Limiting shared folders

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I've got a machine at work and I want to share certain folders so everyone has access to stuff for group projects. At the moment there's a workgroup set up and I've given client machines shortcuts to the folders I want shared but at the moment it gives them free reign to jump up a directory and access the whole disc.

AFAIK I hadn't set individual folders to 'share' (I'm guessing I've enabled a remote logon setting or something that gives full access) so how do I turn that off to I stop the more tech savvy members rifling through the folders? I could potentially just remove the shortcuts and set these individual folders to 'shared' (but, whilst it's working, I don't want to screw up sharing as it took long enough to do after firewall issues! :rolleyes: ).
 
This is a software issue that would probably be a better fit for the 'Windows & Other Software' forum.

A quick Google for 'workgroup folder security' will provide a lot of information.

Hopefully your users are using individual password protected logins?

Only ever deliberately share folders and avoid sharing with 'Everyone' unless you have a really good reason.

Have you considered using a NAS?
 
Thanks bremen - I figured whilst it's software the ppl in the network forum would have a lot better specific knowledge on this. I had tried a NAS in the past but found it a bit laggy (parts of the network are only 100mbp/s).

I haven't got them on passworded logins - am I best trying to secure the current workgroup setup rather than going down the 'shared folders' route?
 
Ok, change of tact, I've set up the shared folder on another less critical win7 machine - but 2 of the client machines are XP :rolleyes:
One can access the files fine but the other cannot, it sees the server on the workgroup but has access denied.

I thought LLTD was needed but both XP machines are x64 SP2 and, after a lot of messing around, I've realised x64 cannot get LLTD.
All machines have a fixed IP in the same range. This particular machine (that can't access) has a TrendMicro AV/firewall package, I'm not sure if it's related.
I've not been able to remove it because it requires a password to uninstall, which I don't have (it's a 2nd hand machine). I will keep at that, tried disabling the services and removing it from registry but it's stubborn :(
 
You need help beyond asking a few questions on a forum like this.

Do yourself a favour and pay for some professional IT support to get things back on track.
 
Seriously as a poster a few up said buy a Qnap or Synology NAS, you can set individaul shares with permissions / groups etc, almost akin to an AD structure, will solve all your issues.
 
SiDeards73 said:
Seriously as a poster a few up said buy a Qnap or Synology NAS, you can set individaul shares with permissions / groups etc, almost akin to an AD structure, will solve all your issues.
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Yup.

2 bay Synology with 2x 1TB WD Red drives, and an extra USB1TB drive connected to it for backups.
 
Yeah, I know guys, just as mentioned I'd tried that in the past and it was too laggy...but it was several years ago and a no-name NAS so that probably had a lot to do with it!
 
Yeah, no doubt! It was when I was really skint...only moderately skint now :D
I'm still going to have to try and get the current setup working though, only because access to the network switch is a PITA (it's under a floor!).
 
Ok, managed to sort it - it was due to the XP client machine not having a password for the logon. Thanks again for the help fellas :)
 
I know db, they've got 'specialist' software/hardware on them though, so I can't get rid of them yet unfortunately.
They also need net access but only to 1 website, not sure if that's possible to program through a firewall?
 
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