Multi-tenant campus security
Hi all. Working with a client that runs a variety of real estate locations, leasing space to tenants. Locations are large. The new one that's being built out covers close to 50 acres. There will be a bunch of tenants, ranging from small (2-10) to large (1,000-2,000) users per tenant. Building management will be providing networking as a service, with Avaya phones, IP, and internet for clients. All clients will be logically isolated from all others but will be on the same switch fabric and use the same internet pipe. I lose sleep over these types of implementations. I seem to be the only one who is highly concerned about security threats. We have some very good networking guys doing the routing/switching/firewall stuff, but there are still obviously significant security concerns. It's trivial for a tenant on the inside to set up bad guy stuff and start pounding on the internal network. The Cisco guys are much more focused on outside-to-inside security. I'm looking for good info on internal networking security in this sort of implementation. My google-fu isn't working. Most of the multi-tenancy stuff I'm finding is geared towards virtualization, cloud services, and the like. My AOO will include providing DHCP for the VoIP phone system and all the data VLANs. I also need to advise on internal security and isolation. So I'm trying to find good resources on those sorts of thing. I'm also thinking we should have some sort of IDS/IPS on the internal network to stop or at least flag the internal hacker. Any recommendations along those lines? One more thing if that's not enough... As management is selling per-port networking services, is there any way to identify or prevent someone from plugging in router inside their subnet and adding ports? TIA *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Multi-tenant campus security
See below... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:18 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Multi-tenant campus security You'll want to put the tenant-facing switch ports into a separate VLAN. -- Yep. Each tenant will have their own VLAN. Configure the switch to only forward frames from tenant ports to the uplink port (to your router). I believe Cisco calls this a private VLAN. Enterasys uses the term MDU (multi-dwelling unit). -- Yep. Done. Limit switch ports to one MAC address. -- Yep. Done. Look for switch features to prevent MAC spoofing. For example, a MAC address unexpectedly moving from one port to another. -- Will look into this... Harden your tenant-facing router ports as if they were Internet-facing (because they are). -- Not sure what you mean by harden... Put the phones on a separate VLAN and separate switch ports. If possible, implement link-layer authentication between the phones and the switch (802.1X, etc.). -- Part 1 done, will look at part 2. The plurality of home PCs have some kind of malware on them, which means that the plurality of your tenants will appear to be the internal hacker. Chasing that may rob you of any profit and/or piss off your tenants. A lot of ISPs settle for just making sure what one customer doesn't hurt the ISP network. Tenants are on their own. -- Concerned that tenant A might hold management responsible for not catching malware coming from tenant B... Might be all about the contract, though... IDS/IPS might be a good idea on the phone and management VLANs, though. -- Good thought. Still interested in recommendations for that type of system... The big Internet companies (Comcast, Time-Warner, Verizon, etc.) tried to enforce that. Even with all their billions, they lost the fight. Suggest you not also try to bail out the ocean. -- Good to know... If you really want to make sure customers don't get more than they pay for, suggest metering the bandwidth and charging for usage. Tiered usage bands seem to be the way the industry is headed. -- Yes; that's the plan; carve them out a piece of pipe and charge per bandwidth. Thanks!!! ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Multi-tenant campus security
See below... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 2:12 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Multi-tenant campus security As in, do as much as you can to reduce security exposure. Such as disabling any management protocols (Telnet, SSH, web, etc.) on those ports/VLANs. -- Ah. Yes. Done. Since the tenants will be bringing the Internet to you, you need to treat them as hostile. -- Excellent point. Concerned that tenant A might hold management responsible for not catching malware coming from tenant B... Might be all about the contract, though... You definitely do *not* want to go down that road as an Internet provider. (As a managed services provider, sure, but for that, you can't address *only* the physical neighbors and expect that to end well.) You'll want a lawyer familiar with this stuff to draw up the legalese to make it clear that you (as the provider) are not responsible for all the bad things on the Internet (and other tenants are also on the Internet). -- Good. Thanks for the advice! ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Patch management recommendations
Everything's remote. Most clients in California, but cost of living is better here... :-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Ray [mailto:rz...@qwest.net] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 7:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patch management recommendations In Kingman? Wow. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Patch management recommendations
It is indeed an odd town. But when you're a falconer, it's one of the best places in the US to live... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Ray [mailto:rz...@qwest.net] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 3:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patch management recommendations There is that. Kind of an odd town though. My kids played sports against Kingman. -Original Message- From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:charl...@golden-eagle.org] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 10:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patch management recommendations Everything's remote. Most clients in California, but cost of living is better here... :-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Ray [mailto:rz...@qwest.net] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 7:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patch management recommendations In Kingman? Wow. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Patch management recommendations
I work for a consulting firm that manages a variety of SMB clients. As we increase our client load and the size of the clients (moving from the 3-10 seat to the 50-1000 seat clients) we are implementing more advanced products for a variety of tasks. We are currently looking at patch management solutions. Our current paradigm is a mix of WSUS and manual intervention, but it's not enough, obviously. I haven't used a centralized patch management system for around 5-6 years (used to use early versions of Shavlik) so I haven't been keeping up with the market. We're now looking for something that does 3rd party apps, not just MS stuff, so WSUS is off the table. Our clients are all on MS platforms, though; almost no *nix or Apple. I don't envision a one-size-fits-all product. I expect that we'll want a variety of solutions tailored to the size and complexity of the client. And I have no illusions about the ease of patch management given any product. :-) My boss would love an MSP-style of centrally managed product that can handle all our clients, but my belief is that trying to go that route is much more difficult than doing per-client implementations, especially without dedicated patch management admins. Having said all that, is anyone working with patch management systems that they really like for this space? Also, any you really DON'T like? Thanks! *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: 7 shortcuts To Get Your Network Hacked (huh?)
It's a big problem for us. As consultants to numerous small businesses, we are finding more and more companies that like the idea of BYOD because they don't have to spend money for a user's machine. And since they haven't seen any bad things happen because we have the rest pretty well under control, they have their heads in the sand as far as what can happen when all that behind-the-scenes security is not applied to users' devices. Then if they are approached with a project to secure all the user devices, they balk at spending the money. Selling the lack of a problem isn't easy. It's bad enough with phones, but with ipads and laptops starting to fall into this mix, it's going to get tougher in a hurry. Ironically, getting clients to buy into managing phones is sometimes even harder. It's only a phone. Hmmm... Not quite anymore... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Mike Tavares [mailto:miketava...@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 3:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: 7 shortcuts To Get Your Network Hacked (huh?) My guess is it is going to later rather sooner for most companies. I recently attended a CEO level conference and the question was posed to them if they were taking any precautions now for BYOD’s and of the 30 or so CEO’s that were in the room 2 raised their hands. Kinda scary when it stop and think about it. From: Ziots, Edward mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 3:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: 7 shortcuts To Get Your Network Hacked (huh?) I would say that BYOD is going to creep up to the top of the list sooner than laters for the following reasons. 1) Lack of security specifications and hardening on users devices. ( Android and IOS have many flaws some we are just finding out about) (Just look at jailbreakme.com. 2) Security solutions like ( Mobile-Iron and others) will help mitigate but not totally reduce issues with endpoint devices to an acceptable level. 3) Again these BYOD devices, are more likely and easily stolen or misplaced as compared to corporate devices ( laptop) these days ( abiet, yes laptops are still getting stolen, but usually they are fully encrypted, so going to be hard to get any information of value off them for a while, note: I didn’t say impossible) Z Edward E. Ziots, CISSP, Security +, Network + Security Engineer Lifespan Organization ezi...@lifespan.org ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Strange login issue
Check subnets and DNS... What DNS server does the client point to... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Heaton, Joseph@DFG [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 12:13 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Strange login issue We're setting up a new domain. When a user here in the central HQ area logs in, the DC that they use for login is random. Should be a DC here locally, but most of the time it is not. They'll end up using a DC from a field office site, which means the request goes over slow links to get there. I'm not the architect, but I know that the person that set up the domain used Sites and site links for replication, etc. Using this had no effect, and neither did removing them. Anyone have advice on how to make clients use the local DC if it's available, before going to another site for login? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Looking for options... Mobile workforce and central resources
That is a reasonable short-term solution as the users already use TS for the LOB app. But I keep thinking there's a better way to manage the whole thing... Our experience with TS/Citrix-type solutions is that for some reason the users can't quite grasp the entire remote machine concept. They just want to be able to work on their computer. In the mid-to-large company space, this isn't as big a problem, but in the small (10-50 users) space, it's been an issue for us. I think we're probably going to have to have a serious discussion with client management about the global options, but I'd sure like to be aware of all the good ones that are out there... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Kramer, Jack [mailto:jack.kra...@cabs.msu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 6:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Looking for options... Mobile workforce and central resources Honestly, it really does sound like either a Citrix solution (XenApp?) or a VDI solution would be your best bet for application access. (I'm partial to VMware View, but I also have a substantial VMware investment already.) Combine with a tool for remote account unlocks and password resets (we use Scriptlogic's Desktop Authority Password Self-Service) and that helps solve the password expiration problem-lots of advanced warning and a self-service HTTPS portal with security questions for credential management. I'd say go that route and manage it as a BYOD environment rather than trying to get credentials onto the remote machines. Jack Kramer Manager of Information Technology Communications and Brand Strategy Michigan State University w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 From: Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Monday, July 23, 2012 9:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Looking for options... Mobile workforce and central resources We're looking for some options for a client with what is to us a new set of challenges and requirements that will no doubt become more prevalent with other clients over the next year or so. Client is a business with around 75 users. Client business is real-estate related, so most data is somewhat sensitive but not secret or regulated. Client management allows/encourages/requires remote work. Over half the workforce is on laptops. Most users have either Android or iphone mobile devices for email. AD domain, file server, LOB app (on 2 RDP servers) and Exchange 2010 are hosted with small hosting company. Main office has a DC locally, VPN'd to hosting site. Email is accessed via Outlook Anywhere. Remote users are on laptops (XP and W7, a few Macs) that are not domain-joined. Most of them never see the office. As you can imagine, the combination of local user accounts, domain creds, and a LOB app that is not LDAP-aware makes identity management a PITA. This has been in place for about 6 months now (we just inherited it recently) and today all the passwords expired. Let's just say our help desk phone is a puddle of molten plastic... I'm figuring there must be a way to make it easier to manage the remote user credentials stuff without implementing a fire-up-on-demand VPN. I've taken a very brief look at DirectAccess, and while it looks like it does a lot of what I'm envisioning, the requirements for 2008R2 and W7 could make this a showstopper or at least a major hurdle for this or other clients. I know I'm not the only one out there with clients in this configuration. In the past, I'd have said VPN, domain joined, etc. or everything through RDP. But I'm thinking there's got to be other solutions. Anyone doing anything like this? What's working for you? What's NOT? Thanks... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful
RE: Looking for options... Mobile workforce and central resources
