why is my pc not private?

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I am working on a small network including file & printersharing. While I need
to access files on a separate pc and the printer of the network, there is no
need for the other pc to have access to my pc.
I read up on Help & Support for sharing a drive or folder on the network and
having disabled sharing on my pc, the other pc should not be able to gain
access.
Unfortunately they do? What am I missing and how can I close incoming
access to my pc.
Mind you this is unrelated to the firewall or the internet - in this case I
am just looking at the local network.
 
Ben M. Schorr - MVP said:
Exactly what did you do to "disable sharing on your pc?" How do you know
that they still have access from the other computer?
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Hi Ben,

going into my computer, accessing the relevant drive, I just verified that
neither the drive nor any folders are marked for sharing. I did not really
disable sharing but I made sure that sharing is not enabled.
Checking is done by using the other PC and testing that the folders are
still accessible.

Kind Regards
Tom
 
Ben,

I am afraid that I then will also be losing my ability to access the other
pc and the printer?

My intention is to make my pc off limits but allow me to use the other pc
and printer.

Tom
 
There is often confusion caused by the existence of "shared folders"
which are actually shared between users of the SAME computer, not
network clients. Is this relevant? Removing these "shared folders"
will not stop network access, if it exists.

Also bear in-mind the existence on XP Pro of "Administrative shares"
(C$ etc) which are always accessible to users of Admin status (and are
a very dangerous security hole)

If you don't need to share-out folders OR to browse the network then
stopping the Server service will considerably increase your security,
and speed the computer up a bit. Downside is that you then cannot
browse for shared folders on other computers (though you can still
connect by specifying a name)

You can of course also block share-access by setting your firewall to
deny inbound access to ports 139 and 445. In the Windows firewall this
is achieved by unticking the "File and printer sharing" exception.
 
"Ben M. Schorr - MVP" wrote:
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I am afraid that I then will also be losing my ability to access the other
pc and the printer?

My intention is to make my pc off limits but allow me to use the other pc
and printer.
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I believe that you use "File and printer sharing for Microsoft networks"
to share your resources with other computers, but you use "Client for
Microsoft networks" to access shared resources on other computers. So,
disabling the first, while leaving the second enabled _should_ give you
what you want.

Disable: "File and printer sharing for Microsoft networks".
Enable: "Client for Microsoft networks".

I could be wrong; I have never tried doing just that.
 
Enable the XP SP2 Windows Firewall and make sure its configured for *NO*
exceptions on your PC. Here is a screen shot...

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16208979

More firewall help...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;875357

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N. Miller said:
I believe that you use "File and printer sharing for Microsoft networks"
to share your resources with other computers, but you use "Client for
Microsoft networks" to access shared resources on other computers. So,
disabling the first, while leaving the second enabled _should_ give you
what you want.

Disable: "File and printer sharing for Microsoft networks".
Enable: "Client for Microsoft networks".

I could be wrong; I have never tried doing just that.
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Yes, this is what I was looking for. Thanks guys :)
 
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