RE: L2TP vs. SSTP

[Ken Schaefer]

Well, listen to the evangelism people from Microsoft (and others), it's all 
about protecting the core services now.

The hard edge is going to become increasingly irrelevant for many orgs (there's 
the need to federate, contractors, mobile devices, home workers, outsourcers 
etc, etc, etc).

We already had the discussion about the universal firewall bypass port :-)

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, 2 February 2008 6:03 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: L2TP vs. SSTP

I guess I missed the meeting ;-)  - whats the primary device now?

On Jan 31, 2008 10:21 AM, Eric E Eskam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> "Ben Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/31/2008 09:42:14 AM:
>
>
> > On Jan 31, 2008 8:51 AM, Eric E Eskam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Firewalls haven't been a primary security device for a few
> > years now
> >
> >   I guess I better take ours down then... ;-)
>
> :)  I didn't say they weren't useful, just said they were no longer a
> primary security device - esp. for outbound...


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RE: Switch Purchase Question...

[Ken Schaefer]

Some of us are skilled, but find it more efficient to tick a checkbox, than 
type stuff in manually. Especially if it's a one-off task. For repeatability or 
a known outcome - automation rules.

Cheers
Ken

From: Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, 2 February 2008 2:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...


Not everybody has a BIGHEAD like you Don to store all that information.


From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:43 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question...

GUI's are for the unskilled...
On Feb 1, 2008 6:50 AM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Dell in these discussions.  I've
used Dell switches in stacked and single deployments and have enjoyed
great success with all the managed products.  When I was running the IT
department for that law firm (from Hell), I had a Cisco core and Dell in
all my access-layer closets and all branch offices and it was a rock
solid setup.  My only beef with Dell is that the CLI is just different
enough from Cisco to piss you off.  Example, you can't just type 'sh
run' you have to type "show running-config".  However, the web mgmt
applet was easy-peasy to use.

Shook
http://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshook





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Re: OT Friday: The ultimate cubicle prank

[Salvador Manzo]

Is it wrong that I'd actually appreciate that being done to my cubicle?


On 2/1/08 5:36 PM, "Angus Scott-Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> » Video: The ultimate cubicle prank | Geekend | TechRepublic.com
> 
> This is the inevitable result of an ever-escalating cubicle-prank arms
> race, especially in an environment where management has a sense of humor,
> and engineers work in the building. (Found via Neatorama.)
> 
> http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/geekend/?p=1128
> 
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Auxiliary Services IT, Datacenter
University of Southern California
818-612-5112
The injury which may possibly be done by defeating a few good laws, will be
amply compensated by the advantage of preventing a number of bad ones. --
Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 73 on the veto power


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RE: Vista SP1 & WSUS (WAS - RE: FYI (vLite))

[Michael B. Smith]

It is somewhere in between. The entire package won't be downloaded. That's
the important thing.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
MCSE/Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com


-Original Message-
From: Amer Karim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Vista SP1 & WSUS (WAS - RE: FYI (vLite))

http://www.ditii.com/2008/01/28/wsus-windows-server-2003-fix-for-microsoft-w
indows-vista-sp1-download/

On this - does anyone know if distributing SP1 via WSUS will behave the same
way as going via MU route, i.e. the stations will only download the bits
they need, or is it going to be pushing the whole 1GB odd package out to
each station?  My Google-fu is currently just FU and getting me nowhere...

Regards,
Amer Karim
Nautilis Information Systems


-Original Message-
From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: 1-Feb-08 7:15 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)

Ok. Well, let´s wait and see how big will SP3 be... : )


- Original Message -
From: "Michael B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:40 PM
Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)


Sp1 is basically Vista r2 - it brings Vista in line with Longhorn Server
(ie, Windows Server 2008). It's huge.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
MCSE/Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com


-Original Message-
From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:40 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)

Okay, I can search for some minutes, or go to that link. But it doesn´t
change the strangeness of the fact that MS changed something that worked
quite well, and was good for many administrators.

And if SP1 cannot be integrated, but SP2 can,  then it sounds like they
perceived people liked/wanted the feature, isn´t it?




- Original Message -
From: "Mike Gill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 6:40 PM
Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)


It's not hard to find this information. Normally I would reply with a link
but if you would just search for a minute or two you will see countless
stories on the topic. The very message you replied to contains the
whitepaper which states you can only get slipstreamed media from MS for SP1.
There is a little vagueness in the information but that's only if you're
trying hard to find something that's not there. Lots of articles out there
mentioning that SP2 will allow for slipstreaming by the end user.

--
Mike Gill


> -Original Message-
> From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 7:38 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)
>
> Let´s wait to see what will be the MS-recommended way for it



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Vista SP1 & WSUS (WAS - RE: FYI (vLite))

[Amer Karim]

http://www.ditii.com/2008/01/28/wsus-windows-server-2003-fix-for-microsoft-windows-vista-sp1-download/

On this - does anyone know if distributing SP1 via WSUS will behave the same 
way as going via MU route, i.e. the stations will only download the bits they 
need, or is it going to be pushing the whole 1GB odd package out to each 
station?  My Google-fu is currently just FU and getting me nowhere...

Regards,
Amer Karim
Nautilis Information Systems


-Original Message-
From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: 1-Feb-08 7:15 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)

Ok. Well, let´s wait and see how big will SP3 be... : )


- Original Message -
From: "Michael B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:40 PM
Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)


Sp1 is basically Vista r2 - it brings Vista in line with Longhorn Server
(ie, Windows Server 2008). It's huge.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
MCSE/Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com


-Original Message-
From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:40 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)

Okay, I can search for some minutes, or go to that link. But it doesn´t
change the strangeness of the fact that MS changed something that worked
quite well, and was good for many administrators.

And if SP1 cannot be integrated, but SP2 can,  then it sounds like they
perceived people liked/wanted the feature, isn´t it?




- Original Message -
From: "Mike Gill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 6:40 PM
Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)


It's not hard to find this information. Normally I would reply with a link
but if you would just search for a minute or two you will see countless
stories on the topic. The very message you replied to contains the
whitepaper which states you can only get slipstreamed media from MS for SP1.
There is a little vagueness in the information but that's only if you're
trying hard to find something that's not there. Lots of articles out there
mentioning that SP2 will allow for slipstreaming by the end user.

--
Mike Gill


> -Original Message-
> From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 7:38 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)
>
> Let´s wait to see what will be the MS-recommended way for it



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Re: FYI (vLite)

[Silvio L. Nisgoski]

Ok. Well, let´s wait and see how big will SP3 be... : )


- Original Message -
From: "Michael B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:40 PM
Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)


Sp1 is basically Vista r2 - it brings Vista in line with Longhorn Server
(ie, Windows Server 2008). It's huge.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
MCSE/Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com


-Original Message-
From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:40 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)

Okay, I can search for some minutes, or go to that link. But it doesn´t
change the strangeness of the fact that MS changed something that worked
quite well, and was good for many administrators.

And if SP1 cannot be integrated, but SP2 can,  then it sounds like they
perceived people liked/wanted the feature, isn´t it?




- Original Message -
From: "Mike Gill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 6:40 PM
Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)


It's not hard to find this information. Normally I would reply with a link
but if you would just search for a minute or two you will see countless
stories on the topic. The very message you replied to contains the
whitepaper which states you can only get slipstreamed media from MS for SP1.
There is a little vagueness in the information but that's only if you're
trying hard to find something that's not there. Lots of articles out there
mentioning that SP2 will allow for slipstreaming by the end user.

--
Mike Gill


> -Original Message-
> From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 7:38 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)
>
> Let´s wait to see what will be the MS-recommended way for it



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Re: exchange db/restore Q

[Sean Martin]

We ended up with 400% free space but that's only because of the number if
spindles we dedicated to Exchange stores. :)

- Sean


On 2/1/08, Michael B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 110% of your largest database is recommended for defrags.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael B. Smith
> MCSE/Exchange MVP
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Louis, Joe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:19 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: exchange db/restore Q
>
> I remember, but I recall it being for defrags (plus good drive use
> measures). I'm moving to a new Exchange server in a couple weeks but I
> will
> be using 2x as a bare minimum.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:07 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: exchange db/restore Q
>
> I vaguely recall a 'best practice' theory of making sure whatever drive
> (volume) your exchange databases are installed on that it's a good idea
> the
> drive space of that volume is at least 2x the size of your databases --
> this
> is because of space needed for doing restores or something like that.
>
> For example.  If my exchange dbs are on my e: drive and the exchange dbs
> are
> approximately 20gb, then i should make sure i have at least a 50gb e:
> drive to accommodate for space neccessary if I performed a complete
> exchange
> restore.
>
> Does this ring a bell or am I thinking of something else?
> J
>
> 
> mail2web.com - Microsoft(r) Exchange solutions from a leading provider -
> http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange
>
>
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RE: exchange db/restore Q

[Michael B. Smith]

110% of your largest database is recommended for defrags.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
MCSE/Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com


-Original Message-
From: Louis, Joe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: exchange db/restore Q

I remember, but I recall it being for defrags (plus good drive use
measures). I'm moving to a new Exchange server in a couple weeks but I will
be using 2x as a bare minimum.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:07 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: exchange db/restore Q

I vaguely recall a 'best practice' theory of making sure whatever drive
(volume) your exchange databases are installed on that it's a good idea the
drive space of that volume is at least 2x the size of your databases -- this
is because of space needed for doing restores or something like that.

For example.  If my exchange dbs are on my e: drive and the exchange dbs are
approximately 20gb, then i should make sure i have at least a 50gb e:
drive to accommodate for space neccessary if I performed a complete exchange
restore.

Does this ring a bell or am I thinking of something else?
J


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http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange



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RE: FYI (vLite)

[Michael B. Smith]

Sp1 is basically Vista r2 - it brings Vista in line with Longhorn Server
(ie, Windows Server 2008). It's huge.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
MCSE/Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com


-Original Message-
From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:40 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)

Okay, I can search for some minutes, or go to that link. But it doesn´t
change the strangeness of the fact that MS changed something that worked
quite well, and was good for many administrators.

And if SP1 cannot be integrated, but SP2 can,  then it sounds like they
perceived people liked/wanted the feature, isn´t it?




- Original Message -
From: "Mike Gill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 6:40 PM
Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)


It's not hard to find this information. Normally I would reply with a link
but if you would just search for a minute or two you will see countless
stories on the topic. The very message you replied to contains the
whitepaper which states you can only get slipstreamed media from MS for SP1.
There is a little vagueness in the information but that's only if you're
trying hard to find something that's not there. Lots of articles out there
mentioning that SP2 will allow for slipstreaming by the end user.

--
Mike Gill


> -Original Message-
> From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 7:38 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)
>
> Let´s wait to see what will be the MS-recommended way for it



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RE: increase server storage

[Webb, Brian (Corp)]

It depends...
 
You can replace the drives one at a time, then extend the array and
logical disk using the HP ACU.  Once the array is extended, you can then
use DISKPART to extend the disk.  No down time required.  If you do
this, you are taking the chance that you won't lose another drive while
the array is rebuilding each time you replace drive, but I have done it
and it is pretty painless.  
 
The other way is to blow away the array, put your new drives in, create
a new array, create a new disk, format and recover your files from
backup.  This way you know you will have down time and schedule it.
 
 
-Brian

 



From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 3:25 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: increase server storage




I have an HP Proliant server w/ (4) 74GB SCSI drives in a RAID 5.

This gives me a single 203 GB logical drive.

I would like to increase storage on this server to as much as possible.

I see that there are 300GB SCSI drives that are available for this
server (about $1000 each).

So my question is... what is the best way to do this?

Remove the 4 74GB drives and replace them w/ 4 300GB drives in a new
RAID 5 configuration?

The current 1 logical drive is "D:" on Windows 2003 server, and only
contains a single Firebird SQL database file.








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Re: FYI (vLite)

[Silvio L. Nisgoski]

Okay, I can search for some minutes, or go to that link. But it doesn´t
change the strangeness of the fact that MS changed something that worked
quite well, and was good for many administrators.

And if SP1 cannot be integrated, but SP2 can,  then it sounds like they
perceived people liked/wanted the feature, isn´t it?




- Original Message -
From: "Mike Gill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 6:40 PM
Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)


It's not hard to find this information. Normally I would reply with a link
but if you would just search for a minute or two you will see countless
stories on the topic. The very message you replied to contains the
whitepaper which states you can only get slipstreamed media from MS for SP1.
There is a little vagueness in the information but that's only if you're
trying hard to find something that's not there. Lots of articles out there
mentioning that SP2 will allow for slipstreaming by the end user.

--
Mike Gill


> -Original Message-
> From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 7:38 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)
>
> Let´s wait to see what will be the MS-recommended way for it



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increase server storage

[David Mazzaccaro]

I have an HP Proliant server w/ (4) 74GB SCSI drives in a RAID 5.
This gives me a single 203 GB logical drive.

I would like to increase storage on this server to as much as possible.
I see that there are 300GB SCSI drives that are available for this
server (about $1000 each).

So my question is... what is the best way to do this?
Remove the 4 74GB drives and replace them w/ 4 300GB drives in a new
RAID 5 configuration?

The current 1 logical drive is "D:" on Windows 2003 server, and only
contains a single Firebird SQL database file.






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RE: exchange db/restore Q

[Louis, Joe]

I remember, but I recall it being for defrags (plus good drive use
measures). I'm moving to a new Exchange server in a couple weeks but I will
be using 2x as a bare minimum.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:07 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: exchange db/restore Q

I vaguely recall a 'best practice' theory of making sure whatever drive
(volume) your exchange databases are installed on that it's a good idea the
drive space of that volume is at least 2x the size of your databases -- this
is because of space needed for doing restores or something like that.

For example.  If my exchange dbs are on my e: drive and the exchange dbs are
approximately 20gb, then i should make sure i have at least a 50gb e:
drive to accommodate for space neccessary if I performed a complete exchange
restore.

Does this ring a bell or am I thinking of something else?
J


mail2web.com - Microsoft(r) Exchange solutions from a leading provider -
http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange



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Re: exchange db/restore Q

[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

excellent.  when i read that, the light bulb went off in my head... it's
definitely the defrag i was thinking about as i have gone down that route a
couple times in the past.  thanks for the response.


