Networking

An Insider's Perspective on Voice and Data Convergence

Interested in VOIP? Well, here are the basics from an industry insider.

Synchronizing Files with rsync

Have you ever needed to have a copy of a file in more than one location? Perhaps you need copies of the files on your desktop machine on your laptop and persistent remote access isn't an acceptable solution? Maybe you're an administrator and would like to consolidate log files from multiple hosts for your review. rsync is a good solution for both of the above scenarios as well as just about any situation where you would like to keep updated copies of files in multiple locations.

Creating a Samba Shared Workspace

If your business is large or small or have more than one person using your files at home you've probably had to deal with shared server space. Not space for specific users, but space for a group of people to access and update at will. In this article I will show you how to set up a shared workspace with Samba. We will allow a group of users access to the workspace and solve one of the most common problems: file permissions.

Force Windows 9x users to log onto an NT domain

Trying to lock down an internal network comprised of dozens of computers is never easy. It certainly doesn't help when some of those computers are still running Windows 98. While Windows 9x boxes can log onto an NT domain, they aren't required to. The good news is they can be forced to if needed.

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