WHS annoyances

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Jordan1

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WHS has been decent to me for the most part, but there are a few things that piss me off!

-If I try to access a file on the server before logging onto the server (In file explorer by clicking on the server computer and entering username/password) I will simply not even be prompted to enter my username/password thereafter. Instead, I just get a message stating that I don't have permission to access the resource. For example, I open WMP and try to play a file that is on the server, then realize "oh crap, I didn't loggon, too bad, no music for me until I logoff or reboot!" This happens with other programs as well that access network resources.

-When using file explorer to locate the server computer and log on, I have the option to "remember password". Even when checking this option it never remembers it. I thought this could solve my first issue above but maybe not.

-Not sure if this is a WHS or network issue: Sometimes access to the server will randomly cut out. For example, listening to a MP3, it will stop. This is especially noticeable when listening to an hour long podcast, pausing it, coming back in a hour, hitting play--it will play for a couple seconds--then stop--not pause--so I loose my place. Occasionally it will happen in the middle of playing a file. I have only had (or noticed) this problem with audio files.

-When logging on to my desktop WHS console tells me my desktop does not have AV/spyware protection, but only briefly. I guess it realizes I do have MSE installed and updated.

-I get the "network critical" warning because I have not backed up xxxx computer for xxxx number of days. I always ignore this, but eventually the warnings will reappear.


I guess the only reason I am using WHS at all is the ease of setup and simple duplication feature. Someone convince please convince me otherwise.
 
The last two annoy me too, so I just turned off the network health notifications. As for your first two points, I used to have to log on each time too until I figured out you are supposed to set up a user/password account on the WHS that matches what the clients' logon is.
 
First, have you setup an account on the WHS that has the same username and password as your client machine? WHS works as a workgroup computer, so this is required unless you want to do a login every time as you've been doing so far. As far as the cutout issue, I've never had a disconnect happen on me while playing a file, video or mp3.

If all you're using WHS is as a simple file server and not for backup, I would say get rid of the whs connector and use remote desktop do do what you want to; less nagging and it's what the connector is doing in the background anyway ;)
 
Jordan1 said:
WHS has been decent to me for the most part, but there are a few things that piss me off!

-If I try to access a file on the server before logging onto the server (In file explorer by clicking on the server computer and entering username/password) I will simply not even be prompted to enter my username/password thereafter. Instead, I just get a message stating that I don't have permission to access the resource. For example, I open WMP and try to play a file that is on the server, then realize "oh crap, I didn't loggon, too bad, no music for me until I logoff or reboot!" This happens with other programs as well that access network resources.

-When using file explorer to locate the server computer and log on, I have the option to "remember password". Even when checking this option it never remembers it. I thought this could solve my first issue above but maybe not.

-Not sure if this is a WHS or network issue: Sometimes access to the server will randomly cut out. For example, listening to a MP3, it will stop. This is especially noticeable when listening to an hour long podcast, pausing it, coming back in a hour, hitting play--it will play for a couple seconds--then stop--not pause--so I loose my place. Occasionally it will happen in the middle of playing a file. I have only had (or noticed) this problem with audio files.

-When logging on to my desktop WHS console tells me my desktop does not have AV/spyware protection, but only briefly. I guess it realizes I do have MSE installed and updated.

-I get the "network critical" warning because I have not backed up xxxx computer for xxxx number of days. I always ignore this, but eventually the warnings will reappear.


I guess the only reason I am using WHS at all is the ease of setup and simple duplication feature. Someone convince please convince me otherwise.
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Ok well first off for 3 of the problems they can all be linked back to the fact that on your WHS you do not have an account with the same info as the computer you are accessing it from.

So on your workstation you have USER: Jordan PASS:xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
now open the WHS console and go to the users tab. Create a user name Jordan and use the same password as on your computer.

That will fix your network permissions and probably the interruptions as well.

Anti-Virus thing well thats just annoying.

Backup warning. If you are not using the backup feature, then go to the WHS console and on the backups tab turn off backups for the computers you dont want backed up.
The warnings will dissappear.

Hope this helps :)
 
i have three computers with which i access file on the WHS; sub-notebook, laptop, desktop(x2)

all three computers have different "names" but have the same login details

two fun win7, one vista, one xp
none have to enter username and password
can even have multiple computers accessing the same share simultaneously

the mrs had the problem you describe
she was running vista
the problem was caused by the user name not matching that on the server; there must have been a user name "somewhere" on the computer that didn't get changed
when she installed win 7 on the laptop the problem went away

it is possible to disable the nagging
 
Thanks for the replies. I do have matching user name's for my desktop and server login, but didn't want to make a long password for my desktop--so they don't match up. I guess I will make that change. I also see the option to lower password complexity...but this isn't an option for users with remote access. That will likely solve some problems though eh.
 
try the matching username / password between server and computer(s)

i have a very simple login password for my computers; too simple for remote login

to get round the problem i have a user account called "remote login" with a very complex password
files that require remote access are in this profile
 
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