RE: TS Gateway questions
Hi Richard, Under the advanced tab I have selected use these RD Gateway server settings The server name matches the common name in the certificate I purchased/installed on the server. It's a standard SSL cert (no wildcard). Logon method (ask for password NTLM) Bypass RD Gateway server for local addresses (is checked) On the general tab for computer name, should I be using the name of the RD Gateway server or the computer I want to connect to? Thanks, Neil -Original Message- From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 12:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: TS Gateway questions It sounds like you haven't configured the client to actually use RDP over HTTPS. Open the RDP client. If the tabs for General, Display, etc. are not showing, click options. Go to the advanced tab and click settings in the connect from anywhere section. Tick the radio button for use these RD gateway settings and configure the appropriate values. That should get you going, I think. Did you buy a wildcart cert for this? If so, there are a few requirements on the client side. The RDP clients in XP SP3, Vista SP1, and all flavors of 7 support wildcart SSL certs natively, I believe. If your client isn't in that list you may have trouble with a wildcard cert. On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Neil Standley n...@net-venture.com wrote: I’m setting up a TS Gateway server (2k8 R2, SP1 not installed yet) so my customer can remote to their workstations from home. I’ve followed the Technet guide to installing and configuring the TS Gateway role and have obtained/installed a CA signed SSL cert from Godaddy. In the TS Gateway manager under SSL Certificate it shows “The following certificate is installed on “ServerDC2” and lists the proper certificate (CA signed). However, when I connect to the server using an RDP client it displays a warning that the cert is not trusted. The common name in the cert warning is the old server (self signed) cert. I’ve restarted all of the TS Gateway services, but I haven’t rebooted. HTTPS and RDP (3389) are open on their firewall. Thoughts, suggestions? Thank you. Neil ~ 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: TS Gateway questions
That was it. Once I had the TS Gateway info entered under the advanced tab all I needed was to enter the name of the PC I wanted to connect to via the general tab. Sometimes what should be obvious is the hardest thing to see. Thanks much Richard! Neil -Original Message- From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 2:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: TS Gateway questions The one you want to connect to. On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Neil Standley n...@net-venture.com wrote: Hi Richard, Under the advanced tab I have selected use these RD Gateway server settings The server name matches the common name in the certificate I purchased/installed on the server. It's a standard SSL cert (no wildcard). Logon method (ask for password NTLM) Bypass RD Gateway server for local addresses (is checked) On the general tab for computer name, should I be using the name of the RD Gateway server or the computer I want to connect to? Thanks, Neil -Original Message- From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 12:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: TS Gateway questions It sounds like you haven't configured the client to actually use RDP over HTTPS. Open the RDP client. If the tabs for General, Display, etc. are not showing, click options. Go to the advanced tab and click settings in the connect from anywhere section. Tick the radio button for use these RD gateway settings and configure the appropriate values. That should get you going, I think. Did you buy a wildcart cert for this? If so, there are a few requirements on the client side. The RDP clients in XP SP3, Vista SP1, and all flavors of 7 support wildcart SSL certs natively, I believe. If your client isn't in that list you may have trouble with a wildcard cert. On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Neil Standley n...@net-venture.com wrote: I’m setting up a TS Gateway server (2k8 R2, SP1 not installed yet) so my customer can remote to their workstations from home. I’ve followed the Technet guide to installing and configuring the TS Gateway role and have obtained/installed a CA signed SSL cert from Godaddy. In the TS Gateway manager under SSL Certificate it shows “The following certificate is installed on “ServerDC2” and lists the proper certificate (CA signed). However, when I connect to the server using an RDP client it displays a warning that the cert is not trusted. The common name in the cert warning is the old server (self signed) cert. I’ve restarted all of the TS Gateway services, but I haven’t rebooted. HTTPS and RDP (3389) are open on their firewall. Thoughts, suggestions? Thank you. Neil ~ 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
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We're getting ready to migrate 20-30 XP SP3 workstations to a new domain and wondered if anyone here has used the user profile migration tool? Would you recommend this tool? If not, what would you use? Appreciate any input. Thanks, Neil ~ 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
Reinstall IIS on SBS 2003?
Has anyone here ever had to reinstall IIS/Exchange on an SBS 2003 SP2 box? I’ve seen some sites that say you can do it and others that say don’t try it. The reason I ask is I have a new client with hosed up IIS and no backups. The IIS Admin and WWW services are completely missing from the services applet. They currently do not use Exchange but some of those services are not starting as well due to dependencies. Aside from that everything else (customer apps) *appear* to be working. Any guidance is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Neil ~ 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 Win7 Pro Neil -Original Message- From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 7:40 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 IT Consultant Systems, Networks, Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 9:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Freeware PDF creator? Is there a freeware app that can create PDFs, similar to the way one does with Adobe Acrobat, but with fewer bugs? :-) I like SumatraPDF that someone suggested on this list awhile back, and I got to wondering if there were something similar for creating PDF documents. Of course, I know OpenOffice can do it, but I'd rather not install a complete office suite just to create a PDF. :-) 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 ~ 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 monitoring solution recommendations?
