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I hope there is a way to do this and I hope someone here will be able to
point me in the right direction. I have 4 PCs sharing a broadband
connection through a Linksys wireless router. Actually, 3 of the PCs
are mine and one is my roommate's. I work on PCs on the side, so I have
all kinds of drviers, info, and utilities stored on my bench system and
backed up to my other 2 PCs. These reside in a separate workgroup from
my roommate's PC. The problem is that because my files are shared, he
can still gain access to my files even though he is in a seperate
workgroup. The only way I have found to block access is to not share
the drive or files. Here is where it gets hairy. He does not have the
best surfing habits and my data is crucial for some of my business.
First off, I don't want virii running rampant on my network and I don't
want him in my files, for whatever reason.
Is there a way to block access to my files from just one of the PCs
charing the router connection, short of not sharing. I'll get sick of
constantly sharing and unsharing while working. Also, I'd like to stay
away from passwords if possible. Any help would be appreciated.

Chris

"Chris" <nu-> wrote in message
news:0ucIe.214366$x96.27709@attbi_s72...
>I hope there is a way to do this and I hope someone here will be able to
>point me in the right direction. I have 4 PCs sharing a broadband
>connection through a Linksys wireless router. Actually, 3 of the PCs are
>mine and one is my roommate's. I work on PCs on the side, so I have all
>kinds of drviers, info, and utilities stored on my bench system and backed
>up to my other 2 PCs. These reside in a separate workgroup from my
>roommate's PC. The problem is that because my files are shared, he can
>still gain access to my files even though he is in a seperate workgroup.
>The only way I have found to block access is to not share the drive or
>files. Here is where it gets hairy. He does not have the best surfing
>habits and my data is crucial for some of my business. First off, I don't
>want virii running rampant on my network and I don't want him in my files,
>for whatever reason.
> Is there a way to block access to my files from just one of the PCs
> charing the router connection, short of not sharing. I'll get sick of
> constantly sharing and unsharing while working. Also, I'd like to stay
> away from passwords if possible. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Chris

Well, since you didn't bother stating what OS your PCs are running, I'm
going to guess it's some flaver of Windows 9x. Because if you had XP, you
wouldn't have that problem.

Or if you are using XP, you don't have a clue about security and setting up
proper shares. It's not rocket science...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...e/default.mspx

Your data is crucial?
I bet you dont have any backup

"Chris" <nu-> wrote in message
news:0ucIe.214366$x96.27709@attbi_s72...
> I hope there is a way to do this and I hope someone here will be able to
> point me in the right direction. I have 4 PCs sharing a broadband
> connection through a Linksys wireless router. Actually, 3 of the PCs
> are mine and one is my roommate's. I work on PCs on the side, so I have
> all kinds of drviers, info, and utilities stored on my bench system and
> backed up to my other 2 PCs. These reside in a separate workgroup from
> my roommate's PC. The problem is that because my files are shared, he
> can still gain access to my files even though he is in a seperate
> workgroup. The only way I have found to block access is to not share
> the drive or files. Here is where it gets hairy. He does not have the
> best surfing habits and my data is crucial for some of my business.
> First off, I don't want virii running rampant on my network and I don't
> want him in my files, for whatever reason.
> Is there a way to block access to my files from just one of the PCs
> charing the router connection, short of not sharing. I'll get sick of
> constantly sharing and unsharing while working. Also, I'd like to stay
> away from passwords if possible. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Chris

MrGrumpy wrote:
> Your data is crucial?
> I bet you dont have any backup


Backed up among all 3 PCs, on a HDD removed from all systems and on
CD-RW, thanks for your help.

