November 02, 2006

Hotspot Software

For a project setup I have compiled some hotspot software.Here they are if you happen to find google not enough:

I have evaluated publicip.net which is a free service. You download an iso and there is a simple setup process which requires box with two ethernets ,USB port, and an Access Point. No hard drive is required as of the of this post. All configuration is stored in USB and you configure your hotspot server from the publicip.net website. This is somehow awkward but this is how they make money if you need advanced services.

http://www.publicip.net/
http://www.patronsoft.com/firstspot/
http://www.amazingports.com/web60/en/freespot.jsp
http://www.mywifizone.com/news2.asp
http://www.lessnetworks.com/
http://www.spotngo.ca/
http://www.mikrotik.com/docs/ros/2.9/ip/hotspot
http://www.smoothwall.co.uk/
http://www.astaro.com/
http://www.coyotelinux.com/
http://www.freesco.org/
http://www.ipcop.org/
http://leaf.sourceforge.net/
http://sourcesup.cru.fr/talweg/

October 19, 2006

Internet Explorer 7 is out.

Pros:

Rss support is nice.
Fast startup.
Supports google bookmarks plugin.

Cons:

It is hard to organize feeds and directories.
Tab support is not as good as firefox + tab mix plus.
Toolbar customziation support is not as good as firefox.

August 03, 2006

Two useful utils for windows xp configuration and repair

I have found two useful command line utils for configuring windows xp, sfc and msconfig.

sfc checks and repairs protected windows files , I have used it for repairing my messed up internet explorer 6. Use it like this;
Run -> sfc /scannow

msconfig is used for configuring windows startup programs , services and startup options.

May 29, 2006

Enabling DTC between xp service pack 2 and windows server 2003

I spent two hours on enabling some distributed transaction between my iis server and windows 2003 server running sql server 2005. Thanks to people on the net , I compiled the following links.

For enabling DTC:
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=230390&SiteID=1
http://blogs.msdn.com/florinlazar/archive/2004/06/18/159127.aspx

Followed the instructions both on IIS server and Sql server boxes.

Dont forget to enable both firewalls for msdtc and sqlserver!

here is what they say:
First verify the "Distribute Transaction Coordinator" Service isrunning on both database server computer and client computers
1. Go to "Administrative Tools > Services"
2. Turn on the "Distribute Transaction Coordinator" Service if it is not runningIf it is running and client application is not on the same computer asthe database server, on the computer running database server1. Go to "Administrative Tools > Component Services"
3. On the left navigation tree, go to "Component Services > Computers> My Computer" (you may need to double click and wait as some nodesneed time to expand)
4. Right click on "My Computer", select "Properties"
5. Select "MSDTC" tab
6. Click "Security Configuration"
7. Make sure you check "Network DTC Access", "Allow Remote Client","Allow Inbound/Outbound", "Enable TIP" (Some option may not benecessary, have a try to get your configuration)
8. The service will restart
9. BUT YOU MAY NEED TO REBOOT YOUR SERVER IF IT STILL DOESN'T WORK(This is the thing drove me crazy before)On your client computer use the same above procedure to open the"Security Configuration" setting, make sure you check "Network DTCAccess", "Allow Inbound/Outbound" option, restart service and computerif necessary.On you SQL server service manager, click "Service" dropdown, select"Distribute Transaction Coordinator", it should be also running onyour server computer.

On client and server:
netsh firewall set allowedprogram %windir%\system32\msdtc.exe MSDTC enable