Alias + Shared folder/printer

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29th Jan 2004

I created and can ping an alias in dns, however shared resources such as \\alias\printershare won't work. I cannot access the alias through a unc \\alias . Is there any way to accomplish this

I basically need a way to shorten the computer name to 8 characters or less without renaming it.

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