While pw issues are what's driving this right now, I'm trying to look more at the bigger picture; unmanaged devices (mainly laptops; I'm not too concerned about mobile phones - they only do email) needing to access and manipulate company data and LOB apps, and simplifying the user experience. Those folks should be selling products, not worrying about keeping 4 passwords and 3 devices in sync. One of the bigger challenges I face with these types of clients is the dichotomy between local data manipulation (docs stored on the laptop) and remote desktop experience; i.e., I can get to my data but only if I'm online or I need to be able to save that attachment locally and print it. This is probably more of a corporate culture issue than a technical one; I could require VPN for everything, GINA replacement, the whole nine yards, but that's a huge undertaking and business management will probably say Why should I spend all that money to make things more complex?, or make everyone work on the TS boxes. But then everyone in the company needs to change the way they do things to fit an IT requirement. That sounds backwards to me. Ideally, I'd like to see those laptops (even the Macs) be able to seamlessly connect to the company resources securely. The MS DirectAccess seems like the right concept, but it's as big a project if not worse. Is there something similar to DA? I have to say I am NOT a fan of unmanaged devices having any sort of company resource access. So it seems I have two options; either manage those devices somehow and block all others, or allow any device to access data through a TS/Citrix-type paradigm. I lean towards the former since it's easier on the users. I'm very interested in hearing what others are doing with this type of thing in the small-business space... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 6:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Looking for options... Mobile workforce and central resources Is your concern just about managing remote passwords? If so, the cheap solution is to just setup a TS server that would allow password changes. Or, you could spring for inexpensive to expensive options for self-management of passwords: * http://www.netwrix.com/password_manager.html * http://www.manageengine.com/products/self-service-password/index1.html http://www.manageengine.com/products/self-service-password/index1.html?ADSS PID=7kw=password%20self%20serviceadId=8340498789gclid=CM6Tmoe1srECFQhN4Ao d_hYADw * http://www.scriptlogic.com/products/password-self-service/ * http://www.adselfservicesuite.com/ADSelfServiceSuite.aspx ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market. On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org wrote: We're looking for some options for a client with what is to us a new set of challenges and requirements that will no doubt become more prevalent with other clients over the next year or so. Client is a business with around 75 users. Client business is real-estate related, so most data is somewhat sensitive but not secret or regulated. Client management allows/encourages/requires remote work. Over half the workforce is on laptops. Most users have either Android or iphone mobile devices for email. AD domain, file server, LOB app (on 2 RDP servers) and Exchange 2010 are hosted with small hosting company. Main office has a DC locally, VPN'd to hosting site. Email is accessed via Outlook Anywhere. Remote users are on laptops (XP and W7, a few Macs) that are not domain-joined. Most of them never see the office. As you can imagine, the combination of local user accounts, domain creds, and a LOB app that is not LDAP-aware makes identity management a PITA. This has been in place for about 6 months now (we just inherited it recently) and today all the passwords expired. Let's just say our help desk phone is a puddle of molten plastic... I'm figuring there must be a way to make it easier to manage the remote user credentials stuff without implementing a fire-up-on-demand VPN. I've taken a very brief look at DirectAccess, and while it looks like it does a lot of what I'm envisioning, the requirements for 2008R2 and W7 could make this a showstopper or at least a major hurdle for this or other clients. I know I'm not the only one out there with clients in this configuration. In the past, I'd have said VPN, domain joined, etc. or everything through RDP. But I'm thinking there's got to be other solutions. Anyone doing anything
Looking for options... Mobile workforce and central resources
We're looking for some options for a client with what is to us a new set of challenges and requirements that will no doubt become more prevalent with other clients over the next year or so. Client is a business with around 75 users. Client business is real-estate related, so most data is somewhat sensitive but not secret or regulated. Client management allows/encourages/requires remote work. Over half the workforce is on laptops. Most users have either Android or iphone mobile devices for email. AD domain, file server, LOB app (on 2 RDP servers) and Exchange 2010 are hosted with small hosting company. Main office has a DC locally, VPN'd to hosting site. Email is accessed via Outlook Anywhere. Remote users are on laptops (XP and W7, a few Macs) that are not domain-joined. Most of them never see the office. As you can imagine, the combination of local user accounts, domain creds, and a LOB app that is not LDAP-aware makes identity management a PITA. This has been in place for about 6 months now (we just inherited it recently) and today all the passwords expired. Let's just say our help desk phone is a puddle of molten plastic... I'm figuring there must be a way to make it easier to manage the remote user credentials stuff without implementing a fire-up-on-demand VPN. I've taken a very brief look at DirectAccess, and while it looks like it does a lot of what I'm envisioning, the requirements for 2008R2 and W7 could make this a showstopper or at least a major hurdle for this or other clients. I know I'm not the only one out there with clients in this configuration. In the past, I'd have said VPN, domain joined, etc. or everything through RDP. But I'm thinking there's got to be other solutions. Anyone doing anything like this? What's working for you? What's NOT? Thanks... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: moving to virtual
More RAM. As much as the hosts can hold. Lots of NICs. You will eventually want to isolate traffic and the more NICs you have the easier it will be. Architect storage carefully. Disk I/O, being the slowest link in the chain, can really put you behind the 8-ball. Leave room for test environments. Why so much for Exch/AD? Are you having a vendor do that or are you doing it? I've done a bunch of those. They're not that complex... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 12:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: moving to virtual Greetings, Getting very close to moving into the VM world, and have a couple of questions. 1) I am trying to figure out if I should go with 8 core or 6 core processors in my 3 hosts for my upcoming VMware environment. The price is about double. And I'm not sure I need 8 cores. The layout that has been quoted is as follows: 3 hosts connected to a PS4100XV SAN running VMware Essentials Plus Kit. The host servers I am looking at are either: HP DL360 G8 2x IntelR XeonR E5-2640 (6 core, 2.50 GHz, 15MB, 95W) $5356 each HP DL360 G8 2x IntelR XeonR E5-2690 (8 core, 2.90 GHz, 20MB, 135W) $10,061 each I currently have 8 physical servers (Win2003, E2003, Citrix 4.0) that we will be P2V'd. After I P2V the servers, the plan is to begin creating new Windows 2008 R2 VMs and migrating each server's role (2008R2 domain, Exchange 2010, and Citrix XenApp 6.5). I want enough power to be able to run my existing 8 servers in a virtual environment and migrate them to AD2008/E2010/XenApp as well as leave some room for testing and growth. 2 of the vendors said 6 core is fine, another vendor is quoting 8 core processors. 2) The quotes I have for the services part of this are: $40,000 ($12k for AD/Exch, $8k for XenApp 20k for VMware) $38,000 (not itemized) $28,000 ($11k for AD/Ex, $6k XenApp, $11k for VM) Do these sound legit? I have ~190 users if that helps. I really think 28k is either too aggressive or simply not realistic. This is the same vendor who quoted me (3) single processor servers, so I have to go back to them and tell them I want dual proc. 3) For the SAN, I have 2 options: PS4100XV (12 600GB 15k SAS) $23,000 NetApp FAS2240 (12 600GB 10k SAS) $22,000 I have 2 vendors pushing the PS4100XV, and the other pushing the NetApp. From what I have been told, I'll get better IOPS w/ the 15k drives in the Equalogic. And fuller feature set. Any one w/ experiences w/ either of these models want to add their $.02? This is a completely new world for me, so any help is appreciated! . ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: odd connectivity problem with PC.
Disable antivirus? *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com jesse-r...@wi.rr.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: 07/09/2012 02:41 PM Subject:odd connectivity problem with PC. Have a single PC (Windows XP SP3) stuck in a Workgroup that is giving me grief at an SMB customer. -PC receives a valid DHCP address from the local DHCP server (Server1). -PC is able to ping Server1 by IP and by DNS name. -PC cannot join the domain for some reason (using NetBIOS name, errors with A domain controller for the domain XYZ could not be contacted, insure the domain name is typed directly. -PC cannot join the domain for some reason (using DNS name, errors with The following error occurred, attempting to join the domain 'XYZ.local'. The network location cannot be reached. -PC cannot access \\Server1 from Start-Run (errors with \\Server 1 the network path was not found. Oddly enough, Server1 -cannot- ping the PC, even though the PC -can- ping Server1 and the PC has the Windows Firewall disable (XP) (they are on the same subnet as well). Tried changing the NIC card after a similiar issue I read online, but that didn't help either. Verified PC has proper DNS settings (points to Server1 for DNS) as well. Any idea what might be causing it? Some kind of corruption with the IP stack? Finding this really odd. J ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Slow Excel Files
Turn off Share Workbook and see what happens... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Shawn Everett [mailto:sh...@tandac.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Slow Excel Files Hi All, I have a Windows 2008R2 file server at the far end of a WAN link. There is a 20ms ping time between the workstations and the server. This is pretty constant. The file server contains a lot of Excel files. Different versions, some with macros some without. Some files are quite old, some are newer. Opening some of these files over the WAN link can take upwards of a minute for a 1MB file. Other similarly sized files will open in 6 seconds. At this point I'm looking for a few thoughts on where I can start my investigations. Thx Shawn ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Is it just me (KB2282241,KB2275950...)
Support.microsoft.com is dead here for me in AZ... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 2:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Is it just me (KB2282241,KB2275950...) I can't view any of these KB articles, from two different networks I get failures: KB946405 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946405 KB942564 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942564 KB2275950 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2275950 KB2282241 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/228224 David Lum Systems Engineer // NWEATM Office 503.548.5229 // Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: moving Exchange
More than just mailboxes; there's connectors, OABs, PFs, routing, DNS, autodiscover, etc. While the general idea is OK, the devil is in the details... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:dchena...@lgnetworksinc.com] Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 1:41 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: moving Exchange Ex2010 currently on an underpowered box. Plan is: 1) Install Ex on beefier box (member server of same domain) 2) Move mailboxes to new box 3) Uninstall Ex from old box and re-use serial First: it's my understanding that Outlook profiles will be automagically updated to point to the mailbox's new location. Correct? Second: Anyone see a problem re-using the serial key? Seems a simple plan but you know how that goes.. Daniel Chenault dchena...@lgnetworksinc.com Office: 972-528-6546 x 1002 Fax: 972-982-0054 9550 Skillman Road Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75243 Description: Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CCF24C.F9B05160 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Windows Server Backup BSOD
Windows 2008 R2 SP1, running on VMWare ESX1 5.0. Exchange 2010 installed, single server Exchange org. Server hdw is a dell R710. 2 datastores; one is DAS for OS and transaction logs, other is iSCSI on an iomega PX12 for the Exchange DB. DB is ~100g. NIC on VM is the E1000, not the VMXnet. This is a new install in the last month. Once we installed exchange and moved mailboxes, we tried backing up the server using Windows Server Backup. Backup is to another local disk on secondary DAS (not the same as OS/logs) Quickly got a BSOD, irq not less than or equal in netio.sys. Nominal troubleshooting did not lead to an obvious fix. Opened a case with PSS. Dump analysis led to recommendation of installing KB 2664888 and updating network driver. We installed the hotfix and performed VMware updates via update manager. No change. When running WSB, we see the initial exchange consistency check and during that time the server bogs down. Task manager shows eseutil taking 100% CPU and after maybe 10 minutes or so the BSOD occurs. MS' recommendation for our next maintenance window is to run msconfig and disable all 3rd party services/processes. We will try this. My question is this; anyone seen this issue with WSB? If we try running another backup app (i.e., backup exec) might this be better? Or is it an underlying server issue? *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Windows Server Backup BSOD
Here's what's listed... all are stable/no error... Writer name: 'Task Scheduler Writer' Writer name: 'VSS Metadata Store Writer' Writer name: 'Performance Counters Writer' Writer name: 'System Writer' Writer name: 'SqlServerWriter' Writer name: 'ASR Writer' Writer name: 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer' Writer name: 'IIS Config Writer' Writer name: 'WMI Writer' Writer name: 'IIS Metabase Writer' Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer' Writer name: 'Microsoft Exchange Writer' Writer name: 'Registry Writer' *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 10:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows Server Backup BSOD Vssadmin list providers Are there any non-Windows providers in that list? If so, they are probably the issue. -Original Message- From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:charl...@golden-eagle.org] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 1:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows Server Backup BSOD Windows 2008 R2 SP1, running on VMWare ESX1 5.0. Exchange 2010 installed, single server Exchange org. Server hdw is a dell R710. 2 datastores; one is DAS for OS and transaction logs, other is iSCSI on an iomega PX12 for the Exchange DB. DB is ~100g. NIC on VM is the E1000, not the VMXnet. This is a new install in the last month. Once we installed exchange and moved mailboxes, we tried backing up the server using Windows Server Backup. Backup is to another local disk on secondary DAS (not the same as OS/logs) Quickly got a BSOD, irq not less than or equal in netio.sys. Nominal troubleshooting did not lead to an obvious fix. Opened a case with PSS. Dump analysis led to recommendation of installing KB 2664888 and updating network driver. We installed the hotfix and performed VMware updates via update manager. No change. When running WSB, we see the initial exchange consistency check and during that time the server bogs down. Task manager shows eseutil taking 100% CPU and after maybe 10 minutes or so the BSOD occurs. MS' recommendation for our next maintenance window is to run msconfig and disable all 3rd party services/processes. We will try this. My question is this; anyone seen this issue with WSB? If we try running another backup app (i.e., backup exec) might this be better? Or is it an underlying server issue? *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Windows Server Backup BSOD
Not yet. I can ask them about that once they bring me the next dump analysis... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 10:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows Server Backup BSOD Did they have you enable driver verifier with 'Force IRQL Checking' enabled? Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 -Original Message- From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:charl...@golden-eagle.org] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 12:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows Server Backup BSOD Windows 2008 R2 SP1, running on VMWare ESX1 5.0. Exchange 2010 installed, single server Exchange org. Server hdw is a dell R710. 2 datastores; one is DAS for OS and transaction logs, other is iSCSI on an iomega PX12 for the Exchange DB. DB is ~100g. NIC on VM is the E1000, not the VMXnet. This is a new install in the last month. Once we installed exchange and moved mailboxes, we tried backing up the server using Windows Server Backup. Backup is to another local disk on secondary DAS (not the same as OS/logs) Quickly got a BSOD, irq not less than or equal in netio.sys. Nominal troubleshooting did not lead to an obvious fix. Opened a case with PSS. Dump analysis led to recommendation of installing KB 2664888 and updating network driver. We installed the hotfix and performed VMware updates via update manager. No change. When running WSB, we see the initial exchange consistency check and during that time the server bogs down. Task manager shows eseutil taking 100% CPU and after maybe 10 minutes or so the BSOD occurs. MS' recommendation for our next maintenance window is to run msconfig and disable all 3rd party services/processes. We will try this. My question is this; anyone seen this issue with WSB? If we try running another backup app (i.e., backup exec) might this be better? Or is it an underlying server issue? *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: What can and can't you do with EC2?
