RE: Domain Admins missing
Why not use restricted groups if you want Domain Admins to be the only member? The script below will only add the Domain admins btw. It won't remove the possible other members. From: Benjamin Zachary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 7:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Domain Admins missing My google-fu is lacking again, these late nights are getting to me. I found a script that I was able to procure and drop on the gpo for anyone who is interested.. Dim WSHShell, WshSysEnv Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject(WScript.Shell) Set WshSysEnv = WshShell.Environment(PROCESS) On Error Resume Next UserString = WshSysEnv(COMPUTERNAME) GroupString = Administrators Set GroupObj = GetObject(WinNT:// UserString / GroupString) GroupObj.Add (WinNT://DOMAINNAME/Domain Admins) Set GroupObj = Nothing Set WshShell = Nothing Set WshSysEnv = Nothing Wscript.Quit From: Benjamin Zachary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:01 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Domain Admins missing I just noticed today at one client that Domain Admins is missing from it seems like every workstation in the company. We have a script that runs that makes sure only Domain Admins is in the local Administrators group, and has been running for about 6-7 months without change. Im guessing something happened with it and its now removed Domain Admins. Is there an easy way to add that back in through policy or similar? Thanks *** The information in this e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender by return e-mail delete this e-mail and refrain from any disclosure or action based on the information. *** ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Silverlight?
If it's needed to view Microsoft's website we'll have to install it someday. I imagine they will start using it more and more to stimulate us to do so. From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 9:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Silverlight? Well, I think that Flash is evil. Silverlight actually can do some things that Flash can't and from a development perspective is much easier to use. I'm certain that Flash can do things that Silverlight can't. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 2:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Silverlight? Glad to have another attack vector integrated into your browser that does the same thing as another well-established product? No thanks - I'll pass (for now). On Dec 27, 2007 2:20 PM, Rod Trent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you've messed with it at all from a development standpoint, you really like it. If you've watched the news, there are a lot of sites already on board with it. Personally, I'm glad to see something else besides Flash come out. Now, if we could just rid ourselves of this PDF stuff... From: Barsodi.John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Silverlight? It's MickeySoft's version of Flash, they've been talking about it for a few years now. It's just starting to be used, by MS. From: Steve Kelsay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 9:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Silverlight? WTH is Microsoft Silverlight, and why and I suddenly besieged by pop ups wanting me to install it? Please, Mommy, make it go away! (G) -- ME2 *** The information in this e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender by return e-mail delete this e-mail and refrain from any disclosure or action based on the information. *** ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: File Email / Rights Management
That's going to be very hard to block without blocking all external email. They can rename it. Copy it inside another document or even take a snapshot of it. How will you notice? -Original Message- From: Eldridge, Dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 3:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: File Email / Rights Management Sean Since this is the NT list you don't say what email application. If exchange you might want to check out Ninja from the list sponsor. You could do this and still allow them to send attachments within the company just not out and they could also still receive attachments from the outside or not. Very flexible. -Original Message- From: Sean [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 7:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: File Email / Rights Management Is there a way to allow users to use an excel or word document but prevent them from emailing it (even in zipped format) outside the company? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately via e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake; then, delete this e-mail from your system. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ *** The information in this e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender by return e-mail delete this e-mail and refrain from any disclosure or action based on the information. *** ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
User Password Reset Software
Hi we are looking for a password reset program that users can use to unlock there accounts. What we want it to do is: * Have a Windows logon GUI that can be deployed via AD * When user unlocks there account they have to answer set questions * If user calls up the helpdesk to unlock account, the helpdesk has to answer them a question to get them to unlock it * Allows it to be setup so when a Windows password is reset it can also rest SQL databases and also UNIX passwords Can anyone recommend a product? Cheers ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: DNS Issues
On the tcpip network config properties for the wireless card, make sure to go into the advanced DNS settings and uncheck the box to register the connection in DNS. -Bonnie -Original Message- From: Joe Fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 6:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: DNS Issues Hi all! I'm having a slight problem with my Active Directory integrated DNS. I have a laptop with both wired and wireless. The wired interface has a DHCP Reservation, and the wireless just grabs any address when it is used. The problem that I am having is that I keep getting a duplicate A record in DNS. I have deleted the entry, but within a few hours, the A record for the wireless interface keeps getting re-added and then I can't get to the laptop. What am I missing here with regards to eliminating that record. Thanks in advance. Joe Fox Systems Administrator The McGuire Group Office# (716) 826-2010 ext: 1172 Mobile# (716) 846-9308 The materials in this e-mail are private and may contain Protected Health Information. If you are not the intended recipient be advised that any unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender via telephone at 716-829-1978 or by return e-mail. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: screen scroll utility ???
This is usually functionality of the display driver. On Dec 28, 2007 9:07 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? -- *From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: screen scroll utility ???
I remember seeing something in the past on a laptop where you could define your resolution and desktop area differently. If the desktop area was bigger it would scroll. Alas long ago, don't remember where I saw it. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 3:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Sounds like its definitely worth the effort then. I've yet to see a non-manufacturer supplied driver do this - but if you find one, please post back with the details. On Dec 28, 2007 9:21 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah, I've only been in touch via email with this guy, hope to have it in my hands to see for myself. Good guy, but not proficient at all with computers, but this summer he fixed my A/C compressor for a handshake instead of the hundreds $$ that the other company estimated. Figured I'd post up here in case anyone had one of these Sony UMPCs already. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? This is usually functionality of the display driver. On Dec 28, 2007 9:07 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM -- ME2 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM -- ME2 *** The information in this e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender by return e-mail delete this e-mail and refrain from any disclosure or action based on the information. *** ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: screen scroll utility ???
I saw that on an old Dell (or maybe Toshiba) back in my NT 4.0 days, but not sure what twist Vista 'business' brings, along with it being a Sony ... I try to avoid Sony products (ever since their rootkit fiascos) so I can't speak to their video drivers yet. _ From: René de Haas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? I remember seeing something in the past on a laptop where you could define your resolution and desktop area differently. If the desktop area was bigger it would scroll. Alas long ago, dont remember where I saw it. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 3:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Sounds like its definitely worth the effort then. I've yet to see a non-manufacturer supplied driver do this - but if you find one, please post back with the details. On Dec 28, 2007 9:21 AM, Erik Goldoff HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah, I've only been in touch via email with this guy, hope to have it in my hands to see for myself. Good guy, but not proficient at all with computers, but this summer he fixed my A/C compressor for a handshake instead of the hundreds $$ that the other company estimated. Figured I'd post up here in case anyone had one of these Sony UMPCs already. _ From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? This is usually functionality of the display driver. On Dec 28, 2007 9:07 AM, Erik Goldoff HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? _ From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM -- ME2 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM -- ME2 _ *** The information in this e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender by return e-mail delete this e-mail and refrain from any disclosure or action based on the information. *** No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Looking for a DNS provider
Been using DNS Made Easy for years, never had a problem with their DNS service, and prices are quite reasonable. http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com Carl _ From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Looking for a DNS provider I would like to be able to go online and add/modify/delete DNS records for my domains at any time (24x7). My current DNS provider (Paetec) is only available 9am-5pm M-F and I have to submit a DNS request to them, wait for them to respond to my request, assign the changes to an engineer, and then the changes are finally made. Any recommendations? Thanks, Dave ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Looking for a DNS provider
AOL mode Me too! /AOL mode Seriously, I've had no issues at all with them. ...Tim From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 6:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider Been using DNS Made Easy for years, never had a problem with their DNS service, and prices are quite reasonable. http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com Carl From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Looking for a DNS provider I would like to be able to go online and add/modify/delete DNS records for my domains at any time (24x7). My current DNS provider (Paetec) is only available 9am-5pm M-F and I have to submit a DNS request to them, wait for them to respond to my request, assign the changes to an engineer, and then the changes are finally made. Any recommendations? Thanks, Dave ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Looking for a DNS provider
www.zoneedit.com I've been using it for many many years. It's free and easy. Mark - Two rules to success in life: 1. Never tell people everything you know. From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Looking for a DNS provider I would like to be able to go online and add/modify/delete DNS records for my domains at any time (24x7). My current DNS provider (Paetec) is only available 9am-5pm M-F and I have to submit a DNS request to them, wait for them to respond to my request, assign the changes to an engineer, and then the changes are finally made. Any recommendations? Thanks, Dave ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: screen scroll utility ???
