Posts by kc0arf

Hello,

It is my guess that the hard drive is filling up. Because smaller documents are working fine, we have to assume that the permissions and other materials are working fine too. What is not working well are the bulk documents.

I would guess though that a 6.4 GB drive would be able to handle the print without a problem, as I would guess that your OS install is using about 1/2 of it. Curious problem indeed.

If you are just using this computer as a print server, I am wondering if you would entertain using a different OS instead, such as Linux, which has much less overhead, and is designed to be a server from the get-go.

Christian

zalakes,

Please do not hijack threads. If you have a question, please post your own, otherwise the topics get too confusing, and it is rude to the original person who asked the first question.

Thank you.

Christian

Hello,

You should be able to manage this inside the Disk Administrator / Disk Management. There is an important side effect though: If you have installed other programs that expect the driver letters to remain stable, they might crash if you make the change. I would discourage you from getting creative and making your system unstable.

Christian

Hello,

I am closing this post after my reply, because the orig post is dated, and you probably have other things going on.

There is a reason that your printer spooler is crashing when adding a printer. Please open a new post, with a complete description of your server... OS Version, RAM, how much space is on the drives. Also look in the logs... there may be clues as to why the bugger is crashing. You might even have a fragmentation problem. Dunno.

Christian

Hello,

I too would love to expirement with such a tool!

Christian

Hello,

How do you know this? Your description is akin to "My car won't start". What are you trying to do?

Christian

Hi,

Did you see this problem with your drives under 10.3?

Christian

Hello,

To my understanding, if the device driver failed to initialize properly, it should not necessairly consume any resources, such as using an IRQ or memory places.

My guess is that your driver is bad, and/or something upstream is bad, perhaps the PCMCIA drivers, or your chipset. I would remove the device driver, and check to make sure the subsystems are up to date too, and then re-install the network adapter.

Christian

Hello,

I do not have an answer for your question, but I do have some things that you might wish to think about.

1) Are all of your viewers going to be MS-Word people, with Windows? Perhaps your website is a closed internal one... where you can plan for your audience. IF that is the case, fine. If not, then you might want to go one step further, and program in the various options available, so that if my Linux box with Open Office reaches your pages, it will work for me too.

2) What about browsers? Will your solution also cover something besides IE?

I am guessing you are looking to open Office within a Windows environment with IE. I believe if this is the case, you might be able to change the file type definitions inside of Windows to force it to open MS-WORD.

Christian

Hello,

I find it most helpful if diagrams are attached so that we can see what the real network looks like, and we are all on the same page. That way, we do our best to avoid confusion.

If you can draw one or make one, I'd be happy to look at it. Also, let us know if sharing the network means simple internet access, or if you want to share files too. Clear descriptions are the best way to go.

Christian

Hello,

I too love the Mac, although with the abundent Intel hardware I have around, I have gotten quite deep in to Linux too. My main desktop is a OS X Powerbook G3; my main server is a Pentium III 550 Mhz running Fedora Core 3.

You can get games for Mac OS X. I recently completed Diablo II on OS X, and finished up the expansion pack too. There are other games out there too... perhaps not the most wiz-bang flashy bongo box the die-hard gamer desires, but then again, for that type of experience, perhaps a dedicated game station (XBox, Playstation) would be a better solution. I use my computer to fix things, and get work done. And I have not completely mastered XChess yet either, so I still ahve a game here to completely learn.

There are ways to make a Windows box stable... I'll be honest and say that I prefer Windows 2000 to Windows XP (eXtra Problems). Windows requires a continual vigalance to keep clean and secure, but it is not an impossible task.

There are ways to corrupt an OS X box or a Linux box too. If you explore these operating systems, you will need to secure them. They initially are more secure upon installation, but they are not perfect either. They are not nearly as naked as Windows 2000/XP are.

Looking at the dates, I can tell this is quite an old post, so I am betting …

Hello,

I would install Windows 2003 Server on a different computer.

