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autoexec.bat for reading a cdrom

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 01:50:46 +0200

autoexec.bat
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@ECHO OFF
set EXPAND=YES
SET DIRCMD=/O:N
set LglDrv=27 * 26 Z 25 Y 24 X 23 W 22 V 21 U 20 T 19 S 18 R 17 Q 16 P 15
set LglDrv=%LglDrv% O 14 N 13 M 12 L 11 K 10 J 9 I 8 H 7 G 6 F 5 E 4 D 3 C
cls
call setramd.bat %LglDrv%
set temp=c:\
set tmp=c:\
path=%RAMD%:\;a:\;%CDROM%:\
copy command.com %RAMD%:\ > NUL
set comspec=%RAMD%:\command.com
copy extract.exe %RAMD%:\ > NUL
copy readme.txt %RAMD%:\ > NUL

:ERROR
IF EXIST ebd.cab GOTO EXT
echo Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2
echo.
pause
GOTO ERROR

:EXT
%RAMD%:\extract /y /e /l %RAMD%: ebd.cab > NUL
echo The diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive %RAMD%.
echo.

IF "%config%"=="NOCD" GOTO QUIT
IF "%config%"=="HELP" GOTO HELP
LH %ramd%:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd001 /L:%CDROM%
ghost.exe -clone,mode=pload,src=dackup.gho:1,dst=1:1
echo.
GOTO QUIT

:HELP
cls
call help.bat
echo Your computer will now restart and the startup menu will appear.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
restart.com
GOTO QUIT

:QUIT
echo To get help, type HELP and press ENTER.
echo.
rem clean up environment variables
set CDROM=
set LglDrv=

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ghost.exe -clone,mode=pload,src=D:GHOSTIMAGE.GHO:1,dst=1:2

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 01:14:34 +0200

MODE=PLOAD or MODE=PRESTORE
Used to copy a partition from an image file to a local drive.

DST The Drive numberartition number of destination drive. For example: 1:2 refers to the second partition on the first drive.

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autoexec.bat and config.sys fot bootable cd

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 04:56:36 +0200

:ERROR
IF EXIST ebd.cab GOTO EXT
echo Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2
echo.
pause
GOTO ERROR

:EXT
%RAMD%:\extract /y /e /l %RAMD%: ebd.cab > NUL
echo The diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive %RAMD%.
echo.

IF "%config%"=="NOCD" GOTO QUIT
IF "%config%"=="HELP" GOTO HELP
LH %ramd%:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd001 /L:%CDROM%
ghost32.exe -clone,mode=pload,src=1:2\ghost\winxp.gho:1,dst=1:1
echo.
GOTO QUIT

:HELP
cls
call help.bat
echo Your computer will now restart and the startup menu will appear.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
restart.com
GOTO QUIT

:QUIT
echo To get help, type HELP and press ENTER.
echo.
rem clean up environment variables
set CDROM=
set LglDrv=

config.sys
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[menu]
menuitem=CD, Restore Ghost Image.
menudefault=CD,1
menucolor=7,0

[CD]
device=himem.sys /testmemff
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=btdosm.sys
device=flashpt.sys
device=btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=aspi2dos.sys
device=aspi8dos.sys
device=aspi4dos.sys
device=aspi8u2.sys
device=aspicd.sys /D:mscd001

[NOCD]
device=himem.sys /testmemff

[HELP]
device=himem.sys /testmemff

[COMMON]
files=10
buffers=10
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 2048
lastdrive=z

setramd.bat
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@echo off
set RAMD=
set CDROM=

echo Retinal Scan Sequencing.....
echo Optical Neural Net Database .....Searching....Verified
echo Access Granted
echo.

a:\findramd

if errorlevel 255 goto no_ramdrive

if not errorlevel 3 goto no_ramdrive

goto do_shift

:loop
if errorlevel %1 goto no_shift

:do_shift
set cdrom=%2
shift
shift
if not %1*==* goto loop
goto no_ramdrive

:no_shift
set ramd=%2

if "%RAMD%"=="C" goto c_drive

goto success

:c_drive
echo Initializing Partition Load Sequence.
echo System Sequence Initialized. Executing Primary Command.
echo Please wait.......
echo.
goto success

:no_ramdrive
echo The Windows 98 startup disk could not create a temporary drive for the
echo diagnostic tools. This may be because this computer has less than the
echo minimum required extended memory.
echo.
:success

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Bootable cd win98

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 04:51:33 +0200

Sections
Click on a link to jump to a specific section in this tutorial
1) Introduction
2) Required tools & setup
3) Creating Ghost image
4) Preparing files
5) Burning Boot Disc
6) Notes
7) Usage

