Hide A Server From Network Browsers

[madfish]

HIDE A SERVER FROM NETWORK BROWSERS

In some cases, you may have a server on the network whose existence you
don't want to broadcast to the network browse list. By using the
registry
or a command-line program, you can hide your server from the network
browsing service. Here's how:

THE REGISTRY METHOD

1. Start the Registry Editor (Regedit or Regedt32).

2. Browse to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic esLanmanServer\Parameters.

3. Create a DWORD value named Hidden with a value of 1.

4. Exit the Registry Editor, and reboot the server.

NOTE: Editing the registry is risky, so be sure you have a verified
backup before making any changes.

THE COMMAND-LINE METHOD

From a command prompt, type the following command:

net config server /hidden : yes

When you're done, reboot the server. It may take 20 or 30 minutes for
your machine to disappear from the browse lists on other systems.
However,
it will still be accessible using the UNC path name.

NOTE: Only use the command-line option if you have to, because it can
introduce other problems down the line due to automatic changes it
makes
to the registry.

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[a Bill]

Might want to tell how to back up the registry for the non MSers, like me, reading this.


My Solaris box is hidden from MS boxes even though I share the same network. Come to think of it, they can't see my Linux box either. The really weird part is that the Apache website on the Solaris box is picked right up by their web browsers. I'm thinking this is a Microsoft problem :)

[jad1097]

http://www.google.com/microsoft?q=back+up+the+registry&hq=microsoft&btnG=Google+Search

[a Bill]

:D Thanks Jad.