C: drive not shared, why?

[Cel]

I have set a network between 2 PCs with Windows 2000. I
use an eicon DSL router for the network with shared
internet access. All the drives on both computers are
accessable within the network accept for the main C;
drives on bpth PCs. Can anyone tell me why? and how I can
access the drives on the network? Thank you.

 

[Marina Roos]

Are both computers in the same workgroup? Got File and printersharing
loaded? Got all useraccounts on both computers? Did you share the C-drive?

Marina

 

[Guest]

You don't have to manually share the C drive root on
Win2k Systems. You should be able to use a UNC map
(\\comupername\c$) or an IP map (\\IP\C$)but you will not
be able to see the drive in a regular browse

 

[Michael Johnston [MSFT]]

By default there will an admin share on each drive that is shared as drive letter+$. For instance, the C drive share will be c$. To
access this share go to Start>Run and type \\servername\c$ where server name is the name of the computer you want to
access.

Thank you,
Mike Johnston
Microsoft Network Support
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[GA]

....and so can anybody else who can get into your network. Hope you have a
firewall!!
Best practice in my opinion is to remove the default hidden shares from all
your W2K pcs - they are a security hole. There is a registry hack for this,
just search M$ knowledge base for "hidden shares." Also, make sure you
remove the "everyone" group and give only explicit access to your account
with a strong password (don't use administrator account). What is a strong
password? The combined use of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and
special characters (&%$#@) and minimum length of seven or eight characters.

Good luck.

By default there will an admin share on each drive that is shared as drive

letter+$. For instance, the C drive share will be c$. To

access this share go to Start>Run and type \\servername\c$ where server

name is the name of the computer you want to

access.

Thank you,
Mike Johnston
Microsoft Network Support

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