R: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

[HELP_PC]

Yes it is 4.1.7. The switch is an HP Procurve 1820 and the issue is only with 
Netgear.Very strange
I may only add that the router is a WAN router with IP helper set for getting 
DHCP from a Server in the WAN but I had no other issues besides, sometimes 
connection lost for ISP problems

Guido Elia
HELPPC

Da: Matthew B Ames [mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com]
Inviato: giovedì 4 agosto 2011 19.48
A: NT System Admin Issues
Oggetto: RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

Latest firmware now applying to my NV+, and it appears my Linksys failure isn't 
related to Netgear, a quick Google suggest the good old bulging cap issue:

http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Switches/Almost-100-failure-rate-of-the-SR2024c-switches-anyone-know-why/td-p/223467

From: Matthew B Ames [mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com]
Sent: 04 August 2011 18:39
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

Oh, I lied, 4.1.7 is the latest.

From: Matthew B Ames [mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com]
Sent: 04 August 2011 17:46
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

What firmware is on the NV+ ?

I believe the latest is: RAIDiator 4.1.6 [1.00a043]
or at least that is what I have installed on mine.  I can't say I have seen 
that happen, but I did have a cheapo Linksys/Cisco giga switch show similar 
behaviour - maybe I'll power it back up and see how it behaves.

From: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it]
Sent: 04 August 2011 16:39
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+


Second time in a month a local lan becomes irresponsive

Pinging any address returns no availability. Even pinging the local machine or 
the router .

Removing the cable of a NAS netgear from the HP switch (static IP) everything 
is back to normal.

And even if I reconnect the NAS after few seconds the situation remains OK 
until... ?





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Re: Maintenance Fees

[Kurt Buff]

I have a bottle of 16 year Lagavulin on my shelf at all times. It's the best.

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 14:52, Joseph L. Casale
 wrote:
> Yeah, or Lagavulin which in IMHO is better J
>
>
>
> From: Pete Howard [mailto:pchow...@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:50 PM
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees
>
>
>
> Could be a good deal if its the 30yo Macallan scotch
>
>
>
> 
>
> From: Brian Desmond 
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2011 5:06 PM
> Subject: RE: Maintenance Fees
>
> Seems like you’re marketing yourself way under market value if you ask me.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian Desmond
>
> br...@briandesmond.com
>
>
>
> c   – 312.731.3132
>
>
>
> From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:38 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees
>
>
>
> Some months I just check logs and backups...takes me an hour or two from
> home.  These guys are engineers and very self sufficient. Mostly they pay me
> to be "available" for questions, I show them once how to do things, and they
> learn.  Very unCB-like.
>
> When I go onsite for anything extra they pay me.
>
> My other gig is a bottle of scotch per visit.  That is OK too.  Only four
> users there.
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Brian Desmond 
> wrote:
>
> So you cover all remote work for a flat $100/mo? That sounds like a pretty
> good deal…
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian Desmond
>
> br...@briandesmond.com
>
>
>
> c   – 312.731.3132
>
>
>
> From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:03 PM
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
>
> Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees
>
>
>
> I manage a couple of small shops in addition to %dayjob%.  They are somewhat
> smaller (under ten users), but I charge a montly retainer of $100 and then
> whatever time I need to actually go to visit (most I do from home) I charge
> a per hour fee.  Just finished a 2003SBS to SBS2011 migration yesterday.
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale 
> wrote:
>
> Guys,
> What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to
> maintain a network with roughly the following:
>
> 1.   30 users
>
> 2.   Exchange 2010
>
> 3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc
>
> 4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles
>
> 5.   a few procurves
>
> 6.   A bsd vpn/firewall
>
> 7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc…
>
>
>
> I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks
> might expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner
> (lots of history here) is asking me for some info.
>
>
>
> Thanks for any insight!
> jlc
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RE: .htaccess type tool for IIS?

[Ken Schaefer]

IIS 7 allows you to define "users" that only exist in IIS.
ASP.NET allows the same thing

Probably need more info on what your setup is

Cheers
Ken

Ken Schaefer
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From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, 5 August 2011 1:10 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: .htaccess type tool for IIS?

You're right it's not a huge deal and I guess it comes down to personal 
preference but to me, "Joe" doesn't need an account on the server, "Joe" just 
needs to be able to see a particular folder on a website, and for that 
something like iispassword seems a little neater than dealing with computer 
accounts and NTFS etc.

Paul

From: Joseph L. Casale [jcas...@activenetwerx.com]
Sent: 04 August 2011 6:02 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: .htaccess type tool for IIS?
.htacess does a lot, given you said iispasswd, I am guessing you only need 
userauth.
So why not make local accounts? What's the difference if you make a user/group 
text file like in apache?
Personally I think centralized user mgmt. is better?

From: Paul Hutchings 
[mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 10:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: .htaccess type tool for IIS?

Has anyone any experience of anything that can restrict access to IIS 
directories without requiring Windows accounts/NTFS permissions please?

I know of iispasswd which is similar to .htaccess on Apache, but beyond that 
I'd just be relying on whatever Google throws up rather than first-hand 
recommendations.

Thanks,
Paul



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Re: Maintenance Fees

[Bill Humphries]

that is one of my favorites.

Joseph L. Casale wrote:


Yeah, or Lagavulin which in IMHO is better J

 


*From:* Pete Howard [mailto:pchow...@yahoo.com]
*Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:50 PM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* Re: Maintenance Fees

 

Could be a good deal if its the 30yo Macallan scotch 

 




*From:* Brian Desmond >
*To:* NT System Admin Issues >

*Sent:* Thursday, August 4, 2011 5:06 PM
*Subject:* RE: Maintenance Fees

*Seems like you’re marketing yourself way under market value if you 
ask me. *


* *

*Thanks,*

*Brian Desmond*

*br...@briandesmond.com* 

* *

*c   – 312.731.3132*

* *

*From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] 


*Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:38 PM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* Re: Maintenance Fees

 

Some months I just check logs and backups...takes me an hour or two 
from home.  These guys are engineers and very self sufficient. Mostly 
they pay me to be "available" for questions, I show them once how to 
do things, and they learn.  Very unCB-like.  


When I go onsite for anything extra they pay me.

My other gig is a bottle of scotch per visit.  That is OK too.  Only 
four users there.


On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Brian Desmond > wrote:


*So you cover all remote work for a flat $100/mo? That sounds like a 
pretty good deal…*


* *

*Thanks,*

*Brian Desmond*

*br...@briandesmond.com* 

* *

*c   – 312.731.3132*

* *

*From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com 
]

*Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:03 PM


*To:* NT System Admin Issues

*Subject:* Re: Maintenance Fees

 

I manage a couple of small shops in addition to %dayjob%.  They are 
somewhat smaller (under ten users), but I charge a montly retainer of 
$100 and then whatever time I need to actually go to visit (most I do 
from home) I charge a per hour fee.  Just finished a 2003SBS to 
SBS2011 migration yesterday.


On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale 
mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:


Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting 
firm to maintain a network with roughly the following:


1.   30 users

2.   Exchange 2010

3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc

4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles

5.   a few procurves

6.   A bsd vpn/firewall

7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners 
etc…


 

I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some 
folks might expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and 
the owner (lots of history here) is asking me for some info.


 


Thanks for any insight!
jlc

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RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

[Martin Blackstone]

Same here. Other than that they are awesome. 

-Original Message-
From: Kevin Lundy [mailto:klu...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:18 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

Yes.  Have two PAs clustered.  Love the security aspect.  Management console
performance is slw.

Kevin

On 8/4/11, Martin Blackstone  wrote:
> Have any of you guys checked out Palo Alto Networks?
>
>
>
> From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:18 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
>
>
> Are you saying that av/content filtering is you least important 
> criteria of all on a FW? Or that's it's the bottom of your must haves?
>
>
>
> From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 12:23 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
>
>
> The features I find that I use the most are:
>
> * Firewall / VPN
> * IPS
> * .
> * .
> * .
> * AV / Content Filtering
>
>
>
>
> ASB
>
>
> http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker
>
>
> Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM, David Lum  wrote:
>
> And now I need to choose a firewall. Holy crap there are a multitude 
> of options, not the least of which are the various UTM (Unified Threat
> Management) options and reporting options.
>
> What kind of features do you guys find are key and are there any 
> features you thought you'd use but really don't?
>
> Dave
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
>
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 6:08 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
>
> Subject: RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> Yep, what you describe is exactly what I was envisioning, thanks! (BTW 
> Dell also calls it tagging). Now to decide on a firewall. I called my 
> client last night and she was already onboard with my thinking "go 
> ahead and buy it or send me a link and I'll order it".
>
> I love clients that trust you enough that all you need to do is 
> explain the concept and benefits and they're ready to pull the 
> trigger, weird telling them "uh, I'm not ready to buy anything as I 
> need to decide on the exact product..." :-).
>
> It's also nice is knowing steering them to a managed switch 3 years 
> ago is going to pay off with this little project.
>
> Dave
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:34 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, David Lum  wrote:
>> So ideally in your opinion the firewall would effectively give each 
>> VLAN (each VLAN defined by 802.1Q tags) it's own DHCP scope and thus 
>> their own IP settings, correct?
>
>  More or less.
>
>  I would separate your desired access groups into separate networks.
>
>  Conceptually, start with the idea that you have each group on a 
> different physical switch, each with its own DHCP server, and its own
>
>
> 
>
>  So upgrade the concept to a firewall that understands 802.1Q VLAN 
> tags.  Only one cable from the switch to the firewall.  Each separate 
> VLAN gets associated with that single cable, and the switch and 
> firewall use 802.1Q VLAN tags to know which isolated network a given 
> frame is for.
>
>  Only the switch port connected to the firewall emits or expects 
> frames with VLAN tags.  (I believe Cisco calls this a "VLAN trunk 
> port"; HP calls it "tagged"; I dunno what Dell calls it.)  All the 
> other switch ports are on a single VLAN ("untagged" in HP-speak), and 
> just act like separate switches for the nodes which aren't aware of 
> the other networks.
>
>  Make sense?
>
> -- Ben
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RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

[Crawford, Scott]

gotcha

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 6:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

It's the feature that my clients tend to use/implement the least frequently on 
a UTM device.


ASB

http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker

Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market...



On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Crawford, Scott 
mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu>> wrote:
Are you saying that av/content filtering is you least important criteria of all 
on a FW? Or that's it's the bottom of your must haves?

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 12:23 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

The features I find that I use the most are:

  *   Firewall / VPN
  *   IPS
  *   .
  *   .
  *   .
  *   AV / Content Filtering

ASB

http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker

Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market...


On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM, David Lum 
mailto:david@nwea.org>> wrote:
And now I need to choose a firewall. Holy crap there are a multitude of 
options, not the least of which are the various UTM (Unified Threat Management) 
options and reporting options.

What kind of features do you guys find are key and are there any features you 
thought you'd use but really don't?

Dave

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 6:08 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

Yep, what you describe is exactly what I was envisioning, thanks! (BTW Dell 
also calls it tagging). Now to decide on a firewall. I called my client last 
night and she was already onboard with my thinking "go ahead and buy it or send 
me a link and I'll order it".

I love clients that trust you enough that all you need to do is explain the 
concept and benefits and they're ready to pull the trigger, weird telling them 
"uh, I'm not ready to buy anything as I need to decide on the exact product..." 
:-).

It's also nice is knowing steering them to a managed switch 3 years ago is 
going to pay off with this little project.

Dave

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:34 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, David Lum 
mailto:david@nwea.org>> wrote:
> So ideally in your opinion the firewall would effectively give
> each VLAN (each VLAN defined by 802.1Q tags) it's own
> DHCP scope and thus their own IP settings, correct?

 More or less.

 I would separate your desired access groups into separate networks.

 Conceptually, start with the idea that you have each group on a
different physical switch, each with its own DHCP server, and its own




 So upgrade the concept to a firewall that understands 802.1Q VLAN
tags.  Only one cable from the switch to the firewall.  Each separate
VLAN gets associated with that single cable, and the switch and
firewall use 802.1Q VLAN tags to know which isolated network a given
frame is for.

 Only the switch port connected to the firewall emits or expects
frames with VLAN tags.  (I believe Cisco calls this a "VLAN trunk
port"; HP calls it "tagged"; I dunno what Dell calls it.)  All the
other switch ports are on a single VLAN ("untagged" in HP-speak), and
just act like separate switches for the nodes which aren't aware of
the other networks.

 Make sense?

-- Ben

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Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

[Andrew S. Baker]

It's the feature that my clients tend to use/implement the least frequently
on a UTM device.



* *

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*



On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Crawford, Scott wrote:

>  Are you saying that av/content filtering is you least important criteria
> of all on a FW? Or that’s it’s the bottom of your must haves?
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 12:23 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> ** **
>
> The features I find that I use the most are:
>
>- Firewall / VPN
>- IPS
>- .
>- .
>- .
>- AV / Content Filtering
>
> ** **
>
> *ASB*
>
> *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker*
>
> *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…*
>
>
>
> 
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM, David Lum  wrote:
>
> And now I need to choose a firewall. Holy crap there are a multitude of
> options, not the least of which are the various UTM (Unified Threat
> Management) options and reporting options.
>
> What kind of features do you guys find are key and are there any features
> you thought you'd use but really don't?
>
> Dave
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
>
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 6:08 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
>
> Subject: RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> Yep, what you describe is exactly what I was envisioning, thanks! (BTW Dell
> also calls it tagging). Now to decide on a firewall. I called my client last
> night and she was already onboard with my thinking "go ahead and buy it or
> send me a link and I'll order it".
>
> I love clients that trust you enough that all you need to do is explain the
> concept and benefits and they're ready to pull the trigger, weird telling
> them "uh, I'm not ready to buy anything as I need to decide on the exact
> product..." :-).
>
> It's also nice is knowing steering them to a managed switch 3 years ago is
> going to pay off with this little project.
>
> Dave
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:34 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, David Lum  wrote:
> > So ideally in your opinion the firewall would effectively give
> > each VLAN (each VLAN defined by 802.1Q tags) it's own
> > DHCP scope and thus their own IP settings, correct?
>
>  More or less.
>
>  I would separate your desired access groups into separate networks.
>
>  Conceptually, start with the idea that you have each group on a
> different physical switch, each with its own DHCP server, and its own
>
>
> 
>
>  So upgrade the concept to a firewall that understands 802.1Q VLAN
> tags.  Only one cable from the switch to the firewall.  Each separate
> VLAN gets associated with that single cable, and the switch and
> firewall use 802.1Q VLAN tags to know which isolated network a given
> frame is for.
>
>  Only the switch port connected to the firewall emits or expects
> frames with VLAN tags.  (I believe Cisco calls this a "VLAN trunk
> port"; HP calls it "tagged"; I dunno what Dell calls it.)  All the
> other switch ports are on a single VLAN ("untagged" in HP-speak), and
> just act like separate switches for the nodes which aren't aware of
> the other networks.
>
>  Make sense?
>
> -- Ben
>
>

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Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

[Andrew S. Baker]

Yes, and their stuff is awesome...  :)

A bit pricier than the range we're talking about, though.

