Remote Lync troubleshooting tool

A nice RUCT tool to check yours or partners Lync installation. Can check certificates or DNS records.

Sharepoint Designer 2010 error

All of a sudden I was not able to open Intranet DEV site with Sharepoint Designer 2010. It was giving error "The Server could not complete your request" and in the eventlog the error was:

Log Name: Application Source: System.ServiceModel 3.0.0.0 Date: 1/24/2012 2:16:34 PM Event ID: 3 Task Category: WebHost Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: XXX Computer: XXX Description: WebHost failed to process a request. Sender Information: System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment+HostingManager/54467399 Exception: System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException: The service '/_vti_bin/client.svc' cannot be activated due to an exception during compilation. The exception message is: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.. ---> System.InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object. at Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationRuntime.SPLayoutsMappedFile.MapLayoutsVirtualPath(String virtualPath) at Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationRuntime.SPVirtualPathProvider.GetCacheKey(String virtualPath) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.Internal.CmsVirtualPathProvider.GetCacheKey(String virtualPath) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetCacheKeyFromVirtualPath(VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean& keyFromVPP) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultInternal(VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultWithNoAssert(HttpContext context, VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetCompiledCustomString(String virtualPath) at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.GetCompiledCustomString(String normalizedVirtualPath) at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.CreateService(String normalizedVirtualPath) at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.ActivateService(String normalizedVirtualPath) at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath) at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.EnsureServiceAvailableFast(String relativeVirtualPath) Process Name: w3wp Process ID: 8476

The solution was according to this post. In web.config just under the line: <system.servicemodel> add the following line: <servicehostingenvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true"/> after iisreset I was able to open a site.

update: there might be similar symptoms in case of low memory conditions. -the solution is obvoisly to add RAM.

Juniper SSL as a reverse proxy for Lync

http://forums.juniper.net/t5/SSL-VPN/Configuring-SSL-VPN-as-Reverse-Proxy-for-Lync/m-p/125823#M13346

Lync Edge firewall ports and NAT requirements

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg425882.aspx

Xerox Fax over IP guide for some WC products

http://www.office.xerox.com/support/dctips/dc08cc0439.pdf

How to install Lync edge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM_0XKww7Uc

Yahoo or Google weather on your cisco IP Phone

<%@ Language=JavaScript%> <% Response.ContentType = "text/xml"; Response.Write("<CiscoIPPhoneText>\r\n"); Response.Write("<Title>Weather forecast for Geneva</Title>\r\n"); Response.Write("<Prompt></Prompt>\r\n"); Response.Write("<Text>"); try { var xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); xmlhttp.Open("GET", "http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?w=782538&u=c", false); xmlhttp.Send(); var xmldata = ""; xDoc = new ActiveXObject("MSXML2.DOMDocument") xDoc.async = false; xDoc.loadXML(xmlhttp.responseText); var node = xDoc.selectSingleNode("//rss/channel/item/yweather:forecast"); xmldata = node.attributes.getNamedItem("text").value; Response.Write(xmldata);Response.Write(".\r\n"); xmldata = node.attributes.getNamedItem("low").value; Response.Write("Low temperature: "); Response.Write(xmldata);Response.Write("°\r\n"); xmldata = node.attributes.getNamedItem("high").value; Response.Write("High temperature: "); Response.Write(xmldata);Response.Write("°\r\n"); } catch(err) { Response.Write("Yahoo Service Error\r" + err.description + "\r" + err.number); } Response.Write("</Text>\r\n"); Response.Write ("<SoftKeyItem><Name>Exit</Name><URL>SoftKey:Exit</URL><Position>3</Position></SoftKeyItem>\r\n"); Response.Write("</CiscoIPPhoneText>\r\n"); Response.End(); Session.Abandon(); %> and Google: <%@ Language=JavaScript%> <% Response.ContentType = "text/xml"; Response.Write("<CiscoIPPhoneText>\r\n"); Response.Write("<Title>Weather in Geneva</Title>\r\n"); Response.Write("<Prompt></Prompt>\r\n"); Response.Write("<Text>"); try { var xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); xmlhttp.Open("GET", "http://www.google.com/ig/api?weather=Geneva,Switzerland&hl=en", false); xmlhttp.Send(); var xmldata = ""; xDoc = new ActiveXObject("MSXML2.DOMDocument") xDoc.async = false; xDoc.loadXML(xmlhttp.responseText); var node = xDoc.selectSingleNode("//xml_api_reply/weather/current_conditions/temp_c"); xmldata = node.attributes.getNamedItem("data").value; Response.Write("Temperature: ");Response.Write(xmldata);Response.Write("°\r\n"); node = xDoc.selectSingleNode("//xml_api_reply/weather/current_conditions/condition"); xmldata = node.attributes.getNamedItem("data").value; Response.Write(xmldata); Response.Write("\r\n"); node = xDoc.selectSingleNode("//xml_api_reply/weather/current_conditions/humidity"); xmldata = node.attributes.getNamedItem("data").value; Response.Write(xmldata); Response.Write("\r\n"); } catch(err) { Response.Write("Google Service Error\r" + err.description + "\r" + err.number); } Response.Write("</Text>\r\n"); Response.Write ("<SoftKeyItem><Name>Exit</Name><URL>SoftKey:Exit</URL><Position>3</Position></SoftKeyItem>\r\n"); Response.Write("</CiscoIPPhoneText>\r\n"); Response.End(); Session.Abandon(); %>