ScanSafe Reliability/Expertness

Of late, I've had some users complain that they cannot get to a specific site due to ScanSafe filtering the contents based on reasons such  HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic, or Filter Avoidance.
In the case of the Heuristics denial, if I go to a linux box and perform a wget, I'll typically get an index.html file returned, and that HTML fle will contain references to a Flash or Shockwave object, and not much else.  If I submit the URL/index.html file to some place like Anubis, or elsewhere, I get no cause for alarm.
Granted I could just build an exception but part of me wants to tell somebody that perhaps they have code that needs to be looked at.  Problem is, I don't really know how much faith to put into ScanSafe.  For the most part, these are legitimate business sites.
I had one site that was refused, and when I investigated a bit, if I changed the http: wih https:. I was presented with an unsecured screed to install and configure an entire Drupal site.  I sent them a note via hostmaster, abuse, info, postmaster, etc, and it was promptly ignored.
The Filter avoidance case is from a content provider we use in Europe.  They build a site and give it a domain name. Granted privacy laws in Europe are more strict than laws in the US, and it seems to affect all of their domains, which end in .eu.  Since .eu is relatively new, could that be part of the issue?  I broached this topic with the content provider, and they stated that our sites were "just like any of their other sites", and they were not familiar with ScanCenter.
I'm tempted to simply remove the AnyConnect Web Security Module from all of my clients just to get rid of ScanSafe.

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  • Ask the Expert Live Discussion – BT Infinity

