Shared Folders

[mcp6453]

I am setting up a Windows XP box as a file server accessible through
Windows networking over a peer-to-peer network. Some of the client
computers are XP and some are Windows 2000.

Even though I have shared a folder with Everyone have full control, when
another computer tries to connect to the shared folder, it is asked
for the user name and password. If I add the remote users in the server,
the prompt goes away, of course.

Is there a way to share the XP folder such that is is accessible by
anyone on the network other than by enabling the Guest account on the
server hosting the folder?

 

[thecreator]

Hi mcp6453,

Place all the computers under the same domain name, with different
computer names for each computer. Then add / make sure each computer has
File and Print Sharing enabled. Finally right-click on the folder you wish
to share and manually share it.

If a Firewall is installed, you must also configure the firewall to
permit access.

 

[mcp6453]

Hi mcp6453,

Place all the computers under the same domain name, with different
computer names for each computer. Then add / make sure each computer has
File and Print Sharing enabled. Finally right-click on the folder you wish
to share and manually share it.

If a Firewall is installed, you must also configure the firewall to
permit access.

I had already done these things before I posted. They're all in the same
workgroup (not domain name.) Each computer has a different name. File
and Print Sharing is enabled on each computer. The firewall is not enabled.