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Stoic Joker

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  1. ROFLFrankly I've never found it to be that difficult, But then again I tend to read alot...
  2. Check out Capella's Megatrack - It ain't cheap, but that's what it's for.
  3. Way to much exposure (attack surface)! If you're just hosting a website there is no point in having to contend with the exposure of a publicly facing DNS server. Especially if it's the one that handles DNS for your internal (LAN) network (e.g. There is NO Right Way to do That!). Let Network solutions handle you public (websites) DNS, point the domain at your public IP, and close (or Do Not Open) port 53. Port 443 is only for SSL, so if you're not using it...don't open it! Forward port 80 to the webserver, and that's all thats needed.
  4. All of them? Okay... But security should be layered and carefully monitored. Not shoveled on and assumed. There is no point in blocking (firewalling) ports that aren't open in the first place. Unnecessary services should be turned off to make them un-exploitable. Proper passwords (and policy), NTFS permissions, Share permissions, and running internal IPSec tunnels will make things secure, while also being accessible as/when/if needed (by the "right people"). The software firewall is just queering the deal by being put in a situation where it's trying to decide if it should load or not while other services are trying to get started. Note: Software firewalls fail open under attack, so their rather pointless IMO.
  5. The Host A records are required and the PTR records are good to have, but not mandatory. If you have enough machines to require 4 subnets, you really should consider using DHCP to cut down on the administrative overhead. Why are you forcing the client firewalls on inside the domain? The only firewall should be at the internal/external network border, internally they're really more of a nuisance.
  6. I've got a 4GB PNY Thumb Drive that I use daily on site. It contains 90% of the stuff I use frequently, acts as a handy backup target in a pinch (ever try burning a CD on a half toasted client's machine...), and is a hell of alot easier to carry than a CD case (which stays in the truck now).
  7. Are all of the client machines pointing at the DC for DNS, and only at the DC for DNS? It doesn't sound like the clients are registering themselves with the DNS server, are you statically assigning IPs?
  8. You're trying to find the path to a system account's user profile? There isn't one.
  9. Servers tend to sit in corners where they're ignored until they stop working. So the CD issue could also be a dust problem. Air being pulled through the case also passes through the CD, and can deposit a ton of dust on the optics causing all sorts of read issues. Just a Thought Stoic Joker
  10. Create a manditory user profile. Rename ntuser.dat to ntuser.man in the user's profile directory, and any changes made will be discarded on log off. or Add the user to the Guests group, and configure Group Policy to block "Guests" from accessing X, Y, & Z.
  11. I'm with Ponch on this one, bad RAM will usually hang the boot during POST. Blow the dust out of the slot, and then clean the RAM's contacts with a pencil eraser.
  12. Default .NET Installs 2003 x86 1.0 - 1.1 comes as a Windows Update 2003 x64 Does not include any .NET frame work IIS installation does not appear to have any effect on the above.
  13. MCSA 2000 & 2003 MCP 2000 & XP MCTS Vista and a CompTIA A+ Cert
  14. One thing that Windows Time article doesn't mention is that the time service generally starts before the DNS service. So if you are running with a single server (and it appears you are) the time service tends to fail on it's first try if you use the time server's DNS domain name. To avoid this simply use the IP address of which ever stratum 1 (or 2) external time server you pick. On the other, I'm with Cluberti ... It sounds like a DNS issue.
  15. Cost: This stuff ain't cheap! Brands: Feel free to shop price as nobody really has an edge. The company that owns (read invented) the technology doesn't make hardware (it's about 5mi from here), so go with a brand you trust ... or just shop price ... either is fine.
  16. Based on what? A 32 byte ping packet? Run continuous pings (at your external default gateway) with a unfragmented packets around 1024 bytes in size, and I bet you'll start dropping them. ping -f -t -l 1024 [target] I've run into this before, if there is an issue in a neighborhood, or at the CO, the ISP won't fix it until enough people scream, or one person nails Tech Support to the wall by pinning them in a corner.