Original Message:
-
From: Klint Price - ArizonaITPro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:09:01 -0700
To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
Subject: Re: exchange db/restore Q


it is needed if you want to do a manual defrag of the database and/or 
mount a recovery store.

For a simple backup and restore it is not necessary.

Klint

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I vaguely recall a 'best practice' theory of making sure whatever drive
> (volume) your exchange databases are installed on that it's a good idea
the
> drive space of that volume is at least 2x the size of your databases --
> this is because of space needed for doing restores or something like that.
>
> For example.  If my exchange dbs are on my e: drive and the exchange dbs
> are approximately 20gb, then i should make sure i have at least a 50gb e:
> drive to accommodate for space neccessary if I performed a complete
> exchange restore.
>
> Does this ring a bell or am I thinking of something else?
> J
>
> 
> mail2web.com - Microsoft® Exchange solutions from a leading provider -
> http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange
>
>
>
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Re: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

[MarvinC]

I wonder:
Wonders if MSN/Live/Hotmail will get a decent burial, facelift, or tossed to
the side.
Wonders if they, Microsoft, feel as though they've done all they can with
MSN/Live/Hotmail and figure it's best just to buy out the competition. Today
Yahoo; tomorrow Google?



On 2/1/08, Sherry Abercrombie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22947626
>
> --
> Sherry Abercrombie
>
> "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one."
> -Albert Einstein
>
>
>
>
>

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Re: exchange db/restore Q

[Klint Price - ArizonaITPro]

it is needed if you want to do a manual defrag of the database and/or 
mount a recovery store.


For a simple backup and restore it is not necessary.

Klint

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

I vaguely recall a 'best practice' theory of making sure whatever drive
(volume) your exchange databases are installed on that it's a good idea the
drive space of that volume is at least 2x the size of your databases --
this is because of space needed for doing restores or something like that.

For example.  If my exchange dbs are on my e: drive and the exchange dbs
are approximately 20gb, then i should make sure i have at least a 50gb e:
drive to accommodate for space neccessary if I performed a complete
exchange restore.

Does this ring a bell or am I thinking of something else?
J


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exchange db/restore Q

[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

I vaguely recall a 'best practice' theory of making sure whatever drive
(volume) your exchange databases are installed on that it's a good idea the
drive space of that volume is at least 2x the size of your databases --
this is because of space needed for doing restores or something like that.

For example.  If my exchange dbs are on my e: drive and the exchange dbs
are approximately 20gb, then i should make sure i have at least a 50gb e:
drive to accommodate for space neccessary if I performed a complete
exchange restore.

Does this ring a bell or am I thinking of something else?
J


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Re: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

ROFL...   People sure can be creative!


On Feb 1, 2008 3:45 PM, Christopher Boggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Fark PS contest on this very subject:
>
> http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3370651
>
> should be full of win!
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:04 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
>
> Subject: Re: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo
>
> Oh right...  they gotta get the word Live in there somehow...
>
> yay.
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 12:15 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Live Yahoo
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:06 PM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> >
> > Subject: RE: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo
> >
> > Microsoft Vista Search Provider Engine for Internet Explorer.
> >
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> > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:27 AM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: Re: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo
> >
> > hmm...
> >
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> > >
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RE: Home user forgot admin password -- easy way

[kenw]

Actually, there may be an easier way.

Most home users use those little dummy icons to log in, and frequently
never set the administrator password.

If so, all you need to do is hit Ctrl-Alt-Del three times in a row so it
gives you a text-mode logon prompt, then enter Administrator and no
password, and presto you're in.  It's worked for me a few times.

/kenw

From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: February-01-08 10:48 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Home user forgot admin password

 

 

Hi Folks:

 

One of our VIPs somehow forgot/lost his administrator password to him
Windows XP Pro home PC.  We don't normally support home PCs, but since
this person is a VIP, I'm looking for tools he can use to reset/show him
the administrator password.

 

Suggestions?

 

Thanks,

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RE: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

[Christopher Boggs]

Fark PS contest on this very subject:

http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3370651

should be full of win!


-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:04 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

Oh right...  they gotta get the word Live in there somehow...

yay.

On Feb 1, 2008 12:15 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Live Yahoo
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:06 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
>
> Subject: RE: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo
>
> Microsoft Vista Search Provider Engine for Internet Explorer.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:27 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo
>
> hmm...
>
> MSY ?
> MSYahoo ?
> MSBoohoo ?
> MSPoopoo ?
> MSOyvey !
>
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 9:25 AM, Sherry Abercrombie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22947626
> >
> > --
> > Sherry Abercrombie
> >
> > "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one."
> > -Albert Einstein
> >
> >
> >
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RE: Home user forgot admin password

[Louis, Joe]

That's better :o)  

-Original Message-
From: Terry Shull [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 3:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Home user forgot admin password

Oops, actually I meant to send this link. My excuse is staying home and
sleeping in because of the snow storm. :)


http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/
>
> Hi Folks:
>  
> One of our VIPs somehow forgot/lost his administrator password to him 
> Windows XP Pro home PC.  We don't normally support home PCs, but since 
> this person is a VIP, I'm looking for tools he can use to reset/show 
> him the administrator password.
>  
> Suggestions?
>  
> Thanks,
> Tom
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Re: Home user forgot admin password

[Terry Shull]

Oops, actually I meant to send this link. My excuse is staying home and 
sleeping in because

of the snow storm. :)


http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/


Hi Folks:
 
One of our VIPs somehow forgot/lost his administrator password to him 
Windows XP Pro home PC.  We don't normally support home PCs, but since 
this person is a VIP, I'm looking for tools he can use to reset/show 
him the administrator password.
 
Suggestions?
 
Thanks,

Tom

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RE: Home user forgot admin password

[Louis, Joe]

Keyfinder resets passwords?  I was pretty sure that it only displayed
license keys. 

-Original Message-
From: Terry Shull [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 3:35 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Home user forgot admin password

I carry this on my USB stick. Works like a charm.


http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
>
> Hi Folks:
>  
> One of our VIPs somehow forgot/lost his administrator password to him 
> Windows XP Pro home PC.  We don't normally support home PCs, but since 
> this person is a VIP, I'm looking for tools he can use to reset/show 
> him the administrator password.
>  
> Suggestions?
>  
> Thanks,
> Tom
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RE: FYI (vLite)

[Mike Gill]

It's not hard to find this information. Normally I would reply with a link
but if you would just search for a minute or two you will see countless
stories on the topic. The very message you replied to contains the
whitepaper which states you can only get slipstreamed media from MS for SP1.
There is a little vagueness in the information but that's only if you're
trying hard to find something that’s not there. Lots of articles out there
mentioning that SP2 will allow for slipstreaming by the end user.

-- 
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> -Original Message-
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> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 7:38 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
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> 
> Let´s wait to see what will be the MS-recommended way for it 



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Re: Home user forgot admin password

[Terry Shull]

I carry this on my USB stick. Works like a charm.


http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml


Hi Folks:
 
One of our VIPs somehow forgot/lost his administrator password to him 
Windows XP Pro home PC.  We don't normally support home PCs, but since 
this person is a VIP, I'm looking for tools he can use to reset/show 
him the administrator password.
 
Suggestions?
 
Thanks,

Tom

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JAVA refresh

[Tom Miller]

Hi Folks:
 
One of our applications uses java in many of it's screens.  On some 
workstations we have a problem where a pop-up screen, once closed, leaves the 
screen behind it unrefreshed (color is lighter and some images/text are not 
clear).  It does not seem to be related to PC model, amount of memory, screen 
resolution or refresh rate.  On two PCs in front of me one has the problem and 
one does not.  Same version of JAVA (old versions uninstalled), same memory, 
etc but different model PC.  
 
Not really sure if this is an application issue, JAVA issue, or workstation 
issue.  Suggestions?
 
Thanks,
Tom

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RE: Slow network performance small files

[N Parr]

Virus Scan can do that, especially when the files are getting scanned by
both the server and workstation.



From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 1:50 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Slow network performance small files



My googlefu has failed me.  I've searched for and tested several
potential solutions to this problem.  Perhaps someone out there can
enlighten me.
 
I have several Windows XP Pro SP2 computers on my network that have poor
performance when copying small files, and normal performance when
copying large files.  When I say poor performance, I'm in a 100 Mb
switched environment and I'm achieving 2 to 4 Mbits/sec copying small
files.  On other computers, I can copy the same set of files at about
20-30Mbits/second. Several is at least 11 out of 50.
 
Two computers of the same make can perform differently.  A wipe and
reinstall on my computer brought the speed back to what I would expect,
so it would seem to be a registry setting.  I'm speculating, because our
previous sysadmin had a penchant for mucking with the registry to fix
any little problem and frequenty created more problems in the process.
 
I've found this article from MS KB, but it didn't address the problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321098
 
Thanks,
Jonathan






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Slow network performance small files

[Jonathan Link]

My googlefu has failed me.  I've searched for and tested several potential
solutions to this problem.  Perhaps someone out there can enlighten me.

I have several Windows XP Pro SP2 computers on my network that have poor
performance when copying small files, and normal performance when copying
large files.  When I say poor performance, I'm in a 100 Mb
switched environment and I'm achieving 2 to 4 Mbits/sec copying small
files.  On other computers, I can copy the same set of files at about
20-30Mbits/second. Several is at least 11 out of 50.

Two computers of the same make can perform differently.  A wipe and
reinstall on my computer brought the speed back to what I would expect, so
it would seem to be a registry setting.  I'm speculating, because our
previous sysadmin had a penchant for mucking with the registry to fix any
little problem and frequenty created more problems in the process.

I've found this article from MS KB, but it didn't address the problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321098

Thanks,
Jonathan

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Re: Slow network performance small files

[Phil Brutsche]

Um, forcing host (router, server, desektop, whatever) to -full
but not the switch = very very bad

If the switch can't detect the duplex mode supported by it's link
partner it will fall back to half duplex.

I may sound harsh when I say it, but I've told people that if they can't
set the link speed and duplex on the switch they DO NOT *EVER* touch the
speed and link duplex on the host.

If you can't tell already, BTDTGTTS (Been There, Done That, Got The T-Shirt)

Louis, Joe wrote:
> Sounds like difference in MTUs, or it could be auto negotiate settings
> on the NIC. I've had PCs where not forcing to 100-full gets you less;
> even on an autonegotiated switch.

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Re: Slow network performance small files

[Jonathan Link]

Nicely done.

On 2/1/08, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>  googlefu = man-part
>
>
>
> Shook
>  --
>
> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 01, 2008 2:50 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Slow network performance small files
>
>
>
>
>
> My googlefu has failed me.  I've searched for and tested several potential
> solutions to this problem.  Perhaps someone out there can enlighten me.
>
>
>
> I have several Windows XP Pro SP2 computers on my network that have poor
> performance when copying small files, and normal performance when copying
> large files.  When I say poor performance, I'm in a 100 Mb
> switched environment and I'm achieving 2 to 4 Mbits/sec copying small
> files.  On other computers, I can copy the same set of files at about
> 20-30Mbits/second. Several is at least 11 out of 50.
>
>
>
> Two computers of the same make can perform differently.  A wipe and
> reinstall on my computer brought the speed back to what I would expect, so
> it would seem to be a registry setting.  I'm speculating, because our
> previous sysadmin had a penchant for mucking with the registry to fix any
> little problem and frequenty created more problems in the process.
>
>
>
> I've found this article from MS KB, but it didn't address the problem.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321098
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: L2TP vs. SSTP

[Eric E Eskam]

"Micheal Espinola Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 02/01/2008 
02:02:39 PM:

> I guess I missed the meeting ;-)  - whats the primary device now?

There isn't one.  Hasn't been for a long time now.  Unfortunately you 
can't always convince some managers of that, even today.  Still looking 
for that solution where they can just pay some money and have the problem 
"go away'.

Then again, I don't suppose I'm telling you anything new...

Eric Eskam
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Re: Slow network performance small files

[Jonathan Link]

No, I hadn't, because I didn't believe it to be a problem with the disk/file
system.  My machine is defragged fairly regularly as a matter of course,
because I have a tendency to move a lot on and off my computer.
I'll attempt it when I've restored the image of my computer before the
wipe/reinstall.


On 2/1/08, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 2:50 PM, Jonathan Link <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have several Windows XP Pro SP2 computers on my network that have poor
> > performance when copying small files, and normal performance when
> copying
> > large files.
>
> Did you try running CHKDSK /F and then defragmenting?
>
> -- Ben
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RE: Slow network performance small files

[Louis, Joe]

Sounds like difference in MTUs, or it could be auto negotiate settings on
the NIC. I've had PCs where not forcing to 100-full gets you less; even on
an autonegotiated switch. 

  _  

From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 2:50 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Slow network performance small files



My googlefu has failed me.  I've searched for and tested several potential
solutions to this problem.  Perhaps someone out there can enlighten me.
 
I have several Windows XP Pro SP2 computers on my network that have poor
performance when copying small files, and normal performance when copying
large files.  When I say poor performance, I'm in a 100 Mb switched
environment and I'm achieving 2 to 4 Mbits/sec copying small files.  On
other computers, I can copy the same set of files at about
20-30Mbits/second. Several is at least 11 out of 50.
 
Two computers of the same make can perform differently.  A wipe and
reinstall on my computer brought the speed back to what I would expect, so
it would seem to be a registry setting.  I'm speculating, because our
previous sysadmin had a penchant for mucking with the registry to fix any
little problem and frequenty created more problems in the process.
 
I've found this article from MS KB, but it didn't address the problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321098
 
 
Thanks,
Jonathan










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RE: Slow network performance small files

[Andy Shook]

googlefu = man-part

 

Shook



From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 2:50 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Slow network performance small files

 

 

My googlefu has failed me.  I've searched for and tested several
potential solutions to this problem.  Perhaps someone out there can
enlighten me.

