Originally posted by 2oldGeek:

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Hi Kafka,
I was intending to post this info for some time now but have been tied up with some things and just didn?t have the time except to stop by and harass ddp :)

Please let me know how you are doing with your computer and I hope that some of this stuff will aid you now or in the future.

Originally posted by Kafka:

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is there any point in backing up the C drive?.

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IMHO, Yes! As I said, it protects you from disk crashes and malware infection that can destroy your Operating System? Most users do not need to backup as much as I do (every day) maybe once a week or even once a month.. And since you have your Data moved to the data drive, you should re-partition and reduce the size of your C drive so the backup will not take up very much space. That way if your drive crashes, you can slip in another drive that is the same size or larger than your C partition and restore to it. You cannot restore to a drive that is smaller.. Right now your C drive is 176GB and is only using 45GB of it. If you reduced the size to 75 or 80 GB for the C partition it would be sufficient and take up less space when backed up, then you could partition the rest of the disk for other use. I have several partitions on my boot disk, none of which are keepers. One is a secure partition for my virtual machine and another for downloading so that I can scan it before installing or moving it to a library.

There are 2 programs that I use and recommend for partitioning/ re-partitioning/ re-sizing, etc.:
Acronis Disk Director, 49.99
Partition MiniTool Free -> HERE.
MiniTool Review -> HERE
Great little Free program.. I use it often and most of my customers use it.

Originally posted by Kafka:

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I'd like the new backup/synchronisation to overwrite the old one.

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I have a 1TB Data drive that I split into two partitions. One for data libraries and one for C drive backups.
I use Acronis True Image 11 to schedule my Boot drive backup and it has a non-stop backup feature that I use to backup my data via my network to another computer. Acronis 11 or 12 are not available since ver 2013 came out and it has problems, too many bugs right now so I don?t recommend it.
What I recommend:
Most of my customers are using Macrium Reflect Free for C drive backup -> HERE and the Guide -> macrium/help
And using Acronis Lite 29.99 - 30day Trial -> HERE for non-stop backups of their data. This works on a USB or Network Drive.
Acronis lite Guide -> HERE.

I don?t know how you moved your data to your 2nd drive but,? I always use this method:
How to move your Libraries to another drive -> HERE
Any way that works is OK.




You said that your router wasn?t changing your IP address and that concerned me. I was thinking that maybe it did not have SPI firewall (different than a regular firewall that can stealth the ports, it blocks anything you did not request from coming in through the open port to the internet)
I had downloaded the wrong manual for your router but found the correct one  NetComm liberty Series 3G Wireless N150 guide -> HERE

On page 34 under System Security it shows where to turn on the SPI firewall. Double check and make sure Remote Management is Disabled, Deny ping from WAN is Enabled and the SPI Firewall is Enabled..

Looks something like this:

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Remote Management (via WAN):  enable/Disable remote management on the WAN interface.



Deny ping from WAN interface: Select Enable to deny ICMP packets received on the WAN interface.

Otherwise, select Disable to allow ICMP packets received on the WAN

interface.



SPI Firewall:  Enable/Disable the SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) firewall to improve

the security of your 3G Router.

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For an extra layer of protection against Zero Day malware and exploits I install K9 web protection on all my customers computers:

K9 Web Protection is a FREE service. I say service because the way it works is the sites you visit are filtered through their servers as opposed to them being checked through something like a HOST File that?s installed on your computer. You install a driver on your computer, but the work is done remotely. The administrative control panel is actually a Web site your browser goes through to view sites and block or accept based on your lists.

How does K9 work?
K9 maintains a database of Web sites that contain malware, spyware, pornography, hate speech, violence, gambling and more than 60 other categories. When a computer user tries to go to a site that's in a category you want blocked, the "prohibited" screen appears and you are blocked from that site.
If a user tries to go to a Web site that the database hasn't seen before, it scans the content of the site for inappropriate material, and then either permits or prohibits the site (this process is called DRTR -- Dynamic Real-Time Rating). This happens so quickly the user doesn't realize its happening. New prohibited Web sites are added to the database.

One of the things I like about K9 is that you have no significant decrease in performance while you browse.
K9 is Free but you have to get a license for it.
http://www1.k9webprotection.com/get-k9-web-protection-free

When I install it
I set it up for the categories:
Spyware/malware
Spyware effects
Suspicious
Phishing

And Filter Secure Traffic in other settings?


Any questions? Please post and enjoy a happy computer..
2oG

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Am I completely incompetent?

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Originally posted by Kafka:

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This is the reply I got from Netcomm re my router firewall:

"Thanks for your Call / Email to Netcomm Wireless.

Disabling any of the Firewall > System Security features will not stop you from not display on whats my ip as you are on the local side.

Please try ping the WAN ip from a remote location to confirm if ping is being denied."

I will have to run that through Google Translater. I'll look into the ping thing.

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Originally posted by 2oldGeek:

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Haven't heard from you in a while, Kafka.. How are things working out??

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Originally posted by scorpNZ:

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regarding minitool not working,assuming there are no partitions after C & all you have is free space

check minitools menu to see if you can create a boot disc of it or just download gparted or some other bootable partitioning software & shrink C that way,its because Windows has locked C as to why minitool won't work within windows,it will ask you to reboot but it will fail when windows reboots

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