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> windsurferLA wrote:
>> Shenan Stanley wrote:
>>> windsurferLA wrote:
>>> I can share data between all three WinXP-pro computers on my
>>> network, but I want only TWO computers of the THREE computers on my
>>> network to be able to share data. If I enable "simple file sharing"
>>> in my main WinXP computer, all computers on the Network have access
>>> to the file designated to be shared.
>>
>> Do not use "Simple File Sharing". Turn that off. You have Windows
>> XP Professional, you can do som much more with sharing and
>> permissions without that on.
>>
>>> To enable more selective sharing, the "simple file sharing" the
>>> check in the check-box associated with Tools/FolderOptions/View was
>>> removed. I then seek to set the "Sharing/Permission" by removing
>>> "Everyone" and designating the appropriate other WinXP computer on
>>> my network. MY PROBLEM IS that when I seek to browse my network to
>>> find the appropriate "object name," it does not show the other
>>> computers on my network, yet if I go to "My Network Places," it
>>> lists the shared directories on the other computer on the network.
>>
>> So map them directly by bios name or IP. \\computer-name\share-name
>> or \\ip-address\sharename.
>
> As my router is set for DHCP, each machine does not have an assigned
> IP address. I'm not sure how to look up "BIOS ADDRESS." I do note
> that they are identified on the Network by a rather long odd name, for
> example - Ibm-fc0baff6344. I expected to see my machines listed by
> such an identifier when seeking to grant them access to specific
> directories.
BIOS NAME.. Meaning the name of the computer.
Right-click on "My Computer" and choose "Properties". Click on "Computer
Name" tab.. Look at the part labeled "Full Computer Name" - that is your
Fully Qualified name, and in your case, probably just ends in a period.
Typing \\Full_Computer_Name at the Start -> Run prompt and clicking OK (with
the correct substitution for Full_Computer_Name) should give you a list of
shares on said computer (if they are not administrative/hidden shares.)
Unless you have effective DNS or WINS setup (or an updated HOSTS file), then
I consider "My Network Places" unreliable (I do anyway actually.) It is
better just to know the names of the machines you are trying to connect to
and type them in and connect to the shares.
>>> Why do the other computers on the network NOT show up when one
>>> browses for "objects." Must I define a "Group" and User Group
>>> Memberships on the machine that is to have access to the directory
>>> being shared on the other machine?
>>
>> Is the "Computer Browser" service enabled? Are they all members of
>> the same workgroup/domain? Do each of the three computers have the
>> same username/passwords on them?
>>
> What do you mean by "Computer Browser" service. Each machine can
> individually access the internet through the router without problem.
"Computer Browser" service.. It's a service that runs on your computers to
broadcast their existence to other computers on the same network. Start ->
Control Panel -> Administratove Tools -> Services.. Look for the "Computer
Browser" service on each machine. Make sure (in your case - I usually turn
this off in my setups) it is set to Automatic startup on each one and reboot
for good measure.
> All are shown to be members of the same "Network Place."
That's another reference to "My Network Places" - for which you need to add
the shares manually or have a WINS server/DNS server/HOSTS list configured
to really utilize this effectively and even then, I would rather
(personally) have it not exist. heh
> The machines all have different passwords; must the user passwords be
> consistent between machines? There is some overlap in user names, but
> that should not cause confusion. I would expect that the Network to
> be able to distinguish between "User Dennis on the IBM" from "User
> Dennis on the Dell,"
The machines (once you stop using Simple File Sharing) must all have the
same usernames/passwords. If there is a "Dennis" with the password
"D0gma2005!" on machine #1 and you want to access a share on machine #2
without having it PROMPT YOU for a username/password - then there better be
a user named "Dennis" with the password "D0gma2005!" on machine #2 as well.
=)
> Any insight you could provide would be helpful. Thanks
Hope that helps!
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