 

I have several Windows XP Pro SP2 computers on my network that have poor
performance when copying small files, and normal performance when
copying large files.  When I say poor performance, I'm in a 100 Mb
switched environment and I'm achieving 2 to 4 Mbits/sec copying small
files.  On other computers, I can copy the same set of files at about
20-30Mbits/second. Several is at least 11 out of 50.

 

Two computers of the same make can perform differently.  A wipe and
reinstall on my computer brought the speed back to what I would expect,
so it would seem to be a registry setting.  I'm speculating, because our
previous sysadmin had a penchant for mucking with the registry to fix
any little problem and frequenty created more problems in the process.

 

I've found this article from MS KB, but it didn't address the problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321098

 

Thanks,

Jonathan






 


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Re: Slow network performance small files

[Ben Scott]

On Feb 1, 2008 2:50 PM, Jonathan Link <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have several Windows XP Pro SP2 computers on my network that have poor
> performance when copying small files, and normal performance when copying
> large files.

  Did you try running CHKDSK /F and then defragmenting?

-- Ben

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Re: Switch Purchase Question...

[Ben Scott]

On Feb 1, 2008 2:11 PM, Don Ely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  That might work in a small shop, doesn't work in shops with 18 locations,
> 100's of server and 100's of network devices...

  Nope, it wouldn't.  I never said it would.  I said it was nice to
have the feature for small shops.  :-)  HP does provide something
called "ProCurve Manager", which is some kind of big shop,
Windows-based management server thing.  There's a base version which
is free, and a "Plus" version which costs extra.  I haven't had need
to try either yet.  I've been content with the built-in stuff and MRTG
so far.  It's on my to-do list, but things go on to my to-do list
faster than they come off.  Near the top of my to-do list is "hire
more staff".  :-)

-- Ben

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RE: Switch Purchase Question...

[Tim Vander Kooi]

You shouldn't give Martin a hard time just because he likes to cuddle.

-Original Message-
From: Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:17 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

Cisco = TVK and SHOOK (scratch "for your phone system")


-Original Message-
From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:17 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

Yup. If you are already in bed with Cisco for your phone system, you may
as
well go all the way.

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Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 7:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

If you are using Call Manager stick with Cisco, the integration will be
well worth the cost and trial of doing it any other way.

-Original Message-
From: Chyka, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:49 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

Does HP have POE switches?  We are rolling out Cisco Call Manager in the
Fall so I would like to have POE switches if possible.  I am a big Cisco
fan for their feature set etc. but im looking for cheaper alternatives
in case I get shot down for the Cisco pricing.


Thanks..

-Original Message-
From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:41 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

I use HP nearly all the time now.  

While Cisco gear is good, unless you're doing a fairly large
implementation, the time it can take to get them configured right can be
expensive.  I had a situation a while ago, due to Cisco's default
configuration for bridge discovery, that caused a lot of hassle.  An XP
box behind another switch had defaulted to bridge mode, the Cisco saw
it, panicked, and disconnected the port, causing a whole section of the
network to "go dark".  Took a few times to figure out what was
happening.  My complaint is that neither Cisco nor Microsoft had any
documented recognition of the issue, nor any recommendation on how to
deal with it, and the support wasn't much help.

A caution on the HPs, though: they've brought out some new, low-cost,
semi-managed switches that I've put where I can't do anything else.
They're still pretty green, don't cluster, and are generally
feature-poor.  There's an undocumented "feature" wherein if you use
ports 1 and 2 for a trunk, and there's a power cycle, they will reset to
factory defaults.  Also, I'm seeing a lot of compatibility issues with
low cost gigabit PC NICs, wherein they don't negotiate speed/duplex/etc.
properly, and users with gigabit cards start running at 100MB with truly
crappy performance.  They seem to be happy with Intel NICs, FWIW.  HP's
bringing new firmware out for them fairly often.

/kenw

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: January-29-08 4:05 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...
> 
> Price to functionality on the say 2800 series HP and equivalent Cisco
> you will get a better price/warranty from HP over Cisco any day.
> Cisco is good stuff, really good stuff.. but the cost of managing the
> Cisco, TAC agreement if you don't know, and the warranty as compared
to
> HP, always = better value for our shop to go HP.
> 
> I have had switches that are 6 years old have a bad port go bad and HP
> sends a refurb'd switch out next day.  And you don't even have to buy
a
> better warranty it comes with it.
> 
> Unless you can show me a specific feature I need not available on HP,
> that would be my only reason for going Cisco at this time.
> 
> Greg
> -Original Message-
> From: Edward B. DREGER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 5:18 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question...
> 
> MEJ> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:03:21 -0500
> MEJ> From: Micheal Espinola Jr
> 
> MEJ> Over Cisco?  Can you give an example?
> 
> See earlier posts.  Again, we're talking low-end switches; I've not
run
> the bigger HPs.
> 
> HP: Never a problem with hardware or firmware over the years.
> 
> Cisco: IIRC was slower to offer SSHv2.
> 
> Cisco: Unless the 29xx now has things like 802.1x, HP gets the nod.
> 
> Cisco: Wicked problems with 5500 (yes, a while back) and "redundant"
> FEC aggregates.
> 
> Cisco: Some of my bias comes from nasty experiences on their router
> gear
> not living up to spec (think: special interim IOS release because of
> buggy MPLS code; not reaching near advertised forwarding rates with
any
> "real" routing processes and ACLs)
> 
> HP isn't perfect, though.  I wish the 25xx allowed baby jumbograms for
> non-802.3ad ethertypes, such as MPLS.  Can't recall if the lower-end
> Ciscos do, either, for that matter.
> 
> (Yes, some of these experiences date back several years.)
> 
> 

RE: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

[Tim Vander Kooi]

Huh???

 

From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:30 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

How come nobody every talks about getting the MMSYMCK[1] anymore?

 

[1] I'm sure I'm forgetting a few letters...

 

From: Bob Fronk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:06 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

I think the yada yada yada is a better one to pursue.

 

Bob Fronk

 

 

 

From: John Cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

I'm working on the Blah, blah, blah cert myself!

 

John W. Cook

System Administrator

Partnership For Strong Families

315 SE 2nd Ave

Gainesville, Fl 32601

Office (352) 393-2741 x320

Cell (352) 215-6944

Fax (352) 393-2746

MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:47 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

As an employer spending 25k on techs to get certified, you are darn
straight I will be taking their certs and putting them on the wall and
making one huge deal about their accomplishment.  Nothing speaks
validation like recognition, and I want to encourage them to continue
getting educated..so they make the company more money and they get
bigger bonuses...

I'm sorry Ken that no one has encouraged you on your road to IT Stardom.
That's an impressive list of credentials.. I hope to add that many
initials to the end of my name, must have taken you a tremendous amount
of time, you should be really proud of those accomplishments.  I should
really listen to you more often. J

 

Greg

 

From: Christopher J. Bosak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:40 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

It's still a lot of work, and there's really no reason to downplay any
accomplishment, regardless of what it's worth.

 

Chris

 

From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 07:22 hrs
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

Whilst MCSE is an achievement, it's probably no more than a baseline in
the industry. Do you really want to put your MCSE cert on the wall or
something?

 

If you go to university and complete a 3-4 year degree - what do you
get? A rolled up piece of paper (and your academic record). That's
generally a lot more work, and you still get diddly-squat.

 

Cheers

Ken

 

MCITP, MCTS, MCSE+Security, MCDBA, MCSA, MCP, blah, blah

M.BT (UNSW), B.Com (UNSW)

Microsoft MVP - Identity and Access Management (IIS)

Blah, blah, blah

 

 

 

From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, 31 January 2008 10:20 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

Yeah that would have been nice after all the work.  Better than a cheap
cert and nice magnetic pin I have to keep away from machines anyway.

 

Jon

On Jan 31, 2008 6:14 AM, Cliff Partlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

 

Far be it from me to stir anything up but, Microsoft used to give us 1
free year to TechNet for new MCSE.

 

"From The Sunny Side Of The Street!"

Cliff P.

 

From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:45 AM 


To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

Personally I had hoped for some free software for all the hard work to
get the (*&%^&^%$& thing.  I got pretty much the same thing that your
did.  Do you still get the magnetic pin?

 

Jon

On Jan 31, 2008 4:38 AM, Cliff Partlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

This is exactly what we were saying 10 years ago:-)

"From The Sunny Side Of The Street!"
Cliff P.


-Original Message-
From: WL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:19 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: Re: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

They should just send you a .pdf file to print for yourself.

Isn't it just a 'feel good' thing anyway?


On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Phil Guevara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Anyone else think the MCP welcome kits got kinda cheap looking?
>
> When I first got my mcp, I got a pin, a nice certificate and it came
in a
> secure box.
>
> Now when I received my mcse recently, the certificate changed and
looks
soo
> cheap.  The seal of approval looks cheesy and it came in a flimsy
carton
> that bends easily so the certificate arrives all bent up.
>
> I worked really hard for this, despite the many paper mcse's out
there,
and
> I just thought they should improve it instead of make it look worse.
Anyone
> else feel the same way??
>
> -Phil
>
>
>

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Re: Switch Purchase Question...

[Don Ely]

That might work in a small shop, doesn't work in shops with 18 locations,
100's of server and 100's of network devices...

On Feb 1, 2008 10:46 AM, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Feb 1, 2008 1:35 PM, Don Ely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > As for the pretty graphs, that is what my monitoring system is for...
>
>  Point was, this doesn't even need a separate monitoring system.
> It's all built-in to the switch -- monitoring, logging, self-diagnosis
> and alerting.  Especially for very small shops that only have one or
> two switches, that's a real nice thing to have.
>
> -- Ben
>
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Re: L2TP vs. SSTP

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

I guess I missed the meeting ;-)  - whats the primary device now?

On Jan 31, 2008 10:21 AM, Eric E Eskam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> "Ben Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/31/2008 09:42:14 AM:
>
>
> > On Jan 31, 2008 8:51 AM, Eric E Eskam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Firewalls haven't been a primary security device for a few
> > years now
> >
> >   I guess I better take ours down then... ;-)
>
> :)  I didn't say they weren't useful, just said they were no longer a
> primary security device - esp. for outbound...
>
>
>
> Eric Eskam
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> The contents of this message are mine personally and do not reflect any
> position of the U.S. Government
> "The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange
> protein; it rejects it."
> -  P. B. Medawar
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>



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Re: Switch Purchase Question...

[Ben Scott]

On Feb 1, 2008 1:35 PM, Don Ely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As for the pretty graphs, that is what my monitoring system is for...

  Point was, this doesn't even need a separate monitoring system.
It's all built-in to the switch -- monitoring, logging, self-diagnosis
and alerting.  Especially for very small shops that only have one or
two switches, that's a real nice thing to have.

-- Ben

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RE: Question on Account Management in AD

[Tim Vander Kooi]

The weather = Blackstone

I'd be incognito if I was there too. J

 

From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:34 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Question on Account Management in AD

 

 

Yeah thanks, been sick under the weather, incognito, needed a sanity
check...

 

TY

Z

 

Edward E. Ziots

Netwok Engineer

Lifespan Organization

MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA

Phone: 401-639-3505

-Original Message-
From: James Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 1:28 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Question on Account Management in AD

 

 

Seems like that level of auditing should do the trick - you just need it
enabled on your domain controllers.  Default domain policy would set it
on all computer in your domain (not necessarily a bad thing, but not
necessary in this case).  Filter for event ID 627 or 628 in your
security logs for your domain controllers.

 

James Winzenz

Infrastructure Engineer - Security

Pulte Homes Information Services

 



From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Posted At: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:07 AM
Posted To: NTSysadmin
Conversation: Question on Account Management in AD
Subject: Question on Account Management in AD
Importance: High
  

 

Folks, 

 

I have been asked to try and find who changed a password to a user
account in AD. 

 

At the Domain Controllers Policy Level ( Account Management is Success
and Failure) 

 

When I look at the accounts the auditing is for success and failure. 

 

Do I also need to enable this at the Default Domain Policy *( I don't
think I do, but just need a quick sanity check) 

 

Z

 

Edward E. Ziots

Netwok Engineer

Lifespan Organization

MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA

Phone: 401-639-3505

 

 

 




















 



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RE: Switch Purchase Question...

[Chyka, Robert]

I agree Don I love the CLI with IOS... what monitoring system do you
use?  Well I guess I don't love the CLI, but I prefer it over the GUI..

 



From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 1:35 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question...

 


There's a GUI for everything these days though I wouldn't be caught dead
using it.  Primarily because I think I am too stupid to figure out how
the damn thing works.  As for the pretty graphs, that is what my
monitoring system is for...

On Feb 1, 2008 9:25 AM, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

On Feb 1, 2008 10:43 AM, Don Ely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  GUI's are for the unskilled...

 I prefer a CLI for most things, but the web GUI in the HP switches
is useful for monitoring.  It shows real-time port status and traffic
utilization graphs.  I sometimes have several browser windows open on
one of my virtual desktops, each showing the switch status GUI.  Lets
me see the network's overall health at a glance.  With a CLI only
Catalyst, you *have* to run the separate management software to get
that.  (I dunno enough about Cisco's current product offerings to know
if they offer web GUIs standard now, but they didn't use to.)

-- Ben


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Re: Switch Purchase Question...

[Don Ely]

There's a GUI for everything these days though I wouldn't be caught dead
using it.  Primarily because I think I am too stupid to figure out how the
damn thing works.  As for the pretty graphs, that is what my monitoring
system is for...

On Feb 1, 2008 9:25 AM, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Feb 1, 2008 10:43 AM, Don Ely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >  GUI's are for the unskilled...
>
>  I prefer a CLI for most things, but the web GUI in the HP switches
> is useful for monitoring.  It shows real-time port status and traffic
> utilization graphs.  I sometimes have several browser windows open on
> one of my virtual desktops, each showing the switch status GUI.  Lets
> me see the network's overall health at a glance.  With a CLI only
> Catalyst, you *have* to run the separate management software to get
> that.  (I dunno enough about Cisco's current product offerings to know
> if they offer web GUIs standard now, but they didn't use to.)
>
> -- Ben
>
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RE: Question on Account Management in AD

[Ziots, Edward]

Yeah thanks, been sick under the weather, incognito, needed a sanity
check...

