> With Win2000, when you select to share, it is shared. Sharing has not > worked correctly > > since. > >I'm sure that's true. I've just never been an advocate for peer-to-peer >file sharing. >The one exception is whatever server(s) on the network have files to >share. They are >servers, so their role is to share. The workstation's role is to consume >the shared >network resources. Workstations, IMO, have no business accessing files or >other >resources directly from other workstations.
I have not had any trouble sharing out folders on Win 7 workstations. I use the "advanced" sharing mechanism--which is the same as that in XP or 2000--at least from my point of view. However, I only use Win 7 Ultimate. Getting anything less than Ultimate is just asking for trouble if you want to use the thing on a network domain. I do this for the folder in which my in-house software is installed on each workstation. Then when I have an update I can access every workstation from the "Network Places" list on my workstation and drop the updates into them. Yes, I know about loaders and that stuff. Someday I may use a loader--but for now this works great. Loaders have their own complications--what happens when you have to update the loader, for example? Use a loader to load the loader? Ken Dibble www.stic-cil.org _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/5.2.1.1.1.20110915211043.01fe2...@pop-server.stny.rr.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