    Hi All
    I’m pleased to announce our next live discussion with some BT experts!  It’s on a subject that is of great interest to many of you – BT Infinity!  We’ve recently announced the changes to the BT Infinity service and thought it was a great chance to get our Infinity experts on to the community to tell you a bit more about that and answer any Infinity related questions you may have.
    Our experts Charles and Martin will be chatting with you on Tuesday 15th May at 7pm.
    The format is pretty simple – simply come back here on that date and the box you see below will turn into an area where you can submit your questions.  Enter your email address in the reminder section  so you don't miss any of the chat.
    BT Infinity Expert Chat Transcript
    (05/15/2012) 
    7:00
    KerryG: 
    Hi Everyone, let’s get the chat started! Welcome to our live discussion with our BT Infinity experts.
    7:01
    KerryG: 
    Today we are joined by Charles and Martin from the Infinity team. Welcome everyone!        
    7:01
     KerryG: 
    Today’s chat is tech focused on BT Infinity, so if you have any individual service queries, we can’t answer them during the chat, sorry. Those queries can be raised in the forum as normal. This chat is focused on the Infinity service itself, all comments will be moderated and the usual forum terms apply.
    7:01
    Charles: 
    Hi everyone!                                                                                                              
    7:02
    KerryG: 
    We have our first question...                                                                                        
    7:03
    Comment From GedGed:
    my wired infinity speed is 54 kps but I can only get 20 when wireless - any way I can improve the wireless speed - Thanks 
    7:04
    KerryG: 
    We're typing up the answers, so bear with us as we get the answers through to you...      
    7:05
    Charles: 
    Hi Ged 
    • Upgrade your computer to ‘N’ standard wireless hardware. If needed, buy a suitable N wireless adaptor from BT atwww.bt.com/nwireless 
    • Keep your computer streamlined eg. by running our ‘PC Healthcheck’ app (part of BT’s Desktop Help software atwww.bt.com/desktophelp) 
    • Reserve wireless for mobile devices, use Ethernet for main computer 
    • Consider powerline adaptors for longer ranges 
    7:05
    Comment from
    john 46
    hi all                                                                                                            
    7:06
    KerryG: 
    Hi gooch - thanks for your question, but this is an Infinity tech chat so we need to keep it on topic if you post in the Phones board there's lots of helpful community members that will help you out with your query 
    7:07
    Comment From Neil Potter
    How soon after an exchange goes live with Infinity will BT allow other providers to sell Fibre To The Cabinet services from that exchange? My existing ISP is waiting to announce pricing details to me so I can make an informed choice. Thanks
    7:08
    KerryG: 
    Hi John Good to see you on the chat - who else is here?                                              
    7:09
    Comment From Chris
    Hello world.                                                                                                    
    7:10
    Comment From Helen
    hi all.                                                                                                                
    7:11
    Comment From Paul
    Are we able to get fastpath on BT infinity,or will this ever be available ?               
    7:12
    Martin S.: 
    i Neil. When Openreach enables an exchange for fibre, all internet service providers are able to use that service equally - so other ISPs should be able to offer their fibre products at the same time as BT Retail's Infinity product
    7:12
    KerryG: 
    Thanks for all the great questions coming through guys... answers being typed as we speak!
    7:13
    Charles: 
    Hi Paul, We don't support Fastpath on BT infinity at the moment, I'm afraid.                   
    7:13
    Comment From Helen
    I've recently upgraded to Infinity 2. The ethernet connection is fine, but the wifi is constantly dropping. I have an old Homehub 2 , which we had for total broadband, will it work, so I can test the wifi.
    7:14
    Comment From Simon
    Hi all                                                                                                      
    7:15
    Martin S.: 
    Neil - also its worth remembering that when an exchange is enabled for fibre, this does not automatically mean that all cabinets and lines connected to that exchange are also enabled, which might explain if your exchange has been enabled but your line is not appearing as eligible yet
    7:16
    Comment From Kevin
    Whats the upgrade path from fttc to fttp does it mean a new contract or can we just expect it to migrate?
    7:17
    KerryG
    Out of interest...are those on the chat existing Infinity customers or people thinking about it?
    7:18
    Charles
    Hi Helen, your wireless should work ok on your Hub 2, though our more recent Hub 3 is better. If you're expereincing drop outs, it's usually a sign of radio interference. Have you any powerline adaptors you could use instead?
    7:18
    Comment From Neil Potter
    Thanks Martin - Workmen recently dug up the path outside my driveway to install FTTC so I know it's there  My exchange goes live on 30th June - I can't wait!I have another question: I'm in the process of consolidating my TV, Telephone and Broadband into one bundle. The "BT Vision Unlimited" looks ideal.
    7:19
    Comment From Paul
    Is there a estimated date that fast path will be available ?                                           
    7:19
    Martin S.
    Hi Kevin - Due to the structure of how fibre has been deployed, your line will either be FTTC or FTTP; there is no way to change your technology type. If you mean 'how do you move to the faster 80mb product (on FTTC)?', this can be done using the links on BT.com
    7:19
    Comment From Helen
    I'm an existing customer.                                                                                       
    7:19
    Charles
     No, 'fraid not, Paul.                                                                                                    
    7:19
    Comment From Neil Potter
    thinking about re-joining BT just for Infinity product(s)                                    
    7:19
    Comment From Paul
    existing customer here                                                                                     
    7:20
    Comment From Chris
    I've recently ordered my Infinity package, installation is due the 22nd.            
    7:20
    KerryG
    Great to see you all on here... roll on the 22nd for you Chris                                             
    7:20
    Comment From Kevin
    Why are you fitting 2 separate items a modem and a wireless router? cant we have a combined unit, without the need for 2 adaptors and sockets its not the tidiest install
    7:21
    Comment From Chris
    Regarding the Infinity installation, is it mandatory for the BT O/R Engineerer to have access to your PC?
    7:22
    Martin S.
    Hi Chris - It is not mandatory, but we recommend allowing the engineer to show you on your own equipment your fantastic new speeds!
    7:22
    Comment From Simon
    hi, im trying to setup port forwarding to my old draytek, as it has more powerful wirelelss capabaility then the bt homehub, is it possible
    7:23
    KerryG
    Hi Simon - that sounds like a great question for the forum boards, the Draytek is not a BT product so we can go into detail here in this chat, but there will be lots of people who i'm sure can help in the forum.
    7:24
    Charles
    Evening Kevin, for BT Infinity is based on thecurrent FTTC product offered by BT Openreach, which comprises the VDSL modem provided by Openreach and the Home Hub 3 provided by Retail. If/when Openreach move to supporting a single box solution, then we would look to moving to that. Openreach will shortly be trialling this.
    7:24
    Comment From Helen
    I've already checked there's nothing interfering with the Hub.                              
    7:24
    Comment From Helen
    I don't have a Hub3, both the one that is currently connected, and the old one I have in the box are Hub 2.
    7:25
    Comment From Chris
    Yes, going from 3mb to an estimated 50mb+ is quite the upgrade, I would even be happy if it was merely a 10MB upgrade. - If I remember correctly FTTC is around(if not the same) price as standard broadband these days.
    7:26
    Charles
    Helen - could you post your issue in the Bt Infinity forum and one of our mods will look into this for you.
    7:26
    Comment From Kevin
    My install is planned for the 28th May my question is i have my master socket downstairs directly below the room i want my fttc modem installed is it possible to have the modem upstairs with the extension cable ?
    7:27
    Comment From Mike B
    I have an istalation question. I understand that the modem for Infinity needs to be sited close to the BT phone socket. Am I right in thinking that the modem is then connected via a Cat 5/6 cable to the wireless router situated elsewhere in the house? Does this impact on the speed?
    7:27
    Comment From Helen
    Ok charles, I will do..                                                                                    
    7:28
    Comment From Neil Potter
    On the subject of Powerline Adaptors (PA's) - I have a unique setup here at home whereby I would need to utilise 4 x PA's. Are there any known performance issues sharing data, experiencing latency or dropped packets from Desktop PC's all connected via PA's at the same time?
    7:28
    Martin S.
    Kevin / Mike B: The engineer can use an extension cable up to 30m long to help position your equipment where you want it - this should not affect your speed.
    7:29
    Comment From Eric Simpson
    I have bt broadband .. I am currently getting 3M download. I have two "estimates" from the BT site. One says I should get between 10-17 ... the other which does some sort of check/diagnostic (and appears to be the real thing) says I should get between 1-4. We are meant to get Infinity next month. How would that impact me?
    7:31
    Charles
    Hi neil - good question. I've found from experience that powerline performance is very much dependent on the adaptor manufacturer and your home environment, specifically how 'clean' your electrical spectrun is. All I can say is give it a try. That said, i would always recommend an Ethernet connection for the fastest and most stable speeds.
    7:31
    Martin S.
    Hi Eric. You can find your predicted BT Infinity speed (if it is available on your line) at bt.com/infinity and entering your number into the availability checker
    7:31
    Comment From Simon
    hi, really I'm just asking a tech question - can the bt home hub port forward?
    7:32
    Comment From Eric Simpson
    Does my question pop up only when it comes up the queue?
    7:33
    KerryG
    Hi Eric - Yes, they will flow in as they get answered - it helps to make the chat easier to read as the Q & As flow in a reasonable order. 
    Great questions coming through... lots more to get through...been a quick 33 mins! 
    7:33
    Charles
    Hi simon - I'm assuming you're talking about the Hub 3 (our latest Hub). Yes, it does support port forwarding. You can set this up via the configuration menu in your Hub. See instructions in your Hub user guide for how to do this. 
    7:33
    Comment From Glynn
    Will BT Retail be selling fibre-on-demand at an affordable cost for home users?
    7:35
    Comment From guilbo
    Hello folks. I have a question. We often see on the Vision forum that users start having problems with their service on Infinity that they weren't having with ADSL. Do you know of anything that would cause this?
    7:35
    Martin S.
    Hi Glynn, we are currently reviewing Fibre on Demand and have not yet announced any pricing or availability details.
    7:36
    Comment From Chris
    How reliable is that checker by chance?                                                         
    7:37
    Comment From Paul (Heanor)
    Also I am booked for installation on 22nd May                                 
    7:37
    KerryG
    Nice one Paul  You'll be enjoying super fast speeds then too                                                  
    7:38
    Charles
    HI guilbo - I'm not aware of any technical issues for Vision customer regrading to Infinity. We have hundreds of orders go through each week. If the problem persists, I would suggest customers contact the Infinity helpdesk.
    7:38
    Comment From Neil Potter
    Thanks for your reply Charles - If I could ask, the PA's you supply with the current BT Vision boxes are manufactured by Simpler Networks - would I need to purchase identical PA's from the same manufacturer for extending my network? Will BT Retail sell me these as an additional extra? This will be my last question - I feel I have been fortunate to have two answered already 
    7:39
    Martin S.
    Hi Chris - The speeds estimated in the checker are a very good indication of actual speeds, but we can only know the exact speed once installed.
    7:39
    Comment From Eric Simpson
    it says not available yet. I am just frustrated because I get faster speed from my little Android phone using it as a hotspot. If there is a bottleneck somewhere in the system, would fibre really make a difference
    7:41
    Comment From Kevin
    I have been given the estimate of 59.4Mb download 20.0Mb upload will this be accurate?
    7:42
    Charles
    Hi neil - yes you should always stick to the same model for all your PA's. I am pretty sure that additional Vision PA's can be bought from the BT Shop, and these should be fine. I have had 70mbps out of mine! seewww.bt.com/shop
    7:43
    Martin S.
    Eric - Generally fibre can make a very significant difference to overall speeds, though individual increases can't be guaranteed. If / when it becomes available on your line, the checker will tell you how much of a difference it could make to you.
    7:43
    Comment From Chris
    I'm assuming it's based on the length of copper from my house to the Green Cab. - The exchange is 2miles~ away from me and the said Cab. Will this also effect my speed?
    7:45
    Charles
    Hi Kevin - our estinmates are as accurate as we can make them, but your actual speed will depend on your underlying phone line speed. We will only know your true speed once Infinity is live - it will then train to your optimal line speed, which should be approx as shown by your prediction.
    7:45
    KerryG
    Glad to see you all keeping Charles and Martin busy here... keep the questions coming in, we're in the last 15 mins now...
    7:45
    Martin S.
    Chris - Yes, your speed is primarily affected by the total amount of copper between you and the exchange. With FTTC fibre products, the old copper between the exchange and the cabinet is replaced by fibre, meaning less copper overall and faster speeds. 
    7:45
    Comment From Lewis
    Why does DLM take so long to take interleaving off?                                     
    7:45
    Comment From Neil Potter
    Thank you very much for your time this evening Charles / Martin / Kerry. It's nice to see these types of events becoming more accessible to your customers and I for one feel I've got a lot from joining you all this evening 
    7:46
    Martin S.
    Thanks Neil - you're welcome!                                                                                  
    7:46
    KerryG
    Great stuff Neil.... glad you've found it useful.                                                                     
    7:46
    Comment From Chris
    The Cab is 500-600 metres away from me, and according this graph the the BT estimated speed is just right on that.
    7:47
    Charles
    Hi Lewis - DLM will apply interleaving only if it detects an ustable line. It will not apply interleaving unless it is warranted.
    7:47
    Comment From Kevin
    I guess when i get my infinity installed a lot of sites and links will still be on dsl or adsl+ or even slower and the speed my end wont improve the speed there end ie my speed will depend on the site i visit and there upload speed for my download speed?
    7:48
    Comment From Dom
    I am moving to BT infinity, but I had to order my line and then wait for it to be activated before ordering infinity. Is this a technical issue or a process at BT issue?
    7:49
    Charles
    Evening Dom. It's a process issue - we can only provide Infinity once a Retail line is up and running.
    7:49
    Comment From William Sinclair
    Hi guys. I've upgraded to Infinity 2 with an estimated max download of 49.5 Mbps however my IP profile hasn't budged from the Infinity 1 value of ~30. Any thoughts?
    7:50
    Comment From Dom
    Thanks - this is a great service BT, keep it up!                                                   
    7:51
    Martin S.
    Hi Kevin - yes, some websites that you visit may not be able to keep up with your superfast speeds! We aim to give you the best speeds at your end, but sadly there may sometimes be bottlenecks in the wider internet.
    7:51
    Charles
    HI William - sorry for the delay in responding. Best thing to do is to reboot your Hub, then it should pick up the new speed. If not, contact the Infinity forum.
    7:51
    Comment From Lewis
    What would cause an unstable line?                                                        
    7:53
    KerryG
    @wiesiek @ Martin (not S) thanks for your questions, but as they're individual issues we can't pick them up as part of this chat. Please post in the forum and we can help.
    7:53
    Comment From guilbo
    Apologies in advance for my ignorance. If Infinity is installed does the 'phone continue to use copper all the way to the exchange or does this also go over fibre?
    7:54
    Charles
     Hi lewis - the most common cause is interference on your phone line, in which case DLM will moderate your BB speed until the line stablises. There'smore lot of info on this at the Infinity FAQs on BT.com
    7:54
    Martin S.
    Hi Guilbo - good question - yes, the phone still uses the copper.                                          
    7:54
    Comment From Paul (Heanor)
    Will downloading from such as Xbox market place or apple store as examples max out the connection?
    7:55
    Comment From Kevin
    Thanks to Martin, Kerry, and Charles for all your answers to the questions very much appreciated and a credit to BT Kevin  
    7:55

