The solution to this problem is to allow the exe extension.

To allow exe files to be downloaded to the client, follow these steps:

CAUSE: In Plesk 8.3, there is a bug that occurs when adding a Domain Alias through the plesk control panel.

RESOLUTION In Plesk under “Domain Aliases”.

1. Delete old Domain Alias record if it exists. 2. Click “Add New Domain Alias” 3. Input the Domain 4. Check Mail and Web [...]]]> ISSUE:
When adding a Domain Alias in Plesk, there are no DNS records.

CAUSE:
In Plesk 8.3, there is a bug that occurs when adding a Domain Alias through the plesk control panel.

RESOLUTION
In Plesk under “Domain Aliases”.

1. Delete old Domain Alias record if it exists.
2. Click “Add New Domain Alias”
3. Input the Domain
4. Check Mail and Web only
5. Click ‘OK’
6. For “Synchronize DNS zone with the primary domain” click the red box with the white ‘X’ to make it green
7. This will take up to 2 hours to sync through.

But appart from that they have released a patch for CA Integrated Threat Management r8.1 for Windows 7 support.  It allows the product to download updates which is always nice in a anti virus product

Instructions:

1) Stop the eTrust ITM [...]]]> First of all can i just say how completely rubbish CA’s website is  you can’t find anything on.

But appart from that they have released a patch for CA Integrated Threat Management r8.1 for Windows 7 support.  It allows the product to download updates which is always nice in a anti virus product

Instructions:

1) Stop the eTrust ITM Services:

CA Pest Patrol Realtime Protection Service (If present)
eTrust Antivirus Realtime Service
eTrust ITM Job Service
eTrust ITM RPC Service

2) Rename the current c:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\CAUpdate\CAUpdate.dll to CAUpdate.old

3) Copy the appropriate file, CAUpdate x86 or CAUpdate x64 to the SharedComponents\CAUpdate folder and rename to CAUpdate.dll

4) Restart all of the stopped eTrust ITM services

*Note, after ITM Agent machine updates to ITMCommon version 8.1.664 it will overwrite the CAUpdate.dll that was replaced.
You will need to replace the CAUpdate.dll (again) by following steps 1-4.

I can’t remember where i got this info from but thank you.

ping www.google.com -f -l 1500 (lower case F and L not a 1)

you will receive something similar to this.

Pinging www.l.google.com [66.102.9.105] [...]]]> This is something i am always forgetting so here it is, the best way to find your optimal MTU setting is to use the ping command, open your command prompt and use the following command.

ping www.google.com -f -l 1500 (lower case F and L not a 1)

you will receive something similar to this.

Pinging www.l.google.com [66.102.9.105] with 1500 bytes of data:
Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.
Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.
Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.
Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.

Ping statistics for 66.102.9.105:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

Now you need to drop the packet size down by 10 bytes until you find one that doesn’t fragment in this case it was dead on 1430 but you can increase the byte size by small factors eg 1431, 1432 etc until you find that largest possible packet for your situation.

Pinging www.l.google.com [66.102.9.103] with 1430 bytes of data:
Reply from 66.102.9.103: bytes=64 (sent 1430) time=100ms TTL=54
Reply from 66.102.9.103: bytes=64 (sent 1430) time=70ms TTL=54
Reply from 66.102.9.103: bytes=64 (sent 1430) time=64ms TTL=54
Reply from 66.102.9.103: bytes=64 (sent 1430) time=64ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 66.102.9.103:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 64ms, Maximum = 100ms, Average = 74ms

Now you need to add 28 to the maximum size for the overhead the IP headser and the ICMP Echo Request, so I end up with 1430+28=1458 then you can use a tool like DrTCP to change the MTU value

Yosemite KB TID:001583

Yosemite Backup incorporates a “self repairing” (ha!!!) database, however it may occasionally be desirable to manually initiate a database repair operation.

TO REPAIR THE YOSEMITE BACKUP CATALOG MANUALLY: 1.  Close Yosemite Backup 2.  Stop the Yosemite Backup Service: A.  Open [...]]]> Just in case i ever need to repair the database again which seems to go funny more often than you would expect.

Yosemite KB TID:001583

Yosemite Backup incorporates a “self repairing” (ha!!!) database, however it may
occasionally be desirable to manually initiate a database repair operation.

