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This article explains how to use a free utility called iPerf to test the speed of a VPN connection. In this example I am running iPerf on windows but there are other versions available (i.e. Linux). Download iPerf from  http://linhost.info/2010/02/iperf-on-windows/ Put a copy on 2 computers with 1 either side of the VPN. In this example I have put in the c:\triangle folder On the “server” PC open a cmd prompt and navigate to the folder containing iperf. Note on computers running Win7 or Win2008 I recommend running the cmd prompt in elevated mode. Run the command  iperf –s On the “client” PC open a cmd prompt and again navigate to the folder containing iperf. Run the command  iperf –c After a short while the estimated bandwidth is displayed.

Windows XP SP3 Info 1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Regional & Language Options (or Date, Time, Language and Regional Options) > Languages. 2. Check the box for Install files for East Asian Languages > Click OK and let the process run and then you will have to Restart your PC. Alternatively, you may need to install the East Asian Language pack that is on your original Windows disc. Outlined below is a step-by-step guide to installing it in your computer (for Windows XP - Vista users might have to undergo different steps, but they should still be similar). Try it and see if it works for you: 1. Insert your Windows XP CD 2. Go to Control Panel 3. Go to Regional and Language Options 4. Click on the Languages Tab 5. Click on the Install files for East Asian Languages checkbox and make sure that it's checked. 6. Click on the OK button for the dialog box that appears. 7. Click on the OK button of the window to close it, and begin the installation. ...

Browse down to the %appdata%\Microsoft\Virtual PC directory on your client Locate the Options.xml file and open it in a text editor (like notepad) Locate the section under the You'll see a big integer under and Change it something reasonable (I choose 10) and save the .xml Now the console will open normally.

When installing SQL Server 2008 one can run into “‘Reboot required check failed” situation. After seeing it few times already, I think a solution is worth mentioning. “Why don’t you just reboot?”, you say… Well, most likely it would not help you, but try it first. If this would not help, then try the following: Start regedit.exe Navigate to  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager Locate PendingFileRenameOperations Remove any data associated with the value (you may want to export the value for later review) Reboot and rerun installation, check should pass. Update.  As a respond to some comments about solution above not always work you may consider the following: Make sure that after you reboot entry in the registry does not reappear. If it does, remove it again, but do not reboot, just go ahead with installation process and click “ReRun”. Most likely you would be fine now. You may also try and see that other  Co...

In some scenarios an organization will want to prevent email users from sending messages to certain external domain names.  This can be achieved with Exchange Server 2007 using a Transport Rule. Open the Exchange Management Console and navigate to  Organization Config/Hub Transport . Start a  New Transport Rule . Give the rule an appropriate name and description. Choose conditions of “ From users inside the organization ” and “ When a message header contains specific words “.  Click on “ message header ” and change it to “ To ” (without the quotes), and then click on “ specific words ” and add the domain name, for example “ @fabrikam ” (again without quotes). Click Next and choose actions of “ Send bounce message to sender… ” and “ Silently drop the message “. You can modify the bounce message that is sent to the sender so that they or the IT admins can easily tell why the email was rejected. Complete the Transport Rule wizard and test the new...