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- DFS Link Network Location Problem In Vista
- I am experiencing a problem in Windows Vista when adding a DFS link as a network location. Here is an example scenario:DFS root is: \serverdfsrootA DFS link is: \serverdfsrootshare1If I add a Network Location pointing to \serverdfsrootshare1 and attempt to expand that in Computer, it does not correctly expand the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Aakash Shah, Microsoft Windows Vista, Dfs Link, network location, network
- Discussion threads 2007-08-28
- Dfs: One company, one file structure...is it possible?
- Wouldn't it be nice if you could consolidate all the files in your organization into one share point? It is possible if you manipulate with Windows 2000's Distributed File System.What if you could consolidate all the files in your organization into one share point? Your users would never have to...
- Tags: Randy Barger, Dfs, Microsoft Windows 2000, Dfs Root, Dfs Links, Microsoft Windows, server
- Technical articles 2002-04-23
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- DFS and Netapp filer
- Using windows 2003 I am trying to implement dfs, linking it to a share on a netapp filer.I ahve created a link and am trying to replicate it to another server. When setting up replication I get a message in the replication wizard that dfs is not installed on the...
- Tags: DFS, filer, gurnamsingh009@..., NetApp, NetApp filer, server, windows
- Q&A 2005-07-11
- DFS
- Hi, When I try to create a new link under the DFS root in Windows 2003 server, I got an error message 'the RPC server is unavailable'.I restarted the RPC in services but still I'm facing the problem.What is the exact problem?Pls help!Check TCPIP and DNS settings on server.Did you...
- Tags: RPC, Servers, DFS
- Q&A 2004-10-01
- DFS share to non-domain computers
- Hi,How do I give non-domain account access to dfs share folders? I have the main root, lets call it mydomainmain. The main dfs root is on server A. The non-domain computers can access that just fine. The problem I'm having is with the links that's is on another server (server...
- Tags: computer, Eminent87, it management, non-domain computer, server
- Q&A 2005-04-04
- DFS
- I have a DFS share on a W2K server in a NT4 domain. From XP SP2 worksation when i access DFS share \ServerDFSShare there is an approx 5 second delay before opening. If i however access the DFS share by \192.168.1.1DFSshare it opens instantanious. If i open the share as...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, andre@..., DFS
- Discussion threads 2007-09-26
- map Home Directory in DFS root or Link
- I am setting up dfs and have a number of links to shares, but am stuck on mapping home directories. I would like the user's home directory to reside under the dfs root along with the other links, but can't figure out how to make it work. I...
- Tags: admbyr@..., DFS
- Q&A 2004-12-29
- DFS and offline file trouble.
- I have moved files to a new file server where they are accessable through a domain DFS. However the choice to make the files available offline is no longer in the menus. The servers are Win2000 and the clients are winXP and they are all in an Active...
- Tags: DFS, Doug_hughes, Dug_hughes, it management
- Q&A 2004-10-21
- Weird DFS / Profile issue - Please help!..............
- The crux of the problem is, when a user logs in the server performing the logon (Citrix environment, but loggnig on to the desktop of ANY server has the same effect) whilst loading the profile, trys to talk to an external server on the IP address: 70.86.163.106, first a ping,...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, tony.hawk@..., DFS, server
- Discussion threads 2007-07-05
- Replicating Dfs Root
- Am trying to replicate my new dfs root to my other domain controller but keep having problems.when i get to the screen,Specify the dfs root share.When i specify the share,i get an error saying"Cannot create a file when that file halready exits"When i change the file,i still get the same...
- Tags: Dfs Root
- Q&A 2005-10-09
- DFS Root Migration to Windows 2003
- After migrating a DFS root from Windows 2000 to a Windows 2003 server, direct access to files in the DFS root via the local disk volume works as expected. However, access via DFS (on the same server, using the same account) doesn't allow the file to be modified even...
- Tags: Dfs Root, DFS Root Migration, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2003, networking, uellem@...
- Q&A 2005-12-12
- DFS compatibility
- Can a Win2K server with a DFS root share have Windows 2003 servers participate as replica hosts?I'm in the process of migrating two 24x7 Win2K servers that participate in DFS to two new Win2K3 servers. I want to pull the Win2K3 servers into the DFS replication, synch them, test...
- Tags: Servers, Microsoft Windows 2000, Old Techie, server, Win2k3 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, DFS
- Discussion threads 2007-10-11
- DFS
- How to configure DFS in windows 2003 server
- Tags: srini_edp2004@..., DFS
- Discussion threads 2007-07-12
- Access Denied!!
- Hi,I have a domain DFS but when I attempt to create a dfs link to one of my share I get the error 'Access Denied' and also 'The Network Path location cannot be reached'. I checked the permissions and all if ok as I'm a domain admin, so what...
- Tags: Click, Dfs Root, Microsoft Access, server, taz1nl@..., windows
- Q&A 2005-01-30
- Working with roaming profiles and Folder Redirection
- profiles and DFS sharesI tried this profiles in a DFS share across a domain with 5 separate geographical sites) on a W2K server. I had to stop DFS from running beacuse of network slowdowns. I had originally thought... how nice, a user could log in and get a profile on...
- Tags: DFS, profileS
- Discussion threads 2006-03-28
- Windows 2003 Server DFS issue with open files
- Hello, we are running 2003 server R2 with two dfs shares. It seems that when user A user opens a file on the dfs share an excel file then user B opens the same file, user B never recieves a notice that he file is open. When we point these...
- Tags: dfs, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, networking, open files, windows, windows 2003, zou@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-05
- Drive mapping problems to DFS shares
- over the past couple days, we've seen XP sp2 workstations having periodic drive mapping problems. Drive mappings are made to dfs shares at logon. during the day, these mappings suddenly become unavailable. the drive letter is still there but when opening the drive, an error appears saying...
- Tags: joshhansen@..., windows, Microsoft Windows, server
- Q&A 2006-09-13
- Remote Site connectivity
- I am setting up a remote site using server 2003 R2 as a DC with DNS, DHCP, DFS and AD all running. I have ISA 2000 at our Main office and have set up routing and remote access between the 2 servers. Clients can connect to the internet and see...
- Tags: Servers, itdept@..., DFS, server
- Discussion threads 2007-04-04
- Running out of Disk space will DFS help?
- Out of diskspace will DFS help? I am running out of diskspace on a Windows 2003 server that is used for home directories. Will DFS help?Scenario: \server1HOMEDIR shared folder is located on the D: drive is which is almost fullE: drive is emptyDesired Results:Utilize disk space on the E: drive...
- Tags: DFS, disk, Disk Space, Disk-space, it management, keebmachine, Well DFS, Windows DFS
- Q&A 2005-01-17
- unable to connect to a dfs share from xp
- All,Need some help.I have setup active directory dfs to replicate users home folders and profiles between two servers. I specified the home and profile paths using the dfs share and its works great when i log onto a windows 2003 server.However the XP clients give error messages trying to get...
- Tags: rgajjar@...
- Q&A 2006-08-16
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