How can I tell who is accessing my networked PC on Windows XP and Server 2003?

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Hi, How can I tell who has accessed my pc through a network? It there a log file or inbuilt tool that monitors services and connections in Windows XP and Server 2003? - Niraj

Asked: June 17, 2008 4:42 PM Last updated: June 18, 2008 2:54 PM

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Here’s a <a href=”http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/tutorials/ht/ht040503.htm”>tutorial</a> for Windows XP. The Windows 2003 server auditing tutorial can be found <a href=”http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Windows-Active-Directory-Auditing.html”>here</a>.
The easiest way to see current open sessions, execute: net session

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Koohiisan Jun 18, 2008 2:54 PM GMT

In the immediate sense you can right-click on My Computer and select Manage. From the MMC window that opens, look for a Shared Folders section underneath System Tools. In there you can examine Sessions and Open Files to see what user is *currently* accessing your stuff, and even disconnect them if you so desire. Just a thought.

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