Hard to believe these things are more expensive than a regular laptop. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Oh sure. I've had this ability on just about any laptop I've owned. Just set the screen size to be larger than the max pixels of the physical display. Voila: Windows lets your scroll. This always seemed to be device manufacturer specific, but perhaps I'm mistaken on that point. On Dec 28, 2007 9:45 AM, René de Haas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember seeing something in the past on a laptop where you could define your resolution and desktop area differently. If the desktop area was bigger it would scroll. Alas long ago, don't remember where I saw it. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 3:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Sounds like its definitely worth the effort then. I've yet to see a non-manufacturer supplied driver do this - but if you find one, please post back with the details. On Dec 28, 2007 9:21 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah, I've only been in touch via email with this guy, hope to have it in my hands to see for myself. Good guy, but not proficient at all with computers, but this summer he fixed my A/C compressor for a handshake instead of the hundreds $$ that the other company estimated. Figured I'd post up here in case anyone had one of these Sony UMPCs already. _ From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? This is usually functionality of the display driver. On Dec 28, 2007 9:07 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? _ From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM -- ME2 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM -- ME2 _ *** The information in this e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender by return e-mail delete this e-mail and refrain from any disclosure or action based on the information. *** -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: screen scroll utility ???
no, definitely not just larger fonts, the UMPC has a 4.5 screen and for many things just not very readable (especially some web pages and forums), he'd like to scroll to put the 4.5 'window' on the portion of the page he'd like to see _ From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? Is it because he wants larger fonts or something? From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? _ From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Rolling back Microsoft Update to Windows Update
Connect to Microsoft Update. Select Change Settings under the Options section. Click the check-box under the To stop using Microsoft Update section. Click the Apply changed now button. On Dec 28, 2007 9:58 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My boss doesn't like Microsoft Update, and wants only Windows Update. We have a couple servers where we (well, ... me ... :-)) selected the option to upgrade Windows Update to Microsoft Update. And He'd like to uninstall Microsoft Update, and go back to Windows Update. (I explained that I did it because then we'd get to be able to get updates for the other applications that Microsoft Update provides - SQL updates, etc. And he doesn't want that; he wants to manually go and get those updates and install them. I suggested just not choosing those updates, and he said he'd rather not chance having someone forget and install a SQL service pack, as an example, that might break something in production). I haven't found anything that says you can do this. I imagine, if you could, you'd have to uninstall the ActiveX control, and re-install the older Windows Update control. But I haven't found out if it's even possible. Anybody know? Thanks -- Michael Leone Network Administrator, ISM Philadelphia Housing Authority 2500 Jackson St Philadelphia, PA 19145 Tel: 215-684-4180 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Websense question
Thanks for the response Jim. We haven’t implemented the Watchguards yet. This Websense thing is a “gotcha” that I just thought about a few days ago, and need to research. If I understand what you’re saying, I’m not going to be able to use Websense anymore, if I put in Watchguard firewalls? That may end up putting the kibosh on ordering that brand of firewall after all. I don’t think the management is going to want to get rid of Websense. Joe Heaton From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 11:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Websense question The reason you’re having this issue is that the way Watchguard uses Websense. I’m not sure you could actually integrate the Watchguard into your current Websense plan as it expects to see it as part of a Watchguard Management Server and not separately. Any Watchguard firewalls you plan to implement would need to have their web control managed separately from your Checkpoints. It’s been a *LONG* while since I was a Checkpoint guy, but as a Watchguard guy I can tell you, in this fashion, they aren’t compatible. From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 8:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Websense question Dennis, Kind of, but not fully. We currently have Checkpoint firewall, and we have Websense Enterprise, a separate product. Websense, internally, has some type of integration with Checkpoint. I’m not sure how that works, as I was not here when they implemented it. However, there is a list on Websense’s website, of supported firewall devices, and Watchguard is not included. So I’m wondering what I’m going to have to do to make the two products work together. I’m probably going to end up calling Websense, if I can find a good number, and get the information from them, but I was hoping to get some real world info first… From: Dennis Hoefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 8:01 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Websense question Joe, Watchguard integrates SurfControl (owned by Websense) into some of their products and then call it WebBlocker. We have it licensed but are only using it on a couple of categories and don't pay much attention to it on a daily basis. Not sure if that's what you're asking about but could probably come up with some documentation on it for you if necessary. HYPERLINK http://www.watchguard.com/products/webblock.asphttp://www.watchguard.com/products/webblock.asp Dennis _ From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 9:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Websense question Refreshing this post, as I do need an answer if anyone out there has one. I do, however, understand that it is the holiday season, and there’s probably just no one around that has the answer for me. Thanks all, Joe From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 9:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Websense question Anyone out there using Websense and Watchguard firewalls? We currently use Checkpoint, and the Websense integrates with the firewall, but I can’t find documentation on Websense website about integration with Watchguard. Is integration possible with Watchguard, and if not, then how does Websense work in that instance? Thanks, Joe Heaton AISA Employment Training Panel 1100 J Street, 4th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.8/1195 - Release Date: 12/24/2007 11:19 AM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.8/1195 - Release Date: 12/24/2007 11:19 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1197 - Release Date: 12/25/2007 8:04 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1197 - Release Date: 12/25/2007 8:04 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1200 - Release Date: 12/27/2007 1:34 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1200 - Release Date: 12/27/2007 1:34 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1200 - Release Date: 12/27/2007 1:34 PM ~
RE: screen scroll utility ???
IE has the option of changing the view size, which allows you to scroll around the screen - if it's just web browsing that's a problem. From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? no, definitely not just larger fonts, the UMPC has a 4.5 screen and for many things just not very readable (especially some web pages and forums), he'd like to scroll to put the 4.5 'window' on the portion of the page he'd like to see _ From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? Is it because he wants larger fonts or something? From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? _ From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: screen scroll utility ???
Seinfeld voice when Neumann walks into the room Gadgets /Seinfeld voice when Neumann walks into the room From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:18 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? yeah, used to be you paid a premium for LARGER ... a year or so ago, I went shopping for a laptop with a 12 screen, small enough to fit in my motorcycle saddlebags/trunk, ended up with a nice Toshiba unit... virtually the same feature for feature, except for screen size, I could have had an HP with 17 screen for over $500 LESS ... arg ! _ From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? Hard to believe these things are more expensive than a regular laptop. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Oh sure. I've had this ability on just about any laptop I've owned. Just set the screen size to be larger than the max pixels of the physical display. Voila: Windows lets your scroll. This always seemed to be device manufacturer specific, but perhaps I'm mistaken on that point. On Dec 28, 2007 9:45 AM, René de Haas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember seeing something in the past on a laptop where you could define your resolution and desktop area differently. If the desktop area was bigger it would scroll. Alas long ago, don't remember where I saw it. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 3:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Sounds like its definitely worth the effort then. I've yet to see a non-manufacturer supplied driver do this - but if you find one, please post back with the details. On Dec 28, 2007 9:21 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah, I've only been in touch via email with this guy, hope to have it in my hands to see for myself. Good guy, but not proficient at all with computers, but this summer he fixed my A/C compressor for a handshake instead of the hundreds $$ that the other company estimated. Figured I'd post up here in case anyone had one of these Sony UMPCs already. _ From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? This is usually functionality of the display driver. On Dec 28, 2007 9:07 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? _ From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM -- ME2 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM -- ME2 _ *** The information in this e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender by return e-mail delete this e-mail and refrain from any disclosure or action based on the information. *** -- ME2 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.
