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Windows® Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008) is an integrated server solution that helps you protect your business data, increase productivity, and present a more professional image to customers. Windows Small Business Server 2008 delivers enterprise-class technologies for data backup and restore,e-mail, remote access, file and printer sharing, internal Web sites, and support for mobile devices?in one fully integrated solution.

1. Get a comprehensive, all-in-one solution.

Windows Small Business Server 2008 takes the guesswork out of selecting software for your network. It brings together the Microsoft® product technologies that businesses need most into a single solution. These technologies are integrated into one product, making it easy for PSS Enterprises to install and manage.

2. Stay connected to your customers, vendors, and suppliers.

With access to contacts, appointments, and files from any Internet-connected PC or mobile device, you can be responsive to customers, vendors, and suppliers even when you?re not in the office.

? Access the facts you need, in real time.

? Respond to customer inquiries more quickly and accurately.

? Stay connected while on the road with remote access capabilities from a Windows Mobile® phone.

3. Protect your business and prevent data loss.

Windows Small Business Server 2008 helps protect your vital business information from loss by backing up the data on your network, and enabling you to recover accidentally deleted files. SBS 2008 also enables you to recover data on your network in the event of disaster. With easy-to-use interfaces, you or your IT consultant gain better control of your data, PCs, and network.

4. Access business information and resources

from virtually anywhere at any time. Be productive whether you?re out of the office, at home, or on the road. Windows Small Business Server 2008 gives you secure access to business contacts, calendars, e-mail, files, your desktop, and even shared resources from any Internet connected PC, from virtually anywhere at any time.

5. Increase your business capacity.

Streamline business processes and improve day-to-day efficiency with Windows Small Business Server 2008. It helps automate daily processes by providing a central repository for storing and sharing information more easily?and helps simplify communications with familiar Microsoft technologies.

6. Stay safe with anti-spam and antivirus protection.

Windows Small Business Server 2008 offers anti-spam and antivirus technologies to help protect your business information and your intellectual property from malicious attacks, viruses, and spam.

7. Keep your network healthy and up-to-date.

Windows Small Business Server 2008 provides you with the latest updates to minimize downtime and help ensure network health by keeping your PCs and servers current. Easy-to-read ?green check? reports give you a quick view of Microsoft software updates, PC and server status, antivirus status, and backup progress.

8. Take advantage of powerful technologies designed and priced for small business.

Windows Small Business Server 2008 includes multiple technologies optimized specifically for small businesses at an affordable price. It enables you to share resources and equipment, such as Internet access, printers, and fax machines, so you get the most value from your technology investment.

9. Get the flexibility and scalability you need.

As your business needs change, Windows Small Business Server 2008 enables you to grow. You can easily add users, servers, and applications. It supports your critical line of business applications and is designed to integrate with your existing Microsoft technology.

10. Create a bigger presence in the market.

Differentiate your business and present a more professional image to prospects and customers. Windows Small Business Server 2008 offers e-mail marketing capabilities, business Web sites, and tools for creating your own Web site.

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Question by SDR: What kind of wireless router/switch setup is best for my home networking needs?
Hello Yahoo Community, it’s my first yahoo question!

Currently, we’re running a home network using a Motorola Surfboard SB5120 Cable Modem (we have Cox Cable Internet w/ powerboost – *advertised speed* = 15Mbps *actual speed* = 1-2 Mbps, on a good day). We’re running the network through a Netgear 54 Mbps WGR614 v6 wireless router. We have secured the network with a WPA generated passkey.

The problem: the laptops, desktops, iphones, and game systems are not able to connect wirelessly to the router at the same time without at least one getting kicked off the network or the network timing out. We have to do a manual modem reset (you know, unplug the power cord 10 sec, cross fingers, plug back in, etc.) at least once a day if not more often to get the device we want to connect at the time on the network properly.

We want to be able to connect the list of existing devices below but manage connections better so that the network isn’t completely hogged and folks aren’t kicked off the wireless network at home at random. The house is a two story house, but the range of the wifi signal does not seem to be the issue – someone will be surfing the net without any problems on a laptop upstairs in the furthest bedroom away from the router while someone else is trying to connect sitting a foot or two from the router itself downstairs and they can’t get on.

We would also like to create a home network that can not only connect the devices listed below more efficiently, but we want the option in the future to add in a networked printer that the computers can all print to centrally as well as add network-attached storage from two spare USB 2.0 hard drives to do backups on the computers in the house and possibly use as a central media hub/server to stream to the TV in the future.

