SST and access id recovery
We have a 9407 M15 without a HMC. On the odd occasion we have required it we have used a remote LAN console setup on a pc. However I have either forgotten the special Access id or it has expired and I am unable to connect the console pgm. To compound the issue I am [...]
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| October 18, 2010 9:42 PM
IBM 9407 M15, iSeries, Password recovery, QSECOFR, SST
We have a 9407 M15 without a HMC. On the odd occasion we have required it we have used a remote LAN console setup on a pc. However I have either forgotten the special Access id or it has expired and I am unable to connect the console pgm. To compound the issue I am [...]
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| October 18, 2010 9:42 PM
IBM 9407 M15, iSeries, Password recovery, QSECOFR, SST
leased Line with public IP’s
i have a lease line with Huwaei SmartAX unit ,The ethernet interface directly connected to the firewall.The public IP’s assigned for this lease line not reaching the firewall after ISP .Is it compusory have a Router to have public IP’s .
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| October 11, 2010 6:52 PM
Ethernet, Firewalls, Leased line, Public IP, Routers
i have a lease line with Huwaei SmartAX unit ,The ethernet interface directly connected to the firewall.The public IP’s assigned for this lease line not reaching the firewall after ISP .Is it compusory have a Router to have public IP’s .
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| October 11, 2010 6:52 PM
Ethernet, Firewalls, Leased line, Public IP, Routers
Lotus ID sharing
How to share lotus id amoung two different users
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| November 16, 2010 10:59 AM
Lotus, Lotus id sharing, Lotus Servers, Security in 2010
How to share lotus id amoung two different users
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| November 16, 2010 10:59 AM
Lotus, Lotus id sharing, Lotus Servers, Security in 2010
Private LAN Server on
Since our college blocks access to p2p file sharing services (torrents, limewire, etc) the people on my floor in the dorms want to set up a server so we can share all of our media with each other. We came up with the idea of getting a server and just loading all of our music/video/etc [...]
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| October 11, 2010 8:26 PM
LAN, LAN Setup, Network Server, P2P blocking
Since our college blocks access to p2p file sharing services (torrents, limewire, etc) the people on my floor in the dorms want to set up a server so we can share all of our media with each other. We came up with the idea of getting a server and just loading all of our music/video/etc [...]
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| October 11, 2010 8:26 PM
LAN, LAN Setup, Network Server, P2P blocking
Password Protection at Folder Level in Citrix
My company runs a Citrix network on thin clients. Each user has a directory. Obviously in each directory are our folders. My company administrator has access to all aspects of our system. Since i own the company, i have certain folders & files that i consider proprietary. How can I password protect my directory or [...]
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| October 8, 2010 9:33 PM
Citrix Server, Folder security, Password, Security
My company runs a Citrix network on thin clients. Each user has a directory. Obviously in each directory are our folders. My company administrator has access to all aspects of our system. Since i own the company, i have certain folders & files that i consider proprietary. How can I password protect my directory or [...]
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| October 8, 2010 9:33 PM
Citrix Server, Folder security, Password, Security
Scanning inboud and outbound web traffic
We want to scan in bound and out bound web traffic from our company. We want to stop potential explosive data from leaving the network. How can we block code numbers and specific numbers/variables from being transmitted? Windows 2008.
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| October 8, 2010 7:22 PM
Security in 2010, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server Security
We want to scan in bound and out bound web traffic from our company. We want to stop potential explosive data from leaving the network. How can we block code numbers and specific numbers/variables from being transmitted? Windows 2008.
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| October 8, 2010 7:22 PM
Security in 2010, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server Security
High School Computer Lab Network set up to prevent cheating
I am trying to set up the network in my classroom to prevent students from stealing, renaming, deleting, etc. other students’ work on the shared folder. Before the teacher’s computer died, I was able to set up the permissions as write only, but the smart student could still rename someone’s file if it stayed in [...]
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| January 26, 2011 6:10 PM
Network security, Network Shared Folder, Permissions and settings, Security in 2010, Shared folders, Windows XP Professional
I am trying to set up the network in my classroom to prevent students from stealing, renaming, deleting, etc. other students’ work on the shared folder. Before the teacher’s computer died, I was able to set up the permissions as write only, but the smart student could still rename someone’s file if it stayed in [...]
