate as the "Guest" user. Otherwise...
2. ["Simple File Sharing" is not enabled.] If the same user exists
on both the client computer and the serving computer and the
passwords are the same on both machines, then you authenticate
automatically on the target machine as that user. Otherwise...
3. If the same user exists on both computers and the passwords don't
match then access is denied to the server computer.... Otherwise, if
the same user doesn't exist on both computers...
4. A connection is attempted as the "Guest" user with no password.
If the Guest user on the serving machine is "active" and with no
password, then you are automatically authenticated as "Guest" on that
machine with all the rights and privileges thereof.
5. Otherwise, Windows will present a Username / Password login
window. If Simple File Sharing is enabled, then the username must be
"Guest". Otherwise, enter a username/password combination that
exists on the server machine.
Also note that both the native file access security on the serving
machine (as set by the "Security" tab under file/directory
properties) must permit the appropriate access for that user and also
the permissions set up on the share when the share is created must
allow whatever access you desire to the target object. Generally it
is easiest to create the share with Read/Write access and restrict
access from there based on authenticated username via the "Security"
tab. On an XP Home machine, you must boot to safe mode and log in as
an administrator to get access to the "Security" tab. On an XP Pro
machine, Simple File Sharing must be disabled to get access to that
tab.
If you desire selective access by different people with different
access permissions, then you must have XP Pro on the server machine
and disable Simple File Sharing on that machine.
"How to disable simple file sharing and how to set permissions on a
shared folder in Windows XP"
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874 >
HTH,
John