 

TY

Z

 

Edward E. Ziots

Netwok Engineer

Lifespan Organization

MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA

Phone: 401-639-3505

-Original Message-
From: James Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 1:28 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Question on Account Management in AD

 

 

Seems like that level of auditing should do the trick - you just need it
enabled on your domain controllers.  Default domain policy would set it
on all computer in your domain (not necessarily a bad thing, but not
necessary in this case).  Filter for event ID 627 or 628 in your
security logs for your domain controllers.

 

James Winzenz

Infrastructure Engineer - Security

Pulte Homes Information Services

 



From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Posted At: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:07 AM
Posted To: NTSysadmin
Conversation: Question on Account Management in AD
Subject: Question on Account Management in AD
Importance: High
  

 

Folks, 

 

I have been asked to try and find who changed a password to a user
account in AD. 

 

At the Domain Controllers Policy Level ( Account Management is Success
and Failure) 

 

When I look at the accounts the auditing is for success and failure. 

 

Do I also need to enable this at the Default Domain Policy *( I don't
think I do, but just need a quick sanity check) 

 

Z

 

Edward E. Ziots

Netwok Engineer

Lifespan Organization

MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA

Phone: 401-639-3505

 

 

 










 



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RE: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

[Jim Majorowicz]

How come nobody every talks about getting the MMSYMCK[1] anymore?

 

[1] I'm sure I'm forgetting a few letters.

 

From: Bob Fronk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:06 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

I think the yada yada yada is a better one to pursue.

 

Bob Fronk

 

 

 

From: John Cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

I'm working on the Blah, blah, blah cert myself!

 

John W. Cook

System Administrator

Partnership For Strong Families

315 SE 2nd Ave

Gainesville, Fl 32601

Office (352) 393-2741 x320

Cell (352) 215-6944

Fax (352) 393-2746

MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:47 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

As an employer spending 25k on techs to get certified, you are darn straight
I will be taking their certs and putting them on the wall and making one
huge deal about their accomplishment.  Nothing speaks validation like
recognition, and I want to encourage them to continue getting educated..so
they make the company more money and they get bigger bonuses.

I'm sorry Ken that no one has encouraged you on your road to IT Stardom.
That's an impressive list of credentials.. I hope to add that many initials
to the end of my name, must have taken you a tremendous amount of time, you
should be really proud of those accomplishments.  I should really listen to
you more often. J

 

Greg

 

From: Christopher J. Bosak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:40 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

It's still a lot of work, and there's really no reason to downplay any
accomplishment, regardless of what it's worth.

 

Chris

 

From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 07:22 hrs
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

Whilst MCSE is an achievement, it's probably no more than a baseline in the
industry. Do you really want to put your MCSE cert on the wall or something?

 

If you go to university and complete a 3-4 year degree - what do you get? A
rolled up piece of paper (and your academic record). That's generally a lot
more work, and you still get diddly-squat.

 

Cheers

Ken

 

MCITP, MCTS, MCSE+Security, MCDBA, MCSA, MCP, blah, blah

M.BT (UNSW), B.Com (UNSW)

Microsoft MVP - Identity and Access Management (IIS)

Blah, blah, blah

 

 

 

From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, 31 January 2008 10:20 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

Yeah that would have been nice after all the work.  Better than a cheap cert
and nice magnetic pin I have to keep away from machines anyway.

 

Jon

On Jan 31, 2008 6:14 AM, Cliff Partlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

 

Far be it from me to stir anything up but, Microsoft used to give us 1 free
year to TechNet for new MCSE.

 

"From The Sunny Side Of The Street!"

Cliff P.

 

From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:45 AM 


To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

 

 

Personally I had hoped for some free software for all the hard work to get
the (*&%^&^%$& thing.  I got pretty much the same thing that your did.  Do
you still get the magnetic pin?

 

Jon

On Jan 31, 2008 4:38 AM, Cliff Partlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

This is exactly what we were saying 10 years ago:-)

"From The Sunny Side Of The Street!"
Cliff P.


-Original Message-
From: WL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:19 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: Re: MCP Welcome Kit - Cheap Looking

They should just send you a .pdf file to print for yourself.

Isn't it just a 'feel good' thing anyway?


On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Phil Guevara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Anyone else think the MCP welcome kits got kinda cheap looking?
>
> When I first got my mcp, I got a pin, a nice certificate and it came in a
> secure box.
>
> Now when I received my mcse recently, the certificate changed and looks
soo
> cheap.  The seal of approval looks cheesy and it came in a flimsy carton
> that bends easily so the certificate arrives all bent up.
>
> I worked really hard for this, despite the many paper mcse's out there,
and
> I just thought they should improve it instead of make it look worse.
Anyone
> else feel the same way??
>
> -Phil
>
>
>

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RE: Question on Account Management in AD

[James Winzenz]

Seems like that level of auditing should do the trick - you just need it
enabled on your domain controllers.  Default domain policy would set it
on all computer in your domain (not necessarily a bad thing, but not
necessary in this case).  Filter for event ID 627 or 628 in your
security logs for your domain controllers.

 

James Winzenz

Infrastructure Engineer - Security

Pulte Homes Information Services

 



From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Posted At: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:07 AM
Posted To: NTSysadmin
Conversation: Question on Account Management in AD
Subject: Question on Account Management in AD
Importance: High
  

 

Folks, 

 

I have been asked to try and find who changed a password to a user
account in AD. 

 

At the Domain Controllers Policy Level ( Account Management is Success
and Failure) 

 

When I look at the accounts the auditing is for success and failure. 

 

Do I also need to enable this at the Default Domain Policy *( I don't
think I do, but just need a quick sanity check) 

 

Z

 

Edward E. Ziots

Netwok Engineer

Lifespan Organization

MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA

Phone: 401-639-3505 

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Re: XP Activation Wierdness

[Peter van Houten]

I have seen the XP SP3 beta do this every time, so maybe you might look
at any installed updates recently [that would be included in the SP3
update rollup]?

*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Friday, February 01, 2008
 11:51 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* XP Activation 
Wierdness


We had an issue this morning where about 90 workstations all came up 
with activation needed, you have 3 days.  Most of these stations have

been in place for well over a year and its completely random. No
changes to HW, or GP in the last couple of weeks.  Anyone have the 
slightest clue where to begin looking.   We have had to walk around 
and manually reactivate them.


They are OEM licenses, some are imaged and some are not which really 
makes it perplexing…


Thanks

Greg



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Re: FYI (vLite)

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

Great club music back in the day...

On Feb 1, 2008 11:46 AM, Devin Meade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hmm .. vLite remides me of Dee Lite.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKTCW4oxS6I
> Its Friday folks!
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 10:38 AM, Martin Blackstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm not. Given the half baked products that came out of MS in late 2006 /
> > early 2007, I'm not at all surprised.
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:29 AM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> >
> >
> >
> > Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)
> >
> > We did it for years before slipstreaming.  I'm sure they'll catch-up -
> > but I'm surprised at this obvious step backward.
> >
> >
> > On Feb 1, 2008 10:37 AM, Silvio L. Nisgoski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Let´s wait to see what will be the MS-recommended way for it, but it
> > doesn´t
> > > seem a nice thing when having to wait for the installation of Vista,
> then
> > > waiting for the installation of the service pack when building some new
> > > computers ...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > - Original Message -
> > > From: "Amer Karim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
> > >
> > > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 1:58 AM
> > > Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
> > >
> > >
> > > After Mike mentioned that, I decided to go look it up - from what I can
> > > gather, it's true:
> > >
> > > http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/pages/windows-vista-servi
> > > ce-pack-1-beta-whitepaper.aspx (scroll down to "Evaluating SP1" section)
> > > - "SP1 will change a significant number of files; customers cannot apply
> > > SP1 to offline Windows Vista images."
> > >
> > > http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/09/05/slipstream-windows-vista-sp1-in
> > > to-dvd-iso-image-by-reverse-integration/ gives a possible method to do
> > > so (and also mentions vLite); will have to try it once the RTM SP1 is
> > > released officially
> > >
> > > http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_sp1_inside.asp scroll down
> > > to the "deploying windows vista SP1" section.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Amer Karim
> > > Nautilis Information Systems
> > >
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Mark Boersma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: 31-Jan-08 10:31 PM
> > > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > > Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
> > >
> > > Seriously?  I hadn't heard that it couldn't be slipstreamed.  Whose
> > > ba$$ackwards idea was that?
> > >
> > > Mark
> > > -
> > > Two rules to success in life:
> > > 1. Never tell people everything you know.
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:34 PM
> > > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > > Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Friday, 1 February 2008 9:38 AM
> > > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > > Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
> > >
> > > > You have heard that SP1 cannot be slipstreamed right? You will need to
> > > wait
> > > > (which may not take long) for official SP1 integrated media from MS.
> > >
> > > Do you have a link for this?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Ken
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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RE: Home user forgot admin password

[Louis, Joe]

If he's that big of a contact, you may want to just do this yourself (have
him bring in the machine or go there).  Depending on the tool used, he could
totally hose the machine, then he's going to be looking for an answer as to
why you didn't know his disk was encrypted (his kid thought it would be cool
to do . . . Had one of those last year), or some other option he picked went
awry. 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 1:09 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Home user forgot admin password

Google?

I came across several this week, but EBCD (Emergency Boot CD) will set
Administrator's password (and ahy other user's) to null.  (EBCD is the one
that worked; several others claimed to do so.)  It will also unlock an
account which may hve been locked out after too many failed login attempts.

EBCD also recognizes RAIDs - great when, after we removed a PE-2650 from the
domain, we discovered the local administrator's password had been corrupted
somehow.
--
Richard McClary, Systems Administrator
ASPCA Knowledge Management
1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL  61802
217-337-9761
http://www.aspca.org


"Tom Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 02/01/2008 11:48:15 AM:

> Hi Folks:
> 
> One of our VIPs somehow forgot/lost his administrator password to him 
> Windows XP Pro home PC.  We don't normally support home PCs, but since 
> this person is a VIP, I'm looking for tools he can use to reset/show 
> him the administrator password.
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> Thanks,
> Tom
> 
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> 
> 
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Re: Home user forgot admin password

[RichardMcClary]

Google?

I came across several this week, but EBCD (Emergency Boot CD) will set 
Administrator's password (and ahy other user's) to null.  (EBCD is the one 
that worked; several others claimed to do so.)  It will also unlock an 
account which may hve been locked out after too many failed login 
attempts.

EBCD also recognizes RAIDs - great when, after we removed a PE-2650 from 
the domain, we discovered the local administrator's password had been 
corrupted somehow.
--
Richard McClary, Systems Administrator
ASPCA Knowledge Management
1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL  61802
217-337-9761
http://www.aspca.org


"Tom Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 02/01/2008 11:48:15 AM:

> Hi Folks:
> 
> One of our VIPs somehow forgot/lost his administrator password to 
> him Windows XP Pro home PC.  We don't normally support home PCs, but
> since this person is a VIP, I'm looking for tools he can use to 
> reset/show him the administrator password.
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> Thanks,
> Tom
> 
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Question on Account Management in AD

[Ziots, Edward]

Folks, 

 

I have been asked to try and find who changed a password to a user
account in AD. 

 

At the Domain Controllers Policy Level ( Account Management is Success
and Failure) 

 

When I look at the accounts the auditing is for success and failure. 

 

Do I also need to enable this at the Default Domain Policy *( I don't
think I do, but just need a quick sanity check) 

 

Z

 

Edward E. Ziots

Netwok Engineer

Lifespan Organization

MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA

Phone: 401-639-3505

 


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RE: XP Activation Wierdness

[Sam Cayze]

Damn OEM XP Installs!  
 
Here, I imagine this is against the terms/eula and blah blah blah,
 
But you could just strip the machine of activation:
http://www.plunder.com/WPAkill-rar-download-9697.htm
 
You Anti-Viral software might not take kindly to that file since it's a
hacking tool.
 


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: XP Activation Wierdness




We had an issue this morning where about 90 workstations all came up
with activation needed, you have 3 days.  Most of these stations have
been in place for well over a year and its completely random.  No
changes to HW, or GP in the last couple of weeks.  Anyone have the
slightest clue where to begin looking.   We have had to walk around and
manually reactivate them.

 

They are OEM licenses, some are imaged and some are not which really
makes it perplexing...

 

Thanks


Greg










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Re: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

Oh right...  they gotta get the word Live in there somehow...

yay.

On Feb 1, 2008 12:15 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Live Yahoo
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:06 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
>
> Subject: RE: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo
>
> Microsoft Vista Search Provider Engine for Internet Explorer.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:27 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo
>
> hmm...
>
> MSY ?
> MSYahoo ?
> MSBoohoo ?
> MSPoopoo ?
> MSOyvey !
>
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 9:25 AM, Sherry Abercrombie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22947626
> >
> > --
> > Sherry Abercrombie
> >
> > "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one."
> > -Albert Einstein
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Re: FYI (vLite)

[Silvio L. Nisgoski]

well, yes,  but I for me found very good when the hability to streamline the
spacks in the base install   surged. Installing the XP service pack after
the OS added like  50 min to the work...



- Original Message -
From: "Micheal Espinola Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)


We did it for years before slipstreaming.  I'm sure they'll catch-up -
but I'm surprised at this obvious step backward.


On Feb 1, 2008 10:37 AM, Silvio L. Nisgoski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Let´s wait to see what will be the MS-recommended way for it, but it
doesn´t
> seem a nice thing when having to wait for the installation of Vista, then
> waiting for the installation of the service pack when building some new
> computers ...
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Amer Karim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
>
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 1:58 AM
> Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
>
>
> After Mike mentioned that, I decided to go look it up - from what I can
> gather, it's true:
>
> http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/pages/windows-vista-servi
> ce-pack-1-beta-whitepaper.aspx (scroll down to "Evaluating SP1" section)
> - "SP1 will change a significant number of files; customers cannot apply
> SP1 to offline Windows Vista images."
>
> http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/09/05/slipstream-windows-vista-sp1-in
> to-dvd-iso-image-by-reverse-integration/ gives a possible method to do
> so (and also mentions vLite); will have to try it once the RTM SP1 is
> released officially
>
> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_sp1_inside.asp scroll down
> to the "deploying windows vista SP1" section.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Amer Karim
> Nautilis Information Systems
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mark Boersma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 31-Jan-08 10:31 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
>
> Seriously?  I hadn't heard that it couldn't be slipstreamed.  Whose
> ba$$ackwards idea was that?
>
> Mark
> -
> Two rules to success in life:
> 1. Never tell people everything you know.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:34 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, 1 February 2008 9:38 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
>
> > You have heard that SP1 cannot be slipstreamed right? You will need to
> wait
> > (which may not take long) for official SP1 integrated media from MS.
>
> Do you have a link for this?
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
>
>
>
>
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RE: Home user forgot admin password

[Tom Strader]

OOPS,
 
XP Fix...
 
