Power Users
We use auditing SW in our organisation which runs every 30 days. Problem is
the SW would appear to attempt to write to the registry on the local PC which
tells the PC not to check for another 30 days when the audit is complete.
If when the audit runs i am logged in as a DOMAIN USER then then the process
runs in task manager (I can see the process when i hit CNTRL - ALT - DEL).
The process starts at 5MB but continues on to consume 256MB of memory and
then i start to get virtual memory errors and the PC also runs extremely
slowly. Thie processs will run all day without completing. If i kill the
process from task manager then the PC functions as it should. However as the
audit is not completing then the process starts all over again next time a
DOMAIN USER logs into the PC.
However, If i log on as an adminitrator then the audit process runs in task
manager and consumes 5MB of memory for about 2 minutes then kills itslef off
and won't run again for another 30 days.
1 - I don't want to have to do this every 30 days as there are 40 PC's in
the org running this.
2 - I also don't want Domain users to have local admin rights as the PC's
are locked down in order that users can't gain access to the registry , Run
commmand, Control Panel etc..
Question 1 - Is there anyway that i can give all domain users rights to this
application only to write to the registry of the local PC, without having
access to anything else in the registry.
Question 2 - I would rather not have to give DOMAIN USERS Power User rights
as this would lead them to installaing stuff i don't want them to have access
to.
Any help/Advice greatly appreciated Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168856
Slow sending of e-mail
Hi all, been noticing a strange phenomenon with our e-mail over the last
couple of months. We run Exchange 2003 SP1 as part of SBS Premium. Using
ISA2000 as our firewall to the Internet. When we send e-mail it is taking an
abnormally long time to be delivered (sometimes hours) externally and
internally. I have checked our server (logs, settings, etc...) and nothing
appears out of sorts. I have checked with our ISP and DNS host (SBC) and
they say nothing is wrong with our domain name records. Any clues or ideas?
It is really frustrating especially if someone is waiting on an e-mail and
we have to resend it via another account other than our office account. TIA. Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168851
SBS 2000 Proxy Problems?
I have a SBS 2000 system with 25+ users on it. When the network was first
constructed, the opinion was that they would need to restrict the internet
connection to prevent unauthorised surfing. I personally had no part in the
construction of the network and am not too familiar with win 2k SBS. The
users all have IE setup to run through a proxy server, which is running on
the SBS. This setup has been working correctly for some time now (a year or
two). Just recently, however, the proxy started to malfunction. No one can
get e-mail (POP3), the internet is extremely slow (when it works at alll),
and it only does this when logged into the domain. If you log into any of
the computers locally and setup to run through the router, no problems.
I have gone through as many of the wizards as possible on the SBS and can't
find anything related to a Proxy server or a filter. In add/remove windows
components-Networking, the proxy (COM or DCOM was it?) isn't even installed.
I'm still new to any IIS functions, but the only thing i see in the IIS setup
is a default website (never been modified apparantly).
I can post more info if someone can tell me where I should be looking for
errors pertaining to the problem or know what could cause this or can show me
a MS document on this I would be extremely greatfull. Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168845
shared .xls is locked for editing...
We have a "shared" Excel 2000 spreadsheet that various users can access.
Whenever one particular user has it open, and another user attempts to open
it, it always says that a completely different user (other than who actually
has it open) has it open for editing.
Today for instance, this particular user I am referring to above had it open
("jnewitt"). Another user ("slockwood") attempted to open the spreadsheet as
well using her Win2K terminal services session, and was told that the file
was locked for editing by user "slockwood" - the same user who was
attempting to open it in the first place. Clearly incorrect reporting by
Excel!
I made sure she did not have a lock on it at all by checking system
resources on teh Win2K server etc... and she did not. I finally discovered
who actually did have the file open and it was the "problem" user referred
to above.
Why would Excel always be reporting the wrong username for this user? Where
is Excel actually obtaining the username that has the file open from?? We
have had problems with this user before - but only this user!!!. It will
never give his username if he has it open - it is always a different
username. Usually it shows as "draft4" - a user that does not even exist on
our systems any longer!!!
This user runs an XP Professional machine (upgraded from WIn98) and logs
onto it locally using his username "jnewitt". Like I said earlier, anytime
he has a spreadsheet open and another user attempts to open the same one,
they always get a message that "user draft4 has it open for editing" - of
course draft4 does not even exist as a user - and is not a local user on his
machine either. In fact I searched his entire registry for any reference to
"draft4" and found none. Somewhere it is buried on the machine and Excel is
using it, thinking that draft4 is the logged on user!!!
Does anyone have any ideas on this issue or where Excel might be getting
this from??
Thanks,
Brad Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168842
<< Security Bulletins released today >>>
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-041
Vulnerability in WordPad Could Allow Code Execution (885836)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-041.mspx
Severity: Important
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-042
Vulnerability in DHCP Could Allow Remote Code Execution and Denial of
Service (885249)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-042.mspx
Severity: Important
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-043
Vulnerability in HyperTerminal Could Allow Code Execution (873339)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-043.mspx
Severity: Important
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-044
Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel and LSASS Could Allow Elevation of
Privilege (885835)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-044.mspx
Severity: Important
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-045
Vulnerability in WINS Could Allow Remote Code Execution (870763)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-045.mspx
Severity: Important Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168841
Progam has been blocked
I have SBS2000 server.
There is a program PDF Blaster that using port 80.
I have setup filter for user can access Internet at noon time only.
Other users has no problem to use it!
I wonder how I can let all users can use this program!
