optician's questions

I'm using WinSSHD on my server.

I can connect locally on the server via telnet&management studio, specificing the port 1433. I have allowed remote connections.

I can telnet from my local computer at localhost 14333(local port) and get the correct telnet prompt up.

But when I try to connect via management studio locally to localhost,14333 I get

TITLE: Connect to Server

Cannot connect to localhost,14333.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: TCP Provider, error: 0 - No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 10061)

What a classic error message.

Is there any special reason this isn't working? Considering telnet is working via ssh, I thought I was home and dry.

I'm looking for web based ftp software with the following features

1. Simple web based interface for admin
2. Users are synced for normal ftp access and web access
3. Segregation into client areas
4. Email link to file with expire timing
5. Way to create a front end login page, that will just show a list of files that can be downloaded. Easy to style

I really like ajaxplorer, but it doesn't seem to have 2,4 or 5.

For 2, I could use the http://www.ajaxplorer.info/wordpress/plugins/auth/ftp/ plugin and manage it on the ftp side, but would be nicer to do it from the web side.

for 4, I would have to write a custom plugin to do this I guess

for 5, I would have to create a custom skin, using the mobile plugin skin as a starting point.

Does anyone have any advice about how I could do this easier, paid for or otherwise.

EDIT:

I am currently testing CrushFTP and will report back here if it meets all the requirements.

I have a disk that was inside a Nas, that seemed to run to hot and eventually just stopped working(the disk is fine, the nas broke)

I don't have a physical machine with linux on at the moment, so I'm working with it inside an xp machine.

I'm using explore 2fs at the moment, which is fine, but a bit slow for working with the data. I want to use fs-driver to mount it properly in windows, but I think the disk was badly shut down, so there is still some records in the journal.

The fs-driver site says

The Ext2 file system driver of the Ext2 IFS software will refuse mounting an Ext3 file system which contains data in its journal, just like older Linux kernels which have no Ext3 support. In this way data loss and damaging the file system is avoided when the journal is subsequently replayed. So you can access only those Ext3 volumes with the Ext2 IFS software which have been cleanly dismounted beforehand.

SO, I'm looking for a lightweight usb bootable linux distro, that I can dismount the drive cleanly.

Or if anyone has any other solutions, that would be great.

I'm wondering if it will be possible to install vmware server on a hyper-v image?

Currently I get an error when trying to install.

Setup cannot continue becuase microsofts hyper-v is being used. Please disable it, reboot and start the VMWare Server installation again.

Possible Duplicate:
Can you help me with my software licensing issue?

My company is currently considering buying a new server to use as a shared VPN filestore.

Looking at the licencing, does this mean that we would have to have a CAL for each person who wanted to connect via openVPN?

Does this mean it would be better to use XP/win 7 in this situation?

Or Linux?

Currently trying to get iis 7 to work, but every time I request a page, the application pool goes into stopped status.

In the event log this is what comes back.

The Module DLL 'C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\defdoc.dll' could not be loaded due
to a configuration problem. The current configuration only supports loading 
images built for a x86 processor architecture. The data field contains the 
error number. 

I've already re installed iis, any other ideas, I read that someone fixed this by downloading the dll again, but this seems like an odd solution.

Thanks.

EDIT

I have now replaced the file with one I downloaded off the internet, and now it says

The Module DLL 'C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\protsup.dll' could not be loaded due to a configuration problem.

I hope I don't have to get 100's of these.

I'm wondering what check list other people would use for securing a windows server directly connected to the internet.

Aside from this, anyone's opinions on doing this would be appreciated as well.

Thanks

when installing SQL Server 2005, I get this error. Can anyone tell me how to sort this out?

Thanks,
Optician

• Performance Monitor Counter Requirement (Error)

Messages

Performance Monitor Counter Requirement The System Configuration Check for Performance Monitor counter registry value has failed. For details, see How to: Increment the Counter Registry Key for Setup in SQL Server 2005, in the readme file or in SQL Server Books Online.

As per the title, are the two versions compatible?

Considering that it would have been laughed at by the unix/linux people to suggest windows as a internet connected server until the 2000 era, is that argument now laid to rest?

Aside from nix admins who dont want to lose their lucrative admin positions(because certain jobs take ages compared to windows, and vice versa) is there any reason ASIDE FROM COST, that linux is more secure after a professional has setup windows?

Considering the performance of modern hardware, I believe now that the tools and ease of use of windows platform make it an equally viable server platform.

Unless you require Open source technology that are ideally deployed on Linux, I see no reason for people to roll their eyes at windows, or ignore it as a viable platform.

What do you think?

I am having trouble with sql manager after install SQL 2005 SP3,

Can any shed any light on this one.

Thanks

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Cannot show requested dialog.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Cannot show requested dialog. (SqlMgmt)

Method not found: 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Edition Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Information.get_EngineEdition()'. (SqlManagerUI)

BUTTONS:

OK