Sharing

It is a process to make drive or folders accessible with the computers on the network. We can also share the files but we cannot share it directly. A file can be shared automatically when it is inside a shared folder.

We can create two kinds of sharing:

1.  Visible Share: - The visible share can be viewed from any computer on the network.

2.  Hidden Share: - To view the hidden share, we need to specify the share name followed with '$' sign.

     All the hard disk drives are the default hidden share.

Process of sharing

1.  Right click on the folder or the drive you want to share.

2.  Click on 'Sharing and Security'.

3.  Click on 'Share this folder' radio button.

4.  In 'Share name' box, type the share name or let the share name that is appeared by default.

Note: If you want to make it hidden share then type the '$' sign just after the share name. And if you want to make it the visible share then don't provide the '$' sign after the folder name.

5.  Click on 'Permissions' button and click on 'Full control' check box. In Windows 2000 OS, it is the default Full control permission.

6.  Click on 'Apply' / OK.

7.  Click on 'Apply' / OK.

Note: Using the net share command on the command prompt, we can view all the share (both hidden and visible) drive or folder can be seen.