Problem:  Using Astaro content filter, we were having issues with people using anonymous proxies to bypass the filter using HTTPS (port 443) instead of standard port 80.  Turns out that the Astaro content filter only processes port 80 traffic, thus leaving a pretty big hole for us to fill.  I could use packet filter rules […]

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About two months ago, I ran across a cool little program called BitMeter. It allows you to monitor your internet connection on your workstation in real time.  I first started to use it to see if there were any programs accessing the Internet without my knowledge and I ended up keeping it because it’s kind […]

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Problem:  When accessing certain sites on the Internet, I get a timeout error and the page never comes up.  I have noticed this on sites like Gaggle.net and some forum sites.  What they both had in common were scripts and redirects.  I can access the site outside the firewall so I know that it isn’t […]

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Problem:  Last week we were given a challenge to publish podcast’s and to do it quickly without any new hardware or purchasing software.  Thanks to Podcastingnews.com, I found something that worked for us.

Solution:  Decided to use LoudBlog which is a  free PHP based software that is similar to blog software.  However, they emphasize that this […]

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Here is a problem/solution that happens to us from time to time on our Astaro Firewall.  Not very often, mind you, but enough to mention.
Problem:  All of a sudden the Internet seems to slow to a crawl and or down all together, using Astaro Security Gateway and the proxy is in transparent mode.  
Solution:  Login to […]

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I thought I would wait a little longer but decided to pull the trigger and mountainvistatech.com is now operating fully on WordPress 2.5.  I followed the upgrade directions provided by wordpress.org and it went smoothly.  Turned on all my plugins and they worked as well and the first thing that I did was use the […]

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Sunrocket Dead; What now?
As many have heard the 2nd largest indepent VOIP provider bit the dust about two weeks ago.  I was unfortunately one of the “victims” of this Enron like callapse.  Lucky for

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It’s here!  Safari is now available for windows XP and Vista.  Being a person that hasn’t had too much experience with it, I’m pretty impressed at first glance.   I was telling a friend that if it only had tabbed browsing (the proof I didn’t know much about Safari).  Low and behold, I clicked on “View” […]

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OK, I have a problem.  tried a ton of things but now I’m posting this to see if anyone might have a suggestion/answer.  Here is the issue:
 If I go to a website that has audio in MP3 form that I want to listen to, it used to be that I could click on the link […]

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“Open in New Tab” Option Missing in IE7
Recently, my “Open in New Tab” option was missing from my IE7 options when I right click a link.  I never really new how much I used it until it was gone.  I did some snooping around and found some posts on other websites that said it was […]

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