Posts by jjorgensen626

When you say "no longer detects" what do you mean? Not in AD users and computers? When trying to log on does it give you a "trust" error of sorts?

Maybe somehow the upgrade knocked the computer trust off the domain. Just add the computer back to the domain.

Don't have exp with this specifically however if windows 8 worked with it, the driver base is similar for Windows Server Essentials. Let us know.

Sounds Like a DNS issue. Resolvers outside the domain are looking at old ISP which are resolving to old IPs. See if you can update the MX records at the DNS levels to reflect the IP address change.

Where are the MX records located?

Internal DNS is working for domain clients, external clients are looking at MX records, which likely point to old IP address.

Hi Everyone,

Wanted to share a bit on this subject as I've had to recently make some of these changes. Along my way I found a few sites that basically suggested moving all mailboxes off the database, dismount, delete and create a new database. Simple enough, however I didn't want to do this.

As you may or may not know, by default Exchange installs the database at the following location:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Mailbox\Database1\Database1.edb

Log files would go:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Mailbox\Database1

What if you wanted to change the location or name of those files?

Well thankfully this is super easy with powershell.

First let's get the mailbox database name, by using the Exchange Management Shell:

get-mailboxdatabase

The output should look similar to below:

[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Get-MailboxDatabase

Name Server Recovery ReplicationType
---- ------ -------- ---------------
Database1 Server1 False None
Database2 Server1 False None
Database3 Server1 False None
Database4 Server1 False None
Database5 Server1 False None

[PS] C:\Windows\system32>

Now that we can see the name of the database lets work on moving it while simultaneously renaming it. Keep in mind you wouldn't want to do this during non-maintenance hours, as the dismount will not allow users associated with that database access to their email.

dismount-database "database1"

Obvious what this does.

Here is the fun part:

Move-DatabasePath "Database1" -EdbFilePath "G:\ExchangeDBs\NewDatabase\NewDatabase.edb" -LogFolderPath "G:\ExchangeDBs\NewDatabase"

Move-DatabasePath "Database1"
::
we just selected the database

-EdbFilePath "G:\ExchangeDBs\NewDatabase\NewDatabase.edb"
::
Here we edited both the database location …

If it is shutting down in literally a second, that’s a good indication the laptop is not posting, so you could have a hardware issue. Does the laptop make beeping sounds when you try to turn it on?

Also, could be an issue with the power adapter. Make sure it is plugged in correctly. If it is plugged in correctly, there could be an issue with the power adapter. Is there an indication light on the power adapter?

Who are you trying to give access to? You can give anyone on that University access to your box if you know your auto obtained IP address (ipconfig at the cmd prmopt). Anyone outside of the university will not be able to use that address however.

Coffee with heavy whipping cream.

Hey guys,

The company I work for is going through a Cross Forest Exchange (both Exch 2010) and AD migration (2003 to 2008 R2). Some users in the TARGET domain were receiving NDRs (Non Delivery Report) in Outlook when responding to old emails from users still located in the SOURCE domain, or when using the N2K cached addresses for those same SOURCE users. This was only happening with 2 scenarios:

1. There was no mailbox user or contact in the TARGET exchange organization for that recipient.
2. There was a contact for that recipient in the TARGET exchange organization, however there was no X500 address (aka proxyAddresses).

For our specific scenario, we are slowly migrating users to the new Domain, with the new Exchange Org (both servers are sharing a single SMTP namespace), and we needed to sync the Global Address List (GalSync). We do so by adding contacts in the TARGET domain, for users that have not yet been migrated. The issue here is that there is no value for X500, LegacyExchangeDN or proxyAddresses. For the users that have already migrated, ADMT 3.2 automatically adds the X500 address (aka proxyAddresses).

As you may or may not know, Outlook stores the recipient address using the LegacyExchangeDN value of the user’s mailbox. Once my users are migrated to the TARGET domain, their outlook is still pointing to the LegacyExchangeDN value from the SOURCE domain. So we need to add the LegacyExchangeDN value from the SOURCE users' mailboxes as an X500 address on …

Hello Naylin,

The answers provided are indeed correct. There is no "real" software booster. However, you could consider upgrading your wifi card, whether it is a laptop or desktop, or your router. There are too many scenarios that could possibly assist in boosting your signal, however there would have to be more information provided.

Rubberman provided excellent guidance with little information provided from your post, however there is a new standard just released named IEEE 802.11ac. This now surpasses 802.11n in throughput, but it comes at a steep cost.

As a final note, you may have a slow internet connection, in which case your wifi is not the issue. The router could be in the same room, with a top of the line 802.11ac router and card. If your ISP connection is 256kb or even 1.5MB, at some point you will most likely want to forcefully toss your computer against a brick wall, or run over it with your vehicle several times.

