Monday, February 25, 2008

How to know the current session of a particular machine inside a network.

1. Go to "Start" then "Run"
2. Type "cmd" then hit Enter.
3. Type “net session” to view the machines connected to your machine

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Sample:
C:\Documents and Settings\libertyb>net session
Computer User name Client Type Opens Idle time
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\\202.138.161.4 PH-PRINTER$ Windows 2000 2195 1 01:32:27
The command completed successfully.
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4. To delete the session, just type “net session /delete”
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C:\Documents and Settings\libertyb>net session /delete
These workstations have sessions on this server:

202.138.161.4
Do you want to continue this operation? (Y/N) [Y]: y
These workstations have sessions with open files on this server:

202.138.161.4
Do you want to continue this operation? (Y/N) [N]: y
The command completed successfully.
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5. For a particular machine, just type in “NET SESSION [\\computername] [/DELETE]”

How to locate a shared folder.

Sometimes, we forgot the location a shared folder.
To be able to find the location of that shared folder, here's how:

1. Right Click the My Computer
2. Click "Manage"
3. On the left pane, Click the "Shared Folders" then "Shares"
4. On the Right Pane, you'll see the Shared Folder Path.

How to enable a remote connection from other machine to Windows XP machine.

1. Go to My Computer

2. Right click then Properties.

3. On the Remote Tab, check the checkbox for "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer."

You can also limit the access of those accounts who can use the remote desktop feature.


4. Click Apply then Ok.


Effect: user can now access the XP machine remotely.