How to see remote shard folders - and how to hide them ?

[Tom Hawkins]

The current situation in my small inhouse-LAN is as follows:

I can access remote shared folders if I enter directly the UNC path like

\\192.168.0.56\myremshare

But assume I would NOT know the name of the remote shared folder:
How can I list all available shares (even if my local account is not existing at the
remote computer but I know another, existing login name and password for the remote computer)?

Additionally is there a way to explicitely prevent the display of all MY OWN
shared folders to other computers/user in the LAN ?
I remember that there is a special setting for this behavior.

Are the folders visible or NOT visible by default ?

Tom

 

[John Wunderlich]

(e-mail address removed) (Tom Hawkins) wrote in

The current situation in my small inhouse-LAN is as follows:

I can access remote shared folders if I enter directly the UNC
path like

\\192.168.0.56\myremshare

But assume I would NOT know the name of the remote shared folder:
How can I list all available shares (even if my local account is
not existing at the remote computer but I know another, existing
login name and password for the remote computer)?

Additionally is there a way to explicitely prevent the display of
all MY OWN shared folders to other computers/user in the LAN ?
I remember that there is a special setting for this behavior.

Are the folders visible or NOT visible by default ?

Tom

I believe: Start->Run-> \\computername
will list shares on that computer

When you enable a folder for sharing, you give it a "share name". If
you end that share name with a dollar sign ($), then that share will be
hidden on the network.

HTH,
John

 

[Chuck]

The current situation in my small inhouse-LAN is as follows:

I can access remote shared folders if I enter directly the UNC path like

\\192.168.0.56\myremshare

But assume I would NOT know the name of the remote shared folder:
How can I list all available shares (even if my local account is not existing at the
remote computer but I know another, existing login name and password for the remote computer)?

Additionally is there a way to explicitely prevent the display of all MY OWN
shared folders to other computers/user in the LAN ?
I remember that there is a special setting for this behavior.

Are the folders visible or NOT visible by default ?

Tom

Tom,

As John talks about, any share name ending with a "$" is hidden from being
listed by the browser. If you want the computer hidden completely, you can set
the Hidden flag.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/hiding-your-server-from-enumeration.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/hiding-your-server-from-enumeration.html

 

[Jack Doyle]

When you enable a folder for sharing, you give it a "share name". If
you end that share name with a dollar sign ($), then that share will be
hidden on the network.

Keep in mind, though, that when accessing the hidden share, the $ must
be appended to the share name. So, if you want to create a share called
"documents" and hide it, you have to call it "documents$".

While unhidden, it is accessed via: \\server\documents
If you have hidden it, it must be accessed via: \\server\documents$

 

[CreateWindow]

Dear Tom,

Share names are visible by default. To create an invisible share, append a $
symbol on the end.
Like "myspecialfiles$".

To map to it - you must know the name in advance - which only you do know.
(And any admin on the remote PC of course.)

To view _advertised shares_ open a cmd prompt and give the command net view
\\192.168.0.56

Admin tools / Computer Management will connect to the remote machine if you
ask it to and you have admin access. Then you can view all shares in a GUI.

CreateWindow
http://mymessagetaker.com Stop using those paper phone message pads - make
the computer work for you (not the other way around)!dmin