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Using vncviewer through Sonicwall Soho2

I wouldn't go opening ports in the firewall for it, as most of a VNC session isn't encrypted. I'd set up a VPN, so you could access each machine directly.
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- Post #5
- May 19, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Noob SUSE install question

I just went through this and everything installed cleanly. Not with a Realtek driver though. You shouldn't have to enter parameters at all, but you do need to choose the right driver. If you're not sure (and looking through your device manager under Windows doesn't make it clear), then...
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- Post #10
- May 19, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Gateway AntiVirus. Make my own?

Are you running Linux? My mailserver is set up to take every e-mail and forward it to ClamAV for an OK before accepting it for delivery; I'm using Exim but I've seen directions for doing the same on Postfix and Qmail. It seems you could have your local mail server fetch mail from your ISP...
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- Post #4
- May 14, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Help with firmware - Sonicwall SOHO 10

192.168.1.251 to hit the default address on the old SOHOs.
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- Post #2
- May 14, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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setting up FTP Server

Go ahead and make sure your firewall is set to pass FTP traffic to the correct internal address of the FTP box. That's the first thing. If you don't have access to a PC outside your network, feel free to PM me a login/password/address for your box and I'll tell you if I can successfully get there.
- Southerner
- Post #6
- May 13, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Sharing a broadband cable connection in a small office

Quick and easy: 1) Network connection comes into modem/router 2) Router/Modem's LAN connection is connected to the WAN port of a Webramp 700s or comparable (essentially a Sonicwall original; no longer supported, but cheap on eBay and plenty for your needs. I've seen 'em for $25 in the FS forum...
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- Post #6
- May 13, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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setting up FTP Server

You can let them know your ip address each time they connect (www.whatismyip.com works well), or you can register with one of the Dynamic DNS services. You should be able to go to no-ip.com and get yourself set up as connoisseur.no-ip.org for free, using a client that will update your IP...
- Southerner
- Post #2
- May 13, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Cannot decrypt my backed up encrypted files

In a hurry, haven't read the entire thread. Got this on a mailing list. Might be worth looking at. Apologies if it's already been posted.
- Southerner
- Post #65
- May 12, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Anti virus for small business

Officescan is decent, but IIRC there's another component you need if you want to run it on your fileservers. If you're gonna be putting in a firewall anyway, go to www.sonicguard.com and look at the AV licenses you can use with a SonicWALL box. Pretty affordable, and you're protected from...
- Southerner
- Post #7
- May 7, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Real world usage of NETSTAT command?

netstat -an when I'm trying to figure out what connections are open. Netstat -an | grep -c :80 when trying to figure out how many instances of Apache are running (and whether that exceeds current limits.) It's useful.
- Southerner
- Post #3
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Want to build a *nix-based network file server...

Yeah, but it's not faster than "portinstall foo," especially when installing software from a more recent release. :P I run Debian SPARC and FreeBSD x86 side-by-side, and don't see any huge advantages to one over the other. You're welcome to disagree, of course. ;)
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- Post #30
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Cleanly removing linux applictions

I upgraded a Redhat 8 box this weekend -- moved to FreeBSD but could have moved to Debian just as easily. The problem with installing from source is exactly what you're talking about -- a bunch of cruft lying everywhere from upgrades. If you RPM -Uhv'd the packages to install them, then RPM...
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- Post #13
- May 5, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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virus scanner for linux

I use ClamAV on my mail machine -- every incoming mail gets handed to the scanner before mail is accepted. It'll scan files on demand as well, and is free (including updates -- I believe it default it updates every 2 hours), but won't scan on access like most Windows viruses do. There's also...
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- Post #6
- May 5, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Want to build a *nix-based network file server...

Any Unixy solution running Samba will work acceptably here. If I were you I'd focus on support issues - how much effort is going to be required to keep this thing going and keep it up-to-date with security patches and the like. After thinking these issues through, I've decided on 2 platforms...
- Southerner
- Post #28
- May 5, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Just want to get a Linux/Apache website running with no knowledge of Linux

www.e-smith.org (now called Mitel SME server). Installs in 10 minutes, and you admin it from a web browser. The closest I've seen to a Linux appliance that isn't actually an appliance. Easy to configure for web, e-mail, file-serving, etc.
- Southerner
- Post #7
- May 5, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Cleanly removing linux applictions

What version of Linux?
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- Post #7
- Apr 23, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Nightmare Issue at Work

That was exactly my thought -- it could be on your end. Check to see if you can access any Remote Access services from your location.
- Southerner
- Post #5
- Apr 21, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Help! My office sub-network crashes the rest of the offices network

I had a client with this problem. Unpatched Windows 2000/XP machines were getting plugged into the network by a vendor, they were catching a worm, and were sending out enough ping traffic that a single computer would make the T1 unusable. Seriously. Unplug the machines, download the patches...
- Southerner
- Post #10
- Apr 20, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Which Linux to use? (for a complete linux newb)

Best advice I can give: buy a $50 book on Linux, read it while playing with your system, then go and be happy. You've got a couple of options here: go with a distro that doesn't try to be newby friendly (like Debian or Slackware), or go with something that tries to hide as many of the messy...
- Southerner
- Post #5
- Apr 20, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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160gb MAXTOR 8mb Cache for 99 NO REBATE!! @ STAPLES

Heh. Picked up one of these yesterday for an external USB case, then ran benchmarks. Would you believe this thing is 3x as fast (USB2) as my laptop's internal hd!?!?!?!?!
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- Post #24
- Apr 20, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Setting up a fileserver