* *

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Technology for the SMB market…

*



On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Martin Blackstone wrote:

> Have any of you guys checked out Palo Alto Networks?
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:18 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> ** **
>
> Are you saying that av/content filtering is you least important criteria of
> all on a FW? Or that’s it’s the bottom of your must haves?
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 12:23 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> ** **
>
> The features I find that I use the most are:
>
>- Firewall / VPN
>- IPS
>- .
>- .
>- .
>- AV / Content Filtering
>
> ** **
>
> *ASB*
>
> *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker*
>
> *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…*
>
> ** **
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM, David Lum  wrote:
>
> And now I need to choose a firewall. Holy crap there are a multitude of
> options, not the least of which are the various UTM (Unified Threat
> Management) options and reporting options.
>
> What kind of features do you guys find are key and are there any features
> you thought you'd use but really don't?
>
> Dave
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
>
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 6:08 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
>
> Subject: RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> Yep, what you describe is exactly what I was envisioning, thanks! (BTW Dell
> also calls it tagging). Now to decide on a firewall. I called my client last
> night and she was already onboard with my thinking "go ahead and buy it or
> send me a link and I'll order it".
>
> I love clients that trust you enough that all you need to do is explain the
> concept and benefits and they're ready to pull the trigger, weird telling
> them "uh, I'm not ready to buy anything as I need to decide on the exact
> product..." :-).
>
> It's also nice is knowing steering them to a managed switch 3 years ago is
> going to pay off with this little project.
>
> Dave
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:34 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, David Lum  wrote:
> > So ideally in your opinion the firewall would effectively give
> > each VLAN (each VLAN defined by 802.1Q tags) it's own
> > DHCP scope and thus their own IP settings, correct?
>
>  More or less.
>
>  I would separate your desired access groups into separate networks.
>
>  Conceptually, start with the idea that you have each group on a
> different physical switch, each with its own DHCP server, and its own
>
>
> 
>
>  So upgrade the concept to a firewall that understands 802.1Q VLAN
> tags.  Only one cable from the switch to the firewall.  Each separate
> VLAN gets associated with that single cable, and the switch and
> firewall use 802.1Q VLAN tags to know which isolated network a given
> frame is for.
>
>  Only the switch port connected to the firewall emits or expects
> frames with VLAN tags.  (I believe Cisco calls this a "VLAN trunk
> port"; HP calls it "tagged"; I dunno what Dell calls it.)  All the
> other switch ports are on a single VLAN ("untagged" in HP-speak), and
> just act like separate switches for the nodes which aren't aware of
> the other networks.
>
>  Make sense?
>
> -- Ben
>
>

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Re: Barebones Server based on Sandy Bridge (LGA 1155)

[Andrew S. Baker]

Getting closer:

http://www.globalcomputer.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=411709&csid=ITD&body=MAIN#productresources


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*



On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 7:37 PM, Andrew S. Baker  wrote:

> I'm trying to put together a new server for the home network based on the
> Sandy Bridge processor (say, Xeon E3-12xx series).  I'm feeling lazy and
> would prefer to go with a barebones systems, but I'm pretty much finding
> older combinations for the motherboards (LGA 1366 / 1156)
>
> Anyone still regularly putting together their own servers and have a
> recommendation for a vendor?   Even SuperMicro has slim pickings right now.
>
> I'm building these primarily for virtualization, and will be putting 16GB
> RAM and a pair of mirrored SATA drives.
>
> The problem might be my insistence on a tower chassis...   Or, I might have
> to build myself a server from desktop parts.  Sigh.
>
>
> * *
>
> *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of
> Technology for the SMB market…
>
> *
>

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Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

[Kevin Lundy]

Yes.  Have two PAs clustered.  Love the security aspect.  Management
console performance is slw.

Kevin

On 8/4/11, Martin Blackstone  wrote:
> Have any of you guys checked out Palo Alto Networks?
>
>
>
> From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:18 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
>
>
> Are you saying that av/content filtering is you least important criteria of
> all on a FW? Or that's it's the bottom of your must haves?
>
>
>
> From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 12:23 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
>
>
> The features I find that I use the most are:
>
> * Firewall / VPN
> * IPS
> * .
> * .
> * .
> * AV / Content Filtering
>
>
>
>
> ASB
>
>
> http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker
>
>
> Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM, David Lum  wrote:
>
> And now I need to choose a firewall. Holy crap there are a multitude of
> options, not the least of which are the various UTM (Unified Threat
> Management) options and reporting options.
>
> What kind of features do you guys find are key and are there any features
> you thought you'd use but really don't?
>
> Dave
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
>
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 6:08 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
>
> Subject: RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> Yep, what you describe is exactly what I was envisioning, thanks! (BTW Dell
> also calls it tagging). Now to decide on a firewall. I called my client last
> night and she was already onboard with my thinking "go ahead and buy it or
> send me a link and I'll order it".
>
> I love clients that trust you enough that all you need to do is explain the
> concept and benefits and they're ready to pull the trigger, weird telling
> them "uh, I'm not ready to buy anything as I need to decide on the exact
> product..." :-).
>
> It's also nice is knowing steering them to a managed switch 3 years ago is
> going to pay off with this little project.
>
> Dave
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:34 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, David Lum  wrote:
>> So ideally in your opinion the firewall would effectively give
>> each VLAN (each VLAN defined by 802.1Q tags) it's own
>> DHCP scope and thus their own IP settings, correct?
>
>  More or less.
>
>  I would separate your desired access groups into separate networks.
>
>  Conceptually, start with the idea that you have each group on a
> different physical switch, each with its own DHCP server, and its own
>
>
> 
>
>  So upgrade the concept to a firewall that understands 802.1Q VLAN
> tags.  Only one cable from the switch to the firewall.  Each separate
> VLAN gets associated with that single cable, and the switch and
> firewall use 802.1Q VLAN tags to know which isolated network a given
> frame is for.
>
>  Only the switch port connected to the firewall emits or expects
> frames with VLAN tags.  (I believe Cisco calls this a "VLAN trunk
> port"; HP calls it "tagged"; I dunno what Dell calls it.)  All the
> other switch ports are on a single VLAN ("untagged" in HP-speak), and
> just act like separate switches for the nodes which aren't aware of
> the other networks.
>
>  Make sense?
>
> -- Ben
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
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Re: Maintenance Fees

[kz20fl]

I just charge a flat fee for every visit. If its a call I can sort out in less 
than a minute via teamviewer then no charge. But visits cost. I generally half 
my normal hourly rate if its cash in hand (twenty quid an hour or part thereof, 
once I divide it)

Projects also cost a flat fee, agreed in advance. But I am very careful to know 
what I am getting in to. I have been burned a lot by what I thought were half 
hour jobs turning into seven hour marathons. Know the environments that you're 
supporting.

Drinking in the same pub as most of my clients also adds up though. I haven't 
bought a drink in months, which offsets the no-charge quick fixes :-)

Sent from my POS BlackBerry  wireless device, which may wipe itself at any 
moment

-Original Message-
From: "Joseph L. Casale" 
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 19:55:00 
To: NT System Admin Issues
Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Subject: Maintenance Fees

Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to 
maintain a network with roughly the following:

1.   30 users

2.   Exchange 2010

3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc

4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles

5.   a few procurves

6.   A bsd vpn/firewall

7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc...

I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks might 
expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner (lots of 
history here) is asking me for some info.

Thanks for any insight!
jlc

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RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

[Martin Blackstone]

Have any of you guys checked out Palo Alto Networks?

 

From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:18 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

 

Are you saying that av/content filtering is you least important criteria of
all on a FW? Or that's it's the bottom of your must haves?

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 12:23 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

 

The features I find that I use the most are:

*   Firewall / VPN
*   IPS
*   .
*   .
*   .
*   AV / Content Filtering

 


ASB


http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker


Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market.

 

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM, David Lum  wrote:

And now I need to choose a firewall. Holy crap there are a multitude of
options, not the least of which are the various UTM (Unified Threat
Management) options and reporting options.

What kind of features do you guys find are key and are there any features
you thought you'd use but really don't?

Dave


-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]

Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 6:08 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

Yep, what you describe is exactly what I was envisioning, thanks! (BTW Dell
also calls it tagging). Now to decide on a firewall. I called my client last
night and she was already onboard with my thinking "go ahead and buy it or
send me a link and I'll order it".

I love clients that trust you enough that all you need to do is explain the
concept and benefits and they're ready to pull the trigger, weird telling
them "uh, I'm not ready to buy anything as I need to decide on the exact
product..." :-).

It's also nice is knowing steering them to a managed switch 3 years ago is
going to pay off with this little project.

Dave

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:34 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, David Lum  wrote:
> So ideally in your opinion the firewall would effectively give
> each VLAN (each VLAN defined by 802.1Q tags) it's own
> DHCP scope and thus their own IP settings, correct?

 More or less.

 I would separate your desired access groups into separate networks.

 Conceptually, start with the idea that you have each group on a
different physical switch, each with its own DHCP server, and its own




 So upgrade the concept to a firewall that understands 802.1Q VLAN
tags.  Only one cable from the switch to the firewall.  Each separate
VLAN gets associated with that single cable, and the switch and
firewall use 802.1Q VLAN tags to know which isolated network a given
frame is for.

 Only the switch port connected to the firewall emits or expects
frames with VLAN tags.  (I believe Cisco calls this a "VLAN trunk
port"; HP calls it "tagged"; I dunno what Dell calls it.)  All the
other switch ports are on a single VLAN ("untagged" in HP-speak), and
just act like separate switches for the nodes which aren't aware of
the other networks.

 Make sense?

-- Ben

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RE: RDX Removable Disk Drive

[Crawford, Scott]

This is basically our scenario, but you're still unprotected from a rogue admin 
or virus connecting to both DPM servers and wiping out all your backup.  A 
removable device at least puts an air gap to protect you from any damage that 
can be done over the network.

For that, I've been basically copying data off of the DPM server to removable 
2TB drives on a monthly basis.

From: Bob Fronk [mailto:b...@btrfronk.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: RDX Removable Disk Drive

Currently at %dayjob% I am backing up about 9 TB... so I had abandoned 
removable media (Tape and Disk) a few years ago.

I use DPM which backs up to a 16TB SAN and a secondary DPM server and second 
SAN at a different location to back up the primary DPM server.  The two sites 
have a 45mbps WAN to move the data.


BF



From: Jonathan Link 
[mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:47 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: RDX Removable Disk Drive

I've been using RDX for years.

Disk to disk to RDX backups.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Bob Hartung 
mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com>> wrote:
I've got a Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2 tape drive that has failed and was out of 
warranty so I have to replace the whole thing.

As a possible alternative, I've been looking at the Quantum RDX Removable Disk 
Drive. The price of an PowerVault 110T LTO3 tape drive and the cost of the RDX 
with 22 cartridges aren't that far apart.

Does anyone have any experience with these units? I'd appreciate any feedback.

Thanks.

--

Bob Hartung
Wisco Industries, Inc.
736 Janesville St.
Oregon, WI 53575
Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
Fax: (608) 835-7399
e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com
Website: www.wiscoind.com

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RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

[Crawford, Scott]

Are you saying that av/content filtering is you least important criteria of all 
on a FW? Or that's it's the bottom of your must haves?

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 12:23 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

The features I find that I use the most are:

  *   Firewall / VPN
  *   IPS
  *   .
  *   .
  *   .
  *   AV / Content Filtering

ASB

http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker

Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market...



On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM, David Lum 
mailto:david@nwea.org>> wrote:
And now I need to choose a firewall. Holy crap there are a multitude of 
options, not the least of which are the various UTM (Unified Threat Management) 
options and reporting options.

What kind of features do you guys find are key and are there any features you 
thought you'd use but really don't?

Dave

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 6:08 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

Yep, what you describe is exactly what I was envisioning, thanks! (BTW Dell 
also calls it tagging). Now to decide on a firewall. I called my client last 
night and she was already onboard with my thinking "go ahead and buy it or send 
me a link and I'll order it".

I love clients that trust you enough that all you need to do is explain the 
concept and benefits and they're ready to pull the trigger, weird telling them 
"uh, I'm not ready to buy anything as I need to decide on the exact product..." 
:-).

It's also nice is knowing steering them to a managed switch 3 years ago is 
going to pay off with this little project.

Dave

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:34 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, David Lum 
mailto:david@nwea.org>> wrote:
> So ideally in your opinion the firewall would effectively give
> each VLAN (each VLAN defined by 802.1Q tags) it's own
> DHCP scope and thus their own IP settings, correct?

 More or less.

 I would separate your desired access groups into separate networks.

 Conceptually, start with the idea that you have each group on a
different physical switch, each with its own DHCP server, and its own




 So upgrade the concept to a firewall that understands 802.1Q VLAN
tags.  Only one cable from the switch to the firewall.  Each separate
VLAN gets associated with that single cable, and the switch and
firewall use 802.1Q VLAN tags to know which isolated network a given
frame is for.

 Only the switch port connected to the firewall emits or expects
frames with VLAN tags.  (I believe Cisco calls this a "VLAN trunk
port"; HP calls it "tagged"; I dunno what Dell calls it.)  All the
other switch ports are on a single VLAN ("untagged" in HP-speak), and
just act like separate switches for the nodes which aren't aware of
the other networks.

 Make sense?

-- Ben

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Re: RDX Removable Disk Drive

[Jonathan Link]

Designed to absorb a shock from falling 1 meter onto a concrete surface.
I've done it with no ill effects.  The same cannot be said of the other 2.5"
disks I've dropped from time to time.


On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Ben Scott  wrote:

>  Anyone know if there is any advantage to RDX over a simple external
> eSATA enclosure with removable disk trays?  It seems like the later
> would be cheaper, and more available/compatible, while doing the same
> thing.  Or does RDX do something special beyond providing a disk?
>
> -- Ben
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Re: RDX Removable Disk Drive

[Ben Scott]

  Anyone know if there is any advantage to RDX over a simple external
eSATA enclosure with removable disk trays?  It seems like the later
would be cheaper, and more available/compatible, while doing the same
thing.  Or does RDX do something special beyond providing a disk?

-- Ben

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RE: Maintenance Fees

[Joseph L. Casale]

Yeah, or Lagavulin which in IMHO is better ☺

From: Pete Howard [mailto:pchow...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:50 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees

Could be a good deal if its the 30yo Macallan scotch


From: Brian Desmond mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>>
To: NT System Admin Issues 
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2011 5:06 PM
Subject: RE: Maintenance Fees
Seems like you’re marketing yourself way under market value if you ask me.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

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From: Steve Ens 
[mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees

Some months I just check logs and backups...takes me an hour or two from home.  
These guys are engineers and very self sufficient. Mostly they pay me to be 
"available" for questions, I show them once how to do things, and they learn.  
Very unCB-like.
When I go onsite for anything extra they pay me.
My other gig is a bottle of scotch per visit.  That is OK too.  Only four users 
there.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Brian Desmond 
mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>> wrote:
So you cover all remote work for a flat $100/mo? That sounds like a pretty good 
deal…

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

c   – 312.731.3132

From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:03 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees

I manage a couple of small shops in addition to %dayjob%.  They are somewhat 
smaller (under ten users), but I charge a montly retainer of $100 and then 
whatever time I need to actually go to visit (most I do from home) I charge a 
per hour fee.  Just finished a 2003SBS to SBS2011 migration yesterday.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale 
mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:
Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to 
maintain a network with roughly the following:
1.   30 users
2.   Exchange 2010
3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc
4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles
5.   a few procurves
6.   A bsd vpn/firewall
7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc…

I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks might 
expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner (lots of 
history here) is asking me for some info.

