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Eris thanks this article was just what i needed. Zb
"Eric Cross [MVP]" wrote:
> Hello Zb,
>
> When you share a folder it is visiable to all users on the local area
> network. Since you have XP Pro, you have much more control to who will have
> access to files by disabling Simple File Sharing and specify users and their
> allowed mode.
>
> Also, see this wepage.
>
> Windows XP Simple File Sharing
>
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm
>
> ______________
> Eric Cross
> Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)
>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>
> "Zb Kornecki" <ZbKornecki@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1F64252A-95EA-43C8-BB61-30EAF7C05958@microsoft.com...
> > Eric 1 more question and maybe more to the point. In my home network I
> > have
> > a compuer \\Main on wihich has has a password protected user account 'ZB'.
> > The permissions for the folder /zb's documents is set to everyone so that
> > I
> > can map it as a drive on \\laptop. Is there any way I can make this
> > folder
> > visible on \\laptop but not on \\kid1 and \\kid2. If so how. thanks Zb
> >
> > "Eric Cross [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> You can only belong to one workgroup at a time. Windows networking does
> >> support multiple workgroups, and every computer can access all computers
> >> in
> >> all workgroups.
> >>
> >> When you click "View workgroup computers", only computers in your own
> >> workgroup appear. To see all of the workgroups on the network, press the
> >> Backspace key.
> >>
> >> "Start | Run | \\Computer" should access a computer, regardless of what
> >> workgroup it's in.
> >>
> >> ______________
> >> Eric Cross
> >> Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)
> >>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> >>
> >>
> >> "Zb Kornecki" <ZbKornecki@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1B769D1F-441F-48D6-B3DD-2FC5B075E612@microsoft.com...
> >> > James Thanks if I can't limit the user access then is it possible for a
> >> > computer to belong to more than 1 workgroup? If so is /here a KB
> >> > article
> >> > that
> >> > can tell me how to do this. Thanks Zb
> >> >
> >> > "James McIllece [MS]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "=?Utf-8?B?WmIgS29ybmVja2k=?=" <ZbKornecki@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >> >> wrote in news:1ED8D1D3-FB05-49C8-B8F5-7AE1574968AE@microsoft.com:
> >> >>
> >> >> > I have a small wireless network of 4 comptuers and 1 laptop
> >> >> > connected
> >> >> > to Workgroup "Family" via a Linksys BEFW11S4 Accesspoint/Router. I
> >> >> > run Windows XP Pro on all systems with NIS 2004 Professional as my
> >> >> > firewall. I have no problems accessing shared resources, my problem
> >> >> > is how to limit the access of certain folders to certain users on
> >> >> > different computers. I can't seem to add users or groups, in
> >> >> > computermanagement, to any locations other than the local computer.
> >> >> > My question is can you add different workgroup locations to users
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > groups on another computer. Thanks ZB
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Nope, that isn't possible unless you deploy Active Directory and set
> >> >> up a
> >> >> domain, then create user accounts and groups that have permissions in
> >> >> the
> >> >> domain.
> >> >>
> >> >> For the workgroup shares you must set up accounts on each individual
> >> >> machine. The accounts are stored in the local Security Accounts
> >> >> Manager
> >> >> (SAM) database, which is not accessible from or by other computers in
> >> >> the
> >> >> workgroup.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> James McIllece, Microsoft
> >> >>
> >> >> Please do not send email directly to this alias. This is my online
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> >> >>
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