    Hi everyone
    Just a reminder that we have our Infinity Expert chat this evening at 7pm.  If for any reason you can't make the chat, you can PM me your questions in advance and we'll try to include them.  There will also be a replay available of the chat here on the same post after the event.
    Thx
    Kerry
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  • HP Officejet 6500A Plus will not maintain wireless connection reliably

    For the HP EXPERTS on Expert Day, April 18, 2012:
    B.L.A.T. (Bottom Line At Top):  We have an HP Officejet 6500A Plus purchased about 5 months ago.  We wanted to use it as a wireless-connected printer in another room besides our home office.  It is useless to us because it will not maintain its wireless connection, even sitting just a few feet from the router in the same room.  Except for numerous hours of troubleshooting, we have left it sitting powered up, but unused and idle, for almost the entire 5 months in our home office.  DURING ALL THAT IDLE TIME, IT HAS LOGGED OVER 3,200 DISCONNECTS, at a consistent rate of 24 disconnects every 24 hours, even though it ALWAYS reports that the wireless signal quality is “EXCELLENT” (all this is according to the Wireless Network Test Reports we’ve printed throughout the last 5 months).  So our question is, what is it that this printer is trying to do once an hour over a wireless connection that is causing these thousands of disconnects?  And how can we stop it?
    NOTE!  Before you round up the usual suspects (namely our router and our PC firewalls) please note that we also bought an HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus ON THE SAME DAY as the Officejet 6500A Plus.  The 8600 was also installed with a wireless connection, and has worked without a single network issue for the entire 5 months.
    NOW, FOR THE REST OF THE STORY…
    WHO WE ARE:  My wife and I have worked on HP equipment for 33 years, starting in 1979 as corporate customers of HP when we worked for Exxon; then we both worked for HP directly for 17 years; and we’ve now used dozens of pieces of HP equipment in our home during the last 12 years in retirement.  We’re primarily software folks, so we’re not exactly experts in hardware and networking, but on the other hand, this ain’t our first rodeo either.
    OUR CONFIGURATION: 
    PC’s – All running Windows 7 x64 with all important patches applied and Norton Internet Security 2012:  HPE-270f and HP AIO 200-Quad, each with full 6500A and 8600A drivers installed on wireless connection.  These 2 PC’s themselves can connect either wirelessly or via Ethernet to our home network.  The 270f has a dual-band wireless board.  Both bands work.  We also have a new dv7t laptop with only the full 6500A driver installed via wireless connection.  The laptop is now upstairs and it’s connected to our home network wirelessly without any issues.  (This is where we had hoped to also put the 6500A, but it needs to work reliably via wireless connection.)
    ROUTER:  Netgear N600 WNDR3700 providing Ethernet and wireless networking.  Router provides a very strong wireless signal throughout the house.  No wireless problems with any other equipment including an iPod, two Kindle Fires besides all the HP equipment.
    PRINTERS:  Besides the two HP printers, the HPE-270f PC has a Canon MP960 installed on it.  And if we can’t get the 6500A working right or replaced with something that does work right, we may be buying our second Canon printer.  By the way, on the 6500A, ePrint and App’s are set to ON, but of course they’re not being used, just like everything else on this AIO.
    OTHER:  We also have a Sonos music system that connects to our network via Ethernet and has its own proprietary mesh network (on another frequency) for transmitting ripped music wirelessly to speaker units throughout our house.  (If you aren’t familiar with this totally cool system, check out sonos.com).  We’ve never seen any evidence of interference between these two wireless networks, or our wireless phone sets either.
    HP TOOLS AVAILABLE ON ALL 3 PC’s:  HPU
    UPDATE 5.003.001.001 (reporting everything up-to-date); HPHDU 3.1.0.17; HPPDU 5.0.0.015 and HPNDU 4.3.0.002. 
    SYMPTOMS:  The 6500A Plus installs quickly and easliy, and connects wirelessly just fine during installation.  But sometime over the next hour (usually less), it disconnects and won’t print from PC applications.  Sometimes the application puts up an “Unable to communicate with printer” screen, even though the PC usually thinks the printer is “ready”.  Other times, the PC thinks the printer is offline (but printers don’t have “offline” buttons anymore!).  Often, if you just leave everything alone, the 6500A will somehow reconnect and print out the spooled file 5-30 MINUTES later.  So it does usually seem to be able to recover given some time, but that doesn’t always fit our schedule!   Occasionally, turning the wireless radio on the printer off and back on will fix it right away.  But usually, you have to power the printer completely off, and then back on.  As far as we know, that always fixes it…..until the next disconnect a few minutes later!
    PREVIOUSLY TRIED:  After reading some of HP’s wireless network support websites, I manually assigned a fixed IP address to this printer.  It didn’t seem to matter; according to the wireless network test report, it still logs disconnects at the rate of one per hour, and all the failure symptoms were the same.
    We also dabbled a bit with setting this printer as “trusted” to the Firewall, but that didn’t seem to matter either.
    Next, we connected the printer via Ethernet.  The printer immediately started to work, even though it had just been in its “failed” state over the wireless connection.  As far as we know, it never failed while connected via Ethernet.  This seems to point to a purely wireless hardware/firmware problem on the printer itself.
    Late last year, I tried two different chat sessions about this with the inter-continental AIO support teams, each one lasting several hours.  Unfortunately, none of their optimistic solution scripts seemed to fit our problem.  They both seemed determined to reconfigure the 6500A as a TCP/IP printer, which of course worked fine initially, just like everything else.  At this point, they would understandably want to close the chat.  But 20-30 minutes later, we could no longer print to it.  During the second chat, they got into one of our PC’s remotely and effectively turned off the spooler (by selecting “Print Directly” or something like that).  After that, all was well again (as usual) UNTIL the printer disconnected, at which time attempting to print from that PC would HANG the application (since the spooler was no longer buffering) and eventually hang the whole PC.  One giant leap backwards.  That’s when I gave up on the multi-hour chat sessions.
    The three diagnostic utilities (HDU, PDU, NDU) have been tried over and over.  When the printer is in its disconnected state, the DU’s usually don’t detect the 6500A at all, or if they do detect it, they are unable to fix anything.  Frankly, it’s easier to just power the printer off (which takes about a minute) and power the printer back on (which takes more than a minute) and then wait for the spooler to kick in (usually about 30 seconds).  BUT WE DON’T CONSIDER THAT A SOLUTION!!
    B.L.A.B.  (Bottom Line At Bottom):  We have used up nearly the entire black ink cartridge and at least a ream of paper troubleshooting this brand new printer, to no avail.  This printer is useless to us unless it can maintain a wireless connection reliably.  Please help!
    Thanks –
    Bob and Jane
    (Note: we have an appointment from about 11:20 am EDT – 1 pm EDT, 8:20 am PDT till about 10 am PDT)

    I bought the Officejet 6500A Plus about one month and have experienced the very same problem. I tried to remedy this problem following suggestions in a number of different posts (static IP, router, firewalls etc), all to no avail. Last week I called support. The support I received by the tech over several hours and different days for a week was very good. However none of his suggestions corrected the connection issue. After today's recommended fix failed, he advised HP is aware of this issue with the 6500 and other affected printers. He claimed HP was working on a firmware upgrade. He did not know when the update would be provided. The tech also claimed HP acknowledged this problem in a written announcement. He agreed to email the announcement to me. I haven't received it. This has been the only problem I've had with the 6500

