Limiting Internet Access
You should check into iPrism. I used this when working for a school district, and you could easily allow/deny certain websites.

View Answer   |  July 19, 2006  12:52 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Patch management, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Change Telnet port in Linux (Debian)
I don’t understand why you want to change the port. There is no issue with using SSH to port forward to telnet port. In your client simply say that you want to forward the local port X to port 23 on the Linux server. Then tell your app to connect to port X on localhost. [...]

View Answer   |  July 17, 2006  11:31 AM
Firewalls, Forensics, Incident response, Intrusion management, Linux, Network protocols, Network security, Networking, TCP, VPN, Wireless

Group Policy…
You can ONLY set password policy and have it take effect from the Default Domain policy. This means if you need two seperate password policies you will need two seperate domains

View Answer   |  July 17, 2006  7:28 AM
DataCenter, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Security, Tech support

OWA on SBS2003 Network Question
It’s mandatory to change to a Linux RH o SU environment! IIS and/or SBS are deprecated! I’m sorry [Xavi]

View Answer   |  July 14, 2006  6:27 PM
Desktops, Exchange, Exchange security, Hardware, Interoperability, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Tech support, Web site design & management

Group Policy and Logon Script troubles
Can you supply more information such as what NOS, what client OS, Domain and Site structure, Physical network? Also can you please post a copy of your logon script. A little more information will go a long way. There’s a good section on folder redirection in Microsoft’s 2003 MCSAMCSE upgrade book dealing with GPO administration. [...]

View Answer   |  July 11, 2006  7:40 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Running a script at specified runtime
Hi Columbus. The DBMS_JOB package should do the trick. See documentation on Oracle Supplied PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for details on parameter requirements. http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96521/jobq.htm#9499

View Answer   |  July 11, 2006  10:59 AM
Architecture/Design, Availability, Backup & recovery, Business Intelligence, Data/Application Integration, E-Business Suite, Installation, Migration, Oracle, Oracle 9i, Oracle administration, Oracle Business Applications, Oracle Database Versions, Oracle development, Performance/Tuning, Security, SQL, Windows

Server configuration for an Exchange Server
All your questions will be answered by this going to microsoft.com and under search enter this search query Ex2k3DepGuide.doc it will guide you to a download link and get a 2.5MB word document. That small document guided us for or upgrade from 2000 to 2003 as well as 5.5 to 2003. Its a goood document.

View Answer   |  July 7, 2006  11:13 AM
Desktops, Exchange, Exchange security, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Career path in IT
I think that the answer to your question depends on the size of the organization you work for. My first job was working for a larger entitiy supporting over 1800 users. At this location I was only dedicated towards supporting microsoft servers. In my new position I support about 150 people, but I cover IBM [...]

View Answer   |  July 7, 2006  8:04 AM
Career development, CCNA, Certifications, Linux, Networking, Security, Training

DTS Package information
Hi Jaylou, You can use the Interop.DTS library in .NET to inspect and return information about DTS packages. If you’d like an example VB.NET application, let me know; I have one that inspects the SQL tasks for a string. You can definitely alter it to look for information in other properties of DTS packages.

View Answer   |  July 6, 2006  7:23 AM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Passwords
There is nothing wrong with giving a user a password for the first time. Its a requirement. What you have to do is standardize the password for all new users eg password1$ for all new account. Its safe enough

View Answer   |  July 4, 2006  8:43 AM
Access control, Application security, backdoors, Biometrics, Browsers, Business/IT alignment, Compliance, configuration, CRM, Current threats, Database, Digital certificates, Disaster Recovery, Encryption, Exchange, Exchange security, filtering, Firewalls, Forensics, Hacking, human factors, Identity & Access Management, Incident response, Instant Messaging, Intrusion management, Network security, patching, PEN testing, Platform Security, Policies, provisioning, Risk management, Secure Coding, Security, Security Program Management, Security tokens, Servers, Single sign-on, Spyware, SSL/TLS, Trojans, Viruses, VPN, vulnerability management, Web security, Wireless, worms

