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Expertise
I have a fair amount of experience in peer-to-peer networking using Windows 95/98. I can answer questions about hardware, networking software, protocol settings, etc. I have some client-server experience, but not a lot with Windows-based servers. I can also give some advice on home network security: VPN, firewalls, anti-virus, etc.
Experience in the area
I am the Director of Information Systems for a large law firm which connects about 300 users over five offices via a wide area network. We use client-server, peer-to-peer, WINS, remote access, VPN, DSL Internet, and proxy servers.
I also have a peer-to-peer network of six computers at home, with file and print sharing, remote access, and shared Internet access with a firewall.
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Recent Answers from Michael Troy
2012-01-30 windows service protocols:
Hello, Windows file sharing is not really designed for non-windows access. It uses multiple ports for connecting. According to Windows support, the following ports are used: The following ports
2011-12-02 Remote connections:
Hello, There is a free service called logmein.com which will allow you remote access to a PC over the internet. It needs to be installed on both computers to work. Check out the web site and download
2011-11-20 windows 7 wifi not detecting signal:
Hello, There should be a wireless icon on your system try next to the clock (looks like a bar graph). If you right click on it, you should see and option to "troubleshoot problems." Let the troubleshooter
2011-11-10 Networking:
Hello, It sounds like your father's office has a web page on their internal network. In order to get to it from outside, you would likely need to have one of two things. The first would be to program
2011-11-03 Windows Server 2003 R2 Networking Problem:
Hello, The problem is that you cannot have two devices with the same address. If your server is 192.168.1.1, then you need to change the address on your internet router to something else. To ensure
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