RE: New MS Security Vulnerability Research Defense blog
I thought RSS was supposed to simplify information. Why yet another security blog from Microsoft? From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: New MS Security Vulnerability Research Defense blog Nice. Thanks Bonnie! On Dec 28, 2007 8:44 AM, Miller Bonnie L. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just got this one from my DH-apparently it was slashdotted. Looks like it could be useful. http://blogs.technet.com/swi/ -Bonnie -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: screen scroll utility ???
not really popular, they've been around in one form or another for a while... I remember the Toshiba Libretto back around 1996 to 1998, ran full Windows, not CE, was about the size of a VCR tape and only a little more than a pound. Got some of those when I was at the CDC, and the folks that travelled extensively, especially internationally, REALLY appreciated the small size. Much more capable now in the 'official' UMPC form, they're great for mobile folks, checking email, researching web, referencing documents and spreadsheets, and some of them can be hooked to external monitors and keyboards making them much more useful for regular tasks like presentations and workflow. With a real hard drive, they work pretty well for carting around your 'storage', but that's a double edged sword for the security folks. And even as small as a 4.5 screen is, that's MUCH more usable than any smartphone size screen. The original goal of the 'Ultra Mobile PC' was to be convenient and less expensive than a laptop, but oh well... _ From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Seriously. I've been relatively oblivious to these types of devices until recently. Are they particularly popular? I occasionally get asked about the availability of a laptop or smart phone at my work - but no one asks for anything like these. On Dec 28, 2007 10:06 AM, Rod Trent HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hard to believe these things are more expensive than a regular laptop. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Oh sure. I've had this ability on just about any laptop I've owned. Just set the screen size to be larger than the max pixels of the physical display. Voila: Windows lets your scroll. This always seemed to be device manufacturer specific, but perhaps I'm mistaken on that point. On Dec 28, 2007 9:45 AM, René de Haas HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember seeing something in the past on a laptop where you could define your resolution and desktop area differently. If the desktop area was bigger it would scroll. Alas long ago, don't remember where I saw it. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 3:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Sounds like its definitely worth the effort then. I've yet to see a non-manufacturer supplied driver do this - but if you find one, please post back with the details. On Dec 28, 2007 9:21 AM, Erik Goldoff HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah, I've only been in touch via email with this guy, hope to have it in my hands to see for myself. Good guy, but not proficient at all with computers, but this summer he fixed my A/C compressor for a handshake instead of the hundreds $$ that the other company estimated. Figured I'd post up here in case anyone had one of these Sony UMPCs already. _ From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? This is usually functionality of the display driver. On Dec 28, 2007 9:07 AM, Erik Goldoff HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? _ From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM -- ME2 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007
Re: screen scroll utility ???
Oh sure. I've had this ability on just about any laptop I've owned. Just set the screen size to be larger than the max pixels of the physical display. Voila: Windows lets your scroll. This always seemed to be device manufacturer specific, but perhaps I'm mistaken on that point. On Dec 28, 2007 9:45 AM, René de Haas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember seeing something in the past on a laptop where you could define your resolution and desktop area differently. If the desktop area was bigger it would scroll. Alas long ago, don't remember where I saw it. *From:* Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Friday, December 28, 2007 3:35 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: screen scroll utility ??? Sounds like its definitely worth the effort then. I've yet to see a non-manufacturer supplied driver do this - but if you find one, please post back with the details. On Dec 28, 2007 9:21 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah, I've only been in touch via email with this guy, hope to have it in my hands to see for myself. Good guy, but not proficient at all with computers, but this summer he fixed my A/C compressor for a handshake instead of the hundreds $$ that the other company estimated. Figured I'd post up here in case anyone had one of these Sony UMPCs already. -- *From:* Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Friday, December 28, 2007 9:17 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: screen scroll utility ??? This is usually functionality of the display driver. On Dec 28, 2007 9:07 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? -- *From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM -- ME2 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM -- ME2 -- *** The information in this e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender by return e-mail delete this e-mail and refrain from any disclosure or action based on the information. *** -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: screen scroll utility ???
do tell ... I've been playing with firefox lately and no longer think in 'IE' terms ... g _ From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? IE has the option of changing the view size, which allows you to scroll around the screen – if it’s just web browsing that’s a problem. From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? no, definitely not just larger fonts, the UMPC has a 4.5 screen and for many things just not very readable (especially some web pages and forums), he'd like to scroll to put the 4.5 'window' on the portion of the page he'd like to see _ From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? Is it because he wants larger fonts or something? From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? _ From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Rolling back Microsoft Update to Windows Update
Micheal Espinola Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 12/28/2007 10:17:49 AM: Connect to Microsoft Update. Select Change Settings under the Options section. Click the check-box under the To stop using Microsoft Update section. Click the Apply changed now button. I had no idea. Now I feel foolish. :-) Thanks. On Dec 28, 2007 9:58 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My boss doesn't like Microsoft Update, and wants only Windows Update. We have a couple servers where we (well, ... me ... :-)) selected the option to upgrade Windows Update to Microsoft Update. And He'd like to uninstall Microsoft Update, and go back to Windows Update. (I explained that I did it because then we'd get to be able to get updates for the other applications that Microsoft Update provides - SQL updates, etc. And he doesn't want that; he wants to manually go and get those updates and install them. I suggested just not choosing those updates, and he said he'd rather not chance having someone forget and install a SQL service pack, as an example, that might break something in production). I haven't found anything that says you can do this. I imagine, if you could, you'd have to uninstall the ActiveX control, and re- install the older Windows Update control. But I haven't found out if it's even possible. Anybody know? Thanks -- Michael Leone Network Administrator, ISM Philadelphia Housing Authority 2500 Jackson St Philadelphia, PA 19145 Tel: 215-684-4180 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: New MS Security Vulnerability Research Defense blog
So they can publish information about Silverlight vulnerabilities :-) ...Tim From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 7:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: New MS Security Vulnerability Research Defense blog I thought RSS was supposed to simplify information. Why yet another security blog from Microsoft? From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: New MS Security Vulnerability Research Defense blog Nice. Thanks Bonnie! On Dec 28, 2007 8:44 AM, Miller Bonnie L. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just got this one from my DH-apparently it was slashdotted. Looks like it could be useful. http://blogs.technet.com/swi/ -Bonnie -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Looking for a DNS provider
I know - that's why I am wondering why it wasn't setup w/ them in the first place. Hmmm From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider If they offer that service, then there should be no reason not to use them. Sounds like they're offering exactly what you're asking for... Joe Heaton From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 6:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider My registrar is Network Solutions - any reason I can't (or shouldn't) be using them? It looks like if they are hosting our DNS as well as our domain names, I can make DNS changes 24x7 (and at no additional cost). Thanks, Dave From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider Been using DNS Made Easy for years, never had a problem with their DNS service, and prices are quite reasonable. http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com Carl From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Looking for a DNS provider I would like to be able to go online and add/modify/delete DNS records for my domains at any time (24x7). My current DNS provider (Paetec) is only available 9am-5pm M-F and I have to submit a DNS request to them, wait for them to respond to my request, assign the changes to an engineer, and then the changes are finally made. Any recommendations? Thanks, Dave No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1200 - Release Date: 12/27/2007 1:34 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1200 - Release Date: 12/27/2007 1:34 PM ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
2 issues...
Guys, I have two different issues: 1) I saw something very strange happen to 2 servers on our network. I went into the TCP/IP properties (this is a Windows 2003 domain), on a server, just to check the DNS entries...and while just VIEWING the configuration, I lost connection to the server and the server lost it's network connection. I had to reboot and then enable the NIC, as it was disabled when the machine restarted. This happened on 2 servers on two consecutive days. Has anyone seen something like this before? Is it possible that some sort of network observer program would do this? (I had heard of some people testing it) Or something I need to know about windows NIC settings? Update drivers? 2) We also had a SQL server go down, but in this case, it fell out of the domain. IT was no longer listed when looking for it in ADUC. After re-adding the server to the domain, all SQL replication worked fine again, but has anyone seen that before? What would cause this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Rishi No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1200 - Release Date: 12/27/2007 1:34 PM ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Looking for a DNS provider
Does 1 zone = 1 domain? From: Eric Woodford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 11:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Looking for a DNS provider I second Zoneedit. You can host up to 5 zones for free. On Dec 28, 2007 6:58 AM, Mark Boersma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: www.zoneedit.com I've been using it for many many years. It's free and easy. Mark - Two rules to success in life: 1. Never tell people everything you know. From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Looking for a DNS provider I would like to be able to go online and add/modify/delete DNS records for my domains at any time (24x7). My current DNS provider (Paetec) is only available 9am-5pm M-F and I have to submit a DNS request to them, wait for them to respond to my request, assign the changes to an engineer, and then the changes are finally made. Any recommendations? Thanks, Dave ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: 2 issues...