I've set up domains and DCs on EC2. We have also hosted applications accessible only to certain IP ranges. My preferences to this point have been to have separate domains out in EC2 but dependent on security requirements there's no reason you couldn't connect an EC2 instance to an internal network. I don't think I'd want to try DHCP over EC2, though... There are lots of quirks with EC2 stuff. Whenever I'm trying something new there, I always set up a test environment with them and beat it up before committing to putting in a production environment. While there is a lot you can do with it, you have to ask why would you do that? Sometimes it makes sense to move everything to them, sometimes you're better off staying local. Sometimes a combination works, too... You can lock down IP communication to your specific network or device if you want. *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:36 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: What can and can't you do with EC2? Although, I knew of the availability of Amazon's EC2, I'm curious to know if anybody has tried some things with the platform and they have some experience they can share on what does and doesn't work on the platform... Could you host an application? For example, I have a HVAC controller software that is currently running in a VM, and this might be a perfect translation to an EC2 instance. It would have to reach my internal network somehow, but there appears to be ways to do that. Any other crazy things people can do with this? Could you do a Domain Controller? How about a DHCP server? --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: BWAhahahahahah
My number one... As I compose the email, I find the things I haven't checked properly and eventually lead myself to the answer... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: BWAhahahahahah I have written many email question to the list, only to delete them before they were sent. Why? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)
Trade you pulled pork cooking methods, rubs, and sauce recipes... :-) I'll put my pulled pork up against anyone anywhere anytime... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 7:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA) As for BBQ sauce... I don't use it. Well, except on pulled pork. But I'm still building the sauce from the drippings I managed to catch. And if you're done cooking in less than 6 hours, you're just grillin... Just sayin... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)
Dry rub... Paprika, kosher salt, brn sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, black pepper, cumin, and cayenne. Cooking... GOSM gas smoker, hickory chunks mixed with some apple chips. Digital thermo (MUST HAVE DIGITAL!) temps between 225 and 240, never higher. Smoke (light blue, not grey) until internal temp reaches 165ºF (also on digital dual-probe thermo)(about 8-12 hrs depending on outside temps). Baste with apple cider from a spray bottle at least once per hour to keep the outside from drying out. Then pull it and wrap in HD tinfoil. Add more apple cider (maybe half a cup or less) Seal tightly and place in 210ºF oven until internal temp reaches 200-205º (maybe another 12 hours). I use the oven for the second half because trying to smoke it overnight is tough and also tends to toughen the outside and can cause excessively heavy smoke flavor. The initial smoking penetrates far enough to give a good rind without making jerky. At this point it pulls perfectly. SAVE THE DRIPPINGS! Sauce... Cider vinegar, water, sweet pickle juice, catsup, apple cider, brn sugar, hot sauce, creole seasoning, red pepper flakes, black pepper, and pan drippings. Sauce warmed just enough to dissolve the sugar, never hot enough to boil. Now when the Q discussion is done, we can talk about smoking steelhead fillets. Costco has some marvelous steelhead at times... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Kevin Lundy [mailto:klu...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA) I don't do competitions (don't want to commit the required time), but being a good NC boy, I'll take that challenge. Of course, being a good NC boy, taking the challenge = another excuse to eat some Q Dry rub, sometimes inject with Apple cider, smoke 240 degrees until it's done. Put it in a cooler wrapped in a towel for half our or so, then pull it. Because I like it, I then mix in a middle NC vinegar/pepper sauce, but it is quite good without it. The reason for 240 vs the advertised best temp of 225 is simply because my smoker seems to have a natural tendency to settle at a steady 240. On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org wrote: Trade you pulled pork cooking methods, rubs, and sauce recipes... :-) I'll put my pulled pork up against anyone anywhere anytime... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 7:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA) As for BBQ sauce... I don't use it. Well, except on pulled pork. But I'm still building the sauce from the drippings I managed to catch. And if you're done cooking in less than 6 hours, you're just grillin... Just sayin... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)
Come on out to AZ and you can try it. A couple of photos... http://deserthawkconsulting.com/bbq1.html *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA) I think you need to provide samples to prove your pulled pork is worthy of the challenge ! : ) On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org wrote: Trade you pulled pork cooking methods, rubs, and sauce recipes... :-) I'll put my pulled pork up against anyone anywhere anytime... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 7:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA) As for BBQ sauce... I don't use it. Well, except on pulled pork. But I'm still building the sauce from the drippings I managed to catch. And if you're done cooking in less than 6 hours, you're just grillin... Just sayin... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Network access to 2 seperate domains
Create him a domain account in your domain. Don't use a local account. The domain account will provide Exch and file access. You can provide him the technical solution. If he can't utilize the proper username and pw, he shouldn't be a director. It's not rocket science and he probably has many usernames and pws around the web. If he's using Outlook 2010, he can access MAPI accounts from both Exch servers. This is a workable situation. I'd recommend experimenting with the setup required on another machine before deploying the solution to him; there may be some traps regarding DNS or server perms that will need to be resolved... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Nigel Parker [mailto:nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 5:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Network access to 2 seperate domains Hi Ok we have a director from a parent company Lets say they have a domain called companyx.local We have our domain company.local So totally separate local domains The director needs to access files and emails from both domains, apparently his anti virus and updates come live from the internet I wanted to setup web access to our exchange and a local account on our fileserver and shortcut so when he clicks it will prompt for user name and password to our servers However I know he will enter his other user name and password? Thoughts Also he want to access files from his network on ours and have exchange with offline files to ours and his networks. This is for 6 months only Nigel Parker Systems Engineer Ultraframe (UK) Ltd Tel: 01200 452329 Fax: 01200 452201 Web: www.ultraframe.com Email: mailto:nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. The statements and opinions expressed in this email are my own and may not represent those of Ultraframe (UK) Ltd. This email is subject to copyright and the information contained in it is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is sent out only for intended recipient(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not an intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and unlawful. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Dell.com down
Same here. Support.dell.com not available... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Devin Meade [mailto:devin.me...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 3:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Dell.com down Hmm ... I can't get to www.dell.com on multiple computers with different ISP's. Seems it not available in the Oklahoma City area. Anyone else see this? Maybe they run blackberries :-/. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Dell.com down
Back up here... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Devin Meade [mailto:devin.me...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 3:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Dell.com down Hmm ... I can't get to www.dell.com on multiple computers with different ISP's. Seems it not available in the Oklahoma City area. Anyone else see this? Maybe they run blackberries :-/. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: share data with remote office
What costs for a VPN? The Win native VPN, while not perfect, is adequate and free... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Laurence [mailto:laurence.chi...@jalapeno-bs.co.uk] Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 8:01 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: share data with remote office Hi All scenario: small organisation with Windows Server 2008 foundation and 3 x Windows 7 Pro PCs at head office. Active Directory. shared folders mapped to drive letters on client PCs. broadband Internet connectivity. data on server backed up to Internet backup service nightly they have one Windows XP Pro SP3 PC in a remote office connected to Internet via broadband link we would like the ability to share data between head office and remote staff and have this data stored on the head office server so it can be backed up i thought of using DropBox but it does not like network folders so I'm a little stumped at the moment anybody tried anything similar and would like to share their solution? VPN is out due to costs thanks Laurence ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Placement and spacing of server racks
My placement is simple assuming that environmental (power/HVAC) and network cabling is adequate; I make sure I can open the rack doors completely if installed, I make sure I can slide the servers all the way out for maintenance (don't want to have to move a rack to install a server), and I make sure I don't block doors/vents. Side to side I butt them right up against each other. Unless you have a specific need to get into the rack from the side, I've never found it to be necessary to spread them out that way... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 1:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Cc: Augusta_Kimble/as...@aspca.org Subject: Placement and spacing of server racks Greetings! Our server room is finally getting some badly needed upgrades (including the removal of a partial wall, more power, and a real server room cooling unit). We currently have three server racks. Once this renovation project is complete, we will be adding two fairly full server racks. We are hoping to have these upgrades keep the room adequate for another 5 years. So, depending on the recommendations of rack spacing, it may be necessary to take out another wall and expand into what is currently an office. So, the questions are: 1. How closely together do you space your server racks? That is, how much space between each rack? 2. How far out from the walls to you have them (both for air flow and for rear access)? I believe the current dimensions of the room would allow 7 racks (and we are already claiming space for 5) along one wall and with room for another 1-2 on another wall. Your recommendations may force us to re-consider. Thank you... -- richard ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Sherry's Back
Welcome back! *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:sabercrom...@nhdallas.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Sherry's Back Hello everyone, I'm finally back. After being laid off in April 2010, I was unemployed for about 4 months, finally landing a job answering Help Desk and eventually as a Network Operator at Radio Shack corporate headquarters. Not exactly doing any technical server admin type stuff..this week I started a new job as the Facilities/IT Manager at New Horizons Computer Training Center - Dallas. I'll be over the facilities in Dallas, Fort Worth, Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Will be managing a small team, doing server admin stuff and other technical stuff, and access to any training I want to take..oh yes, I'm really excited about this job. So here I am back on the lists and very glad to be back. Sherry Abercrombie | Facilities/IT Manager Dallas | Fort Worth | Oklahoma City | Tulsa 972.490.5151 x2250 sabercrom...@nhdallas.com mailto:cbeav...@nhoklahoma.com | www.nhcomputerlearning.com http://www.nhtexas.com/ This information may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, photocopying or distribution of these contents is unauthorized and prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: same IP printer - two different print servers
With the exception of centralized reporting/logging, it is indeed as easy as it sound. No problem with having 2 print servers point to the same printer... We've done lots of migrations that way... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Vicky Spelshaus [mailto:vicky.spelsh...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: same IP printer - two different print servers I've researched this and it appears to be okay to do, but something keeps telling me it seems too easy I'm in the process of retiring an old print server, but with most of the faculty not back yet I need to keep the printers 'live' on both servers. I'd like to set up different share names for the same printers on the new server and change the networked printers for faculty as they arrive back on campus. Anyone ever done this? Any issues? -- Organization and good planning are just crutches for people that can't handle stress and caffeine. - unknown ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Text Editor for Windows WAS: SQL for File Storage?
Notepad++ or Ultraedit... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 2:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Text Editor for Windows WAS: SQL for File Storage? One more reason to use the command line. :) Agreed! On that subject, is there a good text based editor for Windows anybody can recommend? If anybody is familiar with the emacs vs vi wars in the *nix world, I don't want to go there. I just want to know what people are using when they want to edit a text file without opening Notepad. *ducks* --Matt Ross Ephrata School District - Original Message - From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:02:38 -0700 Subject: Re: SQL for File Storage? On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Once you have problems with explorer hanging, I've found that it's time to start dividing the files into smaller directories. Hell, I've had Explorer hang on empty folders... ;-) One more reason to use the command line. :) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: recovering dead server hard drives
Are you 100% certain it's not just a power supply failure? I've seen over a dozen PS failures just like this... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Art DeKneef [mailto:art.dekn...@cox.net] Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 3:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: recovering dead server hard drives One of my customers referred someone to me who had trouble with a server. He explained that the office lost power and when power was restored everything can back up but the office couldn't connect to the server. After a few quick questions went to the office and the server looked and sounded like it was on but no video. Server was under the counter with screens on the doors. Area was warm when I opened it. Not good I'm thinking. Tried another monitor, same no video. Opened case and saw neither the case fan or the CPU fan spinning. Held in power switch to shut down. It looks like the motherboard is dead. Press power button and power supply fan starts, lights come on but nothing else. No beeps and no video. Thoughts on trying to recover the data. I can put the drives into another system but if I remember correctly software RAID writes to the hard drive and the Windows software doesn't recognize them. So it asks you to initialize them. Does that change anything on the hard drive? I'm trying to see if I can get to the data before the last resort is to a hard drive recovery place. Additional information. Of course he has no documentation on info on the server. Asked if he had a backup and said it was on the server. I see no external drives or tape device. Really not good I'm thinking now. And of course he says all his stuff is on the server. Great! No backup all his office files are on the server. I ask if he knows if the drives are mirrored or using some form of RAID. No idea. Server has 4 SATA drives. One is 80GB which I think is the Windows system drive and three 250GB which are unknown. The sever has a Super Micro motherboard (out of warranty) and I think is setup with software RAID. But I don't know if it might be 1 or 5 or what. Server is a few years old, original guy not around anymore, and so on. I have another server I could try and use the drives on but will have to do a repair because of the hardware change. Original server single socket P4, my server dual socket Xeon, both populated. I certainly don't want to destroy the data so am planning my next move. Thanks, Art ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Help? Microsoft old antivirus update for $9.95 FOUND IT !
