Windows server has trouble connecting to file shares

Server is running Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, Rest are Server 2008 R2 Standard I think its an issue with the credentials that it’s using? This is a backup server that connects to the admin shares of the other servers and backs them up. It has connectivity issues, it can connect to some machines but not … Read more

How to detect hardlinks over network share?

I swear I had this working at one point ages ago but now it’s not. I have a Windows 10 machine with a Linux network share. I can create hard links on the network share just fine, but I cannot detect them. For instance, I run a file duplication program that recognizes hardlinks and won’t … Read more

Mapping a drive from Windows on a remote Mac via SMB [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 7 years ago. Improve this question I have a Mac Mini in one of our offices that is used as a file server locally. I would like for it … Read more

Mac indexed search of a SMB connected mount? [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 10 years ago. Improve this question Is there any free or inexpensive software, such as “advanced network search,” “IBM Omnisearch,” “Google search appliance,” that will provide a web page … Read more

Accessing a Windows network folder from the internet

I want to access a network folder on my Windows Server 2012 (which runs in a datacenter and has its own external IP) from the internet. I can access the folder from the local network (using the server’s local ip) without any problem, but as soon as I try to access it via the server’s … Read more

SMB2? Traffic Crashing Network Windows Server 2012 R2

I am running a network at a school. The server is running Windows Server 2012 R2. Out of the blue about a week ago, I started experiencing network issues. Examples: Can’t log into roaming profile Desktop background or icons fail to load on login Network drives are inaccessible Can’t use the internet (DNS Server Failure? … Read more

Windows Server 2016 Datacenter, all 19 shares suddenly accessible to everyone

I am currently running a Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Virtual Machine in Azure. This server has 19 file shares on it. Each of these shares is devoted to a single customer of the company I work for. While troubleshooting a connection issue for a client, I found that all 19 of the file shares had … Read more

Canon IR1024iF not scaning to shared folder

I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 with shared folders for scanning. They work perfectly with the HP M4555 and Canon ir2025. The problem is with a Canon iR1024iF, it fails to send the scanned file to the shared folder. I have discarted permission problems, so I think is a problem with the samba protocol. … Read more