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
 



From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:48 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Home user forgot admin password



Hi Folks:
 
One of our VIPs somehow forgot/lost his administrator password to him
Windows XP Pro home PC.  We don't normally support home PCs, but since
this person is a VIP, I'm looking for tools he can use to reset/show him
the administrator password.
 
Suggestions?
 
Thanks,
Tom


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RE: Tracking user logins

[Louis, Joe]

We do something similar using vbscript and create a log file. It also
includes some other data we use/track for first level diagnosis. Just have
to keep an eye on the file size or it will eventually start slow down user
logons while it writes to file. 

  _  

From: Eric Woodford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Tracking user logins



Hey Joe, 

Can you add a line to the logon script of the users? 

echo %DATE% %TIME% %USERNAME% >> \\server\logon$\%COMPUTERNAME%.log

Then you can just audit the log files generated.. 




On Feb 1, 2008 8:43 AM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 > wrote:



I would like to be able to see when User X logged into the network.  I'd
also like to see on Date Y, who logged into the network, and at what time.

 

Here's what I'm looking at:

 

I get automated router bandwidth reports from our ISP on a monthly basis.
At one of our remote sites, there is a huge inbound traffic spike on a
couple of weekend days.  We don't work on the weekend, so I'd like to try to
figure out where these spikes came from.  I've looked at the Security log on
my DC, but that's about as helpful as, well I'm Shook could come up with a
funny line there... anyway, does the Security log track the information I'm
looking for, and if so, how can I actually get to it?

 

Joe Heaton

AISA

Employment Training Panel

1100 J Street, 4th Floor

Sacramento, CA  95814

(916) 327-5276

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RE: Home user forgot admin password

[gsweers]

http://ubcd4win.com/  

From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:48 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Home user forgot admin password

 

 

Hi Folks:

 

One of our VIPs somehow forgot/lost his administrator password to him
Windows XP Pro home PC.  We don't normally support home PCs, but since
this person is a VIP, I'm looking for tools he can use to reset/show him
the administrator password.

 

Suggestions?

 

Thanks,

Tom

 

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RE: Home user forgot admin password

[Tom Strader]

http://4sysops.com/archives/three-ways-to-reset-a-windows-vista-admin-pa
ssword/
 



From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:48 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Home user forgot admin password



Hi Folks:
 
One of our VIPs somehow forgot/lost his administrator password to him
Windows XP Pro home PC.  We don't normally support home PCs, but since
this person is a VIP, I'm looking for tools he can use to reset/show him
the administrator password.
 
Suggestions?
 
Thanks,
Tom


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XP Activation Wierdness

[gsweers]

We had an issue this morning where about 90 workstations all came up
with activation needed, you have 3 days.  Most of these stations have
been in place for well over a year and its completely random.  No
changes to HW, or GP in the last couple of weeks.  Anyone have the
slightest clue where to begin looking.   We have had to walk around and
manually reactivate them.

 

They are OEM licenses, some are imaged and some are not which really
makes it perplexing...

 

Thanks


Greg


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Home user forgot admin password

[Tom Miller]

Hi Folks:
 
One of our VIPs somehow forgot/lost his administrator password to him Windows 
XP Pro home PC.  We don't normally support home PCs, but since this person is a 
VIP, I'm looking for tools he can use to reset/show him the administrator 
password.
 
Suggestions?
 
Thanks,
Tom

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Re: Tracking user logins

[Eric Woodford]

Hey Joe,

Can you add a line to the logon script of the users?

echo %DATE% %TIME% %USERNAME% >> \\server\logon$\%COMPUTERNAME%.log

Then you can just audit the log files generated..



On Feb 1, 2008 8:43 AM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
>  I would like to be able to see when User X logged into the network.  I'd
> also like to see on Date Y, who logged into the network, and at what time.
>
>
>
> Here's what I'm looking at:
>
>
>
> I get automated router bandwidth reports from our ISP on a monthly basis.
> At one of our remote sites, there is a huge inbound traffic spike on a
> couple of weekend days.  We don't work on the weekend, so I'd like to try to
> figure out where these spikes came from.  I've looked at the Security log on
> my DC, but that's about as helpful as, well I'm Shook could come up with a
> funny line there… anyway, does the Security log track the information I'm
> looking for, and if so, how can I actually get to it?
>
>
>
> Joe Heaton
>
> AISA
>
> Employment Training Panel
>
> 1100 J Street, 4th Floor
>
> Sacramento, CA  95814
>
> (916) 327-5276
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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Megaraid CLI

[Joseph L. Casale]

Hey guys,
Anyone got any experience with the Megaraid CLI? Is there any way to create a 
config using *all* the space in the discs? Is it simple enough to list the phys 
info and use the (coerced size)*n applying the right math for the applicable 
raid array?

Also, what is wrong with this syntax:
./MegaCli64 -CfgLDAdd -R6 [252:0, 252:1, 252:2, 252:3] WT RA Direct 
NoCachedBadBBU -sz1 -strpsz64

Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!
jlc

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RE: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?

[Christopher Boggs]

I've heard the same thing, she was always the one behind all the
animated characters...and during her stint as project manager of
Microsoft Bob, she was introduced to Bill and later became Mrs.
Gates.
 

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:32 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?

On Feb 1, 2008 12:10 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> At the time, there were a lot of people that were scared of computers,
> so it was an honest attempt to make something extremely friendly to
> people with no concept of what they were doing.

  The story I heard was that Melinda Gates likes (or liked) cutesy
animated characters.  That's why they keep popping up in MS products,
despite being nearly universally loathed.  The Bob fiasco, Clippy and
friends in MS Office, and that stupid dog in MS Win XP's file search.

  I dunno if it's true or not, but it's Friday, and a good rumor
should get everyone in the right mindset for the Superbowl(TM).  ;-)

-- Ben

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Re: Vista caching SMB permissions

[Ben Scott]

On Jan 31, 2008 6:38 PM, Miguel Gonzalez Castaños
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I guess for some reason is caching the previous permissions.

  Haven't tried Vista enough to notice anything like that, but maybe
CSC (Client Side Caching, AKA "Offline Files") has been tuned to be
more aggressive?  Try disabling CSC on the client, or checking the CSC
settings on the server share.

-- Ben

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Re: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?

[Ben Scott]

On Feb 1, 2008 12:10 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At the time, there were a lot of people that were scared of computers,
> so it was an honest attempt to make something extremely friendly to
> people with no concept of what they were doing.

  The story I heard was that Melinda Gates likes (or liked) cutesy
animated characters.  That's why they keep popping up in MS products,
despite being nearly universally loathed.  The Bob fiasco, Clippy and
friends in MS Office, and that stupid dog in MS Win XP's file search.

  I dunno if it's true or not, but it's Friday, and a good rumor
should get everyone in the right mindset for the Superbowl(TM).  ;-)

-- Ben

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RE: Tracking user logins

[Christopher Boggs]

>From what I remember:

 

You need to enable auditing of "account logon events" for the DC, which
will generate audit entries for any user account authenticated against
the domain controller you set it up on, and it should show what
workstation (or IP) they are logging in from.  For a catch-all, audit
"logon events", which pretty much logs ALL logon attempts local to the
machine (not just local as in Local accounts, but everything, even
machine accounts)  

 

"account logon events" only grabs interactive or network logons.

 

 

It's all configured in the Computer Configuration>Security
Settings>Local Policies>Audit Policy portion of Group Policy

 

I could be wrong though, wouldn't be the first time.

 

cb



From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:44 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Tracking user logins

 

 

I would like to be able to see when User X logged into the network.  I'd
also like to see on Date Y, who logged into the network, and at what
time.

 

Here's what I'm looking at:

 

I get automated router bandwidth reports from our ISP on a monthly
basis.  At one of our remote sites, there is a huge inbound traffic
spike on a couple of weekend days.  We don't work on the weekend, so I'd
like to try to figure out where these spikes came from.  I've looked at
the Security log on my DC, but that's about as helpful as, well I'm
Shook could come up with a funny line there... anyway, does the Security
log track the information I'm looking for, and if so, how can I actually
get to it?

 

Joe Heaton

AISA

Employment Training Panel

1100 J Street, 4th Floor

Sacramento, CA  95814

(916) 327-5276

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

 

 





 


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Re: Switch Purchase Question...

[Ben Scott]

On Feb 1, 2008 10:43 AM, Don Ely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  GUI's are for the unskilled...

  I prefer a CLI for most things, but the web GUI in the HP switches
is useful for monitoring.  It shows real-time port status and traffic
utilization graphs.  I sometimes have several browser windows open on
one of my virtual desktops, each showing the switch status GUI.  Lets
me see the network's overall health at a glance.  With a CLI only
Catalyst, you *have* to run the separate management software to get
that.  (I dunno enough about Cisco's current product offerings to know
if they offer web GUIs standard now, but they didn't use to.)

-- Ben

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RE: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?

[Tom Strader]

If he has less than 33 billion to give away she'd ignore him.
 

-Original Message-
From: Peter van Houten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:21 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?

Sounds like Vista ;-)

I wonder what Melinda Gates would say about Bob now?

On the 01/02/2008 19:10, Micheal Espinola Jr wrote the following:
> At the time, there were a lot of people that were scared of computers,
> so it was an honest attempt to make something extremely friendly to
> people with no concept of what they were doing.
> 
> But gawd, it was awful.  I dont know a single person that could stand
> to use it.  Even those that found it amusing for the first 5 minutes
> became quickly sick of it.
> 
> 
> On Feb 1, 2008 10:31 AM, Rob Bonfiglio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> OMG that was so painful to watch!  I'm not sure if I'm proud or
ashamed to
>> say I got through 2/3 of it before I had to close it.  I had never
used
>> Windows Bob...is that really what it was like?!  Does it get better
if
>> you're tripping on acid?
>>
>> On Feb 1, 2008 9:55 AM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> http://www.myITforum.com/absolutevc/?v=7
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:49 AM
>>>
>>>
>>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>>> Subject: RE: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP
Users?
>>>
>>> Does nobody remember Windows Bob?  100% flop, 0.001% market
penetration.
>>>
>>> /kenw
>>>
 -Original Message-
 From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: January-31-08 3:24 PM
 To: NT System Admin Issues
 Subject: RE: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP
Users?

 You're the first person I've ever heard say Win98 was a flop.

 --
 Mike Gill

> -Original Message-
> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:03 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP
 Users?
> InfoWorld is crazy.  Windows98 or WindowsMe were the biggest
> Windows-related flops.

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RE: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

[Andrew Greene]

Forget Frampton, Yahoo Comes Alive!

Andrew Greene
Webmaster
City of Anderson
120 E Main St., Anderson, IN 46018
765-648-5947

-Original Message-
From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:16 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

Live Yahoo

-Original Message-
From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

Microsoft Vista Search Provider Engine for Internet Explorer.

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:27 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

hmm...

MSY ?
MSYahoo ?
MSBoohoo ?
MSPoopoo ?
MSOyvey !


On Feb 1, 2008 9:25 AM, Sherry Abercrombie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
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Re: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?

[Peter van Houten]

Sounds like Vista ;-)

I wonder what Melinda Gates would say about Bob now?

On the 01/02/2008 19:10, Micheal Espinola Jr wrote the following:

At the time, there were a lot of people that were scared of computers,
so it was an honest attempt to make something extremely friendly to
people with no concept of what they were doing.

But gawd, it was awful.  I dont know a single person that could stand
to use it.  Even those that found it amusing for the first 5 minutes
became quickly sick of it.


On Feb 1, 2008 10:31 AM, Rob Bonfiglio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

OMG that was so painful to watch!  I'm not sure if I'm proud or ashamed to
say I got through 2/3 of it before I had to close it.  I had never used
Windows Bob...is that really what it was like?!  Does it get better if
you're tripping on acid?

On Feb 1, 2008 9:55 AM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

http://www.myITforum.com/absolutevc/?v=7

-Original Message-
From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:49 AM


To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?

Does nobody remember Windows Bob?  100% flop, 0.001% market penetration.

/kenw


-Original Message-
From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: January-31-08 3:24 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?

You're the first person I've ever heard say Win98 was a flop.

--
Mike Gill


-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:03 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP

Users?

InfoWorld is crazy.  Windows98 or WindowsMe were the biggest
Windows-related flops.


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RE: Friday Funny?

[Tom Strader]

Oh GOD, now I know why Shook needs so much deodorant.

Call an ambulance someone, he's rotting as we speak
 

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:17 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Friday Funny?

Indeed.  A body could not sit in a temperate environment that long
without exuding a serious stench.

The human body does a number of diguesting things when it stops
actively living.  Not to mention that we are perpetually rotting while
alive.


On Feb 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Melanie Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Re: Friday Funny?

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

Indeed.  A body could not sit in a temperate environment that long
without exuding a serious stench.

The human body does a number of diguesting things when it stops
actively living.  Not to mention that we are perpetually rotting while
alive.


On Feb 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Melanie Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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RE: Tracking user logins

[James Winzenz]

The problem I have seen is that the DC security logs do not show which
workstation someone authenticated from.  You should be able to find out
when user x authenticated from the security logs (depending on your
event log size as well as how fast logs are overwritten).  You can use
the filter view for the specific username IF said user actually logged
onto and authenticated to your network.  If someone decided to bring in
a personal computer and just plugged in, well, that's a different story.
How many computers at the remote site?  Any chance of pulling a copy of
their event logs and looking at them?  Interactive logons are only
logged on the machine that was logged on to, AFAIK.  There are lots of
options here, this is just a start.

