I don't know your wireshark knowledge; did you create a capture sensor that corresponds to your wired connection, and started it? 

I used the default settings and started it.
Just got wireshark working thanks to you,
so I know very little about it. 

OK, it's saying "Failed to Register" when I run "regsvr32 vbscript.dll". Any other suggestions for my com surrogate problem? 

Oh. Well, close Wireshark.

1. Open wireshark.
2. Click the first button, "List the available capture interfaces..."
3. Find the line that corresponds to your current interface, the one with a normal IP address
4. Click "start" 

Maka LL Eli said:

OK, it's saying "Failed to Register" when I run "regsvr32 vbscript.dll". Any other suggestions for my com surrogate problem?

So, one of the errors gave me the info that the error was caused by CineForm Neo player, which is apparently part of Premier Pro (which I haven't used in ages). Why would this error just now be starting? 

Wow, that worked great.
Now is there a tutorial on how to filter it to display what password I sent?
My Firefox is set to save passwords automatically,
and I frequently forget them if it's a site I don't visit often. 

Mak:

have you tried anything here? 

OmegaAngel said:

Wow, that worked great.
Now is there a tutorial on how to filter it to display what password I sent?
My Firefox is set to save passwords automatically,
and I frequently forget them if it's a site I don't visit often.

Hahaha, dude, you used a sledgehammer to put in a finishing nail.

In firefox go to Tools, Options, Security, click the Saved Passwords button, click Show Passwords. 

PM sent geo. 

geodave said:

Mak:

have you tried anything here?

Well, it turned out while it wasn't one of those problems, that page led me to the solution.

I downloaded a video someone posted from NY, and I decided to use that to open divx the lazy way, and it turns out that the video file didn't download correctly.

Deleted it, rebooted, and no Com Surrogate error!

Thanks. 

Thanks Geo,
appreciate the help! 

If you're using wireshark make sure you configure the filters and don't just run a full system capture.
Otherwise you'll have waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much data. 

Apache2, Drupal 6.6, PHP5 - getting clean URLs to work

i've followed everything in the drupal handbook. made sure that the module was loaded, which it is. i've even AddModule in the httpd.conf but it errors saying it's already loaded by apache2.conf. i've even added RewriteEngine on to the .htaccess. i'm supposed to waking up right now instead of already at work (changed work hours) so i can't think. is there anything else i'm missing? 

So there's a website I go to that I can't reach anymore. Using http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ I've found that apparently it's up. I've been able to reach it only once in 4 days. The site is http://www.lakestatefishing.com/ if anyone cares. What can I do to reach this site? I already flushed my cache and DNS and deleted the cookies. Doesn't work in Firefox or IE. 

tracert lakestatefishing.com

see what comes up. the route could be broken.

my route:

1 3 ms 2 ms 2 ms x.x.x.x
2 14 ms 15 ms 14 ms sl-gw25-ana-3-2-12-TS0.sprintlink.net [144.228.75.105]
3 15 ms 14 ms 14 ms sl-crs1-ana-0-1-3-3.sprintlink.net [144.232.1.125]
4 16 ms 15 ms 16 ms sl-st21-la-0-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.20.206]
5 16 ms 16 ms 16 ms dpr1-so-1-3-0.losangelesequinix.savvis.net [208.174.196.73]
6 16 ms 16 ms 16 ms cr1-pos-0-2-5-0.lay.savvis.net [204.70.203.46]
7 75 ms 76 ms 75 ms cr2-pos-0-0-0-0.chicago.savvis.net [204.70.192.97]
8 73 ms 74 ms 74 ms ber2-tengigabitethernet-3-1.chicagoequinix.savvis.net [204.70.195.118]
9 75 ms 75 ms 83 ms 208.173.176.218
10 74 ms 75 ms 74 ms ip39.208-100-27.static.steadfast.net [208.100.27.39]

Trace complete. 

It's loading up fine for me. :/ 

Huh, times out at hop 8 at 68.86.89.190, someplace in Independence MO. 

next step: go to independence, MO, and ask everybody if they are stealing your packets. 

Those bastards! So nothing I can do then? 

not really, it should clear up on it's own. thats the way the intertrontubes should work. unless its some kind of static route. maybe you could bounce your traffic off a web proxy to get to the site? just don't send any personal data through, i don't trust them. 

Dude it was uncle Sam he was stealing your packets 

Dude it was uncle Sam he was stealing your packets 

U CAN HAS SAY THAT AGIN! 

U CAN HAS SAY THAT AGIN! 

LOL my bad that's what I get for trying to post on an iPod 

You read it here first, expedia is dropping malware again through ads.

At least, I suspect it is. While visiting expedia.com, the browser tried to run a VBS script in the user's IE cache folder. That sounds malicious doesn't it?

Unfortunately, I don't have a a copy of the file. However, it was named flash[1].vbs. 

Or it could be a non-malicous script. Any thoughts? 

i can say this: don't browse the internet with internet explorer. force yourself to use firefox if you like privacy and a clean, malware-free computer.

internet explorer should be only used to download updates from microsoft. 

