| Subject: Limiting access to a PC on the home network? TIA. |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 5/9/2008 8:03:12 PM |
| From: "Lisa" [Email Address Protection] |
I have a home network consisting of three desktops, three laptops, my dLink router and a NAS drive. The computers run XP pro or Vista home. I have one of these desktops setup downstairs in the basement where my wife runs our kids home school. Right now this desktop is connected to the home network and anyone who sits on it has access to anything that is shared on the network. Many of her friends and home school parents come over all the time and use that desktop. I just realized that shared files and folders can still be accessed from the downstairs desktop even when it is on a different workgroup! How can I limit that desktop to only share the internet connection? I don't want it to have anything to do with the home network itself; can I do that? Please help me out. Thank you very much. |
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| Subject: Re: Limiting access to a PC on the home network? TIA. |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 5/10/2008 2:55:20 AM |
| From: Steve Winograd [Email Address Protection] |
On Fri, 9 May 2008 23:03:12 -0400, "Lisa" <0678768@00000hotmail.com> wrote: >I have a home network consisting of three desktops, three laptops, my dLink >router and a NAS drive. The computers run XP pro or Vista home. I have one >of these desktops setup downstairs in the basement where my wife runs our >kids home school. > >Right now this desktop is connected to the home network and anyone who sits >on it has access to anything that is shared on the network. Many of her >friends and home school parents come over all the time and use that desktop. >I just realized that shared files and folders can still be accessed from the >downstairs desktop even when it is on a different workgroup! > >How can I limit that desktop to only share the internet connection? I don't >want it to have anything to do with the home network itself; can I do that? >Please help me out. Thank you very much. As you've discovered, workgroups don't provide any type of access control. A computer in any workgroup can access a computer in any workgroup. There are many ways to do what you want, and some of them are different between XP and Vista. Here's one that works on both XP and Vista: 1. Open the Network Connections folder (Start > Run > ncpa.cpl). 2. Right-click the local area network connection. 3. Click Properties. 4. Un-check the boxes for "Client for Microsoft Networks" and "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks". Created a limited user account for your wife's friends and home school parents to use. Put a password on her account so that they can't use it. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com |
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| Subject: Re: Limiting access to a PC on the home network? TIA. |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 5/10/2008 7:02:47 PM |
| From: "Lisa" [Email Address Protection] |
Thank you Steve, That will do. "Steve Winograd" <bc070521m@comcast.net> wrote in message news:knra241dig8691ace13sstb7d8t8112giq@4ax.com... > On Fri, 9 May 2008 23:03:12 -0400, "Lisa" <0678768@00000hotmail.com> > wrote: > >>I have a home network consisting of three desktops, three laptops, my >>dLink >>router and a NAS drive. The computers run XP pro or Vista home. I have one >>of these desktops setup downstairs in the basement where my wife runs our >>kids home school. >> >>Right now this desktop is connected to the home network and anyone who >>sits >>on it has access to anything that is shared on the network. Many of her >>friends and home school parents come over all the time and use that >>desktop. >>I just realized that shared files and folders can still be accessed from >>the >>downstairs desktop even when it is on a different workgroup! >> >>How can I limit that desktop to only share the internet connection? I >>don't >>want it to have anything to do with the home network itself; can I do >>that? >>Please help me out. Thank you very much. > > As you've discovered, workgroups don't provide any type of access > control. A computer in any workgroup can access a computer in any > workgroup. > > There are many ways to do what you want, and some of them are > different between XP and Vista. Here's one that works on both XP and > Vista: > > 1. Open the Network Connections folder (Start > Run > ncpa.cpl). > 2. Right-click the local area network connection. > 3. Click Properties. > 4. Un-check the boxes for "Client for Microsoft Networks" and "File > and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks". > > Created a limited user account for your wife's friends and home school > parents to use. Put a password on her account so that they can't use > it. > -- > Best Wishes, > Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) > > Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group > for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions > addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. > > Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com |
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| Subject: Re: Limiting access to a PC on the home network? TIA. |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 5/10/2008 7:36:02 PM |
| From: Steve Winograd [Email Address Protection] |
On Sat, 10 May 2008 22:02:47 -0400, "Lisa" <0678768@00000hotmail.com> wrote: >>>I have a home network consisting of three desktops, three laptops, my >>>dLink >>>router and a NAS drive. The computers run XP pro or Vista home. I have one >>>of these desktops setup downstairs in the basement where my wife runs our >>>kids home school. >>> >>>Right now this desktop is connected to the home network and anyone who >>>sits >>>on it has access to anything that is shared on the network. Many of her >>>friends and home school parents come over all the time and use that >>>desktop. >>>I just realized that shared files and folders can still be accessed from >>>the >>>downstairs desktop even when it is on a different workgroup! >>> >>>How can I limit that desktop to only share the internet connection? I >>>don't >>>want it to have anything to do with the home network itself; can I do >>>that? >>>Please help me out. Thank you very much. >> >> As you've discovered, workgroups don't provide any type of access >> control. A computer in any workgroup can access a computer in any >> workgroup. >> >> There are many ways to do what you want, and some of them are >> different between XP and Vista. Here's one that works on both XP and >> Vista: >> >> 1. Open the Network Connections folder (Start > Run > ncpa.cpl). >> 2. Right-click the local area network connection. >> 3. Click Properties. >> 4. Un-check the boxes for "Client for Microsoft Networks" and "File >> and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks". >> >> Created a limited user account for your wife's friends and home school >> parents to use. Put a password on her account so that they can't use >> it. >Thank you Steve, That will do. You're welcome. :-) -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com |
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