From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Fri Feb 2 17:40:47 2007 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:40:47 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] The latest AVG anti-virus In-Reply-To: <001b01c74318$f98668c0$c4bc2ad1@SUSANONE> References: <001b01c74318$f98668c0$c4bc2ad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <45C3CBFF.2030006@shaw.ca> Trend Micro's new free RootkitBuster offers the ability to scan for hidden files, registry entries, processes, drivers and hooked system service. It also includes a cleaning capability for hidden files and registry entries. Released a couple of days ago http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=14 Susan Harkins wrote: >That's another thing -- the Task Manager's tool/menu bar is gone. :( > >Susan H. > >If you bring up the processes screen on the task manager and sort descending >by CPU does it show something running that you don't recognize? > >I don't know if The Ultimate Troubleshooter does rootkits but it's a helluva >program. You can get it on a free trial I believe. It shows ever program >that's running, all the startups, etc. Let's you control what starts and >what runs. Describes every running process and gives a recommendation on >what to do about it. > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From ssharkins at setel.com Fri Feb 2 18:20:21 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 19:20:21 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] The latest AVG anti-virus In-Reply-To: <45C3CBFF.2030006@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <000b01c74729$17f54650$32b82ad1@SUSANONE> Well, that's interesting. IE downloads it but displays an error. :( I reinstalled Access today and didn't get rid of the problems I'm having there -- I'm just toast. :( Susan H. Trend Micro's new free RootkitBuster offers the ability to scan for hidden files, registry entries, processes, drivers and hooked system service. It also includes a cleaning capability for hidden files and registry entries. Released a couple of days ago http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=14 Susan Harkins wrote: >That's another thing -- the Task Manager's tool/menu bar is gone. :( > >Susan H. > >If you bring up the processes screen on the task manager and sort descending >by CPU does it show something running that you don't recognize? > >I don't know if The Ultimate Troubleshooter does rootkits but it's a helluva >program. You can get it on a free trial I believe. It shows ever program >that's running, all the startups, etc. Let's you control what starts and >what runs. Describes every running process and gives a recommendation on >what to do about it. > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.14/657 - Release Date: 1/29/2007 9:04 AM From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Fri Feb 2 20:02:37 2007 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 18:02:37 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] The latest AVG anti-virus In-Reply-To: <000b01c74729$17f54650$32b82ad1@SUSANONE> References: <000b01c74729$17f54650$32b82ad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <45C3ED3D.4050001@shaw.ca> Did you try reseting the tollbars Reset the toolbars in Access 2003 Important If you reset the toolbars in Access 2003 to their original settings, you may lose the custom changes that are implemented in the toolbars. 1. Start Access 2003. 2. On the Tools menu, click Customize. 3. On the Toolbars tab, click to select the Menu Bar check box on the Customize dialog box. 4. Click Reset, and then click OK. 5. Click to select the Database check box, click Reset, and then click OK. 6. Click Close. See Menu items are missing after you upgrade from an earlier version of Microsoft Access to Microsoft Office Access 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833219 Susan Harkins wrote: >Well, that's interesting. IE downloads it but displays an error. :( > >I reinstalled Access today and didn't get rid of the problems I'm having >there -- I'm just toast. :( > >Susan H. > >Trend Micro's new free RootkitBuster offers the ability to scan for >hidden files, registry entries, processes, drivers and hooked system >service. > It also includes a cleaning capability for hidden files and registry >entries. >Released a couple of days ago >http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=14 > >Susan Harkins wrote: > > > >>That's another thing -- the Task Manager's tool/menu bar is gone. :( >> >>Susan H. >> >>If you bring up the processes screen on the task manager and sort >> >> >descending > > >>by CPU does it show something running that you don't recognize? >> >>I don't know if The Ultimate Troubleshooter does rootkits but it's a >> >> >helluva > > >>program. You can get it on a free trial I believe. It shows ever program >>that's running, all the startups, etc. Let's you control what starts and >>what runs. Describes every running process and gives a recommendation on >>what to do about it. >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From bheid at sc.rr.com Sat Feb 3 09:08:35 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 10:08:35 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] .Net 3.0 installation for VS 2005 on XP Pro... Message-ID: <004f01c747a5$2d6a36e0$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Hey, I installed the .Net 3.0 run time on ,y XP Pro system. I then went to install the VS 2005 extensions for WPF and WCF (Dec 2006 CTP) and it told me I need the Dec 2006 MSDN Library and the .Net 3.0 SDK to get all of the documentation. My question is, when I downloaded the MS Windows SDK for Windows Vista and .NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components, the documentation for the download seemed to imply that this was for use on Vista. It did not mention XP. Is it ok to install it on XP? Thanks, Bobby From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Sat Feb 3 09:29:27 2007 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:29:27 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] .Net 3.0 installation for VS 2005 on XP Pro... In-Reply-To: <004f01c747a5$2d6a36e0$2d01a8c0@bhxp> References: <004f01c747a5$2d6a36e0$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Message-ID: <45C4AA57.3090606@earthlink.net> Bobby They say yes at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/bb188202.aspx but since when did formal & actual modularity coincide at Microsoft? PB Bobby Heid wrote: > Hey, > > I installed the .Net 3.0 run time on ,y XP Pro system. I then went to > install the VS 2005 extensions for WPF and WCF (Dec 2006 CTP) and it told me > I need the Dec 2006 MSDN Library and the .Net 3.0 SDK to get all of the > documentation. > > My question is, when I downloaded the MS Windows SDK for Windows Vista and > .NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components, the documentation for the download > seemed to imply that this was for use on Vista. It did not mention XP. Is > it ok to install it on XP? > > Thanks, > Bobby > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.411 / Virus Database: 268.17.19/663 - Release Date: 2/1/2007 From jon at tydda.plus.com Sat Feb 3 09:44:05 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 15:44:05 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] .Net 3.0 installation for VS 2005 on XP Pro... In-Reply-To: <004f01c747a5$2d6a36e0$2d01a8c0@bhxp> References: <004f01c747a5$2d6a36e0$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Message-ID: <000f01c747aa$22b702a0$0200a8c0@jt2> It's working ok on my PC and all the work PCs I've installed it on - all XP. Although one is being strange... I downloaded the resitributable version, to save having to download 58mb each time, and installed it on one PC, and it still shows up on Windows Update as not having been installed. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: 03 February 2007 15:09 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] .Net 3.0 installation for VS 2005 on XP Pro... Hey, I installed the .Net 3.0 run time on ,y XP Pro system. I then went to install the VS 2005 extensions for WPF and WCF (Dec 2006 CTP) and it told me I need the Dec 2006 MSDN Library and the .Net 3.0 SDK to get all of the documentation. My question is, when I downloaded the MS Windows SDK for Windows Vista and .NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components, the documentation for the download seemed to imply that this was for use on Vista. It did not mention XP. Is it ok to install it on XP? Thanks, Bobby _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From ssharkins at setel.com Sat Feb 3 09:51:03 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 10:51:03 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] The latest AVG anti-virus In-Reply-To: <45C3ED3D.4050001@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <001801c747ab$1ca7b0c0$32b82ad1@SUSANONE> Oh Marty... you devil. ;) That was it. Odd thing is, I don't recall ever removing those settings from that menu. This particular copy of Access I leave set to all the defaults because of the writing -- if I set something to accommodate myself and it shows up for readers, but not in an article, that causes problems for the readers. This is peculiar, but I'm grateful to you -- that was it. :) Thanks! Susan H. Did you try reseting the tollbars Reset the toolbars in Access 2003 From bheid at sc.rr.com Sat Feb 3 09:51:48 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 10:51:48 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] .Net 3.0 installation for VS 2005 on XP Pro... In-Reply-To: <45C4AA57.3090606@earthlink.net> References: <004f01c747a5$2d6a36e0$2d01a8c0@bhxp> <45C4AA57.3090606@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <005701c747ab$373be3c0$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Peter, Thanks for the link. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 10:29 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] .Net 3.0 installation for VS 2005 on XP Pro... Bobby They say yes at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/bb188202.aspx but since when did formal & actual modularity coincide at Microsoft? PB Bobby Heid wrote: > Hey, > > I installed the .Net 3.0 run time on ,y XP Pro system. I then went to > install the VS 2005 extensions for WPF and WCF (Dec 2006 CTP) and it told me > I need the Dec 2006 MSDN Library and the .Net 3.0 SDK to get all of the > documentation. > > My question is, when I downloaded the MS Windows SDK for Windows Vista and > .NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components, the documentation for the download > seemed to imply that this was for use on Vista. It did not mention XP. Is > it ok to install it on XP? > > Thanks, > Bobby From jon at tydda.plus.com Sat Feb 3 09:51:45 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 15:51:45 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] .Net 3.0 installation for VS 2005 on XP Pro... In-Reply-To: <000f01c747aa$22b702a0$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <004f01c747a5$2d6a36e0$2d01a8c0@bhxp> <000f01c747aa$22b702a0$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <001001c747ab$351c3810$0200a8c0@jt2> Sorry, I should read things better... I installed the runtime, not the SDK. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: 03 February 2007 15:44 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] .Net 3.0 installation for VS 2005 on XP Pro... It's working ok on my PC and all the work PCs I've installed it on - all XP. Although one is being strange... I downloaded the resitributable version, to save having to download 58mb each time, and installed it on one PC, and it still shows up on Windows Update as not having been installed. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: 03 February 2007 15:09 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] .Net 3.0 installation for VS 2005 on XP Pro... Hey, I installed the .Net 3.0 run time on ,y XP Pro system. I then went to install the VS 2005 extensions for WPF and WCF (Dec 2006 CTP) and it told me I need the Dec 2006 MSDN Library and the .Net 3.0 SDK to get all of the documentation. My question is, when I downloaded the MS Windows SDK for Windows Vista and .NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components, the documentation for the download seemed to imply that this was for use on Vista. It did not mention XP. Is it ok to install it on XP? Thanks, Bobby _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From ssharkins at setel.com Sat Feb 3 09:54:24 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 10:54:24 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] The latest AVG anti-virus In-Reply-To: <001801c747ab$1ca7b0c0$32b82ad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <001a01c747ab$944afab0$32b82ad1@SUSANONE> Marty -- this solved a second problem I was having with Access as well. A few expressions were displaying #Name? -- and there was nothing wrong with the expressions -- I even asked for help testing on accessd and the expressions worked fine for everyone else. After resetting the menu bar, the expressions are displaying their values and not an error. I certainly don't get it. Susan H. Oh Marty... you devil. ;) That was it. Odd thing is, I don't recall ever removing those settings from that menu. This particular copy of Access I leave set to all the defaults because of the writing -- if I set something to accommodate myself and it shows up for readers, but not in an article, that causes problems for the readers. This is peculiar, but I'm grateful to you -- that was it. :) Thanks! Susan H. Did you try reseting the tollbars Reset the toolbars in Access 2003 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.14/657 - Release Date: 1/29/2007 9:04 AM From artful at rogers.com Sun Feb 4 08:37:55 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 09:37:55 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Importing Access Controls to VS In-Reply-To: <006c01c740a9$067bdd20$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <002501c740a5$88d09120$657aa8c0@m6805> <006c01c740a9$067bdd20$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <000401c7486a$0f27fa80$6401a8c0@Guinivere> Rocky: take any of my estimates, double the quantity and raise the unit measure one order of magnitude, i.e. 2 days --> 4 weeks. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: January 25, 2007 12:49 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Importing Access Controls to VS So it might take a couple days more than Arthur's original estimate? Rocky From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Sun Feb 4 15:22:04 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 16:22:04 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Importing Access Controls to VS In-Reply-To: <000401c7486a$0f27fa80$6401a8c0@Guinivere> Message-ID: <001101c748a2$8519c970$657aa8c0@m6805> LOL< I thought that was the correct time estimation technique in any event. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 9:38 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Importing Access Controls to VS Rocky: take any of my estimates, double the quantity and raise the unit measure one order of magnitude, i.e. 2 days --> 4 weeks. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: January 25, 2007 12:49 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Importing Access Controls to VS So it might take a couple days more than Arthur's original estimate? Rocky _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Mon Feb 5 14:55:04 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 15:55:04 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitoring net traffic to the internet Message-ID: <00a301c74967$eac3ad20$657aa8c0@m6805> Can anyone point me to software that allows monitoring traffic to the internet and tracking it back to the workstation? My client has a very limited bandwidth to the internet and it is being used in an unexplained manner, i.e. the bandwidth is not available to me (for example) if I do an upload or download to FTP, response time is slow for remote desktop etc. We have seen this occur when one of the technical types is downloading large service packs etc which we have arranged to have done "off hours", but there are still times when the internet bandwidth is abnormally low. Thus we want to discover if someone is playing FM radio, watching a video etc. just so we can go rap on their door and ask them to stop. I haven't a clue how to discover what workstation is using bandwidth like this. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From bheid at sc.rr.com Mon Feb 5 15:13:36 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 16:13:36 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitoring net traffic to the internet In-Reply-To: <00a301c74967$eac3ad20$657aa8c0@m6805> References: <00a301c74967$eac3ad20$657aa8c0@m6805> Message-ID: <000c01c7496a$80bd2930$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Try Wireshark. It's a neat, free protocol analyzer. http://www.wireshark.org/ I've used it at work to test the efficiency of access queries against a database on the server. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 3:55 PM To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com; 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitoring net traffic to the internet Can anyone point me to software that allows monitoring traffic to the internet and tracking it back to the workstation? My client has a very limited bandwidth to the internet and it is being used in an unexplained manner, i.e. the bandwidth is not available to me (for example) if I do an upload or download to FTP, response time is slow for remote desktop etc. We have seen this occur when one of the technical types is downloading large service packs etc which we have arranged to have done "off hours", but there are still times when the internet bandwidth is abnormally low. Thus we want to discover if someone is playing FM radio, watching a video etc. just so we can go rap on their door and ask them to stop. I haven't a clue how to discover what workstation is using bandwidth like this. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Mon Feb 5 20:35:20 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 21:35:20 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device Message-ID: <00bb01c74997$73195d80$657aa8c0@m6805> I have a need for a large, fast, redundant network storage array. I need a gigabit network link, raid redundancy, and terabyte capacity with the ability to easily upgrade the capacity as my needs grow. When I say fast, this is intended to be a backup system, not a database or web server. I just need to be able to stream tens of gigabytes out to the storage for backing up my SQL Server databases. The backups will be compressed but will still be anywhere from 10 - 40 or 50 gbytes. Let me say up front that so far, all of the "NAS" solutions I've looked at underwhelm me. Many and perhaps most use 10/100 NICs, and a single large drive, or perhaps a pair in raid1 configuration. Wonderful for something like personal computer backup but underpowered for my needs. I have a spare computer with a "3 GHz" Athlon X64 processor, a gigabyte of ram and a built in gigabit NIC. It certainly seems like a raid 5 (or preferably raid 6) array shared at the root level would serve admirably. Throw a software firewall on it which filters to only allow local 192.xxx address ranges to address it. My network system is (ATM) WFW based and so I would likely just stay with Windows XP as the OS. What I don't have is the raid array. My experience with the built-in motherboard raid controllers is that they pretty much suck so I am looking to do an add-in card kind of thing. I am looking at a pair of 750g drives raid 5 which starts me out at 750g capacity, then simply adding additional 750g drives would add that much storage at a whack. The 750g drives are currently on the expensive end on a $/gb basis for the drives, but when the system is taken as a whole the equation changes, plus it allows a large capacity out in the future. The price of these drives will no doubt drop over the next year or two so the price would be more reasonable by the time I need to expand. Being able to go raid 6 at some point would be nice but probably not critical. I would like to know that if the system motherboard dies, I can yank the controller and drives and place them in another system and be back in business in short order. Likewise if the raid controller dies, I could pop in a spare controller and be back in business in short order. Any thoughts from you folks on this idea? Has anyone done this. Words of wisdom? Unless there is a compelling reason to do this, please leave out the "go Linux" stuff. I have enough to do without doing the star trek thing. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Mon Feb 5 20:45:20 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 21:45:20 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: <00bb01c74997$73195d80$657aa8c0@m6805> References: <00bb01c74997$73195d80$657aa8c0@m6805> Message-ID: On 2/5/07, JWColby wrote: > I have a need for a large, fast, redundant network storage array. I need a > gigabit network link, raid redundancy, and terabyte capacity with the > I have a spare computer with a "3 GHz" Athlon X64 processor, a gigabyte of > ram and a built in gigabit NIC. It certainly seems like a raid 5 (or > preferably raid 6) array shared at the root level would serve admirably. > Throw a software firewall on it which filters to only allow local 192.xxx > address ranges to address it. My network system is (ATM) WFW based and so I > would likely just stay with Windows XP as the OS. > Any thoughts from you folks on this idea? Has anyone done this. Words of > wisdom? Unless there is a compelling reason to do this, please leave out > the "go Linux" stuff. I have enough to do without doing the star trek > thing. How about something like NASLite http://www.serverelements.com/naslite.php It's a single floppy, yes floppy, that you boot your computer from and do some simple config and away you go. No need for an OS, it's on the floppy. Although it is Linux, you don't need to know linux,. You just need to follow an install doc to get it up and running. I have a P90 that I've considered doing this yet, just haven't taken the plunge. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Mon Feb 5 20:51:28 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 21:51:28 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <00c001c74999$b3ff5eb0$657aa8c0@m6805> >Although it is Linux, you don't need to know linux. LOL. Ya just couldn't resist eh? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 9:45 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device On 2/5/07, JWColby wrote: > I have a need for a large, fast, redundant network storage array. I > need a gigabit network link, raid redundancy, and terabyte capacity > with the > I have a spare computer with a "3 GHz" Athlon X64 processor, a > gigabyte of ram and a built in gigabit NIC. It certainly seems like a > raid 5 (or preferably raid 6) array shared at the root level would serve admirably. > Throw a software firewall on it which filters to only allow local > 192.xxx address ranges to address it. My network system is (ATM) WFW > based and so I would likely just stay with Windows XP as the OS. > Any thoughts from you folks on this idea? Has anyone done this. > Words of wisdom? Unless there is a compelling reason to do this, > please leave out the "go Linux" stuff. I have enough to do without > doing the star trek thing. How about something like NASLite http://www.serverelements.com/naslite.php It's a single floppy, yes floppy, that you boot your computer from and do some simple config and away you go. No need for an OS, it's on the floppy. Although it is Linux, you don't need to know linux,. You just need to follow an install doc to get it up and running. I have a P90 that I've considered doing this yet, just haven't taken the plunge. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Mon Feb 5 20:57:30 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 21:57:30 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: <00c001c74999$b3ff5eb0$657aa8c0@m6805> References: <00c001c74999$b3ff5eb0$657aa8c0@m6805> Message-ID: On 2/5/07, JWColby wrote: > >Although it is Linux, you don't need to know linux. > > LOL. Ya just couldn't resist eh? Yea, well.... you wanted a solution and just 'cuase it's linux doesn't mean you need to know anything about linux. :) It's literally put the floppy in, make a few config setting, via a text menu and off to the races. have a look. It seems to me to fit the bill. The best product for the problem at hand. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Mon Feb 5 21:25:00 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:25:00 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitoring net traffic to the internet In-Reply-To: <000c01c7496a$80bd2930$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Message-ID: <00e001c7499e$62b64000$0201a8c0@HAL9005> I got it. I installed it. It's really cool. I have NO idea what I'm looking at. But it IS way cool. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 1:14 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Monitoring net traffic to the internet Try Wireshark. It's a neat, free protocol analyzer. http://www.wireshark.org/ I've used it at work to test the efficiency of access queries against a database on the server. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 3:55 PM To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com; 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitoring net traffic to the internet Can anyone point me to software that allows monitoring traffic to the internet and tracking it back to the workstation? My client has a very limited bandwidth to the internet and it is being used in an unexplained manner, i.e. the bandwidth is not available to me (for example) if I do an upload or download to FTP, response time is slow for remote desktop etc. We have seen this occur when one of the technical types is downloading large service packs etc which we have arranged to have done "off hours", but there are still times when the internet bandwidth is abnormally low. Thus we want to discover if someone is playing FM radio, watching a video etc. just so we can go rap on their door and ask them to stop. I haven't a clue how to discover what workstation is using bandwidth like this. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.25/669 - Release Date: 2/4/2007 9:58 PM From bheid at sc.rr.com Mon Feb 5 22:55:20 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 23:55:20 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitoring net traffic to the internet In-Reply-To: <00e001c7499e$62b64000$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <000c01c7496a$80bd2930$2d01a8c0@bhxp> <00e001c7499e$62b64000$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <000801c749ab$01d092b0$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Yeah, I though so too. If you have it running while a local Access program accesses a BE db on a server, you can actually see the data in the data coming back (and going if there is any). If you take it out of promiscuous mode, then it will only see the data coming to and from your pc. I got this one report down from 90MB and over 500,000 packets to about 4.5MB and 1500 packets. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 10:25 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Monitoring net traffic to the internet I got it. I installed it. It's really cool. I have NO idea what I'm looking at. But it IS way cool. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 1:14 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Monitoring net traffic to the internet Try Wireshark. It's a neat, free protocol analyzer. http://www.wireshark.org/ I've used it at work to test the efficiency of access queries against a database on the server. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 3:55 PM To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com; 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitoring net traffic to the internet Can anyone point me to software that allows monitoring traffic to the internet and tracking it back to the workstation? My client has a very limited bandwidth to the internet and it is being used in an unexplained manner, i.e. the bandwidth is not available to me (for example) if I do an upload or download to FTP, response time is slow for remote desktop etc. We have seen this occur when one of the technical types is downloading large service packs etc which we have arranged to have done "off hours", but there are still times when the internet bandwidth is abnormally low. Thus we want to discover if someone is playing FM radio, watching a video etc. just so we can go rap on their door and ask them to stop. I haven't a clue how to discover what workstation is using bandwidth like this. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From Gustav at cactus.dk Wed Feb 7 08:25:58 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:25:58 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device Message-ID: Hi John We have also successfully used NASLite - at some clients for storage of backend JET files. It really is too simple to set up. However, if you don't want to fiddle with Linux commands to create a floppy diskettes, you may need to buy the cd-rom. A totally free alternative - which might be closer to your liking as it sports a web based admin system - is FreeNAS: http://www.freenas.org/ It's still in beta but should fit your few requirements very well. /gustav >>> carbonnb at gmail.com 06-02-2007 03:45:20 >>> On 2/5/07, JWColby wrote: > I have a need for a large, fast, redundant network storage array. I need a > gigabit network link, raid redundancy, and terabyte capacity with the > I have a spare computer with a "3 GHz" Athlon X64 processor, a gigabyte of > ram and a built in gigabit NIC. It certainly seems like a raid 5 (or > preferably raid 6) array shared at the root level would serve admirably. > Throw a software firewall on it which filters to only allow local 192.xxx > address ranges to address it. My network system is (ATM) WFW based and so I > would likely just stay with Windows XP as the OS. > Any thoughts from you folks on this idea? Has anyone done this. Words of > wisdom? Unless there is a compelling reason to do this, please leave out > the "go Linux" stuff. I have enough to do without doing the star trek > thing. How about something like NASLite http://www.serverelements.com/naslite.php It's a single floppy, yes floppy, that you boot your computer from and do some simple config and away you go. No need for an OS, it's on the floppy. Although it is Linux, you don't need to know linux,. You just need to follow an install doc to get it up and running. I have a P90 that I've considered doing this yet, just haven't taken the plunge. From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Wed Feb 7 09:17:58 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 10:17:58 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <002001c74acb$26fb04f0$657aa8c0@m6805> Gustav and Bryan, What I am not hearing though is why I would do this over just using Windows XP? I already own licenses to XP Professional. Professional allows me to remote desktop in to the machine if I need to do "on the spot admin" without going to the server (It will likely be in another room down in the basement). I already know and understand XP whereas I have absolutely zero experience with Linux. It is easy to say "it just works" but if anything ever does go wrong... So what does Linux buy me over using Windows XP and just building a huge raid array and sharing the root (or even a directory) on that array? The raid controllers I am looking at also have their own web admin for handling that side of things. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:26 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device Hi John We have also successfully used NASLite - at some clients for storage of backend JET files. It really is too simple to set up. However, if you don't want to fiddle with Linux commands to create a floppy diskettes, you may need to buy the cd-rom. A totally free alternative - which might be closer to your liking as it sports a web based admin system - is FreeNAS: http://www.freenas.org/ It's still in beta but should fit your few requirements very well. /gustav >>> carbonnb at gmail.com 06-02-2007 03:45:20 >>> On 2/5/07, JWColby wrote: > I have a need for a large, fast, redundant network storage array. I > need a gigabit network link, raid redundancy, and terabyte capacity > with the > I have a spare computer with a "3 GHz" Athlon X64 processor, a > gigabyte of ram and a built in gigabit NIC. It certainly seems like a > raid 5 (or preferably raid 6) array shared at the root level would serve admirably. > Throw a software firewall on it which filters to only allow local > 192.xxx address ranges to address it. My network system is (ATM) WFW > based and so I would likely just stay with Windows XP as the OS. > Any thoughts from you folks on this idea? Has anyone done this. > Words of wisdom? Unless there is a compelling reason to do this, > please leave out the "go Linux" stuff. I have enough to do without > doing the star trek thing. How about something like NASLite http://www.serverelements.com/naslite.php It's a single floppy, yes floppy, that you boot your computer from and do some simple config and away you go. No need for an OS, it's on the floppy. Although it is Linux, you don't need to know linux,. You just need to follow an install doc to get it up and running. I have a P90 that I've considered doing this yet, just haven't taken the plunge. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Wed Feb 7 11:08:53 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:08:53 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: <002001c74acb$26fb04f0$657aa8c0@m6805> References: <002001c74acb$26fb04f0$657aa8c0@m6805> Message-ID: On 2/7/07, JWColby wrote: > Gustav and Bryan, > > What I am not hearing though is why I would do this over just using Windows > XP? I already own licenses to XP Professional. Professional allows me to > remote desktop in to the machine if I need to do "on the spot admin" without > going to the server (It will likely be in another room down in the > basement). I already know and understand XP whereas I have absolutely zero > experience with Linux. It is easy to say "it just works" but if anything > ever does go wrong... > > So what does Linux buy me over using Windows XP and just building a huge > raid array and sharing the root (or even a directory) on that array? The > raid controllers I am looking at also have their own web admin for handling > that side of things. Here are my $0.02. What does Linux buy you over the XP licence that you already own. Nothing. Not a d*mn thing. What does NASLite buy you over the XP Licence you already own. Drive space. You do NOT need to install it on your PC. It runs from a floppy. It's the OS, the admin tools (local and remote), the "file server" software. Everything in one 1.72 MB package and it runs from that package. No installation issues, no upgrades, none of that. It also buys you the ability to use low end hardware as your file server. Now, as for when things go wrong. Make a copy of the floppy after you have configured the system and keep it handy. If the OS/software goes for a sh*t, swap floppies, reboot and you are back in business. If a HD goes south, just do what you'd do with any RAID device that goes south I guess. Never having used any RAID setup I can't comment. NASLite doesn't have web admin, but it does have web status monitoring. All the admin can be done via telnet. Yes, thats command line but it is still done remotely. You can also sit at the keyboard of the box and admin it that way too. I suggested NASLite because it was a prepackaged ready to go solution for what you were looking for. If you are concerned about having to learn Linux, you don't have to to use NASLite. You just need to be able to read a menu and follow instructions. Have a read of the docs, all 8 pages, and that should give you a good idea how little you really need to know. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Wed Feb 7 11:43:22 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:43:22 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <003401c74adf$783d6380$657aa8c0@m6805> >Have a read of the docs, all 8 pages, and that should give you a good idea how little you really need to know. Isn't that what Microsoft tells Joe user about Microsoft Access? Which is really my point. We make a good living doing what REALLY has to be done with Access for all but the simplest things. >What does NASLite buy you over the XP License you already own. Drive space. I am installing a Raid 5 or 6 which is bootable. I will be creating a terabyte raid array with terabyte volumes. I think that a 5 gig volume to install XP is not an issue. >You do NOT need to install it on your PC. Point taken but not a huge gain. >It also buys you the ability to use low end hardware as your file server. I don't have any truly low end hardware, I get rid of it. Not to mention that low end hardware has 10/100 nics by default. My "old" (three year old) motherboards have built-in gbit NICs. >Now, as for when things go wrong. Make a copy of the floppy after you have configured the system and keep it handy. If the OS/software goes for a sh*t, swap floppies, reboot and you are back in business. Point taken. In my case (if I use XP) this will be an OS loaded on a raid volume. Yes, something could go wrong I suppose but XP is stable now and the raid protects the OS volume just the same as it protects the data volume. >NASLite doesn't have web admin, but it does have web status monitoring. Hmmm... What status? Is this a Linux thing? Or the drive stuff? >Yes, that's command line but it is still done remotely. And here we are learning Linux command line stuff. Bryan, I am not saying that NASLite won't do what I need. What I want to know before I get in there is that I will NEVER have to go do Linux stuff for this thing. Not finding a driver for a video card or the raid card or the NIC, nothing! If I ever have to do any Linux stuff then I just lost whatever benefit I might have gained by using it in the first place, and since I know absolutely NOTHING about Linux, I could be in trouble in a hurry. I just have visions of weekends lost 6 months down the road because of (put your favorite unexplained circumstance here). XP isn't beautiful, and it isn't problem free, but it is a known quantity which counts for something. OTOH I have played the XP "where is the share that is supposed to be there" game so I know quite well that it isn't all roses on the XP side of the house either. It sounds appealing, that is for sure. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 12:09 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device On 2/7/07, JWColby wrote: > Gustav and Bryan, > > What I am not hearing though is why I would do this over just using > Windows XP? I already own licenses to XP Professional. Professional > allows me to remote desktop in to the machine if I need to do "on the > spot admin" without going to the server (It will likely be in another > room down in the basement). I already know and understand XP whereas > I have absolutely zero experience with Linux. It is easy to say "it > just works" but if anything ever does go wrong... > > So what does Linux buy me over using Windows XP and just building a > huge raid array and sharing the root (or even a directory) on that > array? The raid controllers I am looking at also have their own web > admin for handling that side of things. Here are my $0.02. What does Linux buy you over the XP licence that you already own. Nothing. Not a d*mn thing. What does NASLite buy you over the XP Licence you already own. Drive space. You do NOT need to install it on your PC. It runs from a floppy. It's the OS, the admin tools (local and remote), the "file server" software. Everything in one 1.72 MB package and it runs from that package. No installation issues, no upgrades, none of that. It also buys you the ability to use low end hardware as your file server. Now, as for when things go wrong. Make a copy of the floppy after you have configured the system and keep it handy. If the OS/software goes for a sh*t, swap floppies, reboot and you are back in business. If a HD goes south, just do what you'd do with any RAID device that goes south I guess. Never having used any RAID setup I can't comment. NASLite doesn't have web admin, but it does have web status monitoring. All the admin can be done via telnet. Yes, thats command line but it is still done remotely. You can also sit at the keyboard of the box and admin it that way too. I suggested NASLite because it was a prepackaged ready to go solution for what you were looking for. If you are concerned about having to learn Linux, you don't have to to use NASLite. You just need to be able to read a menu and follow instructions. Have a read of the docs, all 8 pages, and that should give you a good idea how little you really need to know. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From carbonnb at gmail.com Wed Feb 7 12:14:57 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 13:14:57 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: <003401c74adf$783d6380$657aa8c0@m6805> References: <003401c74adf$783d6380$657aa8c0@m6805> Message-ID: On 2/7/07, JWColby wrote: > >Have a read of the docs, all 8 pages, and that should give you a good idea > how little you really need to know. > > Isn't that what Microsoft tells Joe user about Microsoft Access? Point taken, but I dont' work for MS ;-) > >NASLite doesn't have web admin, but it does have web status monitoring. > > Hmmm... What status? Is this a Linux thing? Or the drive stuff? Drive stuff. The drive space, the drive health if they are SMART aware devices, etc. and server status/info. The NASLite-SMB Info share offers the following status information pages: ? Server ? Provides information about server network settings, lists recent server users and displays the server (Samba) configuration file. ? System ? Displays information about the server OS, uptime, load, CPU, memory, fixed disk drive usage and network interface status. ? Disk-X - Displays Disk X initialization messages, hardware description and S.M.A.R.T. status information if applicable. Disk 1 is the primary (master) fixed disk ? SYS Log ? Displays the current system messages log file. ? SMB Log ? Displays the current SMB/CIFS Server (smbd) log file. ? NMB Log - Displays the current NetBIOS Name Server (nmbd) log file. ? About ? Contains general NASLite-SMB information. Here is a link to typical (their words not mine) status pages: http://www.serverelements.com/info/NASLite-1/Server.htm > >Yes, that's command line but it is still done remotely. > > And here we are learning Linux command line stuff. Nope. I wrote that wrong. It's a text based menu. No fancy point and click GUI. Its all done with the keyboard, via telnet or in front of the actual PC. > Bryan, I am not saying that NASLite won't do what I need. What I want to > know before I get in there is that I will NEVER have to go do Linux stuff > for this thing. Not finding a driver for a video card or the raid card or > the NIC, nothing! If I ever have to do any Linux stuff then I just lost > whatever benefit I might have gained by using it in the first place, and > since I know absolutely NOTHING about Linux, I could be in trouble in a > hurry. Nope. AFAICT, you will NEVER have to learn Linux. Never, ever, ever with NASLite. It will either work out of the box with your hardware or it won't. Period. EOD. If it doesn't, you will need to find another solution. If it does, then you wont' need to upgrade anything. Now having said that, if you change hardware then the new hardware may not work. Just like any other hardware upgrade with (pick your favourite OS here) > I just have visions of weekends lost 6 months down the road because of (put > your favorite unexplained circumstance here). XP isn't beautiful, and it > isn't problem free, but it is a known quantity which counts for something. > OTOH I have played the XP "where is the share that is supposed to be there" > game so I know quite well that it isn't all roses on the XP side of the > house either. I can't say that you won't have that experience. But it won't be because of having to upgrade drivers or things like that. Like I said, it'll either work, and then you're off to the races, or it won't and you'll need to find another solution. > It sounds appealing, that is for sure. I guess the best way to tell for sure is to try it, in a non-critical environment/role. It may be for you, it may not. All I can say is that it sounds like it will fit the bill for what you need, and I have used it myself in the past and it worked for what I was doing. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Fri Feb 9 04:45:20 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 11:45:20 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device References: <003401c74adf$783d6380$657aa8c0@m6805> Message-ID: <005a01c74c37$65b65970$1800a8c0@s1800> thanks Bryan and John for the discussion. I have done it yesterday and it worked like a charm. the question i have now is how can I start that PC via LAN, and is there a way to shut it down when the UPS tells to shut down? Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Carbonnell" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 7:14 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > On 2/7/07, JWColby wrote: >> >Have a read of the docs, all 8 pages, and that should give you a good >> >idea >> how little you really need to know. >> >> Isn't that what Microsoft tells Joe user about Microsoft Access? > > Point taken, but I dont' work for MS ;-) > >> >NASLite doesn't have web admin, but it does have web status monitoring. >> >> Hmmm... What status? Is this a Linux thing? Or the drive stuff? > > Drive stuff. The drive space, the drive health if they are SMART aware > devices, etc. and server status/info. > > The NASLite-SMB Info share offers the following status information pages: > ? Server ? Provides information about server network settings, lists > recent server users and displays the server (Samba) configuration > file. > ? System ? Displays information about the server OS, uptime, load, > CPU, memory, fixed disk drive usage and network interface status. > ? Disk-X - Displays Disk X initialization messages, hardware > description and S.M.A.R.T. status information if applicable. Disk 1 is > the primary (master) fixed disk > ? SYS Log ? Displays the current system messages log file. > ? SMB Log ? Displays the current SMB/CIFS Server (smbd) log file. > ? NMB Log - Displays the current NetBIOS Name Server (nmbd) log file. > ? About ? Contains general NASLite-SMB information. > > Here is a link to typical (their words not mine) status pages: > http://www.serverelements.com/info/NASLite-1/Server.htm > >> >Yes, that's command line but it is still done remotely. >> >> And here we are learning Linux command line stuff. > > Nope. I wrote that wrong. It's a text based menu. No fancy point and > click GUI. Its all done with the keyboard, via telnet or in front of > the actual PC. > >> Bryan, I am not saying that NASLite won't do what I need. What I want to >> know before I get in there is that I will NEVER have to go do Linux stuff >> for this thing. Not finding a driver for a video card or the raid card >> or >> the NIC, nothing! If I ever have to do any Linux stuff then I just lost >> whatever benefit I might have gained by using it in the first place, and >> since I know absolutely NOTHING about Linux, I could be in trouble in a >> hurry. > > Nope. AFAICT, you will NEVER have to learn Linux. Never, ever, ever > with NASLite. It will either work out of the box with your hardware or > it won't. Period. EOD. > > If it doesn't, you will need to find another solution. If it does, > then you wont' need to upgrade anything. Now having said that, if you > change hardware then the new hardware may not work. Just like any > other hardware upgrade with (pick your favourite OS here) > >> I just have visions of weekends lost 6 months down the road because of >> (put >> your favorite unexplained circumstance here). XP isn't beautiful, and it >> isn't problem free, but it is a known quantity which counts for >> something. >> OTOH I have played the XP "where is the share that is supposed to be >> there" >> game so I know quite well that it isn't all roses on the XP side of the >> house either. > > I can't say that you won't have that experience. But it won't be > because of having to upgrade drivers or things like that. Like I said, > it'll either work, and then you're off to the races, or it won't and > you'll need to find another solution. > >> It sounds appealing, that is for sure. > > I guess the best way to tell for sure is to try it, in a non-critical > environment/role. > > It may be for you, it may not. All I can say is that it sounds like it > will fit the bill for what you need, and I have used it myself in the > past and it worked for what I was doing. > > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com > Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well > preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, > shouting "What a great ride!" > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Fri Feb 9 04:57:06 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 05:57:06 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: <005a01c74c37$65b65970$1800a8c0@s1800> Message-ID: <001b01c74c39$0a7ed6c0$657aa8c0@m6805> You are using NASLite? The BIOD might have a "wake on lan" setting. I have never really understood what that does for you precisely. One thing I would recommend is to see if you can boot off a USB thumb drive. If so, then you could place the NASLite out on a thumb drive, plug it in, ad boot from that. It would be almost instantaneous for a system as small as NASLit appears to be, which would allow "wake on lan" to actually be useful, although even then the storage drives would have to spin up before the storage could be used. I have no clue how long that takes, although I do know that for a large raid like I am doing, they stagger the drives spinup so that the drives don't all come up at once, in order to take it easy on the system power supply. Thanks Lembit, keep us informed on how it is working. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 5:45 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device thanks Bryan and John for the discussion. I have done it yesterday and it worked like a charm. the question i have now is how can I start that PC via LAN, and is there a way to shut it down when the UPS tells to shut down? Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Carbonnell" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 7:14 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > On 2/7/07, JWColby wrote: >> >Have a read of the docs, all 8 pages, and that should give you a good >> >idea >> how little you really need to know. >> >> Isn't that what Microsoft tells Joe user about Microsoft Access? > > Point taken, but I dont' work for MS ;-) > >> >NASLite doesn't have web admin, but it does have web status monitoring. >> >> Hmmm... What status? Is this a Linux thing? Or the drive stuff? > > Drive stuff. The drive space, the drive health if they are SMART aware > devices, etc. and server status/info. > > The NASLite-SMB Info share offers the following status information pages: > . Server ? Provides information about server network settings, lists > recent server users and displays the server (Samba) configuration > file. > . System ? Displays information about the server OS, uptime, load, > CPU, memory, fixed disk drive usage and network interface status. > . Disk-X - Displays Disk X initialization messages, hardware > description and S.M.A.R.T. status information if applicable. Disk 1 is > the primary (master) fixed disk > . SYS Log ? Displays the current system messages log file. > . SMB Log ? Displays the current SMB/CIFS Server (smbd) log file. > . NMB Log - Displays the current NetBIOS Name Server (nmbd) log file. > . About ? Contains general NASLite-SMB information. > > Here is a link to typical (their words not mine) status pages: > http://www.serverelements.com/info/NASLite-1/Server.htm > >> >Yes, that's command line but it is still done remotely. >> >> And here we are learning Linux command line stuff. > > Nope. I wrote that wrong. It's a text based menu. No fancy point and > click GUI. Its all done with the keyboard, via telnet or in front of > the actual PC. > >> Bryan, I am not saying that NASLite won't do what I need. What I want to >> know before I get in there is that I will NEVER have to go do Linux stuff >> for this thing. Not finding a driver for a video card or the raid card >> or >> the NIC, nothing! If I ever have to do any Linux stuff then I just lost >> whatever benefit I might have gained by using it in the first place, and >> since I know absolutely NOTHING about Linux, I could be in trouble in a >> hurry. > > Nope. AFAICT, you will NEVER have to learn Linux. Never, ever, ever > with NASLite. It will either work out of the box with your hardware or > it won't. Period. EOD. > > If it doesn't, you will need to find another solution. If it does, > then you wont' need to upgrade anything. Now having said that, if you > change hardware then the new hardware may not work. Just like any > other hardware upgrade with (pick your favourite OS here) > >> I just have visions of weekends lost 6 months down the road because of >> (put >> your favorite unexplained circumstance here). XP isn't beautiful, and it >> isn't problem free, but it is a known quantity which counts for >> something. >> OTOH I have played the XP "where is the share that is supposed to be >> there" >> game so I know quite well that it isn't all roses on the XP side of the >> house either. > > I can't say that you won't have that experience. But it won't be > because of having to upgrade drivers or things like that. Like I said, > it'll either work, and then you're off to the races, or it won't and > you'll need to find another solution. > >> It sounds appealing, that is for sure. > > I guess the best way to tell for sure is to try it, in a non-critical > environment/role. > > It may be for you, it may not. All I can say is that it sounds like it > will fit the bill for what you need, and I have used it myself in the > past and it worked for what I was doing. > > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com > Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well > preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, > shouting "What a great ride!" > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Fri Feb 9 05:31:45 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:31:45 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device References: <001b01c74c39$0a7ed6c0$657aa8c0@m6805> Message-ID: <001001c74c3d$e19bd230$1800a8c0@s1800> thanks John, I have not installed the disks, only the NASlite software on an old 500MHz PC which I did not need any more. also, I have not decided yet which disks to use. once i do that I wil install a Gigabit network card. I really dont need a very fast startup, so for the time being a floppy is fine. But I would like to have it auto started when I turn my main PC on (maybe run a little VB program from Autostart) This PC does have a "Wake on LAN". My question was really how to make the wakeup call. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "JWColby" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > You are using NASLite? > > The BIOD might have a "wake on lan" setting. I have never really > understood > what that does for you precisely. > > One thing I would recommend is to see if you can boot off a USB thumb > drive. > If so, then you could place the NASLite out on a thumb drive, plug it in, > ad > boot from that. It would be almost instantaneous for a system as small as > NASLit appears to be, which would allow "wake on lan" to actually be > useful, > although even then the storage drives would have to spin up before the > storage could be used. I have no clue how long that takes, although I do > know that for a large raid like I am doing, they stagger the drives spinup > so that the drives don't all come up at once, in order to take it easy on > the system power supply. > > Thanks Lembit, keep us informed on how it is working. > > John W. Colby > Colby Consulting > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 5:45 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > thanks Bryan and John > for the discussion. > I have done it yesterday and it worked like a charm. > > the question i have now is > how can I start that PC via LAN, and is there a way to shut it down when > the > UPS tells to shut down? > > Lembit > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan Carbonnell" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 7:14 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > >> On 2/7/07, JWColby wrote: >>> >Have a read of the docs, all 8 pages, and that should give you a good >>> >idea >>> how little you really need to know. >>> >>> Isn't that what Microsoft tells Joe user about Microsoft Access? >> >> Point taken, but I dont' work for MS ;-) >> >>> >NASLite doesn't have web admin, but it does have web status monitoring. >>> >>> Hmmm... What status? Is this a Linux thing? Or the drive stuff? >> >> Drive stuff. The drive space, the drive health if they are SMART aware >> devices, etc. and server status/info. >> >> The NASLite-SMB Info share offers the following status information pages: >> . Server ? Provides information about server network settings, lists >> recent server users and displays the server (Samba) configuration >> file. >> . System ? Displays information about the server OS, uptime, load, >> CPU, memory, fixed disk drive usage and network interface status. >> . Disk-X - Displays Disk X initialization messages, hardware >> description and S.M.A.R.T. status information if applicable. Disk 1 is >> the primary (master) fixed disk >> . SYS Log ? Displays the current system messages log file. >> . SMB Log ? Displays the current SMB/CIFS Server (smbd) log file. >> . NMB Log - Displays the current NetBIOS Name Server (nmbd) log file. >> . About ? Contains general NASLite-SMB information. >> >> Here is a link to typical (their words not mine) status pages: >> http://www.serverelements.com/info/NASLite-1/Server.htm >> >>> >Yes, that's command line but it is still done remotely. >>> >>> And here we are learning Linux command line stuff. >> >> Nope. I wrote that wrong. It's a text based menu. No fancy point and >> click GUI. Its all done with the keyboard, via telnet or in front of >> the actual PC. >> >>> Bryan, I am not saying that NASLite won't do what I need. What I want >>> to >>> know before I get in there is that I will NEVER have to go do Linux >>> stuff >>> for this thing. Not finding a driver for a video card or the raid card >>> or >>> the NIC, nothing! If I ever have to do any Linux stuff then I just lost >>> whatever benefit I might have gained by using it in the first place, and >>> since I know absolutely NOTHING about Linux, I could be in trouble in a >>> hurry. >> >> Nope. AFAICT, you will NEVER have to learn Linux. Never, ever, ever >> with NASLite. It will either work out of the box with your hardware or >> it won't. Period. EOD. >> >> If it doesn't, you will need to find another solution. If it does, >> then you wont' need to upgrade anything. Now having said that, if you >> change hardware then the new hardware may not work. Just like any >> other hardware upgrade with (pick your favourite OS here) >> >>> I just have visions of weekends lost 6 months down the road because of >>> (put >>> your favorite unexplained circumstance here). XP isn't beautiful, and >>> it >>> isn't problem free, but it is a known quantity which counts for >>> something. >>> OTOH I have played the XP "where is the share that is supposed to be >>> there" >>> game so I know quite well that it isn't all roses on the XP side of the >>> house either. >> >> I can't say that you won't have that experience. But it won't be >> because of having to upgrade drivers or things like that. Like I said, >> it'll either work, and then you're off to the races, or it won't and >> you'll need to find another solution. >> >>> It sounds appealing, that is for sure. >> >> I guess the best way to tell for sure is to try it, in a non-critical >> environment/role. >> >> It may be for you, it may not. All I can say is that it sounds like it >> will fit the bill for what you need, and I have used it myself in the >> past and it worked for what I was doing. >> >> -- >> Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com >> Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well >> preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, >> shouting "What a great ride!" >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Gustav at cactus.dk Fri Feb 9 05:41:37 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:41:37 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device Message-ID: Hi Lembit Good question. Did you study this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN If you find a decent method, I would be most interested in learning. /gustav >>> lembit.dbamail at t-online.de 09-02-2007 12:31:45 >>> This PC does have a "Wake on LAN". My question was really how to make the wakeup call. Lembit From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Fri Feb 9 06:40:03 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 13:40:03 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device References: Message-ID: <000801c74c47$6c4cccf0$1800a8c0@s1800> Thanks for the link Gustav, thats really helpful. there are several free programs mentioned. all I need now is get serious and do it. will keep you all updated. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gustav Brock" To: Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > Hi Lembit > > Good question. Did you study this page: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN > > If you find a decent method, I would be most interested in learning. > > /gustav > >>>> lembit.dbamail at t-online.de 09-02-2007 12:31:45 >>> > > This PC does have a "Wake on LAN". > My question was really how to make the wakeup call. > > Lembit > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From drboz at pacbell.net Fri Feb 9 09:38:16 2007 From: drboz at pacbell.net (Don Bozarth) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 07:38:16 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Hog finder? References: Message-ID: <001001c74c60$522b76a0$6601a8c0@don> Anyone know of a good program to identify which folders and files are chewing up the most disk space? Don B. From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Fri Feb 9 09:40:11 2007 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:40:11 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Hog finder? Message-ID: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F5C@ALCEXLG1> I use Treesize here, you can find it on Google. It's a freebie, or it was when I got it. If you can't find a free version, let me know and I'll mail you the tiny files to install it. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Don Bozarth [mailto:drboz at pacbell.net] Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 3:38 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Hog finder? Anyone know of a good program to identify which folders and files are chewing up the most disk space? Don B. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From Gustav at cactus.dk Fri Feb 9 09:51:43 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:51:43 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Hog finder? Message-ID: Hi Don Scanner is excellent: http://www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/ /gustav >>> drboz at pacbell.net 09-02-2007 16:38:16 >>> Anyone know of a good program to identify which folders and files are chewing up the most disk space? Don B. From garykjos at gmail.com Fri Feb 9 09:52:47 2007 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 09:52:47 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Hog finder? In-Reply-To: <001001c74c60$522b76a0$6601a8c0@don> References: <001001c74c60$522b76a0$6601a8c0@don> Message-ID: I use the Directory Printer from Karen's Power Tools. You can send the output to a file and then import that into Access. http://www.karenware.com/ GK On 2/9/07, Don Bozarth wrote: > Anyone know of a good program to identify which folders and files are > chewing up the most disk space? > > Don B. > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Fri Feb 9 09:55:26 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 10:55:26 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Hog finder? In-Reply-To: <001001c74c60$522b76a0$6601a8c0@don> References: <001001c74c60$522b76a0$6601a8c0@don> Message-ID: On 2/9/07, Don Bozarth wrote: > Anyone know of a good program to identify which folders and files are > chewing up the most disk space? SequoiaView is what I use: http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/ It's freeware. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From john at winhaven.net Fri Feb 9 10:23:42 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 10:23:42 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Hog finder? In-Reply-To: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F5C@ALCEXLG1> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F5C@ALCEXLG1> Message-ID: <01d101c74c66$aa275cb0$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> ditto -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda I use Treesize here, you can find it on Google. It's a freebie, or it was when I got it. If you can't find a free version, let me know and I'll mail you the tiny files to install it. From drboz at pacbell.net Fri Feb 9 11:43:45 2007 From: drboz at pacbell.net (Don Bozarth) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 09:43:45 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Hog finder? References: <001001c74c60$522b76a0$6601a8c0@don> Message-ID: <007a01c74c71$d98fbdc0$6601a8c0@don> Thanks to Jon, Gustav, Gary, Bryan, and John. Now I'll evaluate 'em. see which one I like. Don B. From bheid at sc.rr.com Sat Feb 10 19:37:49 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:37:49 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web services... Message-ID: <00b501c74d7d$3d3d5970$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Hey, I started playing around with web services last night. I created a simple web service. If I run it, it starts up a dev version of IIS and it runs correctly. I even added a client to the solution and it consumed the web service fine. I also started IIS up on my machine and published it to IIS. It put several files into the desired directory under the wwwroot directory. But when I tried to run it using hrrp://localhost/MathService/Mathservice.asmx, it gives me an error that it can't create the class. Can anyone tell me what needs to go where for a web service under IIS? Thanks, Bobby From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Mon Feb 12 11:52:13 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:52:13 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Booting Problem Message-ID: <00bb01c74ece$86fc9c40$0201a8c0@HAL9005> My 10 y.o.'s machine won't boot up. It gets to a certain point in the process and then says C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM is missing or corrupt. Can't boot in safe mode. Recovery console gets me to the C:\ prompt, but I can't do a DIR or change directories. I can reinstall XP but we'll lose everything on the HD. Any ideas on how to recover at least to the point where he could back up a few things? He's now figured out why I have multiple back ups of my stuff. :o) TIA Rocky From marcus at tsstech.com Mon Feb 12 12:19:54 2007 From: marcus at tsstech.com (Scott Marcus) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:19:54 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Booting Problem Message-ID: <2481C34FE71DEE46926A844C7459FC4A01853CF8@exchg1.TSS.AD> Rocky, You could try a repair install... http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm Scott Marcus -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 12:52 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Booting Problem My 10 y.o.'s machine won't boot up. It gets to a certain point in the process and then says C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM is missing or corrupt. Can't boot in safe mode. Recovery console gets me to the C:\ prompt, but I can't do a DIR or change directories. I can reinstall XP but we'll lose everything on the HD. Any ideas on how to recover at least to the point where he could back up a few things? He's now figured out why I have multiple back ups of my stuff. :o) TIA Rocky _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------TSS Technologies NOTICE: This electronic mail transmission is for the use of the named individual or entity to which it is directed and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of any information contained herein is prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail transmission in error, delete it from your system without copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by replying via email or calling TSS Technologies at (513) 772-7000, so that our address record can be corrected. Any information included in this email is provided on an ?as is? and ?where as? basis, and TSS Technologies makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the completeness or accuracy of the information contained in this email. From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Mon Feb 12 12:32:09 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:32:09 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Booting Problem In-Reply-To: <2481C34FE71DEE46926A844C7459FC4A01853CF8@exchg1.TSS.AD> Message-ID: <00ed01c74ed4$1b83bc40$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Thanks for the link Scott. Looks like tonight's project instead of Sponge Bob. (Thank goodness we have all the Sponge Bobs TIVOed.) Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Scott Marcus Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:20 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Booting Problem Rocky, You could try a repair install... http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm Scott Marcus -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 12:52 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Booting Problem My 10 y.o.'s machine won't boot up. It gets to a certain point in the process and then says C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM is missing or corrupt. Can't boot in safe mode. Recovery console gets me to the C:\ prompt, but I can't do a DIR or change directories. I can reinstall XP but we'll lose everything on the HD. Any ideas on how to recover at least to the point where he could back up a few things? He's now figured out why I have multiple back ups of my stuff. :o) TIA Rocky _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TSS Technologies NOTICE: This electronic mail transmission is for the use of the named individual or entity to which it is directed and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of any information contained herein is prohibited. 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Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.36/681 - Release Date: 2/11/2007 6:50 PM From fahooper at trapo.com Mon Feb 12 16:39:12 2007 From: fahooper at trapo.com (Fred Hooper) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:39:12 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Booting Problem In-Reply-To: <00bb01c74ece$86fc9c40$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <004101c74ef6$9eb609c0$6d0b0e44@fredxp> You might check out spinrite (www.grc.com) in case it's a disk problem at root. It's solved a lot of problems for me over the years. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 12:52 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Booting Problem My 10 y.o.'s machine won't boot up. It gets to a certain point in the process and then says C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM is missing or corrupt. Can't boot in safe mode. Recovery console gets me to the C:\ prompt, but I can't do a DIR or change directories. I can reinstall XP but we'll lose everything on the HD. Any ideas on how to recover at least to the point where he could back up a few things? He's now figured out why I have multiple back ups of my stuff. :o) TIA Rocky _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From artful at rogers.com Tue Feb 13 03:05:38 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:05:38 -0800 (PST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Message-ID: <20070213090538.56633.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> I cannot resize the viewing pane in my Firefox installation. I run rogers.yahoo.ca to look at my mail and it's fine in IE but not fine in Firefox. This implies it's a FireFox problem not a rogers.yahoo.ca problem. Grabbing the top separator bar doesn't work. I've wandered through about:config and couldn't see anything relevant. Does anyone have an idea how I can fix this? TIA, Arthur From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Tue Feb 13 07:34:46 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:34:46 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <20070213090538.56633.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <001301c74f73$baee6f10$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Arthur: I use FF and have had a few little problems with it but not many. Occasionally I have to view something in IE - usually a Microsoft site. I'm not sure what you mean by resizing the viewing pane however. I assume you've maximized the window. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of artful at rogers.com Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:06 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question I cannot resize the viewing pane in my Firefox installation. I run rogers.yahoo.ca to look at my mail and it's fine in IE but not fine in Firefox. This implies it's a FireFox problem not a rogers.yahoo.ca problem. Grabbing the top separator bar doesn't work. I've wandered through about:config and couldn't see anything relevant. Does anyone have an idea how I can fix this? TIA, Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM From john at winhaven.net Tue Feb 13 10:10:05 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:10:05 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <001301c74f73$baee6f10$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <20070213090538.56633.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <001301c74f73$baee6f10$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <034201c74f89$6d94ca50$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> There's an add-on called IE View that you may want to consider. With it installed, if you get to a page that doesn't seem to work correctly you can right click and choose "View in IE". IE then opens to that page. It saves time. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Arthur: I use FF and have had a few little problems with it but not many. Occasionally I have to view something in IE - usually a Microsoft site. I'm not sure what you mean by resizing the viewing pane however. I assume you've maximized the window. From carbonnb at gmail.com Tue Feb 13 10:17:01 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:17:01 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <20070213090538.56633.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <20070213090538.56633.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: On 2/13/07, artful at rogers.com wrote: > I cannot resize the viewing pane in my Firefox installation. I run rogers.yahoo.ca to look at my mail and it's fine in IE but not fine in Firefox. This implies it's a FireFox problem not a rogers.yahoo.ca problem. Grabbing the top separator bar doesn't work. I've wandered through about:config and couldn't see anything relevant. Arthur, Do you have any extensions installed? Which ones? Have you tried starting FF in Safe Mode and see if that works? I use Rogers Yahoo!! WITH FF 2.0.0.1 with no problems and I've got abot 10 extensions installed. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Tue Feb 13 10:31:05 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:31:05 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device References: <000801c74c47$6c4cccf0$1800a8c0@s1800> Message-ID: <000601c74f8c$5bf50af0$1800a8c0@s1800> I have now got it working so far that I can connect to it via telnet and see it on HTTP. Where I stumble now is that I cannot see it on WinXP explorer, so I dont have any idea how to store/retreive data from the disk. does nybody know? should I be able to use HTTP for data transmission to/from the disk? Lembit From artful at rogers.com Tue Feb 13 10:34:58 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:34:58 -0800 (PST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Message-ID: <169684.88576.qm@web88206.mail.re2.yahoo.com> How you you load it in safe mode? Perhaps I'll try "/safe" and see what happens. Agh! It formats your hard disk. Arthur Fuller Technical Writer, Data Modeler, SQL Sensei Artful Databases Organization www.artfulsoftware.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Bryan Carbonnell To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:17:01 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question On 2/13/07, artful at rogers.com wrote: > I cannot resize the viewing pane in my Firefox installation. I run rogers.yahoo.ca to look at my mail and it's fine in IE but not fine in Firefox. This implies it's a FireFox problem not a rogers.yahoo.ca problem. Grabbing the top separator bar doesn't work. I've wandered through about:config and couldn't see anything relevant. Arthur, Do you have any extensions installed? Which ones? Have you tried starting FF in Safe Mode and see if that works? From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Tue Feb 13 10:37:07 2007 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:37:07 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device Message-ID: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F8F@ALCEXLG1> I know it's a silly question, but have you shared a folder? :-) I've done it a few times - you do all the complex things right, and forget the easy ones! Jon -----Original Message----- From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:31 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device I have now got it working so far that I can connect to it via telnet and see it on HTTP. Where I stumble now is that I cannot see it on WinXP explorer, so I dont have any idea how to store/retreive data from the disk. does nybody know? should I be able to use HTTP for data transmission to/from the disk? Lembit _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Tue Feb 13 10:43:29 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:43:29 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F8F@ALCEXLG1> Message-ID: <005501c74f8e$17490440$1800a8c0@s1800> on the NASlite-drive? how do I do that? it doesnt have Windows on it or any OS except the NASlite. the manual sais that all data is accessible to wverybody on tha network without pasword or anything. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Tydda" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 5:37 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device >I know it's a silly question, but have you shared a folder? :-) > > I've done it a few times - you do all the complex things right, and forget > the easy ones! > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:31 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > > I have now got it working so far that I can connect to it via telnet and > see > > it on HTTP. > Where I stumble now is that I cannot see it on WinXP explorer, so I dont > have any idea how to store/retreive data from the disk. > > does nybody know? > should I be able to use HTTP for data transmission to/from the disk? > > Lembit > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally > privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject > to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk > ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. > Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. > Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Tue Feb 13 10:51:28 2007 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:51:28 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device Message-ID: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F91@ALCEXLG1> There must be a shared folder on it, else you won't be able to connect to it with Explorer. Maybe the NAS-lite has a default share in the instructions or on the website? Jon -----Original Message----- From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:43 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device on the NASlite-drive? how do I do that? it doesnt have Windows on it or any OS except the NASlite. the manual sais that all data is accessible to wverybody on tha network without pasword or anything. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Tydda" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 5:37 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device >I know it's a silly question, but have you shared a folder? :-) > > I've done it a few times - you do all the complex things right, and forget > the easy ones! > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:31 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > > I have now got it working so far that I can connect to it via telnet and > see > > it on HTTP. > Where I stumble now is that I cannot see it on WinXP explorer, so I dont > have any idea how to store/retreive data from the disk. > > does nybody know? > should I be able to use HTTP for data transmission to/from the disk? > > Lembit > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally > privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject > to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk > ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. > Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. > Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From carbonnb at gmail.com Tue Feb 13 10:58:04 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:58:04 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <169684.88576.qm@web88206.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <169684.88576.qm@web88206.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: On 2/13/07, artful at rogers.com wrote: > How you you load it in safe mode? Perhaps I'll try "/safe" and see what happens. Agh! It formats your hard disk. There should be a start menu item that starts it in safe mode. Failing that, here is my target for my shourtcut: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From Gustav at cactus.dk Tue Feb 13 10:58:48 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:58:48 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device Message-ID: Hi Lembit It is the NASLite-SMB you are running? I don't have a unit on hand right now, but you should be able to browse "The whole network" and find NASLite. Each drive will have a shared folder, Disk-n, where n is 1 to the-count-of-drives. /gustav >>> lembit.dbamail at t-online.de 13-02-2007 17:43:29 >>> on the NASlite-drive? how do I do that? it doesnt have Windows on it or any OS except the NASlite. the manual sais that all data is accessible to wverybody on tha network without pasword or anything. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Tydda" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 5:37 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device >I know it's a silly question, but have you shared a folder? :-) > > I've done it a few times - you do all the complex things right, and forget > the easy ones! > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:31 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > > I have now got it working so far that I can connect to it via telnet and > see > > it on HTTP. > Where I stumble now is that I cannot see it on WinXP explorer, so I dont > have any idea how to store/retreive data from the disk. > > does nybody know? > should I be able to use HTTP for data transmission to/from the disk? > > Lembit > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally > privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject > to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk > ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. > Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. > Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com This mail is marked as non spam by Pinjo revealer, spamfilter technology. ( http://www.pinjo.nl ) From carbonnb at gmail.com Tue Feb 13 11:00:12 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:00:12 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: <005501c74f8e$17490440$1800a8c0@s1800> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F8F@ALCEXLG1> <005501c74f8e$17490440$1800a8c0@s1800> Message-ID: On 2/13/07, Lembit Soobik wrote: > on the NASlite-drive? > how do I do that? it doesnt have Windows on it or any OS except the NASlite. > the manual sais that all data is accessible to wverybody on tha network > without pasword or anything. Which NSALite version did you get? You will need the SMB version to use it via Windows Explorer. There is also an FTP and NFS version. Make sure you have the right one. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Tue Feb 13 11:21:11 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:21:11 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <034201c74f89$6d94ca50$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <004d01c74f93$5ba2c810$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Oh, good one. I'll get that. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:10 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question There's an add-on called IE View that you may want to consider. With it installed, if you get to a page that doesn't seem to work correctly you can right click and choose "View in IE". IE then opens to that page. It saves time. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Arthur: I use FF and have had a few little problems with it but not many. Occasionally I have to view something in IE - usually a Microsoft site. I'm not sure what you mean by resizing the viewing pane however. I assume you've maximized the window. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Tue Feb 13 11:23:11 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:23:11 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <034201c74f89$6d94ca50$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <004e01c74f93$a3164140$0201a8c0@HAL9005> So on the way out the door this morning, Noah, my 10 y.o. asks "Why are uploads so much slower that downloads?" (He's been running speed tests.) Well, I never really thought about it. My answer was "I don't know".. But I'd better find out. (My rep's on the line here). So why are uploads slower than downloads? TIA Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:10 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question There's an add-on called IE View that you may want to consider. With it installed, if you get to a page that doesn't seem to work correctly you can right click and choose "View in IE". IE then opens to that page. It saves time. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Arthur: I use FF and have had a few little problems with it but not many. Occasionally I have to view something in IE - usually a Microsoft site. I'm not sure what you mean by resizing the viewing pane however. I assume you've maximized the window. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Tue Feb 13 11:35:23 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:35:23 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <004e01c74f93$a3164140$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <000f01c74f95$57a74590$657aa8c0@m6805> Because you are purchasing asymmetrical bandwidth. Which means that uploads are given less bandwidth (by the ISP) than downloads. In the US, virtually all Cable and DSL is asymmetrical. If you purchase a T1 or something like that you would likely be purchasing symmetrical bandwidth. The ISP does this for the simple reasons that: 1) Total bandwidth over a given medium is fixed. 2) Downloads are more used than uploads (by the ISP's users). 3) Bandwidth is the commodity sold. Thus limiting the upload speed frees up bandwidth which can be allocated to downloads and allows the ISP to make more money on a given medium, and it does this without adversely affecting most clients. It also provides the very real benefit of limiting your ability to host a web server, FTP (file sharing) site etc. but that is NOT the REASON for the limit, just a side effect. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:23 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question So on the way out the door this morning, Noah, my 10 y.o. asks "Why are uploads so much slower that downloads?" (He's been running speed tests.) Well, I never really thought about it. My answer was "I don't know".. But I'd better find out. (My rep's on the line here). So why are uploads slower than downloads? TIA Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:10 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question There's an add-on called IE View that you may want to consider. With it installed, if you get to a page that doesn't seem to work correctly you can right click and choose "View in IE". IE then opens to that page. It saves time. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Arthur: I use FF and have had a few little problems with it but not many. Occasionally I have to view something in IE - usually a Microsoft site. I'm not sure what you mean by resizing the viewing pane however. I assume you've maximized the window. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From artful at rogers.com Tue Feb 13 11:47:56 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:47:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Message-ID: <518514.63555.qm@web88202.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Because your ISP typically throttles you back, in the consumer package. My ISP (and presumably yours) offers an upgrade for about $125/yr. that gives you a static IP and equal-speed up and down, so you can host a web site or ftp site, etc. Arthur ----- Original Message ---- From: Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:23:11 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question So on the way out the door this morning, Noah, my 10 y.o. asks "Why are uploads so much slower that downloads?" (He's been running speed tests.) Well, I never really thought about it. My answer was "I don't know".. But I'd better find out. (My rep's on the line here). So why are uploads slower than downloads? TIA Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:10 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question There's an add-on called IE View that you may want to consider. With it installed, if you get to a page that doesn't seem to work correctly you can right click and choose "View in IE". IE then opens to that page. It saves time. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Arthur: I use FF and have had a few little problems with it but not many. Occasionally I have to view something in IE - usually a Microsoft site. I'm not sure what you mean by resizing the viewing pane however. I assume you've maximized the window. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Tue Feb 13 11:59:38 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:59:38 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F8F@ALCEXLG1><005501c74f8e$17490440$1800a8c0@s1800> Message-ID: <001601c74f98$bacc6850$1800a8c0@s1800> AAAAAAAAAAhhhaaaa, well, I wondered what all these versions were (can understand FTP), so I assumed wrongly that NFS must be the right one. Thanks a lot. I will then try it with SMB. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Carbonnell" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > On 2/13/07, Lembit Soobik wrote: >> on the NASlite-drive? >> how do I do that? it doesnt have Windows on it or any OS except the >> NASlite. >> the manual sais that all data is accessible to wverybody on tha network >> without pasword or anything. > > Which NSALite version did you get? > > You will need the SMB version to use it via Windows Explorer. > > There is also an FTP and NFS version. > > Make sure you have the right one. > > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com > Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well > preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, > shouting "What a great ride!" > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Tue Feb 13 12:00:32 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:00:32 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device References: Message-ID: <001b01c74f98$dac55fe0$1800a8c0@s1800> unfortunately not, but I'm going to change that. thanks Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gustav Brock" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > Hi Lembit > > It is the NASLite-SMB you are running? > > I don't have a unit on hand right now, but you should be able to browse > "The whole network" and find NASLite. > Each drive will have a shared folder, Disk-n, where n is 1 to > the-count-of-drives. > > /gustav > >>>> lembit.dbamail at t-online.de 13-02-2007 17:43:29 >>> > on the NASlite-drive? > how do I do that? it doesnt have Windows on it or any OS except the > NASlite. > the manual sais that all data is accessible to wverybody on tha network > without pasword or anything. > > Lembit > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon Tydda" > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" > > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 5:37 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > >>I know it's a silly question, but have you shared a folder? :-) >> >> I've done it a few times - you do all the complex things right, and >> forget >> the easy ones! >> >> >> Jon >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] >> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:31 PM >> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device >> >> >> I have now got it working so far that I can connect to it via telnet and >> see >> >> it on HTTP. >> Where I stumble now is that I cannot see it on WinXP explorer, so I dont >> have any idea how to store/retreive data from the disk. >> >> does nybody know? >> should I be able to use HTTP for data transmission to/from the disk? >> >> Lembit >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >> The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally >> privileged. 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So it's just an artificial restriction. Not some hardware thing. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Because you are purchasing asymmetrical bandwidth. Which means that uploads are given less bandwidth (by the ISP) than downloads. In the US, virtually all Cable and DSL is asymmetrical. If you purchase a T1 or something like that you would likely be purchasing symmetrical bandwidth. The ISP does this for the simple reasons that: 1) Total bandwidth over a given medium is fixed. 2) Downloads are more used than uploads (by the ISP's users). 3) Bandwidth is the commodity sold. Thus limiting the upload speed frees up bandwidth which can be allocated to downloads and allows the ISP to make more money on a given medium, and it does this without adversely affecting most clients. It also provides the very real benefit of limiting your ability to host a web server, FTP (file sharing) site etc. but that is NOT the REASON for the limit, just a side effect. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:23 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question So on the way out the door this morning, Noah, my 10 y.o. asks "Why are uploads so much slower that downloads?" (He's been running speed tests.) Well, I never really thought about it. My answer was "I don't know".. But I'd better find out. (My rep's on the line here). So why are uploads slower than downloads? TIA Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:10 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question There's an add-on called IE View that you may want to consider. With it installed, if you get to a page that doesn't seem to work correctly you can right click and choose "View in IE". IE then opens to that page. It saves time. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Arthur: I use FF and have had a few little problems with it but not many. Occasionally I have to view something in IE - usually a Microsoft site. I'm not sure what you mean by resizing the viewing pane however. I assume you've maximized the window. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Tue Feb 13 12:32:52 2007 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:32:52 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Booting Problem In-Reply-To: <00ed01c74ed4$1b83bc40$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <00ed01c74ed4$1b83bc40$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <45D20454.3090803@shaw.ca> You might want to look through recent Fred Langa's articles Langa Letter: XP's No-Reformat, Nondestructive Total-Rebuild Option 's articles http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189400897&cid=nl_IWK_BTL Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: >Thanks for the link Scott. Looks like tonight's project instead of Sponge >Bob. (Thank goodness we have all the Sponge Bobs TIVOed.) > >Rocky > > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Scott Marcus >Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:20 AM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Booting Problem > >Rocky, > >You could try a repair install... > >http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm > >Scott Marcus > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at >Beach Access Software >Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 12:52 PM >To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >Subject: [dba-Tech] Booting Problem > >My 10 y.o.'s machine won't boot up. It gets to a certain point in the >process and then says C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM is missing or >corrupt. > >Can't boot in safe mode. 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Canada From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Tue Feb 13 12:46:29 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:46:29 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F8F@ALCEXLG1><005501c74f8e$17490440$1800a8c0@s1800> <001601c74f98$bacc6850$1800a8c0@s1800> Message-ID: <000801c74f9f$46aac6e0$1800a8c0@s1800> and now its working :) thanks everybody :) Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lembit Soobik" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > AAAAAAAAAAhhhaaaa, > well, I wondered what all these versions were (can understand FTP), so I > assumed wrongly that NFS must be the right one. > Thanks a lot. > I will then try it with SMB. > > Lembit > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan Carbonnell" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:00 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > >> On 2/13/07, Lembit Soobik wrote: >>> on the NASlite-drive? >>> how do I do that? it doesnt have Windows on it or any OS except the >>> NASlite. >>> the manual sais that all data is accessible to wverybody on tha network >>> without pasword or anything. >> >> Which NSALite version did you get? >> >> You will need the SMB version to use it via Windows Explorer. >> >> There is also an FTP and NFS version. >> >> Make sure you have the right one. >> >> -- >> Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com >> Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well >> preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, >> shouting "What a great ride!" >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Tue Feb 13 13:03:57 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:03:57 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: <001601c74f98$bacc6850$1800a8c0@s1800> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F8F@ALCEXLG1> <005501c74f8e$17490440$1800a8c0@s1800> <001601c74f98$bacc6850$1800a8c0@s1800> Message-ID: On 2/13/07, Lembit Soobik wrote: > AAAAAAAAAAhhhaaaa, > well, I wondered what all these versions were (can understand FTP), so I > assumed wrongly that NFS must be the right one. > Thanks a lot. > I will then try it with SMB. NFS is the *nix equivalent to SMB NFS = Network File System SMB = Server Message Block (or something like that) - Microsoft's equivalent to NFS -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Tue Feb 13 13:10:30 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:10:30 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: <000801c74f9f$46aac6e0$1800a8c0@s1800> Message-ID: <001601c74fa2$a1d97db0$657aa8c0@m6805> YEAaaaa! So tell us all about it. Put a floppy in, boot the machine, go to another system and "there it is"? My big question now is how the installation of a raid controller will impact this "load a floppy" thing. The other question in my mind is performance and the like. If I create a raid array, it is a blank slate, there are no volumes. Will it appear as a "huge hard disk" to Linux? If so then how does it get formatted and partitions created? AFAIK all of that has to happen on the local computer, i.e. a windows machine is not allowed to format a drive on a system out on the network. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:46 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device and now its working :) thanks everybody :) Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lembit Soobik" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > AAAAAAAAAAhhhaaaa, > well, I wondered what all these versions were (can understand FTP), so I > assumed wrongly that NFS must be the right one. > Thanks a lot. > I will then try it with SMB. > > Lembit > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan Carbonnell" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:00 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > >> On 2/13/07, Lembit Soobik wrote: >>> on the NASlite-drive? >>> how do I do that? it doesnt have Windows on it or any OS except the >>> NASlite. >>> the manual sais that all data is accessible to wverybody on tha network >>> without pasword or anything. >> >> Which NSALite version did you get? >> >> You will need the SMB version to use it via Windows Explorer. >> >> There is also an FTP and NFS version. >> >> Make sure you have the right one. >> >> -- >> Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com >> Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well >> preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, >> shouting "What a great ride!" >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Tue Feb 13 13:24:43 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:24:43 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <005901c74f9a$754eb9c0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <001801c74fa4$9e0b4cc0$657aa8c0@m6805> Uhhh... Yep. As Arthur noted, many ISPs will happily sell you more bandwidth. In my particular case the ISP (the cable company) sells "tiers", 3 mbit down/256 kbit up, 5 mbit down / 512 kbit up and 10 mbit down / 1 mbit up. In all cases for MY ISP it is asymetrical. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:12 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question OK. So it's just an artificial restriction. Not some hardware thing. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Because you are purchasing asymmetrical bandwidth. Which means that uploads are given less bandwidth (by the ISP) than downloads. In the US, virtually all Cable and DSL is asymmetrical. If you purchase a T1 or something like that you would likely be purchasing symmetrical bandwidth. The ISP does this for the simple reasons that: 1) Total bandwidth over a given medium is fixed. 2) Downloads are more used than uploads (by the ISP's users). 3) Bandwidth is the commodity sold. Thus limiting the upload speed frees up bandwidth which can be allocated to downloads and allows the ISP to make more money on a given medium, and it does this without adversely affecting most clients. It also provides the very real benefit of limiting your ability to host a web server, FTP (file sharing) site etc. but that is NOT the REASON for the limit, just a side effect. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:23 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question So on the way out the door this morning, Noah, my 10 y.o. asks "Why are uploads so much slower that downloads?" (He's been running speed tests.) Well, I never really thought about it. My answer was "I don't know".. But I'd better find out. (My rep's on the line here). So why are uploads slower than downloads? TIA Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:10 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question There's an add-on called IE View that you may want to consider. With it installed, if you get to a page that doesn't seem to work correctly you can right click and choose "View in IE". IE then opens to that page. It saves time. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Arthur: I use FF and have had a few little problems with it but not many. Occasionally I have to view something in IE - usually a Microsoft site. I'm not sure what you mean by resizing the viewing pane however. I assume you've maximized the window. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Gustav at cactus.dk Tue Feb 13 13:51:00 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:51:00 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device Message-ID: Hi John It is too easy. The NASLite sees up to 4 IDE disks. That's it. Wether one or more of these are RAID drives, doesn't matter. It asks disk by disk if you want to use that disk. Answer Yes, and it will be formatted and shared as Disk-n. /gustav >>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 13-02-2007 20:10:30 >>> YEAaaaa! So tell us all about it. Put a floppy in, boot the machine, go to another system and "there it is"? My big question now is how the installation of a raid controller will impact this "load a floppy" thing. The other question in my mind is performance and the like. If I create a raid array, it is a blank slate, there are no volumes. Will it appear as a "huge hard disk" to Linux? If so then how does it get formatted and partitions created? AFAIK all of that has to happen on the local computer, i.e. a windows machine is not allowed to format a drive on a system out on the network. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:46 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device and now its working :) thanks everybody :) Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lembit Soobik" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > AAAAAAAAAAhhhaaaa, > well, I wondered what all these versions were (can understand FTP), so I > assumed wrongly that NFS must be the right one. > Thanks a lot. > I will then try it with SMB. > > Lembit > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan Carbonnell" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:00 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > >> On 2/13/07, Lembit Soobik wrote: >>> on the NASlite-drive? >>> how do I do that? it doesnt have Windows on it or any OS except the >>> NASlite. >>> the manual sais that all data is accessible to wverybody on tha network >>> without pasword or anything. >> >> Which NSALite version did you get? >> >> You will need the SMB version to use it via Windows Explorer. >> >> There is also an FTP and NFS version. >> >> Make sure you have the right one. From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Tue Feb 13 14:01:05 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:01:05 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <001b01c74fa9$b22931e0$657aa8c0@m6805> Well, for starters these aren't IDE disks, they are SATA disks, connected to a raid controller. Does the raid controller report them as IDE disks? No se exactamente. My raid controller can have up to 8 SATA disks connected to it. The controller can then divvy up the SATA disks into different raid arrays, or use them all in one big array. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:51 PM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device Hi John It is too easy. The NASLite sees up to 4 IDE disks. That's it. Wether one or more of these are RAID drives, doesn't matter. It asks disk by disk if you want to use that disk. Answer Yes, and it will be formatted and shared as Disk-n. /gustav >>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 13-02-2007 20:10:30 >>> YEAaaaa! So tell us all about it. Put a floppy in, boot the machine, go to another system and "there it is"? My big question now is how the installation of a raid controller will impact this "load a floppy" thing. The other question in my mind is performance and the like. If I create a raid array, it is a blank slate, there are no volumes. Will it appear as a "huge hard disk" to Linux? If so then how does it get formatted and partitions created? AFAIK all of that has to happen on the local computer, i.e. a windows machine is not allowed to format a drive on a system out on the network. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:46 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device and now its working :) thanks everybody :) Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lembit Soobik" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > AAAAAAAAAAhhhaaaa, > well, I wondered what all these versions were (can understand FTP), so > I assumed wrongly that NFS must be the right one. > Thanks a lot. > I will then try it with SMB. > > Lembit > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan Carbonnell" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:00 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > >> On 2/13/07, Lembit Soobik wrote: >>> on the NASlite-drive? >>> how do I do that? it doesnt have Windows on it or any OS except the >>> NASlite. >>> the manual sais that all data is accessible to wverybody on tha >>> network without pasword or anything. >> >> Which NSALite version did you get? >> >> You will need the SMB version to use it via Windows Explorer. >> >> There is also an FTP and NFS version. >> >> Make sure you have the right one. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Tue Feb 13 14:06:06 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:06:06 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <001c01c74faa$65d28ac0$657aa8c0@m6805> http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2091770,00.asp This just in, for comparisons. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:51 PM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device Hi John It is too easy. The NASLite sees up to 4 IDE disks. That's it. Wether one or more of these are RAID drives, doesn't matter. It asks disk by disk if you want to use that disk. Answer Yes, and it will be formatted and shared as Disk-n. /gustav >>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 13-02-2007 20:10:30 >>> YEAaaaa! So tell us all about it. Put a floppy in, boot the machine, go to another system and "there it is"? My big question now is how the installation of a raid controller will impact this "load a floppy" thing. The other question in my mind is performance and the like. If I create a raid array, it is a blank slate, there are no volumes. Will it appear as a "huge hard disk" to Linux? If so then how does it get formatted and partitions created? AFAIK all of that has to happen on the local computer, i.e. a windows machine is not allowed to format a drive on a system out on the network. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:46 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device and now its working :) thanks everybody :) Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lembit Soobik" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > AAAAAAAAAAhhhaaaa, > well, I wondered what all these versions were (can understand FTP), so > I assumed wrongly that NFS must be the right one. > Thanks a lot. > I will then try it with SMB. > > Lembit > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan Carbonnell" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:00 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > >> On 2/13/07, Lembit Soobik wrote: >>> on the NASlite-drive? >>> how do I do that? it doesnt have Windows on it or any OS except the >>> NASlite. >>> the manual sais that all data is accessible to wverybody on tha >>> network without pasword or anything. >> >> Which NSALite version did you get? >> >> You will need the SMB version to use it via Windows Explorer. >> >> There is also an FTP and NFS version. >> >> Make sure you have the right one. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From artful at rogers.com Tue Feb 13 14:26:49 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:26:49 -0800 (PST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Anyone here using RMC? Message-ID: <20070213202649.87360.qmail@web88210.mail.re2.yahoo.com> RMC = Rational Model Composer. Rational was purchased by IBM a year or two back. You can trace the history of Rational by looking at the credentials of its founders, all of whom contributed significantly to the language and syntax of object-modeling. My question is this: given that RMC is targeted toward O-O languages, has anyone attempted to use it in the context of an O-B (object-based) language such as Access? I would love to see some examples of this, should any exist. TIA, Arthur From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Tue Feb 13 14:37:30 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:37:30 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device References: <001b01c74fa9$b22931e0$657aa8c0@m6805> Message-ID: <001401c74fae$c8457f10$1800a8c0@s1800> I was afraid you ask that, but let me first answer your first question: yes, it is that simple. you download a CD image (about 5$), put that (with e.g. Nero) on a cd. you go to any windows box and boot it with that CD (dont be afraid, it will not use your HDs) make a floppy go to that old PC which you want to use as NAS boot it with the floppy you will get a simple menue from which you configure (format) the IDE drive(s). you give it a name and IP address, save the config to the floppy reboot it and go to a windows PC and put your files on. once you have that done discard keyboard and monitor and run it with telnet from any Win box on the network. all this works now. in order to use SATA and such stuff, you have to download a different version (30$) look it up on their website under product comparison. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "JWColby" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > Well, for starters these aren't IDE disks, they are SATA disks, connected > to > a raid controller. Does the raid controller report them as IDE disks? No > se exactamente. My raid controller can have up to 8 SATA disks connected > to > it. The controller can then divvy up the SATA disks into different raid > arrays, or use them all in one big array. > > John W. Colby > Colby Consulting > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:51 PM > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > Hi John > > It is too easy. The NASLite sees up to 4 IDE disks. That's it. Wether one > or > more of these are RAID drives, doesn't matter. > It asks disk by disk if you want to use that disk. Answer Yes, and it will > be formatted and shared as Disk-n. > > /gustav > >>>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 13-02-2007 20:10:30 >>> > YEAaaaa! So tell us all about it. Put a floppy in, boot the machine, go > to > another system and "there it is"? > > My big question now is how the installation of a raid controller will > impact > this "load a floppy" thing. The other question in my mind is performance > and the like. If I create a raid array, it is a blank slate, there are no > volumes. Will it appear as a "huge hard disk" to Linux? If so then how > does it get formatted and partitions created? AFAIK all of that has to > happen on the local computer, i.e. a windows machine is not allowed to > format a drive on a system out on the network. > > John W. Colby > Colby Consulting > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:46 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > and now its working :) > > thanks everybody :) > > Lembit > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lembit Soobik" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:59 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > >> AAAAAAAAAAhhhaaaa, >> well, I wondered what all these versions were (can understand FTP), so >> I assumed wrongly that NFS must be the right one. >> Thanks a lot. >> I will then try it with SMB. >> >> Lembit >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bryan Carbonnell" >> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" >> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:00 PM >> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device >> >> >>> On 2/13/07, Lembit Soobik wrote: >>>> on the NASlite-drive? >>>> how do I do that? it doesnt have Windows on it or any OS except the >>>> NASlite. >>>> the manual sais that all data is accessible to wverybody on tha >>>> network without pasword or anything. >>> >>> Which NSALite version did you get? >>> >>> You will need the SMB version to use it via Windows Explorer. >>> >>> There is also an FTP and NFS version. >>> >>> Make sure you have the right one. > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Tue Feb 13 14:45:42 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:45:42 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F8F@ALCEXLG1><005501c74f8e$17490440$1800a8c0@s1800><001601c74f98$bacc6850$1800a8c0@s1800> Message-ID: <000c01c74faf$edbd8480$1800a8c0@s1800> thank you Bryan, I dont think they have in the manual a hint that SMB is for Windows users. anyway, thanks to you guys, I have it now working. :) Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Carbonnell" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:03 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > On 2/13/07, Lembit Soobik wrote: >> AAAAAAAAAAhhhaaaa, >> well, I wondered what all these versions were (can understand FTP), so I >> assumed wrongly that NFS must be the right one. >> Thanks a lot. >> I will then try it with SMB. > > NFS is the *nix equivalent to SMB > > NFS = Network File System > SMB = Server Message Block (or something like that) - Microsoft's > equivalent to NFS > > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com > Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well > preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, > shouting "What a great ride!" > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com Tue Feb 13 15:07:59 2007 From: Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com (Hale, Jim) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:07:59 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Message-ID: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2AE@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> Gravity? :-) Jim Hale -----Original Message----- From: Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software [mailto:rockysmolin at bchacc.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:23 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question So on the way out the door this morning, Noah, my 10 y.o. asks "Why are uploads so much slower that downloads?" (He's been running speed tests.) Well, I never really thought about it. My answer was "I don't know".. But I'd better find out. (My rep's on the line here). So why are uploads slower than downloads? TIA Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:10 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question There's an add-on called IE View that you may want to consider. With it installed, if you get to a page that doesn't seem to work correctly you can right click and choose "View in IE". IE then opens to that page. It saves time. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Arthur: I use FF and have had a few little problems with it but not many. Occasionally I have to view something in IE - usually a Microsoft site. I'm not sure what you mean by resizing the viewing pane however. I assume you've maximized the window. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Tue Feb 13 15:14:44 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:14:44 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2AE@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> Message-ID: <002301c74fb3$fc552fd0$657aa8c0@m6805> ROTFL, I never even considered that! John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hale, Jim Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:08 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Gravity? :-) Jim Hale -----Original Message----- From: Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software [mailto:rockysmolin at bchacc.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:23 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question So on the way out the door this morning, Noah, my 10 y.o. asks "Why are uploads so much slower that downloads?" (He's been running speed tests.) Well, I never really thought about it. My answer was "I don't know".. But I'd better find out. (My rep's on the line here). So why are uploads slower than downloads? TIA Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:10 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question There's an add-on called IE View that you may want to consider. With it installed, if you get to a page that doesn't seem to work correctly you can right click and choose "View in IE". IE then opens to that page. It saves time. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Arthur: I use FF and have had a few little problems with it but not many. Occasionally I have to view something in IE - usually a Microsoft site. I'm not sure what you mean by resizing the viewing pane however. I assume you've maximized the window. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From bheid at sc.rr.com Tue Feb 13 15:37:13 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:37:13 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Network question - sort of... Message-ID: <005201c74fb7$200b9d30$2d01a8c0@bhxp> > Hey, > > A good while back I asked about a machine I worked on that was really > slow, but I could find nothing on it. The general consensus was a > reformat/install. The client did not want to do that at the time. Well, > he got a new pc and wants me to wipe his old machine. So I brought the > old pc home so I could do it without someone breathing over my shoulder. > Before the reformat, I hooked it up to my network so that I could copy some data off of the drive first. The connection light on my Linksys WRT54G for the pc is constantly blinking as if I was doing a download on it. I ran WireShark on the PC and on my PC so see if I could spot any traffic. I could not. Could this be indicative of a bad NIC? He had a cable modem connected to the PC via a USB connection. Data went VERY slow. I ended up copying the needed data to a USB thumb drive (even at USB 1.1, it was faster). I have reformatted and reinstalled XP Home and SP2. The NIC is getting an IP address, the DNS server info looks correct, but I still can't browse the web on it. I can ping the router and my machine. Device manager does not show any problems with the NIC. I just checked, it is an on-board network adapter. Could the NIC get all that stuff but still be bad? > Thanks, > Bobby From jon at tydda.plus.com Tue Feb 13 15:53:09 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:53:09 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Network question - sort of... In-Reply-To: <005201c74fb7$200b9d30$2d01a8c0@bhxp> References: <005201c74fb7$200b9d30$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Message-ID: <004b01c74fb9$59eeba30$0200a8c0@jt2> Sounds like it to me. Try disabling the NIC in Device Manager, then rebooting it, then try to copy stuff off it with the USB cable. If it makes a difference, then the NIC is fried. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: 13 February 2007 21:37 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Network question - sort of... > Hey, > > A good while back I asked about a machine I worked on that was really > slow, but I could find nothing on it. The general consensus was a > reformat/install. The client did not want to do that at the time. > Well, he got a new pc and wants me to wipe his old machine. So I > brought the old pc home so I could do it without someone breathing over my shoulder. > Before the reformat, I hooked it up to my network so that I could copy some data off of the drive first. The connection light on my Linksys WRT54G for the pc is constantly blinking as if I was doing a download on it. I ran WireShark on the PC and on my PC so see if I could spot any traffic. I could not. Could this be indicative of a bad NIC? He had a cable modem connected to the PC via a USB connection. Data went VERY slow. I ended up copying the needed data to a USB thumb drive (even at USB 1.1, it was faster). I have reformatted and reinstalled XP Home and SP2. The NIC is getting an IP address, the DNS server info looks correct, but I still can't browse the web on it. I can ping the router and my machine. Device manager does not show any problems with the NIC. I just checked, it is an on-board network adapter. Could the NIC get all that stuff but still be bad? > Thanks, > Bobby _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From bheid at sc.rr.com Tue Feb 13 16:18:46 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:18:46 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Network question - sort of... In-Reply-To: <004b01c74fb9$59eeba30$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <005201c74fb7$200b9d30$2d01a8c0@bhxp> <004b01c74fb9$59eeba30$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <005d01c74fbc$ee3fe800$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Hi Jon, I finally ran up to Office Depot and got a Linksys NIC. Popped it in and all is well! Thanks, Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:53 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Network question - sort of... Sounds like it to me. Try disabling the NIC in Device Manager, then rebooting it, then try to copy stuff off it with the USB cable. If it makes a difference, then the NIC is fried. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: 13 February 2007 21:37 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Network question - sort of... > Hey, > > A good while back I asked about a machine I worked on that was really > slow, but I could find nothing on it. The general consensus was a > reformat/install. The client did not want to do that at the time. > Well, he got a new pc and wants me to wipe his old machine. So I > brought the old pc home so I could do it without someone breathing over my shoulder. > Before the reformat, I hooked it up to my network so that I could copy some data off of the drive first. The connection light on my Linksys WRT54G for the pc is constantly blinking as if I was doing a download on it. I ran WireShark on the PC and on my PC so see if I could spot any traffic. I could not. Could this be indicative of a bad NIC? He had a cable modem connected to the PC via a USB connection. Data went VERY slow. I ended up copying the needed data to a USB thumb drive (even at USB 1.1, it was faster). I have reformatted and reinstalled XP Home and SP2. The NIC is getting an IP address, the DNS server info looks correct, but I still can't browse the web on it. I can ping the router and my machine. Device manager does not show any problems with the NIC. I just checked, it is an on-board network adapter. Could the NIC get all that stuff but still be bad? > Thanks, > Bobby _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jon at tydda.plus.com Tue Feb 13 16:35:31 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:35:31 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Network question - sort of... In-Reply-To: <005d01c74fbc$ee3fe800$2d01a8c0@bhxp> References: <005201c74fb7$200b9d30$2d01a8c0@bhxp><004b01c74fb9$59eeba30$0200a8c0@jt2> <005d01c74fbc$ee3fe800$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Message-ID: <004c01c74fbf$44f8eaa0$0200a8c0@jt2> Marvellous. I love it when a plan comes together :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: 13 February 2007 22:19 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Network question - sort of... Hi Jon, I finally ran up to Office Depot and got a Linksys NIC. Popped it in and all is well! Thanks, Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:53 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Network question - sort of... Sounds like it to me. Try disabling the NIC in Device Manager, then rebooting it, then try to copy stuff off it with the USB cable. If it makes a difference, then the NIC is fried. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: 13 February 2007 21:37 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Network question - sort of... > Hey, > > A good while back I asked about a machine I worked on that was really > slow, but I could find nothing on it. The general consensus was a > reformat/install. The client did not want to do that at the time. > Well, he got a new pc and wants me to wipe his old machine. So I > brought the old pc home so I could do it without someone breathing > over my shoulder. > Before the reformat, I hooked it up to my network so that I could copy some data off of the drive first. The connection light on my Linksys WRT54G for the pc is constantly blinking as if I was doing a download on it. I ran WireShark on the PC and on my PC so see if I could spot any traffic. I could not. Could this be indicative of a bad NIC? He had a cable modem connected to the PC via a USB connection. Data went VERY slow. I ended up copying the needed data to a USB thumb drive (even at USB 1.1, it was faster). I have reformatted and reinstalled XP Home and SP2. The NIC is getting an IP address, the DNS server info looks correct, but I still can't browse the web on it. I can ping the router and my machine. Device manager does not show any problems with the NIC. I just checked, it is an on-board network adapter. Could the NIC get all that stuff but still be bad? > Thanks, > Bobby _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Tue Feb 13 18:49:01 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:49:01 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <002301c74fb3$fc552fd0$657aa8c0@m6805> Message-ID: <00da01c74fd1$eb6c2200$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Seems obvious now, doesn't it? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:15 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question ROTFL, I never even considered that! John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hale, Jim Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:08 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Gravity? :-) Jim Hale -----Original Message----- From: Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software [mailto:rockysmolin at bchacc.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:23 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question So on the way out the door this morning, Noah, my 10 y.o. asks "Why are uploads so much slower that downloads?" (He's been running speed tests.) Well, I never really thought about it. My answer was "I don't know".. But I'd better find out. (My rep's on the line here). So why are uploads slower than downloads? TIA Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:10 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question There's an add-on called IE View that you may want to consider. With it installed, if you get to a page that doesn't seem to work correctly you can right click and choose "View in IE". IE then opens to that page. It saves time. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Arthur: I use FF and have had a few little problems with it but not many. Occasionally I have to view something in IE - usually a Microsoft site. I'm not sure what you mean by resizing the viewing pane however. I assume you've maximized the window. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM From ssharkins at setel.com Tue Feb 13 20:24:32 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:24:32 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word index Message-ID: <000001c74fdf$4b47da90$1734fad1@SUSANONE> How do I remove all the index field codes from a document? I can't submit a manuscript with all these codes. Surely, I don't have to delete each one individually? Susan H. From carbonnb at gmail.com Tue Feb 13 20:37:57 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:37:57 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word index In-Reply-To: <000001c74fdf$4b47da90$1734fad1@SUSANONE> References: <000001c74fdf$4b47da90$1734fad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: On 2/13/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > How do I remove all the index field codes from a document? I can't submit a > manuscript with all these codes. Surely, I don't have to delete each one > individually? Nope. here is some code to run: Sub DeleteIndexEntries() Dim doc As Document Dim fld As Field Set doc = ActiveDocument For Each fld In doc.Fields fld.Select If fld.Type = wdFieldIndexEntry Then fld.Delete End If Next Set fld = Nothing Set doc = Nothing End Sub Just copy and paste into a module in the doc and run. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From ssharkins at setel.com Tue Feb 13 20:56:29 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:56:29 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word index In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <001901c74fe3$babb0e20$1734fad1@SUSANONE> Oh man, you're good -- that was fantastic! Do you have a constant for table of content entries? I'll see if I can get this published -- interested? Susan H. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:38 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word index On 2/13/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > How do I remove all the index field codes from a document? I can't submit a > manuscript with all these codes. Surely, I don't have to delete each one > individually? Nope. here is some code to run: Sub DeleteIndexEntries() Dim doc As Document Dim fld As Field Set doc = ActiveDocument For Each fld In doc.Fields fld.Select If fld.Type = wdFieldIndexEntry Then fld.Delete End If Next Set fld = Nothing Set doc = Nothing End Sub Just copy and paste into a module in the doc and run. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 2/10/2007 9:15 PM From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Tue Feb 13 21:31:30 2007 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:31:30 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word index In-Reply-To: <001901c74fe3$babb0e20$1734fad1@SUSANONE> References: , <001901c74fe3$babb0e20$1734fad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <45D30F32.8773.111FD8A@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> wdFieldTOCEntry. To get a full list of field constants: In Word hit Alt+F11 (or Tools-Macro-Visual Basic Editor) Then F2 (or View-Object Browser) In the Classes list, go to WdFieldType and you will see all of the constants enumerated. -- Stuart On 13 Feb 2007 at 21:56, Susan Harkins wrote: > Oh man, you're good -- that was fantastic! Do you have a constant for table > of content entries? > > I'll see if I can get this published -- interested? > > Susan H. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:38 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word index > > On 2/13/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > > How do I remove all the index field codes from a document? I can't submit > a > > manuscript with all these codes. Surely, I don't have to delete each one > > individually? > > Nope. here is some code to run: > > Sub DeleteIndexEntries() > > Dim doc As Document > Dim fld As Field > > Set doc = ActiveDocument > > For Each fld In doc.Fields > fld.Select > If fld.Type = wdFieldIndexEntry Then > fld.Delete > End If > Next > > Set fld = Nothing > Set doc = Nothing > > End Sub > > Just copy and paste into a module in the doc and run. > > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com > Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well > preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, > shouting "What a great ride!" > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 2/10/2007 > 9:15 PM > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From ssharkins at setel.com Tue Feb 13 21:56:15 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:56:15 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word index In-Reply-To: <45D30F32.8773.111FD8A@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <001b01c74fec$1405d070$1734fad1@SUSANONE> Thank you -- this is SO cool! ;) Susan H. wdFieldTOCEntry. To get a full list of field constants: In Word hit Alt+F11 (or Tools-Macro-Visual Basic Editor) Then F2 (or View-Object Browser) In the Classes list, go to WdFieldType and you will see all of the constants enumerated. -- Stuart On 13 Feb 2007 at 21:56, Susan Harkins wrote: > Oh man, you're good -- that was fantastic! Do you have a constant for table > of content entries? > > I'll see if I can get this published -- interested? > > Susan H. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:38 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word index > > On 2/13/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > > How do I remove all the index field codes from a document? I can't submit > a > > manuscript with all these codes. Surely, I don't have to delete each one > > individually? > > Nope. here is some code to run: > > Sub DeleteIndexEntries() > > Dim doc As Document > Dim fld As Field > > Set doc = ActiveDocument > > For Each fld In doc.Fields > fld.Select > If fld.Type = wdFieldIndexEntry Then > fld.Delete > End If > Next > > Set fld = Nothing > Set doc = Nothing > > End Sub > > Just copy and paste into a module in the doc and run. > > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com > Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well > preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, > shouting "What a great ride!" > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 2/10/2007 > 9:15 PM > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. 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Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 2/10/2007 9:15 PM From pharold at proftesting.com Wed Feb 14 10:19:30 2007 From: pharold at proftesting.com (Perry L Harold) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:19:30 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2AE@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> References: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2AE@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> Message-ID: <00F5FCB4F80FDB4EB03FBAAEAD97CEAD3DFC94@EXCHANGE.ptiorl.local> I would nominate this for the "Best Response of the Year Award" Perry Harold Professional Testing Inc 407-264-2993 pharold at proftesting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hale, Jim Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:08 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Gravity? :-) Jim Hale -----Original Message----- From: Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software [mailto:rockysmolin at bchacc.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:23 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question So on the way out the door this morning, Noah, my 10 y.o. asks "Why are uploads so much slower that downloads?" (He's been running speed tests.) Well, I never really thought about it. My answer was "I don't know".. But I'd better find out. (My rep's on the line here). So why are uploads slower than downloads? TIA Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:10 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question There's an add-on called IE View that you may want to consider. With it installed, if you get to a page that doesn't seem to work correctly you can right click and choose "View in IE". IE then opens to that page. It saves time. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Arthur: I use FF and have had a few little problems with it but not many. Occasionally I have to view something in IE - usually a Microsoft site. I'm not sure what you mean by resizing the viewing pane however. I assume you've maximized the window. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From marklbreen at gmail.com Fri Feb 16 08:02:29 2007 From: marklbreen at gmail.com (Mark Breen) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:02:29 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: <000c01c74faf$edbd8480$1800a8c0@s1800> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F8F@ALCEXLG1> <005501c74f8e$17490440$1800a8c0@s1800> <001601c74f98$bacc6850$1800a8c0@s1800> <000c01c74faf$edbd8480$1800a8c0@s1800> Message-ID: Hello John Colby, This is something that keeps me awake at night also, i.e., what to do if the motherboard goes down. I have a machine, with Raid 10, so I have stripe performance and raid redundancy but if the motherboard (or PSU for that matter) does down, I would have down time. So, in my mind, the only real choice is to have some kind of clustered machines, but this is something that I have only looked at, I have not actually gotton around to creating a cluster of machines. And I wonder what the performance would be like on such a system. Plus to build a cluster on Windows environment, you have to use W2k3 Ent edition. I have the software but licences only to use them in a dev environment, not real production environment. I would not like to assume that if I pulled my raid controller out and put it in another machine, that it would work, in fact, I sort of assume that it would not work. In summary, I have, redundancy with the disks, and backups of the data, but no redundancy with the machine itself. The data that I need to backup is about 40 GB, so what I am considering is 1) continuing to do my mag tape backups nightly and taking fridays off site in case of fire or theft or flooding etc. Then I am thinking of writing a small script to copy the 40 gb nightly to another server, I would probably have an A and B folder on the live backup server, so that when it is overwriting folder A, B is still nice and safe. Additionally, of the main file server ever goes down, I do not have to panic about the last tape backup possibly having failed. In summary, the real secret is to get redundancy of the raid array, I am looking forward to hearing if you acheive this. Finally, as I write this, I have just remembered something. The file server that I am using actually had the raid controller on board, so that means that if the motherboard goes down, I am 99% likely to loose the array..., now I will not sleep. Let me know how you get on the with controller pluging and playing in another machine, Mark From Gustav at cactus.dk Fri Feb 16 08:22:55 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:22:55 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device Message-ID: Hi Mark One cheap method could be (we have not yet tested this in full) is to use *nix standard util and protocol, RSync. Look up the thread last month at AccessD: Linux file server backup One issue we've noticed for backup from Win to FreeNAS is, that high ASCII characters (which our US friends call "accented" or "foreign") are replaced with underscore. As the preservation of the file content probably matters more than exact filenames, you may be able to live with that, indeed considering the cost: 0.00. For a Windows fail-over system, you have Sunbelt Software's Double-Take, but it's the kind of software where pricing is not advertised on the web site. /gustav >>> marklbreen at gmail.com 16-02-2007 15:02:29 >>> Hello John Colby, This is something that keeps me awake at night also, i.e., what to do if the motherboard goes down. I have a machine, with Raid 10, so I have stripe performance and raid redundancy but if the motherboard (or PSU for that matter) does down, I would have down time. So, in my mind, the only real choice is to have some kind of clustered machines, but this is something that I have only looked at, I have not actually gotton around to creating a cluster of machines. And I wonder what the performance would be like on such a system. Plus to build a cluster on Windows environment, you have to use W2k3 Ent edition. I have the software but licences only to use them in a dev environment, not real production environment. I would not like to assume that if I pulled my raid controller out and put it in another machine, that it would work, in fact, I sort of assume that it would not work. In summary, I have, redundancy with the disks, and backups of the data, but no redundancy with the machine itself. The data that I need to backup is about 40 GB, so what I am considering is 1) continuing to do my mag tape backups nightly and taking fridays off site in case of fire or theft or flooding etc. Then I am thinking of writing a small script to copy the 40 gb nightly to another server, I would probably have an A and B folder on the live backup server, so that when it is overwriting folder A, B is still nice and safe. Additionally, of the main file server ever goes down, I do not have to panic about the last tape backup possibly having failed. In summary, the real secret is to get redundancy of the raid array, I am looking forward to hearing if you acheive this. Finally, as I write this, I have just remembered something. The file server that I am using actually had the raid controller on board, so that means that if the motherboard goes down, I am 99% likely to loose the array..., now I will not sleep. Let me know how you get on the with controller pluging and playing in another machine, Mark From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Fri Feb 16 09:04:14 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:04:14 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F8F@ALCEXLG1><005501c74f8e$17490440$1800a8c0@s1800><001601c74f98$bacc6850$1800a8c0@s1800><000c01c74faf$edbd8480$1800a8c0@s1800> Message-ID: <001501c751db$b92229a0$1800a8c0@s1800> Mark, If I understand correctly, you are worried about 40 GB data. have you considered to put in a SATA Raid 1 and in case the PC goes down jsut plug these two HDs into a different machine. I think the bigger issue is to have all the software transferred to the other machine (or keep it on a second machine up to date), but just 40 GB is no problem. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Breen" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > Hello John Colby, > > This is something that keeps me awake at night also, i.e., what to do if > the > motherboard goes down. > > I have a machine, with Raid 10, so I have stripe performance and raid > redundancy but if the motherboard (or PSU for that matter) does down, I > would have down time. > > So, in my mind, the only real choice is to have some kind of clustered > machines, but this is something that I have only looked at, I have not > actually gotton around to creating a cluster of machines. And I wonder > what > the performance would be like on such a system. Plus to build a cluster > on > Windows environment, you have to use W2k3 Ent edition. I have the > software > but licences only to use them in a dev environment, not real production > environment. > > I would not like to assume that if I pulled my raid controller out and put > it in another machine, that it would work, in fact, I sort of assume that > it > would not work. > > In summary, I have, redundancy with the disks, and backups of the data, > but > no redundancy with the machine itself. > > The data that I need to backup is about 40 GB, so what I am considering is > 1) continuing to do my mag tape backups nightly and taking fridays off > site > in case of fire or theft or flooding etc. > > Then I am thinking of writing a small script to copy the 40 gb nightly to > another server, I would probably have an A and B folder on the live backup > server, so that when it is overwriting folder A, B is still nice and safe. > Additionally, of the main file server ever goes down, I do not have to > panic > about the last tape backup possibly having failed. > > In summary, the real secret is to get redundancy of the raid array, I am > looking forward to hearing if you acheive this. > > Finally, as I write this, I have just remembered something. The file > server > that I am using actually had the raid controller on board, so that means > that if the motherboard goes down, I am 99% likely to loose the array..., > now I will not sleep. > > Let me know how you get on the with controller pluging and playing in > another machine, > > Mark > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From marklbreen at gmail.com Sat Feb 17 05:12:46 2007 From: marklbreen at gmail.com (Mark Breen) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:12:46 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device In-Reply-To: <001501c751db$b92229a0$1800a8c0@s1800> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F8F@ALCEXLG1> <005501c74f8e$17490440$1800a8c0@s1800> <001601c74f98$bacc6850$1800a8c0@s1800> <000c01c74faf$edbd8480$1800a8c0@s1800> <001501c751db$b92229a0$1800a8c0@s1800> Message-ID: Hello Lembit and Gustav, Nice to see you all. Gustav, I may try this *nix option, if nothing else, it will give me an excuse to learn a little about this new thing named Linux ;) Lembit, The data in question is mirrored and striped, so I should not really loose the data, but it is down time that I am thinking about. Also, as John Colby was mentioning, I would not feel 100% confident that I could plug a raid controller into another machine and actually get back the stripe. And even if some one assured me that I would, what if the raid controller goes down :( So, my thought process was that unless you really have a fully redundant, and mirrored, machine, you still have some risk of losing production time and to lesser extent, losing some live data. It is not the data that I really worry about, it is the loss of production time. I will look up the thread Linux file server backup now and see what is there. Thanks all, Mark On 16/02/07, Lembit Soobik wrote: > > Mark, > If I understand correctly, you are worried about 40 GB data. > have you considered to put in a SATA Raid 1 and in case the PC goes down > jsut plug these two HDs into a different machine. > I think the bigger issue is to have all the software transferred to the > other machine (or keep it on a second machine up to date), but just 40 GB > is > no problem. > > Lembit > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Breen" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 3:02 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > > > > Hello John Colby, > > > > This is something that keeps me awake at night also, i.e., what to do if > > the > > motherboard goes down. > > > > I have a machine, with Raid 10, so I have stripe performance and raid > > redundancy but if the motherboard (or PSU for that matter) does down, I > > would have down time. > > > > So, in my mind, the only real choice is to have some kind of clustered > > machines, but this is something that I have only looked at, I have not > > actually gotton around to creating a cluster of machines. And I wonder > > what > > the performance would be like on such a system. Plus to build a cluster > > on > > Windows environment, you have to use W2k3 Ent edition. I have the > > software > > but licences only to use them in a dev environment, not real production > > environment. > > > > I would not like to assume that if I pulled my raid controller out and > put > > it in another machine, that it would work, in fact, I sort of assume > that > > it > > would not work. > > > > In summary, I have, redundancy with the disks, and backups of the data, > > but > > no redundancy with the machine itself. > > > > The data that I need to backup is about 40 GB, so what I am considering > is > > 1) continuing to do my mag tape backups nightly and taking fridays off > > site > > in case of fire or theft or flooding etc. > > > > Then I am thinking of writing a small script to copy the 40 gb nightly > to > > another server, I would probably have an A and B folder on the live > backup > > server, so that when it is overwriting folder A, B is still nice and > safe. > > Additionally, of the main file server ever goes down, I do not have to > > panic > > about the last tape backup possibly having failed. > > > > In summary, the real secret is to get redundancy of the raid array, I am > > looking forward to hearing if you acheive this. > > > > Finally, as I write this, I have just remembered something. The file > > server > > that I am using actually had the raid controller on board, so that means > > that if the motherboard goes down, I am 99% likely to loose the > array..., > > now I will not sleep. > > > > Let me know how you get on the with controller pluging and playing in > > another machine, > > > > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Sat Feb 17 06:11:55 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:11:55 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D71C1F8F@ALCEXLG1><005501c74f8e$17490440$1800a8c0@s1800><001601c74f98$bacc6850$1800a8c0@s1800><000c01c74faf$edbd8480$1800a8c0@s1800><001501c751db$b92229a0$1800a8c0@s1800> Message-ID: <000401c7528c$d1080010$1800a8c0@s1800> Hi Mark, what I dont see yet is, why striped? why not simply mirrored Raid 1? that should be easy with your 40 gig, even if you need 400 gig. I have a machine with mirrored 2x 280 G IDE and have recently added a SATA drive. each time I turn the machine off, it makes an Image of the C-partition (Windows and programs) to one partition of the SATA. in case both IDEs would fail I can put the image onto the SATA first partition and boot from that. The data backup is taken care of with a different procedure. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Breen" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device > Hello Lembit and Gustav, > > Nice to see you all. > > Gustav, I may try this *nix option, if nothing else, it will give me an > excuse to learn a little about this new thing named Linux ;) > > Lembit, The data in question is mirrored and striped, so I should not > really > loose the data, but it is down time that I am thinking about. Also, as > John > Colby was mentioning, I would not feel 100% confident that I could plug a > raid controller into another machine and actually get back the stripe. > And > even if some one assured me that I would, what if the raid controller goes > down :( > > So, my thought process was that unless you really have a fully redundant, > and mirrored, machine, you still have some risk of losing production time > and to lesser extent, losing some live data. It is not the data that I > really worry about, it is the loss of production time. > > I will look up the thread Linux file server backup now and see what is > there. > > Thanks all, > > Mark > > > On 16/02/07, Lembit Soobik wrote: >> >> Mark, >> If I understand correctly, you are worried about 40 GB data. >> have you considered to put in a SATA Raid 1 and in case the PC goes down >> jsut plug these two HDs into a different machine. >> I think the bigger issue is to have all the software transferred to the >> other machine (or keep it on a second machine up to date), but just 40 GB >> is >> no problem. >> >> Lembit >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mark Breen" >> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" >> >> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 3:02 PM >> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a network storage device >> >> >> > Hello John Colby, >> > >> > This is something that keeps me awake at night also, i.e., what to do >> > if >> > the >> > motherboard goes down. >> > >> > I have a machine, with Raid 10, so I have stripe performance and raid >> > redundancy but if the motherboard (or PSU for that matter) does down, I >> > would have down time. >> > >> > So, in my mind, the only real choice is to have some kind of clustered >> > machines, but this is something that I have only looked at, I have not >> > actually gotton around to creating a cluster of machines. And I wonder >> > what >> > the performance would be like on such a system. Plus to build a >> > cluster >> > on >> > Windows environment, you have to use W2k3 Ent edition. I have the >> > software >> > but licences only to use them in a dev environment, not real production >> > environment. >> > >> > I would not like to assume that if I pulled my raid controller out and >> put >> > it in another machine, that it would work, in fact, I sort of assume >> that >> > it >> > would not work. >> > >> > In summary, I have, redundancy with the disks, and backups of the data, >> > but >> > no redundancy with the machine itself. >> > >> > The data that I need to backup is about 40 GB, so what I am considering >> is >> > 1) continuing to do my mag tape backups nightly and taking fridays off >> > site >> > in case of fire or theft or flooding etc. >> > >> > Then I am thinking of writing a small script to copy the 40 gb nightly >> to >> > another server, I would probably have an A and B folder on the live >> backup >> > server, so that when it is overwriting folder A, B is still nice and >> safe. >> > Additionally, of the main file server ever goes down, I do not have to >> > panic >> > about the last tape backup possibly having failed. >> > >> > In summary, the real secret is to get redundancy of the raid array, I >> > am >> > looking forward to hearing if you acheive this. >> > >> > Finally, as I write this, I have just remembered something. The file >> > server >> > that I am using actually had the raid controller on board, so that >> > means >> > that if the motherboard goes down, I am 99% likely to loose the >> array..., >> > now I will not sleep. >> > >> > Let me know how you get on the with controller pluging and playing in >> > another machine, >> > >> > Mark >> > _______________________________________________ >> > dba-Tech mailing list >> > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From ssharkins at setel.com Tue Feb 20 09:06:19 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:06:19 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook NOtes Message-ID: <003001c75500$adb37a10$2ab82ad1@SUSANONE> I've just recently begun using Outlook Notes and I'm wondering if there's anyway to keep them on top of the current window until I close them -- atleast in Outlook I mean. So, if I'm working in Mail, I want to view the Note too. Right now, it doesn't work -- if I switch to another view, the Note disappears -- it's open, just not visible. Susan H. From ssharkins at setel.com Tue Feb 20 11:29:29 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:29:29 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel formula Message-ID: <000f01c75514$adbfe610$1234fad1@SUSANONE> I'm trying to use SUMIF to keep a running total of monetary values, by a date value in another column. I think SUMIF's the way to go, but I'm not getting it right -- I don't know how to tell the formula to use just the Month component of the date. I have two columns: Date and Fee. I want to see a third column that sums the values in Fee when the month and year in Date are the same. Anyone know how to do that? Susan H. From dwaters at usinternet.com Tue Feb 20 11:38:57 2007 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:38:57 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook NOtes In-Reply-To: <4802119.1171984218068.JavaMail.root@sniper6> Message-ID: <20070220173912.A8A28219F8@smtp-out-01.usinternet.com> Hi Charlotte, I'm using Outlook 2003. In the lower left corner of my screen is a menu that shows Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, and Notes. If I right-click on the Notes button, I get the option to 'Open in New Window'. If you don't see the Notes button, right-click one of the other buttons and select the option 'Navigation Pane Options . . .' HTH! Dan Waters -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:06 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook NOtes I've just recently begun using Outlook Notes and I'm wondering if there's anyway to keep them on top of the current window until I close them -- atleast in Outlook I mean. So, if I'm working in Mail, I want to view the Note too. Right now, it doesn't work -- if I switch to another view, the Note disappears -- it's open, just not visible. Susan H. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From artful at rogers.com Tue Feb 20 11:54:27 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:54:27 -0800 (PST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel formula Message-ID: <502511.24186.qm@web88214.mail.re2.yahoo.com> See my most recent tip at TechRepublic.com. Arthur Fuller Technical Writer, Data Modeler, SQL Sensei Artful Databases Organization www.artfulsoftware.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Susan Harkins To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:29:29 PM Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel formula I'm trying to use SUMIF to keep a running total of monetary values, by a date value in another column. I think SUMIF's the way to go, but I'm not getting it right -- I don't know how to tell the formula to use just the Month component of the date. I have two columns: Date and Fee. I want to see a third column that sums the values in Fee when the month and year in Date are the same. Anyone know how to do that? Susan H. From ssharkins at setel.com Tue Feb 20 11:55:31 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:55:31 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook NOtes In-Reply-To: <20070220173912.A8A28219F8@smtp-out-01.usinternet.com> Message-ID: <001b01c75518$513d5ae0$1234fad1@SUSANONE> OK. I tried that. I didn't explain what I was after very well. I want to keep just the open note on top of whatever section I'm working, not the Notes section. Sorry about that. But thank you and feel free to try again! ;) Susan H. Hi Charlotte, I'm using Outlook 2003. In the lower left corner of my screen is a menu that shows Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, and Notes. If I right-click on the Notes button, I get the option to 'Open in New Window'. From kathryn at bassett.net Tue Feb 20 16:30:10 2007 From: kathryn at bassett.net (Kathryn Bassett) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:30:10 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook NOtes In-Reply-To: <001b01c75518$513d5ae0$1234fad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <008201c7553e$b01f67d0$6401a8c0@Kathryn> Have you tried PostIt Notes? http://www.3m.com/psnotes There's a 30 day free trial to see if you like it. That will do what you want. Your choice if you want a note to "stay on top" (of *everything*) or to hide. -- Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA) "Genealogy is my bag" "GH is my soap" kathryn at bassett.net http://bassett.net > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Susan Harkins > Sent: 20 Feb 2007 9:56 am > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Outlook NOtes > > OK. I tried that. I didn't explain what I was after very > well. I want to keep just the open note on top of whatever > section I'm working, not the Notes section. Sorry about that. > But thank you and feel free to try again! > ;) > > Susan H. From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Tue Feb 20 16:49:31 2007 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:49:31 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook NOtes In-Reply-To: <008201c7553e$b01f67d0$6401a8c0@Kathryn> References: <001b01c75518$513d5ae0$1234fad1@SUSANONE>, <008201c7553e$b01f67d0$6401a8c0@Kathryn> Message-ID: <45DC079B.4676.41853C3@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> I use the freeware ATNotes from http://atnotes.free.fr/ - it's a brilliant piece of software. It's discontinued, meaning that there won't be any new versions, but the current version does everything that I need. One thing that I really like about it is that you can post notes on other peoples desktops if you are on a LAN. You can also use it as a task scheduler since a note can be hidden until needed with a one-off or a recurring "alarm" and the alarm can run another application. On 20 Feb 2007 at 14:30, Kathryn Bassett wrote: > Have you tried PostIt Notes? http://www.3m.com/psnotes There's a 30 > day free trial to see if you like it. That will do what you want. Your > choice if you want a note to "stay on top" (of *everything*) or to > hide. > > -- > Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA) > "Genealogy is my bag" "GH is my soap" > kathryn at bassett.net > http://bassett.net > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > > Susan Harkins > > Sent: 20 Feb 2007 9:56 am > > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Outlook NOtes > > > > OK. I tried that. I didn't explain what I was after very > > well. I want to keep just the open note on top of whatever > > section I'm working, not the Notes section. Sorry about that. > > But thank you and feel free to try again! > > ;) > > > > Susan H. > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From ssharkins at setel.com Tue Feb 20 17:04:09 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:04:09 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook NOtes In-Reply-To: <008201c7553e$b01f67d0$6401a8c0@Kathryn> Message-ID: <001401c75543$72a0a950$3432fad1@SUSANONE> Thanks Kathryn... Don't you wish you'd thought of post-its? I'm sure whoever did is a millionaire several times over. :) Susan H. Have you tried PostIt Notes? http://www.3m.com/psnotes There's a 30 day free trial to see if you like it. That will do what you want. Your choice if you want a note to "stay on top" (of *everything*) or to hide. From tuxedoman888 at gmail.com Tue Feb 20 17:31:39 2007 From: tuxedoman888 at gmail.com (Billy Pang) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:31:39 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel formula In-Reply-To: <000f01c75514$adbfe610$1234fad1@SUSANONE> References: <000f01c75514$adbfe610$1234fad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <7c8826480702201531m2006f5b9pedb2dc58479842ec@mail.gmail.com> Concatenate the values returned by MONTH and YEAR (eg. =YEAR(A5) & MONTH(A5)) for the sumif? Or if the datasource is sorted by date, then perhaps the subtotal by the concatentate value mentioned above (ie. FILE --> DATA --> SUBTOTAL...)? Billy On 2/20/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > > I'm trying to use SUMIF to keep a running total of monetary values, by a > date value in another column. I think SUMIF's the way to go, but I'm not > getting it right -- I don't know how to tell the formula to use just the > Month component of the date. > > I have two columns: Date and Fee. I want to see a third column that sums > the > values in Fee when the month and year in Date are the same. > > Anyone know how to do that? > > Susan H. > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Billy Pang http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - Italian proverb From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Tue Feb 20 17:32:19 2007 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:32:19 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook NOtes In-Reply-To: <001401c75543$72a0a950$3432fad1@SUSANONE> References: <001401c75543$72a0a950$3432fad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <45DB8503.5080903@shaw.ca> Actually it was a couple of chemical engineers from 3M The noticed a semi-sticky glue and tried it on notepads They brought it to the attention of several management groups but no one was interested. So they hit on the idea of giving postit notes to all the secretaries in the executive office. When the secretaries ran out, they asked for more. They told them the idea was shelved. The secretaries asked the CEO to get them more The rest is history. Susan Harkins wrote: >Thanks Kathryn... > >Don't you wish you'd thought of post-its? I'm sure whoever did is a >millionaire several times over. :) > >Susan H. > >Have you tried PostIt Notes? http://www.3m.com/psnotes There's a 30 day free >trial to see if you like it. That will do what you want. Your choice if you >want a note to "stay on top" (of *everything*) or to hide. > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From jon at tydda.plus.com Tue Feb 20 17:42:36 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:42:36 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel formula In-Reply-To: <7c8826480702201531m2006f5b9pedb2dc58479842ec@mail.gmail.com> References: <000f01c75514$adbfe610$1234fad1@SUSANONE> <7c8826480702201531m2006f5b9pedb2dc58479842ec@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <003801c75548$cd318790$0200a8c0@jt2> Assuming dates are I A1 and B1, and data top add is in A2 and B2... Try =IF(MATCH(C1,D1,1)=1,SUM(A2,B2),"") Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Billy Pang Sent: 20 February 2007 23:32 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel formula Concatenate the values returned by MONTH and YEAR (eg. =YEAR(A5) & MONTH(A5)) for the sumif? Or if the datasource is sorted by date, then perhaps the subtotal by the concatentate value mentioned above (ie. FILE --> DATA --> SUBTOTAL...)? Billy On 2/20/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > > I'm trying to use SUMIF to keep a running total of monetary values, by > a date value in another column. I think SUMIF's the way to go, but I'm > not getting it right -- I don't know how to tell the formula to use > just the Month component of the date. > > I have two columns: Date and Fee. I want to see a third column that > sums the values in Fee when the month and year in Date are the same. > > Anyone know how to do that? > > Susan H. > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Billy Pang http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - Italian proverb _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From ssharkins at setel.com Tue Feb 20 18:26:20 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:26:20 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook NOtes In-Reply-To: <45DB8503.5080903@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <003101c7554e$e97ecd80$3432fad1@SUSANONE> NOT TRUE!!!! Everybody knows that time-traveling Starfleet officers dropped a pad while visiting... ;) Susan H. Actually it was a couple of chemical engineers from 3M The noticed a semi-sticky glue and tried it on notepads They brought it to the attention of several management groups but no one was interested. So they hit on the idea of giving postit notes to all the secretaries in the executive office. When the secretaries ran out, they asked for more. They told them the idea was shelved. The secretaries asked the CEO to get them more The rest is history. From ssharkins at setel.com Tue Feb 20 19:05:12 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:05:12 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel formula In-Reply-To: <003801c75548$cd318790$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <003b01c75554$578cd650$3432fad1@SUSANONE> There are no labels, so subtotals doesn't work. In column B I have general dates d/m/y -- these dates are in consecutive order. In column G I have values. I want to keep a running total of the values in column G by the month (column B). B G 1/28/2007 400 400 1/30/2007 200 600 2/3/2007 300 300 2/4/2007 400 700 2/28/2007 500 1200 3/4/2007 100 100 Thanks to you and Billy, but so far, I haven't gotten it right. Susan H. Assuming dates are I A1 and B1, and data top add is in A2 and B2... Try =IF(MATCH(C1,D1,1)=1,SUM(A2,B2),"") Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Billy Pang Sent: 20 February 2007 23:32 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel formula Concatenate the values returned by MONTH and YEAR (eg. =YEAR(A5) & MONTH(A5)) for the sumif? Or if the datasource is sorted by date, then perhaps the subtotal by the concatentate value mentioned above (ie. FILE --> DATA --> SUBTOTAL...)? Billy On 2/20/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > > I'm trying to use SUMIF to keep a running total of monetary values, by > a date value in another column. I think SUMIF's the way to go, but I'm > not getting it right -- I don't know how to tell the formula to use > just the Month component of the date. > > I have two columns: Date and Fee. I want to see a third column that > sums the values in Fee when the month and year in Date are the same. > > Anyone know how to do that? > > Susan H. > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Billy Pang http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - Italian proverb _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/694 - Release Date: 2/20/2007 1:44 PM From john at winhaven.net Wed Feb 21 00:04:16 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:04:16 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] SMTP service Message-ID: <038c01c7557e$1ed4a0c0$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Anyone know a good reason that my SMTP service is having very short stoppages (60 seconds or so) about an hour to an hour and a half apart? From tuxedoman888 at gmail.com Wed Feb 21 17:15:32 2007 From: tuxedoman888 at gmail.com (Billy Pang) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:15:32 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel formula In-Reply-To: <003b01c75554$578cd650$3432fad1@SUSANONE> References: <003801c75548$cd318790$0200a8c0@jt2> <003b01c75554$578cd650$3432fad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <7c8826480702211515o58ac8061x706394b19706a761@mail.gmail.com> ok, i think there is a way that it will probably work but only if the dates are ALWAYS in consecutive order... here are the steps for illustration.. 1) use your dataset example (6 rows) where 01-28-2007 is on cell A3 and 400 is on cell B3 and so on... 2) for column c, use the concatenated value of month and year (ie. =MONTH(A3) & YEAR(A3) for cell c3) 3) for column d, use the formula [=IF(C3=C2,B2+B3,B3)] for cell d3; what that formula does is determine whether there is need to create running sum or just take record total based on whether the concatentated value is the same as the previuos row above. 4) fill down the formulas from steps 2 and 3 above down to row 8 (beacuse there are 6 rows and we started on row 3) performing the following steps, for column d, it will show the following values in the following order: 400, 600, 300, 700, 1200, 100 Billy On 2/20/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > > There are no labels, so subtotals doesn't work. > > In column B I have general dates d/m/y -- these dates are in consecutive > order. > In column G I have values. > > I want to keep a running total of the values in column G by the month > (column B). > B G > 1/28/2007 400 400 > 1/30/2007 200 600 > 2/3/2007 300 300 > 2/4/2007 400 700 > 2/28/2007 500 1200 > 3/4/2007 100 100 > > Thanks to you and Billy, but so far, I haven't gotten it right. > > Susan H. > > Assuming dates are I A1 and B1, and data top add is in A2 and B2... > > Try =IF(MATCH(C1,D1,1)=1,SUM(A2,B2),"") > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Billy Pang > Sent: 20 February 2007 23:32 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel formula > > Concatenate the values returned by MONTH and YEAR (eg. =YEAR(A5) & > MONTH(A5)) for the sumif? > > Or if the datasource is sorted by date, then perhaps the subtotal by the > concatentate value mentioned above (ie. FILE --> DATA --> SUBTOTAL...)? > > Billy > > On 2/20/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > > > > I'm trying to use SUMIF to keep a running total of monetary values, by > > a date value in another column. I think SUMIF's the way to go, but I'm > > not getting it right -- I don't know how to tell the formula to use > > just the Month component of the date. > > > > I have two columns: Date and Fee. I want to see a third column that > > sums the values in Fee when the month and year in Date are the same. > > > > Anyone know how to do that? > > > > Susan H. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > Billy Pang > http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ > "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - > Italian proverb _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more > available at http://www.plus.net > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/694 - Release Date: 2/20/2007 > 1:44 PM > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Billy Pang http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - Italian proverb From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Wed Feb 21 18:29:08 2007 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:29:08 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] VB ON Linux? In-Reply-To: <0B8880A20E2CF24280FA60901E108FB014820F@TTNEXCHSVR.hshhp.com> References: <0B8880A20E2CF24280FA60901E108FB014820F@TTNEXCHSVR.hshhp.com> Message-ID: <45DD7074.22183.999E252@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/02/21/visual_basic_mono_linux/ "Windows developers can now port Visual Basic applications to Linux without modifying their code, using an open source project backed by Novell. The Mono project has built a compiler that lets developers code using Visual Basic inside Visual Studio or other preferred tools environments and run the Visual Basic code on non-Windows platforms without the time and cost of modification...." -- STuart From ssharkins at setel.com Thu Feb 22 08:56:49 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:56:49 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel formula In-Reply-To: <7c8826480702211515o58ac8061x706394b19706a761@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <002f01c75691$b004f4f0$bf32fad1@SUSANONE> Thanks Billy - that was close enough - put me in the right direction. I was working with this yesterday afternoon, but kept getting a circular error and I couldn't find it -too weird. :) Susan H. ok, i think there is a way that it will probably work but only if the dates are ALWAYS in consecutive order... here are the steps for illustration.. From artful at rogers.com Thu Feb 22 09:30:23 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:30:23 -0800 (PST) Subject: [dba-Tech] James Gosling appointed to the Order of Canada Message-ID: <540671.74435.qm@web88202.mail.re2.yahoo.com> http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/21/1953246 Arthur From EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us Thu Feb 22 09:51:25 2007 From: EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us (Tesiny, Ed) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:51:25 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Restore Question Message-ID: I hope I can explain this so it makes sense. I had an application built to capture data on clients who are utilizing high cost Medicaid services. Case managers enter direct services (services provided by the case manager) and referrals for services provided by other entities. The back end of the application is Sql Server 2000. The front end, Cold Fusion and Java Script. The system went live January 4. Case managers (CM) were entering services and were finding that some were disappearing from the system. So we brought the problem to the programmer. When a CM looked at a screen that summarized what direct services and referrals were provided to a client, there was a delete "button" for direct services. If a CM entered a service say psychosocial assessment and then decided it was a mistake and deleted it, it deleted ALL occurrences of psychosocial assessments across all CMs, basically it deleted all instances of psychological assessments in the entire system. Nice programming, eh. He says that 476 services were deleted but he can't tell which ones, don't ask he can't explain. He claims he can restore 195 services, that's it. The system is backed up every hour. He's taken this as far as he can and he's also the Sql Administrator. Here's the question. If I could get a copy of the services table that is in production now and then get the back up services tables. Bring them into MS Access and do a series of queries, match the production table against the last back up and append unmatched services from the back up to the production table...then take the previous back up and match again and append. Does this make any sense? MTIA Ed Edward P. Tesiny Assistant Director for Evaluation Bureau of Evaluation and Practice Improvement New York State OASAS 1450 Western Ave. Albany, New York 12203-3526 Phone: (518) 485-7189 Fax: (518) 485-5769 Email: EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us From artful at rogers.com Thu Feb 22 11:38:19 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:38:19 -0800 (PST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Restore Question Message-ID: <999497.82378.qm@web88207.mail.re2.yahoo.com> I think you can do what you want, yes. Just hoping that you can step through the backups starting just before anyone noticed data was going missing. Arthur Fuller Technical Writer, Data Modeler, SQL Sensei Artful Databases Organization www.artfulsoftware.com ----- Original Message ---- From: "Tesiny, Ed" To: dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com; Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 10:51:25 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Restore Question I hope I can explain this so it makes sense. I had an application built to capture data on clients who are utilizing high cost Medicaid services. Case managers enter direct services (services provided by the case manager) and referrals for services provided by other entities. The back end of the application is Sql Server 2000. The front end, Cold Fusion and Java Script. The system went live January 4. Case managers (CM) were entering services and were finding that some were disappearing from the system. So we brought the problem to the programmer. When a CM looked at a screen that summarized what direct services and referrals were provided to a client, there was a delete "button" for direct services. If a CM entered a service say psychosocial assessment and then decided it was a mistake and deleted it, it deleted ALL occurrences of psychosocial assessments across all CMs, basically it deleted all instances of psychological assessments in the entire system. Nice programming, eh. He says that 476 services were deleted but he can't tell which ones, don't ask he can't explain. He claims he can restore 195 services, that's it. The system is backed up every hour. He's taken this as far as he can and he's also the Sql Administrator. Here's the question. If I could get a copy of the services table that is in production now and then get the back up services tables. Bring them into MS Access and do a series of queries, match the production table against the last back up and append unmatched services from the back up to the production table...then take the previous back up and match again and append. Does this make any sense? MTIA Ed Edward P. Tesiny Assistant Director for Evaluation Bureau of Evaluation and Practice Improvement New York State OASAS 1450 Western Ave. Albany, New York 12203-3526 Phone: (518) 485-7189 Fax: (518) 485-5769 Email: EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Thu Feb 22 12:13:53 2007 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:13:53 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] James Gosling appointed to the Order of Canada In-Reply-To: <540671.74435.qm@web88202.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <540671.74435.qm@web88202.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <45DDDD61.4050701@shaw.ca> Now they just have to get around to Ken Iverson, Tim Bray, and Brian Kernighan, artful at rogers.com wrote: >http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/21/1953246 > >Arthur >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From artful at rogers.com Fri Feb 23 06:42:25 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:42:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: [dba-Tech] SETI Finally Finds Something Message-ID: <325483.57882.qm@web88208.mail.re2.yahoo.com> +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SETI Finally Finds Something | | from the laptop-phone-home dept. | | posted by samzenpus on Wednesday February 21, @21:21 (It's funny.| | http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/21/2326240 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ [0]QuatumCrypto writes "SETI at home is a distributed processing client from UC Berkeley that installs on the volunteers' home computers and harnesses their processing power in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. So far nothing noteworthy has comeout of this massive project... that is until today! One of the volunteers was able to [1]track down his wife's stolen laptop using the IP address that SETI at home client reports back to the server. After getting back the laptop his wife said, 'I always knew that a geek would make a great husband.'" Arthur From john at winhaven.net Fri Feb 23 13:40:57 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:40:57 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] SETI Finally Finds Something In-Reply-To: <325483.57882.qm@web88208.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <325483.57882.qm@web88208.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <032a01c75782$8a3cbdb0$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> I thought you were going say there's intelligent life on earth that it found. I'm having trouble finding it lately ;o) -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of artful at rogers.com Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 6:42 AM From carbonnb at gmail.com Fri Feb 23 13:53:29 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:53:29 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] SETI Finally Finds Something In-Reply-To: <032a01c75782$8a3cbdb0$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <325483.57882.qm@web88208.