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Disable Windows 2003 File Sharing
What’s the best way to temporarily disable the Windows 2003 File Sharing service(s)? Sorta like the equivalent to shutting down Samba on a Linux box. You can stop the “Server” service. This is going...
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Unable to share a file in local network by Macs?
This question is based on this question. I have two Macbooks in the same network. Both computers get the internet from the network. I guess that I can share files between the two Macs without...
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Tools for troubleshooting Windows sharing issues (Vista/Server 2008)
What tools (out of the box or otherwise) do you utilize to give useful/verbose information about what might be causing an issue with windows sharing? I have a specific example below, but I’d like to...
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Can someone explain the behavior of the Printers and Faxes share?
In most cases, navigating to \%hostname% will show a share called “Printers and Faxes”. In some cases, I’ve found that this share does not appear. Under what circumstances does this share exist/not...
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Anything to share a printer from 32-bit to 64-bit Windows?
I’ve got a printer which only has 32-bit drivers, so it’s installed on a 32-bit machine (XP). I need it to appear as a printer (with duplex control etc) on a 64-bit machine (Vista). I can’t just share...
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Sharing a keyboard and mouse between networked computers
What software is out there that allows a mouse and keyboard to be shared between 2+ networked computers? I know about Synergy, but what are the alternatives? Which do you like the best? I’m personally...
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50 workstations, 1 .bat file on a network server, will it work?
I have a .bat file to perform maintenance on machines. I put the .bat file on a network attached server for all workstations to access it. If I were to use the windows scheduler to make that .bat file...
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sharing an ext3/ext4 partition on external drive
is there a way of sharing an ext3/ext4 formatted partition on an external USB drive between different users (uids) on different Linux machines without creating a group for this purpose, setting the...
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How to share video file (DVD) in company’s network to employees without them...
I have small network with 50+ users with SBS 2003, MOSS 2007 and File server (all Microsoft software). We’ve got some video’s that we want to share with users without them being able to save it and...
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Which network protocol use for sharing a storage to 5-10 mac client?
i can choose one between a Mac Server and a Synology Nas to share a disk for 5-10 mac clients (not windows) . When i’ve to share storage, Which protocol is best suited for Mac World ? Afp, NFS, iScsi...
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