erogier
Sat Nov 10 22:20:00 PST 2007
"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
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> "erogier" <erogier@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:049A8508-92C2-45E4-9597-E5547CE64691@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "erogier" <erogier@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:86863590-67AC-4FCC-929C-8DB3CB21FC27@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am using a win 2k pro desktop as the server and internet connection
> >> >sharing
> >> > computer for a home network. Clients are both running win xp home.
> >> > Using
> >> > a
> >> > Linksey router/access point ethernet connection to the desktop. Both
> >> > other
> >> > computers, a Gateway laptop, and a Dell desktop are wireless.(live in
> >> > very
> >> > rural area, nothing but dialup available.) My question involves
> >> > security.
> >> > When I first set this up you had to logon to the server computer to
> >> > access
> >> > files or printers. All of a sudden this disappeared and now it is open
> >> > access.Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thxs.
> >>
> >> Such things don't happen "all of a sudden" - there is always
> >> a good reason behind. Someone might have installed TweakUI,
> >> or maybe someone modified the registry to force an automatic
> >> logon. Have a look here:
> >> Win2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310584
> >> Win2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=324737
> >>
> >> You should also check the Control Panel / Users and Passwords.
> >> Maybe someone unticked the box that requires users to enter a
> >> password.
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks for your reply. I checked the registry, and it's fine -no
> >> autologon key. I didn't really think there would be as the others using
> >> the computer are not that tech savy. Tweak ui is not installed.
> >> Originally I was the only one using the computers so I had the win 2k
> >> pro"server" set to automatically sign me in. When my son and his
> >> girlfriend moved in , I set them up a user account and changed the auto
> >> logon to you have to sign in with a password. That is when it quit
> >> requesting a logon from the xp laptop. Any more suggestions?
> ===============
> Your pseudo-server lets you access its files and folders because
> your WinXP account&password is the same as a Win2000
> account&password. You could easily test this: Change your
> WinXP password and you will be challenged for a password
> when next making a connection!
>
>
> Again thank-you for your replies. Sorry that it has been so long , but I have been sick. I had already changed the logon for the "pseudo" server with no change, so I tried changing the laptop logon to another different password. Again no change. What I find strange is that when it did request a logon, both were the the same password and the "psuedo server was set to log me in automatically. It wasn't until I required a password to logon and changed it's password that it started allowing open access.???? I am really at a loss. Any and all suggestions are appreciated .
erogier