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More info?)
"bonehead" <sendmenospam@here.net> wrote in message
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> Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
>
>> On each machine run the following command line
>>
>> net config server /Hidden:Yes
>
> Thanks for replying. I will go to the MKSB and see if I can find some
> documentation on the net command. In the meantime, I have two additional
> questions.
>
> 1. Will users in my workgroup still be able to see other machines within
> the workgroup, i.e., will I still be able to log on remotely via an Admin
> account (assuming that I've set the local sharing and security model to
> "Classic" (which I've done?) I suppose I can just do a test on this...
>
> 2. I presume the way to undo this if I wished would be to go:
>
> net config server /Hidden:No
>
> Yes?
If you hide the workstation it is not visible to any one- if you now the
path of a resources \\server\sharename you can still attach even if you
can't see it - this command just stops the machine appearing in the browse
lists.
Yes the undo of the process is as you have surmised. (you can see all this
in the online help net config /? and so on.
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"bonehead" <sendmenospam@here.net> wrote in message
news:420798CD.6020703@here.net...
> Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
>
>> On each machine run the following command line
>>
>> net config server /Hidden:Yes
>
> Thanks for replying. I will go to the MKSB and see if I can find some
> documentation on the net command. In the meantime, I have two additional
> questions.
>
> 1. Will users in my workgroup still be able to see other machines within
> the workgroup, i.e., will I still be able to log on remotely via an Admin
> account (assuming that I've set the local sharing and security model to
> "Classic" (which I've done?) I suppose I can just do a test on this...
>
> 2. I presume the way to undo this if I wished would be to go:
>
> net config server /Hidden:No
>
> Yes?