Introduction
When you buy a new computer you will usually get some sort of restore/ recovery disc. This is used to restore your operating system and software back to factory condition so your PC will run as it did when you bought it. This is usually done by saving an image of the partition where the OS & installed programs are located. The image is saved to a single file or split into a spanned set of files if it's total size exceeds FAT32's 4GB file size limitation. This guide will explain various ways to make a restore disc that you can customize and tweak to your needs. Since it uses Symantec Norton Ghost it can be used on just about any computer including those that are custom built or running Linux. The two main methods of doing this is by either storing the image on the hard disk or on a recordable disc. The advantage of storing the image to hard disk is faster speed and the flexibility of overwriting images. Very useful if you make frequent changes to your images. Ghost has the option of burning images directly to CD or DVD. The downside is that it requires the user to use the bootable floppy along with those discs. This tutorial will take it one step further and eliminate the need for a bootable floppy.

Required tools & setup
The screenshots from this tutorial are from a Windows XP machine. The software used is Nero 6 Ultra Edition. If you are using a different Windows operating system or burning program the instructions will differ slightly, but the process is still the same.

1) Windows Millennium startup diskette ( http://www.bootdisk.com/ ) or Ghost boot disk
2) CD or DVD burning program capable of making a bootable disc. ( http://www.nero.com/, http://www.roxio.com/ )
3) CD or DVD burner
4) BIOS capable of booting up from a CD or DVD ( El Torito format specification. )

Creating Ghost image

This part assumes you know how to use the home or business versions of Symantec Norton Ghost. Create your partition image (partition to image). Choose the partition that the operating system & programs are installed on. Ghost does not use alphabetical DOS drive assignment. Instead it uses numeric assignment in the form of Number1:Number2. the first number is the drive. The second number is the partition within that drive. If you have no clue what this means just pay attention to the size and volume label of the partition you are selecting. Make note of what it says on the very last menu screen. What you need to know is the source & destination locations. It also says this at the very bottom of the screen. 1:2\ghost\winxp.gho usually means the image will be written to a file called winxp.gho inside a folder called ghost on drive D: So 1:1 would usually be drive C: the typical source partition where the OS & programs are install to. When restoring 1:1 will be our destination so it is reversed.

Preparing files

The Windows Millennium startup diskette is going to provide the files used to make our restore disc bootable. The configuration files of the boot data cannot be changed after the disc is burned. There may be a lot of trial and error so using a re-writable CD will save you from burning tons of coasters. There are hidden & system files we need to edit inside the startup disk. You need to change folder options to see them by enabling "show hidden files" and disabling "hide OS files".

View the contents of the Windows Millennium startup diskette. We need to change only two files: autoexec.bat and config.sys. Open autoexec.bat with notepad or WordPad. We are going to tell ghost.exe where the image is stored and where to restore it to. Note if ghost.exe is in some other folder than you must specify the directory before you issue this command. After the Millennium diskette boots the computer it will start executing what we really need it to do. These are the Ghost command line switches.

IF "%config%"=="NOCD" GOTO QUIT
IF "%config%"=="HELP" GOTO HELP
LH %ramd%:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd001 /L:%CDROM%
ghost.exe -clone,mode=pload,src=1:2\ghost\winxp.gho:1,dst=1:1
::If MSCDEX doesn't find a drive...
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 SET CDPROB=1
::
GOTO QUIT

In this example src=1:2\ghost\winxp.gho:1 is the location of the image file (source) with :1 designating the partition number within the image. If your image contains multiple partitions you can restore a specific partition by specifying the partition number inside the image. The comma is a separator so ,dst=1:1 (destination) means we are restoring this image to partition one on physical hard disk one (this is usually drive C. You cannot restore an image to the same partition it is saved to. If it's a spanned image all files have to be located in the same folder. This example is for an image saved to hard disk. Using a CD or DVD burner is still very similar. You would replace the source with something like src=CDR0001\ghost\winxp.gho:1 or whichever your burner is assigned as in Ghost.

