Access Control across domains
Here’s my scenario: Domain-A is primary, Domain-B is a child domain. WS is my workstation running a password reset application. I need to create an account on the Domain-A that will allow the WS application, to change or reset passwords on botht he Domain-A box and Domain-B. Essentially, this application uses LDAP and the Global [...]
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| January 21, 2006 9:43 AM
Active Directory, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, LDAP, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Networking services, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
Here’s my scenario: Domain-A is primary, Domain-B is a child domain. WS is my workstation running a password reset application. I need to create an account on the Domain-A that will allow the WS application, to change or reset passwords on botht he Domain-A box and Domain-B. Essentially, this application uses LDAP and the Global [...]
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| January 21, 2006 9:43 AM
Active Directory, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, LDAP, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Networking services, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
Ghost Account
Hello Everybody, I have been having some problems in my network, I have ghost users. The thing is that we have one user in Active Directory (let’s say “user1″) who’s emails are forwarded to another user (let’s say “receiver”) who is also part of Active Directory (AD). “user1″ and “receiver” have not received any emails [...]
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| January 23, 2006 12:32 PM
Active Directory, Desktops, Exchange, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
Hello Everybody, I have been having some problems in my network, I have ghost users. The thing is that we have one user in Active Directory (let’s say “user1″) who’s emails are forwarded to another user (let’s say “receiver”) who is also part of Active Directory (AD). “user1″ and “receiver” have not received any emails [...]
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| January 23, 2006 12:32 PM
Active Directory, Desktops, Exchange, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
Data Extraction into SQL Server Database from Cache ODBC Database
Hi.I am trying to extract data from an intersystems cache database into a sql server database for storage and reporting purposes, on behalf of my company. I have not succeeded so far for the last couple of months as it keeps bringing back far more than the expected number of rows, and is inconsistent with [...]
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| May 31, 2011 6:58 AM
Data analysis, Data warehousing applications, Database, DB2, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, Oracle, OS, Security, Servers, SQL, SQL Server
Hi.I am trying to extract data from an intersystems cache database into a sql server database for storage and reporting purposes, on behalf of my company. I have not succeeded so far for the last couple of months as it keeps bringing back far more than the expected number of rows, and is inconsistent with [...]
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| May 31, 2011 6:58 AM
Data analysis, Data warehousing applications, Database, DB2, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, Oracle, OS, Security, Servers, SQL, SQL Server
Accesing Network resources on a WLAN
I created a small office network between five computers (a WLAN actually), four of which I installed from scratch. The fifth, which I didn’t install the OS (Windows XP) myself, can be seen in the workgroup under Microsoft Windows Networks form other computer, but an attempt to access it fails, with “The network path not [...]
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| January 18, 2006 7:35 PM
Access, Active Directory, DataCenter, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Ethernet, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Network protocols, Networking, Networking services, OS, Patch management, Security, Servers, SQL Server, TCP, Wireless
I created a small office network between five computers (a WLAN actually), four of which I installed from scratch. The fifth, which I didn’t install the OS (Windows XP) myself, can be seen in the workgroup under Microsoft Windows Networks form other computer, but an attempt to access it fails, with “The network path not [...]
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| January 18, 2006 7:35 PM
Access, Active Directory, DataCenter, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Ethernet, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Network protocols, Networking, Networking services, OS, Patch management, Security, Servers, SQL Server, TCP, Wireless
Right clicking C Drive – My Computer Crashes
Dear All, I wonder if you can help me. I have WinXP and using my computer, I right click the C Drive and the following happens 1. Get microsoft error and sending report and then immediately 2. get Dr Watson doing the same. My computer crashes and using ctrl alt del to restore I get [...]
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| January 17, 2006 2:52 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Development, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Tech support
Dear All, I wonder if you can help me. I have WinXP and using my computer, I right click the C Drive and the following happens 1. Get microsoft error and sending report and then immediately 2. get Dr Watson doing the same. My computer crashes and using ctrl alt del to restore I get [...]
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| January 17, 2006 2:52 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Development, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Tech support
Compressing Old Files
Hello, I would like to know the option(Compressing Old Files) which comes up during disk cleanup in win XP and win 2000. Is it good or bad? I mean, If I do the compression regularly will that effect my system/files in a long run? Is it same to that option (compress drive to save space) [...]
