49 posts tagged with server and Windows (View popular tags)

Windows Server 2003 - Best way to see what files (and their locations) disk quotas are counting against a user? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 4 answers

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? [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2008 - 1 answers

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. [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2008 - 8 answers

Windows network admin moving into the world of Macs. Where & what to learn? [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2008 - 5 answers

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) ... [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 4 answers

I have two workstations running Windows Server 2003 Enterprise that function as a PDC/BDC, with the PDC also functioning as a file server. Is there any way I can set up a sort of "network RAID" where the BDC will also act as a file server that continually mirrors the files on the PDC? [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2008 - 8 answers

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? [more inside]
posted on Apr 7, 2008 - 25 answers

I'm having a weird Final Cut Pro issue relating to projects interacting with local and remote media files with authentication on server login. [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm looking for good, neutral, non-dogmatic comparisons of LAMP and Windows for building and hosting database-backed web applications. [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2008 - 7 answers

Can anyone recommend a small/lightweight image compression program that can run on Windows Server 2003? Thanks [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2008 - 11 answers

I've got a copy of Windows Server 2003 and a bunch of old computers. What are some things I can do with it? [more inside]
posted on Feb 22, 2008 - 6 answers

How do you use a single authentication system for different kind of servers, systems, and workstations? [more inside]
posted on Jan 11, 2008 - 6 answers

What will happen if I set up Windows Home Server with all of my existing external drives? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 4 answers

What are some things I could do with an old XP box? [more inside]
posted on Oct 29, 2007 - 14 answers

Best *nix distro for SSH, RDC, router and print server. Or i could use windows if that would satisfy the conditions. [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 17 answers

Serverfilter: My office is in the process of migrating to Windows Server 2003 for Fileserving. We constantly have issues with newly created files. Whenever they are placed on the server by a user, the immediately lose rights to do anything with the file. All other users attempting to access the files are also denied. This is just beyond frustrating. Any ideas what is happening and how to fix it? [more inside]
posted on Aug 30, 2007 - 11 answers

Trying to set up a VPN at a managed office where a third party manages connectivity with an iron fist. [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2007 - 4 answers

WindowsAdminFilter - I've got a small, single controller Active Directory domain comprised entirely of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition boxes. Things are ticking along nicely, bar one aggravating DNS problem. Namely, the boxes all have multiple interfaces, one of which I want to show up in DNS, the rest of which I don't...but for some reason, I get the address I want, plus a couple (but not all) of the other ones. [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2007 - 5 answers

Is anyone using a USB wireless NIC on a Windows 2003 server? [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2007 - 6 answers

Help me to fix/setup/keep running a network of 4 computers the easy way. [more inside]
posted on Jun 3, 2007 - 4 answers

Looking for a new fax server. My company has a linux based fax server (Hilafax) that receives commands via php from our CRM that programs a URL into a standard web browser on our client machines containing the location of the document to fax and the fax number. We have over 100 stations and do a large amount of faxing. The Linux fax program is very unreliable. [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2007 - 3 answers

I would like to use the new release of Thunderbird (2.0) with my Yahoo account and am looking for a free SMTP service. I know Gmail lets you use its servers but apparently changes the 'From' field of the message to username@gmail.com for all messages. Is there any other service that I can use, apart from my ISP's (I shuffle between work, school and home). [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2007 - 6 answers

Is there a decent antivirus for MS server operating systems that doesn't cost a breathtaking amount? [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2007 - 11 answers

I want to set up a PC as a file server for my Mac. I'll also use it for light video gaming and website testing. What OS should I run? What else should I consider? [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2006 - 4 answers

Windows SysAdmin question: I need to add a global security group to the local admin group on machines in multiple OUs. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted on Dec 8, 2006 - 6 answers

I'm in the process of setting up a file server that will interface with 12 windows XP workstations. I want it to be directly mountable on those workstations, and (the catch) I also want it to work with Active Directory. I'd like to install Linux on the server, but should I use Windows instead? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2006 - 14 answers

Any suggestions for Windows event log management? [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2006 - 4 answers

I have a new Windows Server 2003 machine, which I'd like to set up as a wiki host for internal documentation at work. What software should I use? [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2006 - 7 answers

Keylogger needed - I need a simple keylogger (that preferably snows keyboard scancodes) that will operate when the application does not have focus. [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2006 - 7 answers

In a Windows Server 2003 domain environment, is there a way to push printers to client machines if they are not shared printers? What about changing printer settings over the network? [more inside]
posted on Aug 2, 2006 - 2 answers

I've got a web server that we've just put into our DMZ. I need to be able to grant the web developers the ability to manage user accounts, but I don't want them to be administrators (in other words: regular users who can manage other user accounts: change passwords, create new ones, delete old ones, etc). [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2006 - 2 answers

I'm the new networking/windows servers 2003 administrator at school. Only problem is i know jack about networking! Looking for something I can pick up at the bookstore to give me a good introduction into the subject. [more inside]
posted on Jun 23, 2006 - 9 answers

What is the best webstats package for a windows server?
posted on May 2, 2006 - 5 answers

I need help migrating to Linux from an "unlicensed" Windows 2000 Server? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2006 - 6 answers

I have a Windows-served website programmed in C# and connected to a SQL database. I'd like to move the whole thing to the Mac. [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2006 - 8 answers

Are there any free software firewalls that run on Windows 2000 Server? [more inside]
posted on Oct 13, 2005 - 7 answers

I need a simple POP/SMTP mail server for Windows 2003, free if possible! [more inside]
posted on Sep 26, 2005 - 2 answers

How can I synchronise a local wiki installation (preferably MediaWiki) with an online server installation? [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2005 - 12 answers

Windows Server 2003 Problems! [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2005 - 4 answers

How to delete a folder that XP claims it cannot find? [more inside]
posted on Jun 28, 2005 - 9 answers

I'd like to run a FreeDB server on my Windows box at home so I don't have to stay connected to the internet to get the track listings for the CD's I want to upload into iTunes. However, although I can find a zillion FreeDB aware clients, I'm having difficulty finding a native Windows version of the server. Does such a thing exist? [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2005 - 5 answers

Is there an easy way to export a list of user accounts / details from Active Directory (Windows Server 2003) preferably in a html format like the Group Policy Management reports?
posted on Apr 7, 2005 - 2 answers

What is the easiest way, in Windows, to sniff the HTTP (and HTTPS) requests and responses back from the server for an application that won't let you tell it to use a proxy? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2005 - 9 answers

I am having a problem with our account app / server; I need to apply a hot fix to the sql db and the files are encrypted. When trying to decrypt the file, I get varied error messages. Any MCSE / encryption Guru's in the house? [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2005 - 1 answers

I am looking for a way to monitor the disk space remaining on several of our windows servers. [more inside]
posted on Mar 9, 2005 - 10 answers

Windows 2003 Server: I know how to open a port/ port forward for P2P apps on a router, but does anyone know a simple way to open the same ports so Windows 2003 will allow traffic through them?
posted on Sep 6, 2004 - 5 answers

I've been assigned to develop a plan to convert everything on my unsupported Novell 3.12 server to a shiny new Windows box. Is there any way to get SYSCON to spit out a list of users in a particular group? I don't want to have to transcribe all this crap by hand (one of the groups in question has 300+ users).
posted on Jun 22, 2004 - 5 answers

Windows Backup Software? I'm looking for software that will backup data from multiple Windows computers onto a Windows server regularly without a user starting the backup. Hopefully it will be automatic. Thanks.
posted on Feb 17, 2004 - 14 answers

Problem with Apache (Win2K) on a local network . . .
posted on Feb 9, 2004 - 2 answers