Jan
16
2011
Based on advice from a Microsoft techie, I decided to set up DFS (Distributed File System) on a few remote sites about a year ago. Sceptical at first, The rpoduct is so disappointing that I decided to warn people who haven’t made their mind up. Here are 6 good reasons NOT to use DFS: [...]
Tags: DFS, replication, Windows
Jan
12
2011
Windows prompt for a login and password when the current logged in user wants to access a share on a different domain or workgroup. It is possible to store identification information or “credentials” so you’re not prompted for the login and password every time you access the Windows share. Command Line Server_address can [...]
Tags: Authentication, cifs, credentials, identification, linux, share, shares, Windows
Dec
08
2010
Despite what you may hear, blue screens still occur in Windows XP, Vista and 2003 server. After the system crash – hence the blue screen – Windows generates a memory dump file in C:/Windows/Minidump. The filename provides the date and time, a useful piece of information that lets you know about the crash frequency. [...]
Tags: analysis, Blue screen, crash, dump, minidump, Windows