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Protect documents on a NAS without using Windows domain credentials [closed]
My first time on SuperUser, looks great!
I have a question regarding file sharing in a Windows network. For a project, I am looking into a way of sharing a drive / volume between a few people that ...
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Win 2003 Servers keep becoming “not accessible”. Licensing issue? [migrated]
We keep finding that on our small company LAN (7 users, 3 servers) that some servers keep becoming "not accessible" for the purposes of file sharing. They display the message "\SERVER is not ...
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How can I get an amule daemon to follow an ed2k link?
I'm running amule headless, as a daemon, on some machine. I use the amule client-GUI version of it on my (Windows) machine to connect to the daemon. Now, I can't figure out how I'm supposed to add ...
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Client-server software for file system read/write over internet? [closed]
Example:
I have an actively used Windows computer connected to the internet and I would like to allow another computer to log in to the file system stored on it, with the ability to download or ...
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Sharing data online with version control, encryption and email notification [closed]
I want to share some documents on an online server with some colleagues. The solution should have the following features:
Data should be encrypted (at best locally before pushing it to the server)
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Windows 7 share files with just one other computer
I have two computers at home. Between them, i have a utp cat 6 crosswire cable for file-sharing. Both are running Windows 7 (pro) and 8 (pro). I was wondering how to share a partition only with one ...
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What is the most reliable way to send a big file between two Windows computers via network? [duplicate]
The file is around 170GB. I wouldn't upload it on the FTP, and download it. It is not reliable, sometime, connections drop, and it will have big trouble. So, is there any better way to do so? Anyone ...
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OSX 10.7 and up file sharing issue
first question here. Be gentle with me.
So....my question.
Since I upgraded from OSX 10.6 to 10.7 (then all the way up to 10.8.2). When I share files with my windows PC. It can see my entire mac ...
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Can Windows shares potentially be accessible from Internet?
I've set up a Windows homegroup and made some folders shared between the computers on my home network. Strangely enough, it's not the automatically generated homegroup password (which is quite hard) ...
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Unable to connect to samba shared folder via windows
im new to linux and Samba.
Aim
Create a called Shared_folder which can be accessed by ALL users (group name = users). Therefore, in order to map the drive in windows, the user is promoted to enter ...
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PC to PC file transfer over internet
I use a Windows XP PC and have a file of about 700mb, that I would like to copy to another PC (Win XP) over internet. None of the PCs have have a static IP from ISP. How can I transfer the file? I ...
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“The network path was not found” - shortening the delay before Windows tries again
If I try to connect (over Windows file sharing) to a machine that has gone to sleep, I get a timeout followed by "The network path was not found". If I then wake the machine and try again, I still ...
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Using XP, can't access other shared folders in Win 7
I have two shared folders in Windows 7 with exactly the same sharing/security settings however I can only access one from XP e.g., FolderA. The other folder FolderB can't be seen by XP. Any ideas why?
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guest file sharing from Mac OS X Mountain Lion to Windows on a domain
I want to let my Windows coworkers on our domain access some public files on my Mac without entering any credentials. The Mac is on the network, but not on the domain (at least I believe so, I have ...
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Windows 8 shares with live account
How can I share a folder to a user that has live Id account.
I mean on my pc I select a folder then click on share, In the userbox I enter his live id account and click share. Windows adds this to the ...
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Move files between two windows file shares on the same server
Using Windows 7 I have a server with shared folders set up. If I open one of them and take a file and move it to a subfolder it's instant - the file is obviously only being moved on the server. The ...
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Need a self-hosted ftp-like solution with notifications of uploads/downloads [closed]
I have been searching and searching for the perfect solution to our needs and have yet to find one, paid or free.
We currently use software called Tonido on a Windows box and it is all but perfect.
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Tools for file transferring on Windows shared drives [closed]
Is there any FTP client-like tool designed for file transferring on Windows shared drive? I am looking for a better interface to manage files. Also, Windows Explorer usually gets unresponsive when ...
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Windows file sharing connects over WiFi instead of LAN
I have a laptop and a desktop computer, and I need to sync lots of files to the laptop and back whenever I go on a trip, etc. I've got a LAN cable connected into an extra port on the desktop that I ...
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Sharing Windows 7 Hard drive with Windows XP Hard drive
I wish to share my hard drives between my two computers but I seem to be running along some sort of error... my windows XP Computer is picking up my "XGaming" hard drive but when clicked it says ...
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Share files from specific folders to computers on the local network [closed]
I've got a mostly Windows-based local network and I would like the files in particular folders of one of the computers on the network to be available to any other computer on that network. Some of the ...
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Files/Folders get weird names and become inaccessible on Samba share
Here is our current setup:
Mac OS X 10.5.8 File server using Mac OS Extended (Journaled) file system. There is a share that is shared over AFP (For Mac desktops) and Samba for (Windows desktops).
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VPN limitation and questions
I have a computer (I'll call it 'A') that connects to internet but is unable to host websites, since ISP blocks those ports and I don't have access to router to do port forwarding.
I bought a VPS and ...
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Is there a way to force/manage file locking in windows?
I have a 2 Windows machines networked and I am having trouble with simultaneous access to files. I would like only one user to be able to open a file at a time, which I thought was automatic, using ...
