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ie PC1 <-> WHS PC <-> PC2 <-> router
^ can each PC connect to each other and the internet in this case?
Are you saying the WHS can act as a router, if so what benefits or features does it offer?
What is your source that WHS allows network bridging? The following thread suggests that there is no such feature in WHS: http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1744498&SiteID=50

Yes. That is the essence of a server. Why not connect the router, or better yet, the modem directly to the whs and let it share your internet connection instead of the router.

Like the OS would be on my internal HD but the backed up data would be on the external HD. ( for the external im thinking a 1TB USB 2.0…. )
Yes why not….

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I want to grow herbs for cooking and teas in small containers on an indoor window ledge. I do not know where to begin. Where can I find supplies or a starter kit? Any tips?

Don't laugh but I got the Chia Herb garden at Xmas and the herbs are doing really well. Other then that..just get some good potting mix in little pots.

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Question: In the past I never though that we needed a backup of our home computers but now my home computers contain thousands of our pictures, films and business files for my small business and my family. I don’t want to become a PC expert or spend a lot of time setting up and I would like to reduce my electric bill in the process but I need a easy way to manage my information. I am interested your opinion and experience with the new Microsoft HomeServer product. What do you do for backup?

Response: This is a very timely question because We recently changed our back up server environment. We are very dependent on our computers and have backed up the Microsoft Window’s Personal Computers in our home for the past five years through a number of technologies (i.e. writable dvds, tapes, local extenal disks and even on the internet). I have become very disenchanted with each of these methods over time because of our rapid data growth, media failure and the single purpose of many of the backup systems. It was also economically inspired and I decided to replace and consolidate three older and less efficient servers, one tape autoloader and 3 external USB disk drives to a single Windows Home Server. Microsoft Site for Home Server. We opted for build a server from sundry components left over from upgrades and enhancements to our other machines. Windows HomesServer has worked flawlessly and securely for over 6 months and is efficient, comprehensive and fast with it taking about 15 to 20 minutes each night to back up 5 XP and Vista systems with an average of 800 Gb per system of disk space. Hewlett Packard has an elegantly designed, beutifully integrated Home Server complete with Windows Home Server, extensive addons and high availability enhancements for an very reasonable price. The release of Service Pack 1 address many of the stability issues of the earlier version.

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Our company would like to implement a network faxing solution so we could fax from our pcs instead of from the fax machine. We currently have a sharp fo-dc535 fax machine which has networking capability and one server running Windows Server 2003. I am wondering if we are going to need to buy another server to handle the faxing or if we can just use our existing server. We fax about 100 docs a day back and forth so the volume is not that high, I just have never put a network fax solution in place. Also, if anyone knows of other things we will need to put in place to implement this I would appreciate that info. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
From checking out the PDF file in the sources area, it looks like it’s a function of the print driver. Possibly a menu selection or different driver needs to be installed for faxing capabilities? As for the server. Depends on what kind of hardware its on as to if it can handle it and what else is installed on it. If there’s nothing else, and it’s a small business, and you’re not faxing 50 – 60 pages / fax, you should be ok running it. If it’s just a DC doing fileshareing, I’d say you should be ok. Take a base line of the server prior to setting up the fax solution and have a few select users start to use the fax capabilities, and monitor it again. If the new monitor readings spike a lot higher than the original base line, you know you’ll need a new server. For light duty faxing, I don’t think it should be a problem unless the driver does some type of document converstion on the server as opposed to the workstation.

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I have been trying unsuccessfully to connect my computer to the shared network in order to view and use other people’s files. I can connect to the internet fine, but the shared file network, which everyone else is on fine, doesn’t work. My computer shows up as being on the network infrequently on other people’s computers but I cannot view any of the shared folders.
Generally, this is due to your computer being on a different WORKGROUP. Check to see. just right click on “My Computer” click the “properites” then click “Computer Name” tag. If the workgroup that shows there is the same as the other computers then you are good, if not change the workgroup. Also be sure your computer does not have the exact same NAME as anyother machine on the system. That should get it, You can always just run the network wizard from the Control Panel to set all these settings. Also you need to check your FIREWALL, to see if it is allowing your local network. You can turn it off to check, if your network works, turn the firewall back on and adjust the settings to allow your local network.

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