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Make a bootable IPCop installation thumbdrive

You'll need a 64Mb or larger thumbdrive with nothing important on it because you're going to wipe the existing data. When you're done installing IPCop you can reformat it and use it for other stuff again.

How to create your bootable thumbdrive on Windows

1. Download the Copplus "usb-fdd" image here: http://ko.sourceforge.jp/projects/sfnet_ipcop/downloads/IPCop/IPCop%201.4.19%20_%201.4.20/ipcop-1.4.20-install-usb-fdd.i386.img.gz/
2. Download a utility called dd for windows.
3. Extract the dd.exe file from the zip, and extract the ipcop-[version]-copplus-usb-fdd.i386.img file from the .gz file you downloaded, put them both in the same directory.
4. Insert a USB drive.  Any files on this drive will be WIPED so be sure if there is anything you need on it, to copy the files off it!!
5. Open up a command window and CD to the directory your dd.exe file and IPCop .img file are sitting. Figure out which drive letter the thumbdrive has; in this case it's 'G:\"  Run this command:

	dd if=ipcop-1.4.20-install-usb-fdd.i386.img of=\\.\g: bs=1k

That's it!  It will take about 5 minutes to write the image to the USB drive.  When dd.exe is done it will return you to the command prompt.  You're ready to stick the USB drive in your soon-to-be IPCop machine, boot off it, and install it!

How to create your bootable thumbdrive on linux

1. Download the usb-fdd image to your home directory. You don't need to unzip it.
2. Go to a shell prompt. Then insert your thumbdrive and determine what drive it is. (i.e. /dev/sdc or /dev/sdb) Typing dmesg right after you insert it will usually clue you in.
3. You might need to sudo first. Use zcat to unzip and copy the image to the drive like so:

zcat ipcop-1.4.20-install-usb-fdd.i386.img.gz > /dev/sdc

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After working at three different companies where only certain versions of IE would properly display the companies CRM or ticket tracker I think I have the fix for most rendering issues associated with Microsofts stubborness to follow the Box Model and adhere to the W3C markup standards.

Here are my suggestions for "fixing" IE 8 in order to provide a workaround for the broken Box Model found in Internet Explorer.

The following examples are can be found in IE 8 utilizing the button in the top, far right corner of the screen called Internet Options:

A.- Add to site to Trusted Sites.

1.               https://*.entersitenamehere.com

2.               http://*.entersitenamehere.com (uncheck the box to require https)

Click the Security tab, then Sites under each zone:

 Trusted sites (cont'd):

B.- Click the compatibility mode button on the right side of the URL bar.

C.- Stop the http popup, because if user choose "Yes" then the page will render incorrectly.

1.     Going  to Tools->Internet Options->Security

2.     Select the 'Security' tab

3.     Click Trusted Sites

4.     Click the 'Custom Level' button

5.     In the 'Miscellaneous' section change "Display mixed content" to Enable

a.     Then repeat steps 4 and 5 for the other two zones, "Internet and Local  Intranet."

My opinion is that IE 8 will work fine with most CRMs and ticket tracker applications. If these directions do not work, and you have followed them exactly, then try them one more time after doing the following:

1.     Click Tools.

2.     Click Internet Options.

3.     Click the Advanced Tab.

4.     Click the button Reset at the bottom right.

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If you are having trouble with losing wireless connectivity on a DLink router, Model DIR-615 H/W version C1, here is the fix.

 Go get the new firmware update 3.12NA by clicking here:

http://www.dlink.com/products/?tab=3&pid=DIR-615&rev=DIR-615_revC

1. Save above file to your Desktop
2. Go to the file on your desktop and rt click, then click extract all, then press enter on keyboard
3. Log into router via web browser by typing in the address bar, 192.168.0.1
4. Log in as Admin
5. Click Wireless Settings on lft menu bar
6. Click Manual Wireless Connection Setup btn at bottom of page
7. Under the Wireless Network Settings div, uncheck the box Enable Auto Channel Scan
8. On the Wireless Channel drop down, select Channel 6
9. Choose WPA Personal, under Security Mode div
10. Choose WPA2 Only, under WPA div
11. Enter Pre-Shared key you will remember
12. Scroll to top and click Save Settings.
13. Click Interner on lft menu bar
14. Set Primary DNS as 192.168.0.1 and Secondary DNS as 4.2.2.2
15. Scroll to top and click Save Settings
16. Click Tools on horizontal menu bar
17. Click Firmware on lft menu bar
18. In the Firmware Update div click browse, Click Desktop and navigate to the previously extracted folder named "dir615_revC_fw_312NA."
19. Double click on the bin file inside of this folder named "DIR615C1_FW312NA.bin"
20. Click Upload in the Firmware Update div. **Be patient, and make sure you are using a wired connection, not wireless.

Done - Enjoy!

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