I am unable to Ping my Windows Server 2008 box, how can I enable Ping?
By default Microsoft disables Ping on the Windows platform, probably has an added security measure. However Ping maybe needed for testing or monitoring purposes. The process to allow Windows Server to respond to Pings is minimal, requiring minimal changes to the Windows firewall.
Go to Start > Administrative Tools > Windows Firewall with Added Security
On the sidebar look for Inbound Rules > File and Print Sharing (Echo Request – ICMPv4-IN) > right click on Enable Rule
The rule has now been enabled and the server will respond to Pings.
If you wish to later disable ping all you have to do is right click on the rule and select > Disable Rule
The Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 is a tool design help administrator install the latest components like Microsoft Web Platform, Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server Express, .NET Framework, PHP and Visual Web Developer just a few clicks away.
Is not limited to just components you will also find the most popular free web applications for blogging (Wordpress), content management(Drupal) and more with the built-in Windows Web Application Gallery.
No longer will you have to hunt down separate components, instead spend more time configuring rather than installing.
If you have backups or move data frequently from one place to another you should consider a checksum utility to ensure the integrity of your files. HashCheck is a free, open source, lightweight, and windows integrated utility making it the logical choice.
Features
32bit and 64bit support
light disk and memory footprint
Checksum/hash verification
Open source
Windows integration
Think of a checksum as the fingerprint of a file that can be used to ensure the genuineness of the same. If the checksum changes or mismatches then the file may be suspected of tampering, corruption, or unannounced changes.
Today 1/21/2010 at 5:00AM my friend Alexandra who was only 20 yrs old lost her life long battle against Lupus. She was admitted a coupe of days prior to her death to the hospital because of an infection, her condition only worsen ending in a fatal heart attack. The saddest part of the whole story is that she was next on the list to receive a kidney transplant. It was hard to hold my tears, after all it was a precious life with dreams and hopes for the future.
SLE (lupus) is an autoimmune disease. This means there is a problem with the body’s normal immune system response. Normally, the immune system helps protect the body from harmful substances. But in patients with an autoimmune disease, the immune system can’t tell the difference between harmful substances and healthy ones. The result is an overactive immune response that attacks otherwise healthy cells and tissue. This leads to chronic (long-term) inflammation..
I was a witness of the struggle she and her family went through never giving up. The reason why I am writing this post is to appeal to the world and ask that if possible you help the family of my friend by lessening the financial burden. The family is of low income and they are having to hard time covering the funeral costs. Any amount will do just donate to help lessen the impact.
You can donate by using the Chip In widget below. Rest assured that all the funds will go directly to the family.
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