Prolific USB to Serial port issues

Prolific-based USB to serial dongles do not like being removed and reattached, always insert/remove them after the PC is powered off.

Also, to maintain the SAME COM PORT consistently, always plug the
unit into the SAME USB port.

Updated drivers for Prolific are available here... use these as
they are updated with more fixes than the packaged disc...

http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31

IPSEC issue with Lenovo T60 and Verizon UMW190 USB EVDO aircard

When using a Verizon wireless UMW 190 EVDO aircard on a Lenovo T60 laptop running Windows XP Pro, I discovered that if I turned off the on-board WIFI chipset using the front selector switch... I found that IPsec tunneling would no longer function (no DNS resolution through IPsec even though the tunnel connected properly). Without IPsec running, IP and internet access worked fine. When I switched the on-board WI-FI chipset back on... the IPsec DNS resolution worked correctly after that.

Set RDP Client to Listen on a Specific Port

On the client, add the port # to the IP address of the server
you are attaching to...

%REMOTESERVERIP%:%PORT#%
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304304

On the server, change...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber
to the port you desire.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306759

Repairing the MS Windows Installer

Follow this procedure from MS...


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324516

RDP console shadow for Terminal Services

Create a batch file with the following syntax... you will connect
to the console directly rather than through another session on
top of the one running.

mstsc -v:%SERVERNAME% /F -console

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278845

DNS FORWARDING for Active Directory

To configure DNS forwarding:

Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS to start the DNS Management Console. Right click the DNS Server object for your server in the left pane of the console, and click Properties.

Click the Forwarders tab. Check the Enable forwarders check-box.

In the IP address box enter the IP address of the DNS servers you want to forward queries to - typically the DNS server of your ISP. You can also move them up or down. The one that is highest in the list gets the first try, and if it does not respond within a given time limit - the query will be forwarded to the next server in the list.

http://www.petri.co.il/configure_dns_forwarding.htm

Default password for Minolta Pagescope

For PageScope Light... the initial default administrator password is "sysadm"