Take a look at PRTG7 by Paessler, www.paessler.com. We've used their monitoring software for over 5 years starting out with IPCheck5. PRTG7 will do everything you are asking. It runs on Windows, monitor devices using SNMP (v1,2,3), or WMI. Scheduling, notifications, 50+ different sensor types, historical graphing, etc. It's pretty easy to setup and update. Monitored servers (Windows hosts) run a remote probe client. You need to manually install probes the first time but when the core server gets updated it sends probe updates to all remote servers automatically. Paessler is in Germany so support is not instantaneous but I've never had an emergency issue where I needed to talk to someone right then. For the same capability we have with PRTG7, What's up Gold would have run us about $5-6K, PRTG was $1K. Neil -Original Message- From: kstephenso...@thinkpath.com [mailto:kstephenso...@thinkpath.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server monitoring solution recommendations? Completely Understand - Yes; cost is still high. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 2:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Server monitoring solution recommendations? Cost-effective? Not the last time I looked at it. However, when I last used it in production (um, well, more than 10 years ago) it was *very* nice. Kurt On Tue,Apr 20, 2010 at 08:55, kstephenso...@thinkpath.com wrote: Hello Steven One other product which I used previously was WhatsUp(r) Gold Premium Edition provides an extensive and cost-effective out-of-the-box single site management and monitoring solution for networks of all sizes Ken -Original Message- From: Stringham, Steven [mailto:sstri...@lrlaw.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server monitoring solution recommendations? +1 Nagios - yes a bit to setup - but it just runs. +1 also for Cacti - if you want the historical graphs. Very nice. -Original Message- From: Michael Leone [mailto:oozerd...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 6:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Server monitoring solution recommendations? I'm investigating server monitoring solutions for my enterprise. What I'm interested in is real world experiences and recommendations, not just sales pitches and product sheets that I can get from Google. The way I see it, I need 2 basic functions: I need to be able to monitor various aspects of a server (CPU usage, free disk space, is a service running, does the web service return a web page in a timely manner, is the switch at that site being overloaded, etc - the usual things you'd want to know from a server, I think) and then alert me when certain triggers or thresholds are crossed; and also to provide historical reports, showing trends over time. At a previous job, I used to ServersAlive!, which suited my needs there. But now I am at a place that has over 100 servers and switches, across multiple sites. And so I think I'd need something with more heft, perhaps. We're an HP shop, and I am looking at HP's SIM (Insight Manager) software, but that doesn't seem to monitor all the sorts of functions I want, nor does it seem to present it in a timely manner. I'm also looking at PacketTraps PT 360 tool suite (which is free), and that seems to show me some of what I need, but doesn't seem to have a lot in the way of reporting, nor have I found a way (yet) for it to alert me to configurable settings. I've also downloaded SpiceWorks, on the recommendation of a colleague, but haven't had a chance to investigate it yet. We're a gov't agency, so I don't have a whole lot of money. But I have a need, and at the moment, nothing in place to fill it. Getting an alert email that tells me that my mail server CPU has been up over 80% for more than xx seconds would be a good thing, so I don't have to get phone calls from users, asking why mail is so slow, and that's the first I've heard of it. I'm sure you get the idea. And the boss wants reports over time, for capacity planning and the like. So any recommendations would be welcome, as would anything I've forgotten. We're almost exclusively a Windows shop, but with 10 VMware ESX hosts, a number of MS SQL servers (2000, 2005), and a number of Cisco switches (and a couple Nortel ones scattered here and there). No Exchange (we're a Notes shop). TIA ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ For more information about Lewis and Roca LLP, please go to www.lewisandroca.com. Phoenix (602) 262-5311 Tucson (520) 622-2090 Las Vegas (702) 949-8200 Reno (775) 823-2900 Minden (775) 586-9500 Albuquerque (505) 764-5400 Silicon Valley (650) 391-1380 This message is
RE: 2008 R2 in a 2003 R2 domain
When I run a command prompt as administrator I can run it successfully, as I expect it would. Is it normal to encounter UAC when logged in as a domain admin in 2008? (I know, not best practice.) It seems strange to me that I get an error stating I must be a member of the admins/dom admins group to run the command when I already am. I can understand not having permission to write to the root of a drive, for NON-admin accounts, but again I’m logged in as a domain admin so shouldn’t I have full control? What further confuses me is, if I create a folder at the root I should be the Owner of that folder and have full control over it and its contents. Is that not true? What I’m seeing here is that my admin user acct doesn’t have the rights to create new objects within this subfolder either even though effective permissions state I have full control. It seems as if permissions are not being inherited properly. Thanks Neil From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 8:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: 2008 R2 in a 2003 R2 domain Did you run your command window “as Administrator”? UAC doesn’t apply to the built-in Administrator account. It does to every other account. You seem to be running into that issue. Regular users haven’t had modify permissions to the root of drives in Win2k3 days (at least to the C: drive). Perhaps they have just extended that in Win2k8 R2 Cheers Ken From: Neil Standley [mailto:n...