Help! Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168838
TS server &SBS 2003
I have added an additional windows 2003 server running terminal services in
application mode to our sbs2003 domain. When I try to logon to the TS server
as anyone other then administrator. I get a prompt that says "The Local
Policy of this system does not allow you to logon interactively" . Can
anyone tell me how to allow user access to the TS server without giving
users to much control over the server? Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168837
Can't set the "trust for delegation" flag
On my SBS2003 install, I'm logged on as the Administrator, on the server
itself. I have recently added a new member server (Windows 2003) to act as a
second file server and also be an additional controller in the AD. The
server is based in a small office some 20 miles away.
Every time I open up the properties sheet for the new server, and tick the
"Trust computer for delegation", I get the following error message
"Your security settings do not allow you to speicfy whether or not this
account is to be trusted for delegation".
In addition, Event 577 is logged inthe security log (entry listed below)
I've googles on this quite a bit, and as far as I can tell...
a) I am a member of the domain admin group and the schema admin group
b) I've created a GPO for the default domain policy, and under "computer
configuration", "Windows settings", "Security settings", "Local Policies" and
then "User Rights Assignement", I have explicity added in "Administrators" to
the "Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted" and also the server's
machine name (PS-SVR$).
Server has been rebooted recently.
I don't know why it didn't work first time, my other SBS2003 network has a
member server acting as a second AD controller, and it works just fine. Can
anyone suggest anything that I can do? Otherwise it looks like a reinstall
of the SBS server.
Thanks,
Adrian
Event Type: Failure Audit
Event Source: Security
Event Category: Privilege Use
Event ID: 577
Date: 14/12/2004
Time: 16:46:46
User: JOHN-LEWIS\Administrator
Computer: JL-SVR
Description:
Privileged Service Called:
Server: Security Account Manager
Service: Security Account Manager
Primary User Name: JL-SVR$
Primary Domain: JOHN-LEWIS
Primary Logon ID: (0x0,0x3E7)
Client User Name: Administrator
Client Domain: JOHN-LEWIS
Client Logon ID: (0x0,0x5511918)
Privileges: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168836
SBS 2003 server upgrade path
Sorry, my message got cut off above. MY question is it possible to upgrade
SBS Server 2003 to Windows 2003 server Standard edition. Any help would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks!! Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168829
Pop3 email checking
Hi I just installed Trend client server messaging on a SBS2000 server.
Finally got everything working fine. Thing is previously I set up the
workstations to check for Email at their pop3 emailboxes directly rather
than going through the server. But now since Trend has this spam thing
built in I want to use the pop3 connector on exchange (exchange servicepack
3 ) to check the pop3 mailboxes and then route them to the user. However
when looking at the settings is there no way to configure the connector to
check for mail at an interval less than 15 minutes???? I would rather not
have to chose between getting mail right away and getting clean email.
Also I put in the info in the pop3 connector however it wasn't able to
dowbnload the mail getting an error. This I can probably fix myself will
post follow up later but any other help will be appreciated. Thanks Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168827
Smart Host
I have a â??Smart Hostâ?? relay host (by name) defined under â??Outbound
Connectionsâ?? of the SMTP server properties on my SBS 2000. Out bound
messages are not being sent to the smart host and they are being delivered
directly by the SBS SMTP server. What else to I need to configure to get all
outbound mail to be sent to the smart host?
Any help is greatly appreciated! Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168825
Project Server 2003
I have SBS 2000 and want to install Project Server 2003
with 5 client licenses.
Do I need to install SQL server first?
How do I setup Project Server 2003?
Thanks Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168824
Revisiting Spam relaying
Hi,
This thread was started about a week ago, and I needed more information. I
don't think anyone is viewing the original one anymore, so hopefully
reposting it is not too far outside of the correct protocol.
My last post was:
Thanks for the info. I am not sure if this article works for my
configuration. The MX record for my domain points to my Exchange server. I
do not have pop accounts at the ISP. I also do not use my ISP's smtp server
for outgoing messages.
Thanks,
Dwaine
"Mariette Knap [SBS MVP]" wrote:
> In news:0982D2A5-880F-4F01-B4C4-A4318A8A684F@microsoft.com,
> Dwaine <Dwaine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Marina,
> >
> > Thanks for the response, but I don't see anything to check out.
>
> Hi Dwaine,
>
> Hmmmm, that happens all the time Marina is at my place. She tells me
> something to do but is she is not very specific :-) Just kidding....
>
> Here is the KB article she probably wanted to post:
>
> How To prevent unsolicited commercial e-mail in Exchange 2000 Server:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319356
>
> --
> Mariëtte Knap - MVP
> http://www.smallbizserver.net
> Take part in SBS forum:
> http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=154 Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168819
IIS default website
Hi the "default website" entry in IIS got deleted. I've reset it back
pointing to the correct folder etc, but cant browse to it. Has anybody got a
walk through on this.
Thanx
Keith Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168818
Changing SBS server name
How can I change the name of an existing SBS 2003 server.
Can I backup AD, change name, restore AD?
Is it better to start over - reinstall? Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168815
Remote Desktop Connection - exclusive login.
This question doesn't relate entirely to sbs2000, but it does relate to
domain management on a sbs2k domain.
I am setting up a WinXP Pro station with RDC at the office for users to
login to to do some work. However, I noticed that if someone tries to login
while another session is in progress, the first session is dropped without
warning. Is there a way to restrict rdc so that if someone is already
logged in, no other connections are allowed?
Thanks,
Joe Letter. Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168808
Pop3 Collector trying to send to external addresses
Using SBS2000 with POP3 collection.
Each userâ??s external email user@ourdomain.com has a POP3 box at our ISP.
Each user has a mail store on exchange to which their mail is delivered.
All of a sudden incoming emails from external sources are behaving strangly.
If from hotmail I send a message to user@ourdomain.com and
someone@anotherdomain.com our server picks it up from the pop3 box, delivers
it to user@ourdomain, and also tries to then resend it externally to the
other recipient.
