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    Microsoft Sharing

    If they're all on the same subnet then, sharing should be working just as simple as enabling sharing and accessing the share by \\share\name?
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    Microsoft Sharing

    All the of machines are XP Professional and the two other computers are able to access the XP Professional machine that is hosting shares by it's name \\name\share. I just cannot get the new computer to access the share. Is there something basic about the concept I might be missing? These...
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    Microsoft Sharing

    Hi, I am trying to get a new computer on the network enabled to access shares on another computer. My understanding of this was that they had to be in the same workgroup name, but when I try to access the share \\server\share, it says invalid. A technicality I found interesting is that...
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    Windows Server 2008

    After reading that, I wasn't sure if it was clear that I understand it will use it's Ethernet connection to the router that will then forward out to the internet to establish a VPN. But I am curious how I know it is using that VPN tunnel afterwards for correspondence with the server, and not...
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    Windows Server 2008

    Ok, for now I will consider that the pre-login, non-router method is the option to be used. (XP Pro) I went to Network Connections and it seemed as easy as going to file > new connections, and I was able to find where I could add a VPN connection, add the address of the server, choose the...
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    Windows Server 2008

    Ok, so I can establish a pre-logon VPN before the users enter their credentials, or, the Router can VPN to the server and it's more transparent. The routers they have would be Linksys Routers, so my first questions about this approach, are is it possible to have the router first login to...
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    Windows Server 2008

    Hi I have a setup where there are about a handful of buildings and 5 or so PCs in each connected to a Linksys Router connecting PPOE DSL. Is it possible to have these PCs join a Server 2008 domain? I am but a student, and have been offered an opportunity implement a Domain Infrastructure...
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    workgroup help?

    Hi. I'm trying to get a printer shared on a 2 pc network, both are XP, and they are connected to a Linksys Router. I've never used workgroups before, so this might not even be the right setup to use, but that's what im guessing is the way to do this. Both PCs are on the same subnet etc...