@net-venture.com] Sent: Saturday, 23 January 2010 8:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: 2008 R2 in a 2003 R2 domain Please forgive me if this has been answered already, I searched through my list emails and couldn’t find anything related. Is there anything I need to do to prep my 2003 R2 domain before introducing a 2008 R2 member server? I ask because, well I was stupid and forgot to ask before adding it to my domain and now have a few oddities. After joining this server to the domain, the Domain admins group is automatically added to the local admin group on the 2008 server. When I log in as my domain admin account I find I can’t do some things an admin should have rights to do. Such as execute IISReset, see error below. (yes, IIS IS installed and running) This is the exact message I get when trying to run IISReset using my domain admin account. If I login as the local admin I can run this without errors. Access denied, you must be an administrator of the remote computer to use this command. Either have your account added to the administrator local group of the remote computer or to the domain administrator global group. I also could not create a new file on the root of D until I added authenticated users and gave them modify permissions. But again, if I’m logged in as local admin then I have no problem doing this. Thank insert your holy deity of choice here it’s Friday! Thanks, Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: 2008 R2 in a 2003 R2 domain
Thanks for clarifying. Looks like I need to work with this more before I go production with it. Neil From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 9:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: 2008 R2 in a 2003 R2 domain Being logged in as a domain admin is not enough to get full administrator access. You only have full admin access if: a) UAC prompts you or b) you start something as an administrator. Running scripts or doing NTFS things that require administrator access do not cause UAC prompts. This is all the same as Windows Vista/7. Carl From: Neil Standley [mailto:n...@net-venture.com] Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 12:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: 2008 R2 in a 2003 R2 domain When I run a command prompt as administrator I can run it successfully, as I expect it would. Is it normal to encounter UAC when logged in as a domain admin in 2008? (I know, not best practice.) It seems strange to me that I get an error stating I must be a member of the admins/dom admins group to run the command when I already am. I can understand not having permission to write to the root of a drive, for NON-admin accounts, but again I’m logged in as a domain admin so shouldn’t I have full control? What further confuses me is, if I create a folder at the root I should be the Owner of that folder and have full control over it and its contents. Is that not true? What I’m seeing here is that my admin user acct doesn’t have the rights to create new objects within this subfolder either even though effective permissions state I have full control. It seems as if permissions are not being inherited properly. Thanks Neil From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 8:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: 2008 R2 in a 2003 R2 domain Did you run your command window “as Administrator”? UAC doesn’t apply to the built-in Administrator account. It does to every other account. You seem to be running into that issue. Regular users haven’t had modify permissions to the root of drives in Win2k3 days (at least to the C: drive). Perhaps they have just extended that in Win2k8 R2 Cheers Ken From: Neil Standley [mailto:n...@net-venture.com] Sent: Saturday, 23 January 2010 8:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: 2008 R2 in a 2003 R2 domain Please forgive me if this has been answered already, I searched through my list emails and couldn’t find anything related. Is there anything I need to do to prep my 2003 R2 domain before introducing a 2008 R2 member server? I ask because, well I was stupid and forgot to ask before adding it to my domain and now have a few oddities. After joining this server to the domain, the Domain admins group is automatically added to the local admin group on the 2008 server. When I log in as my domain admin account I find I can’t do some things an admin should have rights to do. Such as execute IISReset, see error below. (yes, IIS IS installed and running) This is the exact message I get when trying to run IISReset using my domain admin account. If I login as the local admin I can run this without errors. Access denied, you must be an administrator of the remote computer to use this command. Either have your account added to the administrator local group of the remote computer or to the domain administrator global group. I also could not create a new file on the root of D until I added authenticated users and gave them modify permissions. But again, if I’m logged in as local admin then I have no problem doing this. Thank insert your holy deity of choice here it’s Friday! Thanks, Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
permission issue on 2008 R2?