In order to learn the ins and outs of the operating system, by definition, it is a server, and a server means that it "serves" things to client computers. Also, to fully appreciate the experience over time, you will need to examine log files, and deal with situations as the OS operates, and you modify the environment. If you are continually switching between XP and 2003, you are not going to achieve your goal of learning how the system plays. Things happen to the system over time. Also, you would not learn how clients adjust to things like DNS and DHCP settings.

I'd try to find another box to install Windows 2003 on. It doesn't need to be complete -- once you have the OS installed, you can take the monitor off it (make it headless) and store the keyboard and mouse somewhere else. You can then use remote desktop to manage the server, if you are so interested.

Christian

Hi,

If you would be so kind, you might wish to explain to us what you did, so that the next person that has your problem can come here and learn too.

Thanks,

Christian

Hello,

I am assuming a few things:

* The wireless router has places to plug in 10/100T cables that are on the same subnet as the wireless part

* That you want to manage the internet connectivity with the Windows 2K Server and not use the wireless router for management.

I do this at home... my Buffalo Tech wireless router sits behind the Linux box, and both wired and wireless connections get to the internet just fine. Linux box is the firewall.

The secret is to not use the WAN port on the wireless router. Just get a cable from your Windows 2K server, and plug it into the LAN side of the router (and since we are on the same "side -- we are not using the WAN circuits, so we should technically call it a switch or hub, again depending on the innards).

You may need to use a web browser to configure the device to work with your network. For example, I have my Linux box defining the subnet, handling DHCP, and DNS work. The Buffalo Tech unit is nothing more than a 5 port switch with one of the ports being the wireless antenna.

Let us know,

Christian

Hi,

If the wireless card is not directly supported by Linux, you can try a solution using the windows driver and a product called ndiswrapper. It is found on sourceforge. This is how I got the DLINK to work with Fedora Core 3.

Christian

Hello,

You are diving into system administration here. You will need to decide what flavor of Linux to work with (I am a RedHat/Fedora fan) and then decide what you are going to install, how you are going to partition, and what you want to enhance your web experience with.

Also think about backups, and consider growth. Do you have a UPS?

I think you should lay out your thoughts here, so that we can help you along with what to think about and consider.

Christian

Hello,

NTFS is what Windows 2000 and XP use as a file system. It has more security options than FAT32. NTFS is also very common, many consnider it essential, for file servers.

You did not mention F: being a thumbdrive... I was under the assumption it was a partition on your hard drive. KNowing what F was now, I would have had you take a different approach.

Christian

Hello,

Moving to the C++ section for technical support / suggestion....

Hello,

The other computers on the family network would access the internet though the linux box. Simply give the other computers the default route (gateway) of the IP number of the linux box's LAN card, and you should be set.

Time for a little ASCII ART. Pardon the yuck here, but it will help.

WAN CARD OF LINUX BOX --> CABLE MODEM --->  INTERNET
  |
  |
an.external.ip.address  (23.11.142.7)
|
Firewall running on Linux
|
an.internal.ip.address (192.168.1.1)
|
|
LAN CARD OF LINUX BOX --> HUB -->  Computer1
				  |
				  ------> Computer2

Computer 1 could be 192.168.1.5 and computer 2 could be 192.168.1.10

You will need to tell the firewall on Linux some information about packets to allow, and which ones to drop. Check out information on IPTABLES or SONICWALL.

And if you want the linux box to be a peer, along with computer1 and computer2, then yes, you could access it http://internalnumber or if you have it in DNS somewhere, http://internalname

We are starting to get to the advanced stage of network design in the house.

Christian

Hello Guys,

Yes, I am a network administrator, and was certified NT 4.0 Server some time ago. Working to upgrade that certification to Windows 2003.

Feel free to write / post questions and discussion points.

To be honest though, I really prefer Linux.

Christian

Hi,

All I am going to say is this: the only secure computer out there is the one that is encased in cement with no power or network connections.

I would rather secure a Linux box than a Windoze box.