Heads up everyone.
We just got hit with a worm.
Some varient of Vundo I think.
I drops a dynamically named exe in the root of C: as well as creates a file called "servics.exe" in %windir%\system32\drivers

The worm spews all kinds of garbage on ports 135, 445, and 44445 to name a few.
None of the AV tools are picking it up even though I force scan the files I know are infected.
This is an RPC exploit, patchMS08-067 is the fix.

We're working with Symantec to create a definition file. 

How did you get it? 

OMA, do you realize how huge the systems are that he works on?
Monstracularly. 

Bahahaha.

Servics. 

jmiller77 said:

cool, yeah that laptop will be good for you then, best of luck mate...

I picked it up at Circuit City today, thanks for your help everyone. So far she's running smooth. And they even threw in a free (after rebate) printer/scanner and a wireless router. 

Ok, I may have made a horrible mistake, I bought a zune (120gb).

I never thought I would ever own an MP3 players but I am working out etc and decided to get one. I got this instead of the ipod cause the interface seemed prettier.

Is there anyway I can just drag mp3 files or folders to this like you can with other mp3 players, please say yes. I am 24 hours drive from the store I bought it at.

Thanks 

http://www.zunescene.com/zune-mass-storage-mod/? 

Have you read the instructions at all?

http://www.zune.net/en-US/support/default.htm 

No, it requires you to use the client software to sync just like ipod/itunes. You can put files on it using a simple hack if you want to use it as a external HD, but you won't be able to play any of the media on the device.

The sync software is free and easy to use: http://www.zune.net/en-US/ 

Thank you for your help... I have never used an ipod, only a cheap player here and there where you direct access.

I think I want too much control..

I want to just drag stuff on and off it at will arghh.. 

lesbianjesus said:

Thank you for your help... I have never used an ipod, only a cheap player here and there where you direct access.

I think I want too much control..

I want to just drag stuff on and off it at will arghh..

The "end-to-end" solutions like Zune/iPod restrict you to using the respective software because of security concerns. Opening up the device like that opens up security holes. 

Yeah, I didn't read too much into that link I posted.

I have a cheap 1GB player too, love me some drag and drop. 

Slash makes it harder for MS and Apple to sell you a bunch of DRM-laden shit. 

Full disclosure, extropian used to work for Microsoft on the Zune team. He may still, I dunno. 

I thought he was a chick? 

Disco Biscuit said:

Full disclosure, extropian used to work for Microsoft on the Zune team. He may still, I dunno.

Yes, I still do. Although I may be moving to a fun new project soon.

I didn't really feel like I was saying anything controversial enough to require full disclosure, but thanks for helping.

geodave said:

I thought he was a chick?

Not so much. 

I don't know why I thought that. 

It's a good thing they lock it to the software, right? Because people don't totally hack the hell out of them or anything. Just one more of the many cases where legit consumers are screwed, pirates and the like are mildly annoyed.

But like I said, I love my generic iPos :D 

extropian said:

The "end-to-end" solutions like Zune/iPod restrict you to using the respective software because of security concerns. Opening up the device like that opens up security holes.

All I want to do is pick and album and Add it

and then pick another one

as far as I can tell, it wants to add everything or me to deselect what I don't want added.

I set it to manual sync, I just right clicked on an album and told it to "Sync with device_name" and waited on it a while, it said it was doing it. I disconnected the device and selected "music" on the device and it says "No items" 

mr_green said:

It's a good thing they lock it to the software, right? Because people don't totally hack the hell out of them or anything. Just one more of the many cases where legit consumers are screwed, pirates and the like are mildly annoyed.

Hey, in a lot of ways you're preaching to the choir, but I don't get to make these calls...

/mumbles something impolite about record labels 

lesbianjesus said:

All I want to do is pick and album and Add it

and then pick another one

as far as I can tell, it wants to add everything or me to deselect what I don't want added.

I set it to manual sync, I just right clicked on an album and told it to "Sync with device_name" and waited on it a while, it said it was doing it. I disconnected the device and selected "music" on the device and it says "No items"

You should still be able to do everything drag and drop. Just drag the file into the Zune software window to add it to your library, then drag it in your library onto the little device icon in the bottom left corner of the window.

If the device isn't showing any content try rebooting (hold UP + BACK for 5 sec) and syncing again.

Sorry you're having problems. 

Ok, that last thing was a file / folder access problem, zune just didn't seem to know it failed to sync.

Now I know I am old, and I only know how to tell computers what to do, I don't do well when they try and do shit for me, especially when its not what I want to do at all....

I have huge collection of out of print music in MP3 only format..

so when I tell zune to only look at one folder (making this my entire library as a test), say Bill Monroe 1936-1946, it picks out some of the albums, but when I click on the, say instead of 15 songs, there are only 3 listed. I find this systematically throughout.

I know there is something I don't fundamentally understand, so I REALLY appreciate your patience.

If this is some automatic database failure ? Can I just tell it to add a folder.... I can't be dependent on their database, what about all the old demo albums, and bootlegs (permitted) I have encoded that are not in release ?