TO REPAIR THE YOSEMITE BACKUP CATALOG MANUALLY:
1.  Close Yosemite Backup
2.  Stop the Yosemite Backup Service:
A.  Open a Command Prompt (Start > Run > CMD {ENTER})
B.  To change to the Yosemite Backup Directory type the following at a
Command Prompt:
1)  CD\ {ENTER}
2)  CD “Program Files” {ENTER}
3)  CD Yosemite {ENTER}
4)  CD “Yosemite Backup” {ENTER}
C.  Type the following at the Command Prompt:
ytwinsvc -x {ENTER}
D.  This will stop the Yosemite Backup Service on the local machine.
3.  Open the ytconfig.ini file in the Yosemite Backup directory
([Install_Path]\config, by default) on the Master Server.
4.  In the [configuration] section, add the following line:
repairDatabase=Yes
5.  This section should now look like this:
[configuration]
lastUser=admin
lastDomain=Yosemite Backup Storage Domain
nodeGuid={00001001-421F132A-0003F771-FFE580D7}
databaseServerAddress=localhost
isDatabaseServer=Yes
databaseServerName=Yosemite Backup Storage Domain
disableNetwork=No
remoteAdmin=No
repairDatabase=Yes
6.  Save and close this file.
7.  Open Yosemite Backup 8 – DO NOT RESTART THE SERVICE.
8.  The catalog repair will run automatically.
9.  After the repair has completed the Login screen will appear. Close this
window.
10. Restart the Yosemite Backup Service:
A.  Open a Command Prompt (Start > Run > CMD {ENTER})
B.  To change to the Yosemite Backup Directory type the following at a
Command Prompt:
1)  CD\ {ENTER}
2)  CD “Program Files” {ENTER}
3)  CD Yosemite {ENTER}
4)  CD “Yosemite Backup” {ENTER}
C.  Type the following at the Command Prompt:
ytwinsvc -s {ENTER}
D.  This will start the Yosemite Backup Service on the local machine.
11. Login to the Yosemite Backup Administrator.

Yosemite KB TID: [...]]]> I needed to restore an exchange 2003 database the other day and getting info from the yosemite website or stickleback or whatever they are called nowadays is like pulling teeth, i eventually found this on their site so i made a note of it then i never have to go back there again.

Yosemite KB TID: 001614

WARNING:
When attempting to restore data from a previous backup, never place media into
the device unless that media is write protected. Inserting media into a device
without the write protection turned on, could result is loss of all data on that
media.

NOTE:
The Exchange connector in Yosemite Backup does NOT allow you to restore
individual mailboxes or individual databases with a single Storage Group.
The restoration process restores the entire Storage Group.

The following steps will assist you in restoring your Exchange database to a
consistent state.

1.  Open Exchange System Manager.
2.  Navigate to the Storage Group you would like to restore. By default the
first Storage Group installed with Exchange is named, “First Storage Group”.
3.  Expand the Storage Group to expose the Private and/or Public Stores.
4.  Make the following changes to the properties of each store:
A.  Right click each store and select Properties:
1)  In the Properties of each Store, select the Database tab.
2)  Select ‘This database can be overwritten by a restore’.
3)  Select OK.
B.  Right-click on all stores and click Dismount.
5.  Close Exchange System Manager.

NOTE:
If a Storage Group is highlighted in the Exchange System Manager, Yosemite
Backup will NOT be able to restore that item, as it is locked by the
System Manager.

6.  Navigate to the location where the transaction logs and database files are
located (C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\Mdbdata, by default). Based on
Exchange Best Practices, these could be in different locations.
7.  Delete all files associated with the Storage Group. These files are the
*.edb, *.stm, *.chk and *.log. If you are not sure which files to delete
we recommend that you create a Backup folder and MOVE the files into that
folder.
8.  Open Yosemite Backup.
9.  Create the Restore Job:
A.  Select the Favorites desk bar (in the left column).
B.  Select “Jobs and Media” in the Favorites desk bar.
C.  Double click the Admin item in the right pane.
D.  Right click in the blank space in the right pane.
E.  Select “New” from the context menu.
F.  Name the Job, and highlight “Restore Job” in the “Available types” box.
This will open the “Properties of (job name) window.
G.  In the “Pages” desk bar (in the right column) click “Selection.”
1)  Expand the Network item in the Right pane (click the “+” to the left
of the Network item).
2)  Locate the Storage Group you want to restore under the Exchange
connector.
3)  Place a check in the box next to the Storage Group you want to
restore.
4)  On the menu bar (located at top), select “Versions”.
5)  Select the Version you want to restore.
6)  Select the “OK” button to the right of the this window.
H.  In the “Pages” desk bar (in the right column) click “Device/Media.”
1)  Select the device you want to use for the restore:
a.  Highlight what is in the “Devices to be used” box and select the
“Delete” button at the bottom of this box.
b.  Select the “Add” button at the bottom of this box.
c.  Double click the Network item in the resulting window.
d.  Double click the Devices item.
e.  Highlight the device you want to use for the restore, and select
the “OK” button at the bottom of this window.
f.  Verify that under “Types of devices to use” that a check is
placed in the type of device you are restoring from.
I.  Select the “OK” button on the Restore Job.
10. Right-click on the Restore Job.
11. Select Run.

In Internet Explorer click tools, options go to the [...]]]> One i can never remember how to do is open a new instance of IE6 whenever a you double click a link, instead of it opening in the same window and losing the site you where on at the time. Because this was before tabs where invented.

In Internet Explorer click tools, options go to the browsing section and untick Reuse windows for launching short cuts click apply OK etc.

Thankfully the av isn’t setup to delete files it detects with a virus if it can’t clean them i [...]]]> What a nightmare i have had with this program today! it has been detecting the stdwin32 virus in seeming ramdon files exe’s and dll files, in varying programs iris practice software and autocad to name a few.

Thankfully the av isn’t setup to delete files it detects with a virus if it can’t clean them i learnt that lesson the hard way.

It seemed to begin when the av definitions where updated to 33.3.7051 version 34.0.6674 seems to correct the problem.