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <032a01c75782$8a3cbdb0$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: On 2/23/07, John Bartow wrote: > I thought you were going say there's intelligent life on earth that it > found. I'm having trouble finding it lately ;o) Stop hanging out on OT :) -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From john at winhaven.net Fri Feb 23 14:12:04 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:12:04 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] SETI Finally Finds Something In-Reply-To: References: <325483.57882.qm@web88208.mail.re2.yahoo.com><032a01c75782$8a3cbdb0$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <034001c75786$e3668750$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> LMAO! -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell On 2/23/07, John Bartow wrote: > I thought you were going say there's intelligent life on earth that it > found. I'm having trouble finding it lately ;o) Stop hanging out on OT :) From ssharkins at setel.com Sat Feb 24 10:27:35 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:27:35 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Published Access Report in Word Loses Values Message-ID: <008b01c75830$b17a8660$3d34fad1@SUSANONE> I asked this over on access-d and didn't get a response. I have an Access report with three Yes/No fields. When I published the report to Word, the Yes/No values didn't make the transition. Is this normal? I can change the report controls to display literal Yes and No values -- is that what I'll have to do? I don't remember losing the Yes/No checks before, but it's a new report and I just might not have noticed it. Susan H. From tinanfields at torchlake.com Sun Feb 25 13:49:17 2007 From: tinanfields at torchlake.com (Tina Norris Fields) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:49:17 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Published Access Report in Word Loses Values In-Reply-To: <008b01c75830$b17a8660$3d34fad1@SUSANONE> References: <008b01c75830$b17a8660$3d34fad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <45E1E83D.70508@torchlake.com> Susan, I remember having the same difficulty with an Access report sent over to Word. I couldn't find any good way to fix it, so I ended up converting the Access report to a pdf file. For my purposes that fixed it. Hope this is helpful. Tina Susan Harkins wrote: > I asked this over on access-d and didn't get a response. > > I have an Access report with three Yes/No fields. When I published the > report to Word, the Yes/No values didn't make the transition. Is this > normal? I can change the report controls to display literal Yes and No > values -- is that what I'll have to do? > > I don't remember losing the Yes/No checks before, but it's a new report and > I just might not have noticed it. > > Susan H. > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > From ssharkins at setel.com Sun Feb 25 16:54:58 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:54:58 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Published Access Report in Word Loses Values In-Reply-To: <45E1E83D.70508@torchlake.com> Message-ID: <002a01c7592f$fef5e010$9ab82ad1@SUSANONE> Well, at least it isn't just me. ;) This is for the web, so I think I probably should just check the display to literal Yes and No values. Susan H. Susan, I remember having the same difficulty with an Access report sent over to Word. I couldn't find any good way to fix it, so I ended up converting the Access report to a pdf file. For my purposes that fixed it. Hope this is helpful. Tina Susan Harkins wrote: > I asked this over on access-d and didn't get a response. > > I have an Access report with three Yes/No fields. When I published the > report to Word, the Yes/No values didn't make the transition. Is this > normal? I can change the report controls to display literal Yes and No > values -- is that what I'll have to do? > > I don't remember losing the Yes/No checks before, but it's a new report and > I just might not have noticed it. > > Susan H. > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/699 - Release Date: 2/23/2007 1:26 PM From john at winhaven.net Mon Feb 26 22:28:20 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:28:20 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] network monitoring Message-ID: <027801c75a27$b6477830$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> I'm in need of a program that can monitor the connection reliability (uptime) of DSL service. Any recommendations? TIA John B. From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Mon Feb 26 23:27:27 2007 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:27:27 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] network monitoring In-Reply-To: <027801c75a27$b6477830$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <027801c75a27$b6477830$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <45E44DDF.26470.246ACE2F@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> On 26 Feb 2007 at 22:28, John Bartow wrote: > I'm in need of a program that can monitor the connection reliability > (uptime) of DSL service. Any recommendations? http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/sbs-Installing-and-Running- FREEping.html Here we'll go over how to install and setup a very useful utility called FREEping. If you've read through our DNS or Network section you know what FREEping can do for you. FREEping was designed to monitor your network by pinging different IP addresses at a regular interval so you could see if the computer was up or not. However, people who run their webservers from home find FREEping very good for many other uses. Here are some of the uses: 1. Keeps your DSL or Cable line awake and prevents it from going to sleep due to inactivity. 2. If you have a dynamic IP address, helps prevent your IP number from changing too often. 3. Allows you to monitor the uptime of your DSL or cable connection. From bheid at sc.rr.com Tue Feb 27 06:04:33 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:04:33 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] (no subject) Message-ID: <000301c75a67$72a8e0b0$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Hey, I asked about this on the Hardware list, but got not solutions. To keep the kids from messing with a particular computer, I added a pw to an existing user. When the machine boots up, the background image is there. Once the screen saver (standard XP logo one) has kicked in, I require that the pw be entered to unlock it again. Once this happens, the background image is no longer there. I even copied the image to the same directory where Windows keeps it's background images. Any one know what's going on here? Thanks, Bobby From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Tue Feb 27 06:09:58 2007 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:09:58 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] (no subject) Message-ID: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CF8D2@ALCEXLG1> Bobby I don't know how much help this will be, but I've got 200 PCs here at work, and I've never seen this behaviour... I'd recommend disk cleanup, defrag, then spyware scan, see if that cures it... Jon -----Original Message----- From: Bobby Heid [mailto:bheid at sc.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 12:05 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] (no subject) Hey, I asked about this on the Hardware list, but got not solutions. To keep the kids from messing with a particular computer, I added a pw to an existing user. When the machine boots up, the background image is there. Once the screen saver (standard XP logo one) has kicked in, I require that the pw be entered to unlock it again. Once this happens, the background image is no longer there. I even copied the image to the same directory where Windows keeps it's background images. Any one know what's going on here? Thanks, Bobby _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From artful at rogers.com Tue Feb 27 07:52:21 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:52:21 -0800 (PST) Subject: [dba-Tech] (no subject) Message-ID: <251291.38978.qm@web88212.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Go in as that user and add the background image from there. That works for me. I've got one computer with 5 users and everyone's background is different. Arthur ----- Original Message ---- From: Bobby Heid To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 7:04:33 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] (no subject) Hey, I asked about this on the Hardware list, but got not solutions. To keep the kids from messing with a particular computer, I added a pw to an existing user. When the machine boots up, the background image is there. Once the screen saver (standard XP logo one) has kicked in, I require that the pw be entered to unlock it again. Once this happens, the background image is no longer there. I even copied the image to the same directory where Windows keeps it's background images. Any one know what's going on here? Thanks, Bobby From bheid at sc.rr.com Tue Feb 27 17:22:55 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:22:55 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Lost background image (XP Pro): WAS (no subject) In-Reply-To: <251291.38978.qm@web88212.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <251291.38978.qm@web88212.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <007101c75ac6$3621d5c0$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Sorry about the no subject. I have done that. I did not reset the password from another account, I just added a password for the current user. Thanks, Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of artful at rogers.com Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 8:52 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] (no subject) Go in as that user and add the background image from there. That works for me. I've got one computer with 5 users and everyone's background is different. Arthur ----- Original Message ---- From: Bobby Heid To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 7:04:33 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] (no subject) Hey, I asked about this on the Hardware list, but got not solutions. To keep the kids from messing with a particular computer, I added a pw to an existing user. When the machine boots up, the background image is there. Once the screen saver (standard XP logo one) has kicked in, I require that the pw be entered to unlock it again. Once this happens, the background image is no longer there. I even copied the image to the same directory where Windows keeps it's background images. Any one know what's going on here? Thanks, Bobby _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From bheid at sc.rr.com Tue Feb 27 17:36:24 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:36:24 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] VMWare and Virtual PC 2007 on same machine? Message-ID: <000501c75ac8$180ddff0$2d01a8c0@bhxp> I am in a training class and the instructor mentioned that MS gives you permission to run a copy of XP in a virtual PC VM. I already have VMWare Workstation 5.5. I would like to be able to run extra copies of XP pro if possible. So, can I run both VMWare 5.5 and Virtual PC 2007 on the same machine? I would not try them at the same time. Thanks, Bobby From john at winhaven.net Wed Feb 28 08:14:40 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:14:40 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] network monitoring In-Reply-To: <45E44DDF.26470.246ACE2F@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> References: <027801c75a27$b6477830$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <45E44DDF.26470.246ACE2F@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <049a01c75b42$c9e07c90$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Thanks Stuart, I'll check it out. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan On 26 Feb 2007 at 22:28, John Bartow wrote: > I'm in need of a program that can monitor the connection reliability > (uptime) of DSL service. Any recommendations? http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/sbs-Installing-and-Running- FREEping.html From Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com Wed Feb 28 13:24:57 2007 From: Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com (Hale, Jim) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:24:57 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD Message-ID: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2F9@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> I want to place a catalog (it is in HTML or can be a PDF file) on a CD and auto open it when the CD is inserted. How is the best way to do this? What if I want a simple menu to pop up offering a catalog to open or an order form? Does anyone know of as simple program that can do this? TIA Jim Hale *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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From tuxedoman888 at gmail.com Wed Feb 28 14:04:07 2007 From: tuxedoman888 at gmail.com (Billy Pang) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:04:07 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD In-Reply-To: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2F9@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> References: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2F9@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> Message-ID: <7c8826480702281204x233cb91fsa1af4897e1327bf0@mail.gmail.com> craete a file called "Autorun.INF" in root of cd. in it, put in the following contents: [autorun] OPEN=myprogram.EXE ICON=myicon.ICO however, i'm not sure if it works all the time as autorun can disabled... http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article03-018 On 2/28/07, Hale, Jim wrote: > > I want to place a catalog (it is in HTML or can be a PDF file) on a CD > and > auto open it when the CD is inserted. How is the best way to do this? What > if I want a simple menu to pop up offering a catalog to open or an order > form? Does anyone know of as simple program that can do this? TIA > > Jim Hale > > > *********************************************************************** > The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or > entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or > privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or > other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by > persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. > If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and > delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, > you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any > attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for > any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Billy Pang http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - Italian proverb From tuxedoman888 at gmail.com Wed Feb 28 14:06:33 2007 From: tuxedoman888 at gmail.com (Billy Pang) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:06:33 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD In-Reply-To: <7c8826480702281204x233cb91fsa1af4897e1327bf0@mail.gmail.com> References: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2F9@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> <7c8826480702281204x233cb91fsa1af4897e1327bf0@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <7c8826480702281206o1cecce55pdfbbd41b00e3fb83@mail.gmail.com> oops.. instead of OPEN=myprogram.EXE , use OPEN=myfile.pdf for pdf file. if it is a simple menu you want, perhaps the menu can be an html form with links to contents of the cd. in this case, use OPEN=mymenu.html in the autorun.inf file. On 2/28/07, Billy Pang wrote: > > craete a file called "Autorun.INF" in root of cd. > in it, put in the following contents: > > [autorun] > OPEN=myprogram.EXE > ICON=myicon.ICO > > however, i'm not sure if it works all the time as autorun can disabled... > > http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article03-018 > > > On 2/28/07, Hale, Jim wrote: > > > > I want to place a catalog (it is in HTML or can be a PDF file) on a CD > > and > > auto open it when the CD is inserted. How is the best way to do this? > > What > > if I want a simple menu to pop up offering a catalog to open or an order > > form? Does anyone know of as simple program that can do this? TIA > > > > Jim Hale > > > > > > *********************************************************************** > > The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or > > entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or > > privileged material. 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No liability is accepted for > > any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > Billy Pang > http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ > "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - > Italian proverb -- Billy Pang http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - Italian proverb From Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com Wed Feb 28 14:16:28 2007 From: Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com (Hale, Jim) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:16:28 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD Message-ID: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2FB@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> Thanks Jim Hale -----Original Message----- From: Billy Pang [mailto:tuxedoman888 at gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 2:07 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD oops.. instead of OPEN=myprogram.EXE , use OPEN=myfile.pdf for pdf file. if it is a simple menu you want, perhaps the menu can be an html form with links to contents of the cd. in this case, use OPEN=mymenu.html in the autorun.inf file. On 2/28/07, Billy Pang wrote: > > craete a file called "Autorun.INF" in root of cd. > in it, put in the following contents: > > [autorun] > OPEN=myprogram.EXE > ICON=myicon.ICO > > however, i'm not sure if it works all the time as autorun can disabled... > > http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article03-018 > > > On 2/28/07, Hale, Jim wrote: > > > > I want to place a catalog (it is in HTML or can be a PDF file) on a CD > > and > > auto open it when the CD is inserted. How is the best way to do this? > > What > > if I want a simple menu to pop up offering a catalog to open or an order > > form? Does anyone know of as simple program that can do this? TIA > > > > Jim Hale > > > > > > *********************************************************************** > > The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or > > entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or > > privileged material. 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No liability is accepted for > > any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > Billy Pang > http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ > "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - > Italian proverb -- Billy Pang http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - Italian proverb _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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From john at winhaven.net Wed Feb 28 14:21:13 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:21:13 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD In-Reply-To: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2F9@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> References: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2F9@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> Message-ID: <06ef01c75b75$fe988c60$6502a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Hi Jim, You can do some of this with the text file Autorun.inf on the root of the CD: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [autorun] 'Display my icon which must be in root of CD ICON = MY.ico 'Display readme.txt when user right clicks on CD drive and choose "readme" shell\readme\command=notepad README.TXT shell\readme=Read &me 'Open myapp when CD is inserted open=MyApp.exe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To do much more you need a shell program. I have been using ShellRun for a number of years now. It works great. IIRC there is a free version and a version you must purchase. The nice part of using ShellRun is that it can check for the existence of programs - like adobe reader, etc. and prompt to install them if needed. http://www.phdcc.com/shellrun/index.html HTH John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hale, Jim Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 1:25 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD I want to place a catalog (it is in HTML or can be a PDF file) on a CD and auto open it when the CD is inserted. How is the best way to do this? What if I want a simple menu to pop up offering a catalog to open or an order form? Does anyone know of as simple program that can do this? TIA Jim Hale *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Wed Feb 28 14:25:33 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:25:33 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD In-Reply-To: <7c8826480702281206o1cecce55pdfbbd41b00e3fb83@mail.gmail.com> References: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2F9@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> <7c8826480702281204x233cb91fsa1af4897e1327bf0@mail.gmail.com> <7c8826480702281206o1cecce55pdfbbd41b00e3fb83@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: On 2/28/07, Billy Pang wrote: > oops.. instead of OPEN=myprogram.EXE , use OPEN=myfile.pdf for pdf file. > > if it is a simple menu you want, perhaps the menu can be an html form with > links to contents of the cd. > in this case, use OPEN=mymenu.html in the autorun.inf file. Actually not quite so simple. The OPEN= line has to have an executable file as the first parameter after the = It won't work with a PFD, or HTML or any non-execyutable file. You will need to use another methood like a bat file or a 3rd party app. http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=autorun+HTML will give you some like to various 3rd party apps and how to do it with a bat file. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com Wed Feb 28 14:25:58 2007 From: Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com (Hale, Jim) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:25:58 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD Message-ID: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2FC@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> Nice, thanks Jim Hale -----Original Message----- From: John Bartow [mailto:john at winhaven.net] Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 2:21 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD Hi Jim, You can do some of this with the text file Autorun.inf on the root of the CD: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [autorun] 'Display my icon which must be in root of CD ICON = MY.ico 'Display readme.txt when user right clicks on CD drive and choose "readme" shell\readme\command=notepad README.TXT shell\readme=Read &me 'Open myapp when CD is inserted open=MyApp.exe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To do much more you need a shell program. I have been using ShellRun for a number of years now. It works great. IIRC there is a free version and a version you must purchase. The nice part of using ShellRun is that it can check for the existence of programs - like adobe reader, etc. and prompt to install them if needed. http://www.phdcc.com/shellrun/index.html HTH John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hale, Jim Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 1:25 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD I want to place a catalog (it is in HTML or can be a PDF file) on a CD and auto open it when the CD is inserted. How is the best way to do this? What if I want a simple menu to pop up offering a catalog to open or an order form? Does anyone know of as simple program that can do this? TIA Jim Hale *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. 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From tuxedoman888 at gmail.com Wed Feb 28 16:20:12 2007 From: tuxedoman888 at gmail.com (Billy Pang) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:20:12 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD In-Reply-To: References: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2F9@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> <7c8826480702281204x233cb91fsa1af4897e1327bf0@mail.gmail.com> <7c8826480702281206o1cecce55pdfbbd41b00e3fb83@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <7c8826480702281420u39e4bd0er790d14aac4feeea8@mail.gmail.com> i thought i tried it a long time ago using an html doc for autostart but i guess i was mistaken. anyways, i came another link that might be useful http://www.cryer.co.uk/brian/windows/howtocacdtwar.htm On 2/28/07, Bryan Carbonnell wrote: > > On 2/28/07, Billy Pang wrote: > > oops.. instead of OPEN=myprogram.EXE , use OPEN=myfile.pdf for pdf file. > > > > if it is a simple menu you want, perhaps the menu can be an html form > with > > links to contents of the cd. > > in this case, use OPEN=mymenu.html in the autorun.inf file. > > Actually not quite so simple. > > The OPEN= line has to have an executable file as the first parameter after > the = > > It won't work with a PFD, or HTML or any non-execyutable file. You > will need to use another methood like a bat file or a 3rd party app. > > http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=autorun+HTML > > will give you some like to various 3rd party apps and how to do it > with a bat file. > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com > Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well > preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, > shouting "What a great ride!" > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Billy Pang http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - Italian proverb From Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com Wed Feb 28 16:30:45 2007 From: Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com (Hale, Jim) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:30:45 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD Message-ID: <6A6AA9DF57E4F046BDA1E273BDDB67727DE2FF@corp-es01.fleetpride.com> Thank you -----Original Message----- From: Bryan Carbonnell [mailto:carbonnb at gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 2:26 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Creating an auto start CD On 2/28/07, Billy Pang wrote: > oops.. instead of OPEN=myprogram.EXE , use OPEN=myfile.pdf for pdf file. > > if it is a simple menu you want, perhaps the menu can be an html form with > links to contents of the cd. > in this case, use OPEN=mymenu.html in the autorun.inf file. Actually not quite so simple. The OPEN= line has to have an executable file as the first parameter after the = It won't work with a PFD, or HTML or any non-execyutable file. You will need to use another methood like a bat file or a 3rd party app. http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=autorun+HTML will give you some like to various 3rd party apps and how to do it with a bat file. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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I'm assuming that the 2002 is a year. I just noticed this the other day. I hate to think I've been using it all this time with an outdated def file. I checked the configuration and it's pointing to the right folder. Susan H.