Get File properties from a remote file.

[jerasi]

I'm trying to get properties for a file that is on a remote machine, my machine is a part of a network but, the machine where the file is located (remote machine) is not.
The remote machine is in a workgroup.
There is a password prompt whenever I access this machine.
Is there a way for vb.net to access a file in that mahcine?

 

[chiph]

Try creating a local user on that machine with the same name and password as your domain userid. And then check the share permissions.

This used to work (may or may not still work) because of a backwards-compatibility feature in MS networking -- if a local user had the same name & password as a domain user, it would let you in.

Chip H.

 

[jerasi]

Thank you for the replay however, I found a better way to do this. I mapped a network drive and set it to "reconnect at logon" using the appropriate user name and password. This works best for my situation.