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    Share Monitor?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by dcrono, Aug 24, 2008.

  1. dcrono

    dcrono Newbie

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    Hi, I recently upgraded (?) to Vistas and I was wondering if it had a good share monitor (is this the right term?) available to it. By share monitor I mean something like System Tray Share Monitor, which I used when I ran XP. Thanks!
     
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Still don't have a clue on what your needing. Graphic cards normally have a System tray that can be loaded to give you quick access to it's settings. So this is provided by the card mfg or the NB mfg.
     
    blue68f100, Aug 24, 2008
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    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    I think he means something to view shared folders blue! I'm guessing that seeing that he posted this in Network and Wireless. If so OP I don't know of any third party software that shows u ur shares, but I know u can view ur shares in XP by goin into Computer Management. I'm not sure if .Vista has this as well but u can check.
     

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    thanks for the replies so far. I am looking for something that can help me view who is accessing my shared files at the moment (and possibly kick them off if I desire). Anyone know of a good program for Vistas, if one exists at all?
     
    dcrono, Aug 25, 2008
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    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    Like my post above...you can do that....Vista should have the same built-in feature. Or u don't want to use the built-in?
     
    makaveli72, Aug 25, 2008
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    If you setup security on your share you can limit who access them without having to monitor it all the time.
     
    blue68f100, Aug 25, 2008
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    Thanks for the answers so far. Well, I am on a college network and I was just interested in seeing who accessed my files and what they looked at. I was able to do so on my old laptop (with XP) using System Tray Share Monitor but my new laptop runs on Vistas and I was wondering if Vistas had the same program. Looks like it does not so far.
     
    dcrono, Aug 26, 2008
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    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You should be able to view activity on your shares using the Shared Folders snap-in to the Computer Management Console, as discussed briefly in this TechRepublic Article.
     
    Shyster1, Aug 27, 2008
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    Thanks again for the replies, I will be looking into these links. =)
     
    dcrono, Aug 28, 2008
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