Click here for [more Ghost command line switches]

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ghost.nsf/docid/1998082413392025?
Open&src=sg&docid=1998082612540625&nsf=ghost.nsf&view=40c79ec65
039a2b588256a0d004ca98e&dtype=&prod=&ver=&osv=&osv_lvl=

Config.sys

Open config.sys and edit the following to the very top of the configuration. We are reducing the DOS menu to only one choice which will execute in one second:

Original:

[menu]
menuitem=HELP, Help
menuitem=CD, Start computer with CD-ROM support.
menuitem=NOCD, Start computer without CD-ROM support.
menuitem=QUICK, Minimal Boot
menudefault=HELP,30
menucolor=7,0

Revised:

[menu]
menuitem=CD, Restore Ghost Image.
menudefault=CD,1
menucolor=7,0

Optional: If you want to show people what a Sci-Fi geek you are open setramd.bat and edit the echo messages like this. This step is not necessary and will be displayed while the computer is being booted up:

@echo off
set RAMD=
set CDROM=

echo.
echo Retinal Scan Sequencing.....
echo Optical Neural Net Database .....Searching....Verified
echo Access Granted
echo.
--------------------------------------------------

a:\findramd

if "%RAMD%"=="C" goto c_drive

goto success

:c_drive
echo Initializing Partition Load Sequence.
echo System Sequence Initialized. Executing Primary Command.
echo Please wait.......
echo.
goto success

Another method which I haven't tried is using a Ghost boot floppy. This floppy can be made with Ghost within windows. This method would replace the Millennium disk entirely. It would also provide DOS mouse, USB2.0, firewire, and network support with Ghost. You will still have to append the command line switches to an autoexec.bat file otherwise the user will have to choose the target and source manually which makes doing all of this pointless.

Burning Boot Disc
Open Nero and create a Boot CD or Boot DVD compilation. Don't use the expert settings unless you have a reason to. If you are restoring the image from hard disk than a recordable CD is good enough. If you want to save the image to disc you can either span the it over multiple CD's or DVD's. If you are spanning images you must enable spanning option within ghost before creating the image. You cannot split them after the image is made. You can also choose to password protect your image. When this disc is being made it will read the Millennium diskette we just edited. Make sure you do not finalize this compilation. Don't add any extra files to it yet.

After it is burnt put the recordable disc back in the drive and create a CD-ROM ISO continue with multisession. There is only session you can continue from so choose it. It will complain about the CD not created using the multisession option, just ignore than and accept. Here is where the files will be added. You can add whatever other files you want, but leave room for the images unless it is on hard disk. For the other spanned images just burn them to separate CD's. Ghost will prompt you to insert the next volume when it's done reading each spanned image. They must be read in consecutive order.

When you burn the second part of the boot disc the required file you need to add to the compilation is ghost.exe. You need at least Ghost version 2003 if you are restoring an image with an operating system using an NTFS filing system.

Notes
You can use Ghost Explorer to add and replace files within a Ghost image if it is saved to hard disk. This saves you the hassle of creating new images if you need to make only minor changes. Gdisk can create hidden hard disk partitions. Useful if you want to save images to a hidden partition for user protection. Compaq/ HP sometimes put the images to a hidden partition because people can't screw with it unless they know the partition is there. But than again some people will still delete these partitions with a partitioning utility like FDISK not knowing what it is or what it holds. After you make a partition hidden with GDISK you can still save images to it with Ghost. GDISK is also partitioning utility like FDISK. It can also be used to perform secure disk wiping to US Department of Defense standards. This insures no data can be recovered from the hard disk.

Here's an example from my own machine. Note the H indicating a hidden partition. It is where the Ghost image is stored

C:\Program Files\Symantec\Norton Ghost 2003>gdisk32.exe /?
GDISK32 Fixed Disk Partitioning Utility

GDISK32 [disk] [/STATUS] [/RAW|/LBA] [/SER] [/X] [/I] [/S] [/Y] [/R]
GDISK32 disk /[-]ACT /Partn-no [/X] [/I] [/S] [/Y] [/R]
GDISK32 disk /[-]HIDE /Partn-no [/X] [/I] [/S] [/Y] [/R]
GDISK32 /BOOTINI {/ADD|/REMOVE|/DEFAULT} [/D:disk-no] [/Partn-no]
[/DESC:desc] [/ENTRY:no] [/TIMEOUT:sec] [/INIFILE:filename]
[/BSECTFILE:filename] [/WINNT [/SYSFOLDER:folder]] [/R]
GDISK32 [disk] /BATCH[:filename] [switch[switch...]]
GDISK32 /? [/STATUS|/[-]ACT|/[-]HIDE|/BOOTINI|/BATCH]

C:\Program Files\Symantec\Norton Ghost 2003>gdisk32.exe 1 /status
Disk Partitions Cylinders Heads Sectors Mbytes Model
1 4 14593 255 63 114473.5 WDC WD1200JB-00CRA1

Partition Status Type Volume Label Mbytes System Usage
C: 1 A PRIMARY 20481.3 NTFS/HPFS 18%
2 EXTENDED 93989.7 82%
3 LOGICAL 81925.2 UNKNOWN 72%
4 H LOGICAL 12064.4 NTFS/HPFS 11%
Usage
Set your CD-rom as the first boot device in your motherboard's BIOS. Pressing F8 or DELETE keys at computer bootup will usually get you into the CMOS configuration setup utility.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY
------BOOT-------
1st Boot Device [ATAPI CD-ROM]
2nd Boot Device [Floppy]
3rd Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Other Boot Device [Enabled]

Put the restore disc in your CD-rom drive and restart the computer. It will boot up and at the very end Ghost will prompt a message asking "Proceed with Partition Clone YES/NO?". It typically takes five minutes to restore the operating system & software back depending on the total size of the image. If you make changes to the image on hard disk you can still use the same restore disc to initiate the process as long as the image location and destination are still the same.

