file sharing

In the past I mount a remote shared folder as drive W: in my local Windows Explorer with a command similar to: net use w: \\192.168.0.21\myshare /persistent:no This works successfully on a IPv4 connection. At first: Which remote port does the "net share" command (implicitely) connect to on...

I'm trying to share a folder between computers. The first computer has the file on it and I shared it with all privledges (read/write/etc..) for all users. It is a Win 7 home computer so its not a domain account. The second computer is on the domain. I get "\\computer 1 is not accessible. You...

Hi all, Is there a tool available that can schedule the revoking of file share access permissions? Example: Two members need read access to the Sales folder for one week. We get approval and add them to the required security group, but are too busy to remember dozens of these each week. I know...

I have a NAS drive (a Zyxel NSA310) on my network which I am trying to use for backup. Whenever I try to access this drive from a Windows computer connected to the same LAN (e.g. to create a new folder on the NAS) it says "you need authorisation to do that". How do I get authorisation? The Zyxel...

After replacement of a harddisk in my NAS I want to shovel back about 1 TB files from my PC win10 64 bit to it. Tried it first with robocopy. File transfers ended when some mp4, some tif files were to be copied. Error message - Other app using them. Resource monitor showed no handles to these...

Hello, Today, i upgraded 2 out of my 3 computers from windows 7 to windows 10. I now have : - Computer A : win10 - Computer B : win10 - Computer C : win7 Before the update, the 3 computers were on the same lan and were able to access each others files. Since the update of computer A and B from...

I have a lenovo AIO 730S-24IKB computer running Windows 10 Pro and my wife has an Acer Aspire A515-52 running Windows 10 Home. Both Windows OS are up to date. Control Panel/System shows that both computers are on the WorkGroup called Workgroup When I click on Network in my Lenovo computer I...

1 Asker : We now have Windows Server 2019. For some reason, not all workstations connect to it. I'm writing this now on one tablet, which will see the File History and Client Backup disks on the server. The other tablet only sees (opens) those discs when I click on the disc, not without the...

I have a large folder, several 10s of Terabytes, on my PC that I would like to share with an individual without giving them full access to everything to my PC. I do have a VPN, Bitlocker, and maybe other things that may apply to this. My address through my IP is dynamic but in reality it is...

Describes an issue that triggers an error on a Windows-based computer when you try to access a mapped web share. Provides a resolution. Continue reading...

Dear all, I manage a small office with approx 20 employees. I only have 1 windows 2019 server on my local network where we host our CORPORATE application that everyone uses and while being physically inside of the office on our local LAN everything works great as we access the server through...

Yesterday, I downloaded the latest version of EasyMule easyMule Download - Free Latest Version for Windows or as it's also known by the name of eMule. I would like to know how I can use it effectively and how it can be helpful. As I understood, I can use it for managing downloads and uploads...

We have a n/w of 3 computers. Can I restrict others from copying a certain file from my computer. How?

When I try to open a file to play a video in Kodi, nothing happens with NO ERRORS. The file just won't play. However once I go to the sub-folder on my PC and Re-Share it (The main folder has already been shared) I can go into Kodi and play it no problem. I don't have either problems when I...

Hello I have a folder SMB called Windows server it's under share/WindowsServer but when I try to click on it it wont let me in folder. I set the permissions for everyone then full access. Is there any other settings to change ? Thanks

Searching numerous sites, I've seen modifying Local Group Policy as a solution...which doesn't fix my problem. Win7 reports that it can see the server, but connection (Map Network Drive) fails. Using BitVice SSH tool, I connect and share files in both directions. This is the case from two...

Several Windows 10 machines in my home network communicating without problem. Some month ago I added a Windows 7 machine, which was accessible for a while, thereafter it was only found but no files accessible any more. Now another newly installed Windows 7 machine shows the same problem. I have...

Hi, I'm trying to mount a Windows Server 2012 R2 on my Linux CentOs 7.6.1810. I'm doing it on Linux through the fstab file (etc/ftsab) on the following way; //winServerIP/winServerFolder /home/desiredExistingFolder cifs vers=3.02,user,username=xxx,password=xxx,sec=ntlm,auto,r,uid=500,suid 0 0...

I have 4 PCs on my network, all running windows 10 (3 on 1803 and 1 on 1809). They are connected to a Netgear Dual Band router - 2 at 2.4 Ghz and 2 at 5 Ghz. Up until a few days ago, the network ran perfectly and I could share files from all computers in both directions. Now, I cannot only see...

I just reformatted my pc with Win 7 home premium, and am not able to play files from my pc through my bluray player. Before the reformat it worked fine. I checked network , and it shows the player, but says it can not be added to the network. I can play Netflix, Hulu, etc fine, but can not play...