Thanks for any insight!
jlc
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Re: Maintenance Fees

[Steve Ens]

http://www.glenfiddich.ca/the-range/50-year-old.php

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Pete Howard  wrote:

> Could be a good deal if its the 30yo Macallan scotch
>
> --
> *From:* Brian Desmond 
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues 
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 4, 2011 5:06 PM
> *Subject:* RE: Maintenance Fees
>
>  *Seems like you’re marketing yourself way under market value if you ask
> me. *
> *  *
> *Thanks,*
> *Brian Desmond*
> *br...@briandesmond.com* **
> *  *
> *c   – 312.731.3132*
> *  *
> *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:38 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Maintenance Fees
>
> Some months I just check logs and backups...takes me an hour or two from
> home.  These guys are engineers and very self sufficient. Mostly they pay me
> to be "available" for questions, I show them once how to do things, and they
> learn.  Very unCB-like.
>  When I go onsite for anything extra they pay me.
>  My other gig is a bottle of scotch per visit.  That is OK too.  Only four
> users there.
>  On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Brian Desmond 
> wrote:
>  *So you cover all remote work for a flat $100/mo? That sounds like a
> pretty good deal…*
> * *
> *Thanks,*
> *Brian Desmond*
> *br...@briandesmond.com* 
> * *
> *c   – 312.731.3132*
> * *
> *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:03 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>  *Subject:* Re: Maintenance Fees
>
> I manage a couple of small shops in addition to %dayjob%.  They are
> somewhat smaller (under ten users), but I charge a montly retainer of $100
> and then whatever time I need to actually go to visit (most I do from home)
> I charge a per hour fee.  Just finished a 2003SBS to SBS2011 migration
> yesterday.
>   On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale <
> jcas...@activenetwerx.com> wrote:
>  Guys,
> What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to
> maintain a network with roughly the following:
> 1.   30 users
> 2.   Exchange 2010
> 3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc
> 4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles
> 5.   a few procurves
> 6.   A bsd vpn/firewall
> 7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners
> etc…
>
> I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks
> might expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner
> (lots of history here) is asking me for some info.
>
> Thanks for any insight!
> jlc
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Re: Maintenance Fees

[Pete Howard]

Could be a good deal if its the 30yo Macallan scotch 



From: Brian Desmond 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2011 5:06 PM
Subject: RE: Maintenance Fees


 
Seems like you’re marketing yourself way under market value if you ask me. 
 
Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com
 
c   – 312.731.3132
 
From:Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees
 
Some months I just check logs and backups...takes me an hour or two from home.  
These guys are engineers and very self sufficient. Mostly they pay me to be 
"available" for questions, I show them once how to do things, and they learn.  
Very unCB-like.  
When I go onsite for anything extra they pay me.
My other gig is a bottle of scotch per visit.  That is OK too.  Only four users 
there.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Brian Desmond  wrote:
So you cover all remote work for a flat $100/mo? That sounds like a pretty good 
deal…
 
Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com
 
c   – 312.731.3132
 
From:Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:03 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees
 
I manage a couple of small shops in addition to %dayjob%.  They are somewhat 
smaller (under ten users), but I charge a montly retainer of $100 and then 
whatever time I need to actually go to visit (most I do from home) I charge a 
per hour fee.  Just finished a 2003SBS to SBS2011 migration yesterday.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale  
wrote:
Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to 
maintain a network with roughly the following:
1.   30 users
2.   Exchange 2010
3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc
4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles
5.   a few procurves
6.   A bsd vpn/firewall
7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc…
 
I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks might 
expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner (lots of 
history here) is asking me for some info.
 
Thanks for any insight!
jlc
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RE: Maintenance Fees

[Brian Desmond]

Yes. I also carry liability and E&O insurance.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

c   - 312.731.3132

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:28 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Maintenance Fees

Do you guys that perform side work require service agreement/signed contracts?
Seems like a good idea...

Sam

From: Jacob 
[mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Maintenance Fees

Been there.. done that.. until they start calling you during your "normal 
business hours." I would get calls for trivial stuff... like why there is no 
sound from the PC, cant save to a floppy, etc...

The extra money was nice, the headache that came with it was not.

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 1:31 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Maintenance Fees

Curious as to some hourly rates that are expected.  I've had a couple small 
businesses come to me lately that would like me to support their shops...  This 
would be side jobs/off hours.


Sam

From: Andrew S. Baker 
[mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees

Think in terms of x per networking device, y per server and z per desktop -- 
per month

Maybe $25-50 per networking / $40-75 per server / $10-50 per desktop -- for 
about 10-20 hours of work per month

For that kind of environment, I would estimate $400-$600/mo for a moderately 
stable environment.   At least in the metro NYC area.


ASB

http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker

Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market...


On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale 
mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:
Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to 
maintain a network with roughly the following:

1.   30 users

2.   Exchange 2010

3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc

4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles

5.   a few procurves

6.   A bsd vpn/firewall

7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc...

I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks might 
expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner (lots of 
history here) is asking me for some info.

Thanks for any insight!
jlc



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Re: Maintenance Fees

[Steve Ens]

I don't want to gain after hours clients...so I have no desire to market
myself. The two small clients I do have are fortunate.  They realize it.  I
call it "giving back to the community".

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Brian Desmond wrote:

>  *Seems like you’re marketing yourself way under market value if you ask
> me. *
>
> * *
>
> *Thanks,*
>
> *Brian Desmond*
>
> *br...@briandesmond.com* **
>
> * *
>
> *c   – 312.731.3132*
>
> * *
>
> *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:38 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Maintenance Fees
>
> ** **
>
> Some months I just check logs and backups...takes me an hour or two from
> home.  These guys are engineers and very self sufficient. Mostly they pay me
> to be "available" for questions, I show them once how to do things, and they
> learn.  Very unCB-like.  
>
> When I go onsite for anything extra they pay me.
>
> My other gig is a bottle of scotch per visit.  That is OK too.  Only four
> users there.
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Brian Desmond 
> wrote:
>
> *So you cover all remote work for a flat $100/mo? That sounds like a
> pretty good deal…*
>
> * *
>
> *Thanks,*
>
> *Brian Desmond*
>
> *br...@briandesmond.com* 
>
> * *
>
> *c   – 312.731.3132*
>
> * *
>
> *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:03 PM
>
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>
> *Subject:* Re: Maintenance Fees
>
>  
>
> I manage a couple of small shops in addition to %dayjob%.  They are
> somewhat smaller (under ten users), but I charge a montly retainer of $100
> and then whatever time I need to actually go to visit (most I do from home)
> I charge a per hour fee.  Just finished a 2003SBS to SBS2011 migration
> yesterday.
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale <
> jcas...@activenetwerx.com> wrote:
>
> Guys,
> What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to
> maintain a network with roughly the following:
>
> 1.   30 users
>
> 2.   Exchange 2010
>
> 3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc
>
> 4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles
>
> 5.   a few procurves
>
> 6.   A bsd vpn/firewall
>
> 7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners
> etc…
>
>  
>
> I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks
> might expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner
> (lots of history here) is asking me for some info.
>
>  
>
> Thanks for any insight!
> jlc
>
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RE: Maintenance Fees

[Brian Desmond]

Seems like you're marketing yourself way under market value if you ask me.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

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From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees

Some months I just check logs and backups...takes me an hour or two from home.  
These guys are engineers and very self sufficient. Mostly they pay me to be 
"available" for questions, I show them once how to do things, and they learn.  
Very unCB-like.
When I go onsite for anything extra they pay me.
My other gig is a bottle of scotch per visit.  That is OK too.  Only four users 
there.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Brian Desmond 
mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>> wrote:
So you cover all remote work for a flat $100/mo? That sounds like a pretty good 
deal...

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

c   - 312.731.3132

From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:03 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees

I manage a couple of small shops in addition to %dayjob%.  They are somewhat 
smaller (under ten users), but I charge a montly retainer of $100 and then 
whatever time I need to actually go to visit (most I do from home) I charge a 
per hour fee.  Just finished a 2003SBS to SBS2011 migration yesterday.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale 
mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:
Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to 
maintain a network with roughly the following:

1.   30 users

2.   Exchange 2010

3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc

4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles

5.   a few procurves

6.   A bsd vpn/firewall

7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc...

I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks might 
expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner (lots of 
history here) is asking me for some info.

Thanks for any insight!
jlc

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RE: Maintenance Fees

[Bob Fronk]

That is why I had to end most of my side jobs.  The money was nice, but did not 
offset the hassle.  I also felt badly when they would experience an outage and 
had to wait all day for me to finish my day job before I could help.


BF

From: Jacob [mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Maintenance Fees

Been there.. done that.. until they start calling you during your "normal 
business hours." I would get calls for trivial stuff... like why there is no 
sound from the PC, cant save to a floppy, etc...

The extra money was nice, the headache that came with it was not.

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 1:31 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Maintenance Fees

Curious as to some hourly rates that are expected.  I've had a couple small 
businesses come to me lately that would like me to support their shops...  This 
would be side jobs/off hours.


Sam

From: Andrew S. Baker 
[mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees

Think in terms of x per networking device, y per server and z per desktop -- 
per month

Maybe $25-50 per networking / $40-75 per server / $10-50 per desktop -- for 
about 10-20 hours of work per month

For that kind of environment, I would estimate $400-$600/mo for a moderately 
stable environment.   At least in the metro NYC area.


ASB

http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker

Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market...


On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale 
mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:
Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to 
maintain a network with roughly the following:

1.   30 users

2.   Exchange 2010

3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc

4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles

5.   a few procurves

6.   A bsd vpn/firewall

7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc...

I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks might 
expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner (lots of 
history here) is asking me for some info.

Thanks for any insight!
jlc



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RE: RDX Removable Disk Drive

[Bob Fronk]

Currently at %dayjob% I am backing up about 9 TB... so I had abandoned 
removable media (Tape and Disk) a few years ago.

I use DPM which backs up to a 16TB SAN and a secondary DPM server and second 
SAN at a different location to back up the primary DPM server.  The two sites 
have a 45mbps WAN to move the data.


BF



From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:47 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: RDX Removable Disk Drive

I've been using RDX for years.

Disk to disk to RDX backups.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Bob Hartung 
mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com>> wrote:
I've got a Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2 tape drive that has failed and was out of 
warranty so I have to replace the whole thing.

As a possible alternative, I've been looking at the Quantum RDX Removable Disk 
Drive. The price of an PowerVault 110T LTO3 tape drive and the cost of the RDX 
with 22 cartridges aren't that far apart.

Does anyone have any experience with these units? I'd appreciate any feedback.

Thanks.

--

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Wisco Industries, Inc.
736 Janesville St.
Oregon, WI 53575
Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
Fax: (608) 835-7399
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RE: Maintenance Fees

[David Lum]

I'm in the Portland Or metro area and charge $80/hr onsite $55/remote. I'm on 
the low end as I know some one and two man shops who do the same thing are over 
$100/hr. I have had all my clients for over 5 years (one of them 10!) and 
started most of them at $75/hr and only raised onsite rates when gas prices 
went up a couple years ago.

At this point I care more about retention than new clients :)

Dave


From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 1:31 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Maintenance Fees

Curious as to some hourly rates that are expected.  I've had a couple small 
businesses come to me lately that would like me to support their shops...  This 
would be side jobs/off hours.


Sam

From: Andrew S. Baker 
[mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees

Think in terms of x per networking device, y per server and z per desktop -- 
per month

Maybe $25-50 per networking / $40-75 per server / $10-50 per desktop -- for 
about 10-20 hours of work per month

For that kind of environment, I would estimate $400-$600/mo for a moderately 
stable environment.   At least in the metro NYC area.


ASB

http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker

Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market...


On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale 
mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:
Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to 
maintain a network with roughly the following:

1.   30 users

2.   Exchange 2010

3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc

4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles

5.   a few procurves

6.   A bsd vpn/firewall

7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc...

I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks might 
expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner (lots of 
history here) is asking me for some info.

Thanks for any insight!
jlc



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RE: Maintenance Fees

[Jacob]

Been there.. done that.. until they start calling you during your "normal
business hours." I would get calls for trivial stuff. like why there is no
sound from the PC, cant save to a floppy, etc.

 

The extra money was nice, the headache that came with it was not.

 

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 1:31 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Maintenance Fees

 

Curious as to some hourly rates that are expected.  I've had a couple small
businesses come to me lately that would like me to support their shops.
This would be side jobs/off hours.

 

 

Sam

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees

 

Think in terms of x per networking device, y per server and z per desktop --
per month

Maybe $25-50 per networking / $40-75 per server / $10-50 per desktop -- for
about 10-20 hours of work per month

For that kind of environment, I would estimate $400-$600/mo for a moderately
stable environment.   At least in the metro NYC area.



 


ASB


http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker


Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market.

 

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale 
wrote:

Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to
maintain a network with roughly the following:

1.   30 users

2.   Exchange 2010

3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc

4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles

5.   a few procurves

6.   A bsd vpn/firewall

7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc.

 

I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks
might expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner
(lots of history here) is asking me for some info.

 

Thanks for any insight!
jlc

 

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Re: Maintenance Fees

[Steve Ens]

Who said anything about sharing?

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Steven Peck  wrote:

> How do you get anything done while sharing a bottle of scotch each visit?
> Unless you mean poker...
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Steve Ens  wrote:
>
>> Some months I just check logs and backups...takes me an hour or two from
>> home.  These guys are engineers and very self sufficient. Mostly they pay me
>> to be "available" for questions, I show them once how to do things, and they
>> learn.  Very unCB-like.
>> When I go onsite for anything extra they pay me.
>> My other gig is a bottle of scotch per visit.  That is OK too.  Only four
>> users there.
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Brian Desmond wrote:
>>
>>>  *So you cover all remote work for a flat $100/mo? That sounds like a
>>> pretty good deal…*
>>>
>>> * *
>>>
>>> *Thanks,*
>>>
>>> *Brian Desmond*
>>>
>>> *br...@briandesmond.com* **
>>>
>>> * *
>>>
>>> *c   – 312.731.3132*
>>>
>>> * *
>>>
>>> *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:03 PM
>>>
>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>>> *Subject:* Re: Maintenance Fees
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> I manage a couple of small shops in addition to %dayjob%.  They are
>>> somewhat smaller (under ten users), but I charge a montly retainer of $100
>>> and then whatever time I need to actually go to visit (most I do from home)
>>> I charge a per hour fee.  Just finished a 2003SBS to SBS2011 migration
>>> yesterday.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale <
>>> jcas...@activenetwerx.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Guys,
>>> What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm
>>> to maintain a network with roughly the following:
>>>
>>> 1.   30 users
>>>
>>> 2.   Exchange 2010
>>>
>>> 3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc
>>>
>>> 4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles
>>>
>>> 5.   a few procurves
>>>
>>> 6.   A bsd vpn/firewall
>>>
>>> 7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners
>>> etc…
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks
>>> might expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner
>>> (lots of history here) is asking me for some info.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Thanks for any insight!
>>> jlc
>>>
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Re: Maintenance Fees

[Steven Peck]

How do you get anything done while sharing a bottle of scotch each visit?
Unless you mean poker...

