Using NSLookup

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998082(EXCHG.65).aspx

How to use Nslookup to verify MX record configuration

1. At a command prompt, type nslookup, and then press ENTER.

2. Type server , where IP address is the IP address of your external DNS server, and then press ENTER.

3. Type set q=MX, and then press ENTER.

4. Type , where domain name is the name of your domain, and then press ENTER. The MX record for the domain you entered should be displayed. If the MX record is not displayed, DNS is not configured properly.

Command Line - Scheduled Backup

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\Documents and Settings\profile.domain\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\DELL-D420.bks" /n "DELL-D420.bkf created 2/11/2008 at 1:46 PM" /d "Set created 2/11/2008 at 1:46 PM" /v:no /r:no /rs:no /hc:off /m normal /j "DELL-D420" /l:s /f "H:\BACKUP\DELL-D420\DELL-D420.bkf"

Contents of .bks file is a list of folders/files to backup:

e.g.

C:\DATA\
C:\Outlook\
SystemState

Event 5782 on Windows 2003 Server

http://www.google.com/search?q=netlogon+5782&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

http://www.webservertalk.com/archive51-2004-11-340697.html

http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=5782&eventno=481&source=NETLOGon&phase=1

Listening to Voicemail Message received in Outlook

We switched to unified messaging last year and receive voicemails as .wav attachements in an email. I always was annoyed by the attachment opening in Media Player, or Yahoo Jukebox, or iTunes, etc.

I found the perfect solution...

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=425540

Active Directory and DNS Issues

I built a new Windows 2003 R2 Domain Controller as a test machine. DNS ended up being a major headache. So I deleted the Forward Zone and rebooted and everything was perfect.

OT - Fuel Oil Prices

Here's a good link I found to see current fuel oil prices:

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/hopu/hopu.asp

Unblock Foreign Executables in Windows 2003 Server

In Windows 2003 Server SP2 executables copied from another computer or disk are blocked from being run directly. You need to right-click the file and select 'Unblock' at the bottom of the default tab.



Search in this document for 'unblock'.

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