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| January 26, 2012 6:37 AM
Access, Adapters/Interfaces, Administration, Backup & recovery, Business/IT alignment, Career development, Certifications, CRM, Data analysis, Data management and storage, Data mining/analysis, Database, DataCenter, DB2, Desktop management applications, Desktops, Disk drives, E-business, Ecommerce applications, Exchange, Exchange security, Fax and print management, File, Hardware, Hardware selection and management, Management, Microsoft Windows, Monitoring, Online transaction processing, Oracle, OS, Patch management, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance and availability, Project management, Replication, Sales force automation applications, Security, Servers, Software, Spam, SQL Server, Storage, Storage management, Storage products and equipment, Storage servers, Systems management software, Tape drives/Libraries, Tech support, Training, Web development
Hello, I would like to know the option(Compressing Old Files) which comes up during disk cleanup in win XP and win 2000. Is it good or bad? I mean, If I do the compression regularly will that effect my system/files in a long run? Is it same to that option (compress drive to save space) [...]
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| January 26, 2012 6:37 AM
Access, Adapters/Interfaces, Administration, Backup & recovery, Business/IT alignment, Career development, Certifications, CRM, Data analysis, Data management and storage, Data mining/analysis, Database, DataCenter, DB2, Desktop management applications, Desktops, Disk drives, E-business, Ecommerce applications, Exchange, Exchange security, Fax and print management, File, Hardware, Hardware selection and management, Management, Microsoft Windows, Monitoring, Online transaction processing, Oracle, OS, Patch management, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance and availability, Project management, Replication, Sales force automation applications, Security, Servers, Software, Spam, SQL Server, Storage, Storage management, Storage products and equipment, Storage servers, Systems management software, Tape drives/Libraries, Tech support, Training, Web development
XP – Add or Remove Programs not working
My hard drive recently died. Bought a new drive and re-installed OS (XP home). Added addtional applications and recovered data off crashed drive. Wanted to remove some of the applications. Went to “Add or Remove Programs” and all that would appear is “Please wait while the list is being populated…”. Rebooted and had the same [...]
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| January 13, 2006 11:23 AM
DataCenter, Desktops, Hardware, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Tech support
My hard drive recently died. Bought a new drive and re-installed OS (XP home). Added addtional applications and recovered data off crashed drive. Wanted to remove some of the applications. Went to “Add or Remove Programs” and all that would appear is “Please wait while the list is being populated…”. Rebooted and had the same [...]
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| January 13, 2006 11:23 AM
DataCenter, Desktops, Hardware, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Tech support
error message I was trying to send out e-mails
the error message stated ” the connection to microsoft exchange server is unavailable outlook must be online or connected to complete this action”
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| January 13, 2006 11:39 PM
Active Directory, Bind, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Exchange, Management, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Mobile security, Networking, Networking services, OS, Ping, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Tech support, VoIP, Wireless
the error message stated ” the connection to microsoft exchange server is unavailable outlook must be online or connected to complete this action”
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| January 13, 2006 11:39 PM
Active Directory, Bind, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Exchange, Management, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Mobile security, Networking, Networking services, OS, Ping, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Tech support, VoIP, Wireless
Adding Child Domain to Existing Windows 2003 Domain Server
I ma trying to add a second domain controller to an existing Win2k3 DC as a child domain for testing purposes. However, when I run dcpromo and follow the steps, I receive and error: “An error occured…DNS was queried for service location resource record” “The query was for SRV ldap_tcp.dc_msdcs.d1.com” I’ve tired everything short of [...]
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| January 13, 2006 12:54 PM
Active Directory, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking services, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
I ma trying to add a second domain controller to an existing Win2k3 DC as a child domain for testing purposes. However, when I run dcpromo and follow the steps, I receive and error: “An error occured…DNS was queried for service location resource record” “The query was for SRV ldap_tcp.dc_msdcs.d1.com” I’ve tired everything short of [...]
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| January 13, 2006 12:54 PM
Active Directory, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking services, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
USB External Hard drive and Windows XP
I have two issues which are basically the same. I have an external USB hard drive that I connect to a computer running Windows XP. Windows USB driver recognizes the hard drive and shows the drive in Device Manager but Windows does not show the drive in Windows Explorer. A customer has a USB FLASH [...]