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Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:11:11 +0200

Overview
The Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools are a set of tools to help administrators streamline management tasks such as troubleshooting operating system issues, managing Active Directory®, configuring networking and security features, and automating application deployment.

The following tools are provided:
• Acctinfo.dll (documented in Readme.htm)
• Adlb.exe: Active Directory Load Balancing Tool
• Admx.msi: ADM File Parser
• Atmarp.exe: Windows ATM ARP Server Information Tool
• Atmlane.exe: Windows ATM LAN Emulation Client Information
• Autoexnt.exe: AutoExNT Service
• Cdburn.exe: ISO CD-ROM Burner Tool
• Checkrepl.vbs: Check Replication
• Chklnks.exe: Link Check Wizard
• Chknic.exe: Network Interface Card Compliance Tool for Network Load Balancing
• Cleanspl.exe: Spooler Cleaner
• Clearmem.exe: Clear Memory
• Clusdiag.msi: Cluster Diagnostics and Verification Tool
• Clusfileport.dll: Cluster Print File Port
• Clusterrecovery.exe: Server Cluster Recovery Utility
• Cmdhere.inf: Command Here
• Cmgetcer.dll: Connection Manager Certificate Deployment Tool
• Compress.exe: Compress Files
• Confdisk.exe: Disk Configuration Tool
• Consume.exe: Memory Consumers Tool
• Creatfil.exe: Create File
• Csccmd.exe: Client-Side Caching Command-Line Options
• Custreasonedit.exe: Custom Reason Editor (documented in Readme.htm)
• Delprof.exe: User Profile Deletion Utility
• Dh.exe: Display Heap
• Diskraid.exe: RAID Configuration Tool
• Diskuse.exe: User Disk Usage Tool
• Dnsdiag.exe: SMTP DNS Diagnostic Tool (documented in Readme.htm)
• Dumpfsmos.cmd: Dump FSMO Roles
• Dvdburn.exe: ISO DVD Burner Tool
• Empty.exe: Free Working Set Tool
• Eventcombmt.exe: Check Replication
• Fcopy.exe: File Copy Utility for Message Queuing
• Frsflags.vbs
• Getcm.exe: Connection Manager Profile Update
• Gpmonitor.exe: Group Policy Monitor
• Gpotool.exe: Group Policy Objects
• Hlscan.exe: Hard Link Display Tool
• Ifilttst.exe: IFilter Test Suite
• Ifmember.exe: User Membership Tool
• Inetesc.adm: Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration
• Iniman.exe: Initialization Files Manipulation Tool
• Instcm.exe: Install Connection Manager Profile
• Instsrv.exe: Service Installer
• Intfiltr.exe: Interrupt Affinity Tool
• Kerbtray.exe: Kerberos Tray
• Kernrate.exe: Kernel Profiling Tool
• Klist.exe: Kerberos List
• Krt.exe: Certification Authority Key Recovery
• Lbridge.cmd: L-Bridge
• Linkd.exe
• Linkspeed.exe: Link Speed
• List.exe: List Text File Tool
• Lockoutstatus.exe: Account Lockout Status (documented in Readme.htm)
• Logtime.exe
• Lsreport.exe: Terminal Services Licensing Reporter
• Lsview.exe: Terminal Services License Server Viewer
• Mcast.exe: Multicast Packet Tool
• Memmonitor.exe: Memory Monitor
• Memtriage.exe: Resource Leak Triage Tool
• Mibcc.exe: SNMP MIB Compiler
• Moveuser.exe: Move Users
• Mscep.dll: Certificate Services Add-on for Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol
• Nlsinfo.exe: Locale Information Tool
• Now.exe: STDOUT Current Date and Time
• Ntimer.exe: Windows Program Timer
• Ntrights.exe
• Oh.exe: Open Handles
• Oleview.exe: OLE/COM Object Viewer
• Pathman.exe: Path Manager
• Permcopy.exe: Share Permissions Copy
• Perms.exe: User File Permissions Tool
• Pfmon.exe: Page Fault Monitor
• Pkiview.msc: PKI Health Tool
• Pmon.exe: Process Resource Monitor
• Printdriverinfo.exe: Drivers Source
• Prnadmin.dll: Printer Administration Objects
• Qgrep.exe
• Qtcp.exe: QoS Time Stamp
• Queryad.vbs: Query Active Directory
• Rassrvmon.exe: RAS Server Monitor
• Rcontrolad.exe: Active Directory Remote Control Add-On
• Regini.exe: Registry Change by Script
• Regview.exe (documented in Readme.htm)
• Remapkey.exe: Remap Windows Keyboard Layout
• Robocopy.exe: Robust File Copy Utility
• Rpccfg.exe: RPC Configuration Tool
• Rpcdump.exe
• Rpcping.exe
• RPing: RPC Connectivity Verification Tool
• Rqc.exe: Remote Access Quarantine Client
• Rqs.exe: Remote Access Quarantine Agent
• Setprinter.exe: Spooler Configuration Tool
• Showacls.exe
• Showperf.exe: Performance Data Block Dump Utility
• Showpriv.exe: Show Privilege
• Sleep.exe: Batch File Wait
• Sonar.exe: FRS Status Viewer
• Splinfo.exe: Print Spooler Information
• Srvany.exe: Applications as Services Utility
• Srvcheck.exe: Server Share Check
• Srvinfo.exe: Remote Server Information
• Srvmgr.exe: Server Manager
• Ssdformat.exe: System State Data Formatter
• Subinacl.exe
• Tail.exe
• Tcmon.exe: Traffic Control Monitor
• Timeit.exe (documented in Readme.htm)
• Timezone.exe: Daylight Saving Time Update Utility
• Tsctst.exe: Terminal Server Client License Dump Tool
• Tsscalling.exe: Terminal Services Scalability Planning Tools
• Uddicatschemeeditor.exe: UDDI Services Categorization Scheme Editor
• Uddiconfig.exe: UDDI Services Command-line Configuration Utility
• Uddidataexport.exe: UDDI Data Export Wizard
• Usrmgr.exe: User Manager for Domains
• Vadump.exe: Virtual Address Dump
• Vfi.exe: Visual File Information
• Volperf.exe: Shadow Copy Performance Counters
• Volrest.exe: Shadow Copies for Shared Folders Restore Tool
• Vrfydsk.exe: Verify Disk
• Winexit.scr: Windows Exit Screen Saver
• Winhttpcertcfg.exe: WinHTTP Certificate Configuration Tool
• Winhttptracecfg.exe: WinHTTP Tracing Facility Configuration Tool
• Winpolicies.exe: Policy Spy
• Wins.dll: WINS Replication Network Monitor Parser
• Wlbs_hb.dll & Wlbs_rc.dll: Windows Load Balancing Server Network Monitor Parsers

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Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:02:30 +0200

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Citrix®NFuse Classic Help

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:34:42 +0200

Contents
Logging On
Depending on what your administrator has allowed, you can log on to NFuse Classic:

Using a username and password. How?

As a guest user. How?

Using a smart card. How?

Using Desktop Credential Pass-Through. How?

Changing your Password
You can change your password, if your administrator has enabled this feature. How?

Accessing your Applications
After logging on to NFuse Classic, you can access your applications from the Applications page. How?

Configuring Application Settings
Depending on what features your administrator has enabled, you can:

Return to the folder location that you last visited. How?

Display the path of your folder location. How?

Bypass the Login page and log on to NFuse Classic automatically. How?

Change the level of detail displayed for applications. How?

Change the window size in which applications are launched. How?

Change the window color used to display applications. How?

Specify the level of sound quality required. How?

Change the client used to run your applications. How?

Select the components included in the ICA Java Client. How?

Connection Troubleshooting
Client settings. How?

Firewall restrictions. How?

Application launching. How?

Printing
Logging out
Click Logout to log off from NFuse Classic.

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Logging on
How you log on to NFuse Classic depends on what your administrator has configured. For example, you may need to type a username and password in the Login page, or you may be logged on automatically using the credentials you used to access your desktop computer.

When you log on successfully to NFuse Classic your application set is displayed. If log on is not successful, check the Message Center for information.

To log on using a username and password
Users who log on to NFuse Classic with a username and password are known as “explicit users”.

From the Login page, select Explicit User. Note that this option may not be displayed, depending on what your system administrator has configured.

Type your:

Username

Password. Asterisks(*), or dots (.) rather than your password, are displayed on-screen as you type.

Domain. This is the computer network area you use to access NFuse Classic. This option may not appear, depending on what your administrator has configured.

Click Log In.

To log on as a guest user
Guest access to NFuse Classic is available only if your administrator has enabled this feature. Guest users do not need to provide a username and password to log on to NFuse Classic.

From the Login page, select Guest User.

Click Login. Applications available only to guest users are displayed in the Applications page.

To log on using a smart card
If your administrator has enabled this feature, you can log on to NFuse Classic using a smart card.

Insert your smart card into the smart card reader attached to your computer, if you have not done so already. Leave the smart card in the reader – do not remove it.

From the Login page, select Smart Card. Note that you will see this option only if silent authentication is disabled in the Settings page.

At the prompt for a certificate or PIN, type your personal identification number (PIN).

To log on using Desktop Credential Pass-Through
Depending on what your administrator has configured, you may be able to log on to NFuse Classic using Desktop Credential Pass-Through. This feature allows you to log on using the credentials you provided to access your Windows desktop. Your application set is automatically displayed.

However, if silent authentication is disabled in the Settings page, the Login page is displayed and you must log on as follows:

From the Login page, select Desktop Credential Pass-Through.

Depending on your configuration, you may be prompted for your username, password and domain.

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Changing your Password
Depending on what your administrator has configured, you can:

Change your password in an NFuse Classic session, at any time. Click the Change Password icon to display the Change Password page.

Change your password when it expires. The Change Password page is displayed automatically when your password expires.

To change your password
In the Change Password page, type your old password.

Type your new password.

Retype your new password to confirm it.

Click Submit.

Tip! Make sure CAPSLOCK is not on before you change your password.

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Accessing your Applications
After you log on to NFuse Classic, your application set is displayed in the Applications page. Individual links to applications may be displayed or folders containing groups of applications. For example, the “Office” folder may contain Microsoft Word and Excel.

You can configure the level of detail shown for applications; for example, you can display application icons, names and descriptions. How?

To navigate your application set
If the Up button is active, click this to navigate up a folder directory tree. The button is grayed out when you are at the top-level folder.

If the Top button is active, click this to navigate directly to the top of a folder directory tree. The button will be grayed out when you are at the top-level folder.

To open a folder, click on it.

To close a folder, click the Up button.

Tip! Click the Refresh icon to update your display. When you refresh your display, any updates your system administrator has made, such as adding new applications, are displayed.

To launch an application
From the Applications page, click the application’s name or icon. The application is launched in a Web browser window or a separate window on your desktop.

You may be able to configure how your applications are launched, depending on what your administrator has configured. How?

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Configuring Application Settings
From the Settings page, you can customize the look and feel of your NFuse Classic session. Click the Settings icon to display the Settings page, if your administrator has made this option available. The settings you configure are remembered for all future applications launched with NFuse Classic from the same computer.

The settings you can configure include:

Remember folder location. Select this option to start future NFuse Classic sessions at the same folder as in your last session. For example, if you last worked in the “entertainment\games” folder, your new session will start in this folder.

Show current folder location. Select this option to show the current folder path; for example: “\entertainment\games”.

Use silent authentication. Select this option to bypass the Login page, depending on what your administrator has configured.

Application detail display. Select the level of detail you want displayed for applications. Applications can be represented using icons or names, or both. You can choose from:

Icon: displays icons to represent your applications

Name: displays the names of your applications

Description: displays descriptions of your applications, if your administrator has made these available.

Window Size. Specify the size of the window in which applications are launched. You can choose from:

Standard: Select from the list of predefined window sizes; for example, 800x600.

Custom size: Select this option to specify the size of the window in pixels.

Percent of screen: Select this option to specify the window size as a percentage.

Window Color. Specify the number of colors used in the window in which applications are launched. You can choose from:

No preference. Uses the default settings your administrator has configured.

16 colors

256 colors

High color (16 bit)

True color (24 bit)

Maximum Audio Quality. Specify the level of sound quality required. Note that you can only play sound if the published application and client computer support this. You can choose from:

No preference. Uses the default settings your administrator has configured.

Off. Select this to turn sound off.

Low quality. This provides sound with the minimum impact on system performance.

Medium quality. This option optimizes sound quality and system performance.

High quality. This provides high sound quality but may impact system performance.

Embedded Client. Specify the Citrix ICA Client you want to use to launch your applications. You can choose from:

No preference. Uses the default settings your administrator has configured.

Local client. Uses the ICA Client currently installed on your computer.

Auto. NFuse Classic decides which ICA Client to use. You do not need an ICA Client installed on your computer.

Java Client. Use the ICA Java Client to launch applications. Citrix recommends you use the ICA Java Client if you do not have a local client installed, if you are unsure about which client to use, if you are using a modem, or if you do not have permissions to install software on your computer.

Tip! If you use an ICA Client that is not suitable, NFuse Classic prompts you to save a .ica file. If this occurs, cancel the prompt and contact your system administrator or helpdesk.

Java Client modules. Select the components included in the ICA Java Client. For more information about these components, see the Citrix ICA Java Client Administrator’s Guide on the Citrix Web site at: http://www.citrix.com/. Your system administrator should also be able to advise you on which components to select.

When you have finished, click Submit to apply your changes.

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Connection Troubleshooting
If your are unable to connect to the Citrix server, this is usually client side settings otherwise more likely and definitely 'firewall' related.

Before going any further and to avoid any nonnecessary other checks, please ensure that your firewall (if you have one) is not blocking ports 1494, 1495 and 1496 outbound. This is absolutely the first step that MUST be taken before continuing.

Client settings

First, to determine whether the problem is definitely being caused by your firewall or by your computer settings, you could try connecting to an external Internet provider. You would need to dial out via a modem and connect to a provider and try to access the Citrix server through them rather than through your internal network. If you can connect outside of your network and firewall then there is a reasonable indication that the problem is an internal one.

Try the following:

Try connecting using the full Citrix® ICA® Clients ;
Ensure the Network Interface Card (NIC) has the latest driver installed;
For MS Windows users, ensure that the latest service pack or service release is installed for the operating system;
Ensure to use the latest IP stack for the client operating system;
If using Windows 95/98 based client, delete the following registry key using regedit and retry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MSLicensing\HardwareID
If you are using DHCP, disable it and enter a static ip address.

Firewall restrictions

Some organisations have a firewall set up between their servers and the external world primarily for security reasons.

In most cases the default firewall setting are not configured to let the 'ica' protocol in and out. Citrix server requires that the 'ica' protocol be available. It is possible to reconfigure your firewall to allow for 'ica'. If your firewall is a Socks Proxy based, you must use the full Citrix® ICA® Clients and then configure the Proxy/Port section by entering the IP address and port number of your Proxy server.

You might need to consult your IT section (if you have one) and get help or permission from higher powers to alter the firewall.

The TCP Port number that requires altering are:
1494, 1495 and 1496 outbound
1023 and above inbound

To be even more secure you may want to set up your firewall so that only packets going out through these ports to our Citrix server Farm (206.172.19.128/27) are allowed.

Application launching

Some web browsers, more specifically Internet Explorer version 5.x, and/or Service Packs render the browser incapable of launching published applications from a Web page. This includes NFuse icons or any static ICA file launched by the Web browser.

After installing ICA Client, users cannot launch published applications using NFuse or any Web-hosted ICA file. No error message is returned.

Installing the Citrix ICA Client on Windows machines copies a file named Npican.dll to the \Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins directory. After client installation, as soon as Internet Explorer is launched, the following registry key is created by IE:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Plugins\Extension\.ica
If IE 5.5 SP2 is installed, the presence of this registry key creates an incompatibility that renders IE incapable of launching published applications using NFuse or any Web-hosted ICA file. The registry key can be deleted, but as long as the Npican.dll file remains in the Plugins folder, the registry key is recreated each time you start Internet Explorer and attempt to launch a published application.

To resolve the issue, follow these steps:
1- Delete the Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\npican.dll file.
(or Program Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\plugins\npican.dll if Netscape)
Note: to ensure that all npican.dll files are deleted make a search for this file on your computer, then delete them all, except the one located in ICA Client folder.
2- Delete the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Plugins\Extension\.ica
registry key, including all of its contents.
3- Restart your web browser.

You can also automate this process. The file and registry setting can be deleted with a script file if the client machine has access to Regini.exe. Regini.exe is included by default on Microsoft Windows NT and 2000 operating systems, but not Windows 95, 98, or Millennium Edition. Regini.exe is also available in all versions of the Windows NT Resource Kit.

To do so, download Icafix.zip and unzip it anywhere on the client device, then execute Icafix.bat file. Then restart your web browser and try again.

If it still does not work, that means there are some other npican.dll files somewhere on the disk. Make a search for npican.dll on your computer and delete them all, except the one located in ICA Client folder. You need to delete .ica registry key again. Restart your web browser and try again.

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Printing

Make sure you have a printer set up on your own computer. This can be a local printer (ie directly connected to the back of your computer) or a network printer- either will work

Log into the application from which you wish to print

Send your job to the printer in the same way you would on your own computer

Your job will be sent to your normal ("default") printer- wherever you normally collect your printouts

If it doesn't work: Open your word processing program and send a document to the printer. Check that your document prints out where you expect it to, and your printer is not just turned off or offline!

If it still doesn't work: The Citrix server may not have the correct driver for the printer you are using.
Please call the Helpdesk - 1-888-545-9265 x 235. You will need to have all the details about your printer model ready, so that we are able to get the correct driver.

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Common Ports

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:29:18 +0200

20 FTP data (File Transfer Protocol)
21 FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
22 SSH (Secure Shell)
23 Telnet
25 SMTP (Send Mail Transfer Protocol)
43 whois
53 DNS (Domain Name Service)
68 DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol)
79 Finger
80 HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)
110 POP3 (Post Office Protocol, version 3)
115 SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol)
119 NNTP (Network New Transfer Protocol)
123 NTP (Network Time Protocol)
137 NetBIOS-ns
138 NetBIOS-dgm
139 NetBIOS
143 IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
161 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
194 IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
220 IMAP3 (Internet Message Access Protocol 3)
389 LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
443 SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
445 SMB (NetBIOS over TCP)
666 Doom
993 SIMAP (Secure Internet Message Access Protocol)
995 SPOP (Secure Post Office Protocol)

Ports between 1024 and 29151 are known as the Registered Ports. Basically, programs are supposed to register their use of these ports and thereby try to be careful and avoid stomping on each other. Here are some common ports and their programs.

1243 SubSeven (Trojan - security risk!)
1352 Lotus Notes
1433 Microsoft SQL Server
1494 Citrix ICA Protocol
1521 Oracle SQL
1604 Citrix ICA / Microsoft Terminal Server
2049 NFS (Network File System)
3306 mySQL
4000 ICQ
5010 Yahoo! Messenger
5190 AOL Instant Messenger
5632 PCAnywhere
5800 VNC
5900 VNC
6000 X Windowing System
6699 Napster
6776 SubSeven (Trojan - security risk!)
7070 RealServer / QuickTime
7778 Unreal
8080 HTTP
26000 Quake
27010 Half-Life
27960 Quake III
31337 BackOrifice (Trojan - security risk!)

For a complete list of Trojans & their ports, see http://www.simovits.com/nyheter9902.html

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How to set up a wireless network connection in Windows 2000

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 23:36:06 +0200

If you want to be able use NTNUs wireless network you need to install a wireless network card.

To be certain you are buying a wireless network card that works with NTNUs network the card should be WiFI certified. More infromation about WiFi and WiFi certified cards you can find here WiFi.
The card then supports the 11 Mbps standard IEEE 802.11b.

Installing the card
Below you find a guide based on a wireless card from Lucent Technologies, the screenshots you'll get with other cards will be a little bit different.

Most cards will be discovered by windows as you plug it in for the first time. You will then get a "Found New Hardware Wizard". Just follow the instuctions the wizard gives you. Note that windows may find appropriate drivers for your card, but these may or may not work. The safest bet is to use the drivers that shousl be included on a CD with the card, or download the latest drivers from the producers webpage.

You may have to restart before you can use the new hardware.

After you've installed the hardware you need to configure the software.
Go to Start - Settings - Network and Dial-up Connections. Here you will se that you've gonnen a new network connection(usually called "wireless network connection, or something with the producers name.

Configure your card/ make a profile
On the CD you get with the Wireless network card or included in the drivers are some kind of wireless network configuration tool. If you do not see a icon like the one below it may not be installed. Look on the driverCD. Windows XP do not need the tool, but Windows 2000 do not support wireless network cards natively You may have been given the opportunity to make a profile when you installed the card, if not.

Rightclick on the icon in the system tray(by the clock) that looks somewhat like this:

By right clicking on the icon you should get a choice called something like "Configuration Profile" or "Add/Edit profile".
Choose 'Add/Edit Profile'. You will then get something like this slik ut:

In the left field you type the name of the connection
In the right field 'Access Point' is the right choice..
Click 'Edit Profile'
Type inn 'ntnu' (NOTE: small letters and no 'es) in the 'Network Name'(also called SSID)-field.
Choose the tab marked 'Encryption'.
'Enable Data Security' should not be choosed. the NTNU wireless network do not use WEP.
The rest of the settings should be ok.

Network settings
You may also need to configure the network card to fetch an IP-address automaticly with DHCP, follow the steps below:

Go to Start - Settings - Network and Dial-up Connections.
Rightclick the wireless connection.
Choose Properties
In the window that appears choose Properties again. You'll get window looking something like this:

Mark 'Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)'.
click Properties. You will now get a new window.
Select 'Obtain an IP address automatically' and 'Obtain DNS server address automatically' .
click 'OK' i begge vinduene. Now you'll probably be promted about restarting your machine. Do that before you progress.
Now the Network card is installed and set up. Next is the VPN client. If you've not installed the VPN-client You need to do so before you can fully connect.

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