SQL server 2005 Expr Adv services – installing SP2
Hi folks I have a 64-bit vista ultimate PC with all SP’s applied. I have been attemting to upgrade the existing instance of SQL Server Expr to SP2, but it stops installing with an error dialog box saying: SQL BPA command line has stopped working Eventually I end up on a web page containing the [...]

Answer Question   |  October 27, 2008  9:54 PM
Authentication, Installation, SQL Express

HA and Single Signon(SSO).
I have three LPAR’s that I have setup for HA High Availablity. I also use SSO for user authentication. How do I setup SSO on the HA side so when I do a role swap I dont have to give them all passwords. I

Answer Question   |  November 26, 2008  8:21 PM
HA, HA High Availability, LPAR, Single sign-on, SSO

Firewall
we have a utm firewall for using a internet processing to our clients,How to block the porn sites i.e is unwanted URLs,and how to configure the same in my utm firewalls.

Answer Question   |  November 29, 2008  5:00 AM
Firewall configuration, Firewalls, Unified Threat Management

Active Directory and Network security management
What is the best way for me to ensure Active Directory is being backed up? Another question is some people have dos programs that require modify access on c: I would like to know if there is a better way to assign that permission. Some people need local admin rights to run their programs. Obviously [...]

Answer Question   |  October 24, 2008  6:56 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Backup and Restore, Backup, Network security, Network Security Management, Security, Windows

Do you need anti-virus capabilities on the computer that provides your VoIP service?
Do you need anti-virus capabilities on the computer that provides your VoIP service?

Answer Question   |  January 30, 2012  3:11 PM
Antivirus, VoIP, VoIP security, VoIP security tools

Domain Administrator
Our senior technology manager insists on having domain administrator privileges although he has been told that this is not usually the way he should be set up. Please give me some feedback with how to address this carefully so that he understands the situation.

Answer Question   |  October 28, 2008  6:57 PM
Domain Administrator, Senior management

Problem with EtherChannel
Hi everyone I have configured etherchannel on two cisco switches and have enabled on mode. The problem I am having is that the etherchannel link disconnects from time to time for about 5-6sec then comes back on. The wierd thing is that when I display the logging history I get some pagp messages (pagp should [...]

Answer Question   |  October 27, 2008  8:22 AM
Cisco, Cisco switches, EtherChannel, Network connectivity, PAgP messages, Switch configuration, Switches

IP conflict errors in my network
hi guys like couple weeks i m facing a problem in my network. i gave all computer with different IP address. and the error is coming still windows error IP conflict. i m using ISA SERVER 2004. i worked on it allot but the error is same. i have 45 computers in my network.when i [...]

Answer Question   |  October 24, 2008  5:40 AM
IP address, IP address conflict, ISA Server, ISA Server 2004, ISA Server 2004 IP address conflict, Network administration, Network connectivity

How do I parse out a timestamp ISO format into a date field
How do I parse out a timestamp ISO format into a date field? This is how the field looks: Timestamp ISO Format 2008-10-08-12.13.52.412000 Here is the description of the field: Field From To Length Type Description XXXXXXX 57 82 0 Z Timestamp ISO Format I need to get the 2008-10-08 into a date format so [...]

Answer Question   |  September 4, 2010  5:20 PM
ISO, Query/400, Timestamp ISO Format

Intermittent Error using FTP/TLS
Our shop has several jobs that are running on a z/OS system in which we are transfering data to an FTP server. Other than a difference in file names being transfered, the FTP script is virtually the same. Unfortunately, we are having a problem with one specific job. When attempting to log onto the FTP [...]

Answer Question   |  June 16, 2012  2:48 PM
Error Code 410, FTP, FTP Server, SSL, z/OS

How to prevent viruses without an anti-virus?
Anti-virus does not always detect a virus especially the newer ones. Mostly Anti-Viruses bypass only this files. If something other than disabling the autoplay option might help, like preventing the injecting of files or restricting file insertion in the windows system folders and restricting installation for all types of executables, like .bat / .com / [...]

Answer Question   |  November 23, 2010  2:18 PM
Antivirus, Intrusion management

Can you stop spoofing?
I have a user that is getting spoofed. It is only happening to him. Sometime it happens to other users but it goes away after a couple of days. With this one user it has been 3 months. I thought it may have been a virus/spyware on his computer. I have ran every scan I [...]

Answer Question   |  April 12, 2011  1:52 PM
Hacking, Spoofing, User access

Security Audit
what form or procedeure would you use for a final security Audit after the Avaya system is installed?

Answer Question   |  October 21, 2008  9:04 PM
Audit and compliance, Auditing, Avaya, IT audit, Security audits

Routing between VPN networks
Hi, At work we have two private networks in different cities. The first network is 10.10.0.0/16 (A) and the other is 10.20.0.0/16 (B). They are connected with VPN using two cisco PIX. The VPN works as expected. Computers at network A can access those at network B and vice versa. The PIX located at network [...]

Answer Question   |  July 15, 2011  8:55 PM
Cisco PIX, Network routing, VPN, VPN routing

ActiveSync & OutlookAnywhere – E2K7 and ISA 2006
What is the process for setting up both Exchange 2007 ActiveSync and OutlookAnywhere on the same ISA 2006 box? I have a single certificate (subject alternative names of course). When I try to configure the OA, the ISA wizard says that I can’t use a listener on the same ports/IP address. According to what I [...]

Answer Question   |  October 20, 2008  7:01 PM
ActiveSync, Exchange 2007, ISA, ISA 2006, ISA Server, ISA Wizard, Outlook, OutlookAnywhere

Security Certs
Hello All, I have been involved in the IT career path for about 6 years now. I have worked my way up from a helpdesk agent to my current position as a systems admin. Lately I have felt mired… or stagnant in this track and I am looking to test new waters. Security has always [...]

Answer Question   |  October 31, 2008  6:17 PM
IT careers, Security careers

database ownership won’t accept login
I’m trying to assign an owner to AdventureworksDW so I may turn on database diagrams. Neither the GUI interface nor the ‘Alter Authorization …’ method work. The sript approach reports success but whe reopened, the dialog still shows the property blank. Any ideas?

Answer Question   |  October 21, 2008  5:51 PM
AdventureWorksDW, Authorization, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server database diagram, SQL Server database ownership

Guest Access on an 802.11x network
I am trying to set up 802.11x security on our network. The domain machines authenticate fine but a guest machine isn’t able to get access. I have set up a policy for it on the Radius server using it’s Mac address and the Wireless access point recognises the assigned VLAN but lists it as not [...]

Answer Question   |  October 20, 2008  11:15 AM
802.1x authentication, Radius, VLAN, Wireless Access Protocol

Login user and password for a new Cisco ASA 5505 router
What is the login user name and password for a new Cisco ASA 5505 router?

Answer Question   |  April 18, 2013  4:04 PM
Cisco ASA 5505, Password Authentication Protocol, Routers

system security
is there any solution to scan all the traffic through a specific port. we deploy symantec antivirus corp 10.0 but still vulnerabilities creeping through the network nodes. and we are unable to prevent autorun scripts through flash disks

Answer Question   |  October 21, 2008  4:44 AM
Intrusion management, Security, Security products, System Security