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Rayzer88
Joined: 15 Apr 2011
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 Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:13 pm Post subject: Connect to Server at workplace? |
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Hi, every one  im new here, i desperately hope someone can help me!
Im trying to connect a different computer to our server at work. We have about 5 computers, all linked to a server computer downstairs, with an "o:/" drive accessable from all of the computers.
Our computer in the production area gave up the ghost, and having found a better, dis-used computer in our archive room, i have set it up (with great difficulty) and got it running. The computer seems to be connected in some way as it is perfectly capable of accessing the internet etc...however i cannot view the O drive.
I need to be able to access it from the new comupter as it contains documents and files that are updated and saved frequently from various computers throughout the factory
I hope i've provided you with enough info to work with and i hope someone can help me!
Thanks very much in advance! |
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JonS
Joined: 31 May 2010
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what you've given is pretty brief as there is no detail re operating systems etc...
many things you need to look at here
1) are the machines all using the same network IP range and netmask?
2) are they all attached to the same workgroup or domain?
3) have you set up the shares on the server to allow the new PC to connect?
4) are you logging on with a user name that is vald on the server?
5) what is set as default DNS server on the new machine?
those are the simplest things to check. but there could be other problems
for a business network where dead time is money, its usually worth paying the money to get someone to sort it properly |
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SoftStag
Joined: 05 Feb 2006
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Location: UK
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It could just be that you need to map the network drive so that the PC knows where the O: drive is; by default it won't know.
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