RE: Ghost 2002 Suggestions

2001-09-27 Thread Muncy, Robert

You know you can also use the Unattened install which is part of NT, a
little more time consuming to setup but it can scripted to tell the
difference between Hardware.
Just a thought
Robert Muncy
Sherman Financial Group

-Original Message-
From: Krueger, Aaron G. - Lonesome [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 12:32 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Ghost 2002 Suggestions


There is a way (can't recall of the top of my head) to make the first thing
the system does after having a pre-made image applied, do the PnP/hardware
search routine, thereby setting the hardware profile up with the hardware
specific to the model, effectively making the image independent of the
hardware.

Aaron G. Krueger
Sr. Network Analyst
863-428-3305 (work)
863-944-6237 (cell)
 


-Original Message-
From: Roger Ali [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 11:01 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Ghost 2002 Suggestions


Hey all,
My supervisors would like us to push Windows 2000 Images to Dells,
Compaqs, and HPs down to our users' desktops.  The problem is we're not AD
so I can't use RIS.  We got a suggestion to use Ghost for this purpose.  My
question is can I make an image on Ghost 2002 of a Dell and push it to a
Compaq without getting a BSOD because of the IDE Configurations, can Ghost
redetect the devices and then just add it to the registry or something. Also
will it prompt me for a name for the machine to have instead of using a
duplicate?  I just wanted to check if Ghost has this functionality before we
invest and waste money.

Thanks
Roger Ali

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RE: Workstation Naming Standards

2001-09-27 Thread Muncy, Robert

Site-Business Group-Asset Tag (Dell machines in this case)
So where they are in the world
Whose company they belong to, we have several sub-comanies
and a Dell Asset tag to make it unique and for support
So I workstations name would look like
CINSHR344fd
Cincinnait, Sherman, Asset tag
Robert Muncy
Sherman Financial Group

-Original Message-
From: Osama S. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 1:05 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Workstation Naming Standards


hi,

we will be deploying Win2K from scratch on the user's machines (around
700) replacing NT 4. SO I was reviewing our machine naming convention.

Our Offices are located in two cities, one single domain.
So far we would use something like "CityName-Department-User Real Name" 
(where city name and department are abbrevations) to name workstations. 

Usually the NT Names are the users Company ID, which is unique.

I was wondering how you guys/girls are naming your workstations and users.

regards

Uso

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RE: Aggregating Intel Pro 100 cards

2001-09-26 Thread Muncy, Robert

Both load balacing and Ether channel
Robert

-Original Message-
From: Dewar Charles R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 1:08 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Aggregating Intel Pro 100 cards


Has anyone installed and aggregated multiple Intel Pro 100 cards on a W2K
Server? (Dell Poweredge 4400)

Charles R. Dewar
Systems Administrator
North Hills Hospital
Phone: 817.255.1777
Toll-free Fax: 866.947.3756


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RE: Ports on a W2K print server: TCP/IP or LPR?

2001-09-26 Thread Muncy, Robert

We where told by our Xerox rep that for there Printers is was better to use
LPR ports for performance.  Our Hp rep said that LPR adds nothing for there
printers.
I would say that is the printers use a UNIX flavor to print you would want
the LPR ports.
Robert Muncy
Sherman Financial Group

-Original Message-
From: Jeffrey J. Broderick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 12:41 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Ports on a W2K print server: TCP/IP or LPR?


I have a W2K print server (sp2). 
My clients are all W2K-Pro (sp2).
My printers are network attached (new Ricoh and Cannon models).
The server has the latest, verified drivers for these printers.
The server ports I'm using for the print queues are TCP/IP ports.

Problem:
Sporatic loss of connectivity, where a print job spools, but then just sits
in the cue, stalled. A re-boot of the printer will let the jobs print. This
error is intermittant, and I can't cause it to happen at will, but I have
seen it when responding to end-user calls.

Question:
In researching possible causes one tech suggested I try LPR ports rather
than TCP/IP ports. However, all the documentation from Microsoft suggests
using TCP/IP ports and says to use LPR only for Unix/Linux devices. Does
anyone have any experience with this issue? Is LPR a more stable choice?