Tracking the message in Exchange shows:
"SMTP: Message Delivered Locally to multiple recipients"
"SMTP Store Driver: Message Delivered Locally to Store user@ourdomain"
"SMTP: Started Outbound Transfer of Message"
"SMTP: Non-Delivered Report (NDR) Generated"
In the details of the 1st line above it states the address of our user and
the external recipient, which it should just be ignoring! Then on the third
line its saying it wants to send it outbound â?? so realises its not a local
recipient. And then of course fails as the sender was external. It says the
sender is getting is getting an NDR but I havnâ??t actually seen one myself
from testing â?? it is sending me as admin a copy though.
Now nothing has changed on the server as far as I know. And the pop3 boxes
look ok. I know strange things happen if it collects a mail from pop3 and
there isn't a single recipient in the to/cc that matches a local user but
this isn't the scenario here.
The only other thing that might be interfering is Trend Scanmail but Iâ??ve
not changed the config of that for ages either.
Will be doing the good old reboot very shortly to see if that sorts it but I
canâ??t see why it would. Any one got any ideas? Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168803
Help
Hi we have sbs 2000 with exchange. As of Friday, all old messages from a
certain mailbox have deleted. Any ideas how did this happen? Is there a way
to retrive these messages other than from backup? Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168800
exchange not recieving inbound smtp
Thanks Marina, sounds like I had the NIC's setup wrong. When you say
the DNS on the External nic should point to our server IP, do you mean
it should be pointing to 192.168.1.90? If so, how do I do this? I can
set it manually but when I rerun ICW it wont allow me to put an
address that is in the LAT. Surely the DNS should be pointing to the
DNS's provided by my ISP (213.120.62.101, 213.120.62.102)?
Thanks Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168798
<<Small Biz Server news of the week December 12, 2004>>
news://msnews.microsoft.com/u3vq#9L4EHA.4028@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl
Kevin's song of the week
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Remember this week - Tuesday is security bulletin day and we have 5
bulletins coming out
http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/12/09/23180.aspx
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Handy Andy SBS chat on MCPMag
Handy Andy on the MCP forums is talking about roaming profiles and
Exchange server. Don't forget too that Handy Andy will be having a live
chat on the 15th.
IT Forums: SBS Chat 12/15/2004:
http://www.mcpmag.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=1450&pn=1
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Blogs of interest this week
This week in the communities
http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/12/11/23454.aspx
The art of the start
http://silverstr.ufies.org/blog/archives/000760.html
Who would have thought IBM?
http://blog.ziffdavis.com/coursey/archive/2004/12/03/4409.aspx
Gizmodo week in review
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/gizmodo-week-in-review-027473.php
What's wrong with politics?
http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail323.html
Microsoft office outlook live
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1739609,00.asp?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
Now THAT is storage:
http://www.internet-nexus.com/2004_12_05_archive.htm#110260974255185660
Way to go Tim!
http://www.spyjournal.biz/techtips/2004/12/installing-sbs-2003-marathon.html
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=36648245-6eac-458e-87bd-046a16f3d385
Overview of why and how Microsoft IT proactively deployed Windows XP
Service Pack 2. Windows XP Service Pack 2 is a critical security release
that addresses Internet-based security threats.
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Chinese cybercops 'nailing virus writers'
A Chinese police force that is dedicated
to fighting virus writers is getting results,
according to Russian antivirus company Kaspersky
Labs. The Chinese antivirus police team will
visit the Kaspersky Labs offices in Moscow
next week to discuss virus development.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39180202,00.htm
Antivirus firm says organized crime growing online
Almost all of the malicious software circulating
the Internet is written by organized criminals
looking for financial gain, and the problem is
set to get worse, Kaspersky Labs is warning.
The Russian antivirus company said Thursday that
criminals are behind 90 percent of malicious code,
leaving teenagers and script kiddies responsible
for only a small fraction of the rest.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5486201.html
http://news.com.com/Antivirus+firm+says+organized+crime+growing+online/2100-7348_3-5486201.html
Malware authors mixing a lethal cocktail
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39180203,00.htm
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Playgirl virus attacks Chechen rebel sites
An email virus that poses as pictures of a nude
glamour model actually contains malicious code
designed to launch denial-of-service attacks on
websites run by Chechen separatists. The Maslan-C
worm spreads via email with the subject line
'123' and an attached file called 'Playgirls2.exe'.
It also spreads across network shares. Running
the infected attachment further spreads the
email worm as well as turning infected PCs into
participants in a distributed denial-of-service
attacks.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/09/maslan/
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The strange death of the mass mailing virus
Mass mailing viruses will go the way of macro
viruses and become much rarer next year.
Viruses such as Sober and MyDoom are simply
not as effective as they used to be, Kevin
Hogan, a Symantec Europe manager, notes.
"People know it's risky to double click
on viruses. For virus writers there's
no technical kudos.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/09/symantec_virus_forecast_2005/
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Vulnerability allows scammers to hijack pop-ups
Security researchers warned this week of
a vulnerability in most Web browsers that
could allow scammers to launch phishing
attacks from pop-up windows on trusted
Web sites.