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| April 19, 2013 11:58 AM
Adapters/Interfaces, Billing and customer care, Billing Support Systems, Desktops, Development, Disk drives, Fibre channel, Hardware, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
I have two issues which are basically the same. I have an external USB hard drive that I connect to a computer running Windows XP. Windows USB driver recognizes the hard drive and shows the drive in Device Manager but Windows does not show the drive in Windows Explorer. A customer has a USB FLASH [...]
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| April 19, 2013 11:58 AM
Adapters/Interfaces, Billing and customer care, Billing Support Systems, Desktops, Development, Disk drives, Fibre channel, Hardware, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
Ipnat.sys related error on Win2003 Server
Happy 2006 to you all! One of my customers is getting a strange error since someone disabled (deleted actually!!) the Terminal Server service on their Windows 2003 Server SP1. The error that pops up is: “Windows Firewall cannot run because another program or service is running that might use the network address translation component (Ipnat.sys)”, [...]
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| February 23, 2006 10:34 AM
Access control, Browsers, Desktops, filtering, Firewalls, Forensics, Hardware, Incident response, Intrusion management, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network security, Networking, OS, Patch management, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, SSL/TLS, Tech support, VPN, Web security, Wireless
Happy 2006 to you all! One of my customers is getting a strange error since someone disabled (deleted actually!!) the Terminal Server service on their Windows 2003 Server SP1. The error that pops up is: “Windows Firewall cannot run because another program or service is running that might use the network address translation component (Ipnat.sys)”, [...]
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| February 23, 2006 10:34 AM
Access control, Browsers, Desktops, filtering, Firewalls, Forensics, Hardware, Incident response, Intrusion management, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network security, Networking, OS, Patch management, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, SSL/TLS, Tech support, VPN, Web security, Wireless
SFTP supporing FTP product
We have some external contacts that continue to use FTP to our FTP server. Is there an SFTP product that would support FTP without changing out the client software? This server is running Windows 2003 Server. I understand there is also a way to have both FTP and SFTP running on the same server. Which [...]
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| January 12, 2006 3:51 PM
Access control, Browsers, filtering, Networking, Servers, SSL/TLS, Web security
We have some external contacts that continue to use FTP to our FTP server. Is there an SFTP product that would support FTP without changing out the client software? This server is running Windows 2003 Server. I understand there is also a way to have both FTP and SFTP running on the same server. Which [...]
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| January 12, 2006 3:51 PM
Access control, Browsers, filtering, Networking, Servers, SSL/TLS, Web security
Symantec Resources
Our company has just partnered with Symantec and being new to their products, I’m finding myself a bit overwhelmed. Are there any websites that offer mailing lists or online forums that can help with some of the issues I’m running into? This seems like an interesting concept for user-to-user support, but it’s not the friendliest [...]
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| January 13, 2006 10:14 PM
Access control, Application security, backdoors, Backup & recovery, Brightmail, Browsers, Compliance, configuration, CRM, Current threats, Database, DataCenter, Desktop management applications, Disaster Recovery, Encryption, Exchange, filtering, Firewalls, Forensics, Hacking, human factors, Incident response, Instant Messaging, Intrusion management, McAfee, Microsoft Windows, Network security, Patch management, patching, PEN testing, Platform Security, Policies, Risk management, Secure Coding, Security, Security Program Management, Servers, Software, Spam, Spyware, SSL/TLS, Symantec, Systems management software, Trojans, Veritas, Viruses, VPN, vulnerability management, Web security, Wireless, worms
Our company has just partnered with Symantec and being new to their products, I’m finding myself a bit overwhelmed. Are there any websites that offer mailing lists or online forums that can help with some of the issues I’m running into? This seems like an interesting concept for user-to-user support, but it’s not the friendliest [...]
