Simple Workgroup question.

Greetings. I'm having a problem with workgroup security and my brain is just shooting blanks right now and I can't figure it out.

What I want to do is have 3 computers running Win7 Ultimate, with PC1 being a file server for PC2 and PC3. I want to give PC2 access to some of my shared files while denying PC3 that access.

I know that you set up a share for everyone, and I know that you can have different local user accounts on PC1 so different users of PC1 can access the shared folder. What I'm specifically wanting to do though is have user specific security for remote users on a local pc.

Thanks for any help.

I believe it might be simpler than we think, if you have Windows Firewall set to ON, try by first turning it to off. It very well may be, but keep in mind that most ISPs (Internet service providers) place a limit on the amount of data a user's account may hold. You can do this through your Control Panel and Windows Firewall on your machine. Configure firewalls on all machines to allow the Local Area Network (LAN) traffic as trusted. With Windows Firewall, this means allowing File/Printer Sharing on the Exceptions tab.

Well, the firewall settings are ok, because if I share a folder on the network with "Everyone" then I have no problem accessing the file from another computer. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Originally Posted by technonot5000

Well, the firewall settings are ok, because if I share a folder on the network with "Everyone" then I have no problem accessing the file from another computer. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Have you disabled Simple File Sharing option? I think that can be a reason for this problem... :thumbup1: