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    Problems with NTFS4DOS

    When I try to access my NTFS harddrives with NTFS4DOS I only see 3 partitions out of a total of 7. The drives are set up in a RAID 1 and a RAID5. I see 2 out of 3 partitions on the RAID 1 and 1 out of 4 partitions on the RAID 5. Any idea why this is so? All partitios are visible from within...
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    Troubleshooting RAID1/Server problems - Please Help

    I have a Colocated server literally sitting 5000 miles away that I am having severe problems with. Sorry for the long story ;o) You can skip to the bottum if you want the meat of the mission. The server is a Dell Pe2650 with 5 drives. 2 configured as a mirror and 3 as a Raid5. The...
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    nvidia WDM drivers/Network card conflict

    I just bought a ASUS V9520 Video Suite graphics card (GeForce FX 5200) When I install the nVidia WDM drivers (specifically when I install the A/V Crossbar part) I loose my network connection. My Network is onboard my motherboard which is an ASUS P4P800-WM. I have tried different versions of...
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    nvidia WDM drivers/Network card conflict ?? HELP

    I just bought a ASUS V9520 Video Suite graphics card (GeForce FX 5200) When I install the nVidia WDM drivers (specifically when I install the A/V Crossbar part) I loose my network connection. My Network is onboard my motherboard which is an ASUS P4P800-WM. I have tried different versions of...
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    Easiest way to cap bandwidth?

    What is the easiest/cheapest way to cap bandwidth on a single connection? fx cheapest router or like capable of doing this.
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    Bandwidth throttling & priority

    I need to connect a small (15-20 users)network to the world via a satlink with limited bandwidth. There is an exchange server that needs to talk to the rest of the world, the users needs to be able to browse the internet and a Oracle Database need to replicate with another Oracle database across...
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    Ghosting computer over network ?

    Can you use ghost to make an image of a server over a network ? Fx if I have two servers. One with a CD burner and one without and I want to ghost the one without. How is it done ?
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    Dual NIC Teaming/failover/Load Balancing

    I have a server (Power Edge 2650 with BroadCom Nics) with Dual Nics and was wanting to set up some form of Failover/Load balancing. The server/NICs are capable of this, but I am a little confused about how it works. - Will the server still need at least two IP adresses or can it be represented...
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    Advice on putting server together

    It is time to upgrade my old webserver (2xPIII800MHz, 1 GB PC133). My needs are pretty much meet by DELL POWEREDGE 2650, but I would like advise on different products that would give me the same just a little cheaper. My needs are as follows and will cost me 6K+ in the Dell Dual CPU 2GH+ 2 GB...
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    DVD / DMA Problems, please help

    Following Setup: Win 2000 Epox 8KTA3+ Motherboard BDV 108A DVDROM WinDVD + PowerDVD Both have same problem: My problem is that my DVD Software (WinDVD & PowerDVD) doesn't work due to DMA related issues. To get full benefit out of my harddrive (ATA100) I have to install VIA Bus Master Ultra...
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    When do you have to reeinstall SP2/Hotfixes

    I just reeinstalled IIS5.0 and was wondering how much I need to repatch. Do I need to reapply SP2 or just the Hotfixes ? If SP2, do I just reeinstall it on top or do I remove it first ?
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    Tiger 133 Hardware monitoring

    I have been unable to get any hardware monitoring tools to work with my Tiger 133 Motherboard, so I am now asking if anybody knows what SMBus address/ISA port I can access the monitoring chip on on this board. I am running windows 2000 server. thanx
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    What is up with netgear.com ?

    The last 2 days I have tried to get through to http://www.netgear.com/ but it seems to be down. Anybody know what is up ? Surely a site like that can't be having all that downtime :)
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    Power supply failing ?

    I have a remote server (Se specs below) which have had some mysterious crashes recently (avg 1 per week). There is no BSOD or memory dumps. The server just stops and when checked physically it doesn't look like it has any power (No drives or fans spinning and no ligts) By using the on/off switch...
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    SMTP server missing in IIS control panel

    For some reason my SMTP server is missing from IIS Control Panel and it is not an option to create a new one. Only FTP and Web comes op as option. The SMTP Server works fine and runs under Services. I just can't change anything. Any idea how I can get it back ? I tried to reinstall it, but that...
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    Program to save BSOD on W2k Server

    Is there a program out there that will save a BSOD on a w2k server. On NT4 you could use Bluesave, but that program doesn't work on w2k
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    w2k pagefile on mirror question

    Hi I need some guidance regarding how to set up my pagefile(s) I run a webserver (w2k server/IIS5.0) with 2 SCSI harddrives and 1 GIG of RAM. I have mirrored part of the two drives (C: ) this mirrored partition contains the OS, so I can always contact the server if one of the drives should...
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    Windows 2000 Server - Myst. Crash

    I have a Win 2000 Server (Webserver IIS5.0) sitting at a remote location. It has been running fine for 5 months and now all of a sudden it crashes average 1 time/week. It is not overloaded at all. It recieves 600.000 hits/day. and the weblogs don't show anything suspect up to the crash. I am...
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    SP2 related BUG

    Just discovered what could be a security bug in SP2. SP2 only includes patches until around 01 FEB 2001, so after installing SP2 you need to at least install/reinstall (If you have allready installed them before installing SP2 they get messed up) the critical updates after this date. These can...
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    SP2 and pre SP3 hot fixes

    As far as I can tell SP2 only covers Updates/Hotfixes until 01 Feb 2001. I have installed all security related Hotfixes after this date (7-8 of them) and now I am wondering what to do after installing SP2. Should I reaply all Hotfixes after 01 Feb 2001 ? I tried to run Hotfix checker...
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    is restart necessary between hotfixes (W2K server)

    is restart necessary between hotfixes (W2K server) ?By default it restarts, but if you set the -z switch it doesn't. Is it ok to not restart between ?
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    Should I be worried (Hacker ?)

