Thursday, October 30, 2008

Windows XP Multiuser Remote Desktop Connection(RDC)

An interesting feature, on Windows is the ability to be remote controlled from a second PC: so called “Remote Desktop Connection

By Default Windows Server Edition is enabled with multiple, RDC

But in Windows XP only one RDC is possible and the current local user have to logoff the system
By doing some tricks we can use Windows Xp as a server for multiple users

This procedure is an “hack”: do it at your own risk:

STEP 1
Start your Windows in Safe Mode (tap on F8 first of the Windows Loading Splash Screen);
click on “My Computer” with right mouse button and choose “Properties”;
go to “Remote” tab and uncheck “Allow users to connect remotely to this computer” (if it’s already unchecked, just do nothing);
click OK.

STEP 2
Go to Start -> Control Panel;
open “Administrative Tools” and then “Services”;
double click “Terminal Services”, in the list;
choose “Disabled” for “Startup Type” option;
click OK.

STEP 3
Go to C:\windows\system32\dllcache;
rename the termsrv.dll file to termsrv.original or another name you like;

copy into the folder this unrestricted old version of termsrv.dll;( http://s2.orbitfiles.com/index.php?link=20947665&sid=133c975375e6093aa0301f96f60cb287&force=1)
go to C:\windows\system32 (the upper folder of the current one);
do the same operation: rename termserv.dll also here, and put another copy of the file I linked above.

STEP 4
Click Start, then “Run…”, type “regedit” (without quotes) and press ENTER;
navigate in the Windows Registry Tree to reach this path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Licensing Core;
click with right mouse button on blank space in the right part of the registry window, choose “New” > DWORD, name the new key “EnableConcurrentSessions” (without quotes), then edit it and set its value to 1;
close the editor.

STEP 5
Click Start, then “Run…”, type “gpedit.msc” (without quotes) and press ENTER;
open Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Terminal Services;
double click “Limit number of connections”, choose “Enabled” and set the maximum number of concurrent connections you want to allow (2 or more), then Restart Windows in normal mode.

STEP 6
Go back to Remote tab of My Computer’s properties (see step 1) and activate “Allow users to connect remotely to this computer”;
Go back to “Terminal services” in “Services” (see step 2) and set its “Startup type” to “Manual”

Now restart Windows. Your operating system should be ready to accept multiple remote desktop connections ;)
Remember that you’ve to prepare different Windows Users for every “phisical” user that want to connect to your desktop, to autenticate with separate logins/passwords. User accounts configuration is reachable in the control panel, and the list of users that can connect to the PC is editable in the remote tab of My computer.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Synchronize the system clock to Network Time Protocol (NTP) under Fedora or Red Hat Linux

The Network Time Protocol daemon (ntpd) program is a Linux operating system daemon. It sets and maintains the system time of day in synchronism with time servers (Mills).

You need to configure ntpd via /etc/ntp.conf configuration file. The file is well documented and you easily configure it.

Install ntpd

If ntpd is not installed use any one of the following command to install ntpd:
# yum install ntp
or
# up2date ntp

Configuration

You should at least set following parameter in /etc/ntp.conf config file:
server

For example, open /etc/ntp.conf file using vi text editor:

# vi /etc/ntp.conf

Locate server parameter and set it as follows:
server pool.ntp.org

Save the file and restart the ntpd service:
# /etc/init.d/ntpd start

You can synchronize the system clock to an NTP server immediately with following command:
# ntpdate pool.ntp.org


To check the current date and time
# date



Monday, October 27, 2008

HOW TO CHECK YOUR BROADBAND SPEED

http://www.speedtest.net/

This is a flash program which will check the broadband, upload and download speed.

HOW TO INCRESE WINDOWS MEMORY WITHOUT HARDWARE UPGRDADE

FOR WINDOWS VISTA

One of Windows Vista's handiest new features is the ability to use a USB flash drive or a flash memory card like the one you would use in your digital camera to temporarily boost your computer's available system memory. Windows Vista requires a great deal of memory (we recommend more than 1 GB).


Once you have a compliant flash device installed on your PC, you can enable ReadyBoost for that device. To enable Ready Boost on your flash device, do the following:
  1. Left click on the Start Menu
  2. Left click on Computer (in the black menu on the right)
  3. Right click on the icon for your flash drive
  4. Left click on properties
  5. Left click on the Ready Boost Tab
  6. Enable ReadyBoost
FOR WINDOWS XP

There is a third party program for XP called eBooster: http://www.eboostr.com/