On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:59:11 +0000, Charlie+ <charlie@xxx.net> wrote:

File sharing is independent from WAN access through the router.

If you are using the MS file sharing abilities on XP Pro, to access shared
resources every user must have an account and a password for that account, and
accounts must be granted access to each shared resource. A Guest won't need
*any* credentials to reach the internet via the common router, and won't have
access to *any* shared resources.

Also, note that when attaching access to a shared resource, "Everyone" means
"Everyone with a valid account on the hosting system" - not "everyone
connected to the LAN".

/daytripper

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:42:31 +0000, Charlie+ <charlie@xxx.net> wrote:

Never assume anything ;-)

WAN refers to "Wide Area Network", the domain that exists on the far side of
your router, as opposed to the LAN ("Local Area Network") which is on the near
side of your router, and which includes the WLAN ("Wireless Local Area
Network")...

Cheers

/daytripper