  • A stable, fast reliable VNC connection to Lion or Lion server

    I hope this post help people with VNC setup from non Mac machines to a Mac running Lion or Lion Server 10.7.4.
    Apple has changed quite a few things in Lion regrading VNC and screen sharing. As a consequence many VNC viewers are no longer compatible until the VNC software is upgraded to be Lion compatible. You will find many posts about this topic in this forum, eg
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3289794?start=0&tstart=0
    Often, the result is that  the user can't proceed beyond the gray login screen (screen locks up etc).
    This post describes how configure Real VNCs VNC server on Lion Server 10.7.4 to work in conjunction! with ARD, thus allowing you to keep screen sharing enabled and still use ARD from client if that is desired)
    Download the VNC server at (Version 5! necessary)
    http://www.realvnc.com/download/vnc/latest/
    and install the VNC server on the host (the computer you want to login to via VNC)
    Single User Host setup
    ==================
    - Install the VNC server and follow the intsruction
    (If you your Mac is configured for remote management, screen sharing, remote apple events the installation may complete with error stating to contact the manufacturer....ignore the error as it most likely caused by a port conflict because VNC server and ARD (or apple scrren sgaring both use port 5900 per default), the software was still completely and correctly installed.
    - start VNC Server by opening Finder -> Applications -> Real VNC -> VNC Server (User Mode)
    You will see a small VNC icon in the top tsak bar of the screen.
    (if you open the "information Center" the issues tab will show a port 5900 conflict)
    - open VNCserver Options and select the connections tab:
    +Change the default port from 5900 to 5901 and serve Java viewer on Port from 5800 to 5801
    + Change Authetication to "Mac password"
    + Select Encryption "always on"
    - Selct the expert tab
    +scroll down to the bottom of the list and change "StopUserModeOnSwitchOut" to "no"
    (this settings prevents the VNC server to be stopped automatically if you have Fast Switching User Mode enabled on the host.)
    - select "Apply"
    (now if you open the Information Center" again, the port conflict problem should be solved.
    - select "open" from the VNC server menu:
    If the configuration was succesful, thw window will show a check mark in a green box stating everything is ok.
    - In addition you will find the address that the client user will need to connect to the VNC server on the host
    it will say something like "VNC viewer user can connect using the address 192.168.x.y:1"
    Note: If you start several VNC servers, each session will need a dedicated port (like 5902, 5903 etc)
    Router/Firewall Settings:
    ===================
    Depending on the router/firewall you use your ports may have been automatically configured for you (airPort extreme for example).
    You need to open port 5901 and 5801 and forward these ports to the IP address of the host. If ARD was alredy working in your setup, you can copy the port coniguration for ports 5900, 3283 and 3306 that are used by ARD and implement the same rules for the new port used by VNC 5901.
    Review the settings of your firewall/router.
    VNC client
    ========
    - download the VNC client for your OS from
    http://www.realvnc.com/download/viewer/
    and follow the install instructions.
    - Start the VNC client on your client PC (Windows for example) and enter the address that the VNC server reported to you earlier (192.168.x.y:1)
    - Encryption : "Let VNC Server choose"
    - select "connect"
    - enter your Mac username and password that was setup on your host
    you are now connected via VNC to your host.
    You can also configure the VNC server to allow other users to login to the same! VNC session using their user credentials (friends/family or serverAdmins that want to share access to the host)
    To do this open the options dialog box on the VNC server host computer and select "configure" next to authentication.
    - add the users that are supposed to get access to your VNC session using their own credentials. (make sure this is what you really want, otherwise read on in the multi user section of this post)
    Multi User Host Setup
    =================
    If multiple users are supposed to access the host computer using their own credentials logging into their own! desktop, follow these instructions:
    - first enable Fast User Switching on your host computer by going to
    System preferences -> User/Groups -> Login Options and select the check box  "show fast user switching menu as..."
    - For each user on the host that should be reached via a VNC session start VNC server (user) as described before and assign a new port number to the new user like 5902 etc.
    - repeat the configuration outlined above for each user (eg. "StopUserModeOnSwitchOut" to "no")
    (note initilally when you start the VNC server for the first time again, you will get notified that a port conflict exists again....this disappears as soon as the new port is configured)
    now another user can login via VNC into his own desktop using the server address : "191.168..x.y.:2"
    Final notes:
    =========
    I spent hours trying to get a variety of VNC viewers to work with the new screen sharing/VNC implementation in Lion and finally gave up. I called Apple Enterprise support and they confirmed that "a majority of the existing VNC products are not compatible with the new VNC implementation in Lion yet and that Apple recommends ARD". The discussion on what other non Mac users (Windows, Linux) should do did not go anywhere....
    I have tested the above configuration with the free version VNC server 5 on the host and the free version VNC viewer 5 on a client. It worked flawlessly, fast, reproducable and very stable. You need to be aware that depending on the features you want (number of desktops, users etc) that you may have to purchase the personal or enterprise edition for the server.
    The featurs are described here:
    http://www.realvnc.com/products/vnc/
    I personally installed the enterprise edition after I verified that the free editions worked stable and reliably as I needed them to work.
    I hope you now have a stable VNC link into your Lion host from the platform of your choice !

    I'm using the free VNC edition from RealVNC on Mt. Lion (10.8.5) and the basic information is in this article for Lion is confirmed for the VNC Server 5.0.6 (r113416) on Mt. Lion.
    The main Options... window shows the Connections tab and I just changed my port to something other than 5900 and the port conflict went away.
    The Free edition does not allow Mac password and encryption can't be enabled. (Ya gotta pay for that.)
    Connected to it from my iPod Touch using Mocha VNC with no problems.

  • New OSX 10.7 disadvantages 'paying' MobileMe members. Warning: with the use of Lion, MobileMe synchronization is no longer reliable!

    Today I received the following message from MobileMe advisor Caryn in a support chat:
    "MobileMe is actually not compatible with Lion yet which could be why you are having some issues. Since MobileMe is going away, it actually has not been designed for use with Lion. iCloud is designed for Lion. Now its not saying that it wont work but this is the reason you are having issues."
    Can you imagine I was flabbergasted?! Because if these "issues" mean that synchronizing iCal and Address book under Lion is not reliable anymore, as it has proven to be extremely unreliable in my case for the last weeks, I think Apple is letting the paying MobileMe customer down the hard way. This is something you would never expect Apple to do: introducing a new OSX ignoring severe damage they cause to thousands of ‘paying’ MobileMe members.
    I had been discussing this matter with MobileMe support several times, but today was the first time I received a honest answer. I run a business using Apple equipment and MobileMe services. Many hours and valuable data were lost. Unacceptable!!!
    Problem description:
    In my case iCal 5.0 running at OSX 10.7 on several iMac's did not synchronize correct or not at all. New events are flagged with a small round ‘offline shaped’ icon and do not synchronize with MobileMe. Once the icon is present in one of the events, new added events are also flagged and do not synchronize. Appointments were lost between machines this way!
    As soon as the icons in the events appear, also a warning icon is shown at the top of the (pop up) calendar list. Clicking this warning sign icon the following error is reported (translated from Dutch): “The server responded with an error. iCal cannot establish the connection with cal.me.com. Take care that you are linked with the Internet and try it later again.”
    I have ran several tests with the assistance of chat support, including deleting and re-installing my iCal account several times and I even re-installed OSX Lion on one of the iMac's. Nothing helped. Switching the machines back to OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard solved all problems. Getting frustrated about losing a lot of valuable time!
    So now I’m warning other Apple users in national and international social media discussion groups and Apple forum discussion portals. Skip the use of OSX Lion as long as you are a MobileMe member! If already purchased: ask for a refund!

    @Chris: my machines: MacPro Original 2,66/11GB, macMini 3,1 2,0/4GB and a MBAir 2,1 1,86/2GB all running Lion since day 2.
    This is the official article for MobileMe users about transition to iCloud - I admit: nothing said about MobileMe and Lion.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4597
    This article dated Juli 29th "Known problems with iCal" does not talk about Lion either:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4038
    And finally, the official status information on MobileMe says: everything fine.
    So I doubt, that the statement from "Apple MobileMe support" (whoever that was) is something to be taken as the truth. These people surely are no OSX experts and I guess they know about Lion as much as we do. Since you never look into there eyes while communicating, you never know ....? And hiding behind a Lion is not very brave ;-)
    Only to be sure: Do you have "Push" selected in all your iCal MobileMe account preferences?

