Limiting a shared folder

Dist · 28 Feb 2008 at 22:50

I want to be able to share folders on my vista machine and laptop, but limit it so other network computers cant view the shared folders. Ive tried playing with permissions, but i cant seem to be able to set permissions for users on other computers on the LAN.

The add permissions window has the location Dist-vista64 (computer name), but when i try to change it, no other computers show up, just like on my laptop it only shows Dist-laptop and doesnt show my PC.

Fr0dders · 28 Feb 2008 at 22:56

Dist said:
I want to be able to share folders on my vista machine and laptop, but limit it so other network computers cant view the shared folders. Ive tried playing with permissions, but i cant seem to be able to set permissions for users on other computers on the LAN.

you need active directory for that

on a more helpfull note, you can create logins on your PC. and restrict access to them. If you create them with the same username and password as the accounts on the other PCs, they should automatically use these when connecting to your PC, and be able to fool it into authenticating with your PC, and in the process providing the u/n and pass of the account on your PC.

Dist · 28 Feb 2008 at 23:07

Both my laptop and pc use the same username and pass, the problem is, even with my pc set up so that "people must have a user account and password on this computer to access shared folders" other computers on the network, ones with compleatly different usernames/passwords can still access the folder without a password.

Only recently have i got my laptop and already im running into annoying problems, like due to me using vista home premium, and not buisness or ultimate, i cant use my laptop to remotely connect to my pc, and now i cant share the folders the way i want too, just because i dont haev active directory.

Fr0dders · 29 Feb 2008 at 11:05

right, what you need to do, is turn on advanced file sharing. You'll need windows XP pro to do this however. This is in tools and folder options, you need to untick "use simple file sharing"

then you can go into the folde your sharing and go into the security tabs. You want to only have the user listed in there you want to have access ( the one you shared wiht the other PC) and make sure its got full access

that will do what you're after. But as i said, for this you need XP Pro.