XP Networking Permissions

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Brian

Hi,
I'm not sure if this is the correct newsgroup but here
goes anyway :)

We have 6 computers connected via a hub. One of these PC's
acts as a server to enable shared printing and broadband
acccess. All data files are stored on this machine in
individual folders, we access them through shortcuts etc.
Everything is working fine but...

I'd like to prevent just one computer (Win 2000) from
accessing files relating to the other 5 PC's.

I've had to remove access to the server for all machines
to prevent any information leaks, which is causing us
productivity problems.

Any advice on what steps to take would be gratefully
received.

Thanks in advance
Brian.
 
as i understand, you have created shared folders on a network file server
now you create a separate share for each computer's data
for example c:\pc1 is shared as computer1data,c:\pc2 is shared as
computer2data
and then you set share permissions depending on what access model you want:
based upon username or computername the users are trying connect from.
So this is it.
If you have any further questions, feel free to ask
 
Hi,
Thanks for replying Andrew, my apologies for not explaining myself properly.

I want the "Windows 2000 Professional" machine to utilise the printer and
broadband connection but not have access to any other machine (except the
default shared folder).

If I share the 'F-drive' on the network server, it enables *all*
users/machines to access *all* files. This is fine for 4 machines but not
for the W2000 PC. Its this machine that I want to restrict. I added a new
'share' and set a 'permission' on the server to only allow 'Administrators'
and 'Users'. I then changed the W2000 user profile to 'Guest' status - I've
now lost all MS Outlook addresses, emails, account settings etc. :(

I'm starting to wish I'd done some research first !!!

Thanks for any further advice you can give me.
Brian.
 
the problem is that you are running the whole system in a worgroup
environment (no domain controllers), if i understand your situation
correctly
the trick is as follows
on computer1 you create a user1 with password1
on computer2 you create a user2 with password2
etc
on computer6 (AKA the server) you create
user1 with password1
user2 with password2
etc

the result is:
each of the `client` computers has one user account on it
`server` computer has all users with all SAME passwords - makes 5 users, 5
passwords

then you share drive F and make share permissions as follows:
user1 - allow change
user2 - allow change
user3 - allow change
user4 - allow change
user5 (and the trick) - deny all
the trick is that in workgroup mode if users have same logins and same
passwords on different computers - they are the same to the OS
so users on pc's 1-4 login with user1-4, and user5 on computer5 logins with
user5 name

Any questions?
Is the idea clear or perhaps should i sketch a drawing?
 
Andrew, you are a star :)
I'll get back to you on the sketch if it all falls flat ;)

Thanks
Brian.
 
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