Isn't that about what it takes to download Symantec defs these days on a T1? *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Roger Wright [mailto:rhw...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 11:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Help? Microsoft old antivirus update for $9.95 FOUND IT ! It'll probably only take 40-45 minutes to download them all. Roger Wright ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Determine who has VPN access?
Try this: adfind -s subtree -f msNPAllowDialIn=TRUE username note that the TRUE is case sensitive... Don't have ADFind? Get it from joeware.net... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Eric Brouwer [mailto:ithelp.e...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 7:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Determine who has VPN access? Greetings! I have a Windows 2003 Server configured for VPN access. Is there a way to determine what users/groups have the Dial-In/VPN right outside of going through each user in Active Directory? Thank you, Eric ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Capturing video from YouTube?
Try freecorder... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 9:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Capturing video from YouTube? Is there any way to snag a video from YouTube or other online site? I know there are various copyright issues attached to this, but it's just that one of my little lads is obsessed with planes (mostly the F14, for some reason) and loves to watch a particular video of it. It's just that booting up my laptop, attaching it to the TV, switching the TV to VGA mode, and then firing up the video for him is a bit of a chore, and I was just wondering if anyone knew any way it could be streamlined. TIA, JRR ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: remote support and UAC
Logmeinrescue is working reasonably well for us with W7 and UAC... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Bill Humphries [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com] Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 1:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: remote support and UAC Hey all, Our current remote support software sucks when the client is a win7 with UAC. Handicapped to almost the point of useless. What do you like that handles UAC in a way that makes remote support feasible? Bill ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Contingency For Home Workers
Ideally, the company provides all the equipment that the user requires, and stipulates that the provided infrastructure is used only for company business. That makes the home office a remote site of the business and allows appropriate management. That's not always realistic though. If you have a standard for applications and configuration, you can work within those parameters and say sorry, your PC doesn't have the correct version of X. But you should have management buy-in on that. I work for some clients that say fix it for him regardless. My feeling is that if the home user wants to connect to the business network, they should be willing to modify their home system to meet the requirements. If they won't, then come into the office to work. Another method that helps to mitigate this and provide a small amount of isolation is to allow RDP to the user's office desktop, where they then do the necessary work. That way the only home PC requirement is an RDP client. But then you're opening up RDP holes internally. I've also set up RDP to a terminal server and allowed users to connect to that, and do their work on that desktop. With care, you can sandbox that TS to a point. Given the ability, I'd much prefer to see fully company-managed assets used for remote office work, though. *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Robert Jackson [mailto:r...@walkermartyn.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Contingency For Home Workers Just looking for some thoughts/feedback on what others are doing. We have a number of home workers who have remote access capability based around Oracle's Secure Global Desktop (a Tarantella WebTop derivative) and RSA SecurID token technology. The setup is ideal: we give the users a SecurID token and they use their own home broadband connection and hardware (PC/Laptop) to access the company systems. However we had a scenario over last weekend whereby one home worker decided to upgrade to Internet Explorer 9 and yes you've guessed it Oracle's Secure Global Desktop stopped working due to Java issues. I've now been asked to come up with a cost effective contingency plan should such a situation arise again. My initial thoughts would be to get the users to use Firefox or Safari instead of IE. Although I don't think you can force users to use something they may be do not want to, especially as it their own personal kit. So, it brings me to the question of how do other people/businesses deal with the whole home worker scenario, especially when faced with hardware issues or software upgrades gone bad? Regards, Rab. = Robert Jackson Phone: +44 (0) 141 332 7999 IT Manager Fax: +44 (0) 141 331 2820 Walker Martyn Ltd 1 Park Circus PlaceEmail: r...@walkermartyn.co.uk mailto:r...@walkermartyn.co.uk Glasgow G3 6AH, Scotland Web: http://www.walkermartyn.co.uk http://www.walkermartyn.co.uk/ = The information in this internet E-mail is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. Access, copying or re-use of information in it by anyone else is unauthorised. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Walker Martyn Ltd or any of its affiliates. If you are not the intended recipient please contact administra...@walkermartyn.co.uk. Walker Martyn Ltd, company number SC197533. Company is registered in Scotland and has its registered office at 1 Park Circus Place, Glasgow G3 6AH, UK. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Find out what is doing this
Is there a backup going on at that time? *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: itli...@imcu.com [mailto:itli...@imcu.com] Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 6:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Find out what is doing this Here is the process .bat creates setenv.bat in dir x About every 60 seconds all day long. At around 11:00pm each night this process fails with a sharing violation of setenv.bat. Rerun the automated task and it runs. The problem is this file is being Created all day long no issues just around 11:00pm. With process monitor we see the sharing violation but can't tell what was trying to share it or what was sharing it at the time?? Need more guidance with process monitor I guess? Can I turn on auditing for dir x ? Will Windows give me more of a feel for what failed? -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Posted At: Thursday, March 31, 2011 9:34 AM Posted To: itli...@imcu.com Conversation: Find out what is doing this Subject: Re: Find out what is doing this On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 9:21 AM, itli...@imcu.com itli...@imcu.com wrote: Have a third party that creates a file before it runs. You need to explain that using a lot more words. :) We're also using a piece of software called Process Monitor and we were able to pin it down last night to a 'Sharing Violation' . Sharing Violation nominally means a file was already open or locked when the program tried to access it. Of course, that's also one of the error codes that Microsoft sometimes uses for completely unrelated things, so there's a (relatively small) chance it's something else. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Find out what is doing this
Crank up auditing on the file and see who's accessing it. Also, with process monitor, see what other processes are involved... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: itli...@imcu.com [mailto:itli...@imcu.com] Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 7:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Find out what is doing this No backups at the time of error. -Original Message- From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:charl...@golden-eagle.org] Posted At: Thursday, March 31, 2011 9:58 AM Posted To: itli...@imcu.com Conversation: Find out what is doing this Subject: RE: Find out what is doing this Is there a backup going on at that time? *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: itli...@imcu.com [mailto:itli...@imcu.com] Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 6:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Find out what is doing this Here is the process .bat creates setenv.bat in dir x About every 60 seconds all day long. At around 11:00pm each night this process fails with a sharing violation of setenv.bat. Rerun the automated task and it runs. The problem is this file is being Created all day long no issues just around 11:00pm. With process monitor we see the sharing violation but can't tell what was trying to share it or what was sharing it at the time?? Need more guidance with process monitor I guess? Can I turn on auditing for dir x ? Will Windows give me more of a feel for what failed? -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Posted At: Thursday, March 31, 2011 9:34 AM Posted To: itli...@imcu.com Conversation: Find out what is doing this Subject: Re: Find out what is doing this On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 9:21 AM, itli...@imcu.com itli...@imcu.com wrote: Have a third party that creates a file before it runs. You need to explain that using a lot more words. :) We're also using a piece of software called Process Monitor and we were able to pin it down last night to a 'Sharing Violation' . Sharing Violation nominally means a file was already open or locked when the program tried to access it. Of course, that's also one of the error codes that Microsoft sometimes uses for completely unrelated things, so there's a (relatively small) chance it's something else. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Anyone recommendations for Cloud server hosting?
I've used Rackspace and AWS. I'm pretty happy with AWS and their EC2 offerings these days. There's a lot you can do there, including having load balancing, moving your entire server to a larger instance when you need something beefier, and integrated backups to S2. Something about having an image of your running server you can spin up in seconds is comforting. There are occasional issues; I did some extensive domain-based implementations with them and found some oddities around time sync and Kerberos, but nothing I couldn't work around easily enough. Support is also a bit slow; that's one area where Rackspace really excels. I currently run AWS servers for several clients and we're pretty happy with it. I think overall the self-manageability is more flexible with AWS than Rackspace. I think they're cheaper, too... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Chris Blair [mailto:chris_bl...@identisys.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 6:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Anyone recommendations for Cloud server hosting? We need to move our cloud server hosting to a new company. We need to run a Windows 2008 R2 server, with SQL express, 1gb ram, and 10gb disk space. I have looked at a few, Server Intellect, Rack Space, and Amazon S2. Any real work experiences? Any other recommendations? Thanks, Chris Blair ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: [OT] Obama birth certificate
Wait for it *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 11:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: [OT] Obama birth certificate Right. He wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition... Micheal Espinola Jr michealespin...@gmail.com 03/18/2011 01:47 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Press this button if the To is a fax number. Enter in the fax number like 123-456- 7890. cc Subject Re: [OT] Obama birth certificate His reply was a quote from a Monty Python skit. -- ME2 On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: Then leave. On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Crawford, Scott crawfo...@evangel.edu mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu wrote: Youre fooling yourself. Were living in a dictatorship. From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gor...@hotmail.com mailto:paul_gor...@hotmail.com ] Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 3:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [OT] Obama birth certificate No, youre an anarcho-syndicalist commune :-) Paul G. From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu ] Sent: 17 March 2011 18:45 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [OT] Obama birth certificate I thought we were an autonomous collective. From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org ] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:41 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [OT] Obama birth certificate Yeah, were a Republic, just like in Star Wars! From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com mailto:sep...@gmail.com ] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: [OT] Obama birth certificate We're not that differnet. It's just some of the government lines of authority in the US are different from the lines in other countries. Some evolved as a result of how various territories came to become states and the concerns of the constitution committees. And we're a Republic not one of your fancy high falutin Federations. :) Steven Peck http://www.blkmtn.org http://www.blkmtn.org/ On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Miguel Gonzalez miguel_3_gonza...@yahoo.es mailto:miguel_3_gonza...@yahoo.es wrote: And the point is? :-) Sorry guys but I don't think that the US is that different to other federal countries. I'm coming from a federal country myself (Spain) and there are many other federal countries (and co-federal like Switzerland) in the world. That means that every region, lander or state (choose your name) can have different laws. But they can't never be against the constitution. Every federal country has a Court for watching if any new law can be the constitutional rights. What the US constitution is saying is that that there is a difference between having an US passport (second class) and having it and being born in the US (first class).That was my point. The fact that you can be a governor (or not) but not an US president was irrelevant but just a curiosity :) Miguel --- El jue, 17/3/11, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org escribió: De: Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org Asunto: RE: [OT] Obama birth certificate Para: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Fecha: jueves, 17 de marzo, 2011 14:01 I think it points more towards the autonomy of the States. For many things, the States can do as they wish. The US born requirement for our President was part of our founding Constitution. Another part of that Constitution delegates a great deal of self-rule to the individual States. As they became States they were able to decide that issue for themselves. Even now if a State wanted to require you to be US born to be a governor they certainly could pass a State Constitutional amendment to do so. -Original Message- From: Miguel Gonzalez [mailto:miguel_3_gonza...@yahoo.es mailto:miguel_3_gonza...@yahoo.es ] It's quite curious that you can be a governor of a State not being born in the US but you can't elect that person as US president. This states clear that there are first and second class US passports. Miguel ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt
RE: [OT] Obama birth certificate
NOBODY expects the Spanish inquisition! *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:charl...@golden-eagle.org] Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 12:00 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [OT] Obama birth certificate Wait for it *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 11:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: [OT] Obama birth certificate Right. He wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition... Micheal Espinola Jr michealespin...@gmail.com 03/18/2011 01:47 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Press this button if the To is a fax number. Enter in the fax number like 123-456- 7890. cc Subject Re: [OT] Obama birth certificate His reply was a quote from a Monty Python skit. -- ME2 On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: Then leave. On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Crawford, Scott crawfo...@evangel.edu mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu wrote: Youre fooling yourself. Were living in a dictatorship. From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gor...@hotmail.com mailto:paul_gor...@hotmail.com ] Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 3:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [OT] Obama birth certificate No, youre an anarcho-syndicalist commune :-) Paul G. From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu ] Sent: 17 March 2011 18:45 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [OT] Obama birth certificate I thought we were an autonomous collective. From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org ] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:41 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [OT] Obama birth certificate Yeah, were a Republic, just like in Star Wars! From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com mailto:sep...@gmail.com ] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: [OT] Obama birth certificate We're not that differnet. It's just some of the government lines of authority in the US are different from the lines in other countries. Some evolved as a result of how various territories came to become states and the concerns of the constitution committees. And we're a Republic not one of your fancy high falutin Federations. :) Steven Peck http://www.blkmtn.org http://www.blkmtn.org/ On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Miguel Gonzalez miguel_3_gonza...@yahoo.es mailto:miguel_3_gonza...@yahoo.es wrote: And the point is? :-) Sorry guys but I don't think that the US is that different to other federal countries. I'm coming from a federal country myself (Spain) and there are many other federal countries (and co-federal like Switzerland) in the world. That means that every region, lander or state (choose your name) can have different laws. But they can't never be against the constitution. Every federal country has a Court for watching if any new law can be the constitutional rights. What the US constitution is saying is that that there is a difference between having an US passport (second class) and having it and being born in the US (first class).That was my point. The fact that you can be a governor (or not) but not an US president was irrelevant but just a curiosity :) Miguel --- El jue, 17/3/11, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org escribió: De: Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org Asunto: RE: [OT] Obama birth certificate Para: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Fecha: jueves, 17 de marzo, 2011 14:01 I think it points more towards the autonomy of the States. For many things, the States can do as they wish. The US born requirement for our President was part of our founding Constitution. Another part of that Constitution delegates a great deal of self-rule to the individual States. As they became States they were able to decide that issue for themselves. Even now if a State wanted to require you to be US born to be a governor they certainly could pass a State Constitutional amendment to do so. -Original Message- From: Miguel Gonzalez [mailto:miguel_3_gonza...@yahoo.es mailto:miguel_3_gonza...@yahoo.es ] It's quite curious that you
RE: Good way to prevent logon under certain conditions?
