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    Testing UPS integrity on a scheduled basis

    We had a situation today where a supposed "functional UPS" failed when our power was lost to our building. It did not supply any power, not did it indicate on the device that the UPS was "dead" prior to the outage. It worked apporxiamtely 1 week ago, but today.. nada. So, this begs the...
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    VPN in, check.. VPN out, no go!

    Setup: Pix 506e, and Cisco 2821 router, Server 2000 SP3 Using Microsft's VPN solution. I can VPN to my server from the outside with no problems, but when clients are in my LAN and try to VPN out to another office (not related in anyway to my LAN), they can not connect. I just want to know...
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    Thorough list of rigts for a Domain Admin versus Adminstrator vs etc.

    Can someone show me to the light? I need a list of the default rights and restrictions for groups. In particular, Domain Admin Adminstrator Domain User I need specifics on what they can do local on a server (if they have local logins), what they can do from machines on the domain, etc...
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    win32Time error and a single machine on domain

    Windows 2000 server sp3 domain environment with about 30 PCs all XP pro. The server is running atomic clock sync. One machine's time shifts forward and back regularly. That machine is XP Pro SP2. Eventually it synchronizes with the server. Additionally, the machine is using a Database...
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    External USB harddrive: Password Protect

    Here is the situation: Using an external hardrive to store GHOST images of operating system builds. I want to password protect this drive from access. The password protection schemes I have seen are third party applications that are installed within the running OS. That makes no sense if you...
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    Remote Desktop speed through VPN: Faster/slower????

    Being the newb that I am in many areas, I was surprised to find out that I was able to Remote Desktop (RD) to my servers from home once I established a VPN connection. My initial thinking was that I had to open the Remote Desktop port(s) on the Firewall at work to allow such connections from...
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    hosting website off of a WIreless Router and Laptop

    Hi, If I wanted to host a website from a laptop and have users connect with wireless devices, how can I do this? Basically, the setup is for a seminar and no internet connection will be available. ---I have a laptop with built in WIFI ---A Linksys WRT54G (Wireless enabled Broadband Router)...
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    Boot from CD: Format and reload cause multi boot choices

    Whenever I use the XP PRO CD that shipped with my computers to reload the machine(s), I blow the partitions and reformat the drive with NTFS. After it is complete, the computer reboots, and there are two (or more depending on how many times I have reloaded the machine) "Microsoft Windows XP...
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    Atomic Clock sync on PDC: 1 workstation drifts

    Hi, Widows 2000 server SP3. SIngle Domain setup. Atomic clock sync installed on PDC. Other servers and workstations get updated time regularly and all are accurate as compared to the server. However, ONE machine drifts up to 30 minutes off of the server time but eventually syncs. WHat is...
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    Traffic Analysis/Packet Analysis??

    Okay, so I have gotten as far as setting up my laptop with Ethereal and acquired a small portable Hub (switched network). Trying to find resources on this topic has been difficult. I would like some BASIC to ADVANCED troubleshooting guides that will help me understand what the heck I am...
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    STEP 1 - BASICS: How to add a user for local login- win2000 server

    I need to add a user who will have limited access to the server. (this user will ultimately administer Veritas backups) I can't add the local user login. I realize that it must be done through AD, but i haven't had any luck. I am assuming that i must make this user a member of some group...
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    Printers: DHCP vs Static IP

    Hello, not sure if this is the correct Forum for this question, but here it is: WIndows Server 2000 domain environment runing DHCP and DNS(XP pro clients)> What is the best practice for setting up network printers? I ask becausse we recently had a power failure, and all clients were not...
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    Outlook 2002 vs. 2003: Group Calendars

    Okay, using Outlook 2003, if i create and ALL DAY EVENT, in 2002, the event spans two days rather that just the single day. The same holds true the other way around. So, an event marked as "all day event" in one, shows as a two day event in the other. And, the check box for all day event...
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    PPP logging and Restarting Router - what is that?

    Hi, I am fixing to enable PPP logging, and to accept changes, it asks: "You have made changes to the router configuration that require the router to be restarted. Do you want to proceed?" I would like to know what this entails. Is it the Server itself, or just a service? What will be down...
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    How to: Auditing network folders for folder manipulation???

    How do you go about recording who, what, when a folder is manipulated - renamed, moved, deleted, etc. Thank you.
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    Applicaiton Log: Error 0 receiving data from remote host: SMTP GW

    There are multiple warning entries in the Application Event Log that read "Error 0 receiving data from the remote host. [some IP]" I have done a reverse DNS on the different IP's, and they are just random addresses. I assume the addresses are sending improper emails to my server and being...
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    BGP4 for failover -- is this the way?

    I am trying to determine the best way to develop a failover system. We will have two T1's from different providers. First T1 used solely for customer base (ecommerce). Second T1, for internal employee use. However, I want the T1s to be in essence backups for each other in case of failure...
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    How to: ? have the built-in backup write to a network share ?

    Very simple I am sure, but I don't see it... I need to back up a SQL db file to another server. The destination folder is shared. In the backup setup, I only see local drives. I tried to manually change the path in the TSQL script and test in the query analyzer, buti get and error: "Device...
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    How to: Add outgoing message indicating a clean email

    Does anyone know how to use Symantec to add a message to outgoing emails to ensure that the outgoing email has been scanned and determined to be virus free? SOmething like this: Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.619 /...
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    Going from 1 to 2 tapes - Failed because can't attach to SYSTEM?STATE

    Our backup has always been to a single tape. Well the data has exceeded the capacity, and now it is requiring two tapes. The backup goes through, but on VERIFYING, the job fails because it reports that it can not attach to System?State - Access Denied. The backup on single state has been...

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