Hide Network? [Urgent]

It sounds like your Win2k3 box isn't configured correctly - what user are the students being connected to it as? "Hiding" the network isn't going to help if they can still use "Connect to Server" in Finder and pwnz0r the server, nor is it going to help if a student connecting with their own user account (what they presumably use to log into the Windows desktops) can change server files.

 

al2o3r is correct, the problem lies with the server, not the Mac. The best you could possibly do on the Mac side is make Network "hidden" but that wouldn't hinder even somewhat advanced users.

I'm willing to bet that if you tried the same thing with a different computer, you'd get the same result. You need to add in an authentication scheme for those folders so that only certain users can edit them.

 

On the windows 2003 server, if you are using Active Directory (should be), then you need to set the account that you have the MacUser logging in as to a non-administrative level. You can create group level permissions, or set permissions per user, but for them to be able to change system files, you must have them set up as administrators somewhere.

You need to lower the access level to a user only type group. There is a lot of info out there on this if you are not familiar with it. I wish I could give you more specific advice on where to change and what to change, but I usually have to stare at a 2003 server for a while before I get a feel for how it's configured.

Anyway, hope it helps a little.