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is it possible to share the printer only?
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. |
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is it possible to share the printer only?
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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? No, there isn't. But if you don't assign sharing to any folders and then grant other permissions to access those folders, they can't be accessed. 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. That is the hidden administrative share that is common to all Microsoft operating systems based upon the original WinNT kernel. Only people with administrative privileges to the host computer can see of access this share. As long as you take the rudimentanty precaution of not granting administrative privileges to everyone could this be a vulnerability. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
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is it possible to share the printer only?
This is a good question. You may modify the registry. This how to may help:
how to disable administrative share - http://chicagotech.net/netforums/vie...3 49bc7d25cbc -- Bob Lin, Microsoft-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com 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. |
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is it possible to share the printer only?
This is a good question. You may modify the registry. This how to may help:
how to disable administrative share - http://chicagotech.net/netforums/vie...3 49bc7d25cbc -- Bob Lin, Microsoft-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com 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. |
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is it possible to share the printer only?
To add to other posters.
To increase your security level, in Vista, you've got "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security". Under "Inbound Rules", you can check properties of "Server Message Block (SMB)". Check "Scope" tab. Here you can set local and remote IP addresses that are allowed to connect to your network share(s). 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. |
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is it possible to share the printer only?
To add to other posters.
To increase your security level, in Vista, you've got "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security". Under "Inbound Rules", you can check properties of "Server Message Block (SMB)". Check "Scope" tab. Here you can set local and remote IP addresses that are allowed to connect to your network share(s). 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. |
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is it possible to share the printer only?
Personally I had that problem and chose a printer that had a ethernet
connection hooked to my router and basically I can print from any computer in my home but yet not have any sharing turned on.. 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. |
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is it possible to share the printer only?
Personally I had that problem and chose a printer that had a ethernet connection hooked to my router and basically I can print from any computer in my home but yet not have any sharing turned on.. 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. |
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is it possible to share the printer only?
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. |
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