Shared folder but with permission

[Charlie]

I have a wireless network, with 1 desktop and 2 laptops.
My desktop has a private folder for my own use. I made its permission with
my username only. However I may need to access this folder from the other
laptops so I made it a shared folder.
The problem when I go to the desktop from a laptop, it does not ask for a
username, maybe it asked sometime ago but not anymore.
The usernames do not match, so when I try to access my folder, which I can
see it under the desktop computer, it won't allow me access. It thinks I am
a different user.
How can I tell the system that the person trying to access is the right
person.
I could not give permission for users of other machines on the network.
My network is small so it is just a workgroup.....
I didn't know how I can create a domain, that if I can with windowsXP Pro.
Please help in any way...
All ideas are very much appreciated.
Thanks A Bunch!

 

[Chuck]

I have a wireless network, with 1 desktop and 2 laptops.
My desktop has a private folder for my own use. I made its permission with
my username only. However I may need to access this folder from the other
laptops so I made it a shared folder.
The problem when I go to the desktop from a laptop, it does not ask for a
username, maybe it asked sometime ago but not anymore.
The usernames do not match, so when I try to access my folder, which I can
see it under the desktop computer, it won't allow me access. It thinks I am
a different user.
How can I tell the system that the person trying to access is the right
person.
I could not give permission for users of other machines on the network.
My network is small so it is just a workgroup.....
I didn't know how I can create a domain, that if I can with windowsXP Pro.
Please help in any way...
All ideas are very much appreciated.
Thanks A Bunch!

Charlie,

Are your two computers XP Home, XP Pro, a combination, or other? This makes a
difference.

On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have SFS properly set on each computer.

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (Control Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, if you set the above Local Security Policy to
"Guest only", enable the Guest account, using Start - Run - "cmd" - type "net
user guest /active:yes" in the command window. If "Classic", setup and use a
common non-Guest account on all computers. Whichever account is used, give it
an identical, non-blank password on all computers.

On XP Home, and on XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest, with Start - Run -
"cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command window. Ensure
that the password for Guest is blank, with Start - Run - "control
userpasswords2"; select Guest, click Reset Password, click OK without entering a
new password.

On XP Pro, if you're going to use Guest authentication, check your Local
Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools) - User Rights Assignment,
on the XP Pro computer, and look at "Deny access to this computer from the
network". Make sure Guest is not in the list. Look at "Access this computer
from the network", and make sure that Everyone is in this list.

Also, with XP Pro, you can map a network drive, and connect as another account
("Connect using a different user name"), but the different name (with matching
password) must be defined on the other computer.

More about file sharing, between different versions of Windows:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>

Finally, you can create a domain, but not with XP solely. XP Pro can join a
domain, but a domain must have a controller, running either Windows NT Server,
Server 2000, or Server 2003, for XP Pro systems to join.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[Charlie]

Chuck,
I was using XP pro on all. I found this command prompt helpful "net use".
I will check the Administrative tools as you outlined below.
Thanks heaps for such generosity.

 

[Chuck]

Chuck,
I was using XP pro on all. I found this command prompt helpful "net use".
I will check the Administrative tools as you outlined below.
Thanks heaps for such generosity.

MP, Charlie. If you do find a solution (and if you don't too) would you please
let us know? Others may learn from your experiences.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[Charlie]

All 3 pcs using Wondows XP Pro. Not using Simple Sharing because I want to
limit access to folders outside my documents.
Administrative tools all are as you described before. Note that mapping to a
drive is nice but won't work unless you already have access to the folder,
even when you change the user name.

I found this command prompt very helpful:
net use \\computername /user:username ( where username is your user name on
the other computer with a name computername - see Windows Help ).
It will then ask you for a password, you type that in and you're in, then
you can access your 'private' 'shared' folder on the other pc.

Cheers,
Charlie.

 

[Chuck]

All 3 pcs using Wondows XP Pro. Not using Simple Sharing because I want to
limit access to folders outside my documents.
Administrative tools all are as you described before. Note that mapping to a
drive is nice but won't work unless you already have access to the folder,
even when you change the user name.

I found this command prompt very helpful:
net use \\computername /user:username ( where username is your user name on
the other computer with a name computername - see Windows Help ).
It will then ask you for a password, you type that in and you're in, then
you can access your 'private' 'shared' folder on the other pc.

Cheers,
Charlie.

Charlie,

The general solution is to use a common account (login to each client with an
account setup on the server), but in Windows 2000 and XP (I'm not sure about
other OSs), you can indeed use the "Connect using a different user name"
("/user:username") option.

Thanks for updating us.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net