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| January 26, 2011 6:10 PM
Network security, Network Shared Folder, Permissions and settings, Security in 2010, Shared folders, Windows XP Professional
SQL Server 2005
Is user cloning the only way to use windows authentication in sql server?
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| October 9, 2010 3:34 PM
SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 connectivity, SQL Server Express 2005, Windows 7, Windows authentication
Is user cloning the only way to use windows authentication in sql server?
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| October 9, 2010 3:34 PM
SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 connectivity, SQL Server Express 2005, Windows 7, Windows authentication
How do I stop my emails from being hijacked?
How do I stop my Email from being hijacked. Right now, having already started from “scratch” because my laptop had viruses from some outside source, I have again had both my aol and yahoo accounts’ email contact lists hijacked, whereby mails are being sent to dozens of my contacts and even myself, from outside sources…. [...]
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| October 15, 2010 3:25 PM
Anitvirus, Corrupted email, Hacking, McAfee, Windows 7, Windows Vista
How do I stop my Email from being hijacked. Right now, having already started from “scratch” because my laptop had viruses from some outside source, I have again had both my aol and yahoo accounts’ email contact lists hijacked, whereby mails are being sent to dozens of my contacts and even myself, from outside sources…. [...]
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| October 15, 2010 3:25 PM
Anitvirus, Corrupted email, Hacking, McAfee, Windows 7, Windows Vista
One shared My Documents Folder for all users
How can I set up a Windows workstation that is used by many people, who are now using a group logon, to save files to one My Documents folder if they are forced to log on inidividually? I need to be able to track whom does what and when but cannot do it with group [...]
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| October 19, 2011 2:16 PM
Security management, Shared folders, User Permissions, Windows Login, Windows XP, Windows XP Group Policy
How can I set up a Windows workstation that is used by many people, who are now using a group logon, to save files to one My Documents folder if they are forced to log on inidividually? I need to be able to track whom does what and when but cannot do it with group [...]
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| October 19, 2011 2:16 PM
Security management, Shared folders, User Permissions, Windows Login, Windows XP, Windows XP Group Policy
FVS318 VPN password policy
My VPN does not ask for a password when I logon. I have changed the password and if I let it time out it asks me for the name and password, but if I close and reopen my browser I can get back in without it asking for my password. I have changed the IP [...]
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| October 12, 2010 4:24 PM
NETGEAR FVS318, Password policy, VPN, VPN password, VPN security
My VPN does not ask for a password when I logon. I have changed the password and if I let it time out it asks me for the name and password, but if I close and reopen my browser I can get back in without it asking for my password. I have changed the IP [...]
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| October 12, 2010 4:24 PM
NETGEAR FVS318, Password policy, VPN, VPN password, VPN security
Inter VLAN
i have 1 switch that i had install vlan 1 and vlan 2. i also have 1 router to connect to the switch through the server. how to make vlan 1 and vlan 2 can access each other? please help me. i’m still new in networking field..
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| February 16, 2011 3:26 PM
Networking, Switches, Switching, Virtual LAN, VLAN
i have 1 switch that i had install vlan 1 and vlan 2. i also have 1 router to connect to the switch through the server. how to make vlan 1 and vlan 2 can access each other? please help me. i’m still new in networking field..
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| February 16, 2011 3:26 PM
Networking, Switches, Switching, Virtual LAN, VLAN
Blocking password changes until audit is complete
Tell me how would it be possible for our organization to block password changes until our audit can find who has weak passwords? How can we find out current passwords using Windows 2003?
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| October 6, 2010 8:17 PM
Audit and compliance, Password management, Password policies, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
Tell me how would it be possible for our organization to block password changes until our audit can find who has weak passwords? How can we find out current passwords using Windows 2003?
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| October 6, 2010 8:17 PM
Audit and compliance, Password management, Password policies, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
How to prompt user regards to password policy requirement
Hi all, I would like to seek your help on this as i can know how can i notify all domain users on the Password Policy Requirements when they change the password wrongly and a notification will notify the users for example below. Example : 1) total of 6 alpha numeric characters 2) 1 letter [...]
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| October 7, 2010 6:41 PM
Active Directory, Password policy, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server Security
Hi all, I would like to seek your help on this as i can know how can i notify all domain users on the Password Policy Requirements when they change the password wrongly and a notification will notify the users for example below. Example : 1) total of 6 alpha numeric characters 2) 1 letter [...]
