RE: NTP, VM's, and domains... Oh My!
Also ensure your PDCE domain controller and your ESX hosts use the same time source to sync to. And never user time.windows.com (the default). From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 9:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: NTP, VM's, and domains... Oh My! I let the ESX boxes use direct NTP and the boss DC also. Don't know whether it is right but i never have any time issues. On 25 March 2010 14:39, Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.com wrote: OK, there was some discussion about this a while back I believe. Time services... you can set your guest servers, your guest DC's or your VM hosts to all sync with NTP. Additionally, you can (under ESXi), sync the guest machines with the ESXi host they live on. IIRC , I believe the best practice is to allow all guest servers to sync with DC (also a guest). What I can't find anything definitive on is if the head-honcho DC should directly sync with an NTP server, or should it have its clock corrected by the VMWare tools on that ESXi host, and let the ESXi server sync with an NTP source instead? -sc -- On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: NTP, VM's, and domains... Oh My!
Time.windows.com is an extremely unreliable time source. I have seen timeouts when using that for weeks at a time, followed by one or two of successful updates, then several more weeks of timeouts. Pool.ntp.org is extremely reliable. I have never seen a sync request time out since switching to that source. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 10:23 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: NTP, VM's, and domains... Oh My! On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Michael Tellson micha...@colonialsavings.com wrote: And never user time.windows.com (the default). Why not? I don't currently have anything using time.windows.com except a few stand-alone PCs at side clients, so it doesn't really matter to me, but I'm curious. -- 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: DNS woes on WIn2k3
How about this: Nslookup Set type=ptr a.b.c.d.in-addr.arpa (where IP address = d.c.b.a) if this returns the FQDN of the server you need to look in your reverse lookup zone on your DNS server. Michael Tellson -Original Message- From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 9:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: DNS woes on WIn2k3 Having a problem with DNS on Windows 2003 R2 SP2, in which old entries do not show up in the DNSMGMT.MSC but when I ping the IP address it gives me the name back of the old system. Also I have do the following. Nslookup Set type=A Set D2 Oldservername.domain.domain.org and it gives a reponse, which means DNS still knows about it. I have rebooted both primary and secondary DNS servers. Which should have cleared the cache and still no luck. Looks the same from multiple workstations therefore its not a HOSTS problem. Help? Z ~ 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: SSL Cert and IIS 6.0??
Are you talking about a root/intermediate certificate or a site certificate. If a site certificate, go to the directory security tab of the site that the certificate applies to. Go to the certificates button and go through the process of requesting a cert. Send the request generated to GoDaddy. GoDaddy will send you back a cert. Go back to the certificates button and process the pending request. If you are talking about a root/intermediate certificate, launch the Certificates MMC snap-in and import the certificate into your root store. From: David W. McSpadden [mailto:dav...@imcu.com] Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 11:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: SSL Cert and IIS 6.0?? If I want to add a SSL cert to IIS 6.0 from GoDaddy how do I do it? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Terminal Services questions
When I have tried getting an older version of Acrobat working, I found out that the distiller component needed to run on the TS console running with admin credentials. My guess is that Adobe hasn't changed this in the newer versions. I recommend going with a different PDF creation software. From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Terminal Services questions Any thoughts on Adobe Acrobat? I've always heard that not only is it not TS-aware, it's a major pain. Thanks, RS From: Roger Wright [mailto:rwri...@evatone.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Terminal Services questions I have a 2003 Enterprise Terminal Server with about 15 remote users hitting it daily. Each user has his/her own custom desktop, profile, regular mapped drives, etc. The machine has 4 processors and 8 GB RAM. It's very responsive and works well for all our applications. Applications are installed in TS mode so they're accessible to all users. You may have to tweak a few permissions here and there (Crystal Reports comes to mind) but no issues with most applications. I even got Business Contact Manager going for the sales staff. Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 _ From: Joe Heaton [mailto:jhea...@etp.ca.gov] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:23 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Terminal Services questions Does TS give a true desktop experience? Is it personalized per user? Or do they see the server desktop, like I do when I remote into a server from my desk? I'm still looking at remote access for users, and we're leaning towards beefing up our VPN capabilities, then using TS for the users to connect, and access information. Would they have direct, easy access to their home directories through TS? There Is an application that all users would need to access...how is that setup? I know that I probably have 1,000 questions, and that these are probably not worded very well, but I need to create a document for a manager's meeting in 1 ½ hours from now, explaining the costs of TS, and why we're looking at this option now... Joe Heaton AISA Employment Training Panel 1100 J Street, 4th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 327-5276 jhea...@etp.ca.gov ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Anyone using Borderware?
