Open IT Forum: What are your favorite network security tools?
We want to know who and what you trust with your network security needs, from products to software. Had a less-than-stellar experience? We want to hear about that, too! The best stories get 100 points that’ll be mighty helpful in our Xbox 360 contest!
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| December 8, 2010 8:42 PM
Network security, Network Security Management, Open IT Forum, Security products, Security software
We want to know who and what you trust with your network security needs, from products to software. Had a less-than-stellar experience? We want to hear about that, too! The best stories get 100 points that’ll be mighty helpful in our Xbox 360 contest!
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| December 8, 2010 8:42 PM
Network security, Network Security Management, Open IT Forum, Security products, Security software
Reading pdf docs in Windows 7
I cannot open pdf files and use windows 7 oe, since downloading the latest adobe reader X can any give me basic way I can overcpme this. Please could you give me full instructions as I am a tad plebish! regards Denis
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| December 3, 2010 7:52 PM
Adobe, Adobe Reader 9.1, PDF, Windows 7, Windows 7 error messages, Windows 7 support
I cannot open pdf files and use windows 7 oe, since downloading the latest adobe reader X can any give me basic way I can overcpme this. Please could you give me full instructions as I am a tad plebish! regards Denis
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| December 3, 2010 7:52 PM
Adobe, Adobe Reader 9.1, PDF, Windows 7, Windows 7 error messages, Windows 7 support
Error trying to get a store produce to work from AS 400 to SSRS
I have made a store procedure that runs fine but when I try to Call it into SSRS I am getting an error. The Error says SP_Convert_Date_MMDDYYY_to_CYYMMDD in *N type *N not found. Is there anyway of getting it to find my file in the AS 400 and what would I have to do?
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| December 2, 2010 7:14 PM
AS/400, SSRS, SSRS 2005, SSRS 2005 errors
I have made a store procedure that runs fine but when I try to Call it into SSRS I am getting an error. The Error says SP_Convert_Date_MMDDYYY_to_CYYMMDD in *N type *N not found. Is there anyway of getting it to find my file in the AS 400 and what would I have to do?
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| December 2, 2010 7:14 PM
AS/400, SSRS, SSRS 2005, SSRS 2005 errors
Application for quality assurance testing on multiple browsers including IE
I am not a developer – I am a tester (QA) so I hope I ask this question correctly. I need to test applications on multiple versions of IE, Firefox, Chrome, etc….. I was using Spoon but apparently Microsoft made them close down. I found a program called Adobe browserlab, which would have been perfect [...]
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| December 3, 2010 6:53 PM
Desktop virtualization, QA testing, Quality assurance testers, Windows Virtualization, Windows XP
I am not a developer – I am a tester (QA) so I hope I ask this question correctly. I need to test applications on multiple versions of IE, Firefox, Chrome, etc….. I was using Spoon but apparently Microsoft made them close down. I found a program called Adobe browserlab, which would have been perfect [...]
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| December 3, 2010 6:53 PM
Desktop virtualization, QA testing, Quality assurance testers, Windows Virtualization, Windows XP
Missing extend.dat file in Outlook 2007
I am running Outlook 2007 under Windows 7. On starting outlook I get the error message telling me Extend.dat is missing. having looked at all the other responses to this problem I searched for the file in order to rename it – it does not exist! How can I get outlook to make the file?
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| December 2, 2010 5:52 PM
extend.dat, Outlook, Outlook 2007, Outlook 2007 error messages, Outlook error messages, Windows 7
I am running Outlook 2007 under Windows 7. On starting outlook I get the error message telling me Extend.dat is missing. having looked at all the other responses to this problem I searched for the file in order to rename it – it does not exist! How can I get outlook to make the file?
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| December 2, 2010 5:52 PM
extend.dat, Outlook, Outlook 2007, Outlook 2007 error messages, Outlook error messages, Windows 7
Ascertaining Good tape backups without test restores
Other than test restores, how are you ensuring that the backup tapes are valid and good? Is there any other way?
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| November 8, 2011 5:47 PM
Backup, Backup and Recovery, Backup and Recovery Hardware, Tape Backups
Other than test restores, how are you ensuring that the backup tapes are valid and good? Is there any other way?
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| November 8, 2011 5:47 PM
Backup, Backup and Recovery, Backup and Recovery Hardware, Tape Backups
Which one to choose SAP Bi or SAP Business Object?
Hii all, i have three yrs of exp in sap business one erp as technical consultant which is for SMB segment. In this ERP i have worked on Sql Server and .NET Now i want to come out of sap business one due to poor salary. i m not interested for sap abap. i have [...]
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| January 13, 2011 5:27 PM
SAP, SAP BI, SAP BusinessObjects, SAP careers, SAP modules
Hii all, i have three yrs of exp in sap business one erp as technical consultant which is for SMB segment. In this ERP i have worked on Sql Server and .NET Now i want to come out of sap business one due to poor salary. i m not interested for sap abap. i have [...]