http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,98141,00.html
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Multi-platform phishing exploit uncovered
A function built into all major browsers
could be co-opted by attackers to fool Web
site visitors into surrendering sensitive
information, a security firm warned on
Wednesday.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39179938,00.htm
Digital PhishNet launched to combat phishing scams
http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/cybercrime/story/0,10801,98153,00.html
Probably the simplest phishing trick in the world
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/09/secunia_browser_exploit_warning/
Ex-U.S. cyber security chief sees curb on phishing
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/infotheft/2004-12-09-phish-starving_x.htm
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New bill targets some peeping-Toms
Camera phones may make great Christmas gifts,
but people better not use them for peeping-Tom
photos on federal property. In one of its last
moves of the year, Congress passed a bill that
would levy heavy fines and prison time for anyone
who sneaks photos or videos of people in various
stages of undress, a problem lawmakers and
activists called the new frontier of stalking.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/09/video.voyeurs.ap/index.html
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Tech groups praise parts of intelligence bill
Technology trade groups cheered parts of a
comprehensive intelligence reform bill that
passed the U.S. Congress yesterday, including
a provision that could speed up the federal
government's security clearance process for
IT vendors and contractors. But the bill,
passed by the U.S. House of Representatives
on Tuesday and by the Senate yesterday, was
stripped of language that would have elevated
the lead cybersecurity position at the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security from a
director-level position to an assistant
secretary.
http://computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legislation/story/0,10801,98154,00.html
The American way of spying gets a makeover
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/09/us_spying_makeover/
Security amendment approved
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/1206/web-security-12-09-04.asp
US, UK work on anti-terror R&D
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/1206/web-usuk-12-09-04.asp
Congress passes E911 bill
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/1206/web-e911-12-09-04.asp
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EU Telecoms Council Promotes Safer Internet Use
Safer Internet Plus, the four-year program
proposed by the European Commission in March,
will have a budget of $60 million to combat
illegal and harmful Web content. Its focus
is on end users: parents, educators and
children.
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=EU-Telecoms-Council-Promotes-Safer-Internet-Use&story_id=28969
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School's out to shun IE
In a notice sent to students on Wednesday,
Pennsylvania State University's Information
Technology Services department recommended
that students download other browsers to
reduce attacks through vulnerabilities in
the Microsoft software.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5485834.html
http://news.com.com/Net+threats+spur+action+on+browser+front/2009-1032_3-5485861.html
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/12/09/awaysonline.reliable.ap/index.html
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E-commerce hit hard by fear of fraud
Two thirds of UK consumers questioned in
a recent study do not buy products online
for fear of credit card fraud. The research
found that, although 53 per cent of homes
have an internet connection, 66 per cent
of users refused to book holidays online,
for example, preferring to visit a travel
agent personally.
http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159982
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Carders by Phone
Credit cards number thieves phone the victims
and feign Visa staff and ask to specify
information on the credit card with the alleged
purpose of checking doubtful transaction.
At that, fraudsters do not ask confidential
data (PIN-code or number of account) ? this
would alert most victimized card holders. As
is known, fraudsters ask CVV-codes at the bottom
of credit card. It turned out few of cardholders
knew that these codes are often used for approving
on-line transactions.
http://www.crime-research.org/news/09.12.2004/834/
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RSS: Show Me the Money
Lately there has been a lot of discussion
on the net about how to make money off RSS,
which, depending on whom you ask, stands
for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site
Summary, but which many publishers and
bloggers hope will turn into a Really
Sweet (revenue) Stream.
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65971,00.html
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Password imperfect
People tend to choose easy-to-remember
passwords--which means they're easy to crack.
Even complex passwords can be stolen. They've
moved from a security measure to a security
risk, says Microsoft Chair Bill Gates, who
for the past year has been publicly urging
customers to stop relying on passwords.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5475264.html
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The pros and cons of MSSPs
Part 1: 10 reasons to outsource security. More
companies are outsourcing part of their security
infrastructure, including firewalls, intrusion-
detection systems and virtual private networks,
to managed security service providers (MSSP).
There are many reasons why outsourcing may be
a cheaper and better way to go. Note that I
said "may be" because everything depends on
your requirements.
http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,,98093,00.html
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Who says safe computing is a pipe dream?
Commentary--I am regularly asked what average
Internet users can do to ensure their security.
My first answer is usually, "Nothing--you're
screwed." But that's not true, and the reality
is more complicated. You're screwed if you
do nothing to protect yourself, but there
are many things you can do to increase your
security on the Internet.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5485329.html
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Browser phishing 'flaw' could hook users
Forward in EMAIL Format for PRINT Web browsers
Security threats Microsoft Corp Apple Computer Inc
A function built into all major browsers could be
co-opted by attackers to fool Web site visitors into
surrendering sensitive information, a security firm
warned on Wednesday. The issue, which security firm
Secunia labeled a flaw, could allow a malicious Web
site to refer visitors to a legitimate site--such
as a bank's Web site--and then control the content
displayed in a pop-up windows.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5484315.html
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New set of Linux security flaws unveiled
A security researcher has uncovered yet another
set of security flaws in an image component,
which could put Linux users at risk of system
compromise if they view a maliciously crafted
image. The bugs, in the imlib image library
found in most Linux systems, haven't been
patched by the library's developer, but Linux
vendors are currently rushing out patches.
So far Gentoo, Suse and others have released
fixes.
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?NewsID=2768
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5484080.html
http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,98120,00.html
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Tech firms, FBI to fight 'phishing' scams
Internet companies and law-enforcement agencies
said Wednesday they will work together to track
down online scam artists who pose as banks and
other legitimate businesses, a practice known
as "phishing."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6679100/
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Experts push for more US computer security efforts
Computer-security experts, including former
government officials, urged the Bush administration
on Tuesday to devote more effort to strengthening
defenses against viruses, hackers and other
online threats.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2004-12-08-more-security-sought_x.htm
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Sophos declares Netsky-P worst virus of 2004
Netsky-P tops the list of the worst virus outbreaks
in 2004--a year marked with nearly a 52 percent
increase in new viruses, according to a report
released Wednesday by security software maker
Sophos. Netsky-P represented 22.6 percent of all
virus incidents reported to Sophos, the company
said.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5483401.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6679126/
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/12/08/viruses.reut/index.html
http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,98125,00.html
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CSOs' Top Concerns For 2005
Worms, viruses and regulatory compliance topped
the list of concerns of more than 85 Chief Security
Officers who met yesterday in New York City for
the second CSO Interchange. Participants at CSO
Interchange discussed a wide variety of security
issues that affect their organizations and revealed
their top-of-mind concerns through interactive
surveys conducted at the event.
http://www.securitypronews.com/news/securitynews/spn-45-20041208CSOsTopConcernsfor2005.html
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Cybercrime remains a hard nut to crack
THE internet may not be the haven it seems for
hi-tech crime, an Australian criminologist believes.
