Recent content by Madhattan

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    How do users in active directory winserv2008 work?

    Can I share a folder from windows server 2008 to XP clients without using active directory? After doing some more research, it seems like a bit overkill for this small office. We are currently using a workgroup, but have hit it's limit of 10 or so connections. Is there something in the middle...
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    How do users in active directory winserv2008 work?

    oops, misunderstood. I thought you meant the lightweight AD, not small business OS. I will backup the local accounts and make domain accounts, and stick with standard server 2008 r2 and AD DS
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    How do users in active directory winserv2008 work?

    Thanks for the info RebateMonger. I will set up SBS 2008 and migrate local accounts to domain accounts.
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    How do users in active directory winserv2008 work?

    So I make a user on the server, then go to the xp client > Control Panel > User Accounts and make the same user?
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    How do users in active directory winserv2008 work?

    I am trying to share a folder on a windows server 2008 r2 box on a local network with windows xp clients. I have installed the active directory role and understand how to make users and groups, but I was wondering how to manage the users. If an xp client logs in as "x" on their local...
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    Traffic Shaping for VOIP on Airport Extreme Router?

    So I put the Cisco ASA5505 in between the modem and router and configure it to give priority to RTP packets?
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    Traffic Shaping for VOIP on Airport Extreme Router?

    At our busiest, we could have 15 or so simultaneous calls going on at a time. We have business class DSL, i believe it is around 10mb/sec down and 1 or 2 up. I think you are right about looking into QOS rather than port forwarding. I think this means that I will have to go with a different...
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    Traffic Shaping for VOIP on Airport Extreme Router?

    Hey Everyone, We have around 20 VOIP phones in our office, and sometimes when everyone is busy, calls seem to get a metallic noise to them. I contacted the phone company (8x8) and they said that some ports should be opened in the router to help with this problem. The router is an Apple...
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    How can use an external HD as a OS install disk?

    Hey Fayd, thanks for the reply. I think there seems to be some confusion. I don't want to install windows on the drive, I want to use the HD to install windows and other things on other machines.
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    How can use an external HD as a OS install disk?

    I have an external HD that I would like to partition into several volumes, each of which acts as a boot CD for several operating systems and live CDs. I have tried making 5GB partitions and copying the data from my ISOs onto them, but I get BOOTMGR issues. Ideally, the HD would house XP, 7...
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    Can a NAS handle 25+ simultaneous connections?

    I would like to add a NAS to an office I work for that has ~25 workstations. It would have a large 'shared folder' that would be occasionally used by all employees. I would also like to use Syncback to backup each workstation to it. Could a sub-$1000 Netgear ReadyNas handle this sort of...
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    How do I backup Vista Laptops to a MS Server 2003 Box?

    Just found out that the following exists... Vista Sync Center http://www.microsoft.com/windo...tures/sync-center.aspx I will try to see if I can make this do what I need.
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    How do I backup Vista Laptops to a MS Server 2003 Box?

    Is anyone familiar with the synchronization utility in xp? I'm told that it can sync over a network when booting or shutting down. Has anyone played with this before and is it in vista?
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    How do I backup Vista Laptops to a MS Server 2003 Box?

    The employees have files all over the place. On the desktop, documents folder, downloads, etc... and I don't think that changing this behavior is in the cards : ( The document folder redirect sounds ideal, but is there another solution that will snag all things and chuck it on the server...
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    How do I backup Vista Laptops to a MS Server 2003 Box?

    Thanks for the reply Chiefcrowe. I would love to use home server, or just a nas with decent built-in software, but I have to use their 2003 box. They paid a lot of money for it and need to use it in their minds, so I gotta go with it.