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2011.12.23 Top

Apple iTunes Match now available in Australia

Apple have just released iTunes match to the Australian store. Install the latest version of iTunes and it will appear on the menu at the left under STORE. From there you can subscribe. As is typical for Australian users, we pay more being $34.99 instead of the banana republic US $24.99. But hey, if you [...]

2011.12.23 Top

How to configure Windows 7 to allow Sophos push installation

In Windows 7, in Control Panel, open Network and Sharing Center. For the Work/Domain network location, ensure that the options are configured as below: Network discovery: On File and printer sharing: On File sharing connections: Enable file sharing for devices that use 40- or 56-bit encryption Password protected sharing: Off Ensure that the Remote Registry service [...]

2011.12.22 Top

Increase SBS 2003 to 2008 or 2011 migration time period

To increase the time allowed from 21 days to any time that you want you need to disable the sbcrexe.exe process (or SBS Core Service). To achieve this follow the steps below: Download process explorer from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653 Run process explorer and suspend the sbcrexe.exe file. Note do not kill the process as it will just [...]

2011.12.22 Top

Viral link in unsubscribe on spam email for Mozilla firefox

With all the spam I get I am frequently unsubscribing from e-mail lists without thinking much you about it. Today I received this one and clicked on the unsubscribe The link went to a webpage with malware on it, fortunately my Sophos blocked the malware on the page    

2011.12.20 Top

PRTG Create Group, device, Sensor and notification

HI Following is an overview on how to create a Group, Senor and enable Notification for PRTG. Open PRTG Enterprise Console. (Select default user if required.) Create Group Ensure Device Tab is highlighted Rigtht Click on Local Probe Click add Group Enter Group Name Enter a TAG if require for easier location Click continue Create [...]

2011.12.19 Top

Exchange forms based authentication service not starting after reboot

We have had issues with the form based authentication service not starting on SBS 2011 servers. Basically from researching different sites it appears that event though the service doesn’t have any dependencies it is waiting for other services to start before it will start. The fix that seems to work the best is to change [...]

2011.12.18 Top

Congratulations to Peter on completing his Cyberoam security certification

As part of continued professional development at King computer solutions Peter has completed his Cyberoam security certification Congratulations on your achievement!

2011.12.11 Top

Dell DRAC 5 listening ports

Here are the ports to allow through the firewall for various DRAC remote access options. 22* Secure Shell (SSH) 23* Telnet 80* HTTP 161 SNMP Agent 443* HTTPS 623 RMCP/RMCP+ 3668* Virtual Media server 3669* Virtual Media Secure Service 5900* Console Redirection keyboard/mouse 5901* Console Redirection video The default login is username: root pw: calvin

2011.12.07 Top

Battlefield 3 release date check failed

When opening battlefield you may receive the message:   This software requires an online Release Date Check on the first launch after installation and will occur with each start of the application until the Release Date is reached. For this an ACTIVE INTERNET CONNECTION IS REQUIRED.   Application and hardware identifiers are sent to the [...]

2011.12.06 Top

Cyberoam RTP voice not working inbound from calls made out

I had an issue with cyberoam where calls in had voice both ways, but calling out they could hear me, but I could not hear them, i.e. inbound RTP voice traffic was not being forwarded. Virtual server was setup with port range to forward 10000:20000, firewall rule was configured with WAN to LAN rule to [...]