  17. Currently running an Asus Commando which is my second Asus Mboard & I'm quite happy with it. Other brands I like are Tyan (Both of my Dual PIII servers run on a S1834D-I), Supermicro (My other server, Dual Xeon/X6DAL-TG), & Gigabyte
  18. Re-Posting Relavent info by request. Any of the cheap (USB) laser printers are not (really designed) for a work/business environment. They're for home offices that don't really do much... While you could do with a bunch of the Laserjet 1020/1022s you will most likely end up right back where you're at now by the time the warranty runs out. Note: these modles are not "repairable", if the thing dies, HP will make you send it back and then ship you a referb. e.g. Don't do that. Your best bet would be to group your users on a much smaller number of (truly business class) network printers like the Laserjet 4250n, TCO is much lower that way because the machine is designed to take a beating, and the number of supplies you need to stock is much lower. Yes the toner cartridges are a bit more money, but you get alot more prints out of them and they don't tend to waste toner like the smaller (loss-leader) machines. One of our clients is an accounting firm that (generates tons of paperwork) has several hundred of the 4250s in their offices spread across the country. Those machines adverage around 25,000 pages a month each while the users beat them unmercifully, and seldom ever fail even though they've been in service (at that rate) for several (2-4) years.
  19. Okay ... Put us here please. http://www.msfn.org/board/HP_LaserJet_vs_T...er_t105526.html
  20. Sorry about butchering the post, the board said I(/we) ended up with too many quote tags. Hm... I've never run across this issue, but I have an Idea what may be causing it. (Tyeing in the comment above)[i'll try to make a scenario out of this for clarity] If I start with a TS(no printers) and one client with a LJ4000 locally attached, enable connect back to local devices->printers, and then connect to the TS, the printer will install itself during the connection...but printing will fail (because the spooler isn't "ready"). Now if I install any printer driver locally on the TS, (let's say an Epsom Inject) then the spooler will completely initialize on the TS, and if I connect the client to the TS, it will again install/create a "Session Printer" (which is deleted when I log off) that uses/displays the LJ4000 name (or what ever silly name I gave it locally), and printing will succeed! (Now please don't ask me which Tech Note I found that little jewel in as I was in the middle of an "all nighter", **** glad I could finally go home, and didn't save it.) ]Now the weird part...[ Thing that will break the above - XP Home, this trick will not work if the client is XP Home (which uses Simple File Sharing only). XP Pro, while much better, if Simple File Sharing is enabled I have seen that make all of the connect back to local device X function either badly, or not at all. I believe this method is dependent on the IPC$ "Doorstep" that is only available when "normal" file sharing is used. At any rate, being that these printers are strictly session based, every trace of them is eradicated when the session is closed (which is a good thing in this case). I have used the above method with both 2k & XP clients while connecting to both 2k & 2k3 servers, and using a 16bit application over a VPN/WAN that required a port capture to use a network printer... and it worked every time. No, depending how the client is configured, the server can/will pull what it needs driver wise from the client (or use its native driver as/if needed). Oh, the horror... and you're 100% correct the 1320 is a bit ... "Grenade Prone". Yes they will conflict if they don't match, but there is always the option of switching the clients to PCL5, to save on headaches. I've yet to see anything useful that was added in PCL6... e.g. What the Heck does the printer need to know the documents filename and path for...? ...Is it really going to go back and look it up later?!? Again, no previous driver installs. This happened on a completely fresh server install and without using the UPD. I even made sure to use the latest versions of the individual printer drivers direct from HP's site.I've got a 4100 connected the my WS at the office, and I use RDC from there to manage the servers, so I'll try to see if I can get one of those files to show up on the server and see where is comes from. I actually rather hate printers, so to have one crash one of my servers would make me livid beyond words. So... I'll do what ever I can to try to find an answer/solution for you on this Stoic Joker