I have a strange issue where if I right click in the root of my D drive and choose new, the only option I get is Folder. This also happens when I move folders/files from another system (2003 R2) to the D drive of my 2008 R2 server. However, if I create a new folder on the root of that drive and change into that directory I can create a new folder, shortcuts, bitmap image, contact, rich text doc, text files, and zip files. I am logged on to the server via RDP using a Domain admin account. I have confirmed I have full control and ownership, and suspect they are related issues but I'm not sure where else to look. TIA. Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
2008 R2 in a 2003 R2 domain
Please forgive me if this has been answered already, I searched through my list emails and couldn't find anything related. Is there anything I need to do to prep my 2003 R2 domain before introducing a 2008 R2 member server? I ask because, well I was stupid and forgot to ask before adding it to my domain and now have a few oddities. After joining this server to the domain, the Domain admins group is automatically added to the local admin group on the 2008 server. When I log in as my domain admin account I find I can't do some things an admin should have rights to do. Such as execute IISReset, see error below. (yes, IIS IS installed and running) This is the exact message I get when trying to run IISReset using my domain admin account. If I login as the local admin I can run this without errors. Access denied, you must be an administrator of the remote computer to use this command. Either have your account added to the administrator local group of the remote computer or to the domain administrator global group. I also could not create a new file on the root of D until I added authenticated users and gave them modify permissions. But again, if I'm logged in as local admin then I have no problem doing this. Thank insert your holy deity of choice here it's Friday! Thanks, Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: RRAS for PPTP VPN access on SBS 2003 R2
We got it working after following the highly technical setup instructions here: http://www.howtonetworking.com/VPN/2003vpn11.htm J Neil From: chipsh...@comcast.net [mailto:chipsh...@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 4:05 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: RRAS for PPTP VPN access on SBS 2003 R2 Interesting. I have a W2K3 STD server that is doing the exact same thing. I haven't gotten back to it yet but if anyone has suggestions post them up! - Original Message - From: Neil Standley n...@net-venture.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4:29:34 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: RRAS for PPTP VPN access on SBS 2003 R2 No filters. Neil From: Jackson, Jeff [mailto:jeff.jack...@rbza.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: RRAS for PPTP VPN access on SBS 2003 R2 My first guess would be you are enabling packet filtering. Open up the RRAS control panel, expand IP Routing, select General. You’ll get a list of interfaces, right click on your adapter (probably called Local Area Connection, unless you’ve renamed it) and select Properties. Click on the Inbound and Outbound Filters buttons and delete all filters listed. That will remove packet filters and should free up your network access. Jeff From: Neil Standley [mailto:n...@net-venture.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 10:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RRAS for PPTP VPN access on SBS 2003 R2 Hi All, I’m trying to setup RRAS for a customer with SBS2003 R2 and have run into a problem. Every time we start the RRAS service it takes the network down and nobody can access the internet until the service is stopped. The server is configured to use only 1 of 2 NICs but I don’t believe that is the cause as I have read this is possible to do with only 1. So far there have been no events in event viewer for RRAS even though it’s configured to display errors and warnings which makes it terribly difficult to troubleshoot. I tried duplicating the RRAS settings from one of my 2003 R2 member servers which works great but it still doesn’t work. I need some help please. Details about his server: SBS 03 R2 (all the latest patches) 1 NIC is enabled (2 in the server) SBS is the only DHCP server on the network Firewall service is disabled RRAS is setup to issue IP addresses via DHCP Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RRAS for PPTP VPN access on SBS 2003 R2
Hi All, I'm trying to setup RRAS for a customer with SBS2003 R2 and have run into a problem. Every time we start the RRAS service it takes the network down and nobody can access the internet until the service is stopped. The server is configured to use only 1 of 2 NICs but I don't believe that is the cause as I have read this is possible to do with only 1. So far there have been no events in event viewer for RRAS even though it's configured to display errors and warnings which makes it terribly difficult to troubleshoot. I tried duplicating the RRAS settings from one of my 2003 R2 member servers which works great but it still doesn't work. I need some help please. Details about his server: SBS 03 R2 (all the latest patches) 1 NIC is enabled (2 in the server) SBS is the only DHCP server on the network Firewall service is disabled RRAS is setup to issue IP addresses via DHCP Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: RRAS for PPTP VPN access on SBS 2003 R2
No filters. Neil From: Jackson, Jeff [mailto:jeff.jack...@rbza.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: RRAS for PPTP VPN access on SBS 2003 R2 My first guess would be you are enabling packet filtering. Open up the RRAS control panel, expand IP Routing, select General. You’ll get a list of interfaces, right click on your adapter (probably called Local Area Connection, unless you’ve renamed it) and select Properties. Click on the Inbound and Outbound Filters buttons and delete all filters listed. That will remove packet filters and should free up your network access. Jeff From: Neil Standley [mailto:n...@net-venture.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 10:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RRAS for PPTP VPN access on SBS 2003 R2 Hi All, I’m trying to setup RRAS for a customer with SBS2003 R2 and have run into a problem. Every time we start the RRAS service it takes the network down and nobody can access the internet until the service is stopped. The server is configured to use only 1 of 2 NICs but I don’t believe that is the cause as I have read this is possible to do with only 1. So far there have been no events in event viewer for RRAS even though it’s configured to display errors and warnings which makes it terribly difficult to troubleshoot. I tried duplicating the RRAS settings from one of my 2003 R2 member servers which works great but it still doesn’t work. I need some help please. Details about his server: SBS 03 R2 (all the latest patches) 1 NIC is enabled (2 in the server) SBS is the only DHCP server on the network Firewall service is disabled RRAS is setup to issue IP addresses via DHCP Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: OT NTOP replacement
PRTG Network Monitor. Easy to use, flexible.
www.Paessler.com
Neil
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Due to the fact that NTOP really is no longer supported I am looking to replace
it with a virtual VM appliance to monitor my internet connection.
Looking for something that is similar and easy to setup and use.
Is Cacti a good replacement?
Any others?
dave
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RE: server monitoring
PRTG7 by Paessler Demo here: https://prtg.paessler.com/index.htm Homepage: http://www.paessler.com/ The free version is available for home and commercial use and will monitor up to 10 sensors split however you like. I've used their older product IPCheck v5 for several years, PRTG7 adds much more functionality. Definitely worth a look. Neil From: paul chinnery [mailto:pdw1...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 10:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: server monitoring I've been tasked to look into acquiring a software package that monitors servers. I only need to run it on 6 servers, at this time. It should be able to monitor various services and running apps. (The issue was prompted because the print spooler on one of our application servers stopped. This caused a doctor's orders to our Rehab Dept to not print out. He was not amused.) Right now I'm trying our Event Sentry but it's a bit clunky and hard to configure. (Perhaps trying to do too much.) I'm also looking at Solar Winds product and GFI's product. Hotmail(r) has ever-growing storage! Don't worry about storage limits. Check it out. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tu torial_Storage_062009 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Godaddy.com for SSL certs?
