Share mapping on Win2k and WinXP

[gparrish]

I am mapping a share to a Windows XP Pro machine and I got it working and all but I have this question.

I did not create a local user account to match up logins or anything. I want to be prompted for the login name when I map the share. When I map with Win2k I get this and I enter the name and get on. When I map with WinXP Pro I get the mapping but there is no access. I disabled guest so I am not sure why it even allows me to map it. The share is on Fat32 and is not the basic share type. For WinXP to map the share with access I have to click the button to login as a different user. Only local admin has access to the share.

Why does WinXP not ask for a user name if your user is not defined there?
Why does it map the drive if you have no access?

Thanks,
Greg

 

[STEWARTH]

don't know how to get round it but i can tell you why it's happening. if a user doesn't have rights to a share xp maps the drive anyway but denies access, whereas 2000 will prompt you for an id that does have access. it is by design.

 

[wolluf]

XP uses simplified sharing by default. If you turn this off (Folder options, view tab), it will act just like 2k.

 

[gparrish]

I did turn this off and it works the same security wise but the interface to mapping drives is different. Again Win2k client prompts for a login where XP client does not.

 

[loopback]

Convert your FAT32 partition to NTFS to enable security and proper file sharing. I think that it will be fine after it.