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  1. TheLad

    Debian Lenny - install packages manually?

    Guys, I have a Debian Lenny server that has no access to the Internet. If I download package files (.DEB) from the Debian website, please can you advise how I install them manually as the apt-get install command does not work as the sources.list file contains Internet links only. Or is it a...
  2. TheLad

    Code the location of the VBS file

    Guys Please can you tell me if there is a way of coding in the location of the VBS file without specifically specifying the directory name? I have written an app which relies on an INI file and also writes to a logfile which are both in the same location as the VBS file. I would like to write...
  3. TheLad

    Remote Event Viewer Export

    Guys I am using the script below which I obtained from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394593(VS.85).aspx and it works fine for exporting the Event Log on the local server you run the script on but if you change strComputer to a remote server it doesn't work? strComputer =...
  4. TheLad

    ESX Licensing

    Guys Does anyone have any links to Licensing information for ESX and in particular how you install licenses (via ESX and via the VI Client)? Thanks -------------------------------------- "Insert funny comment in here!" --------------------------------------
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    Saving ASA configs and SSH issues

    Guys Does anyone have any advice or links on how to backup an ASA firewall config? I have inherited a couple of ASA5520's and there does not appear to be a backup of the config. Also, SSH is setup and the IP Address of the management server is added to the Configuration > Properties > Device...
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    Excel opening CSV files via Macro wrong

    Guys I am opening a CSV file from an Excel macro and the format of the date (stored in column A) keeps getting messed up. Column A has the date in as per the contents of the CSV file but from Row 13 onwards, the format of the cell changes from Date to General. Now if I open the CSV file...
  7. TheLad

    Removing Carriage Return from end of line

    Guys I have written a script that exports data to a file in a comma-separated CSV format but one particular entry always has a carriage return on the end of it. As a result, the CSV file has the contents over two lines instead of one. Please can someone advise how I can take a string and...
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    Internet Explorer 7 issue

    Guys My laptop is running Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.11 and sometimes when I browse to a website, it will try to download a file rather than take me to a webpage. I know this is an issue with my laptop as the webpage works ok with other laptops/desktops and there is nothing malicious about the...
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    UK/England/Birmingham based Training Centres

    Guys I was wondering whether anyone could recommend any Training Centres in Birmingham, England (UK)? I have had a quick Google and most of the prices are out of my reach (£1500 GBP per course - 2 training courses required for CCNA). I have seen cheaper alternatives but they do not offer the...
  10. TheLad

    NTP Server?

    Guys I have a workgroup server in a DMZ that gets its time from an external Internet source. I want to use this server as a timesync source for my DCs as I cannot give my DCs direct access to an external Internet timesync source. Can I do this natively or do I have to run an NTP application...
  11. TheLad

    Domain Trusts between all DCs?

    Guys I have been asked to setup a trust between a companies main AD and their Application AD - the domains are separated by a couple of firewalls. Although I have all of the required ports, I was wondering whether every DC in both domains had to be able to communicate with each other or...
  12. TheLad

    "Open with" appears when opening external drive

    Guys My external hard drive will not open using double-click in My Computer, instead it brings up the "Open with" box. If I type the drive letter into the Address window, it opens ok. Does anyone have any ideas why it has started doing this please? --------------------------------------...
  13. TheLad

    Reporting Days wrong

    Guys The script below reports the System Uptime. I found parts of this script on the web and with the help of a previous post here, I amended the output to report in days, hours and minutes. Unfortunately, the script appears not to report correctly at certain times of the month (mainly the...
  14. TheLad

    Force remove member servers from AD

    Guys I have to force remove two member servers from AD due to the fact they have failed. Apart from removing the Computer Account objects in ADUC, is there anything else I need to consider doing? Thanks -------------------------------------- "Insert funny comment in here!"...
  15. TheLad

    Present a LUN to multiple ESX hosts

    Guys Please can you tell me how I can present a SAN LUN to multiple ESX hosts? The system I am trying to setup is two ESX hosts connected to a SAN with the VMs stored on the SAN, but when I get one ESX host to see the LUN I cannnot therefore get the 2nd ESX host to see the same LUN. Is there...
  16. TheLad

    Event ID 5807 but subnet exists in Sites & Services

    Guys I am getting Event ID 5807 logged on my DCs which refers to the IP subnets not being configured in Sites and Services. I have checked the NETLOGON.LOG file as suggested in the info I have found and the IP addresses that are in there have NO_CLIENT-SITE against them. The subnets are...
  17. TheLad

    Convert Date

    Guys I downloaded a script to show System Uptime for a Windows device but the output is in minutes. Please can you offer any advice how I can convert the time into Days/Hours/Minutes. My efforts using DateDiff and/or DatePart have failed :( The script is below: strComputer = "." Set...
  18. TheLad

    Spreadsheet writes file to same location issue

    Guys Lets say I have downloaded a spreadsheet from a document repository into C:\Temp. I go into the spreadsheet, run the VB Macro, and I want the output to be put into the same directory as the spreadsheet. Please can you advise how I can get the directory path name where the spreadsheet has...
  19. TheLad

    GP - User Configuration not applied

    I have installed two servers into an existing AD as member servers and their Computer Objects are under the OU: Servers / Terminal Servers I have also created a User Configuration GPO under that OU with the relevant settings I need to apply to the servers when anyone logs onto them but the...
  20. TheLad

    Firewall ports for Infrastructure Client

    Guys I need to install the VMWare Virtual Infrastructure Client on a management Terminal Server that is behind a firewall. Please can you advise what firewall ports need to be opened to allow the management Terminal Server to communicate with the VMWare Management server and also whether there...

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