We use them here, the only issue I had was when I forgot to install the intermediary certificate which caused the chain to break. Other than that they work well, we have used a Deluxe Wildcard cert, Standard Cert and I just installed a UCC cert for a customer running Exchange 07 with Outlook Anywhere. Neil -Original Message- From: Jacob [mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Godaddy.com for SSL certs? Anybody use godaddy.com for the SSL certs for IIS? We been using VeriSign for years now. At three servers, this costs us $3,000 a year. With godaddy.com, I can secure all three servers for $299. http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/ssl/ssl.asp?ci=8979#tabs Jacob ~ 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: [SPAM] - Re: Windows 2003 wont boot up help!!!
Aida32 will also show you the license key, and loads of other info. Neil -Original Message- From: Todd Lemmiksoo [mailto:tlemmik...@all-mode.com] Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 12:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [SPAM] - Re: Windows 2003 wont boot up help!!! Use Produkey .Google -Original Message- From: Dennis Rogov [mailto:dennis_rogov2...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 3:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: [SPAM] - Re: Windows 2003 wont boot up help!!! I am sorry its been a long day... I am looking to retrieve the product activation code for Windows Server 2003 R2 Thank you ~ 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: Backup Software
Ultrabac Neil From: Jeb Barger [mailto:j...@rev-x.com] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 6:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Backup Software I like commvault.. On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Cameron Cooper ccoo...@aurico.com wrote: Currently we are running Symantec BackUp Exec 12 in our environment , at one site with removable hard drives and with tapes at another site. Was wondering if there is another product that is better than BackUp Exec and see what others thought about them. ---___ Cameron Cooper IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server
I demoed it and was able to perform a restore to dissimilar hardware after a couple of days, I had to use locally attached USB drives containing the restore data because when trying to access backup files across the network I kept encountering CRC errors. Acronis was not able to resolve the issues over the course of 2 weeks. Their support isn’t the quickest either, there were a couple of days where I didn’t hear anything from them, not exactly what you want when you need to get a backup or restore done. We decided to go with Ultrabac, I’ll spare you the sales pitch. Take a look http://www.ultrabac.com/ We purchased UB8.3 and UBDR Gold v4. Our decision to purchase was based on the fact that their products just plain worked, we could get competent support quickly when we have questions, and for us they are local. Pricing for Ultrabac was about $3500 less than Acronis wanted. Neil From: Scott Weber [mailto:swe...@thanksal.com] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server Can anyone provide some feedback about this product? Good/bad? Is it worth it? Does anyone use something else other than this product of imaging? Appreciate the feedback.. thanks Scott ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: TS server recommendations
That’s why I brought my question here, I apparently have no idea what I’m doing J….. We’re big fans of Supermicro systems, that’s all we use here to run our ISP so we go with what we know. The customer contacted us for a quote and told us that he was shopping around, Dell is probably just one of a few vendors he’s shopping. Thanks to all for your help, it’s been very helpful. Now I have to go revise my quote!!! Neil From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:li...@levelfive.us] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: TS server recommendations Too much disk, the ts should be treated like a workstation, prone to failure due to user error. Everything in my documents should be redirected to a file share so your drive space is quite minimal 30-40gb or so. That’s also overkill for TS and 20 users by a long shot. I have a server like that, non-Xeon running esxi with TS, SQL, SBS and a MYSQL db server and they never have a blip. When quoting out be careful to not overdo it else you may price yourself out of the water. Be prepared to explain the power house J Why are you competing against Dell? Are you trying to build a white box server and compare it to Dell? I think you lose about everytime, due to support, parts and all the goodies, like DRAC, dual-gig etc. Why don’t you get the Dell quote and then go and see if you can beat it so you are comparing similar configurations. From: Neil Standley [mailto:n...@net-venture.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: TS server recommendations Hello I’ve been tasked with putting a quote together for a customer and need some assistance. They require a Term server that’ll support 20 users with Office 2007 Small business, the customers primary need is for Word and Excel. Do you think this is sufficient to support 20 concurrent users? I’m trying to compete against Dell for the customer’s bid so I need to keep it as low as possible. Dual Quad-core Xeons (2.33Ghz) 8GB RAM 3 disk Raid 5 (plus spare) (7200 Rpm drives) w 15 or 32MB cache + Hardware raid controller cache has (512MB) Win2K3 Thanks for your input. Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
