Mar 31

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and SBS 2011 install hang on Intel S5520SC

If you have a problem installing Windows Server 2008 R2 or SBS 2011 on a Intel S5520SC motherboard here you can find a solution :

OS that we used and encountered the problem :
- Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 (Full Installation)
- Windows Small Business Server 2011 x64

Problem description – Installation hangs at :
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Dec 21

Upgrade from IBM x3250 to x3550

It’s time for a hardware upgrade. From IBM x3250 to x3550.

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Dec 16

FTP with TLS/SSL on Ubuntu with ProFTP behind NAT router

If you are using ProFTP with Ubuntu and you have set up TLS encryption, based on Falko’s tutorial found on HowtoForge you may encounter problems when connecting to a FTP server behind a router that does NAT.
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Dec 13

Duplicate contact phone label on iPhone

I am syncing my iPhone contacts through GMail with my Android LG Optimus P500 phone, using the Exchange mode for mail setup.
GMail allows a contact to have a duplicate label for the phone category and so does Android. But on my iPhone i can only see the first number with the label Mobile, for that contact.
In the first picture, you can see that I’ve used the duplicate Mobile label for a contact named Test Contact.
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Dec 09

No working DCC servers

I am running my mail server on Ubuntu Server 10.10 x64.
It seems from time to time my mail log is recording this message :

Dec  7 07:50:59 evilbox dccproc[1175]: no working DCC servers dcc1.dcc-servers.net dcc2.dcc-servers.net dcc3.dcc-servers.net ... at 127.0.0.1
Dec  7 07:55:12 evilbox dccproc[1175]: no working DCC servers dcc1.dcc-servers.net dcc2.dcc-servers.net dcc3.dcc-servers.net ... at 127.0.0.1

Running cdcc info gives this :

# cdcc info
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Dec 06

Outlook mininize on close

If you hate closing Outlook when accidentally pressing the X button in the top right corner, here is a fix for that. After adding KeepOutlookRunning.dll to your Outlook add-ins, Outlook will no longer close, but it will minimize instead.

Steps :

  • Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86 / x64)
  • Download keepoutlook.dll
  • Start Outlook as Administrator
  • Go to File -> Options -> Add-Ins
  • At the bottom: Manage [COM-Addins] press [Go...]
  • [Add...] the KeepOutlookRunning.dll file
  • Restart Outlook as a normal user

Nov 23

Wireless Router ZyXEL NBG412W3G compatible 3G USB Modems

Below there is a list with working 3G USB Modems for ZyXEL NBG412W3G wireless router.
Features of rZyXEL NBG412W3G wireless router :

  • 4 LAN ports and a WAN port – all 100 MB/s
  • 3G WAN (using a 3G modem connected to the USB port)
  • 3G as Primary WAN without wired connection
  • 3G as Backup WAN in a wired environment (auto Fail Over/Fail Back)
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Nov 23

Acer Aspire One Windows 7 Starter freeze

If you have a Acer Aspire One laptop and it freezes suddenly,  this post can help you :

Machine : Acer aspire one D257 with 1 GB RAM, Windows 7 Starter preinstalled.

CPU : Intel Atom N570 (1.66 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache), 1 GB DDR3 memory, 250 GB HDD.

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Nov 17

Fail2ban iptables error on ISPConfig on Ubuntu 11

After installing ISPConfig 3.0.4 on a test machine, along with fail2ban, i saw saw an error in Fail2ban log. It seems there was a “race” condition with iptables.
My test setup was : ISPConfig 3.0.4 running on Ubuntu 11.04 x64 Server, Fail2ban version 0.8.4
Hardware : IBM x3550, 2 GB RAM, 146 GB SAS 15k
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Nov 07

Beware of WordPress Free Themes

You should be very careful when using free themes.
The bad things that can happen vary from warnings, if you change the footer (sometimes rendering you unable to login ) to hidden links, malicious code, and even allowing someone else to have access to your files.

One example is the Proglow theme from DUCK THEMES.
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