  21. Crap ... I hadn't intended to Hi-Jack the poor guy's thread... Sorry! Yes, what sort of troubles are you having? HPBPRO.EXE and HPBOID.EXE. Every time a new user logs into a terminal server another instance of each is started...and they aren't stopped with the user logs out. You also can't terminate the processes in Task Manager. Get enough users logging in and out all day and the server will eventually run out of virtual memory, the CPU goes to 100% and eventually stop responding to connection attempts. Disabling the services doesn't work because HP seems to have coded the driver to just reset the service back to Automatic and start them anyway. Ah yes HP's inane habbit of orphaning things and letting them run amok, their house keeping skills suck. Um...Nut sure where this part is coming from, so forgive me if I get my thinking & dunce caps backwards... My reference to using APW/.INFs above was in regard to installing a locally attached printer only. It's just a quick-N-dirty was of stripping all the "helper App" garbage out of the driver and just getting the thing to print, instead of having it trying to become your new best friend. Loading additional drivers via Print Server properties (on any server) is shared printer support of down level OSs. Once any one print driver is installed on the TS (to get the spooler started), it will happily connect back to whatever printers are installed locally on the client machine and use them. I usually don't like to assume too much especially when working (blind) on the Internet/remotely ... so I'm mainly trying to make sure we're on the same page. That being said... I really don't see why you're using the UPD, it's for letting an OS print to any HP printer, not to let any OS print to a given printer. What OS(s)are the client machines running? Both the LJ4000 and the LJ4100 will run fine on the (PCL5e) LJ4000 driver, which doesn't have any Helper-Poo in it. The service/utilities (HPBPRO.EXE and HPBOID.EXE) discussed in the HP thread you posted may be orphaned from a previous driver install and just need to be ripped out by the roots (as mentioned in the thread). Generally in any TS/Citrix deployment the silver bullet fix for any printer that uses PLC is to just install the HP laserjet III driver ... It's ugly and has no options to speak of, but it'll get the thing to print with out breaking the server. If you give me more detail about what you're up against I can try to simulate it in the lab and come up with a better answer. Stoic Joker
  22. That error message is telling you that the file is in use (has an Open Handle) by some application, you can either: Wait for the App to close the handle - then delete file. Find which App owns the handle, close the app - then delete the file. Use a utility like UnLocker, to force the handle closed - then delete the file.
  23. Two things I'd like to start with: 1. I work for an HP Authorized Service Center. 2. nmX.Memnoch is right, HP drivers are a nightmare. The 2nd one is "fix-able" if you do two things; Use the add printer wizard to grab the .inf and install just the driver (with out the garbage...), and avoid PCL6 like a plague. PCL5 works perfectly fine and doesn't contain all the extra crap that tends to make people swear when trying to print .pdf files Any of the cheap (USB) laser printers are not (really designed) for a work/business environment. They're for home offices that don't really do much... While you could do with a bunch of the Laserjet 1020/1022s you will most likely end up right back where you're at now by the time the warranty runs out. Note: these modles are not "repairable", if the thing dies, HP will make you send it back and then ship you a referb. e.g. Don't do that. Your best bet would be to group your users on a much smaller number of (truly business class) network printers like the Laserjet 4250n, TCO is much lower that way because the machine is designed to take a beating, and the number of supplies you need to stock is much lower. Yes the toner cartridges are a bit more money, but you get alot more prints out of them and they don't tend to waste toner like the smaller (loss-leader) machines. One of our clients is an accounting firm that (generates tons of paperwork) has several hundred of the 4250s in their offices spread across the country. Those machines adverage around 25,000 pages a month each while the users beat them unmercifully, and seldom ever fail even though they've been in service (at that rate) for several (2-4) years. @nmX.Memnoch Yes, what sort of troubles are you having?
  24. Check if Extend Desktop to monitor X is enabled (disable if it is), as this will tend to conflict/kill the mirrored desktop option on a laptop.
  25. Dual boot configurations are always installed oldest OS first. How ever you could go with Vista as the main OS and then use Virtual PC for running Win2k as a guest OS.
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