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| January 13, 2011 5:27 PM
SAP, SAP BI, SAP BusinessObjects, SAP careers, SAP modules
Install SQL Server 2005 without Local Admin
Books Online tells me … make sure you have administrator permissions on the computer where SQL Server will be installed. Based on the principle of using the lowest possible user rights is it possible to safely install SQL Server 2005 using an account or group that has the required level of privileges but no more. [...]
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| December 2, 2010 5:07 PM
Local Administrators Account, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server administration, SQL Server installation, Windows Server 2003
Books Online tells me … make sure you have administrator permissions on the computer where SQL Server will be installed. Based on the principle of using the lowest possible user rights is it possible to safely install SQL Server 2005 using an account or group that has the required level of privileges but no more. [...]
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| December 2, 2010 5:07 PM
Local Administrators Account, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server administration, SQL Server installation, Windows Server 2003
Interconnecting UPS devices for redundancy in our data center
In our datacenter we have 22 separate rack mounted apc ups devices all power comes from a single source. How can we interconnect the ups devices for redundancy?
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| January 5, 2011 3:07 PM
Data center design, Data Center in 2010, Rack mounted servers, Redundancy, UPS, UPS maintenance, UPS system
In our datacenter we have 22 separate rack mounted apc ups devices all power comes from a single source. How can we interconnect the ups devices for redundancy?
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| January 5, 2011 3:07 PM
Data center design, Data Center in 2010, Rack mounted servers, Redundancy, UPS, UPS maintenance, UPS system
How can we offer backup service over network
Several customers reside in the same data center with totally separate networks but all internet comes in from the same ISP. Can we offer interested clients backup service over the network for sale? How can it be implemented?
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| November 8, 2011 3:06 PM
Backup and Recovery Hardware, Data Center Clients, Data Center in 2010, Data Center management, Network Backup
Several customers reside in the same data center with totally separate networks but all internet comes in from the same ISP. Can we offer interested clients backup service over the network for sale? How can it be implemented?
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| November 8, 2011 3:06 PM
Backup and Recovery Hardware, Data Center Clients, Data Center in 2010, Data Center management, Network Backup
Monitoring server and networking health for clients
We have a data center with 25 racks and cabinents. They are all owned by individuals or other companies. It is not our equipment but the racks and the network is. Long story short how can we monitor server and network health monitoring for our clients?
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| December 1, 2010 3:04 PM
Data Center in 2010, Data Center management, Network Monitor, Network monitoring, Network Monitoring Tools, Server monitoring
We have a data center with 25 racks and cabinents. They are all owned by individuals or other companies. It is not our equipment but the racks and the network is. Long story short how can we monitor server and network health monitoring for our clients?
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| December 1, 2010 3:04 PM
Data Center in 2010, Data Center management, Network Monitor, Network monitoring, Network Monitoring Tools, Server monitoring
Forgotten password function error in Maximo 7.1
We have set all the security within Maximo but can not get the forgotten password function to work. Error message Cannot log in to perform this action. Please contact your system administrator.
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| January 5, 2011 2:57 PM
Maximo, Maximo 7, Password recovery, System administrator
We have set all the security within Maximo but can not get the forgotten password function to work. Error message Cannot log in to perform this action. Please contact your system administrator.
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| January 5, 2011 2:57 PM
Maximo, Maximo 7, Password recovery, System administrator
Excel and Access integration and auto-population
Overall, I want to create a database that tracks defects for several sites and ouputs the information in a pivot table. Each site (7 in total) documents their internal defect data and sends it to me weekly. I then merge all of this data (have been doing so manually) into one spreadsheet to perform my analysis [...]
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| December 7, 2010 2:52 PM
Acces, Access 2000, Access Database, excel, Excel 2010, Excel macros, Macros
Overall, I want to create a database that tracks defects for several sites and ouputs the information in a pivot table. Each site (7 in total) documents their internal defect data and sends it to me weekly. I then merge all of this data (have been doing so manually) into one spreadsheet to perform my analysis [...]
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| December 7, 2010 2:52 PM
Acces, Access 2000, Access Database, excel, Excel 2010, Excel macros, Macros
Scheduling an all day event in Lotus Notes 8.5
scheduling a reminder for an all day event. can you schedule a reminder ex: for Dec 5 setting a reminder for 14 days on Dec 1 – will lotus send a reminder before the 14 days?
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| December 1, 2010 2:49 PM
Lotus Notes 8.5, Lotus Notes alerts, Lotus Notes Calendar, Lotus Notes Calendar and Meeting Tracking
scheduling a reminder for an all day event. can you schedule a reminder ex: for Dec 5 setting a reminder for 14 days on Dec 1 – will lotus send a reminder before the 14 days?