Australian Institute of Criminology director Dr Russell
Smith says although significant steps have been taken,
computer crime remains difficult to investigate and
there are many unresolved legal and practical problems.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,11584698%5E15318%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html
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If you want to make sure your neighbors don't "steal" your wireless
Force Field Wireless:
http://www.forcefieldwireless.com/defendairadditive.html
--
An open letter to the Security Community::
http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/12/12/23540.aspx Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168796
SBS 2003 and Expanding petition magic version 8?
In the NTFS SBS 2003 environment, I wish to extend the
petition magic 8. Would appreciate any commentary
negative or positive concerning this action. Thank you. Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168795
Song of the Week - Dec 12, 2004
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changing planes in Chicago. The weather got considerably colder as the =
weekend went on, but thankfully, no snow on the ground. I actually love =
the cold, as long as I know I'm returning to sunny Florida. The cold =
weather also can get us in the mood for the Christmas season. So, let's =
jump into this week's holiday toe tapper ....
Jingle Bells=20
(aka Microsoft)
Working through the night
On a server that we got
Did we load it right?
Where's that book I bought?
Backup's almost done
Surfin' really flies,
What fun it is to boot and run
S-B-S is on the rise
Oh, Microsoft, S-B-S
What a hit you are
Oh, what fun it is to have
a system that runs far.
Oh, Microsoft, S-B-S
Working all the time
Oh, what fun it is to have
a system that's so fine..
A day or two ago
I thought I'd remote in
And soon the server told
The trouble I was in
Event logs were no help
Misfortune seemed my lot
Services were stopping now
And to my car I hopped
Oh, Microsoft, S-B-S
The server's crashed again
What a pain is to have
Working this weekend
Oh, Microsoft, P-S-S
Where's the help I need?
When I tried to call you up
You're all in New Dehli !
--=20
Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
"The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
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jump=20
into this week's holiday toe tapper ....<BR><BR>Jingle Bells <BR>(aka=20
Microsoft)<BR><BR>Working through the night<BR>On a server that we =
got<BR>Did we=20
load it right?</FONT></DIV>
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bought?<BR></FONT></DIV>
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flies,</FONT></DIV>
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time<BR>Oh,=20
what fun it is to have<BR>a system that's so fine..</FONT></DIV><FONT =
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URGENT exchange email
Hi we have sbs 2000 with exchange. As of Friday, any email
coming in cannot be openned, and now we can't even send
internally. So we can recieve incoming, but can't open the
messages.
We get an error that says "Can't open this item , the
messaging interface has returned an unknown error. An OLE
registration error ocurred.
When I try to send an email I get a "Exchange server
sending error 0x80040154"
It is almost as if we have reached some limit somewhere
that is preventing exchange from working.
Total size on M drive is 2.2gb.
Need urgent help on this one
Regards Simon Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168789
Modem Setup Remote access
I have set up remote access for dial-up and it works just fine for users to
access emails and Palm Pilot. However,
if the server reboots (Planned) the modem does not reset itself for "Waiting
for Call", the remote access wizard has to be re-run.. Any Ideas as to having
it reset upon reboot ? Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168782
Running out of space on C: can I move SQL Server?
SQL is taking up 2.x GB of space on our C drive. Is there a way to move it
(and possibly Exchange too) onto a new drive?
TIA
Admin Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168781
Exchange Not Recieving Inbound SMTP
Yes I have ran the ICW and checked the MX records which seemed to be
working as the server was recognised as mail.domain.com. A couple of
hours later I recieved a non delivery report from our server to the
external email account I was using for testing which appeared to be
generated by exchnage server and was stating the delivery status to be
5.0.0. Any suggestions on what could be causing this status?
Thanks for you help so far. Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168778
SBS 2003 / ISA / Web Access
We're installing SBS 2000 together with ISA server. No client machines, yet,
we're still battling with getting the server right. The only user is the
administrator.
Having installed the server (but before installing ISA) we have internet
connectivity. We then install ISA (from the premium edition disk) as a result
of which, and after running ICW, and logging off and on, we can't see any web
pages. The ADSL modem connects successfully to the ISP, but the only thing we
get in IE is a 502 error.
Now, we're guessing we need to do something to allow web things through ISA
but we can't see what. Can anyone point us in the right direction.
We didn't have this problem with SBS 2000 (with ISA) which seemed to work
without problem, and which is why we can post this message.
TIA
Dicky Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168776
Exchange Not Recieving Inbound SMTP
Hi, Im having a rather annoying problem getting exchange server
(sbs2000) to recieve inbound smtp. Here's a brief summary:
New Server with a new SBS2000 installation, we're using ISA Server
(which is working as a proxy and firewall) and exchange server using
the smtp virtual server. Internal email works fine, and sending
external email works fine too I can't seem to get inbound email to
work. Server has 2 nic's, 1 connected directly to ADSL router and
server has a static external ip. The other nic is connected to the
switch. I had my ISP change the mx records to point to the external ip
of the server, this worked fine as I was able to navigate to OWA using
mail.domain.com/exchange. I tried several things but still cannot
recieve email from the internet. Port scan shows port 25 as open
however I cannot telnet the port either externally or internally.