Thanks.

Jeff B.
Pittsburgh, PA.

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RE: Nimda - Thought we were protected

2001-09-24 Thread Muncy, Robert

Did you have the IE patch applied?  If the browsed to a infected site they
can get the virus that way as well.
Robert Muncy
Sherman Financial Group

-Original Message-
From: Steve Kelsay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 10:35 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Nimda - Thought we were protected


First alert, Maybe nothing.

We just had our developer machines, running NT2000 Server hit with Nimda.

The strange thing is, we have Nimda protection in our email scanner, and all
the security fixes MS said should be applied. SP2 is installed. 

The machines boot up, a log in screen displays, and they login. The Novell
login script begins to run as normal ( we run mixed network, NT and Novell),
then the login script box clears as normal, a blue screen appears as normal,
and nothing further happens. 

Could this be a new strain?





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RE: OT: Time Warner Telecom

2001-09-21 Thread Muncy, Robert

We use them and so far ( almost a year) not one issue.  (In the midwest
where the are fairly strong)  We have a DS-3 and as for pricing you can not
beat them.
Robert Muncy
Sherman Financial Group

-Original Message-
From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 1:53 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT: Time Warner Telecom


They offer what they like to call Clear Channel Voice and Data T's.  I
don't remember if they're offering DS-3's or the like yet...

D

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 10:34 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT: Time Warner Telecom


What type of telecomm "services" are they offering?






Martin Blackstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 09/21/2001
01:08:47 PM

Please respond to NT System Admin Issues
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cc:

Subject:  OT: Time Warner Telecom



Anyone ever heard of  or have experience with this tentacle of the TW
machine? They are pitching us  telecomm services, but I have never heard
of anyone who uses  them.

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Superior Access Insurance Services
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RE: Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account Lockouts

2001-09-12 Thread Muncy, Robert



No 
problem
Let me 
know how it goes.
Robert

  -Original Message-From: Heavner, Charlie 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, September 
  12, 2001 10:03 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
  Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account Lockouts
  Great info Robert.
  Thanks again, Charlie
  Jefferson Pilot Financial
  
-Original Message-From: Muncy, Robert 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, September 
10, 2001 4:40 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account Lockouts
Did the hotfix and the went to SP2.  Much better now.  But 
still not perfect.
Robert

  -Original Message-From: Heavner, Charlie 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, September 
  10, 2001 4:33 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: 
  RE: Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account Lockouts
  we bumped ours up from 3 tries and that seems to 
  have helped. Have you applied the update to msgina.dll or did you just go 
  straight to Win2K Pro SP2? I want to recreate the problem before I apply 
  the patch so that I know the patch really fixed the problem. I can't seem 
  to get a PC to lock more than once. I'm hoping that I can lock one 
  consistently.
  Once again, thanks for your 
  input,
  Charlie
  
-Original Message-From: Muncy, Robert 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, 
September 10, 2001 1:21 PMTo: NT System Admin 
IssuesSubject: RE: Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account 
Lockouts
I have been battling this one for a awhile,we run a very small 
password lock out time frame (3 tries), which is a killer in W2K because 
of the Kerbosos issue.  ( every password attempt by a users counts 
as two, one to the Sam and one via kerbosos!).
In addational I know that it seems to effect users more after 
they change password and do not log out and log back 
in.
Good luck
Robert Muncy
Sherman Financial Group

  -Original Message-From: Heavner, Charlie 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, 
  September 10, 2001 12:02 PMTo: NT System Admin 
  IssuesSubject: RE: Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account 
  Lockouts
  You Rock, Robert! I've been noodling around 
  this problem for awhile now and I'm testing out a MS Fix of the 
  msgina.dll. If that works, then I'll use it on the fly for my clients 
  that have this prob. Looks like I'm gonna have to rework our image 
  sooner than I wanted to and port in SP2...we're running 
  SP1.
  Thanks,
  Charlie
  
