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I suppose the other question is what do you gain from the DHCP role over the built in DHCP of a modern router? I'd only use 'proper' DHCP in the office.
Windows Home Server
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I've recently switched from the supplied o2 router to a netgear DG834G but for some reason I'm getting IP address conflicts where it seems to be issuing the same IP addresses occasionaly. (all my fixed IPs are in the 1 - 9 range with DHCP starting at 10)
I thought of trying another DHCP source to see if it was a router issue
I thought of trying another DHCP source to see if it was a router issue
Automated home server Backups of the server itself using macros and scheduled tasks.
http://www.mediasmartserver.net/wik..._the_Windows_Home_Server_Shared_Folder_Backup
http://www.mediasmartserver.net/wik..._the_Windows_Home_Server_Shared_Folder_Backup
Fixed it
To fix this:
1) Open a Remote Desktop session to the server. You don't have to log in with the Administrator account, but you should use an account with admin access to the server.
2) Click Start, Control Panel, Administritative Tools, Terminal Services Configuration
3) In the right panel, click on 'Connections'
4) In the left panel, right click on 'RDP-Tcp' and select 'Properties' from the right-click menu
5) Click on the 'Sessions' tab
6) Check the first checkbox ('Override user settings - End a disconnected session:')
7) Select '1 minute' from the dropdown list. You can use a longer interval if you wish, but it
should be reasonable finite length. This will dictate how long you have to wait between
WHS Console sessions.
8) Click okay. Click okay to any messages that appear.
The above changes will not affect any existing sessions, so you will need to manually kill any
existing disconnected sessions:
1) Right-click on the taskbar, and select 'Task Manager' from the right-click menu
2) Click on the 'Users' tab.
3) The existing sessions will be listed on this tab. For each session that says 'Disconnected' in
the 'Status' column, select that session and click the 'Logoff' button.
4) Click yes to confirm, and close the Task Manager
5) Log off of the server.
To fix this:
1) Open a Remote Desktop session to the server. You don't have to log in with the Administrator account, but you should use an account with admin access to the server.
2) Click Start, Control Panel, Administritative Tools, Terminal Services Configuration
3) In the right panel, click on 'Connections'
4) In the left panel, right click on 'RDP-Tcp' and select 'Properties' from the right-click menu
5) Click on the 'Sessions' tab
6) Check the first checkbox ('Override user settings - End a disconnected session:')
7) Select '1 minute' from the dropdown list. You can use a longer interval if you wish, but it
should be reasonable finite length. This will dictate how long you have to wait between
WHS Console sessions.
8) Click okay. Click okay to any messages that appear.
The above changes will not affect any existing sessions, so you will need to manually kill any
existing disconnected sessions:
1) Right-click on the taskbar, and select 'Task Manager' from the right-click menu
2) Click on the 'Users' tab.
3) The existing sessions will be listed on this tab. For each session that says 'Disconnected' in
the 'Status' column, select that session and click the 'Logoff' button.
4) Click yes to confirm, and close the Task Manager
5) Log off of the server.
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Cheers for sharing easyrider
Not come across that before but I'll know where to look if I do!
Not come across that before but I'll know where to look if I do!
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Whatever you specify in the backup properties for the server. With WHS v1 this is limited to shares, but I believe Vail will allow the Server OS partition to backed up too.
EDIT: I am talking about server backups
Tomsk's post is probably what you're after.
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On it's default settings, it makes an image of all your PC's permanent HD's, excluding certain folders such as temporary internet cache.
The backup can be used to restore a PC. I used it when I replaced my system HD.
The Shares
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There was a data corruption bug in the first release, but that's long since been patched.
Due to the way the disks are managed by WHS, it's advisable NOT to use third party defrag tools, but that's as scary as it gets, no need to worry.
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So anyone playing with vail, and how are you finding it in comparison with WHS?
Any driver issues? Or will it use win7 drivers due to s2008 architecture?
Any driver issues? Or will it use win7 drivers due to s2008 architecture?
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I am of the exact same opinion at the moment. WHS has been one of the best home tech purchases I've ever made, got a long way to beat TiVo in it's day, and I expect to keep using the current version of WHS until I NEED to build a new box.
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The only reason I see to go to Vail is is if you buy the newer HDDs that have a larger block size that Server 2003 won't support. Even then there's a workaround of a jumper setting.
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So does this link :
http://www.mediasmartserver.net/wiki/index.php/Backup_your_Home_Server
Say you can back up the actual OS ?? Not that clear as that's my only worry now. I manually robocopy important data to an external HDD.
http://www.mediasmartserver.net/wiki/index.php/Backup_your_Home_Server
Say you can back up the actual OS ?? Not that clear as that's my only worry now. I manually robocopy important data to an external HDD.