Toolman Tim wrote:
> "Chris" <nu-> wrote in message
> news:0ucIe.214366$x96.27709@attbi_s72...
>
>>I hope there is a way to do this and I hope someone here will be able to
>>point me in the right direction. I have 4 PCs sharing a broadband
>>connection through a Linksys wireless router. Actually, 3 of the PCs are
>>mine and one is my roommate's. I work on PCs on the side, so I have all
>>kinds of drviers, info, and utilities stored on my bench system and backed
>>up to my other 2 PCs. These reside in a separate workgroup from my
>>roommate's PC. The problem is that because my files are shared, he can
>>still gain access to my files even though he is in a seperate workgroup.
>>The only way I have found to block access is to not share the drive or
>>files. Here is where it gets hairy. He does not have the best surfing
>>habits and my data is crucial for some of my business. First off, I don't
>>want virii running rampant on my network and I don't want him in my files,
>>for whatever reason.
>>Is there a way to block access to my files from just one of the PCs
>>charing the router connection, short of not sharing. I'll get sick of
>>constantly sharing and unsharing while working. Also, I'd like to stay
>>away from passwords if possible. Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>Chris
>
>
> Well, since you didn't bother stating what OS your PCs are running, I'm
> going to guess it's some flaver of Windows 9x. Because if you had XP, you
> wouldn't have that problem.
>
> Or if you are using XP, you don't have a clue about security and setting up
> proper shares. It's not rocket science...
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...e/default.mspx
>
>
>
You're right! I don't have a clue. That is why I asked for help.
Although I find your reply a bit rude, thanks for the information. I
appreciate it.

"Chris" <nu-> wrote in message
news:...
> Toolman Tim wrote:
>> "Chris" <nu-> wrote in message
>> news:0ucIe.214366$x96.27709@attbi_s72...
>>
>>>I hope there is a way to do this and I hope someone here will be able to
>>>point me in the right direction. I have 4 PCs sharing a broadband
>>>connection through a Linksys wireless router. Actually, 3 of the PCs are
>>>mine and one is my roommate's. I work on PCs on the side, so I have all
>>>kinds of drviers, info, and utilities stored on my bench system and
>>>backed up to my other 2 PCs. These reside in a separate workgroup from
>>>my roommate's PC. The problem is that because my files are shared, he
>>>can still gain access to my files even though he is in a seperate
>>>workgroup. The only way I have found to block access is to not share the
>>>drive or files. Here is where it gets hairy. He does not have the best
>>>surfing habits and my data is crucial for some of my business. First off,
>>>I don't want virii running rampant on my network and I don't want him in
>>>my files, for whatever reason.
>>>Is there a way to block access to my files from just one of the PCs
>>>charing the router connection, short of not sharing. I'll get sick of
>>>constantly sharing and unsharing while working. Also, I'd like to stay
>>>away from passwords if possible. Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>>Chris
>>
>>
>> Well, since you didn't bother stating what OS your PCs are running, I'm
>> going to guess it's some flaver of Windows 9x. Because if you had XP, you
>> wouldn't have that problem.
>>
>> Or if you are using XP, you don't have a clue about security and setting
>> up proper shares. It's not rocket science...
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...e/default.mspx
>>
>>
>>
> You're right! I don't have a clue. That is why I asked for help.
> Although I find your reply a bit rude, thanks for the information. I
> appreciate it.
>
Actually, I was quite nice. You want to know what rude *really* is, stick
around a while, and read some of the other posts...

Chris wrote:
> I hope there is a way to do this and I hope someone here will be able to
> point me in the right direction. I have 4 PCs sharing a broadband
> connection through a Linksys wireless router. Actually, 3 of the PCs
> are mine and one is my roommate's. I work on PCs on the side, so I have
> all kinds of drviers, info, and utilities stored on my bench system and
> backed up to my other 2 PCs. These reside in a separate workgroup from
> my roommate's PC. The problem is that because my files are shared, he
> can still gain access to my files even though he is in a seperate
> workgroup. The only way I have found to block access is to not share
> the drive or files. Here is where it gets hairy. He does not have the
> best surfing habits and my data is crucial for some of my business.
> First off, I don't want virii running rampant on my network and I don't
> want him in my files, for whatever reason.
> Is there a way to block access to my files from just one of the PCs
> charing the router connection, short of not sharing. I'll get sick of
> constantly sharing and unsharing while working. Also, I'd like to stay
> away from passwords if possible. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Chris

What OS?

