“You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network. Go to System in Control Panel to change the computer name and try again”. Fix for the error.
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File Services
DFS Explained in Simple Terms
In simple terms There are two components to DFS. DFS-R(Replication) which is the ability to replicate a directory and its contents from one server to another (and depending on configuration, back again) \\Server1\c$\directory1 replicates to \\server2\C$\directoryA (the directories don’t need to be the same name but it is clearer for you if they are) DFS-N(Namespace) […]
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Alias UNC Share When Replacing Server
There are times when you want to move a share from one server to another and decommission the old server, but still want to use the old server unc. Now the reality is that you should really bite the bullet and move your shares to DFS to avoid this mess, but anyhow…(actually you should setup […]
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