Accessing remote comps with no restrictions

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Davíð Þórisson

Hi,
I have 3 computers in my home running WinXP Pro, connected together over a
Windows network. Normally I access files on remote computers using the guest
account and thereby I restrict write/edit access (on purpose so that my kid
for example wont destroy my media library!)

Now if I would like to make some changes e.g. file names etc. on that remote
computer, what do I do to connect to the other computer using another
account than the guest one? Cause by default there is no user name/password
prompt!
 
Davíð Þórisson said:
Hi,
I have 3 computers in my home running WinXP Pro, connected together over a
Windows network. Normally I access files on remote computers using the guest
account and thereby I restrict write/edit access (on purpose so that my kid
for example wont destroy my media library!)

Now if I would like to make some changes e.g. file names etc. on that remote
computer, what do I do to connect to the other computer using another
account than the guest one? Cause by default there is no user name/password
prompt!
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You have a couple of possibilities:

a) Create a proper account/password on each PC (e.g. "David"),
then log on as "David" on your local machine. You will now
get read/write access to the shares on the remote machines.

b) Create a proper account on the remote machines, then use
Remote Desktop to start a take-over session on the remote
machines. You will be prompted for an account name / password.
 
thx!

possibility a) is feasible since I don't want to take over the computer
using remote desktop. This raises some questions though;
-isn't this a security breach if I can access a remote computer if I just
find a user name on the remote computer, create one with the same name on my
computer and then I have access to the other's computer?
-also this is fuzzle because I'd have to log out from my current account and
in again with the new account and then I'm in... Is there no way to simply
get a user name/pass prompt to simply connect to that remote computer using
an account that is already residing on that machine?
 
See below.


Davíð Þórisson said:
thx!

possibility a) is feasible since I don't want to take over the computer
using remote desktop. This raises some questions though;
-isn't this a security breach if I can access a remote computer if I just
find a user name on the remote computer, create one with the same name on my
computer and then I have access to the other's computer?
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I don't see why this should constitute a security breach.
*** After all, you need to create the new account on all machines,
*** and you must specify the correct password when using this
*** account on any machine.
-also this is fuzzle because I'd have to log out from my current account and
in again with the new account and then I'm in...
Click to expand...
*** Please explain "fuzzle".
Is there no way to simply
get a user name/pass prompt to simply connect to that remote computer using
an account that is already residing on that machine?
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*** There is: You can map a network drive via Explorer,
*** specifying "Connect using a different user name",
*** or you can do it via a Command Prompt like so:

net use x: \\RemotePC\SomeShare /user:RemotePC\David
 
thx again
mapping the drive is of course the solution - don't know why I hadn't
thought of that!
Although now the problem is this:
Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using
more than one user name, are not allowed. D


After doing a lot of Google-ing it seems the only solution would be to
disconnect all current mappings. Is there any command line syntax to do that
(since I haven't done any mappings my self, it's something Win has done and
I cannot disconnect manually)?
 
You need to be more specific. You say that multiple connections
are not allowed, yet I can easly do this:

net use x: \\SomePC\SomeShare /user:SomePC\David MyPassword
net use y: \\SomePC\SomeOtherShare
net use z: \\SomePC\AThirdShare
 
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