    -----Original Message-From: Muncy, Robert 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, 
September 07, 2001 1:55 PMTo: NT System Admin 
IssuesSubject: RE: Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account 
Lockouts
I would check out Q263821 and 
Q275508.
Robert 
Muncy
Sherman Financial 
Group
Network 
Team
 

  -Original Message-From: 
  Heavner, Charlie 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, 
  September 06, 2001 2:31 PMTo: NT System Admin 
  IssuesSubject: Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account 
  Lockouts
  I'm 
  deploying Win2K Pro in a Mixed environment (WinNT 
  domain).
  Randomly, Win2K Pro clients will 
  experience an Account Lockout.
  I 
  think that it is an NTLMv2 replication problem across DCs but 
  don't have a good handle on how to prove it.
  Anybody ever experience this and how did 
  you resolve it?
   
  I've 
  not changed any of the default security settings in the LGPO on my 
  clients.
  We 
  aren't running any Win2K servers yet.
   
  Thanks 
  for any help,
  Charlie
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RE: win2k Blue Stop Screens

2001-09-11 Thread Muncy, Robert

Almost always it is a hardware issue or poor drivers.
Robert

-Original Message-
From: Gareth Campling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 7:53 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: win2k Blue Stop Screens


Hi

has anyone got a list of what the 2k blue stop screens actually mean,
got 1 machine that keeps erroing with KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDELD

would like to know why this is and also have a list for reference

thanks in advance

-- 
Best regards,
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RE: Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account Lockouts

2001-09-10 Thread Muncy, Robert



Did 
the hotfix and the went to SP2.  Much better now.  But still not 
perfect.
Robert

  -Original Message-From: Heavner, Charlie 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, September 10, 
  2001 4:33 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Win2K 
  Pro client / NT domain Account Lockouts
  we 
  bumped ours up from 3 tries and that seems to have helped. Have you applied 
  the update to msgina.dll or did you just go straight to Win2K Pro SP2? I want 
  to recreate the problem before I apply the patch so that I know the patch 
  really fixed the problem. I can't seem to get a PC to lock more than once. I'm 
  hoping that I can lock one consistently.
  Once 
  again, thanks for your input,
  Charlie
  
-Original Message-From: Muncy, Robert 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, September 
10, 2001 1:21 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account Lockouts
I 
have been battling this one for a awhile,we run a very small password lock 
out time frame (3 tries), which is a killer in W2K because of the Kerbosos 
issue.  ( every password attempt by a users counts as two, one to the 
Sam and one via kerbosos!).
In 
addational I know that it seems to effect users more after they change 
password and do not log out and log back in.
Good luck
Robert Muncy
Sherman Financial Group

  -Original Message-From: Heavner, Charlie 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, September 
  10, 2001 12:02 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: 
  RE: Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account Lockouts
  You Rock, Robert! I've been noodling around this 
  problem for awhile now and I'm testing out a MS Fix of the msgina.dll. If 
  that works, then I'll use it on the fly for my clients that have this 
  prob. Looks like I'm gonna have to rework our image sooner than I wanted 
  to and port in SP2...we're running SP1.
  Thanks,
  Charlie
  
    -----Original Message-From: Muncy, Robert 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, 
September 07, 2001 1:55 PMTo: NT System Admin 
IssuesSubject: RE: Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account 
Lockouts
I would check out Q263821 and 
Q275508.
Robert Muncy
Sherman Financial Group
Network Team
 

  -Original Message-From: Heavner, Charlie 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, 
  September 06, 2001 2:31 PMTo: NT System Admin 
  IssuesSubject: Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account 
  Lockouts
  I'm 
  deploying Win2K Pro in a Mixed environment (WinNT 
  domain).
  Randomly, 
  Win2K Pro clients will experience an Account 
  Lockout.
  I think 
  that it is an NTLMv2 replication problem across DCs but don't have a 
  good handle on how to prove it.
  Anybody 
  ever experience this and how did you resolve it?
   
  I've not 
  changed any of the default security settings in the LGPO on my 
  clients.
  We aren't 
  running any Win2K servers yet.
   
