P2P File Access

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Folks:



I have a small peer-to-peer network that I use at home to kick around:
learn, practice, & test new stuff.

I am trying to access the files one of my (Win XP) machines using Windows
Explorer. So I do: \\MachineName\C$

The usual security window comes up & asks for password. However, I notice
that I have NO choice over the username (Guest). In fact the "Guest"
username is grayed out so that I cannot choose any username of my choice.

* What is the default password for the "Guest" account ?


Appreciate some light on this issue.



Thanks again,
Jo.
 
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JoJo said:
Folks:



I have a small peer-to-peer network that I use at home to kick around:
learn, practice, & test new stuff.

I am trying to access the files one of my (Win XP) machines using
Windows Explorer. So I do: \\MachineName\C$

The usual security window comes up & asks for password. However, I
notice that I have NO choice over the username (Guest). In fact the
"Guest" username is grayed out so that I cannot choose any username
of my choice.
* What is the default password for the "Guest" account ?
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There isn't one. That's why it's called Guest. And Guest should be
disabled - it's a security hole.
Are you running XP Home or Pro? If you have Pro, you can disable simple file
sharing if you wish - but the best practice in a workgroup is to make sure
you have configured *identical* usernames & passwords on each computer.
Also, I suggest you not try to access the admin share - set up explicit
shares to the relevant folders.
 
I believe it is Blank (i.e. nothing). You could always set the password on
the target machine to anything you want as well.

Also, check the sharing and NTFS security on the target machine. The
settings (by default) do not allow access to the ROOT C$ share. You could
create another share point (something like DRVE_C) at the root on the target
machine and set security settings on that share. Having said that, the NTFS
perms will probably hinder access, so you would still need to deal with
that.

BTW: I don't recommend connecting to a ROOT Admin share (C$ etc). You should
alway create another share point and connect to that. It's a
"Hacker/Security" thing.

Hope it helps...
 
Wiley said:
I believe it is Blank (i.e. nothing). You could always set the password on
the target machine to anything you want as well.

Also, check the sharing and NTFS security on the target machine. The
settings (by default) do not allow access to the ROOT C$ share. You could
create another share point (something like DRVE_C) at the root on the target
machine and set security settings on that share. Having said that, the NTFS
perms will probably hinder access, so you would still need to deal with
that.

BTW: I don't recommend connecting to a ROOT Admin share (C$ etc). You should
alway create another share point and connect to that. It's a
"Hacker/Security" thing.

Hope it helps...
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The Guest account is disabled by default, and would therefore have no password
assigned to it.
 
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