thank you chuck..
but i was talking more about the workgroup that is not connected to our LAN
but is there....is there a possibility that we have a remote user that
connects via VPN and in not registred to our domain. Can the workgroup from
his computer attach to our my network places eventhough those workgroup can't
access our resources.
By running the scan it seems our network is secure but can't understand
where are this workgroup coming from.
thanks,
les
Les,
I'd suspect one of two scenarios.
1) Somebody connecting from home, thru a VPN, to share files.
2) A guest in your office, connecting a laptop locally, to use the printer or
share files.
If you're describing multiple unknowns, this will most likely be multiple
people. If you have a VPN server, and allow incoming connections, then any
computers remotely connected thru a VPN will create these entries in MNP. Every
computer is a workgroup member, and every computer connecting remotely will
possibly be a member of a different workgroup, and leave another entry in MNP.
Whether or not they represent folks with access to your network data is an issue
that you may need to explore. The fact that they left their workgroup names
behind in MNP is NOT an indication that they did have access to anything, just
that they might have had access. Browser packets, broadcast on the LAN, don't
require access to any servers.