JacobyTech Blog

Category: Computer Stuff

  • Problems connecting to a computer using RWW, IE7, and XP SP3

    I’ve found that a lot of my users are starting to have issues connecting to Small Business Server Remote Web Workplaces, and I know how to fix it. The fix Is pretty annoying and fairly involved for a standard user, but I plan on creating a write-up (with pictures) to more easily explain how to…

  • JacobyTech has over 100 posts!

    I remember starting this site. It was just for fun. I doubted it’s usefulness, both to me and other readers. Over the past year, I’ve realized what this site is to me, and what it could potentially provide to other readers and tech personnel.  Of course, I know that there are hundreds, if not thousands of tech…

  • Guess when IPv4 will run out of addresses? It's closer than you think…

    http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/index.html It’s time for network admins to finally take a good look at the new standard.  We’re coming up on the day when there just won’t be enough IP addresses to go around. If you don’t know much about the depletion of IP addresses (v4), or don’t know why we will soon have to change…

  • Using Smartcards in Windows Server 2003/XP

    I haven’t had to replace the default user name / password type of login for any domain that I manage as of yet, but if I did, this write-up would be a welcome start. Sounds like it would be kinda nice (that is, until your users forget their card at home or lose it, or…

  • Setting up a backup email server for Small Business Server 2003

    http://blogs.msdn.com/matthuynh/archive/2006/03/01/541163.aspx

  • How to manually remove all of WSUS

    Thanks to the WSUS Support team blog… If you had a freak accident, where your UPS happened to “shut your server down, while saving everything beforehand” (yeah, right) and it managed to corrupt one or more databases (exchange, companyweb *sharepoint, and WSUS), it may be the easiest solution to just wipe your WSUS install, and…

  • Mad props to this guy…

    As it has been quite some time since I’ve had to repair an Exchange Database, especially one that has a UPS protecting the server.  I had forgotten the commands, and this article helped out quite a bit. http://www.mike-tech.com/article.php?gif=exchange2k3&article=304 Also, if you have problems with using the “Isinteg” command, try moving your log files out of the…

  • Windows XP Clients can not print to their Local Printer in Terminal Services session

    Printers That Use Ports That Do Not Begin With COM, LPT, or USB Are Not Redirected in a Remote Desktop or Terminal Services Session View products that this article applies to. Article ID : 302361 Last Review : December 20, 2004 Revision : 4.4 This article was previously published under Q302361 SYMPTOMS When you use…

  • Having problems sending emails with Comcast? Read this:

    http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/technology-articles/cant-send-mail-using-comcast/ I was having problems with my simplemachines forum and my home outlook client.  It seems that Comcast is quietly shutting down port 25 and moving to 587 for smtp traffic.  Definitely look into it if you are having problems. My error was this in smf (or simple machines forum): Could not connect to SMTP…

  • An easy, yet comprehensive guide to using htaccess.

    I found this site to be really useful to get some htaccess files setup, and they have nice sample files available for immediate use.  Check it out here: http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess.shtml