RE: First problem - Turn off Receive Side Scaling. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927695 If this is a Broadcom NIC, you may have to also go directly into the NIC properties and turn of RSS as well. Bob Fronk From: Rishi Kumar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 11:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Cc: KC Carter Subject: 2 issues... Guys, I have two different issues: 1) I saw something very strange happen to 2 servers on our network. I went into the TCP/IP properties (this is a Windows 2003 domain), on a server, just to check the DNS entries...and while just VIEWING the configuration, I lost connection to the server and the server lost it's network connection. I had to reboot and then enable the NIC, as it was disabled when the machine restarted. This happened on 2 servers on two consecutive days. Has anyone seen something like this before? Is it possible that some sort of network observer program would do this? (I had heard of some people testing it) Or something I need to know about windows NIC settings? Update drivers? 2) We also had a SQL server go down, but in this case, it fell out of the domain. IT was no longer listed when looking for it in ADUC. After re-adding the server to the domain, all SQL replication worked fine again, but has anyone seen that before? What would cause this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Rishi No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1200 - Release Date: 12/27/2007 1:34 PM This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Davis H. Elliot Company company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Looking for a DNS provider
Basically. You can create subdomains (www.domain.com, webmail.domain.com) inside a single zone.. On Dec 28, 2007 8:30 AM, David Mazzaccaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does 1 zone = 1 domain? -- *From:* Eric Woodford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Friday, December 28, 2007 11:19 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Looking for a DNS provider I second Zoneedit. You can host up to 5 zones for free. On Dec 28, 2007 6:58 AM, Mark Boersma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: www.zoneedit.com I've been using it for many many years. It's free and easy. Mark - Two rules to success in life: 1. Never tell people everything you know. *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Friday, December 28, 2007 9:38 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Looking for a DNS provider I would like to be able to go online and add/modify/delete DNS records for my domains at any time (24x7). My current DNS provider (Paetec) is only available 9am-5pm M-F and I have to submit a DNS request to them, wait for them to respond to my request, assign the changes to an engineer, and then the changes are finally made. Any recommendations? Thanks, Dave ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Looking for a DNS provider
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_zone On Dec 28, 2007 11:30 AM, David Mazzaccaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does 1 zone = 1 domain? -- *From:* Eric Woodford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Friday, December 28, 2007 11:19 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Looking for a DNS provider I second Zoneedit. You can host up to 5 zones for free. On Dec 28, 2007 6:58 AM, Mark Boersma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: www.zoneedit.com I've been using it for many many years. It's free and easy. Mark - Two rules to success in life: 1. Never tell people everything you know. *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Friday, December 28, 2007 9:38 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Looking for a DNS provider I would like to be able to go online and add/modify/delete DNS records for my domains at any time (24x7). My current DNS provider (Paetec) is only available 9am-5pm M-F and I have to submit a DNS request to them, wait for them to respond to my request, assign the changes to an engineer, and then the changes are finally made. Any recommendations? Thanks, Dave -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Looking for a DNS provider
AFAIK: Each unique namespace is its own DNS zone. Anything between a . is break in the namespace, and thus makes it unique. I dunno how ZoneEdit makes its own distinctions for the benefit of their services, but nested subdomains constitute multiple DNS zones. On Dec 28, 2007 11:44 AM, Eric Woodford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Basically. You can create subdomains (www.domain.com, webmail.domain.com) inside a single zone.. On Dec 28, 2007 8:30 AM, David Mazzaccaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does 1 zone = 1 domain? -- *From:* Eric Woodford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Friday, December 28, 2007 11:19 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Looking for a DNS provider I second Zoneedit. You can host up to 5 zones for free. On Dec 28, 2007 6:58 AM, Mark Boersma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: www.zoneedit.com I've been using it for many many years. It's free and easy. Mark - Two rules to success in life: 1. Never tell people everything you know. *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Friday, December 28, 2007 9:38 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Looking for a DNS provider I would like to be able to go online and add/modify/delete DNS records for my domains at any time (24x7). My current DNS provider (Paetec) is only available 9am-5pm M-F and I have to submit a DNS request to them, wait for them to respond to my request, assign the changes to an engineer, and then the changes are finally made. Any recommendations? Thanks, Dave -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
OT: Fwd: [ISN] IT security goes Prime Time
-- Forwarded message -- From: InfoSec News [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Dec 28, 2007 1:26 AM Subject: [ISN] IT security goes Prime Time To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://weblog.infoworld.com/zeroday/archives/2007/12/it_security_goe.html By Matt Hines InfoWorld.com December 27, 2007 If the watermark for attaining hip-ness in American culture is landing on TV or in Hollywood, in addition to the endless video annals of the Web -- such as YouTube [1] -- then IT security, and penetration testing in particular, has finally made it. Yes, we've been seeing some pretty sophisticated hi-tech gadgetry in films since before the Sean Connery era of James Bond, and some truly awful attempts to flesh out the perils that exist in the electronic environment, but now things have gotten so absolutely wild in the real world that security gamesmanship has gone reality TV. Last week, CourtTV began running a new series dubbed Tiger Team in which experts in IT and physical security engage in a pre-planned game of cat-and-mouse pitting them against high-priced protection systems put in place by actual businesses. The initial results aren't pretty. That is, for those companies who think that they've invested sufficient time and energy in trying to defend their physical and informational assets. In the show's initial episode, available for viewing here [2] in four clips offered via official the CourtTV site (with minimal advertising inter-dispersed I might add), the Tiger Team experts take on San Diego's famed Symbolic Motors, a dealer of the ultimate forms of motor vehicular expression -- Lamborghinis, Lotuses and Bentleys, yum. Without ruining all the details for you, the team makes it perilously clear that they can and will defeat expensive IT security, video monitoring, motion detection and physical defenses with a little easily-pulled off reconnaissance (including a free test drive in a new Lotus Elise, nice bonus dudes!) and virtually no resistance. One of the most shocking aspects of the exercise is when after doing some rudimentary dumpster diving, the team uncovers details of the dealer's IT services provider (hi there LANSolutions! We provide comprehensive, impenetrable safeguards for your business! Hahaha!), and merely pose as one of its employees to gain access to Symbolic's server room and all the data therein. Having nearly fully compromised the organization's entire perimeter defenses beforehand, the team carries out its plan and breaks in during the night and has its way with another free test drive. And oh yeah, they also find a sales contract with all the personal information of an individual who appears to be well-known Hollywood car aficionado Nicholas Cage, and the records of a lot of other celebrity customers. So if they get tired of driving their free Lambo Murcielagos, Tiger Team can carry out some uber-targeted identity theft (if Cage has any money left from all those divorces, that is) whenever they feel like it (perhaps his next role should be All my career earnings gone in 60 seconds). Not detailed in the CourtTV show, but fed to Zero Day blog, is the information that the Tiger Team utilized automated penetration testing tools made by vendor Core Security as part of its arsenal for finding ways to crack the dealership's IT systems. Nice product placement, but the usage also points out, as recently described to me by Symantec security research guru Carey Nachenberg, how bad guys are using the same commercially-produced tools as used for protection by the white hats to find ways to get inside company perimeters. The high-price of such products is clearly no longer an issue for people backed by a billion-dollar cyber-crime industry it would seem. I'm still waiting for someone to hire Steven Spielberg to make Richard Clarke's Breakpoint into a Hollywood blockbuster (and if done right I think it could be), but in the meantime we can let the Tiger Team's work speak to the real world relevance of IT security and the increasingly dire landscape of criminal activity being carried out by technologically advanced criminals. CourtTV is promising more Tiger Team episodes in the near future. Until then, keep it tuned here for further details. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Be-ZzcXVLw [2] http://www.courttv.com/onair/shows/red/red_player.html?id=870link=REDshlk [On January 1 2008, Court TV becomes truTV - www.trutv.com ] - WK __ Visit InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org/ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: OT: Fwd: [ISN] IT security goes Prime Time
