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Access by device name, get rid of SMB 3.5.21
Oh joy, 2 NASboxes with CIFs-protocol-based shares. "NASbox2" appears on all my Windows PCs as "NASbox2 (NASbox2)" and access proceeds seamlessly without password challenges. NASbox (the first one) ...
Well, in my case I am fine with wide open data on the NAS on my local LAN.
What I do is
(a) user mode security
(b) On the CIFS tab I set default access to READ/WRITE, check "guest access", and set "do not allow ACL to be more restrictive than this". Rights below that checkbox are set to read/write
(c) on the advanced option tab, set the owner/group to nobody/nogroup. Set the rights underneath it to "read/write", and check "Grant rename and delete privileges to non-owner of files"
Whenever you change settings (or if you have file access problems) go into the advanced option tab, and check the "Set ownership and permission for existing files" box. The click apply (lower right). The checkbox will clear, and the resetting of ownership happens in the background. You will see a pop-up when it completes, and it will also be logged. That procedure solves your fears on the "dangerous linux world" - which is not so dangerous, and not as different from windows as you are thinking.
Then on the XP systems, enter the credentials on network passwords to use "admin" for the NAS and the admin password for the NAS.
I am not sure if your Win 2K system can remember the network password or not (or if your windows logon is all that is needed). I haven't run Win 2K in over 10 years (and honestly don't want to go back there...). If it doesn't work, then try creating a user account on the NAS that matches the windows logon/windows password on that machine. The default "user" group is fine. Or just get something newer.
What I do is
(a) user mode security
(b) On the CIFS tab I set default access to READ/WRITE, check "guest access", and set "do not allow ACL to be more restrictive than this". Rights below that checkbox are set to read/write
(c) on the advanced option tab, set the owner/group to nobody/nogroup. Set the rights underneath it to "read/write", and check "Grant rename and delete privileges to non-owner of files"
Whenever you change settings (or if you have file access problems) go into the advanced option tab, and check the "Set ownership and permission for existing files" box. The click apply (lower right). The checkbox will clear, and the resetting of ownership happens in the background. You will see a pop-up when it completes, and it will also be logged. That procedure solves your fears on the "dangerous linux world" - which is not so dangerous, and not as different from windows as you are thinking.
Then on the XP systems, enter the credentials on network passwords to use "admin" for the NAS and the admin password for the NAS.
I am not sure if your Win 2K system can remember the network password or not (or if your windows logon is all that is needed). I haven't run Win 2K in over 10 years (and honestly don't want to go back there...). If it doesn't work, then try creating a user account on the NAS that matches the windows logon/windows password on that machine. The default "user" group is fine. Or just get something newer.
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