My best guess for the reason for the problem boils down to three things: 1) The cable modem is a bit old and might be giving out randomly and we may need an upgrade, but I am not sure and/or 2) We need to upgrade our internet service to 25 Mbps and/or 3) The wireless router cannot handle the amount of devices connected to it.

I was thinking about upgrading us to an Airport Extreme Base Station or similar router but need to know if this will be able to handle the connections we need.

We’ve got the following devices connected:
1 Desktop PC running Windows XP connected via ethernet cable
2 Macbook Pros running Leopard and Snow Leopard connected wirelessly
1 iMac running Leopard connected wirelessly
2 iphones connected wirelessly (sometimes – mostly we have to default to 3G due to devices getting kicked off the network randomly and would prefer to use the wireless connection at home)
1 Tivo DVR connected via ethernet cable
1 Ps3 system connected via ethernet cable
1 Nintendo Wii connected wirelessly
1 Xbox 360 system connected wirelessly
1 VOIP Vonage router connected via ethernet cable

Any suggestions for routers or other setup ideas would be great. One restriction is that we can’t run CAT6 or other similar modification solutions as we rent our home. We need a non-destructive solution. I’m willing to run a few more ethernet cables along the floors with cable ties here and there but nothing involving drilling or running wires through a wall.

Any suggestions or advice for our set up would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for your time Yahoo Community!
Thanks for the advice TexasNetWolf! I tried the IPCONFIG command to get the ping test going with the router and it seems like the router is definitely the problem. The connection kept timing out as you said, but would work every once in a while.
The next question then would be if I have to get a new router, what kind would be best in terms of ease of set up for the list above – along with some room to grow to add the network attached storage, printer sharing and media server capabilities I mentioned above?

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Answer by TexasNetWolf
I don’t believe the problem is with your router not handling the traffic… I use the same NetGear router and have 9 devices (wired as well as wireless) with no problems at all.

I’m wondering if your NetGear is setup improperly… bridging perhaps, instead of doing NAT (network address translation)??

I’d start by replacing the cable modem… if it is old, like you say, then perhaps it is loosing its connection to its upstream router.

Here’s something you can try in the mean time… the next time you have a failure (on one of your PCs) open a command prompt and type “IPCONFIG” (without the quotes) – record the info you see there, then “Ping x.x.x.x” (without the quotes) where x.x.x.x is the address of the default gateway. If you get replies, then your NetGear is responding and the problem is (most likely) your cable modem. If your replies time out, then the NetGear is not speaking and you might have a bad router.

Best of luck, and let us know how it works out!!

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A hard disk may get highly fragmented as files are regularly deleted and created by users. Thus to overcome the issue, Microsoft Windows includes Disk Defragmenter utility. The tool can place fragmented files on contiguous locations on the storage device. This indirectly reduces stress on the read/write head, which might get failed while accessing different fragments of a file. experts suggest that users should regularly defragment their hard drives as extensive fragmentation can corrupt the file system.

In Windows 2000, Disk Defragmenter performs tasks like moving directory and index information from the original location to a spot and then again moving this spot to one-third of the original way in. Also, it can move uncommonly used files further from the area of directory. But sometimes, the tool fails to optimize a particular data cluster, based on a specific condition. Its ultimate result is that the data element can’t be moved and system shows that the file system structure of the has gone damaged and become unusable (System Event Log reports the error as Event ID 55). Therefore, Chdsk.exe starts scanning the particular NTFS partition at first restart after running the Disk Defragmenter tool, though it doesn’t find any corruption. As a solution, user may need to reformat the disk and if backup is unavailable, will be required.

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The condition used in Windows 2000 Disk Defragmenter tool has been eliminated in its later versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. So, users can simply upgrade their system. Alternatively, volume can be moved to Windows XP or Server 2003 system to defragment. If Windows XP or Server 2003 system is not available, you can format the volume after backing up all the data. Such backup must be crosschecked to prevent any data loss issues while restoration. Users can also try to run the defragmentation tool after running Disk Cleanup.

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Question by Mary: Which of the following ports is commonly associated with NetBus? A) 31337 B) 65000 C) 1024?
22) Which of the following ports is commonly associated with NetBus?
A) 31337B) 65000 C) 1024 D) 12345

23) Which Trojan horse is similar to NetBus?
A) BackOffice B) BackOrifice C) BackBacon D) BackUps

24) Which is a common name for the server version of NetBus?
A) NetBus.exe B) Patch.exe C) packs.exe D) rundll32.exe

25) Which is a common name for the client version of NetBus?
A) NetBus.exe B) Patch.exe C) packs.exe D) rundll32.exe

26) What is the advantage of removing the name of the last user to log on?
A) Allows users to share computers
B) requires users to remember their user names
C) requires a hacker to take an extra step when cracking passwords
D) hides the identity of the Windows domain

27) Why is it important to implement an account lockout policy?
A) prevents users from forgetting passwordsB) prevents hackers from hacking continuously
C) forces users to write down passwordsD) creates a log of hack attempts

Please if you can answer any. woould really help

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Answer by Anyone Know?
What is the importance of doing your OWN HOMEWORK???