I can see the help desk calls now: I can't log in. Nope. No error message, it just won't let me in. Probably better to check for the drive existence, toss a helpful error message, and prompt for a manual mapping if it doesn't exist. Or better yet, fix the back-end issues that result in no home drive mapping. Dumping a user out of their session because an IT process doesn't work doesn't sound like the best possible solution... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 8:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Good way to prevent logon under certain conditions? Wouldn't users be averse to being logged off unceremoniously, whether proper resources are available or not? On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:56 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: I'm already using VB, batch and PowerShell in the logon process at some point. I'm trying to avoid over-complicating things (if I haven't already). is there a PowerShell command that can force a logoff if a drive isn't present? On 17 March 2011 14:52, Cameron cameron.orl...@gmail.com wrote: Test out Kixtart...it rocks! On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:29 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: Just that adding the action to the logon script seems to drag the logon a bit, which my users are sensitive to. That's probably because I'm doing it in batch, though. I'm a script-o-saurus :-) On 17 March 2011 14:26, Cameron cameron.orl...@gmail.com wrote: Scheduled Task? Seems like you're making a mountain out of a mole hill. How is that better than tying to the logon process that they have to do anyways? On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:06 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: I'm maybe thinking something like that is better than tying it to the logon process, yes. Probably a scheduled task on a DC or some such like. Obviously targeted to a group to avoid picking up admins and the like. On 17 March 2011 14:05, Guyer, Don don.gu...@fiserv.com wrote: How about running a script against AD that queries that setting, to look for any empty values? Don Guyer Windows Systems Engineer Datasafe Platform Enterprise Technology Group Fiserv don.gu...@fiserv.com Office: tel:1-800-523-7282 tel:1-800-523- 7282 1-800-523-7282 x 1673 Fax: tel:610-293-4499 tel:610-293-4499 610- 293-4499 www.fiserv.com http://www.fiserv.com/ From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 9:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Good way to prevent logon under certain conditions? That's the way it's done. I just want some way of making sure that it is set to head off the support calls that may ensue if some user gets missed (because they will get some ugly errors). I could do it with a quick batch command but I was just wondering if anyone knew of anything different. On 17 March 2011 13:45, Guyer, Don don.gu...@fiserv.com wrote: Why not just set their home drive in AD? Don Guyer Windows Systems Engineer Datasafe Platform Enterprise Technology Group Fiserv don.gu...@fiserv.com Office: tel:1-800-523-7282 tel:1-800-523- 7282 1-800-523-7282 x 1673 Fax: tel:610-293-4499 tel:610-293-4499 610- 293-4499 www.fiserv.com http://www.fiserv.com/ From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2
RE: Hosting Corporate Video
Hi Doug. I'm curious about your reasoning for not wanting to host it internally. At first glance, I'd think keeping it local would be less of a bandwidth impact than bringing it in from outside. I'm sure you have a good reason... Why external instead of internal? I've done a bunch of work with the AWS stuff but not for streaming... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Doug Hampshire [mailto:dhampsh...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 7:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Hosting Corporate Video I need to present possible solutions to provide the ability to stream training and other corporate videos. Obviously I'm trying to avoid hosting it internally. Any recommendations on hosting providers? I've already identified Akamai and Amazon AWS as potential solutions. Any one with experience with either of those? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Child Domain or Not?
Any reason not to whack the smaller domain completely and merge the 12 users into the larger existing domain? That would be my first choice... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 11:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Child Domain or Not? The main domain has 12 servers (2 DCs, faxserver, FW and exchange(which is used by both companies)) and roughly 50-60 users. Other domain has three servers (two DC's and one FW) and 12 users. Our current setup is this: - Main office - Windows 2003 o Connects to a hosted datacenter via a Point-2-Point T1 - Remote Office - Windows 2003 o Connects to a hosted datacenter via VPN - Hosted Datacenter - Windows 2003 o SQL, Web, TS Box and storage server o VPN concentrator Thank you, _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Description: aurico_logo-quality-email - big Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 12:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Child Domain or Not? I personally (based on what little info we have here) J would move one into the other. That'll have its own set of challenges since they are named the same thing.. How large are the domains? Is Exchange in them? Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 1:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Child Domain or Not? All.. We have two companies (in separate buildings) that are on completely separate domains, which are both called the same name (was setup this way before I took over IT). We will be moving the other company into the same building as ours and want them on the same LAN, but different subnet. Before moving them, we need to rename the other domain as I believe this will cause issues when added to this LAN. Also, several employees will need to be able to sign onto either network from their pc's. Both domains are currently Windows 2003. Would it be best to setup both domains as parent-child or completely different forests on the one LAN? Haven't had to deal with anything like this yet and wanted the advice from others. From what I've read online, it's been a little confusing on whether a child domain will cause more work and what the benefits would be. Thank you, _ Cameron Cooper System Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Description: aurico_logo-quality-email - big Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: automatic delete log files
Are they being backed up by a process that allows a post-backup command (like BE)? If so, upon successful backup, delete... I've also done scripting that does copies/versions/archive. But if you can change the logfile path, that's an excellent option. *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Ben N [mailto:bennordlan...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 9:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: automatic delete log files We have a few custom dev'd products we host that generate tons of log files. They cannot be turned off. (please don't ask why :) ) so after a few weeks or so, the C: drive fills up. I am curious what creative solutions people have done out there to deal with similar issues like this? There is the obvious choice of running some process/batch that deletes them on a schedule using task manager. anything else? -B ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: http://aws.amazon.com/
I've done a bunch of work with the AWS stuff. While it is a good system and allows for some pretty cool fast provisioning, it's not without its pain points. When you combine it with the S3 storage and a backup app like Cloudberry, it can let you do a lot of cool things. If you are working on web-type stuff that has to be tested from outside, it's invaluable. You can set it up, firewall it, and let your developers and anyone else pound on it with no risks to your inside network. As with any new technology, there are gotchas and plenty things that need to be done correctly to avoid coffin corners down the road. Doing domain stuff can be a bit tricky due to time/Kerberos/reboot issues, but I've done it successfully. If all your access is internal, and you already have a VM infrastructure, you probably won't gain much. It is neat to be able to spin up a high-performance server in seconds without worrying about hitting your underlying infrastructure too hard. But that comes with a $ price, too. For me, the bottom line is that it is definitely worth a look to see if it solves a problem... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 1:00 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: http://aws.amazon.com/ My boss' boss floating it to use because a developer got their boss's ear. My reply was what business requirement does this meet?. We do already have a VMWare lab manager which I think does essentially this already. Bottom line is I was directly asked to comment on it, but I have no direct link in the chain of this product getting used or not. I am however in good seats with people that can influence this or not (else that doc wouldn't have made it to me at all). David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 503.548.5229 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 11:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: http://aws.amazon.com/ What was the nature of the request? AWS is great for giving access to developers who need to put things together quickly (for prototypes, etc) which will need broad external access. Allows you to focus more on requests that are fleshed out and heading for production, or that require quick turn- up/tear-down times. ASB (My Bio via About.Me http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio ) Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 1:46 PM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: This just got put in my lap for comments and thoughts. Kneejerk says why - we already have infrastructure here.. Although throwing our developers into this gets them off my environment that, while appealing, isn't the right reason to consider such an action. Thoughts/comments about the service? David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 503.548.5229 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: DNS oddities
OK. I ran into this a while back. Looked back at your OP. You say you have large DNS turned off. Where? Is it off on your network gear? We had to kill it on the ASA/PIX for some clients. Saw the same behavior; DNS would fall back to the A record rather than the MX... Check your whole chain for the large DNS settings... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 4:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: DNS oddities Inline. From: Andrew S. Baker [asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 5:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DNS oddities Where are the DNS servers relative to the Exchange server, and what are the settings? Rack next to them, in a solid gig cisco switch. DNS is set up with two forwarders to my ISP. They have always had reliable DNS and I have dedicated fiber to them. Default on the server settings. Host hints are still in there. What lookups are you doing when you experience this issue? MX, and what is happening is the Exchange server is falling back to the A record on the domain name and trying to deliver there. Does it happen from any other server to those DNS servers? No, DNS from everything else is rock solid. ASB (My Bio via About.Mehttp://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio) Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.orgmailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org wrote: Ok, we are not that big.and I have lots of redundant equipment scattered all over the city to spread out the load. I have two DNS servers in my main data server. One of them is pretty much limited to serving MX lookups for my single Exchange 2007 transport server. I am getting sporadic lookup time outs. I can sit at a command prompt and spam nslookups and get it to do it one time out of ten or so.sometimes more and sometimes less. But I can always make it happen. Exchange is set to use the NIC settings. Going to the DNS server itself and spamming DNS lookups and it will not happen. Switching the Exchange server to other DNS servers and it still happens. Each DNS server forwards to our 'ISP'. Some are 2008 and some are 2008 R2. I have the extended DNS turned off. Where to start? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftwa re.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftwa re.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: DNS oddities
See if this sheds any light on the situation... http://smarthost.blogspot.com/2009/07/451-440-dns-query-failed.html Be sure to read through the referenced posts in that entry... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 2:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: DNS oddities Ok, we are not that big.and I have lots of redundant equipment scattered all over the city to spread out the load. I have two DNS servers in my main data server. One of them is pretty much limited to serving MX lookups for my single Exchange 2007 transport server. I am getting sporadic lookup time outs. I can sit at a command prompt and spam nslookups and get it to do it one time out of ten or so.sometimes more and sometimes less. But I can always make it happen. Exchange is set to use the NIC settings. Going to the DNS server itself and spamming DNS lookups and it will not happen. Switching the Exchange server to other DNS servers and it still happens. Each DNS server forwards to our 'ISP'. Some are 2008 and some are 2008 R2. I have the extended DNS turned off. Where to start? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: What's Your Phone? [OT]
My pulled pork is made in my GOSM gas-fired smoker. Takes about 24 hours to cook. Thin spicy vinegar-based BBQ sauce. Ribs done in the smoker using the 3-2-1 method. Thicker BBQ sauce. All sauces home-made, of course... Steelhead or salmon done in the smoker with a maple ginger teriyaki glaze. Steaks (fillets or ribeyes) aged at home done on the grill. Got to use the right tool for the job... :-) Got a turkey in the fridge now. Hmm. To do it on the gas grill or smoke it? Hmm.. *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 8:39 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: What's Your Phone? [OT] Oh believe me - I KNOW what's right - Carolina BBQ with spicy vinegar BBQ sauce. But I allow other people to be wrong. :-) Plenty of variation available with whether you make your BBQ from whole hog (a pig pickin') or pork butt. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: What's Your Phone? [OT]
Ahhh... Back in the early 70s I lived in northern VA and had just broken up with a girlfriend. A good friend and I took a drive to Nags Head, NC in winter just to get away. We went out to a fishing pier. An old rich guy had rented out the pier for a party and set up a large homemade whole pig roaster out front. We stayed for 2 days and ate some of the best pig ever. There was a machete hanging there. You'd open the door, cut off a chunk with the machete, and eat your fill. Took my mind of that girl that's for sure... :-) Caught some good fish, too... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 8:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: What's Your Phone? [OT] Ain't nuthin' wrong with a whole pig roast ! grin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: What's Your Phone?