Awesome... Thanks for sharing this! On Dec 28, 2007 12:23 PM, Kurt Buff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: InfoSec News [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Dec 28, 2007 1:26 AM Subject: [ISN] IT security goes Prime Time To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://weblog.infoworld.com/zeroday/archives/2007/12/it_security_goe.html By Matt Hines InfoWorld.com December 27, 2007 If the watermark for attaining hip-ness in American culture is landing on TV or in Hollywood, in addition to the endless video annals of the Web -- such as YouTube [1] -- then IT security, and penetration testing in particular, has finally made it. Yes, we've been seeing some pretty sophisticated hi-tech gadgetry in films since before the Sean Connery era of James Bond, and some truly awful attempts to flesh out the perils that exist in the electronic environment, but now things have gotten so absolutely wild in the real world that security gamesmanship has gone reality TV. Last week, CourtTV began running a new series dubbed Tiger Team in which experts in IT and physical security engage in a pre-planned game of cat-and-mouse pitting them against high-priced protection systems put in place by actual businesses. The initial results aren't pretty. That is, for those companies who think that they've invested sufficient time and energy in trying to defend their physical and informational assets. In the show's initial episode, available for viewing here [2] in four clips offered via official the CourtTV site (with minimal advertising inter-dispersed I might add), the Tiger Team experts take on San Diego's famed Symbolic Motors, a dealer of the ultimate forms of motor vehicular expression -- Lamborghinis, Lotuses and Bentleys, yum. Without ruining all the details for you, the team makes it perilously clear that they can and will defeat expensive IT security, video monitoring, motion detection and physical defenses with a little easily-pulled off reconnaissance (including a free test drive in a new Lotus Elise, nice bonus dudes!) and virtually no resistance. One of the most shocking aspects of the exercise is when after doing some rudimentary dumpster diving, the team uncovers details of the dealer's IT services provider (hi there LANSolutions! We provide comprehensive, impenetrable safeguards for your business! Hahaha!), and merely pose as one of its employees to gain access to Symbolic's server room and all the data therein. Having nearly fully compromised the organization's entire perimeter defenses beforehand, the team carries out its plan and breaks in during the night and has its way with another free test drive. And oh yeah, they also find a sales contract with all the personal information of an individual who appears to be well-known Hollywood car aficionado Nicholas Cage, and the records of a lot of other celebrity customers. So if they get tired of driving their free Lambo Murcielagos, Tiger Team can carry out some uber-targeted identity theft (if Cage has any money left from all those divorces, that is) whenever they feel like it (perhaps his next role should be All my career earnings gone in 60 seconds). Not detailed in the CourtTV show, but fed to Zero Day blog, is the information that the Tiger Team utilized automated penetration testing tools made by vendor Core Security as part of its arsenal for finding ways to crack the dealership's IT systems. Nice product placement, but the usage also points out, as recently described to me by Symantec security research guru Carey Nachenberg, how bad guys are using the same commercially-produced tools as used for protection by the white hats to find ways to get inside company perimeters. The high-price of such products is clearly no longer an issue for people backed by a billion-dollar cyber-crime industry it would seem. I'm still waiting for someone to hire Steven Spielberg to make Richard Clarke's Breakpoint into a Hollywood blockbuster (and if done right I think it could be), but in the meantime we can let the Tiger Team's work speak to the real world relevance of IT security and the increasingly dire landscape of criminal activity being carried out by technologically advanced criminals. CourtTV is promising more Tiger Team episodes in the near future. Until then, keep it tuned here for further details. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Be-ZzcXVLw [2] http://www.courttv.com/onair/shows/red/red_player.html?id=870link=REDshlk [On January 1 2008, Court TV becomes truTV - www.trutv.com ] - WK __ Visit InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org/ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Looking for a DNS provider
I was going to mention using the registrar, as I do myself. The ones that I have used all have this. It's just not enabled by default. -- Mike Gill From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider I know - that's why I am wondering why it wasn't setup w/ them in the first place... Hmmm.. _ From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider If they offer that service, then there should be no reason not to use them. Sounds like they're offering exactly what you're asking for. Joe Heaton From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 6:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider My registrar is Network Solutions - any reason I can't (or shouldn't) be using them? It looks like if they are hosting our DNS as well as our domain names, I can make DNS changes 24x7 (and at no additional cost). Thanks, Dave _ From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider Been using DNS Made Easy for years, never had a problem with their DNS service, and prices are quite reasonable. http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com Carl _ From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Looking for a DNS provider I would like to be able to go online and add/modify/delete DNS records for my domains at any time (24x7). My current DNS provider (Paetec) is only available 9am-5pm M-F and I have to submit a DNS request to them, wait for them to respond to my request, assign the changes to an engineer, and then the changes are finally made. Any recommendations? Thanks, Dave No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1200 - Release Date: 12/27/2007 1:34 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1200 - Release Date: 12/27/2007 1:34 PM ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: screen scroll utility ???
The Sony has a zoom feature that you can then scroll around the larger display with. Is this what you are talking about? Its on the side with a + - magnifying glass. You can set different resolution on the unit (mine does) and then move it around with the device. I radmin to mine a lot since it has my road warrior stuff on it and use it on a full screen, very nice device. From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? _ From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: screen scroll utility ???
Well, there are other manufacturers making them now. I support a few of them and have one until recently. Let me say that if you need laptop functions (full blown o/s) and want to be able to put it on your hip or in your bag this is the way to go. Its great for travelling since it has a dvd drive and the back props out like a dvd player. The slide out full keyboard is small, but a lot easier to use then say a WMP device. You get full installs like word/office, and with built in wifi and wlan your always connected with it. The competitors are much less money since they arent sony but usually weigh a little more or have a little less horsepower. Dont forget it has a dock like a laptop so you can get full key/mouse/vga functions to it as well. Personally I thought it was a great admin tool/device but I wouldnt want to try to work for long periods of time on it. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Seriously. I've been relatively oblivious to these types of devices until recently. Are they particularly popular? I occasionally get asked about the availability of a laptop or smart phone at my work - but no one asks for anything like these. On Dec 28, 2007 10:06 AM, Rod Trent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hard to believe these things are more expensive than a regular laptop. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Oh sure. I've had this ability on just about any laptop I've owned. Just set the screen size to be larger than the max pixels of the physical display. Voila: Windows lets your scroll. This always seemed to be device manufacturer specific, but perhaps I'm mistaken on that point. On Dec 28, 2007 9:45 AM, René de Haas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember seeing something in the past on a laptop where you could define your resolution and desktop area differently. If the desktop area was bigger it would scroll. Alas long ago, don't remember where I saw it. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 3:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Sounds like its definitely worth the effort then. I've yet to see a non-manufacturer supplied driver do this - but if you find one, please post back with the details. On Dec 28, 2007 9:21 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah, I've only been in touch via email with this guy, hope to have it in my hands to see for myself. Good guy, but not proficient at all with computers, but this summer he fixed my A/C compressor for a handshake instead of the hundreds $$ that the other company estimated. Figured I'd post up here in case anyone had one of these Sony UMPCs already. _ From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? This is usually functionality of the display driver. On Dec 28, 2007 9:07 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? _ From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM -- ME2 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM -- ME2 _ *** The information in this e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity
Re: Security Camera's