    I got the following events in my log at a time where I wasn't playing with my server (It is serving the web/ Windows 2000 server/IIS 5.0/Webserver) Is it a hacker and if so how is he doing it if he isn't logged in ? I assume he is not since the logs doesn't show any log ins and if he erased...
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    FTP Scanner - Hacked ?

    F***** Up today making a FTP account and accidently gave Anonymous access to a big piece of my server. I was unprotected for 6 hours and sure enough had a visitor. Anybody know what program tested my FTP ? 03:39:52 193.251.41.70 [1]USER anonymous 331 03:39:52 193.251.41.70 [1]PASS...
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    Why external firewall

    This may be a dumb question. I am setting up a win 2k server as a standalone webserver. I have been looking at different firewall options. Everybody tells me to go with an external firewall, but can't give me a good reason. I can't see why an external firewall would be a better option than an...
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    Root server or not (Win 2000 server)

    I have a stand alone webserver win 2000 server. I want to install dns and it gives me the option between installing a root server if this is the first name server on the network and if you select the other option you have to provide IP of another machine. What should I pick ? I am only going to...
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    TCP/IP filtering on win 2k server

    I have a server providing the following services: Web, Ftp, Terminal server (Just admin), DNS What ports should I allow in the Advanced Tcp/ip settings ? I can think of the following: web: 80 Ftp: 21 (Do I also need 21 ?) Terminal Server: 3389 DNS: 53 I also want to be able to send mail via...
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    SuperSocket info:(SpnRegister) : Error 1355 (MSSQLServer)

    I get the following error: SuperSocket info:(SpnRegister) : Error 1355 (MSSQLServer) in MS SQL2000. What does it mean and how is it fixed ?
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    sqlserveragent gives error when eventlog is erased.

    Every time I erase my event log, sqlserveragent logs an error saying: Unable to read local eventlog: The event file has changed between read operations. After this it will try once more to open and be successfull. Is it normal to get this error ?
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    disable Netbios Win 2k server gives errors

    When I disable Netbios in win 2k server I get the following errors in my event log: The server was unable to register the administration tool discovery information. The administration tool may not be able to see this server. The data is the error code. I get this error for the 3 different...
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    Page file on mirror (Win 2k Server)

    I need some guidance on configuring my page file. I have a win 2k server with the following setup: 1 GB of RaM 2 SCSI Harddrives Part C = Mirrored partition with system + boot files Part. D = restspace on drive 1 Part. E = restspace on drive 2 I have 1GB pagefile on Part D & the same on Part...
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    Different IPs or Host header names for multiple sites

    If hosting multiple websites on a win 2000 server. What gives the best performance: 1. Each website gets its own IP adress or 2. The server only uses 1 IP adress and the sites are distinguesed by host header names.
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    not a valid host name (DNS win 2k server)

    When setting up a domaine like domaine.com intead of www.domaine.com in win 2000 server DNS I get the following error message: (same as parent folder) is not a valid host name. Are you sure you want to add this record anyways ? The resulting zone file looks + works fine to me, but why the...
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    MS SQL 2000 wants to talk to the internet

    I have a MS SQL 2000 datebase that I would like to secure from the Internet. I still want to be able to access it from scripts running on the same server. I have marked the Hide property, but for some strange reason the SQL Server Service Manager wants to get on the internet every time I start...
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    Multi Processors and Black Ice defender

    Does Black Ice defender support more than 1 processor ? I was going to install ZoneAlarm Por, but realised it doesn't support multiprocessors.
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    windows 2000 server and Zonealarm together

    I would like to hear if anybody uses this combination and if they have had any poblems with it. I would like to use zonealarm on my webserver (win2kserver)
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    Best antivirus on Webserver (win 2k server)

    What is the best antivirus program to use on webserver (win 2k server) ?
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    DNS/win2k question

    What happens in the following setup in win 2k server: Lets say you are hosting 10 websites on your server. The aites use 1 IP adress all together and are differentiated by host header names. 5 og the websites use ns1.domaine.com & ns2.domaine.com as nameservers and the last 5 use...
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    DNS suffix for this connection / Win 2k server

    How do I set up the Advanced TCP/IP Settings (DNS tab in ip settings) in Win 2k server when you have a lot of different websites on the same IP adress (Hostheader difference) ? Like what should I put in DNS suffix for this connection and where should I set the checkmarks ?
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    Monitoring of Tiger 133 from within win 2k server

    Are there any tools I can download to be able to monitor fan speeds, voltage and temperature on a tiger 133 motherboard from within Win 2k server ? I can do it via the bios, but I am remotely administering my server and therefore I can't access the bios. It would also be nice to see temp etc...
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    How much gained from writing to 2 SCSI Drives

    I have a webserver with the following configuration: Win 2k Server + MSSQL2000 Tyan Tiger 133 Motherboard 2 x PIII 800EB 512Mb SDRAM 1 x 9,1Gb WDE SCSI 5,2MS 1 x 18Gb WDE SCSI 5,2MS My site has 400.000 database updates per day My plan is to mirror Boot/system files on seperate partitions on...