Networking/Sharing files without login?

I'd like to network (share files/drives) between two Macs through our Gigabit ethernet network. Both computers have separate logins and files can be shared across the network (provided that one logs into the requested machine in order to gain access to the shared file/drive). Is there a way to automatically gain access to shared files/folders/drives without logging in to the separate machine that contains the share? I'd like to be able to log into my computer during startup and have immediate access to shared files/drives on another computer without having to log in.
I don't have a separate server nor a domain set up on our network. I appreciate any help or guidance on this. Thanks!

you can make the folders you need shared. that can be done by adding them to the shared list in system preferences sharing or by checking the shared box in their get info panels. this way other network users will have access to them without logging in as registered users but you still have to connect to a computer as a guest to mount shared folders. there is no way around that. this procedure can be automated on login. mount a share by hand and drag the share icon that you get on the desktop to login items in system preferences->accounts. next time you log in that share will be mounted automatically. this will work if you connect to a share as a registered user too but you'll need to check the box to remember the password in the keychain when you are connecting.

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