Aqua-Soft ForumsI have tried windows networking, its okay but honestly i get loads of glitches and times when my network doesn't work at all. For example the network works fine, server is on and for no reason every comp except mine (server) says all the printers are disconnected and offline. I would like a stable program like mac manager even if it is sharware. I am not asking anyone to make a program just to point me in the direction of a link for a program similar for windows ME and XP.
Any Program That Is Similar To Mac Manager
Could you explain better? Some of us don't have macs.
If you mean ZeroConf, good luck getting that ported to Windows.
well... i don' have a mac eiher bu a my school he compuers all have mac manager insalled. Anyway...Wha Mac manager does is create a folder on the main server with the logon users name on it: Every user gets his own folder. The folders named accordingly to your user name. Everything inside your folder only u can see - password protected (except for the administrator 
). This folder can be accessed from any computer in the network: So if you log in upstairs or something and have a desktop and your own files and you log on downstairs the same desktop and files will appear, only on a different computer. Thats basically all that i am looking for.
Yeah, thats called your "home" directory. Its a UNIX thing. Windows cant do that, it doesnt have sufficient permissions.
But OSX automatically shares your home directory? Wow, thats really insecure, even if it is password protected. And what if someone doesnt make a password, your files are open to the world.
Actually Windows has been able to do this sicne NT4 with roaming profiles, you just have to be joined into a domain (or to be more "up to date" an active directory); you not only get your home directory (my documents), but also your whole profile (desktop, app settings, etc.). take a peek at it here
i think novel's suite can do this. I dont think its easy to set up though, or get for that matter.
Originally posted by Flarex@Sep 30 2003, 09:28 AMwell... i don' have a mac eiher bu a my school he compuers all have mac manager insalled. Anyway...Wha Mac manager does is create a folder on the main server with the logon users name on it: Every user gets his own folder. The folders named accordingly to your user name. Everything inside your folder only u can see - password protected (except for the administrator
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actually, what gillbates posted is close to what i want, but not only does mac manager do that, you log in from every comp. It does it in style: It has a pretty log-in screen. That lists every users name in it. And when you choose the name it comes up with a password: meaning that it would skin every platform with the same log on screen. The NT thing is good but i don't know how it would work with XP, another XP computer, another XP computer, ME computer, and another ME computer. Since not only is ME slightly difffferent then NT but also because of XP.
I'd be interested in this novel's suite. Where can i get it?
edit: I googled novel's suite and got no links. Is the program avaiable at all?
NTs multiuser is nothing in comparision to UNIX. There's just no competition here.
Can your WindowsXP machine run thousands of users at once? thats what I though.
And the permission system isnt nearly as robust (without using ACL, which is a pain).
Also, to use roaming profiles in XP, you need a domain server set up...
In other words, you need to have LDAP/Active Directory set up on a server somewhere, and even then, ME won't be able to access it, and if you use Active Directory, nor will NT...
The problem you're going to have, when you mix OSs (especially OSs that are designed as either home OSs or domain client OSs), is that the two OSs likely won't behave in the same way...
For example, ME doesn't support roaming/domains/anything much... I'd recommend binning ME if at all possible.
As for XP, you can only use roaming, like I said, if you connect to a Windows domain controller and have roaming set up on the domain controller... Maybe if you had a common client you could think about having some form of common, skinned, interface... But if you turn on domain integration in XP, you can't use the "welcome screen" - you have to use the usual "Username/Password/Domain" box (unless you create some kind of replacement for the welcome screen and override Windows' login systems).
I think what you want to do will be a pain in the wossnames to do on Windows.
Go Linux 
go UNIX.
See, if you say "go Linux", 20 BSD Zealots pop out everywhere and flame you.
I cant explain it, its like they're following me.
Anyway, ive hijacked another thread,so ignore me.
can i get the networked user files to work for XP only?
Originally posted by Flarex@Oct 1 2003, 09:24 PMcan i get the networked user files to work for XP only?
XP, 2000 or NT should be Ok for the clients.
Like I said, though, you'll need a domain controller and a server OS (Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 (Advanced) Server, Windows 2003 (Whatever) Server)...
XP alone won't cut the proverbial mustard - it can't act as a domain controller.
Originally posted by smeggy@Oct 1 2003, 08:21 PMPfft.
Linux is pants, and it's just as ugly aw Winblows.
you cant really say Linux is ugly or just as ugly as winbdows
because linux generaly doesnt have a specific look.. and besides i think the Gnome and other window managers like XFCE look beautiful.. much better then windows
Originally posted by bolero@Oct 1 2003, 09:27 PMyou cant really say Linux is ugly or just as ugly as winbdows
because linux generaly doesnt have a specific look.. and besides i think the Gnome and other window managers like XFCE look beautiful.. much better then windows
You can't really say "as ugly as [Windows]" either... Beauty (or ugly, as the case may be) is in the eye of the beholder. I know people who still maintain the the Amiga 4000 had the best GUI ever made... It's all a matter of taste.
yep thats true, cant say which OS is more uglier or better looking, but i was just stateing linux doesnt really have a specific look
-bolero
how can i set up a domain server? i there any tut on the web
Originally posted by Flarex@Oct 1 2003, 09:31 PMhow can i set up a domain server? i there any tut on the web
It's not a 5 minute job...
I've added you to my MSN Messenger - I'll try to explain in more depth on there 