What is an inexpensive hardware and software configuration that would allow someone to stream a handful of channels of live TV to 50-100 computers, accessing these on demand?
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posted by Bathtub Bobsled
on Apr 20, 2013 -
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Advice needed: is this an easy setup for a home media server so anyone can watch movies and listen to music anywhere in the house?
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posted by zooropa
on Jan 2, 2013 -
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How can I remote into Windows Server 2008 R2 from a PC with Win7 Home Premium? From what I've read, the built in remote desktop stuff only works with Professional and above.
I need the capability for a class project, not for production, so security isn't a huge issue here.
posted by UrbanEye
on Nov 11, 2012 -
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What is the best practice for setting up Windows laptops inside and outside of a domain?
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posted by chairish
on Oct 13, 2012 -
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I have a situation with aliases/virtual directories that would be easy for me to solve in Apache, but with IIS I'm jumping through some hoops. Am I on the right track, or is there a better way?
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posted by sbutler
on Aug 31, 2012 -
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Help me set up a media server for my computer network on one of two old Windows boxes.
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posted by rocketman
on Feb 6, 2012 -
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Why might a process not use all available physical memory under Windows Server 2008 r2 standard? I have 32Gb of RAM acknowledged by Resource Monitor, of which 19.4 are allocated to a process (the IBM solver CPLEX running in command line form from Power Shell) that has just thrown a controlled OOM error despite there being another 12 Gb marked as available.
I'm going to assume (to start with) that the program itself isn't the culprit, but is there a per-user limit switch, a per-process limit switch or something similar in 2008 r2? Any other ideas?
posted by cromagnon
on Sep 18, 2011 -
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Need help from Sys Admins. You've never steered me wrong here... :) Need to know how to automatically have old data be deleted from Windows Server 2008, as well as have certain file types be automatically killed....Please see explanation...
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posted by stevyb
on Aug 2, 2011 -
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I'm trying to set up a small business computer network and I need some help in clarifying what I need. Although we will be hiring a network person to help us set things up, I'm hoping the hive mind can help me understand the basics so I can figure out what equipment we will need.
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posted by philosophygeek
on Jul 15, 2011 -
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Looking to build a Intel Sandy Bridge Windows 7 machine that will primarily function as a centralized repository for mp3s, movies, and photos. Anyone have any hardware recommendations?
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posted by decrescendo
on May 31, 2011 -
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I have a few questions about a home server / backup / HTPC solution and I would really appreciate some help. Details inside.
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posted by decrescendo
on May 18, 2011 -
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What are the differences between sharing a folder over a network from a Win7 desktop, having a NAS, or having a Windows Home Server box? Is an actual server better than a folder share?
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posted by decrescendo
on Apr 13, 2011 -
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Is there any problem with using VMware to run a 2nd copy of windows home server on a WHS with 2 separate licenses for 20 users?
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posted by cheesyburgercheese
on Oct 27, 2010 -
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I need a dedicated Microsoft Windows Server 2003 hosted in Brazil. I know nothing about Brazil, and I'm in the United States.
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posted by popechunk
on Sep 13, 2010 -
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What type of wirelessly accessible storage solution should I go with in my new home network? Details inside...
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posted by decrescendo
on Aug 17, 2010 -
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I have a new laptop on which I run Windows 2008 Server R2 on. I'll be using it for demos and such as well as an opportunity to learn more about the features of R2. I didn't know you can't use Hyper-V with a wireless card, so I'm forced to do some finagling to get the VMs to talk to the outside world. What I'd like, though, is for machines on the network be able to access VMs.
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posted by Spoonman
on Jul 16, 2010 -
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What are my options for building a server-based storage solution wirelessly connectable to either an OS X or Windows 7 laptop?
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posted by decrescendo
on Jul 13, 2010 -
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Windows 2000 Server suddenly won't boot, even in safe mode. Any way to get it running for just a few more weeks? Difficulty: No installation disks.
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posted by gemmy
on Jun 10, 2010 -
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How to make a local apache (joomla) site live on a windows 2003 server by assigning an ip address.
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posted by therubettes
on May 20, 2010 -
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Apparently, Microsoft has declared tape backup dead. Is there freeware or reasonably priced software that allows tape backup on Windows 2008.
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posted by kjs3
on May 17, 2010 -
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I'm looking to move from an XP desktop full of music to a server-based solution but I have no idea where to start! Can anyone give me a hand?
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posted by decrescendo
on Apr 19, 2010 -
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We monitor our systems with Nagios (via Opsview). How should I set WARNING and CRITICAL disk notifications on a server to make these notifications informative or productive?