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Question by Synful Visions: Interesting VoIP problem.?
I’ve unwillingly become the network admin/engineer for a local company.

I did all of the cabling in their new office, built the patch panels, etc.

I built the entire network from scratch.

They are using a remote VoIP service for their PBX. An EdgeWater box is functioning as the gateway for the VoIP network. It is connected to a standard Westell DSL modem with a static IP.

Normal data connections are run through a separate DSL line, on a separate network. No problems currently.

A few of the phones started acting up recently, one worse than the rest. They are randomly dialing large numbers of 8′s, going blank, and seemingly returning to normal. At times, they will not make or receive calls. Right now, the worst offender is stuck “OBTAINING IP” after I reset it to factory.

I found out that just before this started, they were building a few walls in their warehouse. One of the workers apparently severed all power to the switch and server closet while attempting to put in a window.

I have checked out everything in the switch closet. All hardware is functioning correctly. There are no problems with any of the cabling. Everything is now on battery backups with clean power.

The switch that runs the VoIP phones was on a battery backup before the power interruption. No surge there.

I’m about to replace one of the phones with a working phone from my office, just to see if that fixes it.

Ideas on what this could be?
They’re Cisco 7940Gs.

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Answer by Ed
I do not know if they can help you but their names are Chrisallis on yahoo answers software also YoBro .

They have helped me before.

You should check your email settings, why do you not except a reply. Sorry I tried to email some you other answers.

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Article by Gary Smith

Over the years I’ve often had to move websites from one server to another. It’s not rocket science, but if you don’t have a plan and a very clear picture in your mind of exactly what you need to achieve then it can go pear shaped fairly quickly. So, here’s my ‘standard plan’ for moving a server that runs some sort of script (i.e. directory site, traffic exchange etc) and a MySQL database. Let’s assume the old domain is domain.com and the new IP number is 1.2.3.4.

Step 1: Send an email to your member list 48 hours before the move.

Step 2: Create the domain.com account (CPanel etc) on the new server.

Step 3: Take a full backup of all data on the server and all data in the MySQL database(s) and restore them on the new server. Restore the MySQL database(s).

Step 4: Edit your windows hosts file (C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) and add an entry for domain.com with the new IP address.

Step 5: Flush your windows DNS cache (open a CMD window and enter the command ‘ipconfig /flushdns’).

Step 6: Open your browser to domain.com. It should now be opening on the new server due to the hosts file entry. Just to be sure, place a comment in the home page file (index.html/index.php) like. That way, you can just view the source of the homepage to verify that you really are on the new server.

Step 7: Test EVERYTHING. Test the script. If it has an admin area, test the admin functions. Follow all the hyperlinks and make sure that everything is working correctly.

Step 8: Once you are sure the new site is working correctly, place an alternate homepage on the old server that says something like ‘We are moving to a new, faster server. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause’. Now reboot the (old) server. This will kick anyone out that is currently logged in.

Step 9: The files should all be okay (unless you have some sort of funky file-based database). Now it’s time to take the ‘real’ database backup. You don’t want anyone losing anything, so you need to take a backup of the database again at the point where you prevented people from logging in.

Step 10: Delete the database on the new server and do a restore of the database backup that you just did from the old server. You now have the most current database data and everyone should be happy when they get to log back in.

Step 11: Update the DNS at your registrar to point at the new DNS servers.

There you have it. Eleven easy steps to a smooth server move . You may get the odd person who says that they got to the new server but then it went to the old one again. That will be something to do with the DNS propagation and can be safely responded to with ‘give it a little while longer and all will be well’. If you still see or are alerted to problems after 72 hours then there may be something up with the DNS config on the new server but it would have to be a fairly obvious mistake and easily rectified if that were the case.