  • Ask the Experts Live Chat - Home Hub 4

    Hello,
    Stephanie and I are pleased to announce our next live discussion with some of our BT experts! It's about one of our latest new products, the Hub 4. This will be a great chance to get our Hub 4 experts onto the community to tell you a bit more about that and answer any questions you may have.
    We have added the Chat transcript below for any of you guys who missed this event.
    7:02
    JacquiBT: 
    Hello everyone.
    Thank for you joining our ‘Ask the Experts’ Live chat. I would like to introduce Dave, Sam and Emma who are our hub 4 experts and will be answering your questions tonight. I would like to invite you to ask your questions now.
    7:03
    [Comment From imjolly imjolly : ] 
    why are there no adsl stats available on the HH4
    7:04
    [Comment From DS DS : ] 
    evening all. Are the antennae omni directional?
    7:05
    Sean Donnelly: 
    Thanks for the question, Emma will respond
    to that question Imjolly
    7:05
    JacquiBT: 
    Thanks DS, Dave will respond to your question now
    7:05
    Dave: 
    Hi DS, yes they are
    7:05
    [Comment From Steve Steve : ] 
    Are there any plans for new firmware on the hub 4 to bring new features?
    7:06
    JacquiBT: 
    Thanks Steve, Dave is answering that question for you
    7:07
    Dave: 
    Hi Steve - yes there are. There will be more information available about this - and any new features - before each firmware drop.
    7:07
    [Comment From Steve Steve : ] 
    why can you not opt out of BT WIFI on the home hub 4?
    7:07
    Dave: 
    Hi Steve - you should have no problem doing this through the Hub Manager
    7:09
    JacquiBT: 
    Some great questions coming through, the experts are typing up responses now
    7:09
    [Comment From DS DS : ] 
    Personal testing - Why is the 2.4GHz range less than the HH3 when at a distance from the hub, but better close up than the HH3?
    7:10
    JacquiBT: 
    Thanks DS, Dave is answering this now for you
    7:10
    [Comment From George George : ] 
    Will the 'Home Network' page show a HH4 instead of the Current image of the HH3?
    7:11
    JacquiBT: 
    Thanks George, Sam will answer that for you
    7:11
    Sam: 
    Hi George, the HH4 image will be displayed in place of the HH3 in the next firmware release
    7:12
    Dave: 
    Thanks again DS - you shouldn't find that, but this can depend on a lot of different factors in the home. I've found mine to be a bit better actually! But it should be pretty much the same for most customers.
    7:12
    Sean Donnelly: 
    Did you know the Hub 4 has Smart Setup?
    Easy set up in just a few minutes. No CD or computer needed, it's all online and works on any device. Set up your Hub 4 router and access all your free extras like BT Cloud and BT Family Protection in just a few clicks.
    7:12
    [Comment From DS DS : ] 
    Is it possible for BT to allow us to move the BTWifi SSID's to another channel, leaving our own SSID on a less congested channel?
    7:12
    Dave: 
    Hi imjolly, sorry for the delay, Emma asked me to reply on her behalf. We have made the stats in the Hub manager simpler for customers to understand, we were reacting to feedback that it was too general for the wide range of customers and tech understandings.
    7:12
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi DS, Sam is replying to you now
    7:14
    [Comment From JamesS JamesS : ] 
    What speeds can I achieve over wifi, assuming I'm connected to 5ghz? Thanks.
    7:14
    Sean Donnelly: 
    Did you know the hub offers Easy Wireless?
    Connect wirelessly by selecting your BT Home Hub connection on any compatible device and just push a button on the Hub and you're connected. It's that simple. No passwords needed.
    7:14
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi JamesS. Dave will reply to your question
    7:14
    Emma: 
    Hi imjolly, we have made the stats in the Hub manager simpler for customers to understand, we were reacting to feedback that it was too general for the wide range of customers and tech understandings.
    7:15
    Sam: 
    Hi DS, moving BT Wifi SSID's to another channel is not possible on the HH4. However, we are looking closely at the wi-fi SSID's the hub broadcasts to see whether we can improve this experience.
    7:15
    Dave: 
    Hi James, 5GHz maximum data transfer rate of 300Mb/s; this will tend to translate as an optimal actual speeds of up to 100 Mb/s - depending on lots of factors in your home
    7:15
    [Comment From George George : ] 
    Why did you remove the built in plastic wireless info tab with a card?
    7:15
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi George, Dave is going to reply to that question
    7:16
    Dave: 
    Hi George - this was part of the design process, we've tried to make it even easier for customers to find their wireless information. Now it's not integrated it's a little bit more accessible.
    7:16
    [Comment From thebennyboy thebennyboy : ] 
    I currently have the HH3 and would like to know what noticable difference it will make having a HH4 over a HH3? We use the ethernet ports and the wireless.
    7:17
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi Bennyboy. Emma is going to reply to that question.
    7:17
    [Comment From Paul Paul : ] 
    How much faster is the processor in the home hub 4, compared to previous versions? how will this effect my online experience?
    7:18
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi Paul. Sam will answer that for you
    7:18
    Sam: 
    Hi Paul, the processor is a staggering 3x faster compared to the HH3
    7:19
    [Comment From Guest Guest : ] 
    Although opted out of BT wifi the hub still shows as being active
    7:19
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi Guest, could we ask that you post this on the community so the moderators can pick this up
    7:19
    Sean Donnelly: 
    Did you know that the hub 4 offers Dual band frequency which makes for a more reliable wireless connection?
    Smart dual-band technology reduces wireless interference and drop out’s giving you a reliable connection for all your devices.
    7:20
    [Comment From Guest Guest : ] 
    When you opt out of BT WIFI it appears to only opt out on the 2.4ghz channel and not the 5ghz channel. Are you looking into this?
    7:20
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi Guest. Dave will reply to your question
    7:21
    Dave: 
    Hi - thanks for this feedback, we'll definitely look in to it for you
    7:21
    Sean Donnelly: 
    Excellent questions coming through folks
    7:21
    Sean Donnelly: 
    Our experts are typing answers so please keep them coming
    7:22
    [Comment From Josh Josh : ] 
    Is it a known issue that the HomeHub 4 has problems identify the Xbox 360 as a media center extender when connected through a wired connection?
    7:23
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi Josh. Sam is replying to your question
    7:23
    [Comment From Winston Winston : ] 
    How much power does the home hub 4 use?
    7:24
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi Winston. Dave will respond to your question
    7:24
    Sam: 
    Hi Josh, we are aware of this issue. This is a problem with the Xbox rather than the HH4 but something we are reviewing together.
    7:24
    Emma: 
    Hi the bennyboy, the main advantages of the hub 4 are the faster processor (3 x faster) and 5 GHz wifi. There is no interference with 5GHz so you get better performance and as the range isn't as wide you dont have to share the bandwidth with neighbours etc. the hub still has 2.4 GHz so you still have the range you have withhub 3 too!
    7:24
    Dave: 
    Hi Winston, I am afraid there's no simple answer as it really depends on what features are in use. But the Hub 4 meets the latest Broadband Equipment Energy Code of Conduct targets for energy consumption.
    7:25
    [Comment From Mel Mel : ] 
    Why did you ignore your existing customers loyalty by charging them for a new hub, don't they pay enough already in their monthly fees?
    7:25
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi Mel, Dave will reply to your question
    7:25
    [Comment From Winston Winston : ] 
    How long did it take you to design and develop the home hub 4?
    7:26
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi Winston, Emma will reply to your question
    7:27
    [Comment From George George : ] 
    Will we get manual power save back?
    7:27
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi Gerorge. Sam will answer your question
    7:28
    [Comment From Jade Jade : ] 
    Does the home hub 4 support ip6 through a future upgrade?
    7:28
    Emma: 
    Hi Winston, It was about 2 years when we first started the project with the first ideas and concepts
    7:29
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi Jade. Emma will reply to your question.
    7:29
    Emma: 
    Hi Jade, thats something we are working on so yes something for the future
    7:30
    Sam: 
    Hi George. With regards to the manual power save feature, we have looked to make this automatic for all of our customers. However, you are able to change the brightness of the lights as an additional step.
    7:30
    Dave: 
    Hi Mel - we've made a lot of changes for our existing customers since the launch of the Hub 3 a couple of years ago. Our customer offer for the Hub 4 only £35 - a really big discount compared to the full price of £109! We've also created a range of recontracting deals that contain a Hub 4 for only the cost of delivery. If you're out of contract or in the last 3 months, you could take advantage of those offers as well. We really want all of our customers to be able to take advantage of these options!
    7:31
    Sean Donnelly: 
    Did you know the Hub 4 has a faster processor? Inside the BT Home Hub 4 router is our latest Broadband processor – the brains of your Hub. It allows you to pass information between connected devices quicker than ever. So if you are transferring files from one computer to another or watching a film streamed from another device, the BT Home Hub 4 won't slow you down.
    7:31
    [Comment From thebennyboy thebennyboy : ] 
    Our house has very thick stone walls and the wireless is weak in certain rooms. We have a few devices in our house that support 5Ghz Wi-Fi. Does the HH4 also work ok with home plugs that use your power cables to provide network connectivity?
    7:32
    JacquiBT: 
    Hi thebennyboy. Sam will respond to your question
    7:32
    [Comment From Calvin Calvin : ] 
    What future developments are in the works for home hub 4?
    7:33

    DS wrote:
    Not many of my Q's are showing either. Could be busy I guess......
    yeah I can tell, I know your quesitons are pretty good but if you notice that JacquiBT is deliberately choosing the questions she wants to go through. The whole chat is based around the fact that they have added 5ghz. I am appauled as I was hoping to at least ask one question. 