  Thanks for 
  any help,
  Charlie
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RE: cannot ping by name

2001-09-10 Thread Muncy, Robert

have you tried 
Ipconfig /flushdnscache ?
And is DNS and Wins setup on the client?
Rober Muncy
Sherman Financial Group

-Original Message-
From: Mal Sasalu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 3:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: cannot ping by name




Hi guys,

>From one particular server, I cannot ping "some" servers by name. I can ping
the same servers by IP address or I can do nslookup. I am sure it is not
name
servers issue because all other machines can ping any machine by name or IP
address on the network. I also checked the DNS entry on that particular
server, everything looks right. Any thought on this? You can be sarcastic!!
I
don't mind. By the way, this is the only 2000 server on an NT network, if
that
makes any difference!.

Mal



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RE: Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account Lockouts

2001-09-10 Thread Muncy, Robert



I have 
been battling this one for a awhile,we run a very small password lock out time 
frame (3 tries), which is a killer in W2K because of the Kerbosos issue.  ( 
every password attempt by a users counts as two, one to the Sam and one via 
kerbosos!).
In 
addational I know that it seems to effect users more after they change password 
and do not log out and log back in.
Good 
luck
Robert 
Muncy
Sherman Financial Group

  -Original Message-From: Heavner, Charlie 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, September 10, 
  2001 12:02 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
  Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account Lockouts
  You 
  Rock, Robert! I've been noodling around this problem for awhile now and I'm 
  testing out a MS Fix of the msgina.dll. If that works, then I'll use it on the 
  fly for my clients that have this prob. Looks like I'm gonna have to rework 
  our image sooner than I wanted to and port in SP2...we're running 
  SP1.
  Thanks,
  Charlie
  
-Original Message-From: Muncy, Robert 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, September 
07, 2001 1:55 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account Lockouts
I 
would check out Q263821 and Q275508.
Robert Muncy
Sherman Financial Group
Network Team
 

  -Original Message-From: Heavner, Charlie 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, 
  September 06, 2001 2:31 PMTo: NT System Admin 
  IssuesSubject: Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account 
  Lockouts
  I'm deploying 
  Win2K Pro in a Mixed environment (WinNT domain).
  Randomly, 
  Win2K Pro clients will experience an Account Lockout.
  I think that 
  it is an NTLMv2 replication problem across DCs but don't have a good 
  handle on how to prove it.
  Anybody ever 
  experience this and how did you resolve it?
   
  I've not 
  changed any of the default security settings in the LGPO on my 
  clients.
  We aren't 
  running any Win2K servers yet.
   
  Thanks for any 
  help,
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RE: Application software to monitor network traffic

2001-09-10 Thread Muncy, Robert

http://www.slac.stanford.edu/xorg/nmtf/nmtf-tools.html
check out cricket
Free!
Robert Muncy
Sherman Financial Group

-Original Message-
From: Torres, Edgar (GEP) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 11:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Application software to monitor network traffic


Yeah, Mark, I'd love to check it out, as well.  Where do we find it?

__
Edgar Torres


-Original Message-
From: Michael Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 8:46 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Application software to monitor network traffic


HI Mark,
I'd be interested in this. I'm having same problem also and was about to
start looking for something Sui is looking for. Thanks Mike Johnson GRFLLP


-Original Message-
From: Mark Reimer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 2:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Application software to monitor network traffic


Sui,

I have built one. Runs under DOS (not a DOS box on a Win9x/NT/Win2K). It
usually runs, but occasionally quits (been too busy to find out exactly
where the problem is). But it shows the current top 10
users on your network (promiscuous mode), and what type of traffic they are
generating. Save ASCII summaries for further study or archive. I use it all
the time.

You do need to populate a file with MAC addresses and the corresponding
name.

If you are interested, let me know.

Mark

-Original Message-
From: Sui Seto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 8:34 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Application software to monitor network traffic


Hi everyone, I am looking for a software that will monitor the network
traffic on our LAN/WAN . Sometimes I find the network is very sluggish and
at other times, it is normal, I want to pin down the
problem. I also expect the software to be able to identify which workstation
is transferring big files, such a ppt file etc. Thanks for your info.


