Re: Connecting OS/2 to Win2k

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From: Al Savage
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 00:46

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On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 00:30:02, miket@interact.net.au    (Michael Taylor) 
wrote:

> > Because if you aren't logged in to the W4 box with a userid/password 
> > that the Win box knows about, you SHOULDN'T be able to access any 
> > resources on the Win box!  You aren't authenticated, can't have any 
> > access rights, etc.
> 
> You can enable the guest account on the Win2K box. This means you do not
> need matching userid/password. That is acceptable for a home network
> especially if you are not using Netbios over TCPIP.

Then point your Win box's browser to
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
and press the "Test my Shields" and "Probe my Ports" buttons.

-- 
Regards,
Al S.

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