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We have a proxy server that runs Netmanager Precedence Technologies - NetManager: Introduction. I can add a user to a blacklisted group & this can take effect immediately. Rooms can be blocked or just have a whitelist of websites as required. There is loads more that can be done with Netmanager & it is being developed to hopefully integrate print quota management. Been using it for years & not had a problem. Runs on netbsd.

When I add the users with a csv file I have a script that I run from the fileserver & not the DC. The fileserver is not a backup DC, but the users are added to Active directory with no problem.

If you want to try & get data back you could try using a Ubuntu live CD

If this system was installed professionally, I would be getting back on to them & complaining. We have a large thin client network, we only have two quad core servers at present & the rest of the application servers are about three years old. We don't have any issues like you describe & never have. What speed are your switches? are they up to the job. If you are thinking of going down the thin client route I would suggest that you try the same company that we use: Precedence Technologies - Welcome Precedence Technologies have their own thin clients & are very knowledgeable of the whole thin client network system.

If the above doesn't help, I would be inclined to re-install Windows. It could be something to do with the Lenovo pre-installed security software though. I have some of those laptops here & the first thing I do is remove all of the manufacturers software, it only slows the machines down & is not really required.

Wish I was going to have a holiday this summer. No hope of that, got to be in work & get things sorted out ready for the new term. Got contractors in etc. Still, I hope you all enjoy your time off you lucky people.

Personally I prefer the IBM servers: IBM - System x tower servers overview - US Or rack mount: IBM - System x rack-mount servers overview - US

Take a look through this list: Free Web Hosting - Page 1 You should find a suitable hosting package. You register a domain name with Nominet: Nominet UK but this is often done for you by a hosting company. This is not a free service however.

Yes the fan is designed to cool the CPU, but if any of the airflow vents are clogged, this will affect the heat of the whole system. Agreed that most laptop fans are difficult to access, but some are only under a cover. I was working on a Lenovo only last week & I had easy access to the system fan. Others can be accessed by removing the keyboard. Some are a right pain. Before attempting to access anything on a laptop you should ensure that the warranty has lapsed & try to get hold of a service manual, these help in disassembly of the machine (location of screws, amount of screws that need removing etc.)

Make sure that the outlet for the fan is not blocked in anyway & the same for any air intakes. You can often get to fans on laptops by removing a cover underneath, that should allow you to clean it up or replace it if it needs it.

As long as your laptop doesn't get as hot as this person's you should be OK: Man burns penis with laptop | The Register I apologise to anyone who may be offended.

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Keep up the good work ZeroHour. Glad you got it sorted in the end, no thanks to the certain parties.....

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The TCX clients boot around the minute mark, never actually timed it, but it is very quick. Our older Thin Tunes take a whole lot longer. The TCX's can be managed easily via VNC, all password protected centrally. Upgrades to the firmware are initiated automatically from the unix server when required. Not had any problems with these machines since the latest upgrade & the previous things where just little niggles.

We haven't noticed any problems using these machines. As long as the servers & your network infrastructure are sound you shouldn't have a problem. Obviously for heavy graphics use a desktop is preferable & are purchased accordingly. Streaming video over the Internet is absolutely fine. Precedence Technologies can explain all the benefits of TC's if you give them a call or email if you are serious they can help.

You are lucky that you haven't been called to the sixth form. They do reduce heat slightly & the power usage is definitely lower, another thing is, we have a power switch in each room, hit the button the whole room goes off. No need to check that machines are turned off. They have reduced the amount of support that is required here, which is a real benefit, as I am the only one looking after the whole school & sixth form. The footprint of the TCX machines is very small. We are just about to get another batch of 35 that will be fixed to the back of the TFT screens, so the footprint gets even smaller. We have only just stopped using some Acorn TC's. Can you honestly say that you have used 10 year old machines to run the latest software on Windows 2003 server? Precedence also produce some Unix based software that will turn your old desktops in to thin clients, therefore extending their life even further. As pointed out before all software is central to the servers, so if an upgrade is required you only have to do this on a few machines (in my case four at present, soon to be five) Can be expensive to start off with, depending on what you use. We are using Citrix Presentation server 4 here & the licences are pricey, but well worth it IMHO.