 

James Winzenz

Infrastructure Engineer - Security

Pulte Homes Information Services

 



From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Posted At: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:44 AM
Posted To: NTSysadmin
Conversation: Tracking user logins
Subject: Tracking user logins
  

 

I would like to be able to see when User X logged into the network.  I'd
also like to see on Date Y, who logged into the network, and at what
time.

 

Here's what I'm looking at:

 

I get automated router bandwidth reports from our ISP on a monthly
basis.  At one of our remote sites, there is a huge inbound traffic
spike on a couple of weekend days.  We don't work on the weekend, so I'd
like to try to figure out where these spikes came from.  I've looked at
the Security log on my DC, but that's about as helpful as, well I'm
Shook could come up with a funny line there... anyway, does the Security
log track the information I'm looking for, and if so, how can I actually
get to it?

 

Joe Heaton

AISA

Employment Training Panel

1100 J Street, 4th Floor

Sacramento, CA  95814

(916) 327-5276

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RE: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

[Rod Trent]

Live Yahoo

-Original Message-
From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

Microsoft Vista Search Provider Engine for Internet Explorer.

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:27 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

hmm...

MSY ?
MSYahoo ?
MSBoohoo ?
MSPoopoo ?
MSOyvey !


On Feb 1, 2008 9:25 AM, Sherry Abercrombie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22947626
>
> --
> Sherry Abercrombie
>
> "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one."
> -Albert Einstein
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Re: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

At the time, there were a lot of people that were scared of computers,
so it was an honest attempt to make something extremely friendly to
people with no concept of what they were doing.

But gawd, it was awful.  I dont know a single person that could stand
to use it.  Even those that found it amusing for the first 5 minutes
became quickly sick of it.


On Feb 1, 2008 10:31 AM, Rob Bonfiglio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> OMG that was so painful to watch!  I'm not sure if I'm proud or ashamed to
> say I got through 2/3 of it before I had to close it.  I had never used
> Windows Bob...is that really what it was like?!  Does it get better if
> you're tripping on acid?
>
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 9:55 AM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > http://www.myITforum.com/absolutevc/?v=7
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:49 AM
> >
> >
> >
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: RE: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?
> >
> > Does nobody remember Windows Bob?  100% flop, 0.001% market penetration.
> >
> > /kenw
> >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: January-31-08 3:24 PM
> > > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > > Subject: RE: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?
> > >
> > > You're the first person I've ever heard say Win98 was a flop.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mike Gill
> > >
> > > > -Original Message-
> > > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:03 PM
> > > > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > > > Subject: Re: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP
> > > Users?
> > > >
> > > > InfoWorld is crazy.  Windows98 or WindowsMe were the biggest
> > > > Windows-related flops.
> > >
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Re: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

Dumbed down GUI app != OS, but yea, Bob was pretty horrible.

0-day or not, it was not traded with the regular warez.   lol


On Feb 1, 2008 9:48 AM, kenw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Does nobody remember Windows Bob?  100% flop, 0.001% market penetration.
>
> /kenw
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: January-31-08 3:24 PM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: RE: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?
> >
> > You're the first person I've ever heard say Win98 was a flop.
> >
> > --
> > Mike Gill
> >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:03 PM
> > > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > > Subject: Re: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP
> > Users?
> > >
> > > InfoWorld is crazy.  Windows98 or WindowsMe were the biggest
> > > Windows-related flops.
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Re: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

They *could* work well under specific conditions.  Univerally however,
I'd have to argue that they didnt.

As a techie, I knew how to keep them stable.  Most non-tech people
around me could not for any signifianct duration.



On Jan 31, 2008 5:56 PM, Mike Gill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Little value added for the cost I 100% agree. In reality they were only
> minor point releases most of which 95 could be updated to. But more problems
> than it's worth? There's too much to talk about there. In my experience
> though, 95*/98/98SE all worked very well. When they weren't, I usually
> discovered (a lot of) subpar hardware, or a myriad of poor choices in
> software installed. Norton comes to mind. On the consumer side, 98/98SE were
> gamers' preferred platforms well into XP's life. Well, if you disagree
> that's fine.
>
> Vista is frustrating to work with. I'm not the speediest guy on a computer,
> but this slowness is killing me.
>
> --
> Mike Gill
>
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:31 PM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: Re: Do Vista Users Need Fewer Security Patches Than XP Users?
> >
> > In terms of little value added, and more problems than it was worth
> > over the previous version?  That's the underlying context here, right?
> >
> > That was my experience.
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RE: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

[Martin Blackstone]

Microsoft Vista Search Provider Engine for Internet Explorer.

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:27 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

hmm...

MSY ?
MSYahoo ?
MSBoohoo ?
MSPoopoo ?
MSOyvey !


On Feb 1, 2008 9:25 AM, Sherry Abercrombie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22947626
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RE: Switch Purchase Question...

[Andy Shook]

Very well played, Mr. Blackstone...

 

Shook



From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

 

 

Then you should have no trouble gaining some of that knowledge while you
are there.

 

From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:13 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

 

 

Don stores it all a lil farther south than his head Tom.

 

From: Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

 

 

Not everybody has a BIGHEAD like you Don to store all that information.

 



From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:43 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question...


GUI's are for the unskilled...

On Feb 1, 2008 6:50 AM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Dell in these discussions.  I've
used Dell switches in stacked and single deployments and have enjoyed
great success with all the managed products.  When I was running the IT
department for that law firm (from Hell), I had a Cisco core and Dell in
all my access-layer closets and all branch offices and it was a rock
solid setup.  My only beef with Dell is that the CLI is just different
enough from Cisco to piss you off.  Example, you can't just type 'sh
run' you have to type "show running-config".  However, the web mgmt
applet was easy-peasy to use.

Shook
http://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshook



 -Original Message-
From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:41 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

I use HP nearly all the time now.

While Cisco gear is good, unless you're doing a fairly large
implementation, the time it can take to get them configured right can be
expensive.  I had a situation a while ago, due to Cisco's default
configuration for bridge discovery, that caused a lot of hassle.  An XP
box behind another switch had defaulted to bridge mode, the Cisco saw
it, panicked, and disconnected the port, causing a whole section of the
network to "go dark".  Took a few times to figure out what was
happening.  My complaint is that neither Cisco nor Microsoft had any
documented recognition of the issue, nor any recommendation on how to
deal with it, and the support wasn't much help.

A caution on the HPs, though: they've brought out some new, low-cost,
semi-managed switches that I've put where I can't do anything else.
They're still pretty green, don't cluster, and are generally
feature-poor.  There's an undocumented "feature" wherein if you use
ports 1 and 2 for a trunk, and there's a power cycle, they will reset to
factory defaults.  Also, I'm seeing a lot of compatibility issues with
low cost gigabit PC NICs, wherein they don't negotiate speed/duplex/etc.
properly, and users with gigabit cards start running at 100MB with truly
crappy performance.  They seem to be happy with Intel NICs, FWIW.  HP's
bringing new firmware out for them fairly often.

/kenw

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RE: Switch Purchase Question...

[Tom Strader]

TMI Jonathan. I didn't need that scenario to think about on a Friday,
Yuck!
 



From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question...



Brings new meaning to the phrase knowledge dump.


On Feb 1, 2008 11:20 AM, Martin Blackstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:



Then you should have no trouble gaining some of that knowledge
while you are there.

 

From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:13 AM 

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...





 

 

Don stores it all a lil farther south than his head Tom.

 

From: Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:51 AM 

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...





 

 

Not everybody has a BIGHEAD like you Don to store all that
information.

 



From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:43 AM 

To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question...




GUI's are for the unskilled...

On Feb 1, 2008 6:50 AM, Andy Shook
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Dell in these
discussions.  I've
used Dell switches in stacked and single deployments and have
enjoyed
great success with all the managed products.  When I was running
the IT
department for that law firm (from Hell), I had a Cisco core and
Dell in
all my access-layer closets and all branch offices and it was a
rock
solid setup.  My only beef with Dell is that the CLI is just
different
enough from Cisco to piss you off.  Example, you can't just type
'sh
run' you have to type "show running-config".  However, the web
mgmt
applet was easy-peasy to use.

Shook
http://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshook




 -Original Message-
From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:41 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

I use HP nearly all the time now.

While Cisco gear is good, unless you're doing a fairly large
implementation, the time it can take to get them configured
right can be
expensive.  I had a situation a while ago, due to Cisco's
default
configuration for bridge discovery, that caused a lot of hassle.
An XP
box behind another switch had defaulted to bridge mode, the
Cisco saw
it, panicked, and disconnected the port, causing a whole section
of the
network to "go dark".  Took a few times to figure out what was
happening.  My complaint is that neither Cisco nor Microsoft had
any
documented recognition of the issue, nor any recommendation on
how to
deal with it, and the support wasn't much help.

A caution on the HPs, though: they've brought out some new,
low-cost,
semi-managed switches that I've put where I can't do anything
else.
They're still pretty green, don't cluster, and are generally
feature-poor.  There's an undocumented "feature" wherein if you
use
ports 1 and 2 for a trunk, and there's a power cycle, they will
reset to
factory defaults.  Also, I'm seeing a lot of compatibility
issues with
low cost gigabit PC NICs, wherein they don't negotiate
speed/duplex/etc.
properly, and users with gigabit cards start running at 100MB
with truly
crappy performance.  They seem to be happy with Intel NICs,
FWIW.  HP's
bringing new firmware out for them fairly often.

/kenw





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RE: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

[Rod Trent]

If the acquisition goes through it will put Microsoft in a solid 2nd place.

Here's a graph:

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/socal/archive/2008/02/01/who_2D00_uses_2D00_a
skcom.aspx 

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:27 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

hmm...

MSY ?
MSYahoo ?
MSBoohoo ?
MSPoopoo ?
MSOyvey !


On Feb 1, 2008 9:25 AM, Sherry Abercrombie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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RE: exponential-e in the UK

[Smith, Mike]

Have been using them for a little over  4 years

 

Very responsive, good service, very satisfied, we just have a 10 meg
connection on which we have delivered  a 3 meg service, although it
seems to run much quicker than 3 meg so I think they  give us more
bandwidth if available, throttling down to 3 meg if necessary.

 

 

Don't know if their price is competitive today, it was when I first went
with them. Staying with them because they are one of the few suppliers
with who I have complete satisfaction

 

My network support guys liked the service so much that they have become
a reseller for exponential and again seem satisfied with the product &
the company

 

I don't know if their service may vary across the country - my office is
close to Heathrow & exponential have some fairly major links in the city
& out to the west of London. So we are not far from one of their major
arterial routes.

 

If you have any more questions about them let me know

 

Mike Smith

 

 

 

From: Doige, Clayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: 30 January 2008 14:53
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: exponential-e in the UK

 

 

Hi all, anyone had any dealings with a company in the UK called
Exponential-e? Got an advert in the post for their PowerNGN 100 internet
connection (100 MB) and want to get a feel if anyone has had any bad
experiences.

 

Many thanks for any replies.

 

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IT Project Manager

CME Development Corporation

T: 020 7430 5355

M: 07949 255062

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Re: Switch Purchase Question...

[Jonathan Link]

Brings new meaning to the phrase knowledge dump.

On Feb 1, 2008 11:20 AM, Martin Blackstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
>  Then you should have no trouble gaining some of that knowledge while you
> are there.
>
>
>
> *From:* Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 01, 2008 8:13 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: Switch Purchase Question...
>
>
>
>
>
> Don stores it all a lil farther south than his head Tom.
>
>
>
> *From:* Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 01, 2008 9:51 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: Switch Purchase Question...
>
>
>
>
>
> *Not everybody has a BIGHEAD like you Don to store all that information.*
>
>
>  --
>
> *From:* Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 01, 2008 10:43 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Switch Purchase Question...
>
>
> GUI's are for the unskilled...
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 6:50 AM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Dell in these discussions.  I've
> used Dell switches in stacked and single deployments and have enjoyed
> great success with all the managed products.  When I was running the IT
> department for that law firm (from Hell), I had a Cisco core and Dell in
> all my access-layer closets and all branch offices and it was a rock
> solid setup.  My only beef with Dell is that the CLI is just different
> enough from Cisco to piss you off.  Example, you can't just type 'sh
> run' you have to type "show running-config".  However, the web mgmt
> applet was easy-peasy to use.
>
> Shook
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshook
>
>
>
>  -Original Message-
> From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:41 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...
>
> I use HP nearly all the time now.
>
> While Cisco gear is good, unless you're doing a fairly large
> implementation, the time it can take to get them configured right can be
> expensive.  I had a situation a while ago, due to Cisco's default
> configuration for bridge discovery, that caused a lot of hassle.  An XP
> box behind another switch had defaulted to bridge mode, the Cisco saw
> it, panicked, and disconnected the port, causing a whole section of the
> network to "go dark".  Took a few times to figure out what was
> happening.  My complaint is that neither Cisco nor Microsoft had any
> documented recognition of the issue, nor any recommendation on how to
> deal with it, and the support wasn't much help.
>
> A caution on the HPs, though: they've brought out some new, low-cost,
> semi-managed switches that I've put where I can't do anything else.
> They're still pretty green, don't cluster, and are generally
> feature-poor.  There's an undocumented "feature" wherein if you use
> ports 1 and 2 for a trunk, and there's a power cycle, they will reset to
> factory defaults.  Also, I'm seeing a lot of compatibility issues with
> low cost gigabit PC NICs, wherein they don't negotiate speed/duplex/etc.
> properly, and users with gigabit cards start running at 100MB with truly
> crappy performance.  They seem to be happy with Intel NICs, FWIW.  HP's
> bringing new firmware out for them fairly often.
>
> /kenw
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Re: FYI (vLite)

[Devin Meade]

Hmm .. vLite remides me of Dee Lite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKTCW4oxS6I
Its Friday folks!



