Hi
What is functionally Sharable on your system if you turn File and Printer
Sharing On but you do not enable individually any File Sharing Folder?
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

wrote in message
news
When you turn on file and printer sharing, both file and printer
sharing are turned on. Is there a way to turn on printer sharing
only?

by default, c$ is always shared on windows XP pro, I am not sure about
vista/windows 7 home premium. So there is some security risk with
file sharing, while there is less risk with printer sharing.

The PCs are behind the firewall, however, there is a possibility that
the PC used by the kids have trojan or are even hijacked (anti-virus
are installed but it's still not that secure). So I only want to share
the printer.

Thanks.

I think that I have made it clear that I only want to sharing printer
but not folder. Sharing printer poses less security risk. Even if
you don't explicitly share any folder. C$ is only shared by OS and
there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off, as a result, C$ is
subject to password cracking.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:42:40 -0500, "Jack [MVP-Networking]"
wrote:

Hi
What is functionally Sharable on your system if you turn File and Printer
Sharing On but you do not enable individually any File Sharing Folder?
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

wrote in message
news
When you turn on file and printer sharing, both file and printer
sharing are turned on. Is there a way to turn on printer sharing
only?

by default, c$ is always shared on windows XP pro, I am not sure about
vista/windows 7 home premium. So there is some security risk with
file sharing, while there is less risk with printer sharing.

The PCs are behind the firewall, however, there is a possibility that
the PC used by the kids have trojan or are even hijacked (anti-virus
are installed but it's still not that secure). So I only want to share
the printer.

Thanks.

I think that I have made it clear that I only want to sharing printer
but not folder. Sharing printer poses less security risk. Even if
you don't explicitly share any folder. C$ is only shared by OS and
there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off, as a result, C$ is
subject to password cracking.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:42:40 -0500, "Jack [MVP-Networking]"
wrote:

Hi
What is functionally Sharable on your system if you turn File and Printer
Sharing On but you do not enable individually any File Sharing Folder?
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

wrote in message
news
When you turn on file and printer sharing, both file and printer
sharing are turned on. Is there a way to turn on printer sharing
only?

by default, c$ is always shared on windows XP pro, I am not sure about
vista/windows 7 home premium. So there is some security risk with
file sharing, while there is less risk with printer sharing.

The PCs are behind the firewall, however, there is a possibility that
the PC used by the kids have trojan or are even hijacked (anti-virus
are installed but it's still not that secure). So I only want to share
the printer.

Thanks.

You can disable the administrative shares.

John

wrote:
I think that I have made it clear that I only want to sharing printer
but not folder. Sharing printer poses less security risk. Even if
you don't explicitly share any folder. C$ is only shared by OS and
there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off, as a result, C$ is
subject to password cracking.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:42:40 -0500, "Jack [MVP-Networking]"
wrote:

Hi
What is functionally Sharable on your system if you turn File and Printer
Sharing On but you do not enable individually any File Sharing Folder?
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

wrote in message
news
When you turn on file and printer sharing, both file and printer
sharing are turned on. Is there a way to turn on printer sharing
only?

by default, c$ is always shared on windows XP pro, I am not sure about
vista/windows 7 home premium. So there is some security risk with
file sharing, while there is less risk with printer sharing.

The PCs are behind the firewall, however, there is a possibility that
the PC used by the kids have trojan or are even hijacked (anti-virus
are installed but it's still not that secure). So I only want to share
the printer.

Thanks.

You can disable the administrative shares.

John

wrote:
I think that I have made it clear that I only want to sharing printer
but not folder. Sharing printer poses less security risk. Even if
you don't explicitly share any folder. C$ is only shared by OS and
there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off, as a result, C$ is
subject to password cracking.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:42:40 -0500, "Jack [MVP-Networking]"
wrote:

Hi
What is functionally Sharable on your system if you turn File and Printer
Sharing On but you do not enable individually any File Sharing Folder?
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

wrote in message
news
When you turn on file and printer sharing, both file and printer
sharing are turned on. Is there a way to turn on printer sharing
only?

by default, c$ is always shared on windows XP pro, I am not sure about
vista/windows 7 home premium. So there is some security risk with
file sharing, while there is less risk with printer sharing.

The PCs are behind the firewall, however, there is a possibility that
the PC used by the kids have trojan or are even hijacked (anti-virus
are installed but it's still not that secure). So I only want to share
the printer.

Thanks.

How to disable the administrative shares? Thanks.

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:51:26 -0400, John John - MVP
wrote:


You can disable the administrative shares.

John

wrote:
I think that I have made it clear that I only want to sharing printer
but not folder. Sharing printer poses less security risk. Even if
you don't explicitly share any folder. C$ is only shared by OS and
there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off, as a result, C$ is
subject to password cracking.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:42:40 -0500, "Jack [MVP-Networking]"
wrote:

Hi
What is functionally Sharable on your system if you turn File and Printer
Sharing On but you do not enable individually any File Sharing Folder?
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

wrote in message
news When you turn on file and printer sharing, both file and printer
sharing are turned on. Is there a way to turn on printer sharing
only?

by default, c$ is always shared on windows XP pro, I am not sure about
vista/windows 7 home premium. So there is some security risk with
file sharing, while there is less risk with printer sharing.

The PCs are behind the firewall, however, there is a possibility that
the PC used by the kids have trojan or are even hijacked (anti-virus
are installed but it's still not that secure). So I only want to share
the printer.

Thanks.

How to disable the administrative shares? Thanks.

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:51:26 -0400, John John - MVP
wrote:


You can disable the administrative shares.

John

wrote:
I think that I have made it clear that I only want to sharing printer
but not folder. Sharing printer poses less security risk. Even if
you don't explicitly share any folder. C$ is only shared by OS and
there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off, as a result, C$ is
subject to password cracking.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:42:40 -0500, "Jack [MVP-Networking]"
wrote:

Hi
What is functionally Sharable on your system if you turn File and Printer
Sharing On but you do not enable individually any File Sharing Folder?
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

wrote in message
news When you turn on file and printer sharing, both file and printer
sharing are turned on. Is there a way to turn on printer sharing
only?

by default, c$ is always shared on windows XP pro, I am not sure about
vista/windows 7 home premium. So there is some security risk with
file sharing, while there is less risk with printer sharing.

The PCs are behind the firewall, however, there is a possibility that
the PC used by the kids have trojan or are even hijacked (anti-virus
are installed but it's still not that secure). So I only want to share
the printer.

Thanks.