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Steve Ens  wrote:

> Some months I just check logs and backups...takes me an hour or two from
> home.  These guys are engineers and very self sufficient. Mostly they pay me
> to be "available" for questions, I show them once how to do things, and they
> learn.  Very unCB-like.
> When I go onsite for anything extra they pay me.
> My other gig is a bottle of scotch per visit.  That is OK too.  Only four
> users there.
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Brian Desmond wrote:
>
>>  *So you cover all remote work for a flat $100/mo? That sounds like a
>> pretty good deal…*
>>
>> * *
>>
>> *Thanks,*
>>
>> *Brian Desmond*
>>
>> *br...@briandesmond.com* **
>>
>> * *
>>
>> *c   – 312.731.3132*
>>
>> * *
>>
>> *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:03 PM
>>
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* Re: Maintenance Fees
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I manage a couple of small shops in addition to %dayjob%.  They are
>> somewhat smaller (under ten users), but I charge a montly retainer of $100
>> and then whatever time I need to actually go to visit (most I do from home)
>> I charge a per hour fee.  Just finished a 2003SBS to SBS2011 migration
>> yesterday.
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale <
>> jcas...@activenetwerx.com> wrote:
>>
>> Guys,
>> What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to
>> maintain a network with roughly the following:
>>
>> 1.   30 users
>>
>> 2.   Exchange 2010
>>
>> 3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc
>>
>> 4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles
>>
>> 5.   a few procurves
>>
>> 6.   A bsd vpn/firewall
>>
>> 7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners
>> etc…
>>
>>  
>>
>> I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks
>> might expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner
>> (lots of history here) is asking me for some info.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Thanks for any insight!
>> jlc
>>
>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
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Re: RDX Removable Disk Drive

[Jonathan Link]

I've been using RDX for years.

Disk to disk to RDX backups.

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Bob Hartung  wrote:

> **
> I've got a Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2 tape drive that has failed and was out
> of warranty so I have to replace the whole thing.
>
> As a possible alternative, I've been looking at the Quantum RDX Removable
> Disk Drive. The price of an PowerVault 110T LTO3 tape drive and the cost of
> the RDX with 22 cartridges aren't that far apart.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with these units? I'd appreciate any
> feedback.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
>
> Bob Hartung
> Wisco Industries, Inc.
> 736 Janesville St.
> Oregon, WI 53575
> Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
> Fax: (608) 835-7399
> e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com
> Website: www.wiscoind.com
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Re: Maintenance Fees

[Steve Ens]

Some months I just check logs and backups...takes me an hour or two from
home.  These guys are engineers and very self sufficient. Mostly they pay me
to be "available" for questions, I show them once how to do things, and they
learn.  Very unCB-like.
When I go onsite for anything extra they pay me.
My other gig is a bottle of scotch per visit.  That is OK too.  Only four
users there.

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Brian Desmond wrote:

>  *So you cover all remote work for a flat $100/mo? That sounds like a
> pretty good deal…*
>
> * *
>
> *Thanks,*
>
> *Brian Desmond*
>
> *br...@briandesmond.com* **
>
> * *
>
> *c   – 312.731.3132*
>
> * *
>
> *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:03 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Maintenance Fees
>
> ** **
>
> I manage a couple of small shops in addition to %dayjob%.  They are
> somewhat smaller (under ten users), but I charge a montly retainer of $100
> and then whatever time I need to actually go to visit (most I do from home)
> I charge a per hour fee.  Just finished a 2003SBS to SBS2011 migration
> yesterday.
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale <
> jcas...@activenetwerx.com> wrote:
>
> Guys,
> What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to
> maintain a network with roughly the following:
>
> 1.   30 users
>
> 2.   Exchange 2010
>
> 3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc
>
> 4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles
>
> 5.   a few procurves
>
> 6.   A bsd vpn/firewall
>
> 7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners
> etc…
>
>  
>
> I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks
> might expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner
> (lots of history here) is asking me for some info.
>
>  
>
> Thanks for any insight!
> jlc
>
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Re: Maintenance Fees

[Andrew S. Baker]

Depending on the work requested, I charge from $75/hr to $250/hr -- but most
work ends up in the $100-125/hr range, once we get to the multi month deals.

Again, your location and the type of work being performed, will be a factor.
 (InfoSec work is at the higher end)


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On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Sam Cayze  wrote:

> Curious as to some hourly rates that are expected.  I’ve had a couple small
> businesses come to me lately that would like me to support their shops…
> This would be side jobs/off hours.
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> Sam
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:10 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Maintenance Fees
>
> ** **
>
> Think in terms of x per networking device, y per server and z per desktop
> -- per month
>
> Maybe $25-50 per networking / $40-75 per server / $10-50 per desktop -- for
> about 10-20 hours of work per month
>
> For that kind of environment, I would estimate $400-$600/mo for a
> moderately stable environment.   At least in the metro NYC area.
>
> 
>
> ** **
>
> *ASB*
>
> *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker*
>
> *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…*
>
>
>
> 
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale <
> jcas...@activenetwerx.com> wrote:
>
> Guys,
> What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to
> maintain a network with roughly the following:
>
> 1.   30 users
>
> 2.   Exchange 2010
>
> 3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc
>
> 4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles
>
> 5.   a few procurves
>
> 6.   A bsd vpn/firewall
>
> 7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners
> etc…
>
>  
>
> I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks
> might expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner
> (lots of history here) is asking me for some info.
>
>  
>
> Thanks for any insight!
> jlc
>
>
> **
>

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RE: RDX Removable Disk Drive

[Bob Fronk]

I have not used tape in years, but if IIRC LTO2 is 200GB?

I used the 640GB drives for this small client, which allows for quintupling the 
data being backed up.  With the limited information, I don’t see why you 
couldn’t to the route of the RDX.


From: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:23 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: RDX Removable Disk Drive

I'm currently using Arcserve and an LTO2 tape drive to backup a remote site. We 
do use a GFS rotation of 22 tapes.

Having worked with RD1000 (which is probably a relabeld Quantum drive), would 
you see any issues with using the RD1000 (or this kind of technology) as a 
replacement for the LTO2 tape drive? I checked and Arcserve supports the 
Quantum RDX.

--

Bob Hartung
Wisco Industries, Inc.
736 Janesville St.
Oregon, WI 53575
Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
Fax: (608) 835-7399
e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com
Website: www.wiscoind.com

From: Bob Fronk [mailto:b...@btrfronk.com]
To: NT System Admin Issues 
[mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:12:02 -0500
Subject: RE: RDX Removable Disk Drive
I recently deployed a Dell RD1000 (quite possibly the same with a different 
label) for a small client I still support.

So far I can’t say anything too bad about it. Setup took only a few minutes.  I 
could not use the included software because it did not natively support 
Exchange without additional licensing, but Windows Backup has worked fine and 
the device simply appears as a drive.  One of their employees changes the drive 
every day and puts it in a Pelican case to take offsite for the night.

The one thing I did do, was buy two devices and some extra drives.  They store 
the spares off site.  I was afraid that 5 years from now, (when they are still 
using it because they only refresh when something breaks), the main one gets 
stolen or damaged and I can’t find a replacement to restore quickly.   This way 
they have one to plug in and pull a restore from another machine.

BF

From: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RDX Removable Disk Drive

I've got a Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2 tape drive that has failed and was out of 
warranty so I have to replace the whole thing.

As a possible alternative, I've been looking at the Quantum RDX Removable Disk 
Drive. The price of an PowerVault 110T LTO3 tape drive and the cost of the RDX 
with 22 cartridges aren't that far apart.

Does anyone have any experience with these units? I'd appreciate any feedback.

Thanks.

--

Bob Hartung
Wisco Industries, Inc.
736 Janesville St.
Oregon, WI 53575
Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
Fax: (608) 835-7399
e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com
Website: www.wiscoind.com

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RE: Maintenance Fees

[Sam Cayze]

Curious as to some hourly rates that are expected.  I've had a couple small
businesses come to me lately that would like me to support their shops.
This would be side jobs/off hours.

 

 

Sam

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees

 

Think in terms of x per networking device, y per server and z per desktop --
per month

Maybe $25-50 per networking / $40-75 per server / $10-50 per desktop -- for
about 10-20 hours of work per month

For that kind of environment, I would estimate $400-$600/mo for a moderately
stable environment.   At least in the metro NYC area.



 


ASB


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Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market.





On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale 
wrote:

Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to
maintain a network with roughly the following:

1.   30 users

2.   Exchange 2010

3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc

4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles

5.   a few procurves

6.   A bsd vpn/firewall

7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc.

 

I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks
might expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner
(lots of history here) is asking me for some info.

 

Thanks for any insight!
jlc

 

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RE: RDX Removable Disk Drive

[Paul Hutchings]

Sorry if this is a naive question but what is the benefit of RDX over LTO?

We backup sufficient that LTO is the only viable tape option so I'm not 
familiar with RDX but at a quick glance the cartridges look damned expensive.

Presumably the benefit is that the base device looks to be cheap vs. an LTO 
drive/library?

From: Bob Hartung [bhart...@wiscoind.com]
Sent: 04 August 2011 9:23 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: RDX Removable Disk Drive

I'm currently using Arcserve and an LTO2 tape drive to backup a remote site. We 
do use a GFS rotation of 22 tapes.

Having worked with RD1000 (which is probably a relabeld Quantum drive), would 
you see any issues with using the RD1000 (or this kind of technology) as a 
replacement for the LTO2 tape drive? I checked and Arcserve supports the 
Quantum RDX.

--

Bob Hartung
Wisco Industries, Inc.
736 Janesville St.
Oregon, WI 53575
Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
Fax: (608) 835-7399
e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com
Website: www.wiscoind.com

From: Bob Fronk [mailto:b...@btrfronk.com]
To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:12:02 -0500
Subject: RE: RDX Removable Disk Drive

I recently deployed a Dell RD1000 (quite possibly the same with a different 
label) for a small client I still support.

So far I can’t say anything too bad about it. Setup took only a few minutes.  I 
could not use the included software because it did not natively support 
Exchange without additional licensing, but Windows Backup has worked fine and 
the device simply appears as a drive.  One of their employees changes the drive 
every day and puts it in a Pelican case to take offsite for the night.

The one thing I did do, was buy two devices and some extra drives.  They store 
the spares off site.  I was afraid that 5 years from now, (when they are still 
using it because they only refresh when something breaks), the main one gets 
stolen or damaged and I can’t find a replacement to restore quickly.   This way 
they have one to plug in and pull a restore from another machine.

BF

From: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RDX Removable Disk Drive

I've got a Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2 tape drive that has failed and was out of 
warranty so I have to replace the whole thing.

As a possible alternative, I've been looking at the Quantum RDX Removable Disk 
Drive. The price of an PowerVault 110T LTO3 tape drive and the cost of the RDX 
with 22 cartridges aren't that far apart.

Does anyone have any experience with these units? I'd appreciate any feedback.

Thanks.

--

Bob Hartung
Wisco Industries, Inc.
736 Janesville St.
Oregon, WI 53575
Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
Fax: (608) 835-7399
e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com
Website: www.wiscoind.com

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RE: Maintenance Fees

[Bob Fronk]

Not knowing the rates in the client's area, I would say $125-$200 per hour as 
an hourly rate for onsite work.  Less if I can do it remotely from home.  
Occasionally I would do a set fee for a project, such as X amount for replacing 
defective switch, installing new server, etc.I once did a monthly contract 
rate of $500 for a client, but got abused.  If you should go that route be sure 
to include an "up to X hours per month" limit.

I don't do much "on the side" work anymore so I might be a little high or low, 
again depending on area.

Right now the couple of clients I support outside of %dayjob% are freebies, so 
anything would be better than that!!

BF



From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Maintenance Fees

Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to 
maintain a network with roughly the following:

1.   30 users

2.   Exchange 2010

3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc

4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles

5.   a few procurves

6.   A bsd vpn/firewall

7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc...

I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks might 
expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner (lots of 
history here) is asking me for some info.

Thanks for any insight!
jlc

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RE: Maintenance Fees

[Brian Desmond]

So you cover all remote work for a flat $100/mo? That sounds like a pretty good 
deal...

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

c   - 312.731.3132

From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:03 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Maintenance Fees

I manage a couple of small shops in addition to %dayjob%.  They are somewhat 
smaller (under ten users), but I charge a montly retainer of $100 and then 
whatever time I need to actually go to visit (most I do from home) I charge a 
per hour fee.  Just finished a 2003SBS to SBS2011 migration yesterday.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale 
mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:
Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to 
maintain a network with roughly the following:

1.   30 users

2.   Exchange 2010

3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc

4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles

5.   a few procurves

6.   A bsd vpn/firewall

7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc...

I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks might 
expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner (lots of 
history here) is asking me for some info.

Thanks for any insight!
jlc

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RE: RDX Removable Disk Drive

[Bob Hartung]

I'm currently using Arcserve and an LTO2 tape drive to backup a remote site. We 
do use a GFS rotation of 22 tapes.

Having worked with RD1000 (which is probably a relabeld Quantum drive), would 
you see any issues with using the RD1000 (or this kind of technology) as a 
replacement for the LTO2 tape drive? I checked and Arcserve supports the 
Quantum RDX.

--

Bob Hartung
Wisco Industries, Inc.
736 Janesville St.
Oregon, WI 53575
Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
Fax: (608) 835-7399
e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com
Website: www.wiscoind.com
  _  

From: Bob Fronk [mailto:b...@btrfronk.com]
To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:12:02 -0500
Subject: RE: RDX Removable Disk Drive




I recently deployed a Dell RD1000 (quite possibly the same with a different 
label) for a small client I still support.

 

So far I can’t say anything too bad about it. Setup took only a few minutes.  I 
could not use the included software because it did not natively support 
Exchange without additional licensing, but Windows Backup has worked fine and 
the device simply appears as a drive.  One of their employees changes the drive 
every day and puts it in a Pelican case to take offsite for the night.  

 

The one thing I did do, was buy two devices and some extra drives.  They store 
the spares off site.  I was afraid that 5 years from now, (when they are still 
using it because they only refresh when something breaks), the main one gets 
stolen or damaged and I can’t find a replacement to restore quickly.   This way 
they have one to plug in and pull a restore from another machine.

 

 BF

 



From: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RDX Removable Disk Drive

 

I've got a Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2 tape drive that has failed and was out of 
warranty so I have to replace the whole thing.

As a possible alternative, I've been looking at the Quantum RDX Removable Disk 
Drive. The price of an PowerVault 110T LTO3 tape drive and the cost of the RDX 
with 22 cartridges aren't that far apart.

Does anyone have any experience with these units? I'd appreciate any feedback.

Thanks.

--

Bob Hartung
Wisco Industries, Inc.
736 Janesville St.
Oregon, WI 53575
Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
Fax: (608) 835-7399
e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com
Website: www.wiscoind.com 

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RE: Maintenance Fees

[David Lum]

My closest comparable shop I support has 55 Windows PC's, 4 servers, SBS 2003 
(Exchange and SQL 2003), 5 managed switches and 2  physical locations (40 at 
one, 15 at the other), 10 network printers, etc. I bill for about 300 hours/yr 
if you average my last 5 years (last year was just over 200 hours, it's gone 
down each of the last 3 years due to various improvements). User issues are by 
far more of that time than everything else combined.

I'd guess 150-200 hours/yr for that shop which would include the eventual 
spikes and changes

I support another shop of 17 PC's / 2 servers and it can go from 20 hours/yr to 
150/yr - big swings.

Dave
From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 12:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Maintenance Fees

Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to 
maintain a network with roughly the following:

1.   30 users

2.   Exchange 2010

3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc

4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles

5.   a few procurves

6.   A bsd vpn/firewall

7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc...

I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks might 
expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner (lots of 
history here) is asking me for some info.

