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You can use CAT5 for higher speeds if the cable runs are nice and short. CAT6 will run the higher speeds at the full 100m distance.
As you only have short runs you can get away with cheap cables and may not need to replace anything.

cheers, Paul

Maybe that user has the certificates cached and the cache is broken so you only see old certificates?

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Sorry, you are wrong. All wireless traffic is broadcast so you only need a sniffer to see all traffic and you can then read the SSID from that traffic.
Hiding is not security.

cheers, Paul

Group policy has 2 parts, machine policy and user policy.
Machine policy is applied as the machine is starting Windows and before the login prompt.
User policy is applied immediately after login.

Group policy is only a text file with instructions for Windows. This text file can have NFTS permissions applied to limit it’s application to particular machines/users/groups. The permissions should only be set with the group policy editor.

Group policy is always applied to an OU and from there it can be filtered for individual machines, users or groups. This allows you to set different policy for work stations, servers, robots etc.

Be vigilant when editing a group policy object as there is no undo option.

Start by installing the group policy management console. This gives a clear simple view of your GP.
Now create a new group policy object under Group Policy Objects. Always start the name with “TEST” until you have tested the policy and want to move it into production. e.g. “TEST – Run Notepad at startup”.
Now edit the GPO and navigate through User, Windows, Startup Scripts.
Add an item for “notepad.exe”.
Close the GPO.
Remove “Authorised Users” from the security section and add your name instead.
Right click on the OU that contains your user name and select apply existing GPO.
Select the GPO you just created.

Now when you logon to any PC, Notepad will run.

Note: Most of this is off the top of my head from home, so some of the names/sections may not be correct.

cheers, Paul

You don’t fix it, it’s up to the site to keep their certificates up to date.
What sites (URL) and we will see if we get the same result.

cheers, Paul

Does the W98 PC have TCP/IP installed? Is it set to use DHCP?

Type this at a Command Prompt and tell us the results? ipconfig /all

cheers, Paul

Ethereal is now known as Wireshark.

cheers, Paul

Not broadcasting the SSID is not a security measure, running WPA2 is. Leave the broadcast turned on and make sure you have a really good encryption string – see GRC for some nice passwords and KeePass to store them.

BTW, MAC spoofing is also simple so setting a MAC filter doesn’t guarantee security either.

cheers, Paul

Have you tried restoring the mailbox store to the RSG? This should tell you if it’s working.

cheers, Paul

I think the easiest way is to load Truecrypt and create an encrypted volume for work data.
Only open the Truecrypt volume when you are at work and backup that data at work. The file that contains the Truecrypt volume can also be backed up at home as a form of off-site backup.

cheers, Paul

Port 587 is the SMTP port of choice for ISPs who are trying to limit spam bots. Normal SMTP, including spam bots, uses port 25.

cheers, Paul

The blurb on the web suggests you can connect to the USB drive using the IP address of the router.
Open Windows explorer and type this: \192.168.0.1
Then press Enter.
The numbers I have used may not work, you need to enter the correct IP address of the router.
If this works you should be able to map a drive to the hard disk and then use any of the free backup solutions.

cheers, Paul

You can easily test the ports from your machine.
1. Open a Command Prompt.
2. Type: telnet mail.messaging.microsoft.com 25
This will connect you to microsoft’s mail server
3. Type: helo me.com
You should see a response.
4. Type: quit
These commands test your ability to connect to mail servers on port 25.

Next you need to test this with the SMTP server you use to send mail.
To test port 587, replace the 25 with 587.

cheers, Paul

The Acronis product John refers to is Backup and Recovery Workstation at $74, plus the Universal restore option at $37, $111 all up. It’s a good product and a lot more than a backup program.
If you consider what your data is worth and the time it would take to re-create the set up, then it may be money well spent. On the other hand, if your machine dies the replacement will probably have a newer OS and then you will be forced to re-install everything. In this case all you need is a data backup and that can be had free of charge.

cheers, Paul

Rebel, that is a system admin utility, not a backup program.

cheers, Paul