Yes Thank you this will save me a lot of time. Jon On Dec 28, 2007 8:52 AM, Mark Boersma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent writeup, thank you. Mark - Two rules to success in life: 1. Never tell people everything you know. *From:* Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Friday, December 28, 2007 3:27 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: Security Camera's I've had to do some budget camera shopping myself, and have a little insight on IP cameras. Axis is the #1 brand for cameras. They are crisp, responsive, and robust. An indoor cheap axis (the 207 model) looking through a window looks better than some of the outdoor models available from other vendors. Prices can skyrocket quickly with these cameras, shooting over $1000 per camera is easy to do. At the other end of the spectrum we have the D-Link. I've dealt with a few of these cameras, and the only one that worked for me was the DCS-900... their cheapest model. For less than $100, this camera has been running in my shop for over a year now non stop... but it's frame rate is horrid (6fps using MJPEG). Others I've tried (like the PoE DCS-1110) won't work with my software (more on that later). There is a company named gadspot that makes very inexpensive cameras. After putting one of their cameras through the paces, I'd recommend avoiding them. Cisco has come out with a new IP Camera. It's got most of the right features like PoE, a DC Iris, MJPEG and MPEG4... And since it's a clone of one of their Linksys products, it's fairly inexpensive. I wouldn't mind trying one of those. As for the Trendnet, the only camera of theirs that caught my eye was the TV-201p, which appears to be one of the least expensive PoE cameras on the market (except for the before-mentioned D-Link DCS-1110). If it can do MJPEG support, It would be a killer indoor camera for cheap. Many of the others simply will not work with my server software. Panasonic makes some good looking cameras on paper, but I have yet to get one in my hands to try out. If you check out Panasonic's website, they have cameras in the Consumer and in the Corperate sections of their site, each with their own line of cameras. Vivotek is an interesting camea vendor. Many other vendors use re-branded versions of their camreas. (For example, 4XEM uses rebranded Vivotek gear.) If you're in the States, it's a little hard to get these Taiwan cameras, but they have a very good price/feature ratio. But when we decided to get a camera for outdoor use at our school, we decided on the Toshiba IK-WB02A. Actually, we decided on the camera kits that came with the zoom and wide angle lens. My review of these cameras are that they are quite functional, robust (I have 1 out of 5 that is having problems, but I think it has more to do with my wiring than the camera itself) and has the features we needed for a price we could afford. We house them within Videolarm outdoor heated and ventilated housings and have been quite happy with the camera's performance. My one complaint would be the difficulty it is to focus the cameras, especially since it is best to focus these cameras during night. Since the iris opens completely duing dark hours, the focus must be spot on... otherwise the picture gets fuzzy very quickly. If I could make suggestion: No matter what camera you get, make sure it doesn't requires Internet Explorer and doesn't support other browsers. This basicaly means that the camera can only be viewed with an ActiveX plugin... which means it is only supported by Windows and IE. Never limit yourself to a single platform if you can avoid it. this is why I cannot recommend most D-Link or Trendnet cameras. As for server software, I only have dealt with 2: ZoneMinder and Lux Riot. Lux Riot looks to be an excellent windows based camera recording software. but, since license for the camera was going to cost as much as the hardware I was going to run the hardware one, I decided to look at the open source alternative. ZoneMinder is quickly maturing into an excellent piece of software. It can do motion detection, camera control, Follow the moving item, and many other advanced features... but it also has its' limitations: Works only with JPEG and MJPEG cameras, no MPEG4. Scheduling needs work. Reviewing video could use improvement. Oh, and you'll have to build it for yourself. But, there is one great advantage to going withe the Free software first... If ZoneMinder ever stops meeting our needs, We aren't heavily invested in it. I hope this info is useful to some of you. --Matt Ross ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Looking for a DNS provider
ZoneEdit considers a zone anything you need sub records for so the A record for sub.domain.com lives in the domain.com zone but if thats all you need its just a zone credit for domain.com. If you needed an MX record off the sub.domain.com it would be a new zone, according to ZoneEdit. I believe Ive even setup A records as sub1.sub2.domain.com and it only counted as 1 zone credit because it was under the domain.com zone and that's all I needed. The other things you can use zone credits for include adding a backup MX service they host, or adding additional name servers beyond the two they provide for free. I've been using them for years and have had no problems - I think I've had something like 30-40 zones with them. - Andy O. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 11:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Looking for a DNS provider AFAIK: Each unique namespace is its own DNS zone. Anything between a . is break in the namespace, and thus makes it unique. I dunno how ZoneEdit makes its own distinctions for the benefit of their services, but nested subdomains constitute multiple DNS zones. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Looking for a DNS provider
AH HAH! Bingo. I am willing to bet that is why we are using a different provider for DNS than our registrar. So that we can switch registrars with no problems. Thanks!!! -Original Message- From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider Oh...and I was going to mention that I like using a dedicated provider for DNS since it makes changing any other part of your hosting environment easier - switching registrar, web host, etc. Not having to re-setup DNS when those changes are made is nice. - Andy O. From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 12:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider I was going to mention using the registrar, as I do myself. The ones that I have used all have this. It's just not enabled by default. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: screen scroll utility ???
Im definitely interested in these now. Ill have to see about getting an eval. From: Benjamin Zachary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:24 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? Well, there are other manufacturers making them now. I support a few of them and have one until recently. Let me say that if you need laptop functions (full blown o/s) and want to be able to put it on your hip or in your bag this is the way to go. Its great for travelling since it has a dvd drive and the back props out like a dvd player. The slide out full keyboard is small, but a lot easier to use then say a WMP device. You get full installs like word/office, and with built in wifi and wlan your always connected with it. The competitors are much less money since they arent sony but usually weigh a little more or have a little less horsepower. Dont forget it has a dock like a laptop so you can get full key/mouse/vga functions to it as well. Personally I thought it was a great admin tool/device but I wouldnt want to try to work for long periods of time on it. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Seriously. I've been relatively oblivious to these types of devices until recently. Are they particularly popular? I occasionally get asked about the availability of a laptop or smart phone at my work - but no one asks for anything like these. On Dec 28, 2007 10:06 AM, Rod Trent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hard to believe these things are more expensive than a regular laptop. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Oh sure. I've had this ability on just about any laptop I've owned. Just set the screen size to be larger than the max pixels of the physical display. Voila: Windows lets your scroll. This always seemed to be device manufacturer specific, but perhaps I'm mistaken on that point. On Dec 28, 2007 9:45 AM, René de Haas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember seeing something in the past on a laptop where you could define your resolution and desktop area differently. If the desktop area was bigger it would scroll. Alas long ago, don't remember where I saw it. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 3:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? Sounds like its definitely worth the effort then. I've yet to see a non-manufacturer supplied driver do this - but if you find one, please post back with the details. On Dec 28, 2007 9:21 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah, I've only been in touch via email with this guy, hope to have it in my hands to see for myself. Good guy, but not proficient at all with computers, but this summer he fixed my A/C compressor for a handshake instead of the hundreds $$ that the other company estimated. Figured I'd post up here in case anyone had one of these Sony UMPCs already. _ From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: screen scroll utility ??? This is usually functionality of the display driver. On Dec 28, 2007 9:07 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? _ From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM -- ME2 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 -
RE: Security Camera's
I'll second Axis's PTZ cameras. They cost alot up front, but they are built very very well. Phillip Partipilo Parametric Solutions Inc. Jupiter, Florida (561) 747-6107 _ From: Mark Boersma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Security Camera's I've got a quite a few axis ptz cameras out on construction sites. Stay away from dlink cameras, they tend to last 366 days. J Mark - Two rules to success in life: 1. Never tell people everything you know. From: Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Security Camera's We use pelco. No complaints From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 11:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Security Camera's There are a lot of companies hawking cameras for security purposes but what are some of you using. Better yet which ones should I stay away from? Jon _ If this email is spam, report it here: http://www.OnlyMyEmail.com/ReportSpam http://www.onlymyemail.com/view/?action=reportSpamId=ODEzNjQ6NDg4NDUyNDk2O nBqcEBwc25ldC5jb20%3D ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Logging print jobs
Looking for a utility that would log some details on print jobs. It would be nice to have the source and time logged. We are still experiencing some print issues with various HP printers and we need to get some more information to help troubleshoot. Any recommendations? Craig Gauss Technical Supervisor/Security Officer Riverview Hospital Association Phone: 715-424-8572 Fax: 715-424-9011 http://www.rhahealthcare.org http://www.rhahealthcare.org/ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: screen scroll utility ???
