WIn2k My Network Places Oddity
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I have a client that has 7 Win2K Pro hosts connected as Peer-to-Peer, with 6 of them in use as data entry stations feeding the 7th host (I'll call it the Master, since it's not really a Server). Everything works fine, except for poor speed on two hosts (a cable problem, along with some minor config issues), so there's nothing really wrong. But while looking into it I noticed that from any data entry station it is possible to view all 6 such hosts, but the Master is not visible. From the Master, all 7 hosts are visible. In every system I've seen or used if all hosts are configured properly, they all appear in My Network Places. Somehow, whoever it was that set this up managed to hide the Master from the rest, a slick trick in this case. I know it's not a foolproof security measure, but given the lack of computer skills of the data entry operators it is probably quite adequate. Monkey no-see, monkey no-do. How is this stunt accomplished? I can see a lot of practical uses for it in small office environments. "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
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I have a client that has 7 Win2K Pro hosts connected as Peer-to-Peer, with 6 of them in use as data entry stations feeding the 7th host (I'll call it the Master, since it's not really a Server). Everything works fine, except for poor speed on two hosts (a cable problem, along with some minor config issues), so there's nothing really wrong. But while looking into it I noticed that from any data entry station it is possible to view all 6 such hosts, but the Master is not visible. From the Master, all 7 hosts are visible. In every system I've seen or used if all hosts are configured properly, they all appear in My Network Places. Somehow, whoever it was that set this up managed to hide the Master from the rest, a slick trick in this case. I know it's not a foolproof security measure, but given the lack of computer skills of the data entry operators it is probably quite adequate. Monkey no-see, monkey no-do. How is this stunt accomplished? I can see a lot of practical uses for it in small office environments. "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
Maybe the Master is not part of a domain. Michel It is a lovely language, but it takes a very long time to say anything in it, because we do not say anything in it, unless it is worth taking a very long time to say, and to listen to.
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Maybe the Master is not part of a domain. Michel It is a lovely language, but it takes a very long time to say anything in it, because we do not say anything in it, unless it is worth taking a very long time to say, and to listen to.
- TreeBeardMichel Prévost wrote: Maybe the Master is not part of a domain. In a Peer-to-Peer network, there is no domain. But all 7 hosts are in the same Workgroup, including the one running the Master programs. All 6 data entry stations can "see" each other, but not the Master. Only the Master can display all 7 hosts, including itself, in My Network Places. A neat trick, if only I could figure out how they did it.:-D "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
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Michel Prévost wrote: Maybe the Master is not part of a domain. In a Peer-to-Peer network, there is no domain. But all 7 hosts are in the same Workgroup, including the one running the Master programs. All 6 data entry stations can "see" each other, but not the Master. Only the Master can display all 7 hosts, including itself, in My Network Places. A neat trick, if only I could figure out how they did it.:-D "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
I will ask the sysadmin at my work. They are quite at it. I'll get back to you if I have an answer.