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Is SMB safe enough for remote access using my credentials over an untrusted network?
I have a Windows (8 Consumer Preview) PC and a Macbook (OS X Lion). Sometimes, I'd want to pause working on a project leave my Windows PC at my room connected to my college's intranet, and keep ...
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Cap transfer rates on shared dirs?
I have a USB drive on my main machine that every uses and want to know if it is possible to max the amount that can be downloaded off it in terms of Mbit/s as to not slow down my connection to the ...
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Self hosted dropbox [closed]
Does anyone know of a file sharing/syncing software that works like dropbox but is self hosted? It could be centralized with a live server that controls everything or decentralized.
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File sharing between Windows 7 Ultimate PCs
I've got two computers, a desktop and a laptop, both running Windows 7 Ultimate x64. The desktop is wired to the router, the laptop is wireless. On the desktop there are two user accounts, my own and ...
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Sharing Files on a home network
Is it possible for me to actually "share" a data file (Quicken) between two Windows 7 computers on my home network?
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Use windows' SMB to share folder over the internet?
I wonder if there are any program that can share a folder over the internet using smb? I know that windows has smb file sharing, but it only works on LAN.
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What is the best way to organise media sharing amongst multiple devices on a home network?
I have a home network consisting of the following devices:
Windows 2000 Server - for file sharing
Asus RT-N56U Router - supports USB external HDD
Synology DiskStation DS212j - NAS - ordered but ...
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File store in mixed network [closed]
Technically what is the best option for a central file store in a Windows/MAC/Linux network?
Experiences and views welcome too.
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Fastest way to share files between two Windows PC (through WAN)
What I used back then is Cygwin with SSH installed. And then I connected with FileZilla or WinSCP.
However, this could not copy some of the files, and it is a bit of a hassle to set it up. (And ...
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Windows network share on linux server without samba
I want to mount shared folders from my linux server on the network to appear like normal drives in Windows.
The server has a private network on one side and a public network (which happens to give me ...
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Sharing and security missing in Windows XP
"Sharing and Security" is missing from my XP Laptop ..
according to the topic at link above, i would like to ask you about this problem. I already check the "use simple file sharing" as ...
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How do I share folders between Windows XP and Windows 7 machines?
I just bought a new Windows 7 machine with Windows 7 Home Edition. I already have Windows XP Professional SP2 machine.
I want to share folders and files between these two machines. They are ...
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Windows 7 to XP logon issues
I just got a new computer with Win7. I have other computers with XP.
Most of the computers have file and print sharing turned on and guest account active. On these computers, I can access shared ...
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Network Sharing Issues
I have two computers I want to have on a network share together (so the laptop can print through the desktop's printer).
These are both connected to the same router. (One wired and one wireless) And ...
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Why can't we turn off firewall And file sharing?
I was under the impression that turning off file sharing "makes it more secure". Especially when I like to have my firewall switched off, turning off file sharing becomes more important to me.
But ...
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“file sharing” vs “File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks”
What's the difference between "file sharing" (first image) and "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" (second image) ?
Initially I thought they were the same thing - just a different ...
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How can I share Macbook with a Windows computer on LAN?
I have a home wifi network, where I have connected my main desktop running Windows Vista, another laptop using Windows 7 and newly a Macbook Pro running OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
What I need to do is ...
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Is network sharing information logged anywhere in windows?
My question is for Windows XP as well as Windows 7.
When I share a folder on a network by
right clicking a folder>Properties>Sharing(tab)>Share this folder on the network
does Windows log the ...
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Selective file sharing between windows and osx machine
I have several external hard disk drives attached to a windows machine and I would like to share them with my macbook. I would like to restrict the access to those shares using a username and ...
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Windows 7 Professional Network Sharing Permissions
I want to set up permissions for a share on my PC for other users on my home network (not a domain, which I suspect may be the issue).
When I go to add permissions to a share, I get the following ...
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Can't access local SMB share via DNS name on Windows Server 2008 R2
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 with single network adapter. For this adapter I created two IP addresses and registered DNS aliases for each one:
1.2.3.4 => app1.rnd.example.com
1.2.3.5 => ...
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Can't access shared folder from another PC using a user with same name and password
I have 2 computers running Windows 7 Professional that are part of the same workgroup. Password protected sharing is turned ON. On both computers, i have a single user. These two accounts have the ...
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File transfer via remote desktop?
Is it possible to access the remote files (on Windows Server 2003) from my computer (running Windows XP) using remote desktop? Googling for "file transfer via remote desktop" showed me how the ...
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What improvements can be done in a small network in regards to shares?
Short of setting up an Active Directory; What improvements can be done in a small network in regards to windows shares/device discovery?
I have a small network.
ADSL Modem/Router/WiFi (gateway, ...
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Watching DVDs from a PC on a TV
I've got DVD files on my Windows PC that I want to be able to play on a digital TV with an HDMI, a VGA, and traditional audio and video cables. What solutions could you recommend for watching these ...
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how do we share files from Mac to Windows?
Is there anyway we can read the files in a Mac laptop using a Windows laptop?
Like I have a movies folder in Mac and I want to view those movies in my Windows laptop (without having to transfer those ...
