http://computeruser.ca NOT just another computer weblog Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:26:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://computeruser.ca/2009/02/03/how-to-enable-smtp-authentication/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Can Receive But Not Send Email « blog.computerplumber.ca Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:26:07 +0000 http://computeruser.ca/?p=34#comment-6 [...] To troubleshoot #1, first check if your internet is even working then contact your email provider, perhaps they are having email issues (make sure you can answer the questions #2 and #3 to assist in support). Sometimes your email provider may not be your ISP, if this is the case it is possible your ISP requires all SMTP traffic to authenticate and relay through them and not your actual email provider. This has been the case with quite a few ISP’s to restrict SMTP traffic due to worm activity.  You should be able to get this information from your ISP technical support (Rogers and Bell usually require relaying through their SMTP) .  To check your SMTP authentication read this. [...] [...] To troubleshoot #1, first check if your internet is even working then contact your email provider, perhaps they are having email issues (make sure you can answer the questions #2 and #3 to assist in support). Sometimes your email provider may not be your ISP, if this is the case it is possible your ISP requires all SMTP traffic to authenticate and relay through them and not your actual email provider. This has been the case with quite a few ISP’s to restrict SMTP traffic due to worm activity.  You should be able to get this information from your ISP technical support (Rogers and Bell usually require relaying through their SMTP) .  To check your SMTP authentication read this. [...]

]]> http://computeruser.ca/2009/02/03/how-to-modify-the-rdp-port/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Remote Control Windows XP from a MAC « blog.computerplumber.ca Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:17:16 +0000 http://computeruser.ca/?p=39#comment-5 [...] You have now connected to your XP machine.  If you wish to change any settings, such as screen size on Remote Desktop, under RDC on the Apple menu, select Preferences. If you are having problems connecting make sure port 3389 is open on the firewaill for both the XP machine and your MAC. Remote Desktop Connection uses port 3389 by default. If you want to change the port, do the following. [...] [...] You have now connected to your XP machine.  If you wish to change any settings, such as screen size on Remote Desktop, under RDC on the Apple menu, select Preferences. If you are having problems connecting make sure port 3389 is open on the firewaill for both the XP machine and your MAC. Remote Desktop Connection uses port 3389 by default. If you want to change the port, do the following. [...]

]]> http://computeruser.ca/2009/02/03/how-to-launch-the-windows-command-prompt/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Remote Control Windows XP from a MAC « blog.computerplumber.ca Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:33:02 +0000 http://computeruser.ca/?p=30#comment-4 [...] the IP address of your XP machine (open  a command prompt and type [...] [...] the IP address of your XP machine (open  a command prompt and type [...]

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