Thanks for any insight!
jlc

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Re: RDX Removable Disk Drive

[Jonathan]

This sounds interesting to me as well. I am curious what the capacity and
cost are for this type of solution. I just had an 8 slot SDLT Autoloader in
one of my branch offices die on me and was considering an HP MSL2024 LTO-5
24 slot library

Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE

Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the
Verizon network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings.

On Aug 4, 2011 3:59 PM, "Bob Hartung"  wrote:
**
I've got a Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2 tape drive that has failed and was out
of warranty so I have to replace the whole thing.

As a possible alternative, I've been looking at the Quantum RDX Removable
Disk Drive. The price of an PowerVault 110T LTO3 tape drive and the cost of
the RDX with 22 cartridges aren't that far apart.

Does anyone have any experience with these units? I'd appreciate any
feedback.

Thanks.

--

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Wisco Industries, Inc.
736 Janesville St.
Oregon, WI 53575
Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
Fax: (608) 835-7399
e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com
Website: www.wiscoind.com

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RE: RDX Removable Disk Drive

[Bob Fronk]

I recently deployed a Dell RD1000 (quite possibly the same with a different 
label) for a small client I still support.

So far I can't say anything too bad about it. Setup took only a few minutes.  I 
could not use the included software because it did not natively support 
Exchange without additional licensing, but Windows Backup has worked fine and 
the device simply appears as a drive.  One of their employees changes the drive 
every day and puts it in a Pelican case to take offsite for the night.

The one thing I did do, was buy two devices and some extra drives.  They store 
the spares off site.  I was afraid that 5 years from now, (when they are still 
using it because they only refresh when something breaks), the main one gets 
stolen or damaged and I can't find a replacement to restore quickly.   This way 
they have one to plug in and pull a restore from another machine.

BF

From: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RDX Removable Disk Drive

I've got a Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2 tape drive that has failed and was out of 
warranty so I have to replace the whole thing.

As a possible alternative, I've been looking at the Quantum RDX Removable Disk 
Drive. The price of an PowerVault 110T LTO3 tape drive and the cost of the RDX 
with 22 cartridges aren't that far apart.

Does anyone have any experience with these units? I'd appreciate any feedback.

Thanks.

--

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Wisco Industries, Inc.
736 Janesville St.
Oregon, WI 53575
Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
Fax: (608) 835-7399
e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com
Website: www.wiscoind.com

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Re: Maintenance Fees

[Andrew S. Baker]

Think in terms of x per networking device, y per server and z per desktop --
per month

Maybe $25-50 per networking / $40-75 per server / $10-50 per desktop -- for
about 10-20 hours of work per month

For that kind of environment, I would estimate $400-$600/mo for a moderately
stable environment.   At least in the metro NYC area.


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On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale
wrote:

>  Guys,
> What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to
> maintain a network with roughly the following:
>
> **1.   **30 users
>
> **2.   **Exchange 2010
>
> **3.   **6 total windows servers from file to sql etc
>
> **4.   **6 Redhat machines in various roles
>
> **5.   **a few procurves
>
> **6.   **A bsd vpn/firewall
>
> **7.   **Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners
> etc…
>
> ** **
>
> I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks
> might expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner
> (lots of history here) is asking me for some info.
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks for any insight!
> jlc
>
>
>

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Re: Maintenance Fees

[Steve Ens]

I manage a couple of small shops in addition to %dayjob%.  They are somewhat
smaller (under ten users), but I charge a montly retainer of $100 and then
whatever time I need to actually go to visit (most I do from home) I charge
a per hour fee.  Just finished a 2003SBS to SBS2011 migration yesterday.

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Joseph L. Casale
wrote:

>  Guys,
> What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to
> maintain a network with roughly the following:
>
> **1.   **30 users
>
> **2.   **Exchange 2010
>
> **3.   **6 total windows servers from file to sql etc
>
> **4.   **6 Redhat machines in various roles
>
> **5.   **a few procurves
>
> **6.   **A bsd vpn/firewall
>
> **7.   **Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners
> etc…
>
> ** **
>
> I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks
> might expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner
> (lots of history here) is asking me for some info.
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks for any insight!
> jlc
>
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RDX Removable Disk Drive

[Bob Hartung]

I've got a Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2 tape drive that has failed and was out of 
warranty so I have to replace the whole thing.

As a possible alternative, I've been looking at the Quantum RDX Removable Disk 
Drive. The price of an PowerVault 110T LTO3 tape drive and the cost of the RDX 
with 22 cartridges aren't that far apart.

Does anyone have any experience with these units? I'd appreciate any feedback.

Thanks.

--

Bob Hartung
Wisco Industries, Inc.
736 Janesville St.
Oregon, WI 53575
Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
Fax: (608) 835-7399
e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com
Website: www.wiscoind.com
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Maintenance Fees

[Joseph L. Casale]

Guys,
What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to 
maintain a network with roughly the following:

1.   30 users

2.   Exchange 2010

3.   6 total windows servers from file to sql etc

4.   6 Redhat machines in various roles

5.   a few procurves

6.   A bsd vpn/firewall

7.   Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc...

I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks might 
expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner (lots of 
history here) is asking me for some info.

Thanks for any insight!
jlc

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Re: Proxy Server Suggestions - was ISA vs. Forefront Threat Management Gateway on server 2008 R2 64 bit

[Don Kuhlman]

Thanks Ralph. I ended up getting a trial version of Wingate software for the 
proxy server and another trial version of ProxyInspector 3 for the reporting.  
If these workout and the company wants to keep monitoring what the devices are 
doing, we'll probably use Wingate.  The Wingate is less than $75 USD.  However, 
the Proxy Inspector 3 software is $349 so I'm going to have to look for another 
reporting tool.
 Appreciate the tip though!
 
Don

From: Ralph Smith 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 11:12 AM
Subject: RE: Proxy Server Suggestions - was ISA vs. Forefront Threat Management 
Gateway on server 2008 R2 64 bit


 
I
used a product for several years at two sites called CCproxy.  Not free but also
not expensive.  I don’t recall if it had reporting features, I do remember that
it generated a log.  Never had a problem with it. 
  
From:Don Kuhlman
[mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 10:39 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Proxy Server Suggestions - was ISA vs. Forefront Threat
Management Gateway on server 2008 R2 64 bit   
  
Just
revisiting this topic (briefly)...does anyone have a proxy software they really
like that has reporting capabilities?  
I've
found "Squid" (free on linux) and TMG/ISA so far but would appreciate
anyone's real world experience with a software based proxy solution.  
   
Thanks  
   
   
From:Joseph
Heaton 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: ISA vs. Forefront Threat Management Gateway on server 2008
R2 64 bit

No more development on TMG, but they will be supporting it for the next 10
years. (5 normal, 5 extended)

Microsoft is getting out of that area.  

>>> Don Kuhlman 
7/25/2011 1:48 PM >>>
Thanks Bill!  I am trying to get a look at our volume licensing paperwork
to see if this is in there so at least I can get it loaded.  I will pass
on the fact that no more TMG for also.

Do you know if they are creating a new proxy server product then?

Much appreciated!

Don

From: "Mayo, Bill" 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 3:37 PM
Subject: RE: ISA vs. Forefront Threat Management Gateway on server 2008 R2 64
bit


ISA Server was never free.  It evolved from the old Proxy Server which
also was not free.  There is no free proxy server from Microsoft of which
I am aware.  You should also be aware that Microsoft is no longer
developing new versions of TMG.

From:Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 4:34 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: ISA vs. Forefront Threat Management Gateway on server 2008 R2 64 bit

Hi folks. I'm trying to investigate something here. I've been instructed to
install a Proxy server on Windows 2008 R2 (64 bit)

Everything I'm seeing says you can't use ISA 2006 on 2008 64 bit server. 
It seems as though Forefront TMG 2010 is the microsoft product for creating a
proxy server.

Howerver, it also seems like it costs to do this.  So my questions are

1) Was ISA free for a proxy server?
2) Is TMG the only Microsoft product you can use to build a proxy server on
2008 R2 ?

Thanks

Don K
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RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

[Matthew B Ames]

Latest firmware now applying to my NV+, and it appears my Linksys failure isn't 
related to Netgear, a quick Google suggest the good old bulging cap issue:

http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Switches/Almost-100-failure-rate-of-the-SR2024c-switches-anyone-know-why/td-p/223467

From: Matthew B Ames [mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com]
Sent: 04 August 2011 18:39
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

Oh, I lied, 4.1.7 is the latest.

From: Matthew B Ames [mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com]
Sent: 04 August 2011 17:46
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

What firmware is on the NV+ ?

I believe the latest is: RAIDiator 4.1.6 [1.00a043]
or at least that is what I have installed on mine.  I can't say I have seen 
that happen, but I did have a cheapo Linksys/Cisco giga switch show similar 
behaviour - maybe I'll power it back up and see how it behaves.

From: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it]
Sent: 04 August 2011 16:39
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+


Second time in a month a local lan becomes irresponsive

Pinging any address returns no availability. Even pinging the local machine or 
the router .

Removing the cable of a NAS netgear from the HP switch (static IP) everything 
is back to normal.

And even if I reconnect the NAS after few seconds the situation remains OK 
until... ?





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RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

[Matthew B Ames]

Oh, I lied, 4.1.7 is the latest.

From: Matthew B Ames [mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com]
Sent: 04 August 2011 17:46
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

What firmware is on the NV+ ?

I believe the latest is: RAIDiator 4.1.6 [1.00a043]
or at least that is what I have installed on mine.  I can't say I have seen 
that happen, but I did have a cheapo Linksys/Cisco giga switch show similar 
behaviour - maybe I'll power it back up and see how it behaves.

From: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it]
Sent: 04 August 2011 16:39
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+


Second time in a month a local lan becomes irresponsive

Pinging any address returns no availability. Even pinging the local machine or 
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Re: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update

[Andrew S. Baker]

Indeed.

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On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Free, Bob  wrote:

>  AKA- The “Let’s throw this up against the wall and see if it sticks
> mentality” J
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 03, 2011 7:01 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
>
> ** **
>
> I agree.  I've seen it used way too often by many organizations.
>
> Try something over the top, and fall back to a reasonable backup plan if an
> outcry occurs.
> 
>
> ** **
>
> *ASB*
>
> *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker*
>
> *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…*
>
>
>
> 
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Sean Martin 
> wrote:
>
> I find it a little hard to believe that VMWare was able to react this
> quickly to customer outcry. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but the "revised
> licensing" seems a lot like a Plan B they had waiting just in case customers
> responded poorly to the original vRAM entitlements that were announced with
> vSphere 5.
>
> ** **
>
> With that said, I'm glad the changes were made as it will make our
> licensing procurement a little easier on the checkbook.
>
>
> - Sean
>
>
> On Aug 3, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Jonathan  wrote:
>
>  Hahaha, true!
>
> Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE
>
> Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the
> Verizon network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings.
>
> On Aug 3, 2011 6:01 PM, "Gary Slinger"  wrote:
>
> > I like how their competition will have been spooling up marketing
> campaigns to capitalize on this, and are now going 'oh, crap..." :)
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: "Andrew S. Baker" 
> > Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:58:02
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" <
> ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>
>
> > Subject: Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
> >
> > Yep, I need to review it this week...
> >
> > I like how all these companies can spin "We just through up a dumb idea
> and
> > now have to backtrack" to "we listened to our customers and partners, and
> > decided to refine a few things..."
> >
> > * *
> >
> > *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of
> > Technology for the SMB market…
> >
> > *
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Gary Slinger 
> wrote:
> >
> >> Now that it's public, this may be of interest, given the gnashing of
> teeth
> >> recently.
> >>
> >> G
> >>
> >> --Original Message--
> >> From: The VMware Team
> >> To: Gary Slinger
> >> ReplyTo: The VMware Team
> >> Subject: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
> >> Sent: Aug 3, 2011 17:40
> >>
> >> View this email on mobile devices | View the online version
> >> VMware vSphere 5 Licensing & Pricing Update Dear VMware Partner,
> >> On July 12, 2011, VMware announced our new Cloud Infrastructure Suite.
> The
> >> launch featured vSphere 5, the newest version of our flagship product.
> >> As many of you know, as part of this announcement, we introduced changes
> to
> >> the vSphere licensing model in order to align costs with the benefits of
> >> virtualization rather than with the physical attributes of individual
> >> servers. While our goal was to provide a licensing model based on
> >> consumption and value rather than physical components and capacity, we
> >> strived to make the new model as non-disruptive as possible.
> >> These changes generated much debate in the blogosphere, in conversations
> >> with our partners and customers, and across VMware communities. Some of
> the
> >> discussion had to do with confusion around the changes. We have been
> >> watching the blog commentaries carefully, and we have been listening to
> the
> >> partner and customer conversations very intently. A great deal of
> feedback
> >> was provided that examined the impact of the new licensing model on
> every
> >> possible use case and scenario, and equally importantly, reflected our
> >> partners’ and customers’ intense passion for VMware.
> >> Our success depends on the active involvement of our channel partners.
> We
> >> are a company built on partner and customer goodwill, and we’ve taken
> your
> >> feedback in earnest. Our primary objective is to do right by our
> customers,
> >> so we are announcing three changes to the vSphere 5 licensing model that
> >> address the most recurring areas of your feedback.
> >> • We’ve increased vRAM entitlements for all vSphere editions, including
> >> the doubling of the entitlements for vSphere Enterprise and Enterprise
> Plus.
> >> This change addresses concerns about future-looking business cases that
> were
> >> based on future hardware capabilities and the previous vSphere licensing
> >> model. Below is a comparison of the previously announced and the new
> >> vSp

Re: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update

[Andrew S. Baker]

LOL

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On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Sean Martin  wrote:

> Good timing too...otherwise VMWorld may have been nothing but torches and
> pitchforks.
>
> - Sean
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Andrew S. Baker  wrote:
>
>> I agree.  I've seen it used way too often by many organizations.
>>
>> Try something over the top, and fall back to a reasonable backup plan if
>> an outcry occurs.
>>
>> **
>>
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>> Technology for the SMB market…
>>
>> *
>>
>>
>>
>>   On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Sean Martin wrote:
>>
>>>  I find it a little hard to believe that VMWare was able to react this
>>> quickly to customer outcry. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but the "revised
>>> licensing" seems a lot like a Plan B they had waiting just in case customers
>>> responded poorly to the original vRAM entitlements that were announced with
>>> vSphere 5.
>>>
>>> With that said, I'm glad the changes were made as it will make our
>>> licensing procurement a little easier on the checkbook.
>>>
>>> - Sean
>>>
>>> On Aug 3, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Jonathan  wrote:
>>>
>>>   Hahaha, true!
>>>
>>> Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE
>>>
>>> Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the
>>> Verizon network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings.
>>>
>>> On Aug 3, 2011 6:01 PM, "Gary Slinger" < 
>>> gary.slin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > I like how their competition will have been spooling up marketing
>>> campaigns to capitalize on this, and are now going 'oh, crap..." :)
>>> >
>>> > -Original Message-
>>> > From: "Andrew S. Baker" < asbz...@gmail.com>
>>> > Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:58:02
>>> > To: NT System Admin Issues< 
>>> ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>
>>> > Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
>>> > <
>>> ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>
>>> > Subject: Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
>>> >
>>> > Yep, I need to review it this week...
>>> >
>>> > I like how all these companies can spin "We just through up a dumb idea
>>> and
>>> > now have to backtrack" to "we listened to our customers and partners,
>>> and
>>> > decided to refine a few things..."
>>> >
>>> > * *
>>> >
>>> > *ASB* * 
>>> http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of
>>> > Technology for the SMB market…
>>> >
>>> > *
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Gary Slinger <
>>> gary.slin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Now that it's public, this may be of interest, given the gnashing of
>>> teeth
>>> >> recently.
>>> >>
>>> >> G
>>> >>
>>> >> --Original Message--
>>> >> From: The VMware Team
>>> >> To: Gary Slinger
>>> >> ReplyTo: The VMware Team
>>> >> Subject: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
>>> >> Sent: Aug 3, 2011 17:40
>>> >>
>>> >> View this email on mobile devices | View the online version
>>> >> VMware vSphere 5 Licensing & Pricing Update Dear VMware Partner,
>>> >> On July 12, 2011, VMware announced our new Cloud Infrastructure Suite.
>>> The
>>> >> launch featured vSphere 5, the newest version of our flagship product.
>>> >> As many of you know, as part of this announcement, we introduced
>>> changes to
>>> >> the vSphere licensing model in order to align costs with the benefits
>>> of
>>> >> virtualization rather than with the physical attributes of individual
>>> >> servers. While our goal was to provide a licensing model based on
>>> >> consumption and value rather than physical components and capacity, we
>>> >> strived to make the new model as non-disruptive as possible.
>>> >> These changes generated much debate in the blogosphere, in
>>> conversations
>>> >> with our partners and customers, and across VMware communities. Some
>>> of the
>>> >> discussion had to do with confusion around the changes. We have been
>>> >> watching the blog commentaries carefully, and we have been listening
>>> to the
>>> >> partner and customer conversations very intently. A great deal of
>>> feedback
>>> >> was provided that examined the impact of the new licensing model on
>>> every
>>> >> possible use case and scenario, and equally importantly, reflected our
>>> >> partners’ and customers’ intense passion for VMware.
>>> >> Our success depends on the active involvement of our channel partners.
>>> We
>>> >> are a company built on partner and customer goodwill, and we’ve taken
>>> your
>>> >> feedback in earnest. Our primary objective is to do right by our
>>> customers,
>>> >> so we are announcing three changes to the vSphere 5 licensing model
>>> that
>>> >> address the most recurring areas of your feedback.
>>> >> • We’ve increased vRAM entitlements for all vSphere editions,
>>> including
>>> >> the doubling of the entitlements for vSphere Enterprise and Enterprise
>>> Plus.
>>> >> This change addresses concerns about future-looking business cases

Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

[Andrew S. Baker]

The features I find that I use the most are:


   - Firewall / VPN
   - IPS
   - .
   - .
   - .
   - AV / Content Filtering


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On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM, David Lum  wrote:

> And now I need to choose a firewall. Holy crap there are a multitude of
> options, not the least of which are the various UTM (Unified Threat
> Management) options and reporting options.
>
> What kind of features do you guys find are key and are there any features
> you thought you'd use but really don't?
>
> Dave
>
> -Original Message-
> From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 6:08 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> Yep, what you describe is exactly what I was envisioning, thanks! (BTW Dell
> also calls it tagging). Now to decide on a firewall. I called my client last
> night and she was already onboard with my thinking "go ahead and buy it or
> send me a link and I'll order it".
>
> I love clients that trust you enough that all you need to do is explain the
> concept and benefits and they're ready to pull the trigger, weird telling
> them "uh, I'm not ready to buy anything as I need to decide on the exact
> product..." :-).
>
> It's also nice is knowing steering them to a managed switch 3 years ago is
> going to pay off with this little project.
>
> Dave
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:34 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, David Lum  wrote:
> > So ideally in your opinion the firewall would effectively give
> > each VLAN (each VLAN defined by 802.1Q tags) it's own
> > DHCP scope and thus their own IP settings, correct?
>
>  More or less.
>
>  I would separate your desired access groups into separate networks.
>
>  Conceptually, start with the idea that you have each group on a
> different physical switch, each with its own DHCP server, and its own
>
>
> 
>
>  So upgrade the concept to a firewall that understands 802.1Q VLAN
> tags.  Only one cable from the switch to the firewall.  Each separate
> VLAN gets associated with that single cable, and the switch and
> firewall use 802.1Q VLAN tags to know which isolated network a given
> frame is for.
>
>  Only the switch port connected to the firewall emits or expects
> frames with VLAN tags.  (I believe Cisco calls this a "VLAN trunk
> port"; HP calls it "tagged"; I dunno what Dell calls it.)  All the
> other switch ports are on a single VLAN ("untagged" in HP-speak), and
> just act like separate switches for the nodes which aren't aware of
> the other networks.
>
>  Make sense?
>
> -- Ben
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Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update

[Jonathan Link]

LOL

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 12:09 PM, John Cook  wrote:

>  I'll keep you posted. Interesting that the band for the Wed night party
> is The Killers!
> John W. Cook
> Systems Administrator
> Partnership for Strong Families
>
>  --
> *From*: Jonathan Link 
> *To*: NT System Admin Issues 
> *Sent*: Thu Aug 04 11:59:23 2011
>
> *Subject*: Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
>
>  It may still happen. When the mob is stirred things happen.
>
> On Thursday, August 4, 2011, John Cook  wrote:
> > I was looking forward to the Keynote Lynching!
> > John W. Cook
> > Systems Administrator
> > Partnership for Strong Families
> > 
> > From: Sean Martin 
> > To: NT System Admin Issues 
> > Sent: Thu Aug 04 11:48:40 2011
> > Subject: Re: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
> >
> > Good timing too...otherwise VMWorld may have been nothing but torches and
> pitchforks.
> >
> > - Sean
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Andrew S. Baker 
> wrote:
> >
> > I agree.  I've seen it used way too often by many organizations.
> >
> > Try something over the top, and fall back to a reasonable backup plan if
> an outcry occurs.
> >
> > ASB
> > http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker
> > Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Sean Martin 
> wrote:
> >
> > I find it a little hard to believe that VMWare was able to react this
> quickly to customer outcry. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but the "revised
> licensing" seems a lot like a Plan B they had waiting just in case customers
> responded poorly to the original vRAM entitlements that were announced with
> vSphere 5.
> > With that said, I'm glad the changes were made as it will make our
> licensing procurement a little easier on the checkbook.
> > - Sean
> > On Aug 3, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Jonathan  wrote:
> >
> > Hahaha, true!
> >
> > Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE
> >
> > Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the
> Verizon network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings.
> >
> > On Aug 3, 2011 6:01 PM, "Gary Slinger"  wrote:
> >> I like how their competition will have been spooling up marketing
> campaigns to capitalize on this, and are now going 'oh, crap..." :)
> >>
> >> -Original Message-
> >> From: "Andrew S. Baker" 
> >> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:58:02
> >> To: NT System Admin Issues
> >> Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" <
> ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>
> >> Subject: Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
> >>
> >> Yep, I need to review it this week...
> >>
> >> I like how all these companies can spin "We just through up a dumb idea
> and
> >> now have to backtrack" to "we listened to our customers and partners,
> and
> >> decided to refine a few things..."
> >>
> >> * *
> >>
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> >>
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RE: .htaccess type tool for IIS?

[Paul Hutchings]

You're right it's not a huge deal and I guess it comes down to personal 
preference but to me, "Joe" doesn't need an account on the server, "Joe" just 
needs to be able to see a particular folder on a website, and for that 
something like iispassword seems a little neater than dealing with computer 
accounts and NTFS etc.

Paul

From: Joseph L. Casale [jcas...@activenetwerx.com]
Sent: 04 August 2011 6:02 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: .htaccess type tool for IIS?

.htacess does a lot, given you said iispasswd, I am guessing you only need 
userauth.
So why not make local accounts? What’s the difference if you make a user/group 
text file like in apache?
Personally I think centralized user mgmt. is better?

From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 10:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: .htaccess type tool for IIS?

Has anyone any experience of anything that can restrict access to IIS 
directories without requiring Windows accounts/NTFS permissions please?

I know of iispasswd which is similar to .htaccess on Apache, but beyond that 
I'd just be relying on whatever Google throws up rather than first-hand 
recommendations.

Thanks,
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RE: wds not showing x86 install images

[Jimmy Tran]

Im actually capturing an x86 image of XP.  I just ran sysprep from the
GUI tool with mini-setup.  What I did was use imagex to capture the
image and then importing it into WDS.  Apparently WDS doesn't like that.
It has to capture its own images with the capture image function.

 

My VM HD controller was set to SCSI and I didn't have the drivers
installed in my boot image for that.  When I created an IDE HD, it
worked.  I'll search for those drivers and see how it goes.  Worst case,
I build a new VM with an IDE HD.

 

 

From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 9:33 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: wds not showing x86 install images

 

What's your sysprep syntax? Overlooking the grossly obvious like missing
mass storage drivers in the PE image, that only happens when you don't
have the syntax right.

jlc

 

From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:jt...@teachtci.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 10:03 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: wds not showing x86 install images

 

Thanks Michael.  I did more testing and realized it is an issue with my
image.  Unfortunately, capture image is not picking up my syspreped
drive in my VM guest machine.  Need to get that fixed.

 

Jimmy

 

From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:michael@smithconscom]
  
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 8:45 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: wds not showing x86 install images

 

The WAIK 2.0 and 2.1 images will detect an x64 capable box as an x64
box; but they can load either x86 or x64 operating systems to it.

 

If you are using older images, then you need to update them.

 

Regards,

 

Michael B. Smith

Consultant and Exchange MVP

http://TheEssentialExchange.com

 

From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:jt...@teachtci.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:28 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: wds not showing x86 install images

 

So I reinstalled the WDS role service, only loaded up x86 images and it
seems the PXE boot still detects my laptop as a x64 architecture.  Does
anyone know how to stop this from happening?  I turned off architecture
discovery and that didn't seem to help.

 

Jimmy

 

From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:jtran@teachtcicom]
  
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 7:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: wds not showing x86 install images

 

Hi All,

 

I have WDS all setup to properly deploy x64 OS's finally.  Now, I'm
trying to get a x86 image to install but I'm running into some issues.
The first thing I noticed is when PXE starts up, it detects the laptop
as a x64 box.  I then select my x86 boot image.  When WDS comes up, only
see my x64 image.  I cannot see my x86 image.  My permissions are
correct and my boot.wim's are correct.  What gives?

 

I did some searching and noticed that if you boot to a x64 boot.wim, you
should see the x86 install images as well but that didn't work for me.
I need to deploy some images urgently.  Any help is appreciated.

 

Jimmy

 

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RE: .htaccess type tool for IIS?

[Joseph L. Casale]

.htacess does a lot, given you said iispasswd, I am guessing you only need 
userauth.
So why not make local accounts? What's the difference if you make a user/group 
text file like in apache?
Personally I think centralized user mgmt. is better?

From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 10:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: .htaccess type tool for IIS?

Has anyone any experience of anything that can restrict access to IIS 
directories without requiring Windows accounts/NTFS permissions please?

I know of iispasswd which is similar to .htaccess on Apache, but beyond that 
I'd just be relying on whatever Google throws up rather than first-hand 
recommendations.

Thanks,
Paul

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.htaccess type tool for IIS?

[Paul Hutchings]

Has anyone any experience of anything that can restrict access to IIS 
directories without requiring Windows accounts/NTFS permissions please?

I know of iispasswd which is similar to .htaccess on Apache, but beyond that 
I'd just be relying on whatever Google throws up rather than first-hand 
recommendations.

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RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

[Matthew B Ames]

What firmware is on the NV+ ?

I believe the latest is: RAIDiator 4.1.6 [1.00a043]
or at least that is what I have installed on mine.  I can't say I have seen 
that happen, but I did have a cheapo Linksys/Cisco giga switch show similar 
behaviour - maybe I'll power it back up and see how it behaves.

From: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it]
Sent: 04 August 2011 16:39
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+


Second time in a month a local lan becomes irresponsive

Pinging any address returns no availability. Even pinging the local machine or 
the router .

Removing the cable of a NAS netgear from the HP switch (static IP) everything 
is back to normal.

And even if I reconnect the NAS after few seconds the situation remains OK 
until... ?





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RE: wds not showing x86 install images

[Joseph L. Casale]

What's your sysprep syntax? Overlooking the grossly obvious like missing mass 
storage drivers in the PE image, that only happens when you don't have the 
syntax right.
jlc

From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:jt...@teachtci.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 10:03 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: wds not showing x86 install images

Thanks Michael.  I did more testing and realized it is an issue with my image.  
Unfortunately, capture image is not picking up my syspreped drive in my VM 
guest machine.  Need to get that fixed.

Jimmy

From: Michael B. Smith 
[mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 8:45 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: wds not showing x86 install images

The WAIK 2.0 and 2.1 images will detect an x64 capable box as an x64 box; but 
they can load either x86 or x64 operating systems to it.

If you are using older images, then you need to update them.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:jt...@teachtci.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:28 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: wds not showing x86 install images

So I reinstalled the WDS role service, only loaded up x86 images and it seems 
the PXE boot still detects my laptop as a x64 architecture.  Does anyone know 
how to stop this from happening?  I turned off architecture discovery and that 
didn't seem to help.

Jimmy

From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:jtran@teachtcicom]
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 7:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: wds not showing x86 install images

Hi All,

I have WDS all setup to properly deploy x64 OS's finally.  Now, I'm trying to 
get a x86 image to install but I'm running into some issues.  The first thing I 
noticed is when PXE starts up, it detects the laptop as a x64 box.  I then 
select my x86 boot image.  When WDS comes up, only see my x64 image.  I cannot 
see my x86 image.  My permissions are correct and my boot.wim's are correct.  
What gives?

I did some searching and noticed that if you boot to a x64 boot.wim, you should 
see the x86 install images as well but that didn't work for me.  I need to 
deploy some images urgently.  Any help is appreciated.

Jimmy


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Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update

[John Cook]

I'll keep you posted. Interesting that the band for the Wed night party is The 
Killers!
John W. Cook
Systems Administrator
Partnership for Strong Families


From: Jonathan Link 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Sent: Thu Aug 04 11:59:23 2011
Subject: Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update

It may still happen. When the mob is stirred things happen.

On Thursday, August 4, 2011, John Cook 
mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org>> wrote:
> I was looking forward to the Keynote Lynching!
> John W. Cook
> Systems Administrator
> Partnership for Strong Families
> 
> From: Sean Martin mailto:seanmarti...@gmail.com>>
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
> Sent: Thu Aug 04 11:48:40 2011
> Subject: Re: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
>
> Good timing too...otherwise VMWorld may have been nothing but torches and 
> pitchforks.
>
> - Sean
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Andrew S. Baker 
> mailto:asbz...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I agree.  I've seen it used way too often by many organizations.
>
> Try something over the top, and fall back to a reasonable backup plan if an 
> outcry occurs.
>
> ASB
> http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker
> Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Sean Martin 
> mailto:seanmarti...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I find it a little hard to believe that VMWare was able to react this quickly 
> to customer outcry. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but the "revised 
> licensing" seems a lot like a Plan B they had waiting just in case customers 
> responded poorly to the original vRAM entitlements that were announced with 
> vSphere 5.
> With that said, I'm glad the changes were made as it will make our licensing 
> procurement a little easier on the checkbook.
> - Sean
> On Aug 3, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Jonathan 
> mailto:ncm...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hahaha, true!
>
> Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE
>
> Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the 
> Verizon network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings.
>
> On Aug 3, 2011 6:01 PM, "Gary Slinger" 
> mailto:gary.slin...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> I like how their competition will have been spooling up marketing campaigns 
>> to capitalize on this, and are now going 'oh, crap..." :)
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: "Andrew S. Baker" mailto:asbz...@gmail.com>>
>> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:58:02
>> To: NT System Admin 
>> Issuesmailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
>> Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
>> mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
>> Subject: Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
>>
>> Yep, I need to review it this week...
>>
>> I like how all these companies can spin "We just through up a dumb idea and
>> now have to backtrack" to "we listened to our customers and partners, and
>> decided to refine a few things..."
>>
>> * *
>>
>> *ASB* * http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* 
>> *Harnessing the Advantages of
>> Technology for the SMB market…
>>
>> *
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RE: wds not showing x86 install images

[Jimmy Tran]

Thanks Michael.  I did more testing and realized it is an issue with my
image.  Unfortunately, capture image is not picking up my syspreped
drive in my VM guest machine.  Need to get that fixed.