Christian

Hello,

I am wondering why you are trying to play DVD's with WINE? What's wrong with XINE? You might have had to install it by hand on your computer, but xine is showing me my movies just fine.

Christian

Hello,

With the system giving you yellow marks on the devices, that means that the drivers are not in place properly, and the devices will not work. Your CD-ROM is likely an IDE device, and since the drivers are not properly working, the devices won't either.

Think of it like a telephone. If the telephone company does not setup your house line properly, your phone will not ring.

You are going to need to track down the drivers on your system. This means tracking down makes and models of your internal hardware and chipset, and going to the internet to find them. I cannot easily point you directions at this point without the hardware here in front of me. If you are not comfortable trying this on your own, it might be a better investment to take the computer into a shop to have it done by a tech.

What I meant by the Dell / Compaq / Intel splash screen is this: when your computers first turn on, there usually is an option for a company logo to display (which hides the useful information) or for that information to be displayed on the screen. I was trying to have you look at the BIOS information and see if the devices are detected. Because you have yellow ! marks within your Windows device manager, the BIOS does detect them. THis is a Windows problem, not a hardware or BIOS issue. Had the devices not been present, …

Hello,

You need to reformat.

Your choice of NO in the FDISK question formatted your drive with what is called FAT16, and you do not have enough allocation sectors to make the drive any more larger than 1024M, or 1 GB (although I thought the limit was 2 GB).

You need what is called FAT32, and that is only available with YES in the FDISK question.

We know you won't make the same mistake again. But yep, you need to re-partition and re-format.

Christian

Hi,

You may use the linux box, with 2 network cards in it, to be your gateway to the internet world.

If you are running apache on the Linux box, there is a section there that you can configure what ports / ip numbers you would like apache to "listen" for requests. Simply specify the LAN IP (inside) address and port... the software willl then ignore requests on the internet (WAN) side. You can also control this via a firewall on the linux box... just block port 80 on the firewall, or have a re-direct to send port 80 somewhere else.

My RedHat 9 box is my router, webserver, dns server, email thing, and a bunch of other things running on it. 550 MHz computer with 3 network cards in it. I prefer it to a store-bought "wireless router". I know that Cisco products will route FASTER, but this is a home network, and I do not need that kind of performance.

Christian

Hi,

Perhaps it is time to run some tests on F: I am guessing you are Win 2K or XP. Open up the Disk utillities, and run a checkdisk on the system. See if finds problems. I am also wondering if you have NTFS on F and if the permissions there got messed up.

Christian

Hello,

Mac OS 9 has a lot faster look and feel on my 333 than OS X does. I have a feeling when I upgrade to a new laptop, that the old one will return to OS 9, or I will install YellowDog Linux on it.

OS 9 had faster video drivers than OS X did for my Lombard. Quicktime movies, and Diablo II proved that one out.

OS 9 did not have a lot of open services and that on it. I am doubting you will find anti-spyware software for it. You can still find anti-virus software for it, but I am not certain if Norton or McAfee are keeping the definitions viable for the platform.

I do remember that I was able to speed up my internet experience under OS 9 by making a 10 MB RAM disk, and placing all the temporary internet files onto the RAM drive.

Christian

Hello,

Using IIS under Windows 2003, yes there is. Unfortunately, I cannot paste the screen print here.

Go into the IIS manager, and right click on your website. Look at the properties. Look at the Website Security tab. Click on the IP Address or Domain restrictions, where you can place IP Addresses to block.

Then again, you can also setup this functionality in most firewall software.

Christian

Hello,

Wow. An old thread!

GNOME seems to me to be more speedy, and less extras on it, whereas KDE seems to have more bells and whistles, such as Palm stuff and Games.

I usually install both, and go with GNOME. I think on my next box, however, I will go with KDE, because I want to do more different things with linux. I work with RedHat / Fedora systems.

But for strict performance over VNC, TWM still wins hands down.

Christian

Hello,

I am moving this to the Mac forum, as we all hang out there for these types of questions.

Also, wondering what your OS level is.

