Recent content by tylerwardtech

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    AutoMapping network drive per user login

    When you join a Mac to a Windows Domain you have some advanced options to use the Active Directory users home folder and map it the Mac desktop. Here are the instructions I used http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-join-a-mac-os-x-computer-to-active-directory/ That fixes the main problem, but...
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    AutoMapping network drive per user login

    I've made a small script that says: mount volume "smb://file1/shared" mount volume "smb://file2/students/$USER" I've entered the command: sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook /path/to/script This command is supposed to edit the "login script" for everyone so it executes...
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    AutoMapping network drive per user login

    That would be great. It seems all the other solutions were that I had to configure each Mac separately. As you know that would be very time consuming. Also another solution would be to have the users map their own drive. But a lot of our users are young children, which makes it harder. I am not...
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    AutoMapping network drive per user login

    By the sound of your response it seems that each user would have already had to have logged on to the system before. I would like a "script" or something to run each time anybody logs on, to map their user specific folder.
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    AutoMapping network drive per user login

    Hello, We are using Active Directory to map a unique drive to each user for our windows computers. In essence, if Joe Smith logs in, he automatically gets a drive mapped to him that points to \\file\staff\jsmith. If Jane Doe logs on, she gets one that points to \\file\staff\jdoe. As I am...
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    Cisco switch not detecting ports

    I have a Cisco 3500 xl 48-port series switch, after it boots up, I issue the "show run" command. The fast ethernet ports do not show up, only the Gigabit ethernet ports. I also noticed the following when it was booting up: GDS RA POST: RAM Failed Address line test Del Mar Failure (3rd Del...
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    Creating TFTP server using Windows Server 2008

    Hello, I noticed there is an option to add a feature in Windows Server 2008 called TFTP Client. If I am not mistaken this client will only send or receive from an existing TFTP server. Is there a way to create a TFTP server using Windows Server 2008? If not, do you recommend any free TFTP...