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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>I’m not sure, I’m assuming there should be an internal DNS machine since we are a large college campus, but I don’t know for sure...<BR>
Thanks,<BR>
-Colt<BR>
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On 12/1/05 2:06 PM, "Philip J Robar" <pjrobar@areyoureallythatstupid.org> wrote:<BR>
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On Dec 1, 2005, at 8:55 AM, Colt Freeman wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'> </SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Monaco, Courier New"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.0px'>Question 1, I have an http server at my school that windows users can get to<BR>
by typing, <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="http://yourmomatlu">http://yourmomatlu</a></U></FONT> I however had to ping it and use 10.13.16.24<BR>
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Because his file server is in asp I can't navigate to most of it nor<BR>
download anything due to the ASP code is prefexed by yourmomatlu is there<BR>
anyway around this?<BR>
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Question 2, on a windows box I can ping servers called, one, two, and others<BR>
just by typing 'ping one' in the command window. (They are internal servers)<BR>
How do I do this on Mac?<BR>
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Question 3, How do I access my own computer from another one on campus, for<BR>
some reason when I go into sharing in system prefs click personal file<BR>
sharing it tells me that I can access my computer at <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>afp://jamielaptop/</U></FONT> My<BR>
computer name is Ideal, no where is jamielaptop entered in my computer. So<BR>
I'm assuming that I'm getting an IP from some other students computer, What<BR>
am I doing wrong? Is there a way to easily get to my computer from windows<BR>
AND mac boxes from around the campus?<BR>
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The answers from Colt and Charles are correct, but there may be a better answer. Are you on a network using private or public addresses. Is there an internal DNS machine for the network?<BR>
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Phil<BR>
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We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.<BR>
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