they can connect to your computer using your ip address. you can get this by going to the command prompt and typing ipconfig /all if you set the folder to be shared then all they have to do is type "\\your ip address here" in the run box and it should make the shared folders available to them
On the Macintosh HD, inside the /Users/ folder, there is a folder called Shared. Any user can copy files to that folder, making them accessible by any other user account.Each account also has a Drop Box folder within the Public folder. Files can be dropped into the Drop Box and will only be accessible to that account.
Set up in security settings of folder only your account, in this way you will be able to open your folder(s). At first you have to set a password on your Windows account, then you can encrypt the folder by using Encrypting File System. To set a password on your Windows account, click the Start button in the lower left-hand corner of your screen and select Control Panel > User Account. If there is only one account on your computer, create a guest account for other users who use your computer and then set a password on your account. To encrypt the folder, right-click it in the right pane of Windows Explorer and select Properties. Under the General tab, click the Advanced button and then select the Encrypt contents check box.
The operations that users can carry out depend on the level of permissions they have been granted. There are several ways of opening shares on another computer:My Network PlacesUniversal Naming Convention (UNC)Mapped network driveTo Connect to a Shared Folder with My Network PlacesOn the desktop, double-click My Network Places.Double-click Entire Network.Double-click Microsoft Windows Network, and then double-click your domain.Double-click the computer with shared files that you want to access. Windows 2000 displays all of the shared folders and printers on the computer.Double-click the appropriate shared folder.If your user account has permission to access this share, you can see all of the folders and files in the shared folder. The level of permissions you have been granted determine what you can do with those folders and files.To Connect to a Shared Folder with the UNC FormatClick Start, and then click Run.Type the share name by using the UNC format (\\servername\sharename), and then click OK. Windows 2000 displays all of the shared folders and printers on that computer.Double-click the shared folder to access the shared files.To Connect to a Shared Folder with a Mapped Network DriveClick Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.On the Tools menu, click Map Network Drive.In the Drive box, click the drive letter to map to the shared resource.In the Folder box, type the server and share name of the resource, in the form of \\servername\sharename. Or, click Browse to locate the resource.
In Windows when a shared folder is moved, the folder is no longer shared. The same rule applies to copied and deleted folders.
When they are connected over your network (LAN) you can share a folder on the receiving computer and on the sending computer you open up my network places and select the receiving computer's shared folder or goto computers near me, select the receiving computer, open up the shared folder, and just copy and paste! there are other ways but that's so simple only a baby couldn't do it!
Shared folder permissions are used to restrict access to a folder or file that is shared over the network. Folder sharing is normally used to grant remote users access to file and folders over the network. Web sharing is used to grant remote users access to files from the Web if Internet Information Services (IIS) is installed.When folders are shared, it is important to keep in mind that you can share folders only, and not files. For users that are locally logged on to a computer, shared folder permissions are irrelevant. Shared folders that are moved are no longer shared. When shared folders are copied, the copy is not shared. The original shared folder however remains shared.A few disadvantages associated with share permissions are listed below:Shared folder permissions do not have as many permission options as NTFS permissions. The only shared folder permissions that can be assigned to users/groups are Read, Change, or Full Control.Share permissions are not inheritable.You cannot back up or audit shared folder permissions.If you move or even rename a shared folder, the shared folder permissions for that particular folder no longer exist.
Shared Folder or File.
# Connect the two computers together using a Wireless or Wired network connection. ## Click Start, then right-click My Computer, and press Properties. ## Note down the computer name - you'll need it later. ## Then go into My Computer. ## Find the folder you wish to share, right click it, and click Sharing. ## Check the box that says words to the effect of "Share this folder". ## Give the folder a share name, something that reflects the content, and something you can remember. # On the computer which holds the files you want to share: ## In My Computer, Click Tools, and Map Network Drive. ### Host Name is the name of the other computer that you found out earlier. ### Share Name is the name of the folder that you shared, as you set up earlier. ## Type "\\<Host Name>\<Share Name>" (without the quotes), and press Next. ## It will then connect to the folder. # On the other computer:
Usually virtual machines allow to create a shared folder for file sharing with other computers including the hosting computer. Create such folder and place the in the folder, access it from virtual machine.
shared documents folder
Hidden Share folder.
either via wifi or hardwired..