On Feb 1, 2008 10:38 AM, Martin Blackstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I'm not. Given the half baked products that came out of MS in late 2006 /
> early 2007, I'm not at all surprised.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:29 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
>  Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)
>
> We did it for years before slipstreaming.  I'm sure they'll catch-up -
> but I'm surprised at this obvious step backward.
>
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 10:37 AM, Silvio L. Nisgoski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Let´s wait to see what will be the MS-recommended way for it, but it
> doesn´t
> > seem a nice thing when having to wait for the installation of Vista,
> then
> > waiting for the installation of the service pack when building some new
> > computers ...
> >
> >
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: "Amer Karim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
> >
> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 1:58 AM
> > Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
> >
> >
> > After Mike mentioned that, I decided to go look it up - from what I can
> > gather, it's true:
> >
> > http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/pages/windows-vista-servi
> > ce-pack-1-beta-whitepaper.aspx (scroll down to "Evaluating SP1" section)
> > - "SP1 will change a significant number of files; customers cannot apply
> > SP1 to offline Windows Vista images."
> >
> > http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/09/05/slipstream-windows-vista-sp1-in
> > to-dvd-iso-image-by-reverse-integration/ gives a possible method to do
> > so (and also mentions vLite); will have to try it once the RTM SP1 is
> > released officially
> >
> > http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_sp1_inside.asp scroll down
> > to the "deploying windows vista SP1" section.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Amer Karim
> > Nautilis Information Systems
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Mark Boersma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: 31-Jan-08 10:31 PM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
> >
> > Seriously?  I hadn't heard that it couldn't be slipstreamed.  Whose
> > ba$$ackwards idea was that?
> >
> > Mark
> > -
> > Two rules to success in life:
> > 1. Never tell people everything you know.
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:34 PM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, 1 February 2008 9:38 AM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
> >
> > > You have heard that SP1 cannot be slipstreamed right? You will need to
> > wait
> > > (which may not take long) for official SP1 integrated media from MS.
> >
> > Do you have a link for this?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Ken
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Tracking user logins

[Joe Heaton]

I would like to be able to see when User X logged into the network.  I'd
also like to see on Date Y, who logged into the network, and at what
time.

 

Here's what I'm looking at:

 

I get automated router bandwidth reports from our ISP on a monthly
basis.  At one of our remote sites, there is a huge inbound traffic
spike on a couple of weekend days.  We don't work on the weekend, so I'd
like to try to figure out where these spikes came from.  I've looked at
the Security log on my DC, but that's about as helpful as, well I'm
Shook could come up with a funny line there... anyway, does the Security
log track the information I'm looking for, and if so, how can I actually
get to it?

 

Joe Heaton

AISA

Employment Training Panel

1100 J Street, 4th Floor

Sacramento, CA  95814

(916) 327-5276

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 


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RE: FYI (vLite)

[Martin Blackstone]

I'm not. Given the half baked products that came out of MS in late 2006 /
early 2007, I'm not at all surprised.

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:29 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)

We did it for years before slipstreaming.  I'm sure they'll catch-up -
but I'm surprised at this obvious step backward.


On Feb 1, 2008 10:37 AM, Silvio L. Nisgoski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Let´s wait to see what will be the MS-recommended way for it, but it
doesn´t
> seem a nice thing when having to wait for the installation of Vista, then
> waiting for the installation of the service pack when building some new
> computers ...
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Amer Karim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
>
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 1:58 AM
> Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
>
>
> After Mike mentioned that, I decided to go look it up - from what I can
> gather, it's true:
>
> http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/pages/windows-vista-servi
> ce-pack-1-beta-whitepaper.aspx (scroll down to "Evaluating SP1" section)
> - "SP1 will change a significant number of files; customers cannot apply
> SP1 to offline Windows Vista images."
>
> http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/09/05/slipstream-windows-vista-sp1-in
> to-dvd-iso-image-by-reverse-integration/ gives a possible method to do
> so (and also mentions vLite); will have to try it once the RTM SP1 is
> released officially
>
> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_sp1_inside.asp scroll down
> to the "deploying windows vista SP1" section.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Amer Karim
> Nautilis Information Systems
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mark Boersma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 31-Jan-08 10:31 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
>
> Seriously?  I hadn't heard that it couldn't be slipstreamed.  Whose
> ba$$ackwards idea was that?
>
> Mark
> -
> Two rules to success in life:
> 1. Never tell people everything you know.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:34 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, 1 February 2008 9:38 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
>
> > You have heard that SP1 cannot be slipstreamed right? You will need to
> wait
> > (which may not take long) for official SP1 integrated media from MS.
>
> Do you have a link for this?
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
>
>
>
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Re: Switch Purchase Question...

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

ROFL


On Feb 1, 2008 11:20 AM, Martin Blackstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> Then you should have no trouble gaining some of that knowledge while you are
> there.
>
>
>
>
> From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:13 AM
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Don stores it all a lil farther south than his head Tom.
>
>
>
>
> From: Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:51 AM
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Not everybody has a BIGHEAD like you Don to store all that information.
>
>
> 
>
>
> From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:43 AM
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question...
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question...
>
>
>
>
> GUI's are for the unskilled...
>
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 6:50 AM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Dell in these discussions.  I've
> used Dell switches in stacked and single deployments and have enjoyed
> great success with all the managed products.  When I was running the IT
> department for that law firm (from Hell), I had a Cisco core and Dell in
> all my access-layer closets and all branch offices and it was a rock
> solid setup.  My only beef with Dell is that the CLI is just different
> enough from Cisco to piss you off.  Example, you can't just type 'sh
> run' you have to type "show running-config".  However, the web mgmt
> applet was easy-peasy to use.
>
> Shook
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshook
>
>
>
>
>
>  -Original Message-
> From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:41 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...
>
> I use HP nearly all the time now.
>
> While Cisco gear is good, unless you're doing a fairly large
> implementation, the time it can take to get them configured right can be
> expensive.  I had a situation a while ago, due to Cisco's default
> configuration for bridge discovery, that caused a lot of hassle.  An XP
> box behind another switch had defaulted to bridge mode, the Cisco saw
> it, panicked, and disconnected the port, causing a whole section of the
> network to "go dark".  Took a few times to figure out what was
> happening.  My complaint is that neither Cisco nor Microsoft had any
> documented recognition of the issue, nor any recommendation on how to
> deal with it, and the support wasn't much help.
>
> A caution on the HPs, though: they've brought out some new, low-cost,
> semi-managed switches that I've put where I can't do anything else.
> They're still pretty green, don't cluster, and are generally
> feature-poor.  There's an undocumented "feature" wherein if you use
> ports 1 and 2 for a trunk, and there's a power cycle, they will reset to
> factory defaults.  Also, I'm seeing a lot of compatibility issues with
> low cost gigabit PC NICs, wherein they don't negotiate speed/duplex/etc.
> properly, and users with gigabit cards start running at 100MB with truly
> crappy performance.  They seem to be happy with Intel NICs, FWIW.  HP's
> bringing new firmware out for them fairly often.
>
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>
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RE: Vista caching SMB permissions

[René de Haas]

And if he logs off and logs back on?

-Original Message-
From: Miguel Gonzalez Castaños [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:39 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Vista caching SMB permissions

Hi,

  I've experiencing a weird issue with SMB shares permissions. I added a 
user to a user group and this person can't access like the others to the 
SMB share. From Windows XP machines get the right permissions using 
servername or FQDN. However, Vista only gets the right permissions using 
the IP address and not servername or FQDN. I guess for some reason is 
caching the previous permissions. Anyone has experienced this? If so, 
anyway to work around it?

  Googling didn't help me

  Thanks,

  Miguel

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Re: FYI (vLite)

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

We did it for years before slipstreaming.  I'm sure they'll catch-up -
but I'm surprised at this obvious step backward.


On Feb 1, 2008 10:37 AM, Silvio L. Nisgoski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Let´s wait to see what will be the MS-recommended way for it, but it doesn´t
> seem a nice thing when having to wait for the installation of Vista, then
> waiting for the installation of the service pack when building some new
> computers ...
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Amer Karim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
>
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 1:58 AM
> Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
>
>
> After Mike mentioned that, I decided to go look it up - from what I can
> gather, it's true:
>
> http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/pages/windows-vista-servi
> ce-pack-1-beta-whitepaper.aspx (scroll down to "Evaluating SP1" section)
> - "SP1 will change a significant number of files; customers cannot apply
> SP1 to offline Windows Vista images."
>
> http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/09/05/slipstream-windows-vista-sp1-in
> to-dvd-iso-image-by-reverse-integration/ gives a possible method to do
> so (and also mentions vLite); will have to try it once the RTM SP1 is
> released officially
>
> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_sp1_inside.asp scroll down
> to the "deploying windows vista SP1" section.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Amer Karim
> Nautilis Information Systems
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mark Boersma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 31-Jan-08 10:31 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
>
> Seriously?  I hadn't heard that it couldn't be slipstreamed.  Whose
> ba$$ackwards idea was that?
>
> Mark
> -
> Two rules to success in life:
> 1. Never tell people everything you know.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:34 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, 1 February 2008 9:38 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)
>
> > You have heard that SP1 cannot be slipstreamed right? You will need to
> wait
> > (which may not take long) for official SP1 integrated media from MS.
>
> Do you have a link for this?
>
> Cheers
> Ken
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Re: Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

hmm...

MSY ?
MSYahoo ?
MSBoohoo ?
MSPoopoo ?
MSOyvey !


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Vista caching SMB permissions

[Miguel Gonzalez Castaños]

Hi,

 I've experiencing a weird issue with SMB shares permissions. I added a 
user to a user group and this person can't access like the others to the 
SMB share. From Windows XP machines get the right permissions using 
servername or FQDN. However, Vista only gets the right permissions using 
the IP address and not servername or FQDN. I guess for some reason is 
caching the previous permissions. Anyone has experienced this? If so, 
anyway to work around it?


 Googling didn't help me

 Thanks,

 Miguel

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RE: Switch Purchase Question...

[Martin Blackstone]

Then you should have no trouble gaining some of that knowledge while you are
there.

 

From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:13 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

 

 

Don stores it all a lil farther south than his head Tom.

 

From: Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

 

 

Not everybody has a BIGHEAD like you Don to store all that information.

 

  _  

From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:43 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question...


GUI's are for the unskilled...

On Feb 1, 2008 6:50 AM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Dell in these discussions.  I've
used Dell switches in stacked and single deployments and have enjoyed
great success with all the managed products.  When I was running the IT
department for that law firm (from Hell), I had a Cisco core and Dell in
all my access-layer closets and all branch offices and it was a rock
solid setup.  My only beef with Dell is that the CLI is just different
enough from Cisco to piss you off.  Example, you can't just type 'sh
run' you have to type "show running-config".  However, the web mgmt
applet was easy-peasy to use.

Shook
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 -Original Message-
From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:41 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

I use HP nearly all the time now.

While Cisco gear is good, unless you're doing a fairly large
implementation, the time it can take to get them configured right can be
expensive.  I had a situation a while ago, due to Cisco's default
configuration for bridge discovery, that caused a lot of hassle.  An XP
box behind another switch had defaulted to bridge mode, the Cisco saw
it, panicked, and disconnected the port, causing a whole section of the
network to "go dark".  Took a few times to figure out what was
happening.  My complaint is that neither Cisco nor Microsoft had any
documented recognition of the issue, nor any recommendation on how to
deal with it, and the support wasn't much help.

A caution on the HPs, though: they've brought out some new, low-cost,
semi-managed switches that I've put where I can't do anything else.
They're still pretty green, don't cluster, and are generally
feature-poor.  There's an undocumented "feature" wherein if you use
ports 1 and 2 for a trunk, and there's a power cycle, they will reset to
factory defaults.  Also, I'm seeing a lot of compatibility issues with
low cost gigabit PC NICs, wherein they don't negotiate speed/duplex/etc.
properly, and users with gigabit cards start running at 100MB with truly
crappy performance.  They seem to be happy with Intel NICs, FWIW.  HP's
bringing new firmware out for them fairly often.

/kenw

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RE: Switch Purchase Question...

[Tom Strader]

Cisco = TVK and SHOOK (scratch "for your phone system")


-Original Message-
From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:17 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

Yup. If you are already in bed with Cisco for your phone system, you may
as
well go all the way.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 7:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

If you are using Call Manager stick with Cisco, the integration will be
well worth the cost and trial of doing it any other way.

-Original Message-
From: Chyka, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:49 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

Does HP have POE switches?  We are rolling out Cisco Call Manager in the
Fall so I would like to have POE switches if possible.  I am a big Cisco
fan for their feature set etc. but im looking for cheaper alternatives
in case I get shot down for the Cisco pricing.


Thanks..

-Original Message-
From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:41 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

I use HP nearly all the time now.  

While Cisco gear is good, unless you're doing a fairly large
implementation, the time it can take to get them configured right can be
expensive.  I had a situation a while ago, due to Cisco's default
configuration for bridge discovery, that caused a lot of hassle.  An XP
box behind another switch had defaulted to bridge mode, the Cisco saw
it, panicked, and disconnected the port, causing a whole section of the
network to "go dark".  Took a few times to figure out what was
happening.  My complaint is that neither Cisco nor Microsoft had any
documented recognition of the issue, nor any recommendation on how to
deal with it, and the support wasn't much help.

A caution on the HPs, though: they've brought out some new, low-cost,
semi-managed switches that I've put where I can't do anything else.
They're still pretty green, don't cluster, and are generally
feature-poor.  There's an undocumented "feature" wherein if you use
ports 1 and 2 for a trunk, and there's a power cycle, they will reset to
factory defaults.  Also, I'm seeing a lot of compatibility issues with
low cost gigabit PC NICs, wherein they don't negotiate speed/duplex/etc.
properly, and users with gigabit cards start running at 100MB with truly
crappy performance.  They seem to be happy with Intel NICs, FWIW.  HP's
bringing new firmware out for them fairly often.

