Guest vs Owner details

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Muzzi

I'm using XP Pro on a network that's mainly XP Pro. There's a printer
connected to my computer which is shared. I wish to view the owners of
documents that print. All I see is owner GUEST. How can I view computer names
or users. The computers are part of a domain and part of a workgroup. Any
ideas?
 
Muzzi said:
I'm using XP Pro on a network that's mainly XP Pro. There's a printer
connected to my computer which is shared. I wish to view the owners of
documents that print. All I see is owner GUEST.
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If you're using Simple File Sharing, this is normal.
How can I view
computer names or users. The computers are part of a domain and part
of a workgroup.
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That isn't possible. You can belong to a domain, or you're in a workgroup.
All users should be logging into the domain, not into local accounts....
 
Muzzi said:
I'm using XP Pro on a network that's mainly XP Pro. There's a printer
connected to my computer which is shared. I wish to view the owners of
documents that print. All I see is owner GUEST. How can I view computer
names
or users. The computers are part of a domain and part of a workgroup. Any
ideas?
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It seems that your system is using Guest authentication. If so, then users
on another machine login to the Guest account.
Hence, as far as your computer knows, the Guest account is the user.

You should disable simple file sharing. As I have no experience with a
domain, I can't say for certain how to proceed.
But with simple file sharing disabled, every remote user must connect to an
account on your machine, and the most convenient way is to
make the accounts have the same name everywhere.
Jim
 
Hi
If your topology is peer-to-peer. I.e. there is No real central server
running Server OS (like Windows 2003/2008), then you are on a workgroup.
All computer should be set to be on this group and configured as follow.
Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings,
http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is
allowed to be shared.
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://www.microsoft.com/techn...evaluate/vista_fp.mspx
Windows XP File Sharing -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Jack (MVP-Networking).
 
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