Re: Connecting OS/2 to Win2k

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From: Michael Taylor
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 02:30

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alsavage@uswest.net (Al Savage) writes:
> 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.

Win2K has a firewall so you might be surprised. 
If you use Netbios it is not routable outside your local network.

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Regards,                    Michael Taylor
Mike                        miket@interact.net.au
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From: miket@interact.net.au    (Michael Taylor)
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