Exchange 5.5 and AD 2003
You will want to use an ADC 2003 connector. There is an article that outlines the basics of what the connector is and how to use it here : http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Overview-Active-Directory-Connector.html Let me know if this is what you were looking for. Mario-

View Answer   |  July 3, 2006  3:18 PM
Desktops, Exchange, Exchange security, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Group Policy-Internet Access
Try this website and look under Managing Group Policy to see if this helps your situation. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/directory/activedirectory/stepbystep/gpfeat.mspx

View Answer   |  July 3, 2006  8:06 AM
Cabling, DataCenter, Desktop management applications, Desktops, Hardware, Hubs, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Network protocols, Networking, OS, Patch management, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches, Tech support, Web services, Web site design & management

Email attachment filter – better than file extention.
GFI Mail Security does a good job of this. It allows for the administrator to approve the email before the client sees it.

View Answer   |  June 30, 2006  7:13 AM
Exchange, Exchange security, Networking, Security

Deleted Users
Take a look at this command: dspaudjrne. I got this from this website. You may find information: http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci1033839,00.html

View Answer   |  June 29, 2006  8:45 AM
Application development, AS/400, AS/400 careers, Backup & recovery, CLP, DataCenter, DB2 Universal Database, Security

Two Domains in one Windows Server
As I recall, this is not possible. I remember trying to set this up when I installed my first Win2K AD server. I was going to create a different domain for each sub company and have them all on one server. Each time I attempted to setup the new domain, I lost the previous one. [...]

View Answer   |  June 28, 2006  12:47 PM
Access, DataCenter, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Windows OS Paging
The link below has the entire article, but here is a quote from the Microsoft Knowledge Base> When you set up a 32-bit version or a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP, a page file is created that is one and a half times the amount of RAM that is installed in [...]

View Answer   |  June 28, 2006  9:35 AM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Can’t login as Administrator
You now have to log in as Domain Administrator. Put the PC in the domain and log in as Domain administrator. You have to first pre-stage the server, then from a command prompt on another member server or domain controller, type nltest /server:name of your server.your domain/trusted_domains. Hope that helps Thuso

View Answer   |  June 28, 2006  8:27 AM
Backup & recovery, Cabling, Data analysis, Data mining/analysis, Data warehousing applications, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, DB2, Desktop management applications, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Ecommerce applications, Enterprise Desktop, Exchange, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard, Hubs, Instant Messaging, Lotus Domino, Management, Microsoft Systems Management Server, Microsoft Windows, Network management software, Networking, Networking services, Oracle, OS, PC/Windows Connectivity, Power management, Routers, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Switches, Systems management software, Tech support, Training

Recommendations for OU and group policy design
Even though the task may seem daunting at this time, don’t worry, once you work everything out, it’s just a matter of implementation. Basically, what I did was to break it all out on paper. I worked for a company with multiple offices worldwide so the first thing I did was break everything down by [...]

View Answer   |  June 28, 2006  8:17 AM
Business/IT alignment, Compliance, DataCenter, Desktops, Development, Laws, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Regulations, Security, Servers, SQL Server, standards, Tech support

Operating Console
You are correct in assuming that the Ops Console needs to be powered up all the time whilst the iSeries is on. I had this same problem with a laptop back 2003. I tried everything – reinstalling iSeries Access & trying other versions as well; then uninstalling and reinstalling the AOC modem drivers – several [...]

View Answer   |  June 28, 2006  7:43 AM
AS/400, Backup & recovery, DataCenter, DB2 Universal Database, Security

CLASP guidelines
If you haven’t already looked at the CLASP guidelines, SearchAppSecurity recently posted a copy of them – http://searchappsecurity.techtarget.com/downloadPage/0,295339,sid92_gci1196296,00.html They can help you get a better understanding of what to expect. – Michelle Davidson, editor, SearchAppSecurity.com

View Answer   |  June 28, 2006  6:43 AM
Application security, Database, Development, Encryption, Exchange, Instant Messaging, Lifecycle development, Project management, Secure Coding