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The configuration manager in Windows XP or 2000 operating system enables you to manage multiple installations in your system. Furthermore, it saves your time and energy to locate any specific component in your computer. However, you might encounter a STOP error message while attempting to start configuration manager. The various reasons responsible for the occurrence of a STOP error message can be unauthenticated hive data, software bugs and more. In such situations, the data saved in the hard drive becomes inaccessible. To recover the inaccessible data, you need to restore it from the latest backup. But if you have not created any backup of the lost data, then you need to recover the lost data by using powerful

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As a practical instance, you may encounter any of the below error messages when you attempt to start Configuration Manager on either a Windows XP based computer or on a Microsoft Windows Server 2000 based server:

“STOP 0×00000051 (0x0000000c, 0xc0000005, 0x????????, 0x????????)”

Or

“STOP 0x0000001E {0xc0000005, 0x8046c40e, 0×00000000, 0x????????}”

The “?” in the above error messages signifies the variable value.

After the above STOP error message appears, all the files and folders stored in the hard drive become inaccessible.

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The above error message mainly occurs when Configuration Manager does not properly verify hive data. A hive data is a logical collection of values, keys and sub keys in the computer registry, which contains a set of supporting files holding backups of its data. When the above issue occurs, a wrong list value may be returned if the list count is zero (0).

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To resolve the above error and access the data, you need to follow these steps:

For Windows XP based computer, you need to obtain the Hotfix solution provided by Microsoft. For Windows Server 2000 based server, you need to obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000.

If you still receive the same error message in any of the operating systems in the absence of updated data backup, you need to recover the inaccessible data by using advanced utilities. Such recovery software offer complete from a logically corrupted hard drive by using advanced and effective scanning algorithms. These utilities provide user friendly interface, which makes these applications easy-to- understand and implement.

is the most powerful application that can recover data in all cases of software level corruption. This natively supports more than 300 file types. It supports FAT16, FAT32, vFAT, NTFS and NTFS5 file systems. It is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2003 and 2000.

Question by Amitanshu G: How To Uninstall Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS from the Primary Hard Disk and Reinstall it in the Secondary Hard Disk?
I have a 40 GB Primary Hard Disk and recently got 160 GB SATA secondary Hard Disk,problem with the primary hard disk is,because of low space and I am learning programming so I need compilers including Visual Studio and SQL Server plus I have Linux alongside Windows,my system has slowed down considerably and is going haywire,there is only 4 GB left in my primary hard disk…I have 1 GB RAM so problem doesn’t lie there,it’s the hard disk.I want to know how I can uninstall Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS and reinstall it on the Secondary Drive using Wubi(Install within Windows)option without affecting my Windows XP that is.I also wanted to know in case the Primary HDD crashes because it has windows installed on it,does it affect the secondary HDD as someone was telling me secondary is good for backups as all the files placed in the secondary HDD remain intact even if the Primary HDD crashes and once Windows is reinstalled you can get all the data back from the Secondary memory.This is important,my system is going nuts so please do help me and tell me how to uninstall Ubuntu Linux from Primary HDD and reinstall it in the secondary HDD.

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Answer by Fear_the_Engineer
Copy/paste the files through.

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Article by PC Tech Solutions

Microsoft is in the works of releasing a Server operating system for home use. I think this is long overdue. But you don’t have to wait, an XP Professional or Vista Business/Ultimate machine can do just fine for the task.

First, the benefits of a home server:

1. Central location for all files including: movies, music and documents.2. Backups: You can configure your other computers to automatically backup to the server at a specified time.3. Increased security.4. In case one of the other computers in the network fail, you can restore it easily using backups from the server.5. Share applications that are installed on the server.

Some people might think having a home server is excessive, but if your network consists of 3 or more computers, then the cost is justified. You can purchase or build a moderate Intel or AMD machine with 1 GB of memory and a hard drive capacity of 160GB or more. Make sure either XP Pro or Vista Business/Ultimate is installed. Change the Server’s workgroup name to something unique and make sure all the other computers share the same workgroup name.

Next step would be to share some folders from the server so they can be accessible to the other machines in the network. Now all users can centrally store all their files on the server. For backups, you can run the built in Windows back-up application by clicking start, then run and typing in ntbackup. The wizard will guide you through the set up process. Just make sure when selecting the backup destination you choose a directory on the server. This is done by using the UNC functions. Basically in the destination box you would type in something like this “//server/backupfolder” without the quotes. Where “server” is the computer name of your server and “backupfolder” is a shared folder on the server that you have designated for backups.

For security, you can configure the server with firewall software to only allow authorized users to access its resources. When a computer on the network crashes, after reinstalling Windows you can easily restore your documents from the server. Another great features is the ability to sync your “My Documents” with the documents you have stored on the server. This can be done automatically again with the Windows Sync Feature.

Users can log in to the server via Remote Desktop to use an application that is installed on the server. This eliminates the need for the application to be installed on multiple computers and yet allows multiple users to use that same application.

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