Things I've Tried (not in order):
Done port scan via grc.com and port 25 is stated as open
Enable Packet filters/Disabled them
Secure Mail Server Wizard
Tried disabling ISA Firewall service
Uninstalled McAfee Groupshield
Reinstalled ISA Server
Reinstalled Exchange Server
Restart ISA Services after changes
Restart Exchange Services after changes
is there anything I am missing? Have I overlooked something? Does
anyone have any suggestions as what I could try? Any help would be
much appreciated as I seeming to be making no progress whatsoever.
Thanks Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168771
<< SBS Posting FAQ for New Users - V:1.0 - Last Updated: 2004-07-21>>
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The following tips are designed to help you get the fastest
and most appropriate answer to your questions.
They suggest which newsgroup to use,what basic research to do
before posting, information to include in your posting, newsgroup
etiquette, and alternate sources of useful information.
Following them will help us to help you.
===================================================
- Post to the appropriate newsgroup:
For SBS 4/4.5: microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz
For SBS 2000 : microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000
For SBS 2003 : microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
Microsoft News Server: news.microsoft.com
The SBS Newsgroups provide a free forum for threaded discussion
and peer support on issues related to Small Business Server by
users, service providers and interested parties.
Please remember when posting that non Microsoft people don't get
paid to be here, and MVPs are -not- Microsoft employees.
{ Who are the Microsoft MVPs ?
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;mvpfaqs }
Everyone here is giving generously and freely of their time, experience
and expertise to enhance the Small Business Server Community.
Join it, support it, respect it and enjoy it. - SBS Rocks !
===================================================
A Web interface to the SBS 2003 newsgroup is at:
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/?pr=newsgsbs2003
You'll find the Rules of conduct on the MS Website at:
Welcome to Microsoft Discussion Groups
http://communities2.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
===================================================
- Do some basic researches for previously posted solutions.
( It's most likely been posted and solved before. )
Advanced Google Search:
http://www.google.com/advanced_search
Domain: microsoft.com
experts-exchange.com
Advanced Google Groups Search of the Usenet archives:
http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search
Advanced Microsoft Search:
http://search.microsoft.com/search/search.aspx?st=a&View=en-us
(Note that you can also just enter a KB, Q or Error Number)
Event Log Entries associated with your issue or setup:
http://www.eventid.net
(Enter the Event number from the Event Log)
http://search.microsoft.com
(Enter '1001' (for example) or 'error 1001')
Your Public Interface:
http://www.dnsreport.com
http://www.dnsstuff.com
Your network Settings on Servers and workstations:
Start > Run > cmd : ipconfig /all
Ports Status
Start > Run > cmd : netstat -an
===================================================
- Post with a meaningful subject line so those with expertise or
interest in the topic can find it quickly. - Posting with a purely
attention seeking topic such as "DISASTER" or "No-One Ever Responds
to Me" may get you noticed -once- but is likely to get you ignored
or dropped in future. Remember -everyone's- issue is important to
them, so que jumping won't enhance anyone's opinion of you within
the newsgroup.
Mentioning the SBS component, Exchange, ISA, SQL Server, RAS, Pop
Connector etc.in the heading will be a big help in catching the eye
of experts in that field.
===================================================
- If posting a Question, post with sufficient information for a complete
stranger to understand your SBS version, environment; your issue, what
you have tried and what failed. You're not cutting down on the typing
as you'll be asked anyway, and it can only enhance the speed to
diagnosis and resolution.
A secondary benefit to this is that in correctly framing the question,
the resolution often presents itself.
Note:
Stating your SBS version ( 4, 4.5, 2000, 2003 ) is particularly
important as is whether your SBS 2003 is Standard or Premium and whether
you have ISA installed.
Please state all messages and IDs in failure notices and/or in the event
viewers. Also what may have been installed/changed/updated prior to or
during the issue.
===================================================
- Posting In capitals on is considered SHOUTING! ...Please don't.
===================================================
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If the Issue is urgent or complex, the time you spend searching for a
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===================================================
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community. Enjoy !
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What you post here is archived and available to anyone, anytime.
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===================================================
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Many of the members of the SBS Community provide support via Websites,
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http://www.msmvps.com/cgross/
http://blogs.msdn.com/canthe
http://www.msmvps.com/kwsupport/
http://www.msmvps.com/bradley/
The Microsoft SBS Websites:
Small Business Server Homepage for all sorts of Information,
Demos, Whitepapers Upgrades, Migrations Events and Training
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/default.mspx
Small Business Community Sharepoint Site:
http://sbcomm.sts.winisp.net/default.aspx
Downloads for Windows Small Business Server 2003
- Keep Your Server Up to Date -
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===================================================
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SBS encompasses a lot and has been known to make even corporate
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We were all "Newbies" once and none of us has experience with every
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so there are -no- stupid or dumb questions. That's the domain of
answers that imply that there are.
If you're asking a question and know the answer to another one on the
page, muck in and post it. The poster may get a faster resolution than
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they wouldn't have otherwise
Your solution may be a something that we can all learn from.
- What goes around, comes around.-
===================================================
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are all grist to the mill of SBS Topics and all on-topic for the
community.
===================================================
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If you must post to several newsgroups, Cross-post to just the relevant
ones. A response in one will then show up in the others and all can
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===================================================
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===================================================
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Things do get lost or missed, or someone with the appropriate skills
or experience may not be available, so if you haven't had a response
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============================================
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*To avoid seeing this Post in the future add it to your Ignore Filter.* Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168770
Access to "external" computer
Hi All
I need to set up an SBS 2000 to allow access to a computer on the
external side of the server.
The server has the standard 2 NICs, one internal and one external.
Clients connected to internal and external used for broadband internet
(and now this computer).
We need to have a cache that stores specific things that it updates from
the internet. It's complicated but suffice to say that I don't have any
control over this aspect.
