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 | IF this were me, i would remove the hard drive from the laptop. I have a USB to sata/ide adapter so I can plug in any hard drive to another computer and have it show up like a USB disk. The adapters are like $15 and a needed tool nowadays. … |
 | To you have the script language defined in the 1st line to be php? From command line, do you just run './SSC.php' and it runs or do you pass it into the scripting language module? Does the script have new external commands that require permissions that the id running this …  |
 | Re: Windows 7 Error YOu would need to boot with Windows 7 media and run a repair on the win7 installation.  |
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 | http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+setup+windows+2008+IIS+for+web+hosting  |
| | Re: NETWORKING We need lots more info on your setup and what other tests you've run before I can even wager a guess. |
| | Maybe he means Create the Scope and then add in exclusion of ranges within the scope? |
| | 1) Do you ping by name or by full fqdn. In MS, serve1 is different than server1.domain.com. 2) Do you have WINS enabled on any host(s)? 3) HAve you checked local hosts file? 4) Have you checked lnhosts file? Run nslookup and ping the name what do you get? Netbios … |
 | Refuse to develop such an intrusive system that will track students by RFID on security concerns. "Psst, hey Jimmy, I want to skip this period, carry my rfid card into class for me please." 1 - At least an rfid reader/scanner and host to run it's software. 2 - Why … |
 | Keep getting what? Error? AV alert? File not found? |
| | I use mint daily for both graphical applications and CLI terminal access to my hosts.  |
| | Duplicity seems to be a popular solution for this. I've not used it personally, but the docs claim it can backup directories and encrypt with GPG key or passphrase. http://duplicity.nongnu.org/duplicity.1.html http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man1/duplicity.1.html |
 | Gawd Almighty, please send me a Valium-Vicoden-Vodka-Latte while I tell this idoit to reboot for the 9th time, tail logs from the Load Balancer, Web host, and Sql host, all the while ignoring the 110 email in my inbox asking for help for their own "red-hot" deliverable of the day. … |
| | Bent pins in the CPU are nearly impossible to repair by hand. I'm also of the opinion that you need to replace it.  |
 | What version of VMware? Describe the environment... Is the ISO stored on a local datastore, via iscsi, nfs, etc? Vmware 'removes' the ISO? Does that mean the ISO is deleted from disk, is it not mounted as a cdrom to a virtual guest? |
 | For about $30 you can buy any consumer based router (netgear, dlink, linksys). These can act as the client for your ISP's PPPOE connection. Each wired or Wireless system will connect to the router. The router will manage sharing the ISP connection using Address translation (PAT). Each machine will have …  |
| | In device manager, does it show a yellow !? If device manager shows it without any errors, hop over to disk management and force a rescan/refresh. IT should show up here. FYI, you can't assign a drive letter to a drive, just to a partition on the drive. |
| | Re: Shutdown command JorgeM is correct. THe windows "shutdown" command can be used to shutdown any remote computer so long as you have admin access to that host. Any computer on the network could be sending that command. Now since it doesn't shut down unless he is logged in, that's a big clue … |
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| | Sounds like he is trying to use the windows based Debian loader. I've never used it but it creates an image of a clean install on the HD somehow. He must be having issues with that. This was out like 6 years ago... is it still even supported? IF you …  |
| | Check the routers for the newest firmware just to cover any software bugs. Turn off all Intrustion Detection systems on the router (if any). Turn off all firewall features on the router (if Any) Remove any blocked keywords if your router has that feature (remember block the word 'sex' and … |
| | IT will involve Downloading a recovery tool and burning it to a CD or loading it to a bootable USB. Like JorgeM said, plenty of them out there.  |
| | Cron is the utility that schedules and runs tasks in almost all Linux distros. crontab -l will list out current items. crontab -e lets you edit your cron jobs. There's really not much to improve. Cron is rock solid. Maybe a GUI for the interface would be a good project.  |
 | Looks like it's coming up as sg6. Tail dmesg as you plug it in to be sure. |
 | Even now, you can get monitors that conect via USB, so it's limited only by the power of the host. |
| | Raid 0 is taking 2 drives and making 1 logical volume across the 2 drives. This gets you more spindles for reading/writing but also doubles your change for a failure since if you lose even 1 disk, the entire volume is dead. This setup is good for gaming rigs that …  |
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| | There already is a free download on the playstore for 'wifi analyzer' that does everything you need... why not just use that? |