There are many variables with your problem, if you would like to provide more information, we can assist you to the best of our abilities.

Good luck with your internet speeds!!

Justin

Thanks Dani. Question, is there a specific location to place instruction based posts? I dont want to put anything in the incorrect location. Thanks for any help!

Hello Everyone,

I have been a long time member, but have been absent for quite some time. Recently I have wanted to start posting some of the things that have assisted me as a Systems Administrator. My background is primarily windows based, with little coding and networking experience.

I am going to start with a series based on a Windows 2008 migration. It will be in bits and pieces, but the information will be sound, and once I’m complete, you should have a decent idea of what to expect and some of the pitfalls I encountered.

Hope you enjoy!

Hey everyone, it's been a while since I've posted.

Looking for a little help with a flash website I have been working on.

I purchased a template from monster templates, and had no problems with the work I had to do. Well yesterday after making some changes on a unrelated page (so I thought) the gallery has stopped working.

Believe me when I say I have spent hours trying to solve the problem. I have gone over various frames in several related scenes to no avail.

Please take a look at the Gallery:

Working link: http://www.lakepayne.com/index3.html
Non-working link: http://www.lakepayne.com/index.html

There is a xml file that pulls the gallery in the flash movie, but I'm certain the problem is not there, due to the working example.

I know the swf file wont help much for trouble shooting, so I'm hoping I can get the help of someone I can pst a link to the source file(s) for review.

Thanks a ton :)

Hey guys,

Its been Sooooo long since I posted. Glad to see the community up and vibrant. I have a very powerful Dell PowerEdge 2950 for sale. The specs are as follows:

Processors: Two 2.53Ghz Intel Quad Core Xeon
Memory: 32GB
HDD: Two 15k 73Gb SAS drives, Six 10k 73Gb SAS drives (PERC-6I for Raid)
Power: Redundant Power Suppl (hot swappable)
Rails: Dell Versa Rails

The dell service tag is: 8786KF1 and there is Next Business Day support until 01/27/2011. That means all hardware problems are resolved free of charge.

There is no OS currently installed on this box. I do own a legitimate license for server 2008 Enterprise, that I would be willing to include with the server.

This server was purchased in January 08 and is well worth $10k.

Selling it for $3,500 as is or for $2,850 with 16GB memory.

I live in Los Angeles, so local pickup is ok. Shipping can be worked out.

The 64-bit memory interface is NOT the AGP bus! It is the line of communication between the graphics processor and the video memory on the card.

Thanks for the clarification =)

one more thing. My Vid Card only has a 64 bit memory interface and 128 memory. If i get 512 more ram, will it make up for my vid cards 64 bit mem interface? I think thats the only thing thats holding me back from having a pure gaming computer...so will it make up for it?

#1. PC2100 is the fastest that HP recommends for your motherboard. You should get the 512 . . .for sure.

#2. AGP is the 64bit interface you are refering to. That is about as good as it gets for now, there is no upgrading that. If you want a better gaming expierence, I recommend upgrading your video card. Do some research. I like www.tomshardware.com for vendor compairsons.

'VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter is your onboard NIC. If you dont see the D-Link adapter in there, then makesure you have downloaded the latest drivers from D-Link and have them installed.

If it is installed, make sure you are using the same "SSID" that the router is using. You probally want to disable all security settings from the router, to see if you can connect. Then if you can, enable it again, but makesure you configure your desktop wireless adapter to those settings.

So . . .

ISP----> Modem-----> Router----->3pc's?
Router------>hub------>1pc?

I hope this is what you mean.

If so check the cable first, from the router to the hub. Make sure it is good. You can swap cablet to ensure the problem is not there.

Then check to make sure you are using the correct cable (some hubs want a "crossover" cable other hubs use "patch cable" or "straight-through" cable. Some router use an auto-sensing feature, so you can use either type of cable.

Is the client (pc) set to obtain IP automatically?

Can you statically set the IP? example:
IP 192.168.1.200
subnet 255.255.255.0
default gateway 192.168.1.1

you can use the default gateway address for DNS

Lets start with these.

Also . . . has it ever worked?

J-

I believe that Security Center just informs you if there is antivirus installed, and if it is currently enabled. I know that there have some conflicts with NAV 2003 and Security Center being able to detect if NAV is enabled. I configured my warring settings to ignore my antivirus status. I guess it is a personal decision on wether or not to let MS control/ monitor your software settings (patches, antivirus, firewall, etc).

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?product=90390&lang=en&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&docname=bph07768

Looks like an additional 512MB stick of DDR PC2100 will do.