FML wrote:
> Chris wrote:
>
>> I hope there is a way to do this and I hope someone here will be able
>> to point me in the right direction. I have 4 PCs sharing a broadband
>> connection through a Linksys wireless router. Actually, 3 of the PCs
>> are mine and one is my roommate's. I work on PCs on the side, so I
>> have all kinds of drviers, info, and utilities stored on my bench
>> system and backed up to my other 2 PCs. These reside in a separate
>> workgroup from my roommate's PC. The problem is that because my files
>> are shared, he can still gain access to my files even though he is in
>> a seperate workgroup. The only way I have found to block access is to
>> not share the drive or files. Here is where it gets hairy. He does
>> not have the best surfing habits and my data is crucial for some of my
>> business. First off, I don't want virii running rampant on my network
>> and I don't want him in my files, for whatever reason.
>> Is there a way to block access to my files from just one of the PCs
>> charing the router connection, short of not sharing. I'll get sick of
>> constantly sharing and unsharing while working. Also, I'd like to
>> stay away from passwords if possible. Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Chris
>
>
> What OS?
Sorry, 2 on XP Pro, and one running W2K. The roommates is XP Home

Chris wrote:
> FML wrote:
>
>> Chris wrote:
>>
>>> I hope there is a way to do this and I hope someone here will be able
>>> to point me in the right direction. I have 4 PCs sharing a broadband
>>> connection through a Linksys wireless router. Actually, 3 of the PCs
>>> are mine and one is my roommate's. I work on PCs on the side, so I
>>> have all kinds of drviers, info, and utilities stored on my bench
>>> system and backed up to my other 2 PCs. These reside in a separate
>>> workgroup from my roommate's PC. The problem is that because my
>>> files are shared, he can still gain access to my files even though he
>>> is in a seperate workgroup. The only way I have found to block
>>> access is to not share the drive or files. Here is where it gets
>>> hairy. He does not have the best surfing habits and my data is
>>> crucial for some of my business. First off, I don't want virii
>>> running rampant on my network and I don't want him in my files, for
>>> whatever reason.
>>> Is there a way to block access to my files from just one of the PCs
>>> charing the router connection, short of not sharing. I'll get sick
>>> of constantly sharing and unsharing while working. Also, I'd like to
>>> stay away from passwords if possible. Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>> What OS?
>
> Sorry, 2 on XP Pro, and one running W2K. The roommates is XP Home

You should be able to secure those shares by user, see if this helps:

<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/learnmore/filesharing.mspx>

Chris wrote:
> FML wrote:
> > Chris wrote:
> >
> >> I hope there is a way to do this and I hope someone here will be able
> >> to point me in the right direction. I have 4 PCs sharing a broadband
> >> connection through a Linksys wireless router. Actually, 3 of the PCs
> >> are mine and one is my roommate's. I work on PCs on the side, so I
> >> have all kinds of drviers, info, and utilities stored on my bench
> >> system and backed up to my other 2 PCs. These reside in a separate
> >> workgroup from my roommate's PC. The problem is that because my files
> >> are shared, he can still gain access to my files even though he is in
> >> a seperate workgroup. The only way I have found to block access is to
> >> not share the drive or files. Here is where it gets hairy. He does
> >> not have the best surfing habits and my data is crucial for some of my
> >> business. First off, I don't want virii running rampant on my network
> >> and I don't want him in my files, for whatever reason.
> >> Is there a way to block access to my files from just one of the PCs
> >> charing the router connection, short of not sharing. I'll get sick of
> >> constantly sharing and unsharing while working. Also, I'd like to
> >> stay away from passwords if possible. Any help would be appreciated.
> >>
> >> Chris
> >
> >
> > What OS?
> Sorry, 2 on XP Pro, and one running W2K. The roommates is XP Home

You're going to have to use passwords, unless you want to configure
separate subnets which would probably require a more advanced router
than the Linksys you have.