The external NIC on SBS has 10.81.10.1 as it address. The external PC
has 10.81.10.250
I have already setup:
1. Site & Content Rules
an "Allow ALL" access policy (this is what I use when testing
only)
all destinations, always, allow,
applies to any request, all HTTP content
2. Protocol Rules
an "Allow ALL" access policy (this is what I use when testing
only)
All IP traffic, always, applies to any request
3. IP Packet Filters
There are lots of filters. I have setup one as:
enables, predefined HTTP Server (port 80)
Local computer and remore computer I have
tried different settings
The external network does not appear in the LAT nor the LDT.
I can Ping the 10.81.10.250 from an internal client and the server so I
know it exists and that the server is forwarding the ping requests. I
tried 10.81.10.249 and it didn't work (as I expected).
Should I have an entry in the Network Configuration - Routing list. If
so what are the settings?
Please help as I am really stuck. After 5 frustrating hours I still
can't get it to work.
Cheers
SmegHead Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168761
Event Log consolidation
This may not be the best group to post this question in, but this is
an active group that I occassionally lurk in so it will certainly
serve as a good start.
I work in a 350 workstation, 20+ server Windows environment. We are
looking for a _good_ Event Log consolidation tool - preferably one
that is more GUI based than manual. I have looked briefly at GFI's
Even Log Monitor and wasn't too impressed with it but maybe I didn;t
give it enough time. We don't need a lot of fluff. Any
recommendations/experience?
Thanks Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168757
Hard disk recovery utilities...
Are there any good free utilities out there that anyone has used that will
allow you to recover/salvage data from a hard disk that has had it's
partition removed?
Basically I am looking for a tool that can read the HD at the lowest level
regardless of the OS/partitions etc...
Thanks,
Brad Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168751
Problem with Add Pack License
I installed Microsoft Small business Server 2000 and when I try to add more 5
licenses by Client Add Pack Disk, I have a message that I canâ??t add any
Client because my server isnâ??t Microsoft Small business Server. However I
have it and in properties of system say Microsoft Windows 2000, 5.00.2195
Service Pack 4
note: CDs are original
Thank you
--
Merci et au revoir Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168747
TS update CALs will not register
I received some TS CALs on the XP transition plan from microsoft but they
will not register in the TS license server running on my SBS 2003 box. When I
enter them through the TS license tool I get the error 'unable to validate
the following codes'. I typed them in correctly and in capitals. Any ideas
why this isn't working?
Thanks,
Joe Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168746
ArcServe v9
We have been using this for around 14 months now without any problems. We
backup a member server on our SBS domain (the SBS has it's own tape drive and
runs ArcServe2000 for SBS) and also two other clients.
These clients are running dBase for DOS which is a 16-bit application. I
have installed BAOF (SP5) and Client agent so that the member server which
has a LTO2 tape drive accesses the machines using IP (just normal of
ArcServe).
The clients (2 PCs called A and B) are backed up in turn. PC A contains the
program and the data is held on PC B. When PC A runs the program to access
datafiles on PC B, then when the backups hit PC A (to backup the whole
machine) we suddenly get Event ID:50 in the logs of PC A (Delayed Write
Failed) and the program on PC A stops responding.
I have raised this with CA Tech Support and we have not come up with a
solution.
Any ideas?
skc Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168744
Event Errors for Perflib Event ID 1008
Hi all,
I have an application event which pops up evey few seconds
and is clogging up my event log. How do I stop it
happening?
Source : Perflib
Event ID : 1008
The Open Procedure for service "SQL_ANYWHERE" IN DLL
"c:\sqlany50\win32\sqlactrs.dll" failed. Performance data
for this service will not be available. Status code
returned is data DWORD 0.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Helen Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168741
SBS 2000 Exchange 2000 / Outlook issue
I have just installed SBS 2000 on a server with only Server and Exchange
options. The installs seems to have gone ok and no errors appeared in the
event log. I have installed Virusscan and Groupshield and configured the
exclusions. Outlook is installed on the server and when i try to connect the
Outlook 2000 SP3 client to the Administrator account it opens, you can see
messages in the inbox but the lower pain is grayed out and the program
freezes and stops responding I then have to stop the Outlook.exe service.
I haven't tryed to connect any clients to the server as this is supposed to
replace the existing server and I can't have the two servers on the network
at the same time.
I have checked the event logs and can't see any Exchange related errors, I
have also checked the services and all seem to be running ok.
This has really stumped me:-( I am supposed to be swapping the servers over
at the weekend but can't when it is in this state.
OS Platform:
SBS 2000
W2K SP4
EXCH 2000 SP3
Outlook SP3
Virusscan Enterprise
Groupshield for Exchange 2000
DNS seems to functioning correctly
Exchange services start and stay up
Thanks in advance for any help Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168736
Add W2K3 DC to SBS 2000
I have a customer running SBS 2000 who wants to add a Windows Server 2003
domain controller (obviously not running SBS). Anyone done this, know of
issues?
I've added W2K3 DC's to W2K domains with only the adprep work and had no
issues. They are not prepared to upgraded SBS to 2K3. Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168733
Domain Not Found error on workstations
We've just upgraded from a satellite internet connection to a DSL connection.
Due to the limitations of satellite I've never explored the possibilities
that SBS offers. Now that I have DSL, I want to set SBS up to work for us.
Somewhere in my conversion I've lost the ability of my workstations to
connect to the domain. When attempting to logon the "The system cannot log
you on now because the domain GRANT is not available." When the server was
connected to the satellite, workstations were able to log onto the domain.
Somewhere in my settings changes, I've lost that ability.
Workstations are all XP Pro SP2.
I am able to log into Exchange email from outside the network using webmail
and from the workstations, using a locally stored profile and Outlook. I can
also log into the network stores but have to enter username and password each
time. I am also able to surf the web from the workstations. I can also use
remote desktop from outside the network over the web.
