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Wireless Networking - Should we worry about adminsitrative shares? |
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12-09-2006, 04:01 AM
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Should we worry about adminsitrative shares?
I set up a wireless network and thought I'd protected my C
drive from prying eyes. Much later, and much to my dismay, I discovered that Windows automagically creates the hidden administrrative share C$. Isn't this a HUGE security hole? If you unshare it, it comes back on it's own. I jumped thru several hoops to turn it off. Isn't this something wireless networkers should worry about... A LOT??? mike mike |
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12-09-2006, 05:36 AM
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Re: Should we worry about adminsitrative shares?
If your admin password is not strong - then yes, you should
be worrying A LOT. If you have no admin password at all, the XP admin shares will not be accessible over network AT ALL, so no worry. Hope this helps. --PA "mike" <> wrote in message news:qyqeh.60$LL4.17@trnddc04... >I set up a wireless network and thought I'd protected my C > drive from prying eyes. > Much later, and much to my dismay, I discovered that Windows > automagically creates the hidden administrrative share C$. > > Isn't this a HUGE security hole? > > If you unshare it, it comes back on it's own. > I jumped thru several hoops to turn it off. > > Isn't this something wireless networkers should worry about... > A LOT??? > mike Pavel A. |
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12-11-2006, 04:29 PM
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Re: Should we worry about adminsitrative shares?
Pavel A. wrote:
> If your admin password is not strong - then yes, you should > be worrying A LOT. > If you have no admin password at all, the XP admin shares > will not be accessible over network AT ALL, so no worry. That's counter-intuitive, but very good news. Thanks, mike > > Hope this helps. > --PA > > "mike" <> wrote in message news:qyqeh.60$LL4.17@trnddc04... > >>I set up a wireless network and thought I'd protected my C >>drive from prying eyes. >>Much later, and much to my dismay, I discovered that Windows >>automagically creates the hidden administrrative share C$. >> >>Isn't this a HUGE security hole? >> >>If you unshare it, it comes back on it's own. >>I jumped thru several hoops to turn it off. >> >>Isn't this something wireless networkers should worry about... >>A LOT??? >>mike > > > mike |
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