TS server recommendations
Hello I've been tasked with putting a quote together for a customer and need some assistance. They require a Term server that'll support 20 users with Office 2007 Small business, the customers primary need is for Word and Excel. Do you think this is sufficient to support 20 concurrent users? I'm trying to compete against Dell for the customer's bid so I need to keep it as low as possible. Dual Quad-core Xeons (2.33Ghz) 8GB RAM 3 disk Raid 5 (plus spare) (7200 Rpm drives) w 15 or 32MB cache + Hardware raid controller cache has (512MB) Win2K3 Thanks for your input. Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: TS server recommendations
Hi Cameron, I have to believe those are not concurrent users, are they? What kind of drives and raid controller are you using? Neil From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: TS server recommendations Neil, That will be more than enough. We have a TS server here that has a 1.6GHz Xeon, with 4GB and RAID 0 and have about 50 users that can access it at any given point. Would recommend making sure that the HD size is big enough for all of the user files that get created. ___ Cameron Cooper IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com From: Neil Standley [mailto:n...@net-venture.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 12:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: TS server recommendations Hello I’ve been tasked with putting a quote together for a customer and need some assistance. They require a Term server that’ll support 20 users with Office 2007 Small business, the customers primary need is for Word and Excel. Do you think this is sufficient to support 20 concurrent users? I’m trying to compete against Dell for the customer’s bid so I need to keep it as low as possible. Dual Quad-core Xeons (2.33Ghz) 8GB RAM 3 disk Raid 5 (plus spare) (7200 Rpm drives) w 15 or 32MB cache + Hardware raid controller cache has (512MB) Win2K3 Thanks for your input. Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: TS server recommendations
Thanks Matthew, The sku I got from our licensing vendor says the OS is 2008 with downgrade option to 2K3, I understand TS Web is 2K8 only but do you know if there are any differences for licensing, or performance with TS Web? I haven’t used it before. Thanks, Neil From: Matthew Bullock [mailto:mbull...@root9.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: TS server recommendations Check out Windows 2008 and TS Web to publish only the Applications through a browser. I would also go with 15000 RPM SAS drives. mb From: Neil Standley [mailto:n...@net-venture.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: TS server recommendations Hello I’ve been tasked with putting a quote together for a customer and need some assistance. They require a Term server that’ll support 20 users with Office 2007 Small business, the customers primary need is for Word and Excel. Do you think this is sufficient to support 20 concurrent users? I’m trying to compete against Dell for the customer’s bid so I need to keep it as low as possible. Dual Quad-core Xeons (2.33Ghz) 8GB RAM 3 disk Raid 5 (plus spare) (7200 Rpm drives) w 15 or 32MB cache + Hardware raid controller cache has (512MB) Win2K3 Thanks for your input. Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: TS server recommendations
AFIK, this is going to be their only server. So network lag hopefully won’t be an issue but I guess I’ll need to change the disk configuration. Thanks for your input, Neil From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: TS server recommendations where will their documents be stored, on the TS or on a File Server ... if on a File Server, you may want to ensure multiple NICs, and use Gigabit to backplane the servers, that way the TS will get speed to the file server and not have to compete with other workstation traffic. You'll probably notice TS CPU utilization go up on file open and file save actions, this will help that out a bit. Also, I've seen at a client's site, where Adobe Acrobat Reader was installed on the TS, it initialized upon login for each TS User and was a memory and cpu hog ( especially when 20 copies are running ) ... you might want to investigate FoxIt or other pdf reader alternatives Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, Security From: Neil Standley [mailto:n...@net-venture.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: TS server recommendations Hello I’ve been tasked with putting a quote together for a customer and need some assistance. They require a Term server that’ll support 20 users with Office 2007 Small business, the customers primary need is for Word and Excel. Do you think this is sufficient to support 20 concurrent users? I’m trying to compete against Dell for the customer’s bid so I need to keep it as low as possible. Dual Quad-core Xeons (2.33Ghz) 8GB RAM 3 disk Raid 5 (plus spare) (7200 Rpm drives) w 15 or 32MB cache + Hardware raid controller cache has (512MB) Win2K3 Thanks for your input. Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Acronis tech support?
