Copy-Move-Shortcut rules

When clicking and dragging:
To same Directory, defaults MOVE
To different Directory, defaults COPY
An .exe file, defaults SHORTCUT

Ctl. forces COPY - takes Directory permissions
Shift forces MOVE - retains permissions
Ctl. Shift forces SHORTCUT

Installing a network printer

Troubleshooting

Always check permissions first
2 places to check:
Sharing - share permissions
Security - file permissions

Event Viewer

Networking Information

Right click on Neighborhood Network - select properties

Identification

Computername: name goes here
At ACCESS in Ballston we will use:
BALL-(first 4 letters of username)

Domain: NCSA

Protocols - TCP/IP Protocols - properties:

IP Address:
Obtain an IP address from DHCP server

DNS

hostname: computername
BALL-(first 4 letters of username)
Domain: ncsa.uiuc.edu

DNS Service Search Order
141.142.2.2
141.142.230.144

Domain Suffix Search Order
ncsa.uiuc.edu
uiuc.edu

WINS Address

primary 141.142.2.13
secondary: 141.142.28.5

Network troubleshooting

1. Run winipcfg and see if you have been assigned an IP address. You should get an address and be within the lease time after you boot up (cold -- not from a suspended windows session).

If you do not have an IP address, or if the lease has expired (under the "More Info" button in winipcfg), click the "Renew" button to get a new address and/or a change in the lease assignment and expiration times.

2. Run a DOS shell, and ping "205.253.57.1" to see if you get a proper response. If not, use winipcfg to get a new address as described above, and see if that fixes the problem. (As a sanity check, 205.253.57.1 should also be the default gateway in winipcfg.)

3. Once ping works, Try using your web browser to get to www.ncsa.uiuc.edu and some random site not on the vBNS or Abilene (cnn.com or whatever).

4. If all is well, try kerberos and the network neighborhood.

Eudora Settings

• Getting Started
  name@pop.ncsa.uiuc.edu
  name
  return eddress

• Personal Info
  name@pop.ncsa,uiuc.edu
  name
  return eddress

• Hosts
  smtp.ncsa.uiuc.edu
  Ph: ns.uiuc.edu

• Checking Mail
  name@pop.ncsa.uiuc.edu
  Authentication Style: Kerberos

• Sending Mail
  smtp.ncsa.uiuc.edu

• Kerberos
  1109
  NCSA.EDU
  pop
  %1/%2@%3

Wiping and Reinstalling from Scratch - Workstation

Wiping and Reinstalling from Scratch - Laptop

Simple Setup - Laptop

Creating an Image of the Machine

• Boot off of disc
• Start with CDROM support
• put in jazz disc
• CDROM (iomega guest driver 6.0)
• D:\image program
• D:\pq
• Create image
• select drives
• put on E:\ drive (Jazz drive)
• name it - compress it

Restoring an Image of the Machine

• Boot with disc
• enable CDROM
• go to pq directory on CD
• run pqip.exe
• restore image
• open (browse for .pqi file)
• select image file sorce
• delete destination partitions
  NO NAME
• delete untill all free space
• select partitions to restore
• restore image
• automatically resize to fit
• run sidchanger 0 \WINNT /r
• reboot

• Quick Steps
  restore image
  change name
  notify help of name change

Installing Sound driver on the Vectras at Ballston

here is what the vectra CD says about the sound driver install... here is what the vectra Cd says about sound install INSTALLING THE SOUND DRIVER

1. In the "Settings" menu, select the "Control Panel" and click on the "Multimedia" icon.

2. Select the "Devices" tab and click on "Add".

3. Select "Creative Labs Sound Blaster 1.X Pro 16" and click "OK".

4. If the system prompts for the location of the installation files insert the NT 4.0 CD-ROM and enter "D:\i386" as location.

5. Confirm the proposed I/O address and configuration settings in the following dialog boxes, then click "OK".

6. When asked to restart the system, click "Restart Now" to make the changes effective.

NOTE: The proposed settings will correspond, by default, with the Audio Interface settings in the HP Setup program. If an error message appears, check that the proposed settings are the same as those configured in the Setup program. Refer to the User's guide for more information about the Setup program.

Server Administration Tools

Event Viewer

User Manager

Server Manager

Reference Books

"Essential Windows NT System Administration"
O'Reilly

"How to administer Windows NT"
Microsoft Press

Also QUE and Sams have good reference materials.