I have been using that product for some time now. It does quite well and only requires minimal administration once set up. About 18 months ago I was due for renewal and hardware refresh, so I shopped around for what else was available in an appliance. I looked at Barracuda, Proofpoint, and Ironport in addition to the Borderware. The barracuda looked like it was inferior to all other products. The Proofpoint did look better than all the others but the cost was almost twice as much. The Ironport and the Borderware both evaluated similarly, but the sales rep for Borderware gave me a bigger discount due to being a current customer. Incidentally, if you are looking at the encryption module, both the Ironport and Borderware use the same engine - Cisco's Registered Envelope Service. From: Rob Bonfiglio [mailto:robbonfig...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Anyone using Borderware? We are looking at new anti-spam solutions. A vendor e-mailed us about Borderware (http://www.borderware.com/ http://www.borderware.com/ ). I was curious if anyone had used this product, and what your experience was? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Foxit PDF Reader Flaws
According to Foxit software's website, all 3 vulnerabilities were fixed by an updated version released on 3/9 http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm -Original Message- From: Mike French [mailto:mike.fre...@theequitybank.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Foxit PDF Reader Flaws Just an FYI: March 9, Computerworld - (International) Foxit PDF viewer open to attack, say researchers. Security researchers on March 9 warned of several vulnerabilities in Foxit, a free PDF document viewer that has been recommended as an alternative to Adobe Reader, which currently contains an unpatched critical bug of its own. Foxit Software Co. patched its namesake on March 9 to plug three holes. One of the three vulnerabilities is in the same JBIG2 image compression format fingered by researchers last month as the root of the bug in Adobe System Inc.'s popular Reader and Acrobat applications. The flaw in Adobe's software, which has been exploited by hackers since at least early January, will not be patched until March 11, according to Adobe's schedule. The Foxit and Adobe bugs are unrelated, however, except for the fact that they are both in the code that parses JBIG2 images, said the chief technology officer at Secunia, the Danish company that reported the flaw to Foxit. It is a completely different vulnerability related to JBIG2, he said in an e-mail on March 9. It was Adobe's confirmation of its bug that prompted Secunia researchers to dig into other PDF viewers. We did, however, start the research in Foxit out of curiosity based on the Adobe vulnerability, and discovered this new vulnerability, the chief technology officer said. Secunia reported the bug to Foxit on February 27. The remaining two bugs in Foxit were reported February 18 by Core Security Technologies, a developer of penetration testing software. One of the vulnerabilities can trigger a buffer overflow, while the other could be used by attackers to circumvent security warnings. ~ 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: TS and Citrix printer support
If all of your printers are HP, try using the HP Universal print driver: http://h2.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductList.jsp?locale= en_UStaskId=135prodTypeId=18972prodSeriesId=503548 It works well for any HP printer released in the last 5 or so years, but you will want to check their listing for supported printers. If you want to allow other branded printers, I have had good success by setting the printer driver to a HP LJ 4000 if B+W or HP CLJ 3500 if color. These have worked well for several models of Lexmark, Dell, Brother printers, YMMV. The 3500 is what citrix used when they developed their universal driver so it seems to do well across the board. I do tell my user base that if they want a printer that is a non HP branded printer, that I make no guarantees as to whether or not I can get it to work. With the exception of the HP Uni driver I will not load any driver not included on the Windows Server O/S CD. Too many previous bad experiences with poorly written drivers causing a BSOD on the server. Michael Tellson 817-390-2016 micha...@colonialsavings.com -Original Message- From: Gene Giannamore [mailto:gene.giannam...@abideinternational.com] Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 6:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: TS and Citrix printer support Windows 2003 standard server. RDP only. 10 remote users (max). Windows XP clients only. Verizon mobile wireless. So far all client printers have been HP, and the installed drivers, and fallback drivers have worked. For the future I am looking for printer and printer driver info, especially for the citrix/TS environment. I would love to find a listing of printers that work, and alternative printer drivers. Right now, all I have is the old HP alternative driver listing. I was hoping http://www.printingsupport.com/ would contain this kind of info, but it is down. Looks like eventually, I will need to buy each of the 10, their own all-in-one printer, luggable and preferably with color. So the question is, which one do I buy. And as time goes on, and I can no longer get the all-in-one that I know works so well, I have to get that question answered again, and again. I suggested thinprint or screwdrivers, but the powers balked at the screwdrivers price. I think the price is very reasonable for the solution provided. Gene Giannamore Abide International Inc. Technical Support 561 1st Street West Sonoma,Ca.95476 (707) 935-1577Office (707) 935-9387Fax (707) 766-4185 Cell gene.giannam...