We haven't spoken with them (Ultrabac) much on the home user market but I know their product will work on workstations as well. It may be a higher price point than Acronis but I would think a quick phone call to them for your specific questions would be worth it. I worked with Ultrabac for a couple hours before getting my first successful restore, with Acronis it was about a week. On the Acronis side, we were using True Image Echo Enterprise server, with Universal Restore. What I found was that backing up a system to an archive and then booting from the recovery disk and choosing the Server option which allows you to pull down an image from another source caused us to encounter corrupt archive errors. However when selecting the agent option from the boot disk I was able to push an archive from the management console to the remote machine and successfully recover from that same image. We also had issues accessing the backup archive when it was located in a share on our DC, we could authenticate but it wouldn't allow us access to the file. When I moved the file to a share on a member server I was able to see it and recover from it. In my opinion neither of these is a show stopper but when compared to the fact that Ultrabac worked as advertised without hassle, they come out as the winner for us, hands down. What specifically are your issues and which product are you using? I am still going to eval the Acronis home product because one of my customers is interested in it, it would be nice to know what to expect. Neil From: Steve Pruitt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 2:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Acronis tech support? Unless I missed something, Ultrabac is strictly for a business environment. I'm looking for a solution for my home PC. It's too bad to hear my experience isn't unusual. I was really hoping to hear otherwise. Steve - Original Message - From: Neil Standley mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 2:37 AM Subject: RE: Acronis tech support? I was using demo version as well but working with a sales manager which got me in direct contact with an engineer. It hasn't made a difference though because the issue is ongoing. If you're still evaluating take a look at Ultrabac.com. We're going forward with them over Acronis because it worked the first time, they're local to us (Bellevue, WA) and support speaks English! Our quote from both vendors put Ultrabac slightly lower than Acronis for the same functionality. I probably don't need to tell you this but if you're looking to purchase before the end of year they have special pricing. The Acronis forums are filled with complaints just like yours, this was another big reason we decided to go with Ultrabac. Neil From: Steve Pruitt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 6:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Acronis tech support? A month ago, based on recommendations here, I downloaded the Acronis evaluation. I quickly found an apparent program bug when backing up to DVDs. The system created files named MyBackup1.tib, MyBackup2.tib, etc. but after creating them it tried to open MyBackup.tib. I used the chat to report the problem, and also opened a ticket. A week ago, having heard nothing, I opened another ticket. Still no response. In the meantime I bought an external hard drive to use for backups, but of course the 15-day evaluation period was over by then. How long does it usually take them to respond? I have to say I'm not impressed. Steve ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
DR apps
Anyone here using Ultrabac? I’ve been testing a few different DR apps and remembered they have a “universal restore” product that allows you to restore to dissimilar hardware. The other products I’ve been testing are EMC Homebase and Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server. I also have Symantec System Recovery Server 8.5 to test as well. So far I have not been able to get Homebase to deploy a Windows OS image on to my recovery machine after 2 weeks even with help from EMC. With Acronis I’ve encountered corrupt archive errors on several occassions but have been able to restore successfully once to different hardware using that same supposedly corrupt archive file. So there is inconsistency there but at least it’s worked. Haven’t tested Symantec’s SRS, or Ultrabac yet. I was going try demo those today, looking for any helpful info/life experiences you may have on any of these. Thanks, Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Trouble getting to Yahoo?
Anyone experiencing sporadic problems getting to Yahoo over the last couple days? We are an ISP and have had reports from customers about this. The problem we have in tracking down the cause is that it's very intermittent, I'll get a customer calling in with this complaint and when I go to look at it the problem isn't there. DNSStuff.com shows some issues at Yahoo, hoping someone else is having problems too. http://private.dnsstuff.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=yahoo.com Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Anyone heard of Prevx?
We haven’t. One of my co workers is pushing hard for us to get Trend Micro but I’m not sold yet so I wanted to gather as much info as I can especially on companies I’ve never heard of. AVG was relatively unknown for a long time, at least it seemed that way. But lately they’ve taken a nose dive. Neil From: Cesare' A. Ramos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Anyone heard of Prevx? You guys tested Vipre? CAR Office: 305-443-0331 xt. 1202 Mobile: 786-412-1746 Skype: 305-851-2606 Fax: 305-443-0350 e-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BB Pin: 23E727FF AIM: cramosMIA MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo: cramosMIA From: Neil Standley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Anyone heard of Prevx? http://www.prevx.com/ We’ve been users of AVG for a couple years now but have started looking for replacements due to their recent downturn in quality. I came across this one the other day, they claim to take a different approach to detecting malware/virus/spyware and it seems quite inexpensive. They all claim to be the best so I’m hoping for a non biased take on it. Neil 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: Anyone heard of Prevx?
Your perspective depends on how these issues have affected you or your company. Lately we’ve had several issues affecting a number of our respected customers which makes us look bad. Neil From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 12:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Anyone heard of Prevx? Sooner or later every AV company is going to have a signature or software update related issue that affects every user. Both of AVG's recent problems affected a fraction of total users – the first one was about 20% affected, this latest one is only non-English versions of the product. So it's hardly a nosedive... NOD32 had a batch of update-related issues affecting a larger percentage of users over a short time and they weren't bashed to the extent that I hear people beating up AVG. Carl From: Neil Standley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 11:51 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Anyone heard of Prevx? We haven’t. One of my co workers is pushing hard for us to get Trend Micro but I’m not sold yet so I wanted to gather as much info as I can especially on companies I’ve never heard of. AVG was relatively unknown for a long time, at least it seemed that way. But lately they’ve taken a nose dive. Neil From: Cesare' A. Ramos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Anyone heard of Prevx? You guys tested Vipre? CAR Office: 305-443-0331 xt. 1202 Mobile: 786-412-1746 Skype: 305-851-2606 Fax: 305-443-0350 e-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BB Pin: 23E727FF AIM: cramosMIA MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo: cramosMIA From: Neil Standley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Anyone heard of Prevx? http://www.prevx.com/ We’ve been users of AVG for a couple years now but have started looking for replacements due to their recent downturn in quality. I came across this one the other day, they claim to take a different approach to detecting malware/virus/spyware and it seems quite inexpensive. They all claim to be the best so I’m hoping for a non biased take on it. Neil 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: Anyone heard of Prevx?
