Workgroup access

[Guest]

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I have a workgroup set up for my office, which is part of a larger network.
How can I restrict who can join the workgroup?

 

[Malke]

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jswafa wrote:

> I have a workgroup set up for my office, which is part of a larger
> network. How can I restrict who can join the workgroup?

You can't. You would need to have a domain. You can restrict who can
share files/printers in a Workgroup by disabling the Guest account and
making identical user accounts/passwords for all the users who you do
want to access the lan's resources.

If you want more specific answers, please post back with full details of
your setup, including number of computers, what operating systems (and
Service Pack levels) they are running, and details of what you would
like to accomplish.

Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

 

[Guest]

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Thanks, Malke - that's all I needed to know - works fine. - John

"Malke" wrote:

> jswafa wrote:
>
> > I have a workgroup set up for my office, which is part of a larger
> > network. How can I restrict who can join the workgroup?
>
> You can't. You would need to have a domain. You can restrict who can
> share files/printers in a Workgroup by disabling the Guest account and
> making identical user accounts/passwords for all the users who you do
> want to access the lan's resources.
>
> If you want more specific answers, please post back with full details of
> your setup, including number of computers, what operating systems (and
> Service Pack levels) they are running, and details of what you would
> like to accomplish.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>