Granting shared folder permissions

[Guest Bruce.]

2 XP computers using different domain names, Dfw and Home.

 

On Dfw is a computer Computer1 and I want to share its My Documents so that

a user on Computer2 in Home can see it.

 

So on Computer1, I open Windows Explorer, go down to My Documents, right

click and select Properties and then Sharing.

 

Share this folder is selected.

Share Name -> My Documents

 

Press Permissions (to give the user on Computer2 rights)

 

Up pops a Select Users or Groups box that I have no idea what to do with.

No matter what I type in the box at the bottom it refuses to take it.

 

None of the examples shown work such as Home/MyUser

 

The "From This Location" button lists Computer1 but nothing else. Since I

can't select Computer2, I can't select users there.

 

What am I doing wrong? I'm an Administrator on both boxes.

 

Bruce.

[Guest Jim]

Re: Granting shared folder permissions

 

 

"Bruce." <noone@example.net> wrote in message

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>2 XP computers using different domain names, Dfw and Home.

>

> On Dfw is a computer Computer1 and I want to share its My Documents so

> that a user on Computer2 in Home can see it.

>

> So on Computer1, I open Windows Explorer, go down to My Documents, right

> click and select Properties and then Sharing.

>

> Share this folder is selected.

> Share Name -> My Documents

>

> Press Permissions (to give the user on Computer2 rights)

>

> Up pops a Select Users or Groups box that I have no idea what to do with.

> No matter what I type in the box at the bottom it refuses to take it.

>

> None of the examples shown work such as Home/MyUser

>

> The "From This Location" button lists Computer1 but nothing else. Since I

> can't select Computer2, I can't select users there.

>

> What am I doing wrong? I'm an Administrator on both boxes.

>

> Bruce.

>

See the websites of MVP Jack or MVP Chuck for instructions.

Jim

[Guest Steve Winograd]

Re: Granting shared folder permissions

 

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:30:52 -0500, "Bruce." <noone@example.net>

wrote:

>2 XP computers using different domain names, Dfw and Home.

>

>On Dfw is a computer Computer1 and I want to share its My Documents so that

>a user on Computer2 in Home can see it.

>

>So on Computer1, I open Windows Explorer, go down to My Documents, right

>click and select Properties and then Sharing.

>

>Share this folder is selected.

>Share Name -> My Documents

>

>Press Permissions (to give the user on Computer2 rights)

>

>Up pops a Select Users or Groups box that I have no idea what to do with.

>No matter what I type in the box at the bottom it refuses to take it.

>

>None of the examples shown work such as Home/MyUser

>

>The "From This Location" button lists Computer1 but nothing else. Since I

>can't select Computer2, I can't select users there.

>

>What am I doing wrong? I'm an Administrator on both boxes.

>

>Bruce.

 

From your description, I assume that the computers have Windows XP

Professional. Create matching user accounts (same user name and

password) on both computers. Permissions that you define for a user

on the local computer apply to the same user who connects over the

network from the other computer. Ron Lowe and I have written a web

site with full details:

 

Windows XP Professional File Sharing

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

 

BTW, Dfw and Home are workgroup names, not domain names.

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[Guest Bruce.]

Re: Granting shared folder permissions

 

"Steve Winograd" <bc070521m@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> From your description, I assume that the computers have Windows XP

> Professional.

 

Correct.

> Create matching user accounts (same user name and

> password) on both computers.

 

I see. Question about that. Computer1 is set to require a new password

every 30 days. If I enter a duplicate account on Computer2, won't I have to

manually edit the password on Computer2 to match Computer1 every 30 days?

That will be more trouble than it's worth if so, especially with multiple

computers on my network.

> Permissions that you define for a user

> on the local computer apply to the same user who connects over the

> network from the other computer. Ron Lowe and I have written a web

> site with full details:

>

> Windows XP Professional File Sharing

> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

 

Thank you. That looks excellent!

> BTW, Dfw and Home are workgroup names, not domain names.

 

Ouch, that might be part of the problem. One is my work laptop that I'm

pretty sure is a domain Dfw, but I do think you're right about Home being a

workgroup as I have no domain controller at home.

 

So will mixing workgroups and domains work?

 

Bruce.

[Guest Anteaus]

Re: Granting shared folder permissions

 

"Bruce." wrote:

 

> So will mixing workgroups and domains work?

 

A domain-member computer wil not allow access to its shares when away from

the domain.