According to their site….. “We find and fix rootkits, spyware, information stealers, trojans, viruses, bots and adware...” Neil From: Alex Eckelberry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 3:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Anyone heard of Prevx? We know them, they are good people and we do some work together. However, I don't believe this is a full antivirus engine, more targeted at trojans. Alex From: Neil Standley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Anyone heard of Prevx? http://www.prevx.com/ We’ve been users of AVG for a couple years now but have started looking for replacements due to their recent downturn in quality. I came across this one the other day, they claim to take a different approach to detecting malware/virus/spyware and it seems quite inexpensive. They all claim to be the best so I’m hoping for a non biased take on it. Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Anyone heard of Prevx?
http://www.prevx.com/ We've been users of AVG for a couple years now but have started looking for replacements due to their recent downturn in quality. I came across this one the other day, they claim to take a different approach to detecting malware/virus/spyware and it seems quite inexpensive. They all claim to be the best so I'm hoping for a non biased take on it. Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Actionpack Licensing question
Wondering if someone can answer this question for me. We have a license for 64bit Windows Server 2003, do we have downgrade rights to 32bit using the same key? Thanks, Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Actionpack Licensing question
I would but I've already used the license and we're trying to avoid spending another $600. My main issue is that we are about to purchase a new server to replace our aging Win2K running BUE 10d. Trying to keep costs down we are going to continue to run BUE 10d but wanted to upgrade to Server 2003, problem there is BUE 10d doesn't support Windows x64. Neil -Original Message- From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Actionpack Licensing question ??? Action Pack includED* both 32 and 64 bit CDs for Windows Server 2003. There's a unique product key sticker on the back of the sleeves for each. So simply use the appropriate product key. Carl * When 2008 came out it replaced 2003 in the kit. If you weren't subscribed to the Action Pack when 2003 was included, or your subscription lapsed, you don't have rights to run any 2003 server versions (except Web version which is still in the kit). -Original Message- From: Neil Standley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 7:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Actionpack Licensing question Wondering if someone can answer this question for me. We have a license for 64bit Windows Server 2003, do we have downgrade rights to 32bit using the same key? Thanks, Neil ~ 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/ ~
FW: Actionpack Licensing question
Interesting, I've never actually read that prior to today. We use it to run our business internally, but we also have many retail/open licenses which we deploy on our public facing servers. Thanks for the help, looks like we'll be spending some more money. Neil From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 9/30/2008 7:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Actionpack Licensing question The license says: The Microsoft Action Pack Subscription License Agreement gives you the right to use the Action Pack software to run your own business as well as for evaluation, demonstration, testing, training, and education. For example, you can use Action Pack software to host your company's intranet. Action Pack software is not provided for personal use, for hosting customer applications, or for installation at a customer site. It cannot be used, for example, to host a commercial website; this is considered a production environment outside the scope of the software's intended purpose. https://partner.microsoft.com/US/program/managemembership/actionpack/mapslicensing -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Actionpack Licensing question -Original Message- From: Neil Standley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Actionpack Licensing question I would but I've already used the license and we're trying to avoid spending another $600. My main issue is that we are about to purchase a new server to replace our aging Win2K running BUE 10d. Trying to keep costs down we are going to continue to run BUE 10d but wanted to upgrade to Server 2003, problem there is BUE 10d doesn't support Windows x64. Are you saying you are using your Action Pack media and keys for production systems? Webster ~ 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: Remote backup solutions...
Anyone tried LiveVault from Iron Mountain? Looks like they have Enterprise and SMB pricing but they want you to contact them to get it. Neil From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 12:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Remote backup solutions... Double take into a colo? Wansync works pretty well actually (but doesn’t replicate AD as far as I could tell) Symantecs Netbackup looked ok actually. From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Remote backup solutions... Yeah…sorry. A hosted solution that can be managed remotely. Servers and workstations. From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Remote backup solutions... Got any requirements? On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 8:05 AM, Rod Trent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone use a remote backup solution that they would recommend? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Cisco help
Hi All, I'm pretty green when it comes to Cisco but I need some help and I haven't been able to get the answers I need from Google or my Cisco in a nutshell book. I am trying to setup syslogging so that I get authentication info for our dial up and DSL customers. Syslogging itself is working but all I see is stuff like this. 25w3d: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by admin on vty1 (x.x.x.x) 25w3d: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by admin on vty1 (x.x.x.x) 25w3d: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Virtual-Access115, changed state to down 25w3d: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Virtual-Access115, changed state to up At some point in the past we've been able to see the auth logins and failures via the vty console but somehow it stopped working. I can gladly post the necessary parts of our config if that helps. Thanks in advance! Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Cisco help
Oh right, sorry should've included that. 3660 router. Here's what we currently have. logging exception 8192 logging buffered 8192 debugging no logging console aaa new-model aaa authentication ppp USWest-dsl group radius local aaa authorization network default group radius local aaa accounting update periodic 5 aaa accounting commands 7 default start-stop group radius aaa accounting network default start-stop group radius logging history size 300 logging history debugging logging trap debugging logging source-interface Ethernet1/0 logging x.x.x.x Thanks! Neil -Original Message- From: Candee Vaglica [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:24 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Cisco help So, you're logging from what? A PIX? A switch? If it's a PIX or ASA, you have to set the level of logging on the appliance itself. On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Neil Standley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I'm pretty