Passwords for computers in two different workgroups?

Question

Computer networks

There is 1 network consisting of computers XP SP3 Home and one server on samba, included in 2 workgroups. How to restrict access to computers from one workgroup to another? To ask for a password (like on a server) or the like?

Answer 1

you want to eat a fish and get into a boat, I'll see. If you really need these functions, then either we honestly upgrade to XP Pro (win7 pro), or we score on our conscience and pirate, or globally change the paradigm in the field of desktop OS. There are so many options you have to choose from.

Answer 2

turn off the guest and write on the balls who needs it, the corresponding user.

Answer 3

the NTFS ACL setting is available in windows xp home in safe mode, so it’s quite possible to remove “Everything” from folders / files / drives.
The whole snag is in the absence of the secpol.msc snap-in in winxphome, where in your case you should change the setting "Network access: sharing and security model for local accounts" to the classic one. Maybe look for a solution by changing this setting directly in the registry?
If the balls have “Everyone” access, and the folder on the disk has only “system” + “admins” + “Users” (without “Everyone”), when using the classic model (when it asks for a login + password), it should issue a request, although in the case home may give an error (there is no access to the resource).

Answer 4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa]
"forceguest"=dword:00000000
this changes the network access model parameter (described above), if there is no such key, you can try to create it.