Support
PC going to sleep after a few minutes
Even though sleep settings are set for 30 mins. PC goes to sleep after a few minutes.
This solved the problem for a Dell Inspiron:
http://www.itguyswa.com.au/my-computer-goes-into-sleep-mode-after-5-minutes-how-can-i-stop-it/
Thanks John Kirkby from ITGuysWA
MS Office 2007 viewer and editor for Office 2003, Office XP, Office 2000, Office 97
Read and edit docx, xlsx, pptx files, using Office 2003, Office XP, Office 2000 and Office 97
Spyware (keywords - NB: CIA has not tested these products. CIA do not endorse any of these products):
Spybot
Spyware Blaster
Ad-Aware
SpyWare Guard
CWSShredder
HiJack This!
Spywareguide.com registry killbit file
counter spy by sunbelt software
spynet.com
AutoRun Backup - USB Drive
*
ASCII to Hex converter:
Useful for converting ASCII to HEX for WEP keys:
http://centricle.com/tools/ascii-hex/
How to disable Skype AGC (Automatic Gain Control)
in config.xml , editing with any editor
Shutdown Skype
C:\Documents and settings\<your profile name>\Application data\Skype\Skype User name
config.xml
find 2 (two) entries in "General" AND "Call"
If there is only one, add the second.
Find:
<AGC>1</AGC>
Now change this "1" in the middle to "0"
Cisco
Cisco Password Recovery
Cisco Tools
Backup link - evaluation - read this first!
Backup link using BRI - BACKUP INTERFACE command
Config Dial backup to Serial Links
HSRP - Backup link using 2 routers, and a virtual IP address
isdn disconnects and reconnects all the time : dialer load threshold 1 either
Cisco Console Cable: RJ45
1->8, 2->7, 3->6, 4->5, 5->4, 6->3, 7->2, 8->1
Cisco Console Cable: DB9 Modular:
1 <-Nothing, 2<- Yellow, 3<-Black, 4<-Orange, 5<-Red (and Green opional), 6<-Brown, 7<-Blue, 8<-White(or Grey), 9<-Nothing
Pix Firewall config
PIX Firewall - outbound lists
outbound 10 deny 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0 0
outbound 10 permit 172.16.1.5 255.255.255.0 0 ip
outbound 10 permit 172.16.1.6 255.255.255.0 0 ip
apply (inside) 10 outgoing_src
[or apply (inside) 10 outgoing_dest]
GNATBOX
Mobile VPN :
Must creat Remote Access filter for ESP as folows:
Source: Any
Dest: Ext IP of Firewall eg 203.30.131.254
Protocol: TCP
Port: 50
How to Reset ROBOX
To reset a RoBoX system you will need the following -
· terminal or terminal emulation software.
· DB9 to DB9 file transfer cable. If you do not have a terminal.
Attach a terminal or use terminal emulation software with the settings below.
Emulation - VT 100
Port - the com port used on the system.
Baud Rate - 19200
Data - 8
Parity - none
Stop - 1
Flow control none or hardware
Reboot the RoBoX.
You will see a count down for when the system will automatically
boot. After this you will see GNAT Box RoBoX 3.2.4s. Immediately press
control r. The window to hit this is very small. So, you have to pay
attention and be very quick.
The system will partially load. And you will get the following question -
Are you sure you want to reset your configuration? ("yes" or " no"). You
must enter the entire word yes. Any other key touched and the system will
reboot.
An attempt is made to preserver the serial and feature codes.
Networking Security
Port Numbers
http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers
NMAP -http://www.insecure.org
Excellent Network Scanner
Wireless
Wireless security do's and don't's
Treat wireless zone like an External zone or DMZ
No DHCP on the wireless zone
Enable MAC address filtering
Enable WEP with a passphrase
Enable feature to prevent broadcasting (if feature is available)
Install an IDS in the wireless zone
Install numerous honeypot wireless access points (to throw them off the scent)
Some explanations (courtesy netstumbler forum
1. By disabling SSID broadcasts, you effectively make your wireless network disappear. Only authorized clients that have he correct SSID can connect to your network. Even Netstumbler can't see the network.
2. Use WEP even though it can be cracked, it's better that no
encryption. Also cracking the WEP key would require a steady network flow to capture enough packets the begin working on the key. Most Wardrivers, aren't going to have access to your system long enough to worry about it, they see WEP enabled and move on. There are too many unencrypted networks out there already, why waste time working on one that has encryption turned on.
3. By setting Mac filters on your AP's you can effectivly control who's able to connect to them for use. Granted, it's not going to be an easy solution to implement if you had hundreds of users that could possibly connect to a given AP. But if you maintained strict control of AP access to those who really need it you limit the exposure for abuse to your network.
4. Do a walk through with a wireless laptop to see where your hotspots for your network are. It's always a good thing to know that if you have a big hotspot with access available to video store parking lot next door to your office. That's a good place for wardrivers to stop and park to leech off your network. By knowing your footprint, you can reposition your AP's to minimize the amount of bleed through that you have available.
