network share authentification

[an3k]

Hi all,

here is what i have:

DATA is running Windows 2000 Prof. SP4+Updates+Drivers (well, the drivers are some years old, no newer were released, old but stable system

C: is on HDD0

D: is on RAID5 array

E: is CDROM

WORK is running Windows XP Prof. SP3+Updates+Drivers (checked yesterday)

C: is HDD0

D: is CDROM

User Administrator and an3k (DATA: Group "Main Users", WORK: Group "Administrators") exist on both computers with same passwords, except an3k on WORK. This User has no password specified!

On WORK i disabled the "Easy Network Share" (sorry, german is my native lang) to meet the settings running on DATA (User specifies share and security settings).

On DATA i want to share the conent of D:\RIS, Full Access for User an3k and Group Administrators. Read-Only Access for anonymous users without username/password popup.

Everything is fine, except that the username/password window shows up. I already enabled the Guest account on DATA and WORK but still get the popup.

Edited December 8, 2008 by an3k

[an3k]

I solved this issue by using a different way. instead of allowing anonymous read access without username/password request i establish a network connection to the share by using the net use command:

net use T: \\computername\share password /user:computername\username

Examples:

net use T: \\DATA\VirtualCDDB somepass /user:DATA\VCDClient
net use T: \\DATA\VirtualCDDB somepass /user:VCDClient
net use T: \\DATA\VirtualCDDB * /user:DATA\VCDClient

The first example creates a network drive with the letter T: and connects it to \\DATA\VirtualCDDB using the User VCDClient on the remote servers.

The second example does the same but uses the local User VCDClient. This is useless if local Users doesn't exist on remote servers cause this means no read/write access

The third example the same as the first one but asks for the password.

And if you want to delete the connection (completely remove it after use):

net user T: /delete

If you have files open or other active connections (like viewing the content of the root directory of the share) will ask you if you really want to close the connection - i know, there was a way to automatically answer those questions in a batch file - does someone know how? thanks!