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| December 1, 2010 2:49 PM
Lotus Notes 8.5, Lotus Notes alerts, Lotus Notes Calendar, Lotus Notes Calendar and Meeting Tracking
Seeing Network shares on domain with Windows 7
I have a domain that has 5 servers. Two of them are Windows Server 2008, I can see these servers from my Windows 7 machine. The other servers are Server 2003 and they do not appear when I go to map a drive. I can still manually put in the path (\ServerShare) and access the [...]
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| December 2, 2010 1:47 PM
Networking, Windows 7, Windows 7 Networking, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
I have a domain that has 5 servers. Two of them are Windows Server 2008, I can see these servers from my Windows 7 machine. The other servers are Server 2003 and they do not appear when I go to map a drive. I can still manually put in the path (\ServerShare) and access the [...]
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| December 2, 2010 1:47 PM
Networking, Windows 7, Windows 7 Networking, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Recommend Cisco Home Lab
Please give me your thoughts on the best way to setup a Cisco home lab. Although I need to re-certify my CCNA my focus is to take a deep technical dive and master Cisco before going on to next level(CCNP). I work with Cisco but want my own lab to experiment and try different topologies [...]
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| February 7, 2011 1:43 PM
CCNA, CCNA Certification, CCNP, Cisco, Routers, Switches
Please give me your thoughts on the best way to setup a Cisco home lab. Although I need to re-certify my CCNA my focus is to take a deep technical dive and master Cisco before going on to next level(CCNP). I work with Cisco but want my own lab to experiment and try different topologies [...]
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| February 7, 2011 1:43 PM
CCNA, CCNA Certification, CCNP, Cisco, Routers, Switches
Lotus Notes 7.02 keeps resetting default browser
I am running Lotus Notes 7.02 on a Mac OSX. Every day I have to re-set my preferred default browser in notes to Firefox. Firefox is already set as the default for the o/s…why doesn’t notes keep it?
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| December 2, 2010 1:42 PM
Lotus Notes 7.0.2, Lotus Notes errors, Lotus Notes Rules
I am running Lotus Notes 7.02 on a Mac OSX. Every day I have to re-set my preferred default browser in notes to Firefox. Firefox is already set as the default for the o/s…why doesn’t notes keep it?
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| December 2, 2010 1:42 PM
Lotus Notes 7.0.2, Lotus Notes errors, Lotus Notes Rules
Complex SQL query in SQL Server 2008 tables
Sir, i have 2 tables , first table column one is 1,2,3,4, and column two is x,y,w,z and second table first column of 1,2,3 second column is (1;2),(1;2;3;4),(2,4), i wand to display the result as in first colum 1,2,3 and second column as (x,y),(x,y,w,z),(w,z) please help me in this regard
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| February 9, 2011 12:42 PM
SQL, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server tables
Sir, i have 2 tables , first table column one is 1,2,3,4, and column two is x,y,w,z and second table first column of 1,2,3 second column is (1;2),(1;2;3;4),(2,4), i wand to display the result as in first colum 1,2,3 and second column as (x,y),(x,y,w,z),(w,z) please help me in this regard
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| February 9, 2011 12:42 PM
SQL, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server tables
Contacts / Contacts in Personal Folder creating mail merge in Outlook 2007
Both these options appear in the ‘My Contacts’ menu but there is nothing under ‘Contacts in Personal Folders’ when selected – all my contact info being under ‘Contacts’ However it seems that Word 2007 wants to create a Mail Merge using ‘Contacts in Personal Folder’ and doesn’t recognise the info under ‘Contacts’. Can anyone please [...]
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| December 1, 2010 11:54 AM
Mail merge, Outlook, Outlook 2007, Outlook 2007 contacts, Outlook contacts, Word 2007
Both these options appear in the ‘My Contacts’ menu but there is nothing under ‘Contacts in Personal Folders’ when selected – all my contact info being under ‘Contacts’ However it seems that Word 2007 wants to create a Mail Merge using ‘Contacts in Personal Folder’ and doesn’t recognise the info under ‘Contacts’. Can anyone please [...]
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| December 1, 2010 11:54 AM
Mail merge, Outlook, Outlook 2007, Outlook 2007 contacts, Outlook contacts, Word 2007
Retrieve the file names in IFS folder to a physical file
I got one scenario, in that I need to retrieve the file names including the Dates from IFS folder to a Physical File. From that PF, I need to delete the files older than 15 days. Is there any way to do that? Thanks Saravanan
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| December 21, 2010 8:59 AM
IFS, IFS Directory, IFS Folder, Physical Files, V5R4
I got one scenario, in that I need to retrieve the file names including the Dates from IFS folder to a Physical File. From that PF, I need to delete the files older than 15 days. Is there any way to do that? Thanks Saravanan
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| December 21, 2010 8:59 AM
IFS, IFS Directory, IFS Folder, Physical Files, V5R4
