Re: Funny Windows 2k3 Security "Feature"

["Jon Gucinski" <gucinski () gmail com>]

allow anonymous logon and network access to the share.  That should
take care of it.

Granted, this is as INsecure as something gets...but hey, its your net.

On 15 Mar 2006 18:18:20 -0000, kevinlh () hotmail com <kevinlh () hotmail com> wrote:
> I have a mobile unit of servers that are basically file storage for wifi laptops. The people that use the systems 
> want to push a button and have everything work. Don't want a domain, don't want passwords, just want a central file 
> system that everyone can rwxd. So I fired up MMC and added Security Analysis and Configuration... and turned on 
> anonymous access to shares, enabled blank passwords for non-console users, enabled guest, etc. I set guest password 
> blank, and theoretically i should brose to \\unsecuredserver\sharename and not be prompted for a password right? 
> WRONG! No matter what combination of Local Sec Policies I set, I am always promted for a password. I was sure there 
> was a way around it, but none that I have found. I ALWAYS have to type guest, and apparently this is too difficult 
> for some people. <shrug> Any ideas?
>
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