Additional Network Name

[Denville Longhurst]

Under w2k / XP Pro is it possible to set up an additional network name so
that my PC may be addressed as both eg \\MYPC\... and \\OTHERPC\... ?
I would like to do this to test some software on another PC which expects to
find some files at a fixed network location (ie \\OTHERPC\... in the
example).

Many thanks,

Denville.

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

See 281308 Connecting to SMB Share on a Windows 2000-Based Server May Not
Work with
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=281308

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Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

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[Denville Longhurst]

Mark, thanks for the prompt reply.

I don't see how this helps, It's only a simple network without a Domain, I
need to add the alias directly to the PC. Any suggestions ??

Thanks again,

Denville.

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

A domain has nothing to do with it. The Windows 2000 Server will not respond
to an additional name unless you follow the article to make the
DisableStrictNameChecking registry key.

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Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

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