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A mechanism for allowing and mediating access to files for non-local users and programs. Such mechanisms are either built on top of local filesystems or seamlessly integrated into distributed filesystems. Common examples of file sharing mechanisms include CIFS (SMB, DFS), NFS, GlusterFS, Lustre.

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Local drive access using $ share in windows flaw

It seems that I can access every drive on each computer in my work network by utilizing the $ share? Example: \\computer_name\C$ would give me access to the C drive and each file Is the AD wrongly configured? How do I disable this on my own…
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Where is the location of shares stored in Windows Server? (Switching iSCSI disk to VMDK)

I have a virtualized Windows Server 2008 with iSCSI volume attached (inside the guest). This disk servers as the main file server data disk with lots of shares, permissions, etc. I would like to "convert" the guest-attached iSCSI volume to a VMWare…
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Win 2003 Shared Folder

We have shared one folder on win2003 server and allowed everyone to access it but only 8-9 users are allowed to map drive the shared folder. The next is connected once I disconnect the one of the sessions. Pls advise.
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Software sharing for installation

I have a couple of software that I want to share over the network locally and hopefully through the internet. The thing is, I only want to share it so that people could install these software through the network from my PC or Server but not…
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Windows 7 - how to set up file sharing between domain clients?

How can I setup a share on a client computer in a Windows 2012 Essentials domain? I have 2 PCs logged into this domain, and I would like to share computer A's documents with computer B. Is there a way to do this?
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Secure filesharing protocol for fileserver

I'm setting up a fileserver, and I want lots of clients to easily access it. Up to now I've always used SSHFS to share between different PCs, but since I'm setting up a single fileserver, I'm looking for other common alternatives. Up to now I've…
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Allow only .xls files through firewall in windows file trasfer

I am have two networks with a Dlink DFL-260E firewall between them. Both networks use windows file sharing to transfer files. I need to restrict the file transfer so as to allow .xls and .xlsx files. How can the firewall be configured for this?
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Unable to connect via NetBIOS Name

I can't connect to machines/shares by NetBIOS names. Below is console output showing the problem. C:\>nbtstat -n Local Area Connection: Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.100] Scope Id: [] NetBIOS Local Name Table Name …
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Sharing folder on linux

I just want to create a sharing folder which is used from different networks. There is no way to create with the help of Samba, İs there any way for this issue? 192.162.2.162 -----> Folder <----------10.1.1.20
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Can I expect better read/write performance for fileservers in large companies shortly?

Thanks to this article (in Norwegian), I started researching a bit about the new Intel Solid-State Drive 710 Series, which is a MLC with about 30 times improved endurance. It seems like they are really making advances. My question is, therefore,…
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Mac indexed search of a SMB connected mount?

Is there any free or inexpensive software, such as "advanced network search," "IBM Omnisearch," "Google search appliance," that will provide a web page in which our mac users can instant search our SMB windows server 2003 shared drive? PLEASE HELP!
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how i can make windows server 2003 see some directory from UNIX-AIX?

how i can make windows server 2003 see some directory from UNIX-AIX
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How to password protect a folder in windows server 2003 over the network

I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me solve this problem. I have a several computers on a network. Of that network, there is one server(Windows server 2003) that acts as a file server. There is a several shared folders in C:\ drive that…
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Folder/source code sharing options between linux guest and Windows host

Host is Windows 10, guest is Ubuntu server, running under Virtual Box. Desired feature is to be able to share a folder containing source code between these too. Basically I want to be able to edit the source code in Windows (vscode), but run the…
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How to connect to VAN ( Value Added Network) to download EDI

Looking to start implementing EDI and I was told that the EDI will be sent through a VAN ( Value Added Network). How to I access the EDI files? It used to be sent through FTP. Do I have to contact the company providing the VAN? or my trading…
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