Have fun gaming =)

Download Adaware, Spybot Search & Destroy, and CWShredder (google search)

Make sure you check for update files for the programs, after you install them. CWShredder is a .exe, so as long as you have the current version, there is no update.

These 3 will remove most of the spyware issues you have. Hijackthis is a good tool, but I only use it as a last resort. Espically if you dont know what your looking for. Don't get me wrong, cause Adaware and spybot have been known to cause trouble, but for the most part they are safe.

J-

Update hijackthis to version 1.98.2. If you haven't done so already, also consider scanning with Adaware and Spybot and let them fix what they find. Also, have you read through some of the other threads dealing with about:blank? You might want to do that while you are waiting to hear from one of the experts on your log.

Great reply deonnanicole.

ChrisMeats, make sure to download the latest updates for Adaware and Spybot.

I would also recommend giving CWShredder a try.
(http://www.download.com/3120-20-0.html?qt=CWShredder&tg=dl-20)

The sites do not come up.

I can resolve the domain names to IP address 24.48.238.116. I assume this is your home public IP address. You may want to see if your NT box has a software firewall enabled.

I would also recommend setting your webserver to a static IP address. If your IP changes because you are using DHCP, you will have to go and change all the port forwarding settings again.

What OS are you using?

Any Clues?

Excuse me for the bloat, I'm using dreamweaver for the asp pages. Here is the actual code for what I am trying to do. This page will display hours so far entered for the user that is logged in. It is using a session variable to know what data to pull. I want to be able to have a link that will allow the client to download this information in excel.

I have attached a sample of the results page.

Thanks for the help.

<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> 
<!--#include file="../Connections/conn.asp" -->
<%
Dim Recordset1__MMColParam
Recordset1__MMColParam = "1"
If (Session("userid") <> "") Then 
  Recordset1__MMColParam = Session("userid")
End If
%>
<%
Dim Recordset1
Dim Recordset1_numRows

Set Recordset1 = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
Recordset1.ActiveConnection = MM_conn_STRING
Recordset1.Source = "SELECT * FROM hoursLog WHERE userID = " + Replace(Recordset1__MMColParam, "'", "''") + " ORDER BY dateAC DESC"
Recordset1.CursorType = 0
Recordset1.CursorLocation = 2
Recordset1.LockType = 1
Recordset1.Open()

Recordset1_numRows = 0
%>

<%
Dim userName__MMColParam
userName__MMColParam = "1"
If (Session("userid") <> "") Then 
  userName__MMColParam = Session("userid")
End If
%>
<%
Dim userName
Dim userName_numRows

Set userName = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
userName.ActiveConnection = MM_conn_STRING
userName.Source = "SELECT Fname, Lname FROM Users WHERE UserID = " + Replace(userName__MMColParam, "'", "''") + ""
userName.CursorType = 0
userName.CursorLocation = 2
userName.LockType = 1
userName.Open()

userName_numRows = 0
%>
<%
Dim Repeat1__numRows
Dim Repeat1__index

Repeat1__numRows = 15
Repeat1__index = 0
Recordset1_numRows = Recordset1_numRows + Repeat1__numRows
%>
<%
Dim MM_paramName 
%>
<%
' *** Go To Record and Move To Record: create strings for maintaining URL and …

Does anyone know how to do this? I have tables that are generated from asp that i would like to allow clients to download to a .csv file to their pc.

Thanks

Hello everyone. Been real busy, these last few weeks.

Does anyone know if there is a script(s) that i can run to add multiple PC's to an organizational unit? I want to add a few SUS servers to our domain, however the current AD setup is very unorganized. I want to start rebuilding AD, and our programmers wrote a script that can be run on all the PC's which can gives us the PC name, OS, CPU architecture, etc. Im wondering if I can take this information (PC name) and add each one to its respective OU (container), by using a script. Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advanced.

What virus are you referring to, or is this just in general?

It sounds like you have a router, which is using NAT that is considered a hardware firewall.

Make sure you are using all the current patches Microsoft develops.

You can use this nifty tool designed by Microsoft to check your network for vulnerabilities, and other things.

information:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.asp

download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/e/e/8ee73487-4d36-4f7f-92f2-2bdc5c5385b3/mbsasetup.msi

Have fun

hopefully thats speed as in cars and planes (fast)

thanks Big B:
I downloaded the shutdown.exe from this site:

www.budja.com/shutdown/

used the switch -r

and it worked.

thanks for the help

Batch files - Shutdown and Reboot

Scroll down left and right .....DUDE its the MOTHERLOAD of BATS

Thanks, I saw this one but notice what it says for 2000.