Different hardwood for different meats and flavoring... Hickory, apple, mesquite, etc... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 10:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: What's Your Phone? LOL What's your hardwood of choice? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Enough Please (WAS: RE: What's Your Phone?) [OT]
Hey; we asked him for a separate forum... :-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 11:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Enough Please (WAS: RE: What's Your Phone?) [OT] I think Stu is still on holidays, otherwise he would be on this thread like a dirty shirt. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: PC Migration / Time Estimate?
~2 hours per machine. Data files and additional programs should be identified/evaluated to ensure timing, but as long as the media is available and the installs are nominal, About 2 hours would be doable. The number of machines would have a bearing on it, too... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 12:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: PC Migration / Time Estimate? Techs/Consultants, how much time-onsite would you estimate for something like this? Unpack, inventory new hardware Power up new PC so the image finishes (They are syspreped) Do an inventory of old system (Software, files, asset tags) Backup/Migrate data (Files, Outlook PSTs) Re-install any approved programs that were not of the image Point to correct network printer Configure Outlook/PST Box up old PC TIA, Sam ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: PC Migration / Time Estimate?
QB... The winner of the least business-quality business program... And I hear you on the alternatives being worse... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: PC Migration / Time Estimate? And then there was the time where I had to install multiple (5?) versions of Quickbooks on a new workstation (few years ago)... *shudder* And the alternative was much worse... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: What's Your Phone? [OT]
Close down your dampers more so you get less smoke. Too much can impart a bitter taste... :-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: What's Your Phone? [OT] I got curious and decided to combine the topic with the OT. I tried smoking a pork chop over some old cell phones we have here... Lots of aromatic smoke, but it tasted really really bad! :-@ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: AD and firewall ports
Check out these articles. It is possible to limit open ports but as with anything, test, test test... http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb125069(EXCHG.65).aspx http://support.microsoft.com/?kbID=224196 *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: joseph palmieri [mailto:jpalm...@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 5:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: AD and firewall ports Need assistance with firewall ports and active directory our server admin submitted a change request to open over 1000 port to support AD. The change was denied and resubmitted requesting a minimum of 100 ports to support RPC communications to a member server within our DMZ. Our firewall engineers stated while monitoring the firewall only 20 ports were communicated over and 100 ports are not needed. Has anyone had experience with this issue and can provide some clarity…are the server admin looking for an easy way out by requesting all these ports? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: What's Your Phone?
+1. I'm definitely the chef in the household. I'll put my smoked pork shoulder and BBQ sauce up against anyone's... :-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 7:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: What's Your Phone? I like to cook as well and continue to be surprised at the number of men that do. Hey Stu! How about a recipe forum? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Share permissions question
My experience has been that if you change user or group rights, the logout/login will likely be required. If you change resource rights, it takes effect now because you didn't change the user's token privs. *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Todd Lemmiksoo [mailto:tlemmik...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 8:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Share permissions question I am planning on making changes to a network file share that will impact a set of health users. I will be removing inherited permissions and assigning group permissions to the share and child folders. My question is .will the users have to logout and login to get access back after the changes are applied? I am not sure if the security token assigned to the users before the change will still be good. As the security permissions will not change for the users access to the share and child folders. The change is to assign access by group instead of individual user ID. -- T. Todd Lemmiksoo ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: OT: NTL M and bootable DOS CD
So you lay out the security issues and let management decide which is appropriate. If you document it correctly, then if they approve the NTLM, they know they are approving an additional security risk. In a regulated environment, that alone sometimes tips the scales. You also provide the solution for the desktop team; i.e., utilize current PE boot media to make network connections etc... By showing that there is an industry-standard solution, it puts the burden back on them to explain why they're still using old technology. And then if management rules against you you flip the bit and move on. :-) Of course, you keep copies of all the documentation... :-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 10:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Cc: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: NTL M and bootable DOS CD I'm definitely going to try and fight this, from a security perspective it's a no brainer. The issue will be that the desktop group will say this will push back the deployment of existing systems by a month while they engineer a new process. Almost no way to fight that unless our group is willing to take over the responsibility of doing that work, which we could easily do. Just hate knowing that those guys will put up this road block on something that should take them less than a day to do. I'd love for their management to step in and say you know what? You are right. we need to redo this process and it's not going to take us a month to do it. we'll have it done by end of the week! Never going to happen. Chris Bodnar, MCSE Systems Engineer Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 From:Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com To:NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date:12/27/2010 11:37 AM Subject:Re: OT: NTL M and bootable DOS CD Uh, you've already proved that your way works. I'd call a meeting, go over their setup with them and identify the points that need improving. I'll bet that the re-engineering isn't really all that much, and that the end result will actually be faster and better installs. Kurt On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 07:32, Christopher Bodnar christopher_bod...@glic.com wrote: Sorry, just venting: OK, so we implemented our new SCCM infrastructure about 9 months ago (all W2K8 servers). Almost done with the migration from our old SMS 2003 infrastructure (W2K3 R2 servers). I get a request from our desktop guys last week to create a few shares on the new SCCM servers to hold the workstation images. No problem. So I get a call from the desktop guys saying they can't access the new shares. I ask them how they are being accessed. They say from a bootable DOS CD. I thought them meant WinPE, so I tested that, and verified there are no issues. Go back to the desktop guys and they say, no it's really DOS 6.22 using NDIS 2.0. So I start looking into it and found that the old SMS servers have a GPO setting that allows NTLM connections, the rest of the network doesn't. I was not aware of this. Our currently policy is to allow NTLMv2 only, and refuse LM and NTLM. I ask them if they can move to WinPE. They tell me the engineering involved will be too much work. So now the question is. do I put up a fight and go to our Security group and tell them I want to keep NTLMv2, and have the desktops guys re-engineer the process? My guess is that I'll be over ruled, and be forced to allow NTLM for the new SCCM servers. Uggg. Chris Bodnar, MCSE Systems Engineer Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 - This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ http://lyris.sunbelt- software.com/read
RE: OT: Home RAID enclosure recommendations?
+1 on the Linkstation. I have one that's been great... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: William Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 7:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Home RAID enclosure recommendations? I use these and am quite happy with them: http://www.buffalotech.com/products/network-storage/home-and-small- office/linkstation-duo-ls-wxlr1/ http://www.buffalotech.com/products/network-storage/home-and-small- office/linkstation-duo-ls-wxlr1/ (Took me a second to figure out you were you...if you are truly you. ;) ) - WJR On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 07:56, Jim Slattery slattery_...@hotmail.com wrote: I recently started taking a lot of photos and videos, and I'm realizing that my current storage solution at home isn't going to cut it very soon. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good price/performance RAID enclosure (or populated solution) for home use? I'd like to have 3-4TB available if possible. Thanks, and Happy Holidays! Jim ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Server 2003, what is using disk space on C:
WinDirStat... One of my standard utilities... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Hank . [mailto:hgedr...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 10:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Server 2003, what is using disk space on C: I am working at a new client and one of their servers was reporting low disk space on c: It is a PE1950 with a PERC controller with a RAID5 array and one virtual disk split into 2 partitions. The OS is server 2003 r2. I cleaned up temp files and redirected IIS logs to the other partition and it now has 10% free space. The pagefile is 2Gb that will free up a little more but I didn't have time for another reboot. Diskmanagement reports that Disk0 is basic and 408.37 Gb , c: 31.86, e:376.51 Gb. It only shows two partitions. But in the upper section it reports c: as 16.8 Gb. My computer also shows the same. Shadowcopy was disabled. I ran Treesize and it reported the volume as 16.8 Gb and didn't show anything unusual. Any suggestions appreciated. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you?
I just call it like it is; happy retail... Let's face it; that's what it's become. I had a bunch more on this but deleted it. Too OT... :-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Glen Johnson [mailto:gjohn...@vhcc.edu] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 1:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? Celebrate whatever holiday you want. Get enough people behind it and you might even get the day off. Who is stopping you from celebrating your chosen holiday? Certainly not me, so party on. You call it Christmas, that's great. My comment was meant for those that insist on calling it something else cause saying Christmas seems to offend them. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you?
Oh, I am. I don't think you knew how off-topic I could have gotten. LOL... I'm a pagan at heart. 'Nuff said... :-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 5:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? I don't think you're familiar with this list... :-) On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 7:25 PM, Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org wrote: I just call it like it is; happy retail... Let's face it; that's what it's become. I had a bunch more on this but deleted it. Too OT... :-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Freeware PDF creator?
+1. Great product from my experience. *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 8:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Freeware PDF creator? I've been using PDF Creator on my XP desktop for years now with good results. Erik Goldoff ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Citrix Licensing indestructible user account
+1. Don't get me started on what windows decides you need to search in. Good luck searching an XML file... I found that notepad++ works great for text editing and searching in files. Every machine I do tomcat/php/IIS work on gets it installed first thing... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 9:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Citrix Licensing indestructible user account I concur on the Windows 2008 search function sucking considerable ass. Will have a trawl ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Freeware PDF creator?
Unlike the latest flash upgrade that installs Mcafee without asking... Grrr *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 9:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Freeware PDF creator? On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 9:59 AM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com wrote: Is there a freeware app that can create PDFs, similar to the way one does with Adobe Acrobat, but with fewer bugs? :-) PDFCreator is the one we've been using. Works great for us. Lots of customization options if you want them, but the defaults are good, too. I guess some releases offer to install a browser toolbar, but you can exclude that. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: RE: Need Volume License Reseller
This has become my mantra. It's from Ask Dr. Science a few years back... *** What happens if you play your cards wrong? You'll end up in a cubby at some corporation, sneaking off to surf EBay as often as you can get away with it, and counting the days to retirement, or when you're finally vested in stock options. Either way, you're measuring your life out in coffee spoons, as T.S. Elliot put it, and just counting the minutes until they tell you this new experimental mix of chemo and radiation might buy you another two weeks, and you become horrified by the realization that all along you thought this was some sort of rehearsal for the real thing, and that you hadn't really been paying attention, or emotionally present for your own life, because you thought the circumstances didn't warrant that yet, that this wasn't the right time, but that time was just around the corner, until you realize that yes, you blew it, indeed, you played your cards all wrong. *** Don't survive your life; live it! *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 7:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: RE: Need Volume License Reseller I hear ya, but isn't it sad that we're wishing our lives away? There's more to life than this. Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians Associates, PA jra...@eaglemds.com BLOCKED::mailto:%20jra...@eaglemds.com www.eaglemds.com BLOCKED::http://www.eaglemds.com/ From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 9:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Need Volume License Reseller Dreaming of the day when this is my OOO. :-) -Paul From: Bell, Sabra A [mailto:sbe...@uis.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 8:14 AM To: Maglinger, Paul Subject: Automatic reply: Need Volume License Reseller I have RETIRED Yipee! Please call the helpdesk at 206-6000 if you need technical help. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: MS Anti-virus delivered via Microsoft Update
So it will install on an exchange server that's not running a file-level AV? ;-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 9:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: MS Anti-virus delivered via Microsoft Update Well, on the one hand, this is offered when Security Center finds no AV apps running. OTOH, our HelpDesk found a root kit detector (both VIPRE and MBytes missed one). It is HitManPro. It did NOT detect VIPRE as a running AV application (although the SBAMSvc was running in TaskManager). ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
VMWare config question
I've been tasked with installing VMWare server on a client W2K8 server. Plan is to run one VM that will be a relatively sandboxed WWW/FTP server. Server that will be the host runs MS CRM and related SQL 2008. SQL is installed on C: but the datafiles are on D:. No spindle separation of logs/DB. (not my call) 12G pagefile is on D:. Plenty of disk space on C: and D:, 8 GB ram. C: is a 2-drive RAID1; D: is a 4-drive RAID5. I’m trying to decide where to put VMWare and the VM files for best performance. My google-fu is not getting the job done. Any recommendations for location or pointers to good documentation of this? Thanks *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
re: VMWare config question
Thanks for all the replies. For some reason, they're not getting to my email and I'm viewing this from the webpage. I've reposted twice; sorry for the dupes. Unfortunately, I don't get to choose the parts being used here. It has come down from the client that VMWare server is what is going in. They won't buy another server for ESXi and the guest must run as a service, so I can't use workstation. MS Virtual server has been denied. So I have to work with what I've got. Given that, any location recommendations? Thanks. Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
VMWare config question
This didn't seem to come through the first time so I'm resending... I've been tasked with installing VMWare server on a client W2K8 server. Plan is to run one VM that will be a relatively sandboxed WWW/FTP server. Server that will be the host runs MS CRM and related SQL 2008. SQL is installed on C: but the datafiles are on D:. No spindle separation of logs/DB. (not my call) 12G pagefile is on D:. Plenty of disk space on C: and D:, 8 GB ram. C: is a 2-drive RAID1; D: is a 4-drive RAID5. I’m trying to decide where to put VMWare and the VM files for best performance. My google-fu is not getting the job done. Any recommendations for location or pointers to good documentation of this? Thanks *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: VMWare config question
You'd have to know this client... LOL... I've been running VMWare server 2 in numerous locations for quite a while now and its performance and reliability has been quite good, actually. The only times I've seen trouble with it has been when disk contention rears its ugly head. Most of the time I've been able to isolate the VMs on separate spindles and it's worked fine. But I can't decide here whether to go with the OS drive or the data drive. Leaning towards the OS drive but not for any real good reason except that the SQL data and pagefile is on D:... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
VMWare question
This didn't seem to come through the first time so I'm resending... I've been tasked with installing VMWare server on a client W2K8 server. Plan is to run one VM that will be a relatively sandboxed WWW/FTP server. Server that will be the host runs MS CRM and related SQL 2008. SQL is installed on C: but the datafiles are on D:. No spindle separation of logs/DB. (not my call) 12G pagefile is on D:. Plenty of disk space on C: and D:, 8 GB ram. C: is a 2-drive RAID1; D: is a 4-drive RAID5. I’m trying to decide where to put VMWare and the VM files for best performance. My google-fu is not getting the job done. Any recommendations for location or pointers to good documentation of this? Thanks *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Hard Drive Recovery
Like when the post office wanted to charge for electronic mail? :-) That went over well... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 4:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Hard Drive Recovery You think he is joking? Come on with this economy I am suprised they have not begun to market some of there smaller models just for that purpose. They would call them that and charge higher prices for them as well. Jon ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: This sounds pretty cool, but...
Isn't that what bigger, faster, more expensive hardware is for? LOL... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 3:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: This sounds pretty cool, but... I *really* have to wonder what kind of impact this will have on performance Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Intel wants to charge to unlock features already on your CPU
In this country, you must either have a corporate charter or be a part of the government to steal legally. Don't try this if you are a private citizen... :-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 6:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Intel wants to charge to unlock features already on your CPU Isn't stealing illegal in most countries? Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: RE: Switch opinions
But can they pipe packets to dev null? *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Jeff Steward [mailto:jstew...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 7:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: RE: Switch opinions Cisco switches are web scale... -Jeff On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: ROFL! I can see it now. ASB On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.com wrote: It may be time to make a Cisco vs. HP animated movie... -sc -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 8:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: RE: Switch opinions On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.com wrote: How is this not relevant? If HP truly makes a better switch for the money, and their support is better... then why aren't they the market leader? This is a flawed argument. See: McDonalds hamburger sales vs. quality. McDonald's hamburgers are web scale. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Resume's
Kinda like the one you want to deploy? :-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Doug Hampshire [mailto:dhampsh...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 10:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Resume's Thank goodness you replied. I simply couldn't have lived through the day without seeing your signature that's literally 8-10x larger than the actual content of the message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: BES install question
Actually, it's more the other way around; it's providing the BESAdmin account with rights to send as users in the OU. For example, in section A: you're adding an inherited perm to user accounts below the OU level. You're allowing BESAdmin to send as any account in that OU. PS: You spelled identity wrong (indentity). Section B is providing the same rights but to a specific CN, so BESAdmin could send as whatever account you specify in CN=. So you'd want to set the OU in section A to the full DN of the OU where your blackberry users reside. Let's hope it's a true OU and not a container for various reasons. So let's say you had an OU named employees where all your users reside and it's in yourdomain.local. Here's what you'd need: Add-ADPermission -InheritedObjectType User - InheritanceType Descendents -ExtendedRights Send-As -User BESAdmin -Identity OU=employees,DC=yourdomain,DC=local The BESAdmin account needs that right to be able to do its job within the mailboxes. Hope that helps. *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 1:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: BES install question Doing pre-installation tasks for BES and Exchange 2010. I've created the BESAdmin mailbox, and I'm now configuring the Exchange 2010 permissions. It's asking me to type one of the following commands within the Exchange Management Shell. I'm not sure what exactly the commands are trying to do, so I'm not sure how to fill in the blanks. Can someone take a look and help me? Do one of the following: a) To set the permissions at the organizational unit level, type Add-ADPermission - InheritedObjectType User - InheritanceType Descendents -ExtendedRights Send-As - User BESAdmin -Indentity OU=organizational unit,DC=domain_1,DC=domain_2,DC=domain_3 where domain_1,domain_2, and domain_3 form the name of the domain. b) To set the permissions at the common name level, type Add-ADPermission - InheritedObjectType User - InheritanceType Descendents -ExtendedRights Send-As - User BESAdmin -Indentity CN=common_name,DC=domain_1,DC=domain_2,DC=domain_3 where domain_1,domain_2, and domain_3 form the name of the domain. If I'm correct, these commands setup who can Send As the BESAdmin account, correct? The documentation doesn't explain it, and I need to know exactly, so I know what to put in as organizational unit or common_name. Thanks, Joe Heaton ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: SuperMicro
Kinda defeats the whole purpose of raid, doesn't it? I've had dozens of drives fail in raid arrays over the years and only once did a drive failure take out a server (hmmm... it was a dell, way back in 98). Sounds like the support personnel were the typical DKTAFAHITG. I had found the PERC controllers to be very solid when we had 3 datacenters full of dell servers... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Terry Dickson [mailto:te...@treasurer.state.ks.us] Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 6:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SuperMicro My only response to that is what I have been told from two different Dell Support personnel. I have had a drive fail in an array, both times I had online spares configured and when the first drive failed it took out the array. I was told by the support personnel at Dell, this is normal, when any drive fails in a Raid Array it will probably take out the whole array. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: SuperMicro
Don't know their ... from a hole in the ground... :-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 8:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SuperMicro Eh? Results for: DKTAFAHITG Your search - DKTAFAHITG - did not match any documents. Suggestions: Make sure all words are spelled correctly. Try different keywords. Try more general keywords. Did you mean to search for: TAFAHI -Original Message- From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:charl...@golden-eagle.org] Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 9:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SuperMicro Kinda defeats the whole purpose of raid, doesn't it? I've had dozens of drives fail in raid arrays over the years and only once did a drive failure take out a server (hmmm... it was a dell, way back in 98). Sounds like the support personnel were the typical DKTAFAHITG. I had found the PERC controllers to be very solid when we had 3 datacenters full of dell servers... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Terry Dickson [mailto:te...@treasurer.state.ks.us] Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 6:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SuperMicro My only response to that is what I have been told from two different Dell Support personnel. I have had a drive fail in an array, both times I had online spares configured and when the first drive failed it took out the array. I was told by the support personnel at Dell, this is normal, when any drive fails in a Raid Array it will probably take out the whole array. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Server list application
I just use spreadsheets... Part of my work with any new clients is to create documentation of the environment so that at least I (if no one else) can find that info quickly. Name, function, IP, system info, warranty if any, location, etc. I've gone so far as to put in drive SNs for some clients. Especially when working remotely all the time, it's nice to be able to pull up that info even if the server is down... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Tigran K [mailto:tigr...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 9:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Server list application So I started a new job and as natural there are tens of dev servers, qa servers, production servers that are floating around. As always nobody has a complete list anywhere. Is there an application that will keep all the names for me with capability to have notes? I don't need anything that scans the network I just want to manage my list manually. Thanks --Tigran ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Friday Funny (NSFW): Mongo DB is Web Scale
OMG...:-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Friday Funny (NSFW): Mongo DB is Web Scale http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6995033/ I am laughing so hard I'm crying. (My oldest son is a new Java programmer in the defense industry. He sent me this. God help us all!) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: To be diverse...or not
You could go either way. I think that being able to provide diverse solutions is much better for the client; many clients will balk at using %vendor% and being able to provide them with an alternative is advantageous. At the same time, being able to efficiently install and configure a product saves time/money all the way around. My philosophy as a consultant is to offer a solution that fits the client rather than shoehorning them into my paradigm. In some cases this means AD/multiple servers, in some it's SBS, in some it's hosted exchange. Much of the decision making has to do with the client's budget and the type of data they need to protect/access. By being familiar/proficient with multiple product lines, you become better able to fit the solution to the client's needs... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 9:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: To be diverse...or not Scenario: Full time Systems Engineer by day, IT consultant by night (4 clients 5 servers ~100 workstations). Does it make sense to have any diversity in products (AV, patch management, etc) or is it better to leverage knowledge? I ask because I would think it makes more sense to stick with one product and be pretty much the de-facto expert, but I have found that having experience with different AV products (McAfee, Trend, Vipre) at this point to be beneficial and doesn't really add any overhead vs. a single product. The catch is I had prior experience with Trend Micro at %PriorDayjob% so one client got that, %Currentdayjob% has McAfee so I learned that, and Vipre Enterprise came out so I tried that at smaller clients. I say that to say this: Patching is my current dilemma and I have WSUS everywhere and no 3rd party stuff anywhere. If I choose a tool for one place does it make sense to use this same tool everywhere else if the price is acceptable to each party involved? Some tools are cheaper than others and can save a client money even though they could afford the more expensive option, but the cheaper option means I am working with more than one tool (which means it could be argued the client ends up spending more due to my spool up time to learn a new app). I don't see expanding my client base by more than a client or two every other year in the forseeable future. Thoughts and comments? David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Javascript found on our website
Well, I probably wouldn't believe him yet either. Check out http://jsunpack.jeek.org/dec/go and paste the code in there. You'll see a pointer to a couple of .ru urls, which are probably not a good thing... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: techconnect [mailto:techconn...@bellsouth.net] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 10:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Javascript found on our website We found this script on our website and we want to know what it does anyone know? The webmaster says Had to review everything. This was a part of code initially put into the template that was not needed.. I had to review historical archives to see where it entered the production stream. I have since deleted and updated the pages to reflect this. But somehow I don't believe him. Any help? Thanks, Jason ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Windows 7 Black Screen
Maybe some of this will help? http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/eff28 1a0-734f-4486-8dce-70a15964c24c *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Wilhelm, Scott [mailto:swilh...@mcs.k12.ny.us] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 Black Screen There's logon scripts things like that running, but nothing that would affect logons. They are being imaged through Altiris. We have set everything up through a set profile, copied it over to default, sysprepped them, and then pushed them out to labs in groups. And each time we do, it seems that random ones are getting the black screen. Scott From: Andrew S. Baker [asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 Black Screen What settings are you applying to the machines? How are they being imaged? I've had about 50 machines upgraded to Win7 or with clean installations of Win7 and I haven't seen any black screen problem. ASB (My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... Signature powered by WiseStamp http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 7:05 AM, Wilhelm, Scott swilh...@mcs.k12.ny.us wrote: We are currently setting up multiple labs with a Windows 7 image, and after working out most of the bugs, we're currently stuck with an issue with the black screen that seems to plague a lot of Windows 7 users. When we log in, with or without a privledged user, the background images is removed and there's just a black background with the rest of the OS loaded fine. We have tried the shell fix by Previx, which ended up blowing away our dontdisplaylastusername group policy (don't ask me how it superceded it.still can't figure it out), which we had to reset on each machine. After hacking it and trying all sorts of fixes, we decided to reimage the machines. Which, still leaves the issue unresolved. Out of 20 computers, only 6 of them did not have a black screen after being reimaged, all with the exact same hardware, image, etc. Has anyone found a fix to the black screen? Thank you. Scott --- Scott Wilhelm Computer Technician Massena Central School District St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES (315) 764-3700 ext. 3046 The harder I work, the luckier I get. Samuel Goldwyn ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
File server structure and perms
I've been tasked with setting up a file server structure for a client. SBS 2008. We normally set up Home, Shared, and Public. Client wants a completely different paradigm. They want a master folder for each of their clients, with subfolders below that which have varying permissions. So for example: Client master folder -test results -notes -estimates -contracts Each of the subfolders would have different perms; techs writing data to test results would not have access to estimates, for example. They also wish to have a template setup so that each time they add a client, they can put this structure in place and have the appropriate permissions in effect. I don't see a simple way to do this. It looks to be highly IT-intensive, which is not what we nor the client would like. It almost sounds more like a sharepoint thing, although I have little first-hand knowledge of sharepoint deployments. Any suggestions? Thanks! *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: backing up too much data
My 2 cents... 1. Backup to disk, copies to tape for offsite. This is a MUCH faster process than straight to tape, especially with remote data. I find removable HDs to be much faster than tape. 2. Or, offsite should be something like Mozy; a cloud-based offsite. 3. Evaluate which of that 2 tb is archival and which is frequently changing. My experience is that large datastores like that often have large amounts of rarely changed data. If that's the case, it can be isolated to a once-a-week or once-a-month backup, and only the more frequently changed data is backed up nightly. This process usually results in a reduction of backup size by up to 60% in my clients. The whole strategy of taking the data home has been discussed, so I won't go there. *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Holstrom, Don [mailto:dholst...@nbm.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: backing up too much data I have been backing up all our data to tape drives. A vice president of the Museum likes to take a copy home regularly in case our machines blow up... But now we have nearly two terabytes of data. Tape drives go up to 1.7 T's, but I can only find libraries going higher. What other options do I have, so the VP can still take home a copy of the data? Extra HDs take so much time. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: DFS Quandary
See if this helps... http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/r2/archive/2005/12/08/250.aspx *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: DFS Quandary Folks, I need some advice on a DFS setup. All of my WAN servers have several shares replicated for backup purposes to our main campus storage server. I also replicate the main data shares on our file and print servers here at campus to the same storage server via DFS. Now I have a need to replicate via DFS name space a particular folder. One of our programs is sending a portion of its staff to one of our vacant buildings, so the program will be split into two locations. I want to use DFS name space to replicate changes both ways, but since I already use DFS for backup, the DFS console gives me an error that it's already replicated. Suggestions or work-arounds? Tom Miller Engineer, Information Technology Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board 757-788-0528 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Windows 7 VM issue
Start, windows security, up arrow next to the red button in the lower right corner. That's how I do my W7 VMs... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 3:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows 7 VM issue I've built up a Win7 x64 VM to do some testing with SCCM. When I connect to the machine through RDP, I don't have the normal Start menu power options. I can Log off, Disconnect or Lock. I don't have a Shutdown or Restart option. I've looked through the local security policy, and it looks the same as my Win 7 desktop. I've also looked at the local groups, and the account I'm using is a member of the Administrators group, so I don't understand what's going on. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks, Joe ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Do you all like fewer or more servers?