 

Jimmy

 

From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 8:45 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: wds not showing x86 install images

 

The WAIK 2.0 and 2.1 images will detect an x64 capable box as an x64
box; but they can load either x86 or x64 operating systems to it.

 

If you are using older images, then you need to update them.

 

Regards,

 

Michael B. Smith

Consultant and Exchange MVP

http://TheEssentialExchange.com

 

From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:jt...@teachtci.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:28 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: wds not showing x86 install images

 

So I reinstalled the WDS role service, only loaded up x86 images and it
seems the PXE boot still detects my laptop as a x64 architecture.  Does
anyone know how to stop this from happening?  I turned off architecture
discovery and that didn't seem to help.

 

Jimmy

 

From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:jtran@teachtcicom]
  
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 7:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: wds not showing x86 install images

 

Hi All,

 

I have WDS all setup to properly deploy x64 OS's finally.  Now, I'm
trying to get a x86 image to install but I'm running into some issues.
The first thing I noticed is when PXE starts up, it detects the laptop
as a x64 box.  I then select my x86 boot image.  When WDS comes up, only
see my x64 image.  I cannot see my x86 image.  My permissions are
correct and my boot.wim's are correct.  What gives?

 

I did some searching and noticed that if you boot to a x64 boot.wim, you
should see the x86 install images as well but that didn't work for me.
I need to deploy some images urgently.  Any help is appreciated.

 

Jimmy

 

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Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update

[Jonathan Link]

It may still happen. When the mob is stirred things happen.

On Thursday, August 4, 2011, John Cook  wrote:
> I was looking forward to the Keynote Lynching!
> John W. Cook
> Systems Administrator
> Partnership for Strong Families
> 
> From: Sean Martin 
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Sent: Thu Aug 04 11:48:40 2011
> Subject: Re: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
>
> Good timing too...otherwise VMWorld may have been nothing but torches and
pitchforks.
>
> - Sean
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Andrew S. Baker  wrote:
>
> I agree.  I've seen it used way too often by many organizations.
>
> Try something over the top, and fall back to a reasonable backup plan if
an outcry occurs.
>
> ASB
> http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker
> Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Sean Martin 
wrote:
>
> I find it a little hard to believe that VMWare was able to react this
quickly to customer outcry. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but the "revised
licensing" seems a lot like a Plan B they had waiting just in case customers
responded poorly to the original vRAM entitlements that were announced with
vSphere 5.
> With that said, I'm glad the changes were made as it will make our
licensing procurement a little easier on the checkbook.
> - Sean
> On Aug 3, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Jonathan  wrote:
>
> Hahaha, true!
>
> Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE
>
> Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the
Verizon network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings.
>
> On Aug 3, 2011 6:01 PM, "Gary Slinger"  wrote:
>> I like how their competition will have been spooling up marketing
campaigns to capitalize on this, and are now going 'oh, crap..." :)
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: "Andrew S. Baker" 
>> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:58:02
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
>> Subject: Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
>>
>> Yep, I need to review it this week...
>>
>> I like how all these companies can spin "We just through up a dumb idea
and
>> now have to backtrack" to "we listened to our customers and partners, and
>> decided to refine a few things..."
>>
>> * *
>>
>> *ASB* * 
>> http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker**Harnessing 
>> the Advantages of
>> Technology for the SMB market…
>>
>> *
>
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Re: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update

[John Cook]

I was looking forward to the Keynote Lynching!
John W. Cook
Systems Administrator
Partnership for Strong Families


From: Sean Martin 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Sent: Thu Aug 04 11:48:40 2011
Subject: Re: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update

Good timing too...otherwise VMWorld may have been nothing but torches and 
pitchforks.

- Sean

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Andrew S. Baker 
mailto:asbz...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I agree.  I've seen it used way too often by many organizations.

Try something over the top, and fall back to a reasonable backup plan if an 
outcry occurs.


ASB
http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker
Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…





On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Sean Martin 
mailto:seanmarti...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I find it a little hard to believe that VMWare was able to react this quickly 
to customer outcry. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but the "revised licensing" 
seems a lot like a Plan B they had waiting just in case customers responded 
poorly to the original vRAM entitlements that were announced with vSphere 5.

With that said, I'm glad the changes were made as it will make our licensing 
procurement a little easier on the checkbook.

- Sean

On Aug 3, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Jonathan 
mailto:ncm...@gmail.com>> wrote:


Hahaha, true!

Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE

Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the Verizon 
network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings.

On Aug 3, 2011 6:01 PM, "Gary Slinger" 
<gary.slin...@gmail.com>
 wrote:
> I like how their competition will have been spooling up marketing campaigns 
> to capitalize on this, and are now going 'oh, crap..." :)
>
> -Original Message-
> From: "Andrew S. Baker" 
> <asbz...@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:58:02
> To: NT System Admin 
> Issues<ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>
> Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
> <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>
> Subject: Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
>
> Yep, I need to review it this week...
>
> I like how all these companies can spin "We just through up a dumb idea and
> now have to backtrack" to "we listened to our customers and partners, and
> decided to refine a few things..."
>
> * *
>
> *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* 
> *Harnessing the Advantages of
> Technology for the SMB market…
>
> *
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Gary Slinger 
> <gary.slin...@gmail.com>
>  wrote:
>
>> Now that it's public, this may be of interest, given the gnashing of teeth
>> recently.
>>
>> G
>>
>> --Original Message--
>> From: The VMware Team
>> To: Gary Slinger
>> ReplyTo: The VMware Team
>> Subject: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
>> Sent: Aug 3, 2011 17:40
>>
>> View this email on mobile devices | View the online version
>> VMware vSphere 5 Licensing & Pricing Update Dear VMware Partner,
>> On July 12, 2011, VMware announced our new Cloud Infrastructure Suite. The
>> launch featured vSphere 5, the newest version of our flagship product.
>> As many of you know, as part of this announcement, we introduced changes to
>> the vSphere licensing model in order to align costs with the benefits of
>> virtualization rather than with the physical attributes of individual
>> servers. While our goal was to provide a licensing model based on
>> consumption and value rather than physical components and capacity, we
>> strived to make the new model as non-disruptive as possible.
>> These changes generated much debate in the blogosphere, in conversations
>> with our partners and customers, and across VMware communities. Some of the
>> discussion had to do with confusion around the changes. We have been
>> watching the blog commentaries carefully, and we have been listening to the
>> partner and customer conversations very intently. A great deal of feedback
>> was provided that examined the impact of the new licensing model on every
>> possible use case and scenario, and equally importantly, reflected our
>> partners’ and customers’ intense passion for VMware.
>> Our success depends on the active involvement of our channel partners. We
>> are a company built on partner and customer goodwill, and we’ve taken your
>> feedback in earnest. Our primary objective is to do right by our customers,
>> so we are announcing three changes to the vSphere 5 licensing model that
>> address the most recurring areas of your feedback.
>> • We’ve increased vRAM entitlements for all vSphere editions, including
>> the doubling of the entitlements for vSphere Enterprise and Ente

RE: wds not showing x86 install images

[Michael B. Smith]

The WAIK 2.0 and 2.1 images will detect an x64 capable box as an x64 box; but 
they can load either x86 or x64 operating systems to it.

If you are using older images, then you need to update them.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:jt...@teachtci.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:28 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: wds not showing x86 install images

So I reinstalled the WDS role service, only loaded up x86 images and it seems 
the PXE boot still detects my laptop as a x64 architecture.  Does anyone know 
how to stop this from happening?  I turned off architecture discovery and that 
didn't seem to help.

Jimmy

From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:jt...@teachtci.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 7:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: wds not showing x86 install images

Hi All,

I have WDS all setup to properly deploy x64 OS's finally.  Now, I'm trying to 
get a x86 image to install but I'm running into some issues.  The first thing I 
noticed is when PXE starts up, it detects the laptop as a x64 box.  I then 
select my x86 boot image.  When WDS comes up, only see my x64 image.  I cannot 
see my x86 image.  My permissions are correct and my boot.wim's are correct.  
What gives?

I did some searching and noticed that if you boot to a x64 boot.wim, you should 
see the x86 install images as well but that didn't work for me.  I need to 
deploy some images urgently.  Any help is appreciated.

Jimmy


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RE: wds not showing x86 install images

[Jimmy Tran]

So I reinstalled the WDS role service, only loaded up x86 images and it
seems the PXE boot still detects my laptop as a x64 architecture.  Does
anyone know how to stop this from happening?  I turned off architecture
discovery and that didn't seem to help.

 

Jimmy

 

From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:jt...@teachtci.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 7:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: wds not showing x86 install images

 

Hi All,

 

I have WDS all setup to properly deploy x64 OS's finally.  Now, I'm
trying to get a x86 image to install but I'm running into some issues.
The first thing I noticed is when PXE starts up, it detects the laptop
as a x64 box.  I then select my x86 boot image.  When WDS comes up, only
see my x64 image.  I cannot see my x86 image.  My permissions are
correct and my boot.wim's are correct.  What gives?

 

I did some searching and noticed that if you boot to a x64 boot.wim, you
should see the x86 install images as well but that didn't work for me.
I need to deploy some images urgently.  Any help is appreciated.

 

Jimmy

 

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Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

[Harry Singh]

I believe the SSG's are now discontinued as Juniper moved away from ScreenOS
to their SRX platform which is, to my understanding, a combination of JUNOS
and some remnants of ScreenOS.

Either way Juniper and Fortinet boxes are rock solid in my experience.


On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM, David Lum  wrote:

> And now I need to choose a firewall. Holy crap there are a multitude of
> options, not the least of which are the various UTM (Unified Threat
> Management) options and reporting options.
>
> What kind of features do you guys find are key and are there any features
> you thought you'd use but really don't?
>
> Dave
>
> -Original Message-
> From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 6:08 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> Yep, what you describe is exactly what I was envisioning, thanks! (BTW Dell
> also calls it tagging). Now to decide on a firewall. I called my client last
> night and she was already onboard with my thinking "go ahead and buy it or
> send me a link and I'll order it".
>
> I love clients that trust you enough that all you need to do is explain the
> concept and benefits and they're ready to pull the trigger, weird telling
> them "uh, I'm not ready to buy anything as I need to decide on the exact
> product..." :-).
>
> It's also nice is knowing steering them to a managed switch 3 years ago is
> going to pay off with this little project.
>
> Dave
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:34 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, David Lum  wrote:
> > So ideally in your opinion the firewall would effectively give
> > each VLAN (each VLAN defined by 802.1Q tags) it's own
> > DHCP scope and thus their own IP settings, correct?
>
>  More or less.
>
>  I would separate your desired access groups into separate networks.
>
>  Conceptually, start with the idea that you have each group on a
> different physical switch, each with its own DHCP server, and its own
>
>
> 
>
>  So upgrade the concept to a firewall that understands 802.1Q VLAN
> tags.  Only one cable from the switch to the firewall.  Each separate
> VLAN gets associated with that single cable, and the switch and
> firewall use 802.1Q VLAN tags to know which isolated network a given
> frame is for.
>
>  Only the switch port connected to the firewall emits or expects
> frames with VLAN tags.  (I believe Cisco calls this a "VLAN trunk
> port"; HP calls it "tagged"; I dunno what Dell calls it.)  All the
> other switch ports are on a single VLAN ("untagged" in HP-speak), and
> just act like separate switches for the nodes which aren't aware of
> the other networks.
>
>  Make sense?
>
> -- Ben
>
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RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

[David Lum]

And now I need to choose a firewall. Holy crap there are a multitude of 
options, not the least of which are the various UTM (Unified Threat Management) 
options and reporting options.

What kind of features do you guys find are key and are there any features you 
thought you'd use but really don't?

Dave

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 6:08 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

Yep, what you describe is exactly what I was envisioning, thanks! (BTW Dell 
also calls it tagging). Now to decide on a firewall. I called my client last 
night and she was already onboard with my thinking "go ahead and buy it or send 
me a link and I'll order it".

I love clients that trust you enough that all you need to do is explain the 
concept and benefits and they're ready to pull the trigger, weird telling them 
"uh, I'm not ready to buy anything as I need to decide on the exact product..." 
:-).

It's also nice is knowing steering them to a managed switch 3 years ago is 
going to pay off with this little project.

Dave

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:34 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, David Lum  wrote:
> So ideally in your opinion the firewall would effectively give
> each VLAN (each VLAN defined by 802.1Q tags) it's own
> DHCP scope and thus their own IP settings, correct?

  More or less.

  I would separate your desired access groups into separate networks.

  Conceptually, start with the idea that you have each group on a
different physical switch, each with its own DHCP server, and its own




  So upgrade the concept to a firewall that understands 802.1Q VLAN
tags.  Only one cable from the switch to the firewall.  Each separate
VLAN gets associated with that single cable, and the switch and
firewall use 802.1Q VLAN tags to know which isolated network a given
frame is for.

  Only the switch port connected to the firewall emits or expects
frames with VLAN tags.  (I believe Cisco calls this a "VLAN trunk
port"; HP calls it "tagged"; I dunno what Dell calls it.)  All the
other switch ports are on a single VLAN ("untagged" in HP-speak), and
just act like separate switches for the nodes which aren't aware of
the other networks.

  Make sense?

-- Ben

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Re: find duplicate files

[Kurt Buff]

Wow.

Give, and ye shall receive.

Thank you.

