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    Password-Protected File Sharing?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by logume1881, Dec 17, 2006.

  1. logume1881

    logume1881 Notebook Consultant

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    How can I password-protect the file sharing from my laptop? So, for instance, when on another computer trying to connect to mine, i need a user name and password. Is there a way to do this?
     
    logume1881, Dec 17, 2006
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    Hrm, who are the users you are trying to share with? Are they people that are generally on your network?

    If you're sharing on a domain, you can control it based on user names generally (at least, I believe thats how I did it when we had a domain in our home network).

    You could always setup an FTP :-D
     
    hollownail, Dec 17, 2006
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  3. BigV

    BigV Notebook Deity

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    or SSH... http://www.openssh.com/windows.html

    if you want it integrated with windows... I think you have to turn off "simple file sharing" which will then give you access to user/group permissions for your shared folders. Check google or something.
     
    BigV, Dec 17, 2006
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    logume1881 Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, it's people who are always on the network. I just don't want them to access my comptuer constantly without my knowledge.


    That website makes absolutely no sense to me. I'm sorry, I just don't understand it.
     
    logume1881, Dec 18, 2006
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    don't worry about SSH, it's not necessary under Windows, I believe.

    did you try looking at turning off simple file sharing? check it out.
     
    BigV, Dec 18, 2006
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    thanks for the extra details, I honestly didn't know how it worked.
     
    BigV, Dec 18, 2006
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    THANKS!!! Worked like a charm!

    Yeah, Microsoft can be a pain sometimes :p
     
    logume1881, Dec 20, 2006
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    So there's no harm in turning SIMPLE FILE SHARING off?

    I guess I ask because in my situation I have no desire to control who can open what (it's just me on both computers).

    I am going to give this a shot to solve my problems but I just wanted to know if there was any downside I should expect.

    Thanks!
     
    lithnights, Jan 4, 2007
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