MCSE Notes Lecture # 6 : File Sharing and Security

LECTURE 7

FILE SHARING AND SECURITY:

How to Share a Folder:

• Right click on required folder → Sharing and Security → Share this folder → Share name → ok

• Shared data can be accessed through

1.       UNC (Universal Naming Convention) Path
2.     Network Neighborhood
3.    Map Network Drive

• Most common way of accessing shared data is Run → \\172.16.0.100

Permission / Security on Folder:

• We can assign permission to different users.
• Permissions can be Full Control Change

Read Only

• Max 10 users can access shared data at a time in windows Xp.

• In standalone computer “NTFS” will check user permission.

• In Networking Environment “Network Permission” will be checked then “Local Permission” will be checked.

• “Network Permission” is “Read-Only” By Default.

USEFUL TOOLS OF WINDOWS XP:

“FASTWIZ” Tool:

• This tool is used in GUI environment.
• Built-in tool of win Xp.

• This tool is used for coping Data and Configuration into USB

Other Partition (D: or E 🙂 Network Computer

• Normally used when format old system and install new system then first copy data from old computer then paste on new computer.

• System Tools → File and Setting Transfer Wizard

• For Win 98, Win 2000

Xp CD → Support → Tools → FASTWIZ

“USMT” (User State Migration Tool):

• Its function is same like “FASTWIZ”.

• DOS based program.

• Not used now a day.

Firewall Tool:

• Service Pack 2 has three main features Windows Firewall

Wireless Networking

Pop-Up Blocker Internet

• Firewall is used to block un-wanted Incoming (Inbound) and Outgoing (Outbound) traffic of a computer.

• Control Panel→ Firewall → General → ON → Ok

Sniffers Software: