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Archive for the ‘Servers’ Category

May
02

Unable to connect Windows Phone to SBS Exchange Server

Posted under Exchange, IIS, SBS, Servers

The other day I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

My clients new Nokia 920 windows phone could not connect to an SBS 2011 server running exchange 2010. All other smart devices connect no problem.

The phone could successfully setup the account but it would not sync. There error was as follows;

– Outlook Error
– Not Updated
– You’ll need a personal certificate to connect to remote.XXX.YYY

– error code: 85030027

The solution was to open ISS Manager on the server, navigate to the Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync folder (as below) and in the SSL settings. set Client Certificates to IGNORE.

IIS Server

you’ll need a personal certificate to connect to

Outlook Error

Not Updated

You’ll need a personal certificate to connect to remote.XXX.com

last tried 11 minutes ago

error code: 85030027

I hope you too have found a fix.

Jul
09

Companyweb keeps prompting for username and password – SBS 2003

Posted under Servers

The other day I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

All clients on our SBS 2003 server could not connect to the companyweb. Even the server itself could n0t connect. it would prompt 3 times in a row and then the following message would appear “you are not authorized to view this page ”

After a lot of searching, I found the following HotFix from Microsoft fixed the problem. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961143

1. Download the HotFix. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961143

2. Install on the server.

3. No need to reboot. You’re done.

I hope you too have Found a Fix!

 

 

Jul
04

The remote session was disconnected because there was an internal error in the remote computers licensing protocol

Posted under Networking, Servers

The other day I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

When trying to connect to a Remote Desktop Protocol session on a windows server 2003 , I would receive the following failure message ;

“The remote session was disconnected because there was an internal error in the remote computers licensing protocol”

Rebooting the server made no difference.

The solutions is as follows;

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Jun
14

SBS Server 2003 Licenses Revert to 5 on Low Disk Space

Posted under Servers

The other day I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

My Small Business Server 2003 suddenly for no apparent reason reverted to its original 5 user licenses. I had actually lost 15 CALS without any obvious cause. The only other issue with the server at the time was low disk space.

It turns out that this is a known bug that occurs when an SBS Server runs low on disk space on the OS drive. It can also stem from improper AV Scanning/Removal or poor system resources, etc.

To fix your licensing problem please follow these steps.

1. Find licstr.cpa & Autolicstr.cpa files under thew c:\windows\system32 folder.

Note: Make backup copies of these files to C:\Temp just to be safe.

2. Rename the original licstr.cpa to licstr.old.
3. Rename autolicstr.cpa file to licstr.cpa.
4. Restart the License Logging Service. Start, Run, Services.msc, locate the service and restart.
5.Goto Server Management Console -> Licensing, refresh the page and you should now have your original licenses in tact.

I hope you too have Found A Fix!

Jun
09

How to change the port address for using Remote Desktop Connection (RDP)

Posted under Networking, Routers, Servers, Vista, Windows 7, XP

The other day I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

I needed to be able to access more than one pc in the office network remotely using Remote Desktop Connection. Since RDP is set to use port 3389 I had to make several changes.

1. Change the default port number on the second (listening) computer. To do this;

– Start Registry Editor. [Start, Run, Regedit]
– Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber
– On the Edit menu, click on Modify, and then click Decimal.
– Type the new port number, exampleand then click OK.
– Quit Registry Editor and restart the computer.

2. Modify the router to port forward this new port number to the specified IP address of the specific machine you are trying to connect to.

Note: You should ensure that both router firewall and software firewall allow access via this port.

 3. Make sure you specifiy the new address:port when connecting over RDP.

remote-desktop-connection

I hope you too have Found A Fix!

Apr
06

Expect log sequence ‘xxx’ but found ‘SERVER\Microsoft Information Store\ First Storage Group\xxxx.log Ahsay backup

Posted under Exchange, Servers, Software

The other day I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

The ahsay online backup failed with the message “Expect log sequence ‘xxx’ but found ‘SERVER\Microsoft Information Store\ First Storage Group\xxxxx.log”

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

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Sep
30

Logmein.com – Your input is being blocked

Posted under Servers, Software

The other day while browsing the Internet, I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

I could remote on to a Server  using Logmein.com but could not operate the keyboard or mouse on the target machine. The computer was behaving like it was non-responsive. In the bottom left-hand corner of the screen I could see the following message; “Your Input is being blocked”. This is due to a faulty mouse on the target device.

The solution/workaround and description to this error is set out below;

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Mar
23

Disk Space Full – C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles\

Posted under Exchange, IIS, MS Outlook, Servers

The other day while browsing the Internet, I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

I discovered that my Small Business Server (2003) was extremely very slow to respond to basic tasks.  Printers were not working,  browsing files and folders was slow and users were complaining of  overall speed issues. On further inspection, I learned that C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles\ folder had over 6gb of logfiles. The question was, could I delete these files and more importantly, can I prevent this from reocurring?

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

 
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Jan
14

How to save,restore and transfer Dial-up and VPN Connections

Posted under Servers, Software, Vista, XP

The other day while browsing the Internet I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

I was trying to transfer all my VPN and dial-up settings from my old computer to a new one without having to recreate each one separately.

The solution and description to this error is set out below; 
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Feb
12

Uninstalling WSUS – “a network error occurred while attempting to read …”

Posted under Servers, Software

The other day while browsing the Internet I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

I couldn’t uninstall WSUS application. “a network error occurred while attempting to read …”

The solution and description to this error is set out below; 

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