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| Thread ID: 61556 | 2005-09-09 00:04:00 | Secure sharing of files on network | geadmbc (8812) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 387015 | 2005-09-09 00:04:00 | I am on a peer to peer network and want to share confidential files with only some of the other workstations. How do I do this? |
geadmbc (8812) | ||
| 387016 | 2005-09-09 02:21:00 | What OSs and what are the drives formatted in, Fat 32, NTFS? | Murray P (44) | ||
| 387017 | 2005-09-12 01:02:00 | All computers have XP SP2 and use NTFS | geadmbc (8812) | ||
| 387018 | 2005-09-12 02:30:00 | Just enable file sharing on the pcs u want to share files with. Make a folder on each and give each an ip address. If u want them to get on the net. Just dont share the whole hdd on any of them. And if any PC's have firewalls, you'll have to configure each one. So, u can share whatever files. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 387019 | 2005-09-12 02:57:00 | Well, yes, that will share the files. However I think there's a bit more to securely restricting access to confidential files to a particular group of users. A web server, with password access to the directory would be worth considering. The directory might be encrypted, too, which would give some protection against someone booting the computer with a different OS. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 387020 | 2005-09-26 06:08:00 | I found some instructions that said I could set permissions by clearing the "Use simple file sharing" check box. I have done that and found the permissions button but am only able to see my own computer in the "From this location" field even when I click on the "Locations" button. How do I get to see the rest of the network in the "locations" so that I can share my shared folder with other selected computers? :confused: |
geadmbc (8812) | ||
| 387021 | 2005-09-26 06:34:00 | If you are not on a domain network then you will only see your computer there. What you need to do is add the users & their passwords to your PC in the User Accounts in the Control Panel. Then on the permissions tab you can add the users who you want to have access to those files / folders. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 387022 | 2005-09-26 21:34:00 | Does that mean that I can not share the folder with selected users on other workstations on our LAN and that the only way they can get access is to use my computer? | geadmbc (8812) | ||
| 387023 | 2005-09-26 22:14:00 | Does that mean that I can not share the folder with selected users on other workstations on our LAN and that the only way they can get access is to use my computer? No. As long as you set up, on your PC, the same usernames & passwords that the other users are using on their PC's. You do this in Contol Panel - User Accounts. Then when you share a folder you can use the permissions settings and select only the user who you want to have access. Don't forget to put yourself in! If you are running Windows XP Home you may need to boot in 'Safe Mode' as this will give you the 'Security' tab on folder properties where you can set permissions as well. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 387024 | 2005-09-27 22:27:00 | Thanks I set up a new user on my computer with the same name as the one on the log in screen on the other computer and the same password. I the included this in my permission list However when I log on the other computer as that user I am still denied access to the folder on my computer :badpc: |
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