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posted by pwnguin
on Feb 13, 2010 -
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I'm trying to make my "main computer" my 2 year-old MacBook Pro instead of my home-built desktop. How can I best do this? Does anyone have any dock recommendations for that MacBook Pro?
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posted by decrescendo
on Jan 13, 2010 -
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Looking for good system monitoring / task scheduling software to run on Windows for server monitoring as well as running custom scripts for keeping track application specific metrics.
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posted by Nothing
on Dec 22, 2009 -
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Our office is losing hours of productivity a week due to networking decisions from head office. We'd like to price out a server to replace the dodgy technology that's been foisted on us. Not surprisingly, HQ gets kind of defensive if we use that language. Please help me cost out a server, and make it seem like it was their idea all along.
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posted by scruss
on Oct 22, 2009 -
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I am looking for a (preferably Opensource / free) Learning Management System that will link up with LDAP / Windows Active Directory
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posted by mrw
on Jul 14, 2009 -
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Advice for a server newb who needs help getting started with a simple media/backup/torrent server?
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posted by wastelands
on May 29, 2009 -
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Nerdlinger/Microsoft Server Filter: Can SQL 2000 exist in a Windows 2008 Domain when installed on a Windows 2000 member server ?
Before anyone says it, yes, yes I know it's old, outdated, unsupported, we should be using SQL 2005 or looking at SQL 2008 and that it can't be installed on a Windows 2008 server.
BUT... does anyone know if SQL 2000 will work when installed on a Windows 2000 server that is a member of a Windows 2008 domain?
I know that Windows 2000 servers can be members of a 2008 domain but Exchange 2000 won't work. Will SQL 2000?
posted by Man_in_staysis
on Feb 25, 2009 -
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How can I set up the virtual server environment I want, using as much open source and as little proprietary software as possible?
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posted by flabdablet
on Dec 20, 2008 -
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I've been asked to look at a network that runs three machines (XP) which apparently stopped working: Users cannot connect to the server (Windows Server 2003) due to some connection error.
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posted by panboi
on Nov 12, 2008 -
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How do I transparently share files from a Windows Server 2008 box to several XP computers? I want it to stop asking for a username and password when people try to access files.
Also, can anyone point me in the right direction to solving this weird network issue I've been having?
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posted by Magnakai
on Aug 9, 2008 -
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Windows Server 2003 - Best way to see what files (and their locations) disk quotas are counting against a user?
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posted by dozo
on Jul 23, 2008 -
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I have an application installed on my PC at work that needs to connect to the internet through our ISA Server. The problem it has is that it can't connect directly unless I put in proxy settings. The problem that I have is that the proxy setting is just one long URL with no username or password. How can I get this application to connect?
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posted by mr_silver
on Jun 19, 2008 -
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What do I need to know and how should I learn it? I am the "IT" guy at my company, a small supplier of building materials, with an office staff of about 10, and a warehouse crew of about the same. Problem is I'm underqualified.
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posted by Reverend John
on Jun 13, 2008 -
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Windows network admin moving into the world of Macs. Where & what to learn?
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posted by jmd82
on May 30, 2008 -
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Server/network/IT-Filter? Windows Vista keeps, or more specifically explorer.exe drops my network transfers, how can I fix this or what is the best Explorer replacement? Also, how can I make Windows Server 2008 more useful on the small scale (more inside of course) ...
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posted by cgomez
on Apr 17, 2008 -
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ITGeekFilter: My office needs a new (Windows) file server. My boss is kinda cheap (and won't give me a budget); why do "File Servers" sold as such cost so much?
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posted by danbeckmann
on Apr 7, 2008 -
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I'm having a weird Final Cut Pro issue relating to projects interacting with local and remote media files with authentication on server login.
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posted by joshrholloway
on Mar 13, 2008 -
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I'm looking for good, neutral, non-dogmatic comparisons of LAMP and Windows for building and hosting database-backed web applications.
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posted by kirkaracha
on Mar 13, 2008 -
7 answers
Can anyone recommend a small/lightweight image compression program that can run on Windows Server 2003?
Thanks
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posted by bloodniece
on Mar 4, 2008 -
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I've got a copy of Windows Server 2003 and a bunch of old computers. What are some things I can do with it?
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posted by Ziggy Zaga
on Feb 22, 2008 -
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How do you use a single authentication system for different kind of servers, systems, and workstations?
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posted by remi
on Jan 11, 2008 -
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What will happen if I set up Windows Home Server with all of my existing external drives?
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posted by jbiz
on Dec 7, 2007 -
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Best *nix distro for SSH, RDC, router and print server. Or i could use windows if that would satisfy the conditions.
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posted by DJWeezy
on Oct 11, 2007 -
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