thanks... it's a friends UMPC, I haven't had my hands on it yet... I'll pass this along tho' _ From: Benjamin Zachary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? The Sony has a zoom feature that you can then scroll around the larger display with. Is this what you are talking about? Its on the side with a + - magnifying glass. You can set different resolution on the unit (mine does) and then move it around with the device. I radmin to mine a lot since it has my road warrior stuff on it and use it on a full screen, very nice device. From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: screen scroll utility ??? bueller... bueller... bueller ... one more try, anyone know about virtual desktop scrolling for Vista ? _ From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: screen scroll utility ??? Greetings ! I've got a friend that just picked up one of those UMPCs (a Sony) with a 4.5 screen, running Vista 'business' on it. Anyone know offhand of a utility that will let him configure a larger 'virtual screen' and let him use the 4.5 display to scroll around this larger screen ? Thanks in advance No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/2007 5:26 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Logging print jobs
You need more than the default Windows print auditing settings? Windows auditing will tell you who printed, date, time, file name, size, total pages, etc. -Z.V. Craig Gauss wrote: Looking for a utility that would log some details on print jobs. It would be nice to have the source and time logged. We are still experiencing some print issues with various HP printers and we need to get some more information to help troubleshoot. Any recommendations? Craig Gauss Technical Supervisor/Security Officer Riverview Hospital Association Phone: 715-424-8572 Fax: 715-424-9011 http://www.rhahealthcare.org
SonicWall NAT'ing question
SonicWall Pro 1260 w/enhanced OS I need to configure this box to NAT/PAT for a new network (10.101.2.x/24) I just brought online. This sonicwall is only going to be in service for a few more weeks, as I'm migrating to a new ASA 5510. I did figure out the routing on the sonicwall so it can get to the aforementioned network but nodes on that network can't get to the Internet. Do I create a new NAT policy? What am I missing? Shook http://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshook ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: SonicWall NAT'ing question
As long as the default gateways are setup properly, it should work. The NATing that I’ve ever done with Sonicwall is incoming stuff, ie web, exchange, etc. So the router/switch that handles the new network needs the internal port of the Sonicwall as its default gateway. Joe Heaton From: Andy Shook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 12:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: SonicWall NAT'ing question SonicWall Pro 1260 w/enhanced OS I need to configure this box to NAT/PAT for a new network (10.101.2.x/24) I just brought online. This sonicwall is only going to be in service for a few more weeks, as I’m migrating to a new ASA 5510. I did figure out the routing on the sonicwall so it can get to the aforementioned network but nodes on that network can’t get to the Internet. Do I create a new NAT policy? What am I missing? Shook HYPERLINK http://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshookhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshook No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
OT: HP Procurve - some questions
We're putting together a plan for upgrading our network, and I have a couple of questions regarding the Procurve 3400 series. They revolve around a decision I'll have to make about whether to get two 24-port switches, or a single 48 port switch. I'd like to get two of the 24 port switches, and put them in a stacked configuration, so that if one of them dies we won't lose everything, with our servers splitting their NICs between the two 24 port switches. They'll be the core switch(es) for our production network, and as such will be the VLAN termination point, router, root bridge, etc., and I'm wondering what the gotchas are for this kind of setup. Does anyone have experience with these, and how they behave if one of the stacked switched does a face plant? I'm also interested in the speed penalty that stacking incurs, if any. I haven't found hard figures on the HP site, but we're going to be considering SANs later in the year, and I want to make sure that we don't compromise their inherent 10Gig capability - we're thinking iSCSI, or even FC over Ethernet, if that becomes useful by then. TIA, Kurt ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: HP Procurve - some questions
It's a standard network port. That's why I say, all stacking lets you do is manage multiple switches with a single IP address ...Tim -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:50 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP Procurve - some questions Oh, yeah, one other thing: Does the stacking consume a standard network port, or is there a special stacking jack on the switch? On Dec 28, 2007 1:43 PM, Tim Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I can't comment on the 3400 series, we've had a bunch of 4000's around here for years and recently upgraded most of our network to 5400 series. With that caveat, all HP stacking does is let you manage the switches using a single IP address. One of them is designated the commander and the others are members. If one goes down (even the commander) the others continue to function normally. When you connect to the stack using telnet/ssh, you are prompted to select which switch to manage. When you connect using http, you connect to the commander and have to select the others to manage them. The configuration on each switch is independent - you have to enable VLAN's on each one, define the same VLANs on each one, etc. There is no special stacking connection, you just tie them together using a LAN connection on each one. So, you don't get the full switch backbone speed between stack members. Only the port speed of the to ports connecting them. HTH ...Tim -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: HP Procurve - some questions We're putting together a plan for upgrading our network, and I have a couple of questions regarding the Procurve 3400 series. They revolve around a decision I'll have to make about whether to get two 24-port switches, or a single 48 port switch. I'd like to get two of the 24 port switches, and put them in a stacked configuration, so that if one of them dies we won't lose everything, with our servers splitting their NICs between the two 24 port switches. They'll be the core switch(es) for our production network, and as such will be the VLAN termination point, router, root bridge, etc., and I'm wondering what the gotchas are for this kind of setup. Does anyone have experience with these, and how they behave if one of the stacked switched does a face plant? I'm also interested in the speed penalty that stacking incurs, if any. I haven't found hard figures on the HP site, but we're going to be considering SANs later in the year, and I want to make sure that we don't compromise their inherent 10Gig capability - we're thinking iSCSI, or even FC over Ethernet, if that becomes useful by then. TIA, Kurt ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: HP Procurve - some questions
OK - seems reasonable. Well, then to manage the switches - there will be 12 or 14 of them - it would seem reasonable just to get the smallest switch that will support stacking, and use that as the commander, or else use the free management software that comes with... On Dec 28, 2007 2:25 PM, Tim Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a standard network port. That's why I say, all stacking lets you do is manage multiple switches with a single IP address ...Tim -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:50 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP Procurve - some questions Oh, yeah, one other thing: Does the stacking consume a standard network port, or is there a special stacking jack on the switch? On Dec 28, 2007 1:43 PM, Tim Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I can't comment on the 3400 series, we've had a bunch of 4000's around here for years and recently upgraded most of our network to 5400 series. With that caveat, all HP stacking does is let you manage the switches using a single IP address. One of them is designated the commander and the others are members. If one goes down (even the commander) the others continue to function normally. When you connect to the stack using telnet/ssh, you are prompted to select which switch to manage. When you connect using http, you connect to the commander and have to select the others to manage them. The configuration on each switch is independent - you have to enable VLAN's on each one, define the same VLANs on each one, etc. There is no special stacking connection, you just tie them together using a LAN connection on each one. So, you don't get the full switch backbone speed between stack members. Only the port speed of the to ports connecting them. HTH ...Tim -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: HP Procurve - some questions We're putting together a plan for upgrading our network, and I have a couple of questions regarding the Procurve 3400 series. They revolve around a decision I'll have to make about whether to get two 24-port switches, or a single 48 port switch. I'd like to get two of the 24 port switches, and put them in a stacked configuration, so that if one of them dies we won't lose everything, with our servers splitting their NICs between the two 24 port switches. They'll be the core switch(es) for our production network, and as such will be the VLAN termination point, router, root bridge, etc., and I'm wondering what the gotchas are for this kind of setup. Does anyone have experience with these, and how they behave if one of the stacked switched does a face plant? I'm also interested in the speed penalty that stacking incurs, if any. I haven't found hard figures on the HP site, but we're going to be considering SANs later in the year, and I want to make sure that we don't compromise their inherent 10Gig capability - we're thinking iSCSI, or even FC over Ethernet, if that becomes useful by then. TIA, Kurt ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: HP Procurve - some questions