Christian

Hello,

Are you able to save to any other devices?

You might have the Windows File Protection problem that I have seen in the past. We downloaded a utility from Microsoft to clean up the problem... unfortunately I do not have it here with me, but it went through the system and cleaned up a bunch of issues.

Christian

Hello,

I am hoping to do Tiger soon in my life, but my hardware is SCSI / USB from 1999, and I would not see any firewire devices in anything that I do.

I also do not upgrade, not even on Linux! I go for the long-term installations of OS software (Have had said laptop since 1999, and only rebuilt it a handful of times for OS Upgrades, and the one time I lost the hard drive).

Catch you all later,

Christian

Hello,

I checked out my setup here, and found that IIS (I think I am running 6 here) looks for default.asp, Default.htm, index.htm, iistart.htm, Default.aspx as pages to open. There are options listed to add other filenames to the mix, so that the file listing view that you see does not show up.

I agree for security reasons that directory listings should not be allowed, unless you intend on having a number of files for quick and easy download.

Christian

Hello,

To answer your question, yes,

telnet pop.broadband.rogers.com 110

is the right command to put in the command line.

Glad things are working.

Christian

Hi,

If you do have further questions, please offer us more information.

* Which computer has the internet connection, and the local network connections?
* What are the IP numbers you are using?
* Any other special software involved (Norton products, internet products)
* Any wireless routers or other things involved?

Details are important.

Thanks,

Christian

Hello,

She is not trying to boot from the CD-ROM, so that is not the issue.

I hope you tried multiple CD's, and this is not just one failing... in other words, you tried 5 CD-ROMS, some made at the store, and determined a failure...

Heidi, first thing you will need to do is reboot your system. Depending on your BIOS settings, you may or may not see the system configuration printed out. This will appear as white text on a black screen. You may see memory counting up as the system checks your memory.

Now, if you have a newer computer that has the damn company logo "Dell, Compaq, Intel" on it instead, you will need to go into your BIOS and inspect it. WIthout knowing your exact machine details, I cannot say too much more here.

What are you looking for?

You need to see if the BIOS detects your CD-ROM drive first. It will either show up as some IDE device, or unlikely, yet possibly, a SCSI device. You need to ensure that the BIOS sees something else besides the hard drive.

If the BIOS detects a CD-ROM, then the next thing to do is load Windows. Look in the Device Manager and see if the CD-ROM driver has a problem.

Also, listen to the CD-ROM drive. Does it sound any differently than when you used it before?

Christian

Hello,

If you are using RedHat, the basic packages (think setup images, setup.exe) is the RPM file, or RedHat Package Manager.

To install something, you would in the simplest case, type in:

rpm -i my.redhat.package.name.with.numbers.rpm

and it will install the file, or notify you with a list of dependancies, or things that you have to install first.

You might also need to do a rpm --update package.name.rpm if you have the package already installed, but want the new version.

Linux uses a lot shared libraries within the OS, and they come from all over the place, so it is not as simple as installing a Windows application, where all the dll files are "shipped along for the ride".

If you have YUM working, the installation is a lot easier:

yum install package-name

and it will go out on the internet, grab all the dependancies, and install the new package for you. But you need to configure YUM to do that.

You will need to patiently walk though the documentation, and will need to learn the style, and also learn to THINK instead of asking for the standard instructions. There is a pattern to it; I am not sure how to explain it.

Finally, if the source code is available, you can compile and install your own programs.

Perhaps the best thing to do here is for you to tell us what you are trying to install. Give us …

Hello,

Open a command prompt. Telnet to your popserver using the following syntax:

telnet my.popserver.com 110

if you get a connection, then you know that the firewall and networking configurations are working fine, and you have something else going on. Could be as simple as a typo inside OE.

Not knowing your depth of expierience using computers, it might not be best, but I suggest that if you are comfortable, you re-format and start the system over from scratch. You mentioned that it came pre-built. While it might take you some time and a lot of work, it is the only way that you will know exactly what is on the machine, and the steps taken to get it there. Any machine I receive into my possession gets rebuilt... even direct from the store. Macs or Linux. That way, I take all the demos and other crap off of them, and have a machine that I can live and grow with.

