Subj : Network Notwork
To   : All
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Sun Jun 23 2019 20:43:00

So I have this collection of random PCs on a Windows workgroup.

Objective: share the root of the drive.

WinXP -- no problem, can share the root of a drive, and everything on it 
is accessable (except the Windows directory itself).
XP64 -- no problem, ditto.
Win7Pro and Win10somerandomrelease -- go through the motions but nothing 
happens, even when I'm using the hidden admin account. I can share a 
directory, but not the root (of any drive, not just the boot drive). 
Root shows as shared, but variously swears at intruders and won't let 
them see anything, or asks for login credentials, which don't exist. 
(The homegroup password that it concocted does not work. Besides, this 
is not using the Homegroup.) The XP boxen firmly believe there is a 
share named "C" (which should be C root) but that gets a big Keep Out. 
However they can see /Users/Public.

My workaround has been to put as much as possible in C:\!Shared, and 
share that. But it's a nuisance, especially since I have to do it for 
every partition.


My Google-fu tells me this is a common (tho not universal) problem, but 
solutions are a crapshoot and mostly don't work. I'm guessing this is in 
fact a bug but whether it manifests depends on what order you did 
stuff... more likely if you do things in the obvious order.

Part Two: the linux box (PCLinuxOS with KDE desktop). It's had Samba 
installed according to the directions, and refers to itself as 
Samba-Server. It can see the WinBoxen, as far as they can see one 
another (tho occasionally demands a login; on a hunch I tried my *linux* 
admin creds and that works, temporarily, wtf). The WinBoxen all know 
it's there but can't see anything on it.

This is all the same whether wired or wireless (to modem/router).

Everything works otherwise. They all can do internet.

My brain hurts.
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