One of our readers just sent me the following info. If you are using DD-WRT with the effected version be sure to patch/resolve this. Follow this link. *Update* You can test your router and see if you are vulnerable by entering this into your browser: http://routeripaddress/cgi-bin/;reboot –Himuraken
While opening Backup Exec 11d to check the backup this morning, I got a slew of errors which related to urlmon.dll. After starting all of the BE services which were down, I started receiving this error “The ordinal 450 could not be located in the dynamic link library urlmon.dll”. I ran a couple Google searches … Read more
One open source tool I use everyday is Firefox web browser from Mozilla. Currently on version 3.5, Firefox is perhaps the main alternative to Microsoft Internet Explorer. Now with the release of IE8 and the significant resources impact on many machines, there is an even stronger demand for a stable, easy-to-use web browser.The open source … Read more
I recently replaced my laptop and decided to encrypt the hard drive. I use Absolute Computrace for system recovery if lost or stolen, but this does not protect the data. Security experts recommend using encryption with recovery tools. The point of this is that if the hard drive is removed from the system with the … Read more
I have been testing Openfiler 2.3 iSCSI as a Backup Destination for Symantec CPS 12.5 using Microsoft software iSCSI initiator as the connector. It is working great! I am using Cisco Gigabit switchports with jumbo frames enabled and the performance seems to be fine. Getting ready to add some additional servers to really test the … Read more
Spiceworks launched 4.0 last month and yesterday released the first patch. This new version really opens up the possibilites of Spiceworks4.0 highlights include: Exchange 2007 support, updated IT User Portal (think IT Intranet), Network Mapping (still in beta), Windows Event ID Collaboration, Twitter Integration, cc other Users or Staff on Help Desk tickets. We loaded … Read more
So I finally created a Twitter account and started checking it out. I quickly noticed that below everyone’s tweets, was the application or place that they were tweeting from. I noticed that a lot of people with using TweetDeck. So I headed over to their download page and clicked on the big yellow “Download now, … Read more
Virtualization Lab: Part 2 – Concepts and Terminology Welcome to part two of my Virtualization Lab series. If you haven’t read part one, I would recommend reading it first. In this post I want to go over the concepts and terms that are used so frequently. Understanding the gist of virtualization will help lay a … Read more