| | I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. If you need to recover the key from a current installation, use one of these: http://www.windowssquad.com/four-best-free-tools-to-recover-windows-7-product-key-activation-key/31/ Otherwise, you need to buy a retail key or for an OEM install, you can reinstall from the original media supplied with your unit that reads …  |
| | Does the non working pc get an IP, does it have an active connection? IF you swap cables does theproblem follow the cable or the PC? Can the pc ping its own ip? Can it ping the ip of the working machine? Can it ping the gateway? Can i ping … |
| | Sounds like a problem with offline files in XP. MS attempted to make using files easier 'on the go'. It just really made this more complex than it needed to be. Have a look here: http://offlinefiles.blogspot.com/ I would make sure this is disabled on the XP machine and then work … |
 | Virtual box will let you keep your current Operating system (ubuntu, windows). You can create and run VM's from these Operating systems. Xen is a full OS replacement. You will have to install it as a new OS to a system. |
 | Do this. At the top of your php script, add the line "#!/usr/bin/php" That will set the environment up so the script 'knows' what it is. Then in cron, just issue the script. 1 * * * * /var/www/cronjob.php Make sure the .php is set with execute permissions (as DoRight … |
| | Caper is right. Does the PC have an HDMI out? Optical audio? DVI/VGA? |
| | As an addition, a dynamic IP may survive modem resets depending on the ISP. BEst to check with your ISP if you don't know what you have. |
| | Remember that the power supply can pride up to that amount of power. Usually, units require less than the maximum, so lets assume the max for this exercise. Amps*Volts = Watts so 19*4.74 = 90.06 Watts. So up to 90.06 Watts per hour * 24 hours = 2161.44 Watt hours … |
 | IF a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) happens once, then you reboot and keep working and not see it again. Just shrug it off. If you get a repeated BSOD, then look at the 0x0...... error code. Lookup the error code on google as this can help with troubleshooting. Any … |
 | I think Master/slave was just a label to differentiate HD1 on IDE1 and HD2 on the same IDE1. I don't think there was any functional difference between the 2 settings IIRC. |
| | Depends what you want to do with it. Want to run a headless server with DNS/DHCP and some web services? No problem. For a desktop GUI, try Mint 13 Cinnamon. Forums state people have it running on low end hardware, albeit some apps are slow, most runs okay. BEst thing … |
| | Re: networking Lets start with: 1) what system do you have? Windows? Mac? 2) BAsed on the system, you need to give us the current config. IPCONFIG /ALL for windows, ifconfig for MAC. 3) can you ping your own ip? 4) can youping the gateway? 5) can you ping beyond the gateway … |
| | Re: domain problem Do you mean join the Domain as in 'having a win client become a trusted domain member'? If yes, then follow JorgeM's instructions on getting subnets working first. Windows clients can join Win Domains regardless of subnets just as long as they 2 devices have ip connectivity. I've joined domains … |
| | Can that host trace to any of the canonical? You might have a bad gateway on this server. YOu read the package info from cache but can't hit the repos when you really want to install. |
| | This was done on Python 2.7 This will logon to a host via telnet, run a single command and exit. #!/usr/bin/python import getpass import sys import telnetlib HOST = "<host IP>" user = "<user id>" password = "<user password>" tn = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST) tn.read_until("login: ") tn.write(user + "\n") tn.read_until("Password: ") tn.write(password … |
 | There is no way you will receive mail on your consumer account's IP. Even if you got it to work *somehow*, most email admins and blacklist maintainers will block the consumer ip range from the popular providers anyway. You need a smarthost like JorgeM said that you can use with … |
| | vsphere is not the virtualization engine. Esxi is. Vsphere is the management tool to manage multiple esxi hosts and bring together the features like vmotion. vSphere has a hardware compatibility list that you should reference to make sure everything you use is on the list. http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php exsi can be used … |
 | auto-apt get installed into /usr/lib/auto-apt You should see it there. I can install this on Mint 13 with no issues. Do you not have this file? |
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 | FTP still has it's uses. If you are going to do this, I suggest chroot-ing the users into their home directories to limit their access along with making sure the ftp logins do not match the system logins. http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Chroot_Vsftpd_with_non-system_users |
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 | My 2 cents, slap DD-wrt on that router and you can separate out 2 wifi subnets, 1 for guests, and 1 bridged to the wired lan for your employees. I've done this many times. |
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