  • Ask the Expert: Scaling Data Center Networks with Cisco FabricPath

    With Hatim Badr and Iqbal Syed
    Welcome to the Cisco Support Community Ask the Expert conversation. This is an opportunity to learn and ask questions about the Cisco FabricPath with Cisco technical support experts Hatim Badr and Iqbal Syed. Cisco FabricPath is a Cisco NX-OS Software innovation combining the plug-and-play simplicity of Ethernet with the reliability and scalability of Layer 3 routing. Cisco FabricPath uses many of the best characteristics of traditional Layer 2 and Layer 3 technologies, combining them into a new control-plane and data-plane implementation that combines the immediately operational "plug-and-play" deployment model of a bridged spanning-tree environment with the stability, re-convergence characteristics, and ability to use multiple parallel paths typical of a Layer 3 routed environment. The result is a scalable, flexible, and highly available Ethernet fabric suitable for even the most demanding data center environments. Using FabricPath, you can build highly scalable Layer 2 multipath networks without the Spanning Tree Protocol. Such networks are particularly suitable for large virtualization deployments, private clouds, and high-performance computing (HPC) environments.
    This event will focus on technical support questions related to the benefits of Cisco FabricPath over STP or VPC based architectures, design options with FabricPath, migration to FabricPath from STP/VPC based networks and FabricPath design and implementation best practices.
    Hatim Badr is a Solutions Architect for Cisco Advanced Services in Toronto, where he supports Cisco customers across Canada as a specialist in Data Center architecture, design, and optimization projects. He has more than 12 years of experience in the networking industry. He holds CCIE (#14847) in Routing & Switching, CCDP and Cisco Data Center certifications.
    Iqbal Syed is a Technical Marketing Engineer for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series of switches. He is responsible for product road-mapping and marketing the Nexus 7000 line of products with a focus on L2 technologies such as VPC & Cisco FabricPath and also helps customers with DC design and training. He also focuses on SP customers worldwide and helps promote N7K business within different SP segments. Syed has been with Cisco for more than 10 years, which includes experience in Cisco Advanced Services and the Cisco Technical Assistance Center. His experience ranges from reactive technical support to proactive engineering, design, and optimization. He holds CCIE (#24192) in Routing & Switching, CCDP, Cisco Data Center, and TOGAF (v9) certifications.
    Remember to use the rating system to let Hatim and Iqbal know if you have received an adequate response.  
    They might not be able to answer each question due to the volume expected during this event. Remember that you can continue the conversation on the Data Center sub-community Unified Computing discussion forum shortly after the event. This event lasts through Dec 7, 2012.. Visit this support forum often to view responses to your questions and the questions of other Cisco Support Community members.

    Hi Sarah,
    Thank you for your question.
    Spanning Tree Protocol is used to build a loop-free topology. Although Spanning Tree Protocol serves a critical function in these Layer 2 networks, it is also frequently the cause of a variety of problems, both operational and architectural.
    One important aspect of Spanning Tree Protocol behavior is its inability to use parallel forwarding paths. Spanning Tree Protocol forms a forwarding tree, rooted at a single device, along which all data-plane traffic must flow. The addition of parallel paths serves as a redundancy mechanism, but adding more than one such path has little benefit because Spanning Tree Protocol blocks any additional paths
    In addition, rooting the forwarding path at a single device results in suboptimal forwarding paths, as shown below, Although a direct connection may exist, it cannot be used because only one active forwarding path is allowed.
    Virtual PortChannel (vPC) technology partially mitigates the limitations of Spanning Tree Protocol. vPC allows a single Ethernet device to connect simultaneously to two discrete Cisco Nexus switches while treating these parallel connections as a single logical PortChannel interface. The result is active-active forwarding paths and the removal of Spanning Tree Protocol blocked links, delivering an effective way to use two parallel paths in the typical Layer 2 topologies used with Spanning Tree Protocol.
    vPC provides several benefits over a standard Spanning Tree Protocol such as elimination of blocker ports and both vPC switches can behave as active default gateway for first-hop redundancy protocols such as Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP): that is, traffic can be routed by either vPC peer switch.
    At the same time, however, many of the overall design constraints of a Spanning Tree Protocol network remain even when you deploy vPC such as
    1.     Although vPC provides active-active forwarding, only two active parallel paths are possible.
    2.     vPC offers no means by which VLANs can be extended, a critical limitation of traditional Spanning Tree Protocol designs.
    With Cisco FabricPath, you can create a flexible Ethernet fabric that eliminates many of the constraints of Spanning Tree Protocol. At the control plane, Cisco FabricPath uses a Shortest-Path First (SPF) routing protocol to determine reachability and selects the best path or paths to any given destination in the Cisco FabricPath domain. In addition, the Cisco FabricPath data plane introduces capabilities that help ensure that the network remains stable, and it provides scalable, hardware-based learning and forwarding capabilities not bound by software or CPU capacity.
    Benefits of deploying an Ethernet fabric based on Cisco FabricPath include:
    • Simplicity, reducing operating expenses
    – Cisco FabricPath is extremely simple to configure. In fact, the only necessary configuration consists of distinguishing the core ports, which link the switches, from the edge ports, where end devices are attached. There is no need to tune any parameter to get an optimal configuration, and switch addresses are assigned automatically.
    – A single control protocol is used for unicast forwarding, multicast forwarding, and VLAN pruning. The Cisco FabricPath solution requires less combined configuration than an equivalent Spanning Tree Protocol-based network, further reducing the overall management cost.
    – A device that does not support Cisco FabricPath can be attached redundantly to two separate Cisco FabricPath bridges with enhanced virtual PortChannel (vPC+) technology, providing an easy migration path. Just like vPC, vPC+ relies on PortChannel technology to provide multipathing and redundancy without resorting to Spanning Tree Protocol.
    Scalability based on proven technology
    – Cisco FabricPath uses a control protocol built on top of the powerful Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) routing protocol, an industry standard that provides fast convergence and that has been proven to scale up to the largest service provider environments. Nevertheless, no specific knowledge of IS-IS is required in order to operate a Cisco FabricPath network.
    – Loop prevention and mitigation is available in the data plane, helping ensure safe forwarding that cannot be matched by any transparent bridging technology. The Cisco FabricPath frames include a time-to-live (TTL) field similar to the one used in IP, and a Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) check is also applied.
    • Efficiency and high performance
    – Because equal-cost multipath (ECMP) can be used the data plane, the network can use all the links available between any two devices. The first-generation hardware supporting Cisco FabricPath can perform 16-way ECMP, which, when combined with 16-port 10-Gbps port channels, represents a potential bandwidth of 2.56 terabits per second (Tbps) between switches.
    – Frames are forwarded along the shortest path to their destination, reducing the latency of the exchanges between end stations compared to a spanning tree-based solution.
        – MAC addresses are learned selectively at the edge, allowing to scale the network beyond the limits of the MAC addr

  • Looking for a software development company or expert programmer for plugin

    I work for a company that hosts web software that many newspapers use to power their online websites. We are interested in working with an expert individual or firm in programming extensions or plugins for InDesign. The goal is to build a function within InDesign that gathers all of the newspaper articles from within an InDesign file and send them through the internet into our online system *from within InDesign*. In other words, we are not interested in a "save to xml" type of option... we are interested in an option that would be called "Send articles to website" which would scrape together all of the content, package it in a structured way, and upload it to a drop box of come kind hosted on our server. From that point, programmers at our company will write the server-side routines to detect the uploaded materials, parse through them, and populate the site.
    Again, I need someone who's a proven InDesign software expert who can create a cross platform solution for our needs. Can someone please point me in the right direction?
    Thank you,
    Jon

    Hi Jon,
    We checked your posting in the adobeforums that you are looking for reliable and honest software delivery company.
    It is always better to hear from the existing customer own voice rather than me.
    http://sales.mclansys.com
    We can add vlaue to your business model as global delivery model of your firm in long term prepostion ..
    i am available most of the time in MSN and skpye we can chat any time
    Looking forward to hear from you -Thanks
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  • Web Service reliable messaging in PI 7.1

    Hello Experts,
    I am working on a POC on Web Service Reliable Messaging.
    Anyone, Pls send me the detailed scenario on how to implement the same in PI 7.1.
    I have searched in SDN but i cud not find much info specific to this.
    Thanks in Advance.
    Regards,
    Swetha.