@abideinternational.com -Original Message- From: mse...@ont.com [mailto:mse...@ont.com] Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 3:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: TS and Citrix printer support Need a little more information on your printing environment such as printing models and server setup. Generally it is best to stick with print drivers from the Windows 2003 CD for Windows Terminal Server /Citrix. With Citrix you can leverage the Universal Print Driver also. Best to install as few drivers as possible and use UPD and print mappings. Mike Original Message: - From: Gene Giannamore gene.giannam...@abideinternational.com Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:39:18 -0800 To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: TS and Citrix printer support Looking for TS 2003 printer drivers for client printers. Also looking for individual printers and all-in-ones for TS/citrix mobile clients (luggable printers ok). thx Gene Giannamore Abide International Inc. Technical Support 561 1st Street West Sonoma,Ca.95476 (707) 935-1577Office (707) 935-9387Fax (707) 766-4185 Cell gene.giannam...@abideinternational.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft(r) Windows(r) and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting ~ 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/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Paging the parents.
When my youngest was born we received a wireless video monitor. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2674931 It was my wife's favorite gift. The baby could be put in the crib and we could see what she was doing without having to get up out of bed. Michael Tellson From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 7:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Paging the parents. My mate is having their first baby in a week or so, and not having procreated myself, need some ideas of a decent gift. What is a really nice thing to have that you would have liked to get in the same situation. Its a boy, if that makes any odds. g. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Disable Wireless when LAN connected
Does anyone know about any setting or software that will disable a wireless card when cabled to a LAN network? I have users in a field office where another building tenant has an unsecured wireless network. I am trying to prevent this wireless network from bridging onto my LAN using a laptop of one of my users. I don't want to prevent the users from using their wireless adaptors, only prevent them from doing so while connected to the LAN. Michael Tellson Network Engineer, Colonial Savings, F.A. 817-390-2016 micha...@colonialsavings.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: TS Logoff hang
Take a look at the printer drivers on the client. If the client has a printer where the driver does not play well with TS it could cause the blue screen you describe. I have seen this before. Remove the printers from the client so that they won't map when the user logs into your TS, then if successful add them back one at a time until you find the culprit driver. From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: TS Logoff hang Argh! I tried it but it did not do the trick. - Original Message - From: Erik Goldoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:57 AM Subject: RE: TS Logoff hang ding-ding-ding-ding !!! give the man a prize ... From: Kim Longenbaugh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: TS Logoff hang uphclean From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: TS Logoff hang IIRC there was a MS utility for clearing TS profiles on logout ... If John Montgomery still monitors this list, maybe he'll remember what the name was... From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:39 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: TS Logoff hang I have one user that is having trouble logging off our TS. When she closes her app it is supposed to close the session but it doesnt. It only happens to her, she just gets a blue screen and has to ctrl-alt-end to log off. I looked at the logs on the server and her PC but dont see anything and I tried deleting her profile on the TS to no avail. Anyone have any suggestions to what I should look for? It happens no matter what PC she uses. James Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.134 / Virus Database: 270.4.5/1533 - Release Date: 7/3/2008 7:19 PM Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.134 / Virus Database: 270.4.5/1533 - Release Date: 7/3/2008 7:19 PM ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Internet Outages
Standard response from ATT support (before troubleshooting): I don't see any problem here...it must be with your equipment. Michael Tellson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Sean Houston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Internet Outages We have clients who use ATT and I know at least a couple of them here in the Cleveland, OH area are having no problems. I understand how you feel about ATT, talking to them is like falling down a flight of escher stairs for hours... Sean Houston On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 12:14 PM, James Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nobody reporting problems here in Miami FL. We are on Deltacom. - Original Message - From: Christopher J. Bosak mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:10 PM Subject: Internet Outages Having issues here... some websites work, some don't. Others are extremely slow. Anyone else getting this? Our ISP is ATT... *sigh* Christopher J. Bosak Vector Company c. 847.603.4673 [EMAIL PROTECTED] You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue. - B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