Have you looked at Enterasys? We use the SecureStack C-Series here; they're easy to setup manage, are reasonably priced, and they work great. http://www.enterasys.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 4:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP Procurve - some questions OK - seems reasonable. Well, then to manage the switches - there will be 12 or 14 of them - it would seem reasonable just to get the smallest switch that will support stacking, and use that as the commander, or else use the free management software that comes with... On Dec 28, 2007 2:25 PM, Tim Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a standard network port. That's why I say, all stacking lets you do is manage multiple switches with a single IP address ...Tim -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:50 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP Procurve - some questions Oh, yeah, one other thing: Does the stacking consume a standard network port, or is there a special stacking jack on the switch? On Dec 28, 2007 1:43 PM, Tim Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I can't comment on the 3400 series, we've had a bunch of 4000's around here for years and recently upgraded most of our network to 5400 series. With that caveat, all HP stacking does is let you manage the switches using a single IP address. One of them is designated the commander and the others are members. If one goes down (even the commander) the others continue to function normally. When you connect to the stack using telnet/ssh, you are prompted to select which switch to manage. When you connect using http, you connect to the commander and have to select the others to manage them. The configuration on each switch is independent - you have to enable VLAN's on each one, define the same VLANs on each one, etc. There is no special stacking connection, you just tie them together using a LAN connection on each one. So, you don't get the full switch backbone speed between stack members. Only the port speed of the to ports connecting them. HTH ...Tim -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: HP Procurve - some questions We're putting together a plan for upgrading our network, and I have a couple of questions regarding the Procurve 3400 series. They revolve around a decision I'll have to make about whether to get two 24-port switches, or a single 48 port switch. I'd like to get two of the 24 port switches, and put them in a stacked configuration, so that if one of them dies we won't lose everything, with our servers splitting their NICs between the two 24 port switches. They'll be the core switch(es) for our production network, and as such will be the VLAN termination point, router, root bridge, etc., and I'm wondering what the gotchas are for this kind of setup. Does anyone have experience with these, and how they behave if one of the stacked switched does a face plant? I'm also interested in the speed penalty that stacking incurs, if any. I haven't found hard figures on the HP site, but we're going to be considering SANs later in the year, and I want to make sure that we don't compromise their inherent 10Gig capability - we're thinking iSCSI, or even FC over Ethernet, if that becomes useful by then. TIA, Kurt ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: HP Procurve - some questions
I've never set up their management sw, but it might help if you're going to try to keep all the configs in sync. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: 12/28/07 3:23 PM Subject: Re: HP Procurve - some questions OK - seems reasonable. Well, then to manage the switches - there will be 12 or 14 of them - it would seem reasonable just to get the smallest switch that will support stacking, and use that as the commander, or else use the free management software that comes with... On Dec 28, 2007 2:25 PM, Tim Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a standard network port. That's why I say, all stacking lets you do is manage multiple switches with a single IP address ...Tim -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:50 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP Procurve - some questions Oh, yeah, one other thing: Does the stacking consume a standard network port, or is there a special stacking jack on the switch? On Dec 28, 2007 1:43 PM, Tim Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I can't comment on the 3400 series, we've had a bunch of 4000's around here for years and recently upgraded most of our network to 5400 series. With that caveat, all HP stacking does is let you manage the switches using a single IP address. One of them is designated the commander and the others are members. If one goes down (even the commander) the others continue to function normally. When you connect to the stack using telnet/ssh, you are prompted to select which switch to manage. When you connect using http, you connect to the commander and have to select the others to manage them. The configuration on each switch is independent - you have to enable VLAN's on each one, define the same VLANs on each one, etc. There is no special stacking connection, you just tie them together using a LAN connection on each one. So, you don't get the full switch backbone speed between stack members. Only the port speed of the to ports connecting them. HTH ...Tim -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: HP Procurve - some questions We're putting together a plan for upgrading our network, and I have a couple of questions regarding the Procurve 3400 series. They revolve around a decision I'll have to make about whether to get two 24-port switches, or a single 48 port switch. I'd like to get two of the 24 port switches, and put them in a stacked configuration, so that if one of them dies we won't lose everything, with our servers splitting their NICs between the two 24 port switches. They'll be the core switch(es) for our production network, and as such will be the VLAN termination point, router, root bridge, etc., and I'm wondering what the gotchas are for this kind of setup. Does anyone have experience with these, and how they behave if one of the stacked switched does a face plant? I'm also interested in the speed penalty that stacking incurs, if any. I haven't found hard figures on the HP site, but we're going to be considering SANs later in the year, and I want to make sure that we don't compromise their inherent 10Gig capability - we're thinking iSCSI, or even FC over Ethernet, if that becomes useful by then. TIA, Kurt ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
SAN Gig Switch Recommendation
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 We will be implementing a SAN in 2008; we are mainly a Cisco Shop. We will be deploying to a SAN Network Isolated from our core network switches. I believe a 24 Port Gig switch will fit the bill, but I'm unsure if Cisco is the vendor we should look at? Any advise from you guys that are running SAN's... -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP Universal 2.6.3 Charset: us-ascii wsBVAwUBR3WPAnsd9fh7bf6mAQgKUQgAnJAqRb6SkY6+dGS4C0DieXnrCk/1k1Ne PmxPHIT3d1qIQksrp77H/uua44TyAqo3bvze/IwlFrpidXrQkB2gv7WBFMN8C+b4 sseWv4S7S9Un/KdX5LnvDF8hUq78ImoKsro883YdvwEkhEkenfOf1e1oYbkD9Q5h JW/qXWWCwTZrmjcBlBZpWwv7JHRxfZInddUhV5luKfYIfHHyStfl7X1vs8NSsqAf 2HUruXkRZXAGNN2FmE7IZgrVCTAw4ksFI34rudUtxBKdczeKBnC69aRcfATSLHnI 5EKKnNBGeiY/oAdJ1Io7wQ7N3nNkZF7ET00I5HBgMP8qS7Ejs1SzFA== =/0k0 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Looking for a DNS provider
Why do you want talk about registrars like that? I mean, the way it comes across in your message, you do this often? I would think you would want a registrar that holds a higher level of confidence in such statements. Anyway, the point is if you register all your domains at the same registrar, then you gain ease and convenience in those areas for managing DNS. I don't use a tier 1 registrar, but the sub of TUCOWS that I use have not given me one reason to change in over 4 years of use. I'm all for splitting up services but those two go so nicely together I'm wondering why you want to do what you're doing. -- Mike Gill -Original Message- From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider AH HAH! Bingo. I am willing to bet that is why we are using a different provider for DNS than our registrar. So that we can switch registrars with no problems. Thanks!!! -Original Message- From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider Oh...and I was going to mention that I like using a dedicated provider for DNS since it makes changing any other part of your hosting environment easier - switching registrar, web host, etc. Not having to re-setup DNS when those changes are made is nice. - Andy O. From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 12:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider I was going to mention using the registrar, as I do myself. The ones that I have used all have this. It's just not enabled by default. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Looking for a DNS provider
Good point. Splitting DNS service and registrar services offers limited protection from bastard domain registrars. Because the registrar controls the records that point to the DNS servers themselves. If you run into a dispute with your registrar (like GoDaddy shutting down sites whenever anyone asks) then they just point the nameservers at different DNS servers. If they also control the DNS itself, they can do this immediately vs. the 48 hour propogation time it may take to change NS records at the registry. Small comfort. More important is to stay away from unscrupulous domain registrars. Tucows is one of the best, but try wrestling a domain away from GoDaddy. I've dealt with the situation several times and it can be a nightmare. - Original Message - From: Mike Gill [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 5:49 PM Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider Why do you want talk about registrars like that? I mean, the way it comes across in your message, you do this often? I would think you would want a registrar that holds a higher level of confidence in such statements. Anyway, the point is if you register all your domains at the same registrar, then you gain ease and convenience in those areas for managing DNS. I don't use a tier 1 registrar, but the sub of TUCOWS that I use have not given me one reason to change in over 4 years of use. I'm all for splitting up services but those two go so nicely together I'm wondering why you want to do what you're doing. -- Mike Gill -Original Message- From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider AH HAH! Bingo. I am willing to bet that is why we are using a different provider for DNS than our registrar. So that we can switch registrars with no problems. Thanks!!! -Original Message- From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider Oh...and I was going to mention that I like using a dedicated provider for DNS since it makes changing any other part of your hosting environment easier - switching registrar, web host, etc. Not having to re-setup DNS when those changes are made is nice. - Andy O. From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 12:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider I was going to mention using the registrar, as I do myself. The ones that I have used all have this. It's just not enabled by default. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Windows update icon missing
Hi Folks, In my lab I have a workstation that was sitting turned off at a shelf for 3 months. The other day I needed it and started it up again. Now, when I want to turn it off, it is showing me that there are pending updates that will be installed when I click on Shut off. However, there is no Update icon in the systray, so I cannot review what updates are pending. How can I fix this? Google gives me thousands of hits on missing icon, but not what I am looking for. Happy New Year to ya'll. Leif cid:image001.gif@01C84A00.0B17BE60 Leif T. Wahlberg IT Consultant Ancient Pilot Mob: +886-932-147 774 +1-206-388-8744 Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~image001.gif
