Recent content by bigdirk

I apologise for the misunderstanding. Let me explain, I run a business, I recently aquired a Mac server running Apache. I need to stop my employees from accessing porn. On my windows 2003 servers I run Surfcontrol which does this for me. The reason I am also using a Mac is for it's security...

My aim is to stop users from accessing these sites due to the nature of the content. I need to know how to do it on mass and not one by one. The list will obviously grow as time goes by. Thanks, Dirk

Hello, I have setup apache on Mac os X server. I need to block access to a list of 50000 domains mainly porn sites. How do I go about doing this without entering them one by one. Is there a file I can paste the list into? I have looked at the .conf files but no luck so far. Any help would be...

This is a problem I have been strugling with the past few days. How can I connect to a remote email server and establish an IMAP session when going through a Proxy 2 firewall. I can do it from home and also if I bypass the proxy. I need to find a way by which my users can connect to IMAP mail...

Hi everyone, How can I carry out a windows update on 60 XP machines without having to go round them one by one?Is it possible? Has Group Policy a function which can help? Regards, BigDirk.

What is the best way to mass change user passwords within active directory users and computers.I need to be able to reset user passwords without doing it individualy. Thanks, BigDirk.

Hello, I have a dedicated ISA server to serve web requestes and I also have a dedicated SMTP mail server. Both machines are w2k domain controllers. The mail server works fine if the isa server is not patched into the network.It has two net cards with an internal and external IP address.I can...

Can anyone help with this small problem? Am I to assume that I can't import a benned list of domains? If you have any answers a response would be greatly appreciated. Regards, BigDirk.

Is there a step by step guide available which will guide me through the creation and deployment of a group policy? I have seen several resourses on the Internet but none were very detailed. Thanks, BigDirk.

Is it possible to import a list of banned domains? In other words how do I obtain a list of dodgy sites, Import it into ISA in order to stop the users from accessing dodgy domains. I assume as with proxy 2 an import is possible. Any advice on were I can download a list and how to import it would...

Hello, I have recently aquired a number of MacOS X machines and I am having probs with the authentication process. I am logging on to a w2k domain but for some reason I am restricted to 8 character passwords for the Mac. I thought, as with pre OS X Macs I could install the UAM Volume and be...

Why is it that every time I attempt to restore a tape of data created using the NTserver backup utility on my NT server, W2k backup utility does not allow me to choose the files I want to restore. In other words I am transferring data from my old ntserver to my new w2k server and although the...

Hi, I have setup a bank of 6 servers all running active directory. I wish to also use logon scripts as with the older nt os to map network drives. I know i could use group policy for that but I would still like to use the .bat scripts. I have copied all the scripts into the NETLOGON folder and...

Hi, What is the best way to record who logs on, on what machine and at what time throughout the NT4 domain? Is this possible? Can i do it using NT4 server or do i need third party software? It is important to get as much detail on the logons as possible. Many Thanks, BigDirk.

I have been attempting to establish a VPN connection from home with my w2k pro laptop but I cant seem to get the desired result. I connect to the server ok, it validates my user name and password and welcomes me to the domain. At this point I double click network places expecting to be able to...