ThatGuy

Windows file and printer sharing? Well, problem is, I'm on a pretty complicated network, and I want the printer and/printers to be available to only select few systems, (3 to be exact), and not 40+ (this is a public wireless network in a large metro area which I have to manage) Sometimes there are 60+ users connected. With windows file & printer sharing, once it's on, printer is available anywhere and there is no sure way to secure it externally (public access points) or to block unwanted internal print requests. As you can imagine, this being a public wireless network in a very large North American city, I get all kinds of jokers, kiddies, and wannabe hackers on a daily basis.

Buying a 1Gbps capable switch at this juncture would not be "cost effective". I bought several routers and wireless access points in the last few months, so my "networking budget" is tapped out. Right now, I'm thinking it might be an OS related issue. I might try and boot both systems via some "live" version of Linux and see what happens with the link, but then again, that sounds too complicated and I'm not too knowledgeable when it comes to Linux.

TAin, I checked, for me it's called "Speed & Duplex". There are only options to force 100mbps or 10mbps. (1000mbps is not even mentioned in any of the selections) Currently it is set to "Auto-Sense". I also enabled jumbo frames on both systems, but it had no effect on performance. CptMurphy, I'm using a patch cable, like I mentioned above. 25MB/sec would be great if you ask me. (That would be exactly twice the throughput rate I'm getting now) Also, my systems are pretty modern. I even got a SATA-II RAID0 set up on one of the machines in question. I'm really clueless as to what is causing this. I "googled" a bit today, but couldn't find out anything useful.

Hmm, they are currently set to auto-negotiate. (Both are showing "1.0Gbps" link), but there is no way to force 1000mbps anywhere in settings, just 10 or 100.

Hi. Cables are not home-made. Right now, I'm using the latest drivers. I also tried the drivers that came on the driver CDs for each motherboard, as well as some really old beta drivers that somebody recommended on another forum. Results were the same with all driver versions. Transfer speeds stuck @ 100mbps. (albeit, it's maxing out the 100mbps link at least) I mean if it's capable of running @ 11-12MB/s, surely it's capable of running 13, 14, or 15MB/s or much higher, which would indicate 1Gbps link... argh, this is frustrating. Everything looks A-OK except the fact that it is NOT A-OK.

Cat5e, patch (30m). Tried Cat5e crossover, but it was a short cable (2m) and it worked just as well as patch which I needed because of its length. With patch it auto-negotiates to 1Gbps, but it runs @ 100Mbps, same with crossover.

No, but the printer is connected to a machine that is powered-on 24/7 (media box)

Is there any way to share printers on WinOS based machines via LAN or internet, but without built-in "File & Printer Sharing"? (Third party applications?)

Hi all. I have two dual ethernet motherboard based systems. All Ethernet interfaces on both motherboards are gigabit. For VNC purposes I decided to connect two of the systems directly with some cabling. Gb port to Gb port. Both systems detected each other's presence immediately upon connecting the cable (auto-sensing I guess) and both systems show "1.0Gbps" connection. Yet, when I transfer files the maximum I can reach is about 11-12MB per sec, which is really 100mbps limit. Both the of the Gigabit chipsets are identical (Marvell Yukon), and I even got identical driver versions on both systems. Both systems are pretty modern, with fast HD drives, plenty of RAM, and fast CPUs. (Which is not the issue, obviously, since the transfer speeds are hitting the 100mbps limit easily) Anyone any idea?

Wait, will this procedure strip all my device/hardware information? Will I need to re-install all the device drivers? Or does this just initiate the standard OEM registration procedure. (I mean, if this will force me to reinstall a large portion of my software, then a clean install might not be such a bad idea)

"so be sure to image copy before booting from the sysprepped drive" What exactly does it mean?

I purchased an older Dell laptop almost two months ago on eBay and when I tried to validate it on Microsoft's website it failed. Apparently the seller installed a pirated version of Windows 2000 on it. (It said in the auction description that the laptop would come with fresh install of Windows.) I contacted the seller and he admitted it was not "legit", but said he lost the original restore CD. I contacted Dell, and they told me how to order a replacement restore CD (for a fee) and how to use the key on the CoA sticker located on the bottom of the laptop. Problem is, I would have to delete two months worth of settings and configuration files, as well as games and/or apps. Is there any way to legalize this version of Windows with the CoA, without actually reinstalling everything (once the CD arrives, which might be weeks)