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Script to Connect to Network Drive
Good Day all, I've gleaned so much information from these posts, that I thought it's time for me to contribute something, as well. So, here we go: I have created a little vbscript, which can be...
dbott67 wrote: 3. Release & renew IP address on each client, followed buy purge:
Thanks for syntax tips! :thumbsup: But why is the release and renew necessary when it wasn't at client level, and why isn't this dealt with at LAN level? I'm specifically thinking about how I've currently got some IPs reserved within DHCP pool, being used by clients.
dbott67 wrote: 1. Enable WINS on the NAS (step #1 on my how-to. you can skip step #2 on my how-to, as your firewall can assign WINS automagically).
Even easier. Great! :) But I was actually wondering whether it was possible for the router itself to be the WINS server, rather than the NAS. If not, no problem; I'm just curious as ideally the router is obviously the centre of the LAN, and the Primary DNS Server uses the router/LAN IP, so I wondered if the WINS Server could do the same. :?:
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