We are just getting two more application servers for our TC's. They are IBM X3550. Xeon Quad core 2.0ghz processor x 2 with 4gb Ram & 73.4gb HDD. Our current servers are twin Xeon's with 3gb Ram. Also IBM. We use TCX boxes, look here for info: Precedence Technologies - ThinIT TCX and TCM - Revolutionary media-intensive thin clients Also have some ThinTune machines, but these are a few years old now. Talk to Precedence about your needs, they will be able help. TC's are the way to go. They sit there doing exactly what they should & cause little trouble, unlike Fat clients (PC's)

Using a slightly different pac file that could be used internally or externally, as it looks at the IP Address & subnet that you are on & uses the proxy as required. Looks like this: function FindProxyForURL(url, host) { if (isInNet(myIpAddress(), "192.168.0.0.", "255.255.255.0")) return "PROXY 192.168.0.1:80"; else return "DIRECT"; } I am now using the pac file on laptops & have a reg file that enters the relevant info for IE. Works on Vista as well. I still don't like Vista though. Give me Linux any day.

Irasmus: Must admit hadn't thought of using a pac file. I have got yours working with a bit of a tweak, but will look in to it further before deploying. I prefer to know what is going on first if you know what I mean.

I tried this, but it doesn't tick the bypass proxy box. There is a registry entry that can be set for this, as follows: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "ProxyOverride"="" This is an extract from a .reg file that I use. You can add any addresses that you want after if you use ; to separate them i.e. "ProxyOverride"=";192.168.0.1;192.168.0.2" This is set as a string value & does tick the bypass box. Hope that helps.

DSapseid: Yes you can do that easily enough if doing it manually, but the UAC blocks you if you try to do it from a batch file, which is what I am trying to do. I basically want to create an executable file, which I did for my previous script, that automatically installs everything in the correct place & gets the program running at start up. I have been using a batch file to copy the files to a folder called iproxy on drive c:\, but when it comes to getting the lnk file into the startup folder it fails because of permissions on that folder. I found a program called sudo.exe (as you would use sudo in Linux) that will elevate permissions, but for some reason it had a problem with copy. Sudo can be found here: Sudo.exe I then tried schtasks.exe to schedule a task to run, but you need admin rights, so I used Sudo. This worked a treat, but as explained earlier the scheduled task failed. I created the task manually, just to make sure I had everything right, but this also failed. I can run iproxy with the path to the settings.ini file from a command line in Vista, but it fails if used in a scheduled task. I used a settings file that was in a different folder to the exe to test this out, so it was using the ini file that was stated in the command. I ran it like this: c:\iproxy\iproxy.exe c:\internet\settings.ini The settings file had different proxies set to the one in the iproxy folder & they have been used correctly. There may be something else that I have missed, If I think of it I will post it. Thanks

bmdixon: iProxy is a nice little app, only one problem I have found is that if it is set as a scheduled task to run at system start, it works fine on Windows XP, but fails on Vista. It says that the settings.ini file needs to be in the same folder as the executable file. The settings.ini file is in the same folder as the iproxy.exe. I have tried a few ways to get iproxy to run automatically at system start on Vista. I used a link to iproxy in the startup folder, which worked, but I wanted to create a file that would copy it into this folder, plus doing other stuff. I have been unable to get this to work at present, so thought I would try a scheduled task, but this is failing. My old script works fine on XP, but I have been unable to get this working on Vista, so I took a look at iproxy & it works well on Vista, but I just need a way to get it to run at startup. Hope this makes sense to someone.

Could be the SCSI controller. Is it being terminated correctly?

I am also a member, but I know what you mean. I have noticed on machines that I am not logged on to Experts Exchange that the answers are available by scrolling down further. I don't use it that much for getting answers, I use it mostly for giving answers. I think I have only asked one question & no one has come up with a solution yet anyway.