I have to compile a cd to update all PC's to W2K SP4, IE 6 SP1, MS03-040-045, Adobe 6.0, and some other industry specific app upgrades. I have written some batch files but 2 they all need restarts before the next one can run. The batch files are all basically automated save this one problem (reboot automatically). I dont think I want to change the autoexec.bat or config.sys files, if there is an easier way, but if not then I'll try this (post #5). Thanks.

Put it into the startup folder ( C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp\ ) and every time the owner turns on or reboots the computer, it'll crash, bringing up the blue screen of death. A reboot is almost always insured!
If you are insane enough, go to your start menu, click run. Type either: c:\con\con or c:\aux\aux And hit enter. Now enjoy as your computer crashes infront of your very eyes!! A SImple way : Go to Start Run Clear everythig thats already there type in: C:/CON/CON or C:/AUX/AUX and hit enter crashes instantly!! It also works when u type the command in the InterNet Explorers address bar.

Is that what your talking about!

LOL thats a good one for future reference Big B, but not quite what i need, I dont want to crash the clients PC's but want the last line in my batch files to reboot the PC's. The only other 0ption I thought of was to copy shutdown.exe from within the batch file to a local directory, run it and either leave it or remove it when the last batch file is run.

I cant find any info for this withoud installing some app. I have a HUGE upgrade that I'm working on (50,000 PC's) and It would be really nice for some of the batch files to reboot the PC's automatically after they are done installing the components. Thanks.

I found it. Guess I should of tried searching a little harder first. Sorry.

Hello all.

Im trying to write a batch file that will install a few (3) Applications/patches at once. I want the installs to be quiet or unattended, but I cant get it to work for adobe. W2K SP4 works fine and a custom app we use (Impact) also is fine. If any know of some switch commands for adobe acrobat, it would be very much appreciated.

I guess we agree. Thats cool, and not a bad price. Just curious, but do you know the connection speed the hosting company is using. I would like to look into doing some hosting ventures (depending on the $$) but if their using anything in the range of OC-12 then I guess I'll stick to the smaller hosting options that I'm already offering.

I was torn between the RAM, but like I stated eairler, I didn't think CPU was a big deal (going from 450Mhz to 1.8 Ghz) so I opted with the RAM

So what did you decide, or have you? I didnt think Apache needed that much Horse Power for what your using it for, but hey, Im not a linux guy. The Linux admin at my workplace didnt think you needed that much either. In either case, I guess it comes down to the bang for the buck $$$$$. So my chioce:

Celeron 1.8 ghz with 1024 mb of SDRAM

WOW!

That got a laugh out of me.

Why dont you just give the card a static IP address?

192.168.0.80 or whatever?

full browsers
http://browsers.evolt.org

IE 6 full
http://browsers.evolt.org/download.php?/ie/32bit/6.0/ie60.exe

Good reference link. I'll be keeping this one close. Thanks.

well that worked perfect (first link, didnt even need to try the second one), Thanks again

Much Love to )BIG"B"Affleck
That did it man.

Thanks

I have a project to download W2KSP4, MS03-040 through MS03-045, and IE 6 complete (not express). I am having a hard time finding IE 6 full install. I have only found the express install. We (Cardnal Health) are making a CD with all the files to send out to the Pharmacies, with instructions to run the batch file(s) on the CD. I'm down to the last file (IE6) but have not had any success. Any help would be appreciated.

Those options almost seem overkill for an apache webserver, for IIS these options are OK. But Linux should not need too much more than what you currently have (well a little more memory wont hurt 128+512=640). Do you have access to a chart/graph of the resources your site demands? Also, and sorry for the many times I have asked this, but what is the connection speed (wan connection). If you are using the same hosting company than no need for this info, but if it is a different company, please provide this information.

If I have to choose:

Apache = Pentium 4 1.8 ghz with 512 mb of SDRAM

IIS = Celeron 1.8 ghz with 1024 mb of SDRAM

btw- I have a web server w/ T-1 connection, P4 2.4 1536Mb DDR 2700 tons of storage, IIS on W2K3. although it is not dedicated, all sites currently are static sites. This webserver is at an internet cafe I run in CA. If this sounds like useful information cscgal, let me know.

Is this the same hosting company that you are already using? And what is the network connection that they claim to have (T-1, T-3, OC-12 etc.)

Thats cool, do you know if it is using IIS, Apache, etc?
May I also ask what your average monthy bandwidth usage is (how much visitors download from the site)?

Did we ever establish what the OS is?

when I say remove, i mean uninstall (sorry)

may I ask the specs, including the connection they are using. Just curious.

I wonder if you are using some firewall that went south (bad). Also check to see how many network connections you have (local area connection 1, local area connection 2, dial-up adapter) I would suggest removing any of the ones your not using. As another option you could try removing all network adapters (if you have the drivers, if not download them before you remove them), and reinstall them.