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Does Psexec execute Remote Procedure Calls?
I've heard of RPCs and that they get executed via TCP port 135. I just executed via on a remote PC and wondered if this is a RPC. As I've seen in Wireshark, the whole process is beeing done via SMB port 445 not DCE/RPC port 135. So I don't really get what a RPC is? Do you guys have any examples for…
How can a site run without Internet?
I came across this site http://www.desimartini.com/allaboutrajni.htm which requires me to disconnect from Internet to see the action! I am surprised as the site has quite an amount of content and seriously doubt if it can cache everything to my browser in few seconds. Can someone help me in underst…
Learn to use both sides of the keyboard
I'd like to force myself to use the correct (right side or left side) Shift, Ctrl, and Alt keys depending on what letter I'm typing. For instance I'd like to use the right Shift key when typing 'A' and the left Shift key when typing 'P'. I find myself using only the left side a lot and I'm looking …
Homebrew won't link git
When I installed git or upgrade git via I couldn't link it with . If I try I get: cowardly refusing to sudo brew link It says that I have to check the permissions on: I ed everything to 777 but I'm not sure if it is good. I can now link git. Should I change the permission to something less permissi…
Configuring Linux to use Windows proxy
I need a Debian box (without X) to use a Windows proxy server with authentication. Normally I can do this with the env variable: Unfortunately, the Windows domain is complicating things. In a nutshell, how do I configure Debian to use a proxy where authentication requires a Windows domain and usern…
How to combine values from multiple rows into a single row in Excel?
I have a data dump in Excel that consists of annual customer data for two different values. The data was provided with a separate row for value for every year and customer. I.e. it looks like this: I'm stuck with a row for Customer 1 for Value A in 2009 and a separate row for Value B for the same c…
What is the Windows drivers\etc\services file for?
Normally there's a "services" file in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc , it lists out the services running and the port to be used. However what does the word "service" mean here? It's not the "Windows Service", which could be seen when you run "services.msc". Such 2 lists don't tally. And, this "se…
Transparent background of Vim editor within the xfce-4 terminal
Is there a way to have a transparent Vim session within the xfce-4 terminal?
Can a router map a URL to a local ip?
I'm setting up a facility with many different computers where I don't have access to their hosts files. How would I map test.com to a local server without using the hosts file? Can this be done using a simple home router? I'd like to be able to tell guests: "If you're on our wifi, you can just go t…
How do I decode the "Faulting application start time" in a Windows event log entry?
An app I was running crashed and I wanted to know when it happened, so I opened up the Windows event viewer and looked for an entry. I found the entry, and then noticed one of the details of the entry is this: Cool, I thought, because I also wanted to know how long the app was executing. How do I d…
Why does TortoisePlink.exe show "No supported authentication methods available" where plink.exe works fine?
I have both TortoiseHg 2.3 64 bit and TortoiseGit 1.7.7 64 bit installed on Vista 64 bit. Both TortoiseHg ( entry in ) and TortoiseGit ( environment variable set to ) are configured to use PuTTy's plink (command-line interface to the PuTTY back ends) versions distributed with them. I have Pageant (…
Gnome: Change title of current terminal from bash command line
I know there are options to start a new terminal with a specified title, and that is is possible to change the title from a terminal using the menu: 'Terminal' -> Set Title. However, I want to change it for a current terminal from command line. How can I change the title for an existing Gnome termi…
How to shutdown Windows 8 remotely without the Start button?
I'm using Windows 8 CP, the latest one. No Start button, well, okay. But I can't find the way to shutdown it through Remote Desktop Connection. Anyone succeeded? Or do I have to use a command/shell script?
How do I write files to a USB without being root?
I have a 4GB USB stick which I partitioned using and formatted using . It's currently set to ID with System when I run on my Debian Squeeze. I use to mount the external USB drives. So doing a mounts it to because I have the ff. line in : After issuing the command, the USB is mounted to -- doing an …
MySQL database across multiple servers
Ok, really don't know how to ask what I am looking to find out which is likely why my reading and research otherwise is yielding nothing relative per say. So what I currently have is a single MySQL database, and I know sooner or later the data is going to pile up and I will run out of room on this …
How to kextunload in OS X Lion
I'm starting to learn more about the mac os x internals. Now i want to load and unload some kernel extensions. I startet to load the MS-DOS file system via I can check this by typing The command output shows the loaded kext-file. But when i want to unload the MS-DOS file system: I get only this mes…
Portable player? Yes. Portable codecs? Not so fast there, buddy
I have come across a very rare, interesting problem. I need to play video on a computer with Windows XP on which I have no system-wide privileges. I cannot install any software. However, I can run executables, naturally, as long as they stay away from system32 and folders like that. That's why I do…
RDP File transfer is really slow. Any way to speed it up?
The host is running Windows XP Prof SP3 and the client is running Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64. So ... I connect to the remote machine with a 15mbps of ADSL. Which ... I guess, got enough downstream. (~1.3 MB/s). The host machine got a 35mbps of upload. Which is again, fast enough to pump the data wi…
ubuntu and privilege elevation in i3wm
I use i3wm (www.i3wm.org) as the window manager for ubuntu 11.10 x64. it seems that whatever piece of magic that controls elevation is not functioning properly. It's not an issue with i3wm perse, but rather something provided by gnome and unity that im missing, and need to implement manually. examp…
Progress bar/% in duplicity?
I'm starting to experiment with Duplicity for my backups and found that it lacks an option to show a progress bar or percentage, it just shows the files to be backup. Is there a way to get a progress bar based on total data to be uploaded/current data uploaded or something like that?