Kurt

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 05:46, Michael B. Smith  wrote:
> Thanks for that link. I took it, sped it up, and updated it for PowerShell
> v2.
>
>
>
> Param (
>
>    [string] $Path = (Get-Location),
>
>    [Switch] $ShowDuplicates
>
> )
>
>
>
> $script:cryptoServiceProvider =
> [System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvider]
>
> $script:hashAlgorithm = New-Object $script:cryptoServiceProvider
>
>
>
> function Get-MD5
>
> {
>
>    Param (
>
>   [System.IO.FileInfo] $file = $(throw 'Usage: Get-MD5
> [System.IO.FileInfo]')
>
>    )
>
>
>
>    # This Get-MD5 function sourced from:
>
>    # http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2006/04/25/583225.aspx
>
>    # Updated for PowerShell v2.0.
>
>
>
>    try
>
>    {
>
>   $stream = $file.OpenRead()
>
>   $hashByteArray = $script:hashAlgorithm.ComputeHash( $stream )
>
>    }
>
>    finally
>
>    {
>
>       if( $stream )
>
>   {
>
>  $stream.Close()
>
>   }
>
>    }
>
>
>
>    return [string]$hashByteArray
>
> }
>
>
>
> if( 1 )
>
> {
>
>    $directoryInfo = New-Object System.IO.DirectoryInfo( $Path )
>
>
>
>    $fileGroups    = $directoryInfo.GetFiles( '*', 'AllDirectories'
> )   |
>
>  ? { $_.Length -gt 0 } |
>
>      group Length  |
>
>  ? { $_.Count -gt 1 }
>
> }
>
> else
>
> {
>
>    $fileGroups = Get-ChildItem $Path -Recurse |
>
>   Where-Object { $_.Length -gt 0 }   |
>
>   Group-Object Length    |
>
>   Where-Object { $_.Count -gt 1 }
>
> }
>
>
>
> $results = @()
>
>
>
> foreach ($fileGroup in $fileGroups)
>
> {
>
>    foreach ($file in $fileGroup.Group)
>
>    {
>
>   Add-Member NoteProperty ContentHash (Get-MD5 $file)
> -InputObject $file
>
>    }
>
>
>
>    $result = $fileGroup.Group |
>
>   Group-Object ContentHash |
>
>   Where-Object { $_.Count -gt 1 }
>
>    if( $result )
>
>    {
>
>   $results += $result
>
>    }
>
> }
>
>
>
> if( $filegroups -and $fileGroups.Count -and ( $fileGroups.Count -gt 0 ) )
>
> {
>
>    write-host "Total filegroups = $($fileGroups.Count)"
>
> }
>
>
>
> if( $ShowDuplicates )
>
> {
>
>    foreach( $entry in $results )
>
>    {
>
>   if( $entry.Count -gt 1 )
>
>   {
>
>  foreach( $item in $entry.Group )
>
>  {
>
>    $item.Fullname
>
>
>
>  }
>
>  " "
>
>   }
>
>    }
>
> }
>
> else
>
> {
>
>    $results
>
> }
>
>
>
> $results   = $null
>
> $filegroups    = $null
>
> $directoryInfo = $null
>
>
>
> $script:hashAlgorithm = $null
>
> $script:cryptoServiceProvider = $null
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Michael B. Smith
>
> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com
>
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 1:34 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: find duplicate files
>
>
>
> Try this, among others:
>
> http://blog.codeassassin.com/2007/10/13/find-duplicate-files-with-powershell/
>
>
>
> Kurt
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 08:47, Bill Humphries  wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>
>>
>
>> Any suggestions for a tool that I could use to search for duplicate files
>> on
>
>> a 20tb Xsan?  Although it primarily has Macs attached to it, I do have one
>
>> windows machine.
>
>>
>
>> Thanks.
>
>>
>
>> Bill
>
>>
>
>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
>
>> ~   ~
>
>>
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Re: Updated web site

[Cameron]

+1 (With links to the Russian Mob I see! LOL!!)



On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Don Kuhlman  wrote:

>  Nice site Carl...
>
>  *From:* Webster 
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues 
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 4, 2011 8:47 AM
> *Subject:* Updated web site
>
>  Just wanted to let y’all know my updated carlwebster.com is now live.  3
> new articles went up at 5AM and the original 21 articles from the old site
> are up now.  Working on getting the other 51 articles uploaded.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Carl Webster
> Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional
> http://www.CarlWebster.com 
>
>
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Re: Updated web site

[Don Kuhlman]

Nice site Carl...


From: Webster 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2011 8:47 AM
Subject: Updated web site


 
Just wanted to let y’all know my updated carlwebster.com is now live.  3 new 
articles went up at 5AM and the original 21 articles from the old site are up 
now.  Working on getting the other 51 articles uploaded. 
  
Thanks 
  
  
Carl Webster 
Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional 
http://www.CarlWebster.com 
  
   
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RE: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

[David Lum]

Yep, what you describe is exactly what I was envisioning, thanks! (BTW Dell 
also calls it tagging). Now to decide on a firewall. I called my client last 
night and she was already onboard with my thinking "go ahead and buy it or send 
me a link and I'll order it".

I love clients that trust you enough that all you need to do is explain the 
concept and benefits and they're ready to pull the trigger, weird telling them 
"uh, I'm not ready to buy anything as I need to decide on the exact product..." 
:-).

It's also nice is knowing steering them to a managed switch 3 years ago is 
going to pay off with this little project.

Dave

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:34 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, David Lum  wrote:
> So ideally in your opinion the firewall would effectively give
> each VLAN (each VLAN defined by 802.1Q tags) it's own
> DHCP scope and thus their own IP settings, correct?

  More or less.

  I would separate your desired access groups into separate networks.

  Conceptually, start with the idea that you have each group on a
different physical switch, each with its own DHCP server, and its own




  So upgrade the concept to a firewall that understands 802.1Q VLAN
tags.  Only one cable from the switch to the firewall.  Each separate
VLAN gets associated with that single cable, and the switch and
firewall use 802.1Q VLAN tags to know which isolated network a given
frame is for.

  Only the switch port connected to the firewall emits or expects
frames with VLAN tags.  (I believe Cisco calls this a "VLAN trunk
port"; HP calls it "tagged"; I dunno what Dell calls it.)  All the
other switch ports are on a single VLAN ("untagged" in HP-speak), and
just act like separate switches for the nodes which aren't aware of
the other networks.

  Make sense?

-- Ben

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RE: RE: Error message in logs

[Gasper, Rick]

I only use one textbook. That is for my programming classes. Since I don't 
program every day, I find it useful to help guide me in what the kiddies need 
to know.

I teach one or two classes a semester on top of working full time.

Rick G

From: Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 10:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: RE: Error message in logs


"The one thing I teach in my IT classes is that you cannot know everything, but 
if you can find the answers you can look like you do."

+1,000,000 - I live by very similar words. Granted, textbook engineering can be 
dangerous and is no substitute for hands on experience, but you have to start 
somewhere.



My father is an engineer in the classical sense of the word (electrical and 
mechanical). When we moved many years ago, he had the moving truck stop by his 
new office to unload his library before going to our new house (this was, ahem, 
before the internet and books on CD). Also bear in mind that he is a practical 
engineer, very hands onnot the theoretical laboratory type, though he is 
capable in that regard as well. When the moving guys started unloading 
hand-truck loads of books, my father's new (also an engineer) boss' mouth hit 
the floor. My father simply said, "Mack, you don't have to know everything to 
be a good engineer, you just have to know where to look."

There were a number of very good engineers in that department. When the company 
downsized about 8 years later, the only two people that they kept on were Mack 
and my father.



Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE

Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the Verizon 
network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings.
On Aug 2, 2011 10:09 AM, "Gasper, Rick" 
mailto:rickgas...@kings.edu>> wrote:
John,
Take a look at the TechNet subscription.
IT will have working copies of most Microsoft software. The cost is $250 for 
the plus (I think). You will truly benefit by having it. That way if you want 
to *test* OneNote, you can.  Also how does your company purchase it's Office 
licenses? YOU don't have to share that info, but you could update that to 
include OneNote.

Another option would be to install a PDF writer on your system (there are free 
ones). Write out you notes with Word, WordPad or notepad then print to the PDF. 
Not as slick as OneNote, but it does the same thing. I'll often send solutions 
that I see here to my notebook for later review.

The one thing I teach my IT classes is that you cannot know everything, but if 
you can find the answers you can look like you do.



Rick Gasper
Manager, Network Services
King's College
133 N. River St
Wilkes-Barre PA  18711 ...

-Original Message-
From: John Aldrich 
[mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]

Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 9:49 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Error message in logs


Ahh... I wondered what OneNote was for. :D Now I know. I don't have it on my 
system, but I know s...

Great suggestion. I use MS OneNote to do just that. Every time I run across an 
issue that I have no...

There is no effort learning how to use it, because you can print directly to 
OneNote.



-Or...

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RE: find duplicate files

[Michael B. Smith]

Thanks for that link. I took it, sped it up, and updated it for PowerShell v2.



Param (

   [string] $Path = (Get-Location),

   [Switch] $ShowDuplicates

)



$script:cryptoServiceProvider = 
[System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvider]

$script:hashAlgorithm = New-Object $script:cryptoServiceProvider



function Get-MD5

{

   Param (

  [System.IO.FileInfo] $file = $(throw 'Usage: Get-MD5 
[System.IO.FileInfo]')

   )



   # This Get-MD5 function sourced from:

   # http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2006/04/25/583225.aspx

   # Updated for PowerShell v2.0.



   try

   {

  $stream = $file.OpenRead()

  $hashByteArray = $script:hashAlgorithm.ComputeHash( $stream )

   }

   finally

   {

  if( $stream )

  {

 $stream.Close()

  }

   }



   return [string]$hashByteArray

}



if( 1 )

{

   $directoryInfo = New-Object System.IO.DirectoryInfo( $Path )



   $fileGroups= $directoryInfo.GetFiles( '*', 'AllDirectories' )   |

 ? { $_.Length -gt 0 } |

 group Length  |

 ? { $_.Count -gt 1 }

}

else

{

   $fileGroups = Get-ChildItem $Path -Recurse |

  Where-Object { $_.Length -gt 0 }   |

  Group-Object Length|

  Where-Object { $_.Count -gt 1 }

}



$results = @()



foreach ($fileGroup in $fileGroups)

{

   foreach ($file in $fileGroup.Group)

   {

  Add-Member NoteProperty ContentHash (Get-MD5 $file) -InputObject 
$file

   }



   $result = $fileGroup.Group |

  Group-Object ContentHash |

  Where-Object { $_.Count -gt 1 }

   if( $result )

   {

  $results += $result

   }

}



if( $filegroups -and $fileGroups.Count -and ( $fileGroups.Count -gt 0 ) )

{

   write-host "Total filegroups = $($fileGroups.Count)"

}



if( $ShowDuplicates )

{

   foreach( $entry in $results )

   {

  if( $entry.Count -gt 1 )

  {

 foreach( $item in $entry.Group )

 {

   $item.Fullname



 }

 " "

  }

   }

}

else

{

   $results

}



$results   = $null

$filegroups= $null

$directoryInfo = $null



$script:hashAlgorithm = $null

$script:cryptoServiceProvider = $null





Regards,



Michael B. Smith

Consultant and Exchange MVP

http://TheEssentialExchange.com





-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 1:34 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: find duplicate files



Try this, among others:

http://blog.codeassassin.com/2007/10/13/find-duplicate-files-with-powershell/



Kurt



On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 08:47, Bill Humphries 
mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com>> wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> Any suggestions for a tool that I could use to search for duplicate files on

> a 20tb Xsan?  Although it primarily has Macs attached to it, I do have one

> windows machine.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Bill

>

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Re: SMB firewall (was RE: VLAN N00b)

[Ben Scott]

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, David Lum  wrote:
> So ideally in your opinion the firewall would effectively give
> each VLAN (each VLAN defined by 802.1Q tags) it's own
> DHCP scope and thus their own IP settings, correct?

  More or less.

  I would separate your desired access groups into separate networks.

  Conceptually, start with the idea that you have each group on a
different physical switch, each with its own DHCP server, and its own
DHCP scope and subnet.  No connections between them.  Each of those
physically separate networks gets plugged into a different firewall.
Conceptually simple because no two networks share the same hardware.
Expensive and bulky, though.

  Now upgrade the concept to a firewall with multiple physical ports.
You only need one firewall.  Each physically separate switch plugs
into a different port on the firewall.  The firewall has a different
IP address on each port.  Firewall is smart enough to do access
control for each network separately.  So now you've still got multiple
switches, but a single firewall.

  Now upgrade the concept to a single switch that does VLANs.  You
configure each switch port on an appropriate VLAN.  No VLAN tags on
any frames on the wire; it's all internal to the switch.  No
connectivity between VLANs.  Same as above, just with one physical
switch rather than several.  Each isolated network gets a separate
cable to the firewall -- so you use multiple switch ports to connect
to the firewall.  Seems silly to have several cables running from the
same switch to the same firewall.

  So upgrade the concept to a firewall that understands 802.1Q VLAN
tags.  Only one cable from the switch to the firewall.  Each separate
VLAN gets associated with that single cable, and the switch and
firewall use 802.1Q VLAN tags to know which isolated network a given
frame is for.

  Only the switch port connected to the firewall emits or expects
frames with VLAN tags.  (I believe Cisco calls this a "VLAN trunk
port"; HP calls it "tagged"; I dunno what Dell calls it.)  All the
other switch ports are on a single VLAN ("untagged" in HP-speak), and
just act like separate switches for the nodes which aren't aware of
the other networks.

  Make sense?

-- Ben

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RE: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update

[Randal, Phil]

Alan Renouf has a handy vSphere PowerCLI script to check your entitlements:

http://www.virtu-al.net/2011/08/03/vsphere-5-license-entitlement-changes/

In the current 2.0 script, there's a calculation bug, so you'll need to change 
$v5EntPlus.vRamGB to $vRAM on lines 627 and 630.

I've added a comment (awaiting moderation) to his blog to that effect.

Cheers,

Phil
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Phil Randal | Infrastructure Engineer
NHS Herefordshire & Herefordshire Council  | Deputy Chief Executive's Office | 
I.C.T. Services Division
Thorn Office Centre, Rotherwas, Hereford, HR2 6JT
Tel: 01432 260160

From: Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com]
Sent: 03 August 2011 23:03
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update


Gary, you beat me to the punch! I was just getting ready to send that to the 
list as well.

Bottom line, the vRAM entitlement per CPU has been increased, and you won't be 
"charged" for vRAM allocated to a single VM above 96 Gigs. If you have 2 CPU 
licenses of Enterprise Plus, that gets you 192 Gigs of pooled vRAM. If you need 
to allocate more than the pooled amount to powered on VMs, then you'll need 
additional licensing. Also, the high water mark is now based on a 12 month 
average.

Cheers,

Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE

Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the Verizon 
network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings.

On Aug 3, 2011 5:43 PM, "Gary Slinger" 
mailto:gary.slin...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Now that it's public, this may be of interest, given the gnashing of teeth 
> recently.
>
> G
>
> --Original Message--
> From: The VMware Team
> To: Gary Slinger
> ReplyTo: The VMware Team
> Subject: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update
> Sent: Aug 3, 2011 17:40
>
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> VMware vSphere 5 Licensing & Pricing Update Dear VMware Partner,
> On July 12, 2011, VMware announced our new Cloud Infrastructure Suite. The 
> launch featured vSphere 5, the newest version of our flagship product.
> As many of you know, as part of this announcement, we introduced changes to 
> the vSphere licensing model in order to align costs with the benefits of 
> virtualization rather than with the physical attributes of individual 
> servers. While our goal was to provide a licensing model based on consumption 
> and value rather than physical components and capacity, we strived to make 
> the new model as non-disruptive as possible.
> These changes generated much debate in the blogosphere, in conversations with 
> our partners and customers, and across VMware communities. Some of the 
> discussion had to do with confusion around the changes. We have been watching 
> the blog commentaries carefully, and we have been listening to the partner 
> and customer conversations very intently. A great deal of feedback was 
> provided that examined the impact of the new licensing model on every 
> possible use case and scenario, and equally importantly, reflected our 
> partners' and customers' intense passion for VMware.
> Our success depends on the active involvement of our channel partners. We are 
> a company built on partner and customer goodwill, and we've taken your 
> feedback in earnest. Our primary objective is to do right by our customers, 
> so we are announcing three changes to the vSphere 5 licensing model that 
> address the most recurring areas of your feedback.
> *   We've increased vRAM entitlements for all vSphere editions, including the 
> doubling of the entitlements for vSphere Enterprise and Enterprise Plus. This 
> change addresses concerns about future-looking business cases that were based 
> on future hardware capabilities and the previous vSphere licensing model.  
> Below is a comparison of the previously announced and the new vSphere 5 vRAM 
> enti
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