File & Printer Sharing
Disable
One of the
most often overlooked and seldom required addtions to
Windows is also one of the largest security holes.
That being File and Printer Sharing. If you do not
need this option for something you are doing it is
best to disable it until or unless needed. It is very
easy to do.
Click on START, then go to SETTINGS, then Network and
Dialup connections. Select the connection you are
using to get online, then right click on it and
choose Properties. It should open a small window like
the one shown below. Choose Networking, and remove
the check in the Network File sharing and Printer
Sharing box to disable file and printer sharing.
Changes made here will not take effect until you
close and reopen the dial up connection if it is
currently in use. There are also a few security
patches for this function if you do use it that you
be applied and are available at Windows Update.
These instructions are for
Windows 98. |
If these do not apply for your version
of Windows look at the Window 2000 version. You
should be able to figure out how to enable ot disable
other versions from the information on these two sets
of instructions. If not try Start, Help, then search
for File and Print Sharing.
- Left click on the Start button,
( lower left corner of desktop )
- Settings
- Control Panel
- Network
- Configuration
- You should see the button for
File and Printer sharing.
- Click on the button and it
should display check boxes which allow you to
allow file or printer sharing.
- Once you finish, click ok and
then ok again and close the remaining control
panel window.
This should disable or enable the file and printer
sharing as you desire.
( See Image Below )
These instuctions below are the same
as the Help file for Windows 2000. If you are using a
different version of Windows you may wish to try the
Help file for that version if Windows in your case.
To find these instructions for your version of
Windows, try this.
- Left click the Start button on
the lower left on your screen.
- Select Help and left click on
it.
- Then type in - Configure File
and Printer sharing for a search
arguement.
| To configure
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft
Networks |
Open Network and Dial-up
Connections.
Right-click a connection, and then click Properties.
Do one of the following:
- If this is a local area
connection, on the General tab, in Components
checked are used by this connection, click File
and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks, and
then click Properties.
- If this is a dial-up, VPN, or
incoming connection, on the Networking tab, in
Components checked are used by this connection,
Click File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft
Networks, and then click Properties.
- Do one of the
following:
- To optimize the server for a
small number of clients, click Minimize
memory used.
- To optimize the server for a
mixed usage of file and printer sharing in
addition to other services, such as serving
as an interactive workstation, click
Balance.
- To dedicate as many
resources as possible to file and print
server services, click Maximize data
throughput for file sharing.
- To optimize server memory
for distributed applications that perform
their own memory caching, such as Microsoft
SQL Server, click Maximize data throughput
for network applications.
- To specify that LAN Manager
2.x clients on your network can browse for
shared resources on this computer, select the
Make browser broadcasts to LAN Manager 2.x
clients check box.
( see image below )
Notes
- To open Network and Dial-up Connections, click
Start, point to Settings, and then click Network
and Dial-up Connections.
- You can only configure File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks on a computer running
Windows 2000 Server.
- To share local folders, you must enable File
and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. For
more information, see Related Topics.
- The File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft
Networks component is the equivalent of the
Server service in Windows NT 4.0.
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These instructions
are basically the Windows Help Files for Windows 98
and Windows 2000 Professional on the topic of file
sharing. I am not claiming they are my work other
than putting them into HTML format and placing them
on the web here. They are here solely for
informational purposes and instruction. I make no
claim that it is my work except to the extent already
stated. Between the two files it should come close
enough to give you the information you need for your
version of Windows. If not try the Help file for your
version of Windows and type in FileSharing in the
arguement...
11-2-2003
by joanna (aka easy2confuse)
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