Ditto SME server. Try it -- you'll like it. :)
- Southerner
- Post #12
- Apr 19, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Build me a cheap PC for seniors

Watch the forsale forums here. I bought a Toshiba Portege with a docking station for $75. Now, it's not super-fast (pentium 133 or 200 or something), doesn't have a lot of RAM (less than 90 MB, and it's maxed) or a huge hard drive, but it works. I've replaced it if you're interested, but the...
- Southerner
- Post #37
- Apr 17, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question about recognizing RAM in machine

I've got a newish cheapie Walmart computer running Linux, and it's acting squirrelly in a way that makes me thing there's something up with the Memory in the box. So I swapped it. But I noticed that every time memory is placed in the machine (using 2 256 chips and a 128 chip) it consistently...
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- Apr 16, 2004
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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What Linux server distro?

OK, honest answer... To me, the problem with "Linux" is that you're going to have to deal with different tools, file locations, and defaults in each different distribution. This, IMHO is a pain, as I want to learn how to do something once and then be able to depend on that forever into the...
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- Post #22
- Apr 15, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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any hardware ebay buyers?

You can do OK on eBay if you buy from people with decent feedback, read the item descriptions, and know exactly what you're looking at. I've got an external DLT1 drive with tapes that I found on eBay cheap, a Mylex SCSI RAID adapter and a few scsi-160 drives, an IBM desktop machine that's...
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- Post #9
- Apr 15, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Windows 2000 AS Anti-virus

Most AV vendors assume that people running Windows Server edition(s) are looking for a real AV solution -- something like the Norton corporate referenced above, or Trend's Officescan. Lots of "normal" AV programs simply won't install on Server, either. Kind of a pain... Cheapest but still...
- Southerner
- Post #5
- Apr 15, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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What Linux server distro?

Come on guys! This can't be a real discussion about Linux distro choices if everyone keeps avoiding the obvious. So, here we go.... The answer is BSD. <ducking and running>
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- Post #18
- Apr 15, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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More network security for small business...Domain Server the answer?

Sounds like you should go out and buy Minasi's Mastering Windows 2003 Server before your installation. It'll make a difference if you can do it right the first time. If you're *good*, then you'll take the opportunity to do things like make sure regular backups are done (and stored off-site)...
- Southerner
- Post #10
- Apr 8, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Best way to bridge 2 networks

I have a situation where there are two default routes that need to be followed: Local network is 192.168, default route gets to the Internet, but there's also a 10. network that provides important services to the local net. Right now the router is seeing packets destined for 10. and rerouting...
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- Mar 28, 2004
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Networking
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Windows 2000 POP3 Email Server

Mailenable. Free for the low-end version.
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- Post #4
- Mar 27, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Reply to what network hardware would be good for this Auction company..Thanks!

Suggestion: give this a lot more thought before you take this job on. Seriously.
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- Post #3
- Mar 26, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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What network hardware would be good for this company?

Your question is a little vague... Start with this: what software are they going to be running to manage their data?
- Southerner
- Post #2
- Mar 26, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Benefits of using a Domain for small office

I'd go to the domain model. It's nice to have a centralized logon and resource management system. Better: right now it's probably rigged so that everyone saves important business info on their local machines that aren't backed up regularly. If you move to AD, you can set it so that everyone's...
- Southerner
- Post #3
- Mar 25, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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What is a good network adapter for a server?

I believe Intel server NICs used to (still?) have some nice functionality as far as failover is concerned. It's been years though, and I'm on codeine, so this could all be wrong. ;) I remember being impressed when I learned some of what Intel NICs would do. Might be worth a search...
- Southerner
- Post #14
- Mar 25, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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WebRamp VPN

My understanding is that there are 2 VPN licensing modes: site-to-site VPN (firewall-to-firewall), and the sort that requires an additional license and will allow special Windows-based VPN software to connect directly. And no, unless it's changed with a recent firmware update, Windows VPN...
- Southerner
- Post #4
- Mar 24, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Which Linux distro to use?

Redhat and clones (read: Mandrake) use the RPM package system, which works but has a few flaws. Suse seems like a better platform from my experience (especially now that you can do an FTP installation), but serious Linux geeks all seem to drift to Debian sooner or later. Personally, I prefer...
- Southerner
- Post #5
- Mar 24, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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What does 'licenses' mean for a Sonicwall

"Licenses" refers to how many IP addresses the firewall sees on your local network. This kind of sucks, because if you have 10 licenses and 10 computers accessing the internet (cool so far), then add a network print server, the SonicWALL will see that and start claiming the IP address that the...
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- Post #5
- Mar 24, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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What is a good network adapter for a server?

Ditto - 3Com or Intel.
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- Post #6
- Mar 24, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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cisco router can't get address through DHCP

Hmmm. I ran into a similar problem with a Cisco switch once, where DHCP requests weren't making it through to the DHCP server. Turned out I needed to issue the somethingorother no portfast command to turn off the feature that was trying to find another switch on the network... <sigh> Time to...
- Southerner
- Post #10
- Mar 22, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Firewall recommendations: <25 users?

I like the Sonicwall line as well. Liked it enough to get certified in 'em. You can search on eBay for a Webramp 700s which is a rebadged Sonicwall (original). Get one with 100 or unlimited users allowed, and you should be in good shape. E-mail me if you want one of mine (I have two sitting...
- Southerner
- Post #6
- Mar 22, 2004
- Forum: Networking

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