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Chapter 15: Advanced Networks 19File SharingUsers can share resources over the network. You can share a single file, specific folders, oran entire drive.To share a file, first copy it to a folder. Right-click the folder and select Sharing andSecurity. Next, select Share this folder. You can identify who has access to the folder andwhat permissions they have on the objects in the folder. Figure 15-5 shows the permissionswindow of a shared folder.Figure 15-5Share Folder PermissionsPermissions define the type of access a user has to a file or folder:■■■Read allows the user to view the file and subfolder names, navigate to subfolders, viewdata in files, and run program files.Change has the same permissions as the Read permission and also allows the user toadd files and subfolders, change the data in files, and delete subfolders and files.Full Control has the same permissions as Change and Read. If the file or folder is inan NTFS partition, Full Control allows you to change permissions on the file or folderand take ownership of the file or folder.Windows XP Professional is limited to a maximum of ten simultaneous file-sharingconnections.