Wireless Troubleshooting
How to Troubleshoot Wireless Network Connections in Windows XP 313242
Lotus
Lotus Domino Date Registry Fix
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International\iDate="1"
Lotus Notes - iNotes
BACKUP FIRST!!! Then "load convert mail\username.nsf * iNotes5"
Deployment Redbook
Lotus Notes
ERROR: Unable to Interpret Time or Date (Tech Article: 176413)
This problem was reported to Lotus Quality Engineering and was addressed in Notes/Domino 5.0.3; however, the problem resurfaced in 5.0.6 and 5.0.6a. T o fully address the problem (for either International and North American time settings) , upgrade either the Domino Server or Notes Client to Release 5.0.7; either upgrade will give you access to the 5.0.7 mail template.
Important Note: To solve this issue, do not simply replace the design of the mail template with the 5.0.7 mail template. You must perform the following steps in order to completely fix the issue.
1. In the Notes mail file, select Actions, Tools, Preferences.
2. Select the Calendar tab, then select the Free Time sub-tab.
3. Uncheck/deselect the days of the week that are currently listed with available times. Click OK.
4. Replace the design of the mail file with the 5.0.7 mail template (choose "Local" if upgrading the client or "Server" if upgrading the server).
5. Select Actions, Tools, Preferences.
6. Select the Calendar tab, then the Free Time sub-tab.
7. Select the days of the week that were previously selected as being available. Click OK.
The reason why this process has to be done is because the template updates only the design elements, and not the values. By selecting the days of the week after the design of the mail file is replaced, the new values will be updated correctly.
Phone Message icon creation (Notes version 6)
- Right-click in Toolbar - Toolbar Preferences
- New Button
- Choose icon
- enter the following formula : @Command ( [Compose] ; @MailDbName ; "Phone Message") and click on the green tick mark to validate
Miscellaneous
Axapta Sizing Tool
www.compaq.dk/axapta
Telstra
Identify your Phone Number: 1272 2123
RedHat Linux Install RPM
rpm -Uvh rpmpackage
list a directory: ls -l
Alcatel Speed Touch
Configuring the Alcatel Pro for Bridged mode
It is possible to bridge the Alcatel SpeedTouch Pro to act as bridge. In
order
to do this you will require PPPoE software, such as RASPPPoE or
Enternet, to
establish a connection.
Open the web interface by opening a browser to the IP address of the Pro
router.
From the interface select 'PPP' from the left hand menu, and delete all
entries.
Next select 'Phonebook', and delete all entries as well.
Create a new 'Phonebook' entry with the following details and click
'Add':
Name: Bridge
VPI: 8
VCI: 35
Type: Bridge
Then select 'Bridge' from the menu and add the Bridge connection - leave
the
default settings as they are.
Once this is added, click 'Save All' to save the bridged configuration.
Connect the modem to the ethernet port of the computer with the PPPoE
software
and create the dialler within the software.
Background Information Display Utility
Automatically displays relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop's background,
such as the computer name, IP address, service pack version, and more.
URL : http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/bginfo.shtml
Adobe Acrobat Reader
How to Disable Web Browser Integration.
1. In Acrobat or Adobe Reader, choose Edit > Preferences > Internet.
2. Deselect Display PDF in Browser, and then click OK
PDF file doesn't open in Web browser (Acrobat 6.0 or Adobe Reader 6.0 on Windows)
Solution 1: Update to Adobe Acrobat 6.0.1 or Adobe Reader 6.0.1.
-- To update to Acrobat 6.0.1:
1. Start Acrobat 6.0.
2. Choose Help > Update.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the update.
Solution 2: Save the PDF file to your hard drive, and open it in Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
1. Right-click the link to the PDF file on the Web site, and then choose Save Target As (Internet Explorer) or Save Link As (Netscape Navigator).
2. In the Save As dialog box, select a location on the hard disk, and then click Save.
3. Double-click the PDF file to open it in Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
Question: I received an email with the following subject line
Re: Company Profile.doc [1/4]
Re: Company Profile.doc [2/4]
Re: Company Profile.doc [3/4]
Re: Company Profile.doc [4/4]
What has created this problem?
The answer to the problem is this:
The sender has sent you a file attachment.
His (or her) email client (Outlook Express in this case), has a setting which "chops up" any file attachments larger than 250kb into 250kb chunks
That is why you got 4 emails from him (or her), with subject line as:
Re: Company Profile.doc [1/4]
Re: Company Profile.doc [2/4]
Re: Company Profile.doc [3/4]
Re: Company Profile.doc [4/4]
the problem with sending emails like this, is that you (David) has to do alot of work to put the jigsaw puzzle back together....
What you would have to do is detach all of these files, then copy and paste them into 1 big file, then you would have to run a MIME Decode over the file, and
hopefully, the file will be put back together again properly.... like I said, alot of mucking around.....
The easy answer is to get this person to disable this setting, and send you 1 email with the attachment in tact...
Knoppix
* How to mount a windows share in knoppix:
From a ROOT Shell:
>mkdir winshare
>smbmount \\192.168.0.1\c$ ./winshare -o username=administrator password=password
* To copy all files from a Hard Disk to the windows share:
>cp -Rp /mnt/hda1/* ./winshare
To allow files larger than 2GB use lfs switch:
mount -t smbfs -o lfs,username=my_username,password=my_password //server_name/share ./mountpoint
Group Policy
To manually force group policy settings to refresh on windows 2003 and XP from a command line run "gpudate"