/kenw

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: January-29-08 4:05 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...
> 
> Price to functionality on the say 2800 series HP and equivalent Cisco
> you will get a better price/warranty from HP over Cisco any day.
> Cisco is good stuff, really good stuff.. but the cost of managing the
> Cisco, TAC agreement if you don't know, and the warranty as compared
to
> HP, always = better value for our shop to go HP.
> 
> I have had switches that are 6 years old have a bad port go bad and HP
> sends a refurb'd switch out next day.  And you don't even have to buy
a
> better warranty it comes with it.
> 
> Unless you can show me a specific feature I need not available on HP,
> that would be my only reason for going Cisco at this time.
> 
> Greg
> -Original Message-
> From: Edward B. DREGER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 5:18 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question...
> 
> MEJ> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:03:21 -0500
> MEJ> From: Micheal Espinola Jr
> 
> MEJ> Over Cisco?  Can you give an example?
> 
> See earlier posts.  Again, we're talking low-end switches; I've not
run
> the bigger HPs.
> 
> HP: Never a problem with hardware or firmware over the years.
> 
> Cisco: IIRC was slower to offer SSHv2.
> 
> Cisco: Unless the 29xx now has things like 802.1x, HP gets the nod.
> 
> Cisco: Wicked problems with 5500 (yes, a while back) and "redundant"
> FEC aggregates.
> 
> Cisco: Some of my bias comes from nasty experiences on their router
> gear
> not living up to spec (think: special interim IOS release because of
> buggy MPLS code; not reaching near advertised forwarding rates with
any
> "real" routing processes and ACLs)
> 
> HP isn't perfect, though.  I wish the 25xx allowed baby jumbograms for
> non-802.3ad ethertypes, such as MPLS.  Can't recall if the lower-end
> Ciscos do, either, for that matter.
> 
> (Yes, some of these experiences date back several years.)
> 
> 
> Eddy
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RE: Switch Purchase Question...

[Tim Vander Kooi]

As an admin of Call Manager for many years, I can verify that there is
absolutely no integration between Call Manager and any hardware (other
than the VOIP phones). What switches and routers you use is irrelevant
in spite of what your Cisco rep may or may not tell you.
Tim

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

If you are using Call Manager stick with Cisco, the integration will be
well worth the cost and trial of doing it any other way.

-Original Message-
From: Chyka, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:49 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

Does HP have POE switches?  We are rolling out Cisco Call Manager in the
Fall so I would like to have POE switches if possible.  I am a big Cisco
fan for their feature set etc. but im looking for cheaper alternatives
in case I get shot down for the Cisco pricing.


Thanks..

-Original Message-
From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:41 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

I use HP nearly all the time now.  

While Cisco gear is good, unless you're doing a fairly large
implementation, the time it can take to get them configured right can be
expensive.  I had a situation a while ago, due to Cisco's default
configuration for bridge discovery, that caused a lot of hassle.  An XP
box behind another switch had defaulted to bridge mode, the Cisco saw
it, panicked, and disconnected the port, causing a whole section of the
network to "go dark".  Took a few times to figure out what was
happening.  My complaint is that neither Cisco nor Microsoft had any
documented recognition of the issue, nor any recommendation on how to
deal with it, and the support wasn't much help.

A caution on the HPs, though: they've brought out some new, low-cost,
semi-managed switches that I've put where I can't do anything else.
They're still pretty green, don't cluster, and are generally
feature-poor.  There's an undocumented "feature" wherein if you use
ports 1 and 2 for a trunk, and there's a power cycle, they will reset to
factory defaults.  Also, I'm seeing a lot of compatibility issues with
low cost gigabit PC NICs, wherein they don't negotiate speed/duplex/etc.
properly, and users with gigabit cards start running at 100MB with truly
crappy performance.  They seem to be happy with Intel NICs, FWIW.  HP's
bringing new firmware out for them fairly often.

/kenw

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: January-29-08 4:05 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...
> 
> Price to functionality on the say 2800 series HP and equivalent Cisco
> you will get a better price/warranty from HP over Cisco any day.
> Cisco is good stuff, really good stuff.. but the cost of managing the
> Cisco, TAC agreement if you don't know, and the warranty as compared
to
> HP, always = better value for our shop to go HP.
> 
> I have had switches that are 6 years old have a bad port go bad and HP
> sends a refurb'd switch out next day.  And you don't even have to buy
a
> better warranty it comes with it.
> 
> Unless you can show me a specific feature I need not available on HP,
> that would be my only reason for going Cisco at this time.
> 
> Greg
> -Original Message-
> From: Edward B. DREGER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 5:18 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question...
> 
> MEJ> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:03:21 -0500
> MEJ> From: Micheal Espinola Jr
> 
> MEJ> Over Cisco?  Can you give an example?
> 
> See earlier posts.  Again, we're talking low-end switches; I've not
run
> the bigger HPs.
> 
> HP: Never a problem with hardware or firmware over the years.
> 
> Cisco: IIRC was slower to offer SSHv2.
> 
> Cisco: Unless the 29xx now has things like 802.1x, HP gets the nod.
> 
> Cisco: Wicked problems with 5500 (yes, a while back) and "redundant"
> FEC aggregates.
> 
> Cisco: Some of my bias comes from nasty experiences on their router
> gear
> not living up to spec (think: special interim IOS release because of
> buggy MPLS code; not reaching near advertised forwarding rates with
any
> "real" routing processes and ACLs)
> 
> HP isn't perfect, though.  I wish the 25xx allowed baby jumbograms for
> non-802.3ad ethertypes, such as MPLS.  Can't recall if the lower-end
> Ciscos do, either, for that matter.
> 
> (Yes, some of these experiences date back several years.)
> 
> 
> Eddy
> --
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> Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita
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RE: FYI (vLite)

[Christopher Nicholson]

I would venture to guess that MS will do the same thing they did for Office 
2007 and SP1.

 

It makes no sense to drop the "Integration" feature.

 

Just my 2 cents!

 

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Lead, Infrastructure Sustainment(Wintel)

IT Infrastructure Delivery
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Telephone: (403) 716-6527

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those who don't"

 

 

-Original Message-
From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:38 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: FYI (vLite)

 

Let´s wait to see what will be the MS-recommended way for it, but it doesn´t

seem a nice thing when having to wait for the installation of Vista, then

waiting for the installation of the service pack when building some new

computers ...

 

 

 

- Original Message -

From: "Amer Karim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "NT System Admin Issues" 

Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 1:58 AM

Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)

 

 

After Mike mentioned that, I decided to go look it up - from what I can

gather, it's true:

 

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/pages/windows-vista-servi

ce-pack-1-beta-whitepaper.aspx (scroll down to "Evaluating SP1" section)

- "SP1 will change a significant number of files; customers cannot apply

SP1 to offline Windows Vista images."

 

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/09/05/slipstream-windows-vista-sp1-in

to-dvd-iso-image-by-reverse-integration/ gives a possible method to do

so (and also mentions vLite); will have to try it once the RTM SP1 is

released officially

 

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_sp1_inside.asp scroll down

to the "deploying windows vista SP1" section.

 

 

 

Regards,

Amer Karim

Nautilis Information Systems

 

 

-Original Message-

From: Mark Boersma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Sent: 31-Jan-08 10:31 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)

 

Seriously?  I hadn't heard that it couldn't be slipstreamed.  Whose

ba$$ackwards idea was that?

 

Mark

-

Two rules to success in life:

1. Never tell people everything you know.

 

-Original Message-

From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:34 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)

 

-Original Message-

From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Sent: Friday, 1 February 2008 9:38 AM

To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: RE: FYI (vLite)

 

> You have heard that SP1 cannot be slipstreamed right? You will need to

wait

> (which may not take long) for official SP1 integrated media from MS.

 

Do you have a link for this?

 

Cheers

Ken

 

 

 

 

 

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Growing Old installing XP SP2

[Kelsey, John]

We have a number of XP pro systems still running SP1.  WSUS has been
busy keeping up with other updates, but we haven't pushed sp2 yet.
 
So now as we start installing SP2, its taking a ridiculous amount of
time (anywhere from 8 to 12 hours) to finish.  It looks like the SP is
backing out all of the post SP2 patches that have been applied before it
actually installs.  I've tried running it manually from a download, and
also from Windows Update.  
 
Has anybody seen this?  Is there a way to speed this up somehow (short
of reloading the PC from scratch) ?
 
Thanks all!
 
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RE: Switch Purchase Question...

[Martin Blackstone]

Yup. If you are already in bed with Cisco for your phone system, you may as
well go all the way.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 7:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

If you are using Call Manager stick with Cisco, the integration will be
well worth the cost and trial of doing it any other way.

-Original Message-
From: Chyka, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:49 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

Does HP have POE switches?  We are rolling out Cisco Call Manager in the
Fall so I would like to have POE switches if possible.  I am a big Cisco
fan for their feature set etc. but im looking for cheaper alternatives
in case I get shot down for the Cisco pricing.


Thanks..

-Original Message-
From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:41 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

I use HP nearly all the time now.  

While Cisco gear is good, unless you're doing a fairly large
implementation, the time it can take to get them configured right can be
expensive.  I had a situation a while ago, due to Cisco's default
configuration for bridge discovery, that caused a lot of hassle.  An XP
box behind another switch had defaulted to bridge mode, the Cisco saw
it, panicked, and disconnected the port, causing a whole section of the
network to "go dark".  Took a few times to figure out what was
happening.  My complaint is that neither Cisco nor Microsoft had any
documented recognition of the issue, nor any recommendation on how to
deal with it, and the support wasn't much help.

A caution on the HPs, though: they've brought out some new, low-cost,
semi-managed switches that I've put where I can't do anything else.
They're still pretty green, don't cluster, and are generally
feature-poor.  There's an undocumented "feature" wherein if you use
ports 1 and 2 for a trunk, and there's a power cycle, they will reset to
factory defaults.  Also, I'm seeing a lot of compatibility issues with
low cost gigabit PC NICs, wherein they don't negotiate speed/duplex/etc.
properly, and users with gigabit cards start running at 100MB with truly
crappy performance.  They seem to be happy with Intel NICs, FWIW.  HP's
bringing new firmware out for them fairly often.

/kenw

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: January-29-08 4:05 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...
> 
> Price to functionality on the say 2800 series HP and equivalent Cisco
> you will get a better price/warranty from HP over Cisco any day.
> Cisco is good stuff, really good stuff.. but the cost of managing the
> Cisco, TAC agreement if you don't know, and the warranty as compared
to
> HP, always = better value for our shop to go HP.
> 
> I have had switches that are 6 years old have a bad port go bad and HP
> sends a refurb'd switch out next day.  And you don't even have to buy
a
> better warranty it comes with it.
> 
> Unless you can show me a specific feature I need not available on HP,
> that would be my only reason for going Cisco at this time.
> 
> Greg
> -Original Message-
> From: Edward B. DREGER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 5:18 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question...
> 
> MEJ> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:03:21 -0500
> MEJ> From: Micheal Espinola Jr
> 
> MEJ> Over Cisco?  Can you give an example?
> 
> See earlier posts.  Again, we're talking low-end switches; I've not
run
> the bigger HPs.
> 
> HP: Never a problem with hardware or firmware over the years.
> 
> Cisco: IIRC was slower to offer SSHv2.
> 
> Cisco: Unless the 29xx now has things like 802.1x, HP gets the nod.
> 
> Cisco: Wicked problems with 5500 (yes, a while back) and "redundant"
> FEC aggregates.
> 
> Cisco: Some of my bias comes from nasty experiences on their router
> gear
> not living up to spec (think: special interim IOS release because of
> buggy MPLS code; not reaching near advertised forwarding rates with
any
> "real" routing processes and ACLs)
> 
> HP isn't perfect, though.  I wish the 25xx allowed baby jumbograms for
> non-802.3ad ethertypes, such as MPLS.  Can't recall if the lower-end
> Ciscos do, either, for that matter.
> 
> (Yes, some of these experiences date back several years.)
> 
> 
> Eddy
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RE: Switch Purchase Question...

[Tim Vander Kooi]

Don stores it all a lil farther south than his head Tom.

 

From: Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

 

 

Not everybody has a BIGHEAD like you Don to store all that information.

 



From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:43 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question...


GUI's are for the unskilled...

On Feb 1, 2008 6:50 AM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Dell in these discussions.  I've
used Dell switches in stacked and single deployments and have enjoyed
great success with all the managed products.  When I was running the IT
department for that law firm (from Hell), I had a Cisco core and Dell in
all my access-layer closets and all branch offices and it was a rock
solid setup.  My only beef with Dell is that the CLI is just different
enough from Cisco to piss you off.  Example, you can't just type 'sh
run' you have to type "show running-config".  However, the web mgmt
applet was easy-peasy to use.

Shook
http://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshook



 -Original Message-
From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:41 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question...

I use HP nearly all the time now.

While Cisco gear is good, unless you're doing a fairly large
implementation, the time it can take to get them configured right can be
expensive.  I had a situation a while ago, due to Cisco's default
configuration for bridge discovery, that caused a lot of hassle.  An XP
box behind another switch had defaulted to bridge mode, the Cisco saw
it, panicked, and disconnected the port, causing a whole section of the
network to "go dark".  Took a few times to figure out what was
happening.  My complaint is that neither Cisco nor Microsoft had any
documented recognition of the issue, nor any recommendation on how to
deal with it, and the support wasn't much help.

A caution on the HPs, though: they've brought out some new, low-cost,
semi-managed switches that I've put where I can't do anything else.
They're still pretty green, don't cluster, and are generally
feature-poor.  There's an undocumented "feature" wherein if you use
ports 1 and 2 for a trunk, and there's a power cycle, they will reset to
factory defaults.  Also, I'm seeing a lot of compatibility issues with
low cost gigabit PC NICs, wherein they don't negotiate speed/duplex/etc.
properly, and users with gigabit cards start running at 100MB with truly
crappy performance.  They seem to be happy with Intel NICs, FWIW.  HP's
bringing new firmware out for them fairly often.

/kenw

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Re: Switch Purchase Question...

[Phil Brutsche]

My guess would be the web-managed ProCurve 1700 series and 1800 series
of switches

The 2810 series and 2800 series are *not* "low-cost semi-managed" switches!

Joseph L. Casale wrote:
> Ken,
> I have this exact setup on a 2824 with ports 1 and 2 trunked with
> LACP to an HP DL380 and I can confirm that power cycling does not
> reset it? My firmware is also ~6 months old! What switch specifically
> are you referring to?

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