What I am trying to do...
I want to share certain drives and folders between a Windows 8 PC and XP with read and write access for "Administrators", but protected by a password. Only computers on the LAN should have visibility of the shares - that is, no access from the internet. I would prefer to achieve this by mapping network drives. (I use the term "share" loosely to include mapped network drives.)
The system...
A simple wired Ethernet LAN with two computers. One with Windows 8 and one with XP. A broadband router gives internet access.
What I have managed to do...
I can share with access for "Everyone" but without a password. Alternatively, I can set up read-only access for Administrators but without a password, using mapped network drives.
The bones of the problem...
How do I give write access to a subset of users and how do I require a password?
Any help will be much appreciated.
I want to share certain drives and folders between a Windows 8 PC and XP with read and write access for "Administrators", but protected by a password. Only computers on the LAN should have visibility of the shares - that is, no access from the internet. I would prefer to achieve this by mapping network drives. (I use the term "share" loosely to include mapped network drives.)
The system...
A simple wired Ethernet LAN with two computers. One with Windows 8 and one with XP. A broadband router gives internet access.
What I have managed to do...
I can share with access for "Everyone" but without a password. Alternatively, I can set up read-only access for Administrators but without a password, using mapped network drives.
The bones of the problem...
How do I give write access to a subset of users and how do I require a password?
Any help will be much appreciated.