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:  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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Problem: Worked on a computer where the client installed the newest iTunes update.  Once the installation was finished, they got the following error when plugging in their iTouch, iPod or iPhone:  “This iPod cannot be used because the required software is not installed…”  It then tells you to uninstall iTunes and then reinstall which didn’t […]

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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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Problem: 
My backups were getting pretty big and I needed to make sure that what I was backing up was really necesarry.   I’m using BackupExec 9.1 and the logs let me know a bit on the size of what I’m backing up but what I really needed to know is what folders sizes were.  Within Windows, […]

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