Networking Question: Restricting Acess

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Hi. I have a network with about 5 PCs and 1 Mac. On one of the computers, I have a Shared Folder that everyone can get to. I set up some basic permissions on it, but I'm looking to add some more computer-specific ones. Like for example is there any software that I could use so that I could limit access by computer name to this shared folder? All the computers have windows XP Professional, by the way. I'm not really interesting in setting up a domain or any of that stuff yet. I just want a basic shared folder that I can limit the access to.

Thanks!
John

osprey4 · Answer

XP Pro should have everything you need. See if this helps: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/filesharing.mspx

JohnRChick · Answer

Ok thanks for the info. that wasn't quite what I was looking for though. I knew how to do that, and by doing that, it only lets me select the users on this computer (theres only 1 account). I'm really interested in being able to select access by the computer names in my network. Is there any software that can add that functionality to windows?   Thanks John

jmwills · Answer

Setup user accounts on the mahine you want to have access and create a group for the users.  On the shared folder, only allow access to that group and remove the everyone permission.

JohnRChick · Answer

ok, I've done that. But now these user names appear at the logon screen. I don't want that to happen, cause each computer just has one user name. Anyway to still have those accounts, but not have them appear on the log-on screen?

_Paladin · Answer

JohnRChick,

Download TweakUI, a Microsoft PowerToy. Install it and then run it. Expand the Logon Entry and in the Autologon entry you can specify which user will be logged on directly when WinXP boots. This will bypass the Logon screen. The logon screen won't appear unles the autologon user logs off.

JohnRChick · Answer

ok. I'll look into that. I think I might have found another option. I created an account and then I set it to disabled. It doesn't appear on the login list, but I can still use it via the network. Does this sound like it would work?

_Paladin · Answer

JohnRChick, I would not presume to argue with success.

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