Bypass Windows TCP/IP Limit
by aadhu on Jun.01, 2009, under Computer Networking, Fixes, How-To's, Tips n Tricks
You can consider this an update to my previous post Increase Vista TCP/IP Max Connections.
There is a new and working TCP/IP Patcher Called TCP-Z by deepxw which supports Windows XP SP2 SP3/2003/2008/Vista SP1 SP2/Windows 7, All 32bit (x86) / 64bit (x64), which patches the tcpip.sys file in memory.
There’s also a Universal Tcpip.sys Patch which works on Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista/Windows 7, All SP*, All 32bit (x86) / 64bit (x64). Which patches the tcpip.sys file directly.
This neat little app renders all previous TCP/IP patches obsolete.
I have tested the Universal Tcpip.sys Patch myself on Windows 7 and it works like a charm.
For more information and to download please visit the TCP-Z site.
Auto-Login and Lock your Windows 7 PC
by aadhu on Jun.01, 2009, under How-To's, Microsoft, Tips n Tricks
Like most of you I have a few applications running on my computer startup (utorrent and such…). Mind you you shouldn’t have too many applications running on startup tho. 
There are times (if i had a penny for everytime….) that I startup my computer and then forget to login (something just comes up..) and return (sumtimes after a couple of hours) to find <--insert your fav movie/series here--> still hasn’t finished just because I forgot to login. Sounds familiar eh.
So let me show you how to setup your computer to Auto-Login (this will work for almost all versions of Windows):
- First you need to start Advanced User Accounts Control Panel
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- Type control userpasswords2 (control userpasswords in Win 2000) in the Open box, and then click OK.
- Click Start, (Or Window Key + R in Windows 7)
- Type control userpasswords2 or netplwiz in the Start Search or Run box, and then press ENTER.
- In the User Accounts (Users and Passwords in Win2000) dialog box, on the Users tab, click to clear the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer check box, and then click OK.
- In the Automatically Log On dialog box, type the user name and password to be used for automatic logon in the User name and Password boxes respectively, type the password again in the Confirm Password box, and then click OK.
- Click OK to close the User Accounts (Users and Passwords in Win 2000) dialog box.
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In Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003
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In Windows Vista/Server 2008/Windows 7
So now that you have your PC Login you in automatically at Startup. Lets make things a little secure by having it Lock the Computer Automatically After Login:
- Go to Start, or Press Windows Key+R to bring up the Run box
- Type Regedit and click enter to open Windows Registry Editor
- Go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
- Right click, and make a New->String Value
- Call it “AutoLock” (or whatever you want)
- Double Click on the Newly Created String Value (Right click, and Modify works as well)
- Enter the value: rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
- Click OK, Close Regedit and you’re done (Restart the PC to check if you want)
Now if you don’t want to mess around in the registry there is another way to do this by creating a a new shortcut in Programs->Startup and giving “%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation” as the location (without the ” ” quotes and making sure there are no trailing spaces at the begining and end).
Hope this helps.
Guess Who’s Back?
by aadhu on May.30, 2009, under Fun & Humour, Random
Watch the first teaser trailer for Pixar’s Toy Story 3
Network Security Scan and Monitoring Software
by aadhu on Mar.15, 2009, under Computer Networking
Nsauditor significantly reduces the total cost of network management in enterprise environments by enabling IT personnel to scan and monitor network for possible vulnerabilities. The software checks your network for all potential methods that a hacker might use to attack it. With Nsauditor Network Security Auditor, Systems Administrators are able to gather a wide range of information from all the computers in the network without installing server-side applications on these computers and create a report of potential problems that were found.
A network monitor provides some insight into services running locally, with options to dig down into each connection and analyze the remote system, terminate connections, block unwanted network connections with incrusted fireawall system and view data on the associated process.
Nsauditor includes scanning tools that examine Microsoft SQL servers for exposed services and vulnerabilities, and another which discovers and walks through available SNMP nodes on the network.There are also agents that scan MS RPC named pipes and SunRPC services, and a tool for auditing NTLM passwords, by capturing password hashes from NTLM sessions and brute-force decrypting them. Nsauditor also includes event monitor that examines the local Windows logs and triggers when a specific event ID is detected. The trigger can send email to an admin, send a Windows network message or play a sound file (even speak a custom message with a text-to-speech tool).
Nsauditor “Adware Scanner” tool scans network computers for common Adware traces and gives you a quick look at the Adware, malware and spyware installed on local or network computers.
In summary, Nsauditor Network Security Auditor is a very complete network tools package for a surprisingly low price.
Application Info: http://www.nsauditor.com/network_security/network_security_auditor.html
Application Screenshot: http://www.nsauditor.com/images/screens/nm1.jpg
Download URL: http://www.nsauditor.com/downloads/nsauditor_setup.exe
By: Varuzhan Kankanyan
Becoming the Greatest Warrior With World of WarCraft Weapons
by aadhu on Mar.15, 2009, under Games
When you want to become the best in your class, the best of your race, heck lets go for the greatest warrior ever build you need the best world of warcraft weapons you can get your hands on. But how do you choose the right weapons for your character when there are so many different styles for different playing styles and classes?
In fact there are seventeen types of world of warcraft weapons and many of them are restricted for a specific class for example warlock or warrior classes. Within the different types of weaponry there are hundreds of weapons to find. The seventeen types are:
1. wants
2. axes
3. two handed axes
4. bows
5. crossbows
6. swords
7. two handed swords
8. daggers
9. polearms
10. staffs
11. spears
12. maces
13. two handed maces
14. fist waepons
15. guns
16. throwing weapons
17. miscellaneous weapons
And all these different types of weapons deal out different types of damage to different types of characters. The damage can be physical, frost, holy, nature, arcane, fire and shadow. But every character has its own set of weaknesses and resistance so when you pull your weapon against a character the effect can be quite different than at an other character. The damage shall be different each time but there are ways to determine which type of weapon is the most effective against what creature. There are calculators that can help you with these dilemmas.
When you want to play according to the concept of player versus player these kind of calculations can be a big factor. Because you can equip yourself with different weapons and you can learn new skills the particular resistance and weaknesses can vary The fights will be different each time. And when you become more powerful and play against the more powerful players, the calculations will be harder to make, it al depends on the choices you and your opponent will make, will he use fire damage, physical damage or something else and hoe is your resistance against this damage.
This kind of calculations will become harder when you come become more experienced and they will play a very big role. Because what will you do when your favorite weapon becomes useless against some of your opponents or if the weakness of your opponent have changed since the last time you have played against each other?
It all comes down to learning the right skills and choosing the right world of warcraft weapons and the only way you can learn is to gain experience, use the damage calculators and be flexible.
By: Jenny Cumbersome