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| October 7, 2010 6:41 PM
Active Directory, Password policy, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server Security
Windows Server 2008 freezing up
When a file is accessed on a file share where mcafee is scanning all files the server freezes up for a few seconds while the file is being scanned. How can I fix this issue on Windows Server 2008?
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| July 13, 2011 2:40 PM
File Shares, McAfee, McAfee Virus Scan, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server Performance
When a file is accessed on a file share where mcafee is scanning all files the server freezes up for a few seconds while the file is being scanned. How can I fix this issue on Windows Server 2008?
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| July 13, 2011 2:40 PM
File Shares, McAfee, McAfee Virus Scan, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server Performance
Windows server 2000 with IIS keeps getting hacked
We have a Windows 2000 server with IIS. When we give it a public IP address the system gets hacked almost instantly. Secure passwords full on firewall. How can we prevent this? Is this an exploit I can patch?
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| October 7, 2010 2:27 PM
Exploits, Firewalls, IIS, Public IP, Security in 2010, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server Security
We have a Windows 2000 server with IIS. When we give it a public IP address the system gets hacked almost instantly. Secure passwords full on firewall. How can we prevent this? Is this an exploit I can patch?
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| October 7, 2010 2:27 PM
Exploits, Firewalls, IIS, Public IP, Security in 2010, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server Security
Monitoring SMART hard drive status via Active Directory
Can we monitor SMART hard drive status via Active Directory or via SpiceWorks to know before a potential hard drive failure? How would this work. Client machines are XP and 7.
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| November 2, 2011 8:43 PM
Active Directory, HARD drive, Hard drive failure, Hard drives, Monitoring software, Spiceworks, Windows 7, Windows XP
Can we monitor SMART hard drive status via Active Directory or via SpiceWorks to know before a potential hard drive failure? How would this work. Client machines are XP and 7.
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| November 2, 2011 8:43 PM
Active Directory, HARD drive, Hard drive failure, Hard drives, Monitoring software, Spiceworks, Windows 7, Windows XP
Wiping hard drives in 100 PCs
We are donating 100 PCs. How can I quickly and effectively wipe all their hard drives? I have looked into Mban and it looks promising but would I be better doing that or pulling all the drives and formatting multiple ones at the same time? What are best practices for doing this?
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| October 13, 2010 2:22 PM
Backup hardware, Backup storage, HARD drive, Hard drive erasure, Security in 2010, Storage, Storage management
We are donating 100 PCs. How can I quickly and effectively wipe all their hard drives? I have looked into Mban and it looks promising but would I be better doing that or pulling all the drives and formatting multiple ones at the same time? What are best practices for doing this?
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| October 13, 2010 2:22 PM
Backup hardware, Backup storage, HARD drive, Hard drive erasure, Security in 2010, Storage, Storage management
Windows Server 2008 R2 server alerts
What are the appropriate thresholds for alerts on Windows 2008 R2 servers. I want to monitor disk space, memory, network throughput and processor usage. I want to be aware of any and all bottlenecks before they become a problem.
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| October 4, 2010 2:00 PM
bottleneck, Security in 2010, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server Alert Service, Windows Server Security, Windows Server security compliance management
What are the appropriate thresholds for alerts on Windows 2008 R2 servers. I want to monitor disk space, memory, network throughput and processor usage. I want to be aware of any and all bottlenecks before they become a problem.
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| October 4, 2010 2:00 PM
bottleneck, Security in 2010, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server Alert Service, Windows Server Security, Windows Server security compliance management
Password Self-service solution for AS400
We have AS400, Active Directory, a bit SAP to. This means that some of our users have more than 5 passwords to remember – which they of course can’t. As a result we have many calls to the HelpDesk for support. We have looked at Single Sign On solutions, but we find them rather complicated. [...]
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| October 8, 2010 10:48 AM
AS/400, AS/400 passwords, Password management, SAP, Security in 2010, Single sign-on, Synchronization
We have AS400, Active Directory, a bit SAP to. This means that some of our users have more than 5 passwords to remember – which they of course can’t. As a result we have many calls to the HelpDesk for support. We have looked at Single Sign On solutions, but we find them rather complicated. [...]
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| October 8, 2010 10:48 AM
AS/400, AS/400 passwords, Password management, SAP, Security in 2010, Single sign-on, Synchronization