Christian

Hello,

Some patches are designed to be executed in DOS; you will need to read up on the patch in question and determine the installation method. The problem is that DOS does not understand NTFS, and if you formatted your hard drive NTFS, then you will need a DOS driver to access the NTFS.

I am in agreement here on re-building the hard drive. I am hoping that you have good reliable backups. You might consider making a second partition this time around to store all your data there. That would protect you from a second software failure, but would not protect you from a hardware failure.

When rebuilding machines, I always make a data partition, and then backup that data partition.

Christian

Hi,

I use C on some of my linux computers that read data in from the parallel ports, and game ports, to signal what equipment does outside the box. It then computes an internal "answer" and logs the time in realtime. It runs in a RAM disk on the linux box, so that it only hits the hard drive when doing a write.

Pure C is wonderful for terminal projects and device drivers too. I prefer C++ language for outputing text, but to be honest, I do not understand C++ classes... therefore my execution of the language is limited.

Christian

Hello,

Yep, you have a driver problem. When you boot your setup disk, fairly early on, it will ask you if you have any special driver disks to install. At that point, you would slide in the floppy disk that has the special drivers on them.

Christian

Hello,

The big thing with Windows and security is that you often have to be a Local Administrator in order to get the games (and other business software) to operate correctly. Since the local administrator is the God of the machine, the door is open, and away we go for infection. I hope that your root account inside of linux is not your main account.

Yes, you can play with the NTFS rights on the C: but you are asking for big trouble that might require a re-install to repair.

The local administrator password is encrypted. Don't need to worry about that.

I know under 2000 and in a domain environment, that a default username / password can be specified. Check out HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogin for some more information there. Not sure if this works in XP or on a domainless workstation.

The only thing I can recommend that you do to protect yourself is to consider building a second game machine, and leaving this one to do Linux with. That way, your work is secure, and you can game to your heart's content.

Hope this helps,

Christian

Hi,

On our Windows 2000 boxes here at work, we remove Outlook Express. XP is different, and we do not have tested data to see how XP behaves without OE.

I agree that for the couple MB of space, to just leave OE alone on the computer. If you are really worried about it, rename it to something else, like Outlook Impress or something. Just kidding. Best to leave it alone.

Christian

Hello,

Is the clicking / tapping noise new? If it is, your hard drive might be mechanically fried.

If you trust yourself, you can turn the case off, open the case up, and unmount the drive. Hold the drive in your hand, and turn the power on (be sure the drive is plugged in, but no electrical shorts are present, and feel the drive in your hand. If you hear the clicking, or feel the drive making small mechanical movements, then you have found the culprit.

If you do not feel comfortable doing this, then stop, and take the PC in to be looked at.

Christian

Hello,

The driver disk thing that you describe also happens when placing Win 2000 on older SCSI drives when booting up via floppy.

Another example of getting all of the drivers together before trying to re-build a workstation or server. I am glad that you found your answers though.

Christian

Hello,

I am in agreement. I think the drive is doomed.

Christian

Hello,

I am still running 10.3 Sorry wish I could help you. I know that I use Eudora instead of Apple's program.... might want to give that a try and see if it configures easier for you.

Christian

Hi,

I wonder how a card can be too old. If the card was mucked up, you would have seen this from day one. And if video cards are too old, please do not tell my Apple IIe how old it is.... it might agree and go belly up.

My guess is that you might have a driver issue, or perhaps in the BIOS or Windows, you have a sleep thing coming into play. Check to see if your system is trying to go to sleep, and if that is disturbing Windows. I would also see if there is an updated driver out there for your video card.

Christian

Hello,

I am not certain what WinRunner is. Is it compatable with Windows 2000?

Are there any other error messages in your log?

Christian

Hello,

I am closing this post. The user has not been back since Mid-November, 2004.

Christian