    Hi Swetha ,
    Please try:
    Configuring Web Services Reliable Messaging
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwpi71/helpdata/en/46/741a3dfcfa0eede10000000a155369/content.htm
    Preview of Web Services Reliable Messaging in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1
    https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/304335f7-f33c-2a10-ae80-9c9ffdc86415
    Web Services-Based Connectivity
    Configuring Web Services Reliable Messaging
    https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/109aa318-5aa6-2a10-799d-a495383c1e01
    Regards
    joel
    Edited by: joel trinidade on Apr 9, 2009 11:05 AM

  • Vendor Evaluation - Underdelivery Tolerance for Qty. reliability Criteria

    Hi experts.
    When using Underdelivery tolerance in a PO, the Evalation criteria Qty. reliability is not taking into account this tolerance and give a vendor a score based on the requested qty.
    It doesn't make any sense to me, since I'm allowing the vendor to deliver up to this tolerance.
    Please advice.
    Thanks.

    Hi,
    When calculating score for quantity reliability, the Minimum delivery quantity % mentioned in customizing (Txn OMGL) is only taken into account, so that if the delivered quantity is below this then the score for the vendor will not be calculated.
    The underdelivery tolerance is not checked. This is the standard functionality.
    Best Regards,
    Arminda Jack

  • Ask the Expert:Cisco Web Security

    With Ryan Wager
    Welcome to the Cisco Support Community Ask the Expert conversation. This is an opportunity to learn about design, configuration and troubleshooting of the Cisco Web Security Solutions including Cisco Ironport WSA and Cisco ScanSafe with Cisco experts Kiran Sirupa and Ryan Wager. Kiran Sirupa is a technical marketing engineer in the product marketing team for the Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliance product line. He also works on documentation, partner ,and system engineering training. Kiran has been working in the Cisco Security Technologies group for more than six years. Ryan Wager is a technical marketing engineer at Cisco in the product management team for the ScanSafe Web Security platform. He is heavily involved with the product's integration with the Cisco Integrated Services Router Generation 2 platform, along with documentation, training, and testing of all new products and features. Before joining the product management team, Wagner spent two years as an implementation engineer helping ScanSafe's largest customers implement the platform into their networks.
    Remember to use the rating system to let Kiran and Ryan know if you have received an adequate response.  
    They might not be able to answer each question due to the volume expected during this event. Remember that you can continue the conversation on the Security sub-community, discussion forum shortly after the event. This event lasts through October 7, 2011.. Visit this forum often to view responses to your questions and the questions of other community members.

    Yes, the IronPort WSA will support all the security functions including Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware, Anti-Spyware, Web Reputation when working in conjunction with an existing proxy.
    There are two conditions:
    1. WSA acts as an upstream proxy - In this case, the authentication will be handled by your existing proxy, but the WSA is the first layer of defense. The WSA will perform a lookup in its web reputation database based on the destination. Also, The WSA can scan the http response with Anti-Virus, Anti-SpyWare and Anti-Malware software. However, since the WSA doesn't have user authentication information, you can only apply global controls for Acceptable Use.
    2. WSA has to go through an existing upstream proxy - In this case, the WSA has all the security functionality. In addition, it also handles the authentication. Hence, you can apply role based controls.
    You may refer to the following links for more information:
    WSA Product Literature: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10164/prod_literature.html
    Cisco Security Reports: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/vpndevc/annual_security_report.html
    Cisco Security Intelligence Operations: http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/home.x

  • Ask the Expert: Layer 2 Security on Cisco Catalyst Platforms

    With Wilson Bonilla
    Welcome to the Cisco Support Community Ask the Expert conversation.  This  is an opportunity to learn and ask questions about about issues in designing, planning, and implementing Layer 2 security in your LAN network with expert Wilson Bonilla. 
    Wilson will cover topics that network engineers face daily such as Spanning Tree Protocol security, private VLANs, IP source guard, protected ports, dynamic ARP inspection, virtual LAN access-control lists (VLAN ACLs), and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) snooping over Cisco Catalyst platforms.  With the fast growth of networks, Layer 2 security is even more critical in the LAN to help your network become more reliable, efficient, and secure. Wilson will answer your questions about LAN networks with Cisco Catalyst switches.  
    Wilson Bonilla is a technical networking trainer at the Learning and Development Department for Cisco Technical Assistance Center located in Costa Rica. Before joining the Training Department, he worked for the Cisco TAC as a customer support engineer focused on LAN Switching for more than two years. While working on LAN switching, Wilson also had roles such as technical leader and trainer, adding to his area of expertise in Cisco Catalyst Layer 2 switching. He has CCNP routing and switching certification and is currently studying to achieve his CCNA certification in data center.
    Remember to use the rating system to let Wilson know if you've received an adequate response. 
    Because of the volume expected during this event, Wilson might not be able to answer every question. Remember that you can continue the conversation in the Network Infrastructure community, subcommunity, LAN, Switching and Routing, shortly after the event. This event lasts through November, 2013. Visit this forum often to view responses to your questions and those of other Cisco Support Community members.

    Hello NetNavi.
    Check the post above about MacSec for more information and let me know if you need further clarification, if so I will do my best,
    In regards to best practices there is a Cisco document; it describes deployments and best practices in every scenario; Supplicants, authenticator, authentication services and other configurations. Please check it out:
    http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps6537/ps6586/ps6638/deploy_guide_c17-663760.html
    In regards to Private VLANS:
    What is a Private Vlan?
    A private Vlan is a way to isolate hosts within the same Vlan or broadcast domain. So even when you might have devices sharing the same broadcast domain they can be isolated, this isolated is configured based on sub-domains also most often called primary and secondary Vlans.
    What is a primary Vlan?
    The primary Vlan is representation of the private Vlan, a primary Vlan has one or more secondary Vlans, a switch uses the primary Vlan to present traffic from the secondary Vlans to its neighboring devices.
    What is a secondary Vlan?
    A secondary Vlan is a sub-domain of the primary Vlan. We could say that the secondary Vlans belongs to the primary. The must be associated to a primary Vlan. There are two types of secondary vlans: Isolated and Community secondary Vlans.
    What does it happen to host within a secondary isolated Vlan?
    Host within the isolated vlan; can’t communicate to neither other host in the same isoalted vlan nor host in a community vlan.
    What does it happen to host within the secondary community Vlan?
    Host within the community Vlan can communicate with other host assigned to the same community vlan, but they can’t talk to host in other community vlans.
    What are the benefits of implementing private Vlans?
    Scalability: The most common scenario is a service provider. Imagine all customers of a service provider connected through DSL, cable modem… it’s very likely that all customers belong to the same broadcast domain, however if that’s the case why is it that I can’t use my neighbor’s printer, or maybe why is it that I can’t access the files he has store in his computer, (security) we are in the same broadcast shouldn’t I be able to at least ping his ip address?. Well that’s because the ISP must guarantee some type of security for their customers, and because put every single customer that they have in a single Vlan is not scalable they use private Vlans.
    Examples:
    ISP use private vlans to protect from security bridges, Private vlans and isolated Vlans are used to protect personal information for example from one customer to another.
    DMZ; Many implementations utilizes private vlans in a DMZ to limt or minimize that risk of a compromised server.
    I would like to share this documentation with you for further information and configuration guidelines
    http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk814/technologies_configuration_example09186a008017acad.shtml#hw
    This document explains what Cisco Catalyst switches support Private Vlans. 
    http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_tech_note09186a0080094830.shtml
    Let me know if you have further questions.
    Regards
    Wilson B.

