Secure Network Shares?

[crazychicken]

When I turn off "simple file sharing", it seems reasonable to click "Permissions" on the Sharing tab of my shared folder. However, the only users I seem to be able to add/remove permissions for are users on the local machine (the users are called DAVELAPTOP\dave when I add them). It seemed annoying, but I said ok fine, I'll add a local user for each person I want to have access to this folder (matching the user name that they use on their machine). This however did not allow them access. When I give "DAVELAPTOP\guest" permissions, the remote users can see the share fine. However, if I remove "guest" permissions and add "testuser", it does not let them view the folder.

I am way out of the ball park here? Or am I just doing something small wrong?

Why will their computer not prompt them for a password AND username?

Any tips on this would be great!

Thanks,

Dave

Dave, moving this to networking to see if our local guru's can answer this one for ya
Security------->Networking, Security Mod Oak

 

[crazychicken]

come onnnn someone has to know how to do this??!!
bump!

 

[Techno Pride]

Presuming the other computers are trusted computers in the network, you can configure them to use specify login credentials when accessing your DAVELAPTOP.

Start Menu -> Run -> "control userpasswords2"

select Manage Passwords.

 

[Crusty]

Check your NTFS level permissions too. You need to make sure both the Network AND NTFS permissions allow the user access rights.

 

[crazychicken]

so if the username on the machine with the shared folders is "dave", and a computer with the current user "john" tries to access the shared folder, he can specify that the username should be "dave" and it should work?

 

[Nothinman]

so if the username on the machine with the shared folders is "dave", and a computer with the current user "john" tries to access the shared folder, he can specify that the username should be "dave" and it should work?

If his client allows him to do that, I'm not sure if XP Home does and I'm pretty sure Win9X won't.

 

[Jamsan]

Map a network drive to the share, and specify alternate credentials.

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: Jamsan
Map a network drive to the share, and specify alternate credentials.

I've never played with that before (I work nearly 100% within Domains). I see how it works in XP Pro. Does it work in XP Home?

 

[Techno Pride]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

so if the username on the machine with the shared folders is "dave", and a computer with the current user "john" tries to access the shared folder, he can specify that the username should be "dave" and it should work?

If his client allows him to do that, I'm not sure if XP Home does and I'm pretty sure Win9X won't.

"Manage Passwords" will not work on XP Home.

I've never played with that before (I work nearly 100% within Domains). I see how it works in XP Pro. Does it work in XP Home?

This method works in XP Home.

 

[crazychicken]

When i map the directory as a drive, the credentials usr: dave pw: mypassword works perfectly.

However, when i run "control userpasswords2 -> advanced -> manage passwords" and enter usr: dave, it says "please retype your user name in one of the following formats: username@domain (or username@workgroup or username@computername) domain\username (or workgroup\username or computername\username). I tried a few combinations but nothing seemed to work. What should I use?

Thanks,

Dave

 

[crazychicken]

bump, this is pretty old by now i imagine