Reject Win XP "Grumpy"

        Windows XP's network capabilities are very powerful and highly automated. However, by default, Windows XP also has some "grotesque temper" in network management and configuration, so we often hear that computers with Windows XP cannot communicate with Windows 98\\2000 or even Windows XP. shared documents. In fact, as long as we master some of the methods and techniques of Windows XP network configuration, these problems can be solved.

1. Use the repair function to automatically set the IP

Right-click "Network Connection" in the "Control Panel", click "Local Area Connection" (or other link name), and then switch to the "Support" option. Card, click the "Repair" button, Windows XP will automatically apply to the server and search for available IP and gateway in the LAN, as shown in Figure 1. Usually you can get a valid IP address within 30 seconds. Note: If your ISP web server is not up, Windows XP will not be able to apply for a valid address.

Figure 1 "Repair" function to restore network configuration

2. Enable "simple file sharing"

Some friends need to use the NTFS partition encryption function, only cancel Windows first XP's "simple file sharing", there will be an option to set the folder to private and permission settings. However, when you set the encryption option, don't forget to reopen "Simple File Sharing", otherwise the shared drive root option will not appear.

3. Cancel the restrictions of the firewall

To use the sharing settings, most of the friends in the home have two computers, need to connect to each other to share resources and share Internet access. If there is no route, the machine that is the gateway must open the option of "Allow other users to connect", otherwise the other machine will not be able to access the Internet through the gateway.

In addition, if you want to share the drive, you should pay attention to set the firewall that comes with Windows XP. Because Windows XP's own firewall (ie ICF) has fewer settings and is less flexible, it has a lot of inconvenience when browsing its own small LAN; and ICF can only check the Internet connection through which it has been enabled. If a firewall has been enabled for the Internet connection to the ICS host, but the client computer directly connected to the Internet is not protected by a firewall, your network will have security flaws due to this unprotected connection.

The setting method is: Click "Start → Control Panel → Network and Internet Connection", and then click the dial-up, LAN or high-speed Internet connection to be protected under "Network Connection". Under "Network Tasks," click "Change settings for this connection", then clear the check before "Protect my computer and network by restricting or blocking access to this computer from the Internet" in the Advanced tab. frame.

4. Open the GUEST account permissions

To allow other computers to access the machine with Windows XP installed, you should open the GUEST account permissions. To do this, click on "Control Panel→Administrative Tools→Computer Management", then expand "System Tools→Local Users and Groups→Users" and double-click the "GUEST" account in the right window to open the dialog shown in Figure 2. . Clear the checkbox in front of "Account is deactivated" and check the box before the "Password never expires" and "User cannot change passwords" options.

Figure 2 GUEST account properties

However, sometimes the network is connected, the network neighbors also saw, but the system always asks the user to enter the GUEST username and password when accessing, this is because you The current account number is also on that machine, but the password is different. When this happens, you can click "Control Panel → Administrative Tools → Local Security Policy", and then expand "Security Settings → Local Policies → Security Options", double-click "Network Access: Share of Local Account" in the right window And security mode", open the dialog box shown in Figure 3, select "only guest - local user since guest authentication".

Figure 3 Security Policy for Setting Guest Accounts

5.Disabling File Sharing

In Windows XP, the hard disk will be shared by C$, D$, etc. by default. Some people think it is poisoned. In fact, it is just a setting for Windows XP to facilitate sharing resources and remote access by administrators. If you don't want to share files with other users on the LAN, you can do this by terminating the Server service: Click Start → Run, type Msconfig and press Enter. In the Open System Configuration Utility dialog box, switch to On the Services tab, clear the check box in front of the Server option. This way, you can't browse your hard drive even if you don't open the firewall. That annoying messenger service can also be stopped here: empty the checkbox in front of the "messenger" option.

However, if you just want to cancel the shared drive temporarily, you can click "Start → Run", type "net share x$ /delete" and press Enter, where "X" represents the disk you want to unshare. symbol.