My feeling is that the decision should be made on an individual basis. I don't think I'd make a blanket statement that more servers or less servers is best. In a small business fewer might be better; in a high-availability business with a decent IT budget, more might be better, just as examples. As an IT pro, part of my job is to evaluate the business and determine the sweet spot for server implementation. For me, risk management is a big factor. What is the business' risk tolerance? VMWare/VS has made a big difference in server volumes, at least physically. But required availability still rules on deployment considerations. There's still a single point of hardware failure, so consolidating DCs/DHCP/file/print/etc isn't much different whether it's virtual or physical. Vmotion etc can mitigate that if you want to spend the money. My personal opinion is that utilizing VMWare and putting multiple service servers on one host is better than buying a bunch of servers. You just have to plan your availability properly. Consider two VM hosts, with a copy of the service server on each. Not much different from having a pair of DCs or whatever. Then there's clustering or DFS or mirroring. Lots of options/choices. It's up to us to figure out the right ones for each situation... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Holstrom, Don [mailto:dholst...@nbm.org] Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 6:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Do you all like fewer or more servers? I only have a hundred users. Been doing this for about 12 years. I always thought it was better to have more or less one major server per service. That way, if one of our services came down or needed work, I wouldn't be taking down the entire system. I have a buddy with fewer users than me and he has 20+ servers. Some in the air (virtual), some on the ground. I have seven servers running. Both of us host our web services at an outside firm. Both of us use Exchange. An outside firm says we should go with only a couple of servers. That sure would make things easier, but. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Data drive on Server
Try windirstat first if you haven't already... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Cesare' A. Ramos [mailto:cra...@idfllc.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Data drive on Server Alright guys.. The only thing left to check and find to see if there is some sort of secret folder that we cannot see. At this point it looks like we are going to move all data off the partition and delete it then move data back. It is a new server that we are managing that is what adds some fun. Thanks. CAR Direct: 305-492-7961 Service Desk: 305-492-7979 Mobile: 786-412-1746 e-Mail: cra...@idfllc.com AIM/MSN/Yahoo/Gchat: cramosMIA From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Data drive on Server Either hidden folders/files with permissions tweaked so that you don't have access, or possibly system restore turned on and consumed space in the System Volume Information folder ??? Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' From: Cesare' A. Ramos [mailto:cra...@idfllc.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Data drive on Server Mornings all. Stumped on this one.. Not sure if it is a Monday morning thing or the IT gremlins are getting to me. Have a server that the E drive (data drive) via Windows Explorer has a total size of 54.3GB with 1.61 GB free. There are 2 folders in the drive. If the total size of the 2 folders are added, it equals approx 24GB. So the question lies where are the other 30GB of data hiding? All files and folders are being displayed. Going to run Xinorbis to see if it gives any further information. Any thoughts or insults would be appreciated as it may jar my mind. CAR This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Server Disk Imaging
+1. Even if it's just putting ESXi on each server's bare metal and building the server OS on top of that, your recoverability goes WAY up with no additional infrastructure costs. *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Server Disk Imaging Please, I have 10 servers virtualized. I didn't spend anymore on the two physical servers I have than the 10 servers I would've had to purchase without a virtual environment. In fact, if I had to estimate it, I estimate I spent at least 50% less. Probably closer to 70%, but 50% is a safe, easy estimate. Most servers aren't doing anything than maing heat and using electricity while they're on. Unless you're doing some intensive database stuff, hard to justify staying physical nowadays. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, HELP_PC g...@enter.it wrote: Storagecraft is ,IMO, the best and if you find a good reseller is not so expensive. You may also buy the It edition for a yearly fee and you are able to image unlimited number of machines. Virtualization for 10 servers requires a very expensive hardware if you are not simply experimenting! Regards GuidoElia HELPPC Da: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com] Inviato: lunedì 12 luglio 2010 15.31 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Server Disk Imaging I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? 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 http://wiscoind.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Excel question
If I open a new workbook, format column A as currency, and enter this: A1: 522.25 A2: -4378.87 Then go to another cell, and enter this formula: =(A1+A2) My result is 3856.62, as expected. You are adding a negative to a positive. You'll get valid results. Perhaps there's a cell format issue that isn't recognizing the negative numbers somehow? *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Excel question I don't think so. Here's a real-world example from one sales region. Last Month: $0 YTD - this year: -$4378.87 Same Month 2009: $522.25 YTD 2009: $4,868.52 I want to see what the difference is between the two sets of numbers. Would I not want to *subtract* the 2009 YTD from the current 2010 YTD? In which case I'd end up *adding* the two for a difference of $9247.39. It didn't work if the 2009 YTD was negative, which is why we put the conditional in. John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Kevin Lundy [mailto:klu...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 12:13 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Excel question Why do you need an IF statement. Enter the number as a negative. Sum them. 1 plus -1 equals 0. On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 12:05 PM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com wrote: I've got a spreadsheet I update once a month for one of our sales managers. What it shows is the sales for the previous month, the sales for year-to-date, the sales for the same period last year and the sales for the year-to-date last year. Sometimes one of the numbers is a negative number (i.e. if we had to bring the carpet back due to a defect or something.) I've got it working partially, but sometimes the math doesn't seem to work. How would I go about writing my formula to test whether either number in a matched set (i.e. last month and the same period last year) are negative and then either add or subtract based on which number is negative? Here's the current formula: =IF(C1480,C148+G148,C148-G148) I'd like to test to see if G148 is negative (in this case, it is) and if C148 is negative (in this case it is NOT.) Sometimes both will be negative, sometimes one will be negative. I want to do the math properly depending on which is negative. There are cases where it is pretty obviously NOT working correctly, but I'm not sure how to correct the formula. Thanks. John-AldrichTile-Tools ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: DR Plan
Actually, far in advance of any of the stuff you've mentioned, a BCP (Business Continuity Plan) is necessary. Basics include identifying disaster scenarios and what triggers they have, determining what parts of the business are the most important to have back up and running quickly (and I'm not talking about tech here; it's business units); which ones need to be back up in 24/48/72/240 hrs, where will the business go if the location is destroyed, which employees will still need to work, how they will communicate, etc. There are a lot more. My experience has been that this is one of the tougher things to nail down; most businesses larger than 50 employees don't have a clue about this stuff. Once you get everyone together on it, nail down all those parameters, and get management signoff on it, then you can start dealing with what data/applications/infrastructure need attention. The plans I've done in the past focus on tiered recovery; getting the critical stuff available first and adding to it as time goes on. I've also found that most businesses are stunned by the costs involved in recovering their businesses even with long time frames. Thorough planning and documentation, starting with the business architecture, is critical to selling management on even the most basic DR plan. As you gather data, the matrix required for the different scenarios becomes quite complex indeed... The reality for many businesses becomes exactly what the Dilbert cartoon shows... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 9:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DR Plan On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Jay Dale jay.d...@3-gig.com wrote: I've been assigned to create a DR plan for our company ... http://i.zdnet.com/blogs/dilbert_disaster_recovery_plan.jpg I've never actually had to come up with one before. There's two major parts, the analysis/cost planning part, and the technical/procedural planning part. The basics of analysis are: A1. Identify resources A2. Obtain figures for what non-availability of each resource costs A3. Identify threats to resources (such as disk failure, building fire, etc.) A4. Identify possible counter-measures for each threat, and costs of same A5. Compare cost of downtime with cost of counter-measures, taking into account the likelihood of each threat. This tells you what counter-measures are worth it to your situation. Planning the technical/procedural is also conceptually simple: B1. Figure out how to do what you decided on in A5 (read the manual, etc.) B2. Write everything from B1 down B3. Test everything in B2 B4. Take what you learned in B3 and apply it to B2; repeat B2 and B2 as needed B5. Once you've got a good plan, practice it periodically B6. Keep an eye on everything and repeat all steps as needed The devil is in the details, as usual. Entire shelves worth of books have been written on the subject. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Gotoassist vs LogMeIn
I like logmein because it will survive a logoff or reboot... Makes it much easier to do unattended stuff... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 1:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Gotoassist vs LogMeIn Hey, guys. since I'm having to support remote users by phone, I thought I might be able to do a better job if I had some sort of way to log into the user's computer from remote. Since I'm behind a firewall and some users may be behind a router, I figure something like GoToAssist or LogMeIn Rescue might be the answer. It looks like GTA is less expensive than LMIR. Any thoughts as to which would be the better option for a single tech to support lots of remote users? John-AldrichTile-Tools ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: How to block, but not block?!
If they can get it on their monitor, it can leak. Screen capture, digital or cell cameras, photocopy machines... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: gro...@beachcomp.com [mailto:gro...@beachcomp.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 9:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: How to block, but not block?! Good stuff but I did forget to add something. A user taking a screenshot of the spreadsheet, then saving it. So while they are locked down from doing any mods on the file, they can always screenshot and retype. Plot thickens. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Added SMTP address to Exchange and I am getting an error trying to send
Check this out and see if it helps... http://www.amset.info/exchange/twodomainsoneuser.asp *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: David W. McSpadden [mailto:dav...@imcu.com] Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Added SMTP address to Exchange and I am getting an error trying to send Yes, perfectly correct. From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 10:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Added SMTP address to Exchange and I am getting an error trying to send Is my analysis of your current setup correct? Multiple addresses on the same AD account? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
