Have a read through of the sample chapter of the O'Reilly book "Windows Server 2003 Network Administration ". The chapter can be found here. It's...
If you go the SBS route, I've just found these books: Microsoft Small Business Server SBS 2003: A Clear and Concise Administrator's Reference and...
I've moved this post from the Network forum as the problem is a server configuration issue. It looks to me that the setting causes the XP systems...
The point is the limit is a license requirement. It is possible to increase the number of connections by hacking your system. However, by doing so...
Another option is to use remote desktop which is built into XP Pro. There is a guide to setting up remote desktop here. Note that this guide...
sambkk has posted a request for advice on getting information about running Windows 2003. I think sambkk is more likely to get the best response...
Sounds like a name resolution problem then. Can you ping by name: PING Computername How is PC d getting it's IP? DHCP or statically...
I'd recommend getting a dedicated server, but you can use an existing PC. If so don't let someone use it as their desktop PC. Keep it dedicated to...
2003 isn't difficult to manage, but I would recommend you do some homework. A good book will get you started. There are a lot out there. I'm an...
This address is on the subnet 192.168.2.0. 192.168.1.1 is on subnet 192.168.1.0. Different subnet. To connect directly, the addresses need to be...
With 12 pc and 12 users, I'd strongly recommend investing in a small server. Windows 2003 is very good. Linux with Samba is an alternative if you...
My point is access on port 6667 is irrelvant to you. The server uses port 6667. When you connect to mIRC, you connect with a client connection to...
Peer to peer systems don't tend to work by trusting other computers (peers). You don't say "I want to allow the users on that computer to this,...
On a security issue, it is not best practice to share your whole C: drive. Especially if you are not using passwords. By sharing the whole of the...
What happens if you Ping PC b from PC d?
I'd be temped to look at your anti-virus software for the cause of the blocking you describe. However, even if you could connect into your PC...
If you look through the documentation on the microsoft.com site there are a number of pages describing how to use ASR without a floppy. For...
OK, I've done a bit more digging. As I thought, this is the same as the Veritas system. First have a look at this reference:...
Even better, make sure you get a router with a modem built in. Set up is much easier, and you only have one device to remember to keep on while...
Doh!!! :eek: I didn't think of that! Of course, you're still sharing a connection and only one IP. So while my solution will give you a...
Separate names with a comma.