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RE: Backup Device Advice?

2001-09-10 Thread Muncy, Robert

And do not forget 
SDLT a new version of DLT.
Robert

-Original Message-
From: Benjamin Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 6:17 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Backup Device Advice?


On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Murray Binette wrote:
> Our 4GB Travan tape drive is starting to get a bit for our Small
> Business Server (NT 4.0 sp6). We're looking at something in the 20+GB
> range. If anyone has any advice regarding. different types of tape drive
> technology (DDS vs. QIC vs. DAT) I'm not to sure what the advantages
> of one format over the other are.

  This is from my notes on the various tape technologies.  This is personal
opinion and experience, suplamented by marketing info and web stories, so
take it with a grain of salt:

  QIC = Quarter Inch Cartridge.  QIC is what Travan evolved from.
Adequate for very small businesses or home use, but fairly limited.  TR5
is 10 GB native.  Slower.  Drives are cheap, tapes are expensive.  Tapes
wear out quickly.  Imation's baby.  http://www.qic.org/

  DAT = Digital Audio Tape.  DDS = Digital Data Storage.  DAT is a 4mm
tape, in a cassette that is slightly smaller than a traditional analog
audio cassette.  Stores audio in digital format.  DDS is DAT used for data
storage.  Same basic technology.  DDS-4 is 20 GB native.  Reasonable speed
and reliability.  Drives are more expensive than Travan but still under
$1K, tapes are cheap.  DDS has been around for a long time, and likely
will be around for a long time.  Multi-vendor.  http://www.dds-tape.com/

  DLT = Digital Linear Tape.  Evolved out of the old DEC TK50.  Larger,
square-ish cartridge, with a single reel.  There is a take-up spool in the
drive.  Fast.  Rock-solid.  Somewhat expensive.  Very scalable.  Has been
around forever, and will be around for the foreseeable future.  Quantum's
baby these days.  http://www.dlttape.com/

  AIT = Advanced Intelligent Tape.  8mm cassette.  Looks like DDS but
twice the size.  Fast.  Fairly expensive.  Relatively new.  AIT2 is 50 GB
native. Sony's baby.  http://www.aittape.com/

  LTO = Linear Tape Open.  Two form-factors, a single-reel called Ultrium,
and a dual-reel called Accelis.  A new format, forged by a partnership
between IBM, Seagate, and HP.  "Open" format.  Fast.  Fairly expensive.
Ultrium is 100 GB native.  http://www.lto-technology.com/

  VXA.  Doesn't stand for anything.  Relatively new.  Supposed to be good,
fast, and cheap.  VXA-1/V17 gives you 33 GB native.  Ecrix's baby.
http://www.vxa.com

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RE: Win2K Pro client / NT domain Account Lockouts

2001-09-07 Thread Muncy, Robert



I 
would check out Q263821 and Q275508.
Robert Muncy
Sherman Financial Group
Network Team
 

  -Original Message-From: Heavner, Charlie 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, September 
  06, 2001 2:31 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: Win2K 
  Pro client / NT domain Account Lockouts
  I'm deploying 
  Win2K Pro in a Mixed environment (WinNT domain).
  Randomly, Win2K 
  Pro clients will experience an Account Lockout.
  I think that it is 
  an NTLMv2 replication problem across DCs but don't have a good handle on how 
  to prove it.
  Anybody ever 
  experience this and how did you resolve it?
   
  I've not changed 
  any of the default security settings in the LGPO on my 
  clients.
  We aren't running 
  any Win2K servers yet.
   
  Thanks for any 
  help,
  Charlie
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RE: backup system - advice sought?

2001-09-07 Thread Muncy, Robert

Qualstar
Great device, only one moving part! Beside the drives.
Robert Muncy
Sherman Financial Group

-Original Message-
From: Francis, Marie-Andree [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 6:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: backup system - advice sought?


Good morning All,

My company's looking to purchase one of those Robotic backup system. Is
anyone using such a system? Would you recommend it? How much did it cost and
was the money well spent?

TIA

Regards
Marie   

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