Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet

... I called two sections for this topic: 1. General guidelines. 2. OS specific.
By now, I'm going to write about (1). I decide to write as simple as & short so you
can read as fast as.You can do (2) with refer to your OS website,... .If desired ask here.

1. General Guidelines:

a) For CD/DVD/Local HDD installation, unplug the network connection GOTO (c) !
b) If you cannot unplug the network connection because of the network installation, then do at least one of the following:
- Put system behind the firewall.
- Using private IP addresses.
- Create private segmentation using VLANs or so on.
OR any way that you cann't see the Internet!
c) Intall the Antivirus.
d) If exist enable the OS specific firewall, such as WindowsXP firewall GOTO (f).
e) Install personal firewall (Optional - if enterprise firewall exist & the system is behind it).
f) Apply any service pack & update, so on, which can be found local or on private network.
g) Plug the network connection & connect to the Internet then update the system online.

Ten Top Viruses - OCT 2005

IP Routing Protocols AD

... I'm writing some tips after that for network administrators to be a quick reference instead of searching the Cisco or so on.By the way, you may know or remember IP routing protocols AD (Administrative Distance) but don't remember some of them or are unknown for you.Ask me the ones.Meanwhile I'll tell the quick command related to changing ADs.

Connected interface = 0
Static route = 1
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) summary route = 5
External Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) = 20
Internal EIGRP = 90
IGRP = 100
OSPF = 110
Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) = 115
Routing Information Protocol (RIP) = 120
Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) = 140
On Demand Routing (ODR) = 160
External EIGRP = 170
Internal BGP = 200
Unknown = 255

Tip-1:
To change the AD :
-For EIGRP:
Router(config)#distance eigrp [internal-distance] [external-distance]
-For other protocols:
Router(config-router)#distance [weight] ...

Pass CCNA 640-801

Yesterday I passed CCNA 640-801 with score 974 (for the first time & 2 months study).
I'm going to take CCNP about two months later I think (means if I ready)...

Nokia secret codes

*#06# Show serial no.
*#0000# Show version.
*#7760# Show production serial no.
*#92702689# = *#war0anty# Show and edit warranty information.
*#2820# Show Bluetooth info.
*#73# Reset phone timers and game scores.
*#335738# Deletes automatically added MMS and GPRS profiles received from your mobile operator through SMS.
*#7370925538# Delete all the content of the wallet and the wallet code.
*#7780# Restore phone to factory settings.
*#7370# Soft format—erases all telefone memory.

Windows2000 manual update!

You may never have been seen this problem or noticed to it.Then read and beware.
... Last week I saw unusual behavior from one of my servers related to automatic update, then did it manually but it fails and microsoft tell that I should change one of my MSIE security setting to update could be done. I did any thing that it said and search any where with no result!I decided to try to solve the problem by my self.The solution was:
In Windows 2000 automatic update I changed the setting to Automatic (recommended).
Meanwhile in your MSIE check the
"Security" tab ->" Internet Zone" -> "Custom Level" -> "Miscellaneous" section "Userdata Persistence" should be "enable".

Getting PGP Desktop 8.1 for Win/Mac

I'm using about 6 years from PGP. Those days PGP only has command line version but now a days with Windows Desktop version you can use more options such as Global Directory or so on.
The latest version is 9 beta but its license will expire on 7 may.

Get PGP Desktop 8.1 for Windows now.