  • Ask the Expert: Cisco UCS Troubleshooting Boot from SAN with FC and iSCSI

    Welcome to this Cisco Support Community Ask the Expert conversation. This is an opportunity to learn and ask questions about Cisco UCS Troubleshooting Boot from SAN with FC and iSCSI with Vishal Mehta and Manuel Velasco.
    The current industry trend is to use SAN (FC/FCoE/iSCSI) for booting operating systems instead of using local storage.
    Boot from SAN offers many benefits, including:
    Server without local storage can run cooler and use the extra space for other components.
    Redeployment of servers caused by hardware failures becomes easier with boot from SAN servers.
    SAN storage allows the administrator to use storage more efficiently.
    Boot from SAN offers reliability because the user can access the boot disk through multiple paths, which protects the disk from being a single point of failure.
    Cisco UCS takes away much of the complexity with its service profiles and associated boot policies to make boot from SAN deployment an easy task.
    Vishal Mehta is a customer support engineer for Cisco’s Data Center Server Virtualization TAC team based in San Jose, California. He has been working in the TAC for the past three years with a primary focus on data center technologies such as Cisco Nexus 5000, Cisco UCS, Cisco Nexus 1000v, and virtualization. He has presented at Cisco Live in Orlando 2013 and will present at Cisco Live Milan 2014 (BRKCOM-3003, BRKDCT-3444, and LABDCT-2333). He holds a master’s degree from Rutgers University in electrical and computer engineering and has CCIE certification (number 37139) in routing and switching and service provider.
    Manuel Velasco is a customer support engineer for Cisco’s Data Center Server Virtualization TAC team based in San Jose, California. He has been working in the TAC for the past three years with a primary focus on data center technologies such as Cisco UCS, Cisco Nexus 1000v, and virtualization. Manuel holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) and VMware VCP and CCNA certifications.
    Remember to use the rating system to let Vishal and Manuel know if you have received an adequate response. 
    Because of the volume expected during this event, our experts might not be able to answer every question. Remember that you can continue the conversation in the Data Center community, under subcommunity Unified Computing, shortly after the event. This event lasts through April 25, 2014. Visit this forum often to view responses to your questions and the questions of other Cisco Support Community members.

    Hello Evan
    Thank you for asking this question. Most common TAC cases that we have seen on Boot-from-SAN failures are due to misconfiguration.
    So our methodology is to verify configuration and troubleshoot from server to storage switches to storage array.
    Before diving into troubleshooting, make sure there is clear understanding of this topology. This is very vital with any troubleshooting scenario. Know what devices you have and how they are connected, how many paths are connected, Switch/NPV mode and so on.
    Always try to troubleshoot one path at a time and verify that the setup is in complaint with the SW/HW interop matrix tested by Cisco.
    Step 1: Check at server
    a. make sure to have uniform firmware version across all components of UCS
    b. Verify if VSAN is created and FC uplinks are configured correctly. VSANs/FCoE-vlan should be unique per fabric
    c. Verify at service profile level for configuration of vHBAs - vHBA per Fabric should have unique VSAN number
    Note down the WWPN of your vhba. This will be needed in step 2 for zoning on the SAN switch and step 3 for LUN masking on the storage array.
    d. verify if Boot Policy of the service profile is configured to Boot From SAN - the Boot Order and its parameters such as Lun ID and WWN are extremely important
    e. finally at UCS CLI - verify the flogi of vHBAs (for NPV mode, command is (from nxos) – show npv flogi-table)
    Step 2: Check at Storage Switch
    a. Verify the mode (by default UCS is in FC end-host mode, so storage switch has to be in NPIV mode; unless UCS is in FC Switch mode)
    b. Verify the switch port connecting to UCS is UP as an F-Port and is configured for correct VSAN
    c. Check if both the initiator (Server) and the target (Storage) are logged into the fabric switch (command for MDS/N5k - show flogi database vsan X)
    d. Once confirmed that initiator and target devices are logged into the fabric, query the name server to see if they have registered themselves correctly. (command - show fcns database vsan X)
    e. Most important configuration to check on Storage Switch is the zoning
    Zoning is basically access control for our initiator to  targets. Most common design is to configure one zone per initiator and target.
    Zoning will require you to configure a zone, put that zone into your current zonset, then ACTIVATE it. (command - show zoneset active vsan X)
    Step 3: Check at Storage Array
    When the Storage array logs into the SAN fabric, it queries the name server to see which devices it can communicate.
    LUN masking is crucial step on Storage Array which gives particular host (server) access to specific LUN
    Assuming that both the storage and initiator have FLOGI’d into the fabric and the zoning is correct (as per Step 1 & 2)
    Following needs to be verified at Storage Array level
    a. Are the wwpn of the initiators (vhba of the hosts) visible on the storage array?
    b. If above is yes then Is LUN Masking applied?
    c. What LUN number is presented to the host - this is the number that we see in Lun ID on the 'Boot Order' of Step 1
    Below document has details and troubleshooting outputs:
    http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/servers-unified-computing/ucs-b-series-blade-servers/115764-ucs-san-tshoot-00.html
    Hope this answers your question.
    Thanks,
    Vishal 

  • Question for the experts on Video problem

    We are away on holidays but didn't want to miss this opportunity to ask for help from the experts. I'm not sure if I have a problem with my motherboard or video card or both. I posted the problem previously but here it is again.
    I have an HPE-250f HP desktop computer which has worked well although has not had a lot of use. Shortly after purchasing it I got a real deal on a 17" i7 laptop which has been used much more than the desktop. Yesterday numerous Windows updates were installed and a couple of reboots to complete the installations. On occasion in the past Windows updates have caused issues but am sure they are not the cause of the current problem.
    Upon turning on the computer yesterday it sounded like an airplane taking off so pulled the side cover off and it was the fan on the video adaptor that was making all of the noise. I have never heard it anywhere near that loud in the past even when under very heavy usage. In addition there was no video signal so my first thought was the adaptor had died. I took the adaptor out and reinstalled it to make sure it was seated properly however no change. I took the adaptor out again and then uncapped the VGA and DVI connectors that are on the rear of the computer but I did not get a video signal from either of those two outlets either. I don't know whether those ports are enabled on the motherboard or in the BIOS as this computer came with an upgraded video card. Either way there was no video. I have another low end video card here that I don't think was ever used so installed it and again no video. The hard drive seems to be making the normal sounds you would hear when it is booting but again with no video can't really say what is going on.
    I am sort of out of ideas as to what to try next as without video you can't see if there are any error messages coming up, whether it is trying to boot or is actually loading Windows.
    I don't want to scrap the computer and I guess an option would be to try and find the same motherboard and replace it but I am hoping someone may have some suggestions as to whether there should be video from the built in ports that come capped from the factory. It just seems odd that there is no video from the original card, the built in ports, or a different video card. It is also odd the original video card fan funs flat out when you turn the computer on before it even starts to get warm. If there is a problem with the slot the card goes in one would think the built in ports would still have video but that is assuming they are actually enabled but again don't know if they would be.
    If anyone has any suggestions or if anyone knows a reliable place to buy the same motherboard that is in this computer I would appreciate that information.
    Thank you

    Finally back from vacation and took a bit of time to get caught up from vacation. It appears somehow two threads got started so will continue on with this one as there is more activity here. There is no video from the original video card reinstalled in the computer. There is also no video on either of the integrated ports after removing the caps and removing the battery, and tried two different monitors just to be sure. I have a friend with the same computer and he said there is no setting in the CMOS/BIOS to enable the onboard video so don't know if it has been permanently disabled or not but again no video from either of the integrated ports. Also If there is a speaker on this computer they have done a very good job of hiding it and i have never heard it beep in all the time i have owned it. I know at this link under INTERNAL CONNECTORS it mentions a speaker connection. I would install a speaker for the purpose of troubleshooting but I cannot find a reference anywhere that says which pins are for a speaker so if anyone would know where to find this information I would gladly install a speaker so we could troubleshoot further. http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-Elite-HPE-Desktop-PC-series/4162190/model/4262654/document/c02014355 It is certainly a possibility that one of the updates caused an issue but it would be surprising as these were updates to Windows and not the BIOS, so one would think if the update was causing an issue it would be after the POST and when it was about to start loading Windows. I will try the suggestions listed above to the extent I can without a speaker connected but it would be great if someone can post a manual for the motherboard that mentions which pins or header has the speaker connections so I can install a speaker. I just heard back from my friend that has the exact same conputer and his has no audible beep when it starts either and am sure there is simply no internal speaker on this computer. Thank you

  • Reliable Messaging with a non @oneway method

    Hi experts,
    first of all, I'm new in the whole SAP-Application-Server business. I hope, i will give you enough and the correct information you need to follow and answer my problem.
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    [Configuring Web Services Reliable Messaging|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwpi71/helpdata/en/46/741a3dfcfa0eede10000000a155369/content.htm]
    Is there any opportunity to avoid this or a easy solution? I couldn't belief it. Is there no way to implement a simple web service, containing a method which return the current system time, and deliver it reliable to the requesting client?
    I thank you for every little input, hint, advice, ...
    Best regards
    Matthias
    Edited by: Matthias Brk on Oct 15, 2008 1:12 PM

    is my topic in the wrong forum category? or is the topic the problem and nobody knows a solution?
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