Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Configuring a Workgroup
Adding PC/NT Systems into the Workgroup
Chapter 4428
When you have successfully connected to your HP-UX system, another
message will follow the “Connected to...” message:
Name (flserver.net2.corporate:(none)):
This message is actually a login prompt, and there are several ways to
respond to it:
❏ Enter a valid account name and password for your PC
You will then be prompted to enter the password for the account. If
after noting the following caution you feel comfortable doing so, enter
the account’s password.
CAUTION It is important to note here that any characters you type at your
keyboard, including your user name and password will be
transmitted over the network to your PC unencrypted!
Although it is unlikely, especially if your network is strictly an
internal network, it is possible that someone could be eavesdropping
on your network lines and obtain your login information. If this is a
concern to you, we strongly recommend that you use the anonymous
login option described in the following text.
❏ Use ftp’s “anonymous login” feature
Because account names and passwords that you enter from the
keyboard during the ftp login process are sent to the remote
computer unencrypted (making this sensitive information vulnerable
to network eavesdroppers), ftp provides a way to access a remote
computer using what is known as an “anonymous login”. To use this
feature, enter the word “anonymous” at the prompt:
Name (flserver.net2.corporate:userx):anonymous
You will then be prompted to enter a password in a special way:
331 Anonymous access allowed, send identity (e-mail name)
as password.
Instead of entering the actual password for an account, enter your
e-mail address as a way of identifying yourself to the ftp server:
Password: [e-mail]