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| January 13, 2006 10:14 PM
Access control, Application security, backdoors, Backup & recovery, Brightmail, Browsers, Compliance, configuration, CRM, Current threats, Database, DataCenter, Desktop management applications, Disaster Recovery, Encryption, Exchange, filtering, Firewalls, Forensics, Hacking, human factors, Incident response, Instant Messaging, Intrusion management, McAfee, Microsoft Windows, Network security, Patch management, patching, PEN testing, Platform Security, Policies, Risk management, Secure Coding, Security, Security Program Management, Servers, Software, Spam, Spyware, SSL/TLS, Symantec, Systems management software, Trojans, Veritas, Viruses, VPN, vulnerability management, Web security, Wireless, worms
Security Testing
How do u use the ‘whois’ utility on a windows XP OS? Thanks.
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| January 10, 2006 8:30 PM
Access control, Browsers, Desktops, filtering, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server, SSL/TLS, Web security
How do u use the ‘whois’ utility on a windows XP OS? Thanks.
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| January 10, 2006 8:30 PM
Access control, Browsers, Desktops, filtering, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server, SSL/TLS, Web security
Active Directory management
Movetree utliity Can this be used to just move one account to another Doamin? I have found some samples , but are difficult to follow.
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| January 17, 2006 11:44 AM
DataCenter, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
Movetree utliity Can this be used to just move one account to another Doamin? I have found some samples , but are difficult to follow.
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| January 17, 2006 11:44 AM
DataCenter, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
Auto eMail from within a VB 6.0 App
I’m running Windows XP and I have an app that eMails automatically. This part works fine. The question is XP notifies me that a program is trying to eMail and is this okay. How do I suppress this question to let it eMail without asking me? Thanks, Tony
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| January 9, 2006 3:45 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Development, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
I’m running Windows XP and I have an app that eMails automatically. This part works fine. The question is XP notifies me that a program is trying to eMail and is this okay. How do I suppress this question to let it eMail without asking me? Thanks, Tony
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| January 9, 2006 3:45 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Development, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
Distribution Lists in Exhcange 2003
Hello everyone, Earlier today I created a distribution list in Exchange 2003 using Active Directory Users & Computers, I gave it an email address but the DL is not showing in the Globa Address List for some reason. I’ve done this before and never had any problem, but for some reason I have one now. [...]
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| January 17, 2006 1:39 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Exchange, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
Hello everyone, Earlier today I created a distribution list in Exchange 2003 using Active Directory Users & Computers, I gave it an email address but the DL is not showing in the Globa Address List for some reason. I’ve done this before and never had any problem, but for some reason I have one now. [...]
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| January 17, 2006 1:39 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Exchange, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
DNS PTR records inexplicable appearance
I’ve met some strange DNS server behavior. A month ago I’ve renamed the domain. Today I found a PTR record containing old domain name. I deleted it, but after refresh I saw this record again. I checked DNS update requests log for the request to create this record but didn’t find anything. How can I [...]
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| January 11, 2006 2:35 AM
Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Networking services, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
I’ve met some strange DNS server behavior. A month ago I’ve renamed the domain. Today I found a PTR record containing old domain name. I deleted it, but after refresh I saw this record again. I checked DNS update requests log for the request to create this record but didn’t find anything. How can I [...]
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| January 11, 2006 2:35 AM
Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Networking services, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
Joining computer to the domain and adding computer to specific OU
Hi, all! Usually when you join computer to the domain, the account of this computer is created in Computers container. I have a remote office and OU of this office in AD. That office has a local system administrator. He should be able to join computers in his office to the domain. I’ve gave him [...]
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| January 6, 2006 3:13 AM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
Hi, all! Usually when you join computer to the domain, the account of this computer is created in Computers container. I have a remote office and OU of this office in AD. That office has a local system administrator. He should be able to join computers in his office to the domain. I’ve gave him [...]
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| January 6, 2006 3:13 AM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
Blue Screen Of Death
Hi All, I have a machine running on windows NT 4.0 service pack 6a, Its hard disk has partition c: and d: C: is a system partition and i have some Programs installed on D: drive. Recently I got encountered with Blue Screen Of Death with some reason and the mass storage device the SCSI [...]
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| January 6, 2006 7:31 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Hardware, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Tech support
Hi All, I have a machine running on windows NT 4.0 service pack 6a, Its hard disk has partition c: and d: C: is a system partition and i have some Programs installed on D: drive. Recently I got encountered with Blue Screen Of Death with some reason and the mass storage device the SCSI [...]
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| January 6, 2006 7:31 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Hardware, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Tech support