When I try to use the XP Network ID wizard I get this error:
DNS was successfully queried for the service location (SRV) resource record
used to locate a domain controller for domain GRANT.MCKINLEYFUNERAL.COM:
The query was for the SRV record for
_ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.GRANT.MCKINLEYFUNERAL.COM
The following domain controllers were identified by the query:
grant1.grant.mckinleyfuneral.com
Common causes of this error include:
- Host (A) records that map the name of the domain controller to its IP
addresses are missing or contain incorrect addresses.
- Domain controllers registered in DNS are not connected to the network or
are not running.
For information about correcting this problem, click Help.
The IPCONFIG /all displays:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : trocar
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : grant.mckinleyfuneral.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : grant.mckinleyfuneral.com
grant.mckinleyfuneral.com
mckinleyfuneral.com
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : grant.mckinleyfuneral.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C905TX-based Ethernet
Adapter (Generi
c)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-60-97-5A-F5-21
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.117
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.99
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 199.176.228.2
199.176.228.3
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 09, 2004
10:22:56 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, December 17, 2004
10:22:56 AM
The server IPCONFIG /all shows:
Y:\>ipconfig /all
Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : grant1
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : grant.mckinleyfuneral.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : grant.mckinleyfuneral.com
mckinleyfuneral.com
Ethernet adapter Local Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : grant.mckinleyfuneral.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ADMtek AN983 10/100Mbps Fast
Etherne
t Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-5A-70-13
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.99
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 127.0.0.1
Ethernet adapter Internet Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : grant.mckinleyfuneral.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE-530TX+ PCI Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-05-37-70-34
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 66.72.60.205
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 66.72.60.204
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 199.176.228.2
199.178.226.3
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 09, 2004
13:34:13
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 09, 2004
13:44:13
Hoping I didn't forget something to help with my problem. Let me know what
else is needed for proper diagnosis.
Thanks
Charlie Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168732
Deny User permissions upon moving files within shared folder
Hello all,
Could you please advise me on how to restrict the access
rights of one Domain User from moving files within a
Shared Folder. The user should have sufficient rights to
write in the files, but not to save them afterwards to a
different! directory. The permissions granted for all
Domain Users on this Shared Folder are Modify - Read &
Execute - List Folder Contacts - Read - Write. Do I make
any amendments to the security permissions of the user's
account and if yes then which ones?
Thank you in advance for your response.
Regards,
Harry Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168728
StarTask.exe U O (command in Schedule tasks)
We have found this command "Startaks.exe U O" running as a scheduled task on
a Windows 2000 SBS, Q:- Anyone know what it is/does? Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168725
50+ users and the future after SBS2000
After running SBS2000 from around 10 users (around 3 years ago) to it's
maximum today (at 50!) we are now in the position to get of SBS and go for
something that caters for more than 50 users.
We are planing to purchase two boxes -
1. to have on it Server 2003 Std with around 60 CALS that will be our PDC
running AD running ISA 2004 Server (with 60 CALs too) - do we need 60 CALS on
Win03 Server if we plan to have around 60 people (clients) on the network?
2. to have Exchange 2003 with 60 CALs(?) - is this correct?
We want to use the SBS applications - i.e Exchange and ISA as we also run
GFI's MSEC and DSEC and MESS to pick up our mail from POP3.
Has anyone done any work on stepping forward from SBS2000 in a 50+ user
environment and advise on CALs and the setup above. The reason why we choose
2 boxes is that we want to separate the PDC/Internet (Server03 running
ISA2004) machine from the Mailserver (running Exchange) in case of future
problems.
Are ISA2004 and Exchange2003 the latest proxy and mail software from
Microsoft or are there any changes that will appear soon?
I need advise please.
skc Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168720
Group Policy software roll-out
Hi,
We are running SBS2000 with around 45 clients and we have a file server on
the domain running Win03 Server Std as a member server.
We are running ACT! and wish to roll-out a newer version. Previously, we
have gone around to all machines and run the install from a shared CD-ROM
drive on the network - but naturally this takes a lot of time.
We wish to install the software using Group Policy. Please can someone tell
me how I can do this so that I can pop the CD into the SBS and run the
install from all clients.
Skc Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168719
IS FSG corrupt, mailboxes OK. Restore question
HI
Yesterday our Exchange aware backup failed with an error saying the Mailbox
Infromation Store first storgae group is corrupt. Error 474 in Event viewer
too. The Mailboxes and Public Folders backed up OK.
The fix is to restore from backup. If I restore the IS from backup, will I
have to restore the mailboxes over the top too, to take into account mail
delivered in the past few days?
Thanks in advance
Lewej Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168717
Trend Micro - HOT fix for the POP issue and "stuck emails"
Trend Micro, and the HOT FIX for our SBS 2003 POP issue:
http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/12/08/23074.aspx
--
An open letter to Steve Ballmer::
http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/12/06/22637.aspx Tag: Losing Disk Space Tag: 168714
I'm literaly losing disk space on my SBS as you reas this. Any one seen this
before? I had 1.32G this morning, 45 minutes ago I had 512, and the after
checking I now have 302M.
I'm running an anti virus scan now and have a question about that, should I
run a scan on the entire C: drive? I have the Exchange Database on D: so I'm
not worried about that. I'm worried about the WINNT and Program Files
folders, will running a scan on these cause any problems with the OS and
programs?
"ntwrk admn" <ntwrkadmn@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
news:47817799-A998-474C-B7EA-989E61C6DC18@microsoft.com...
> I'm literaly losing disk space on my SBS as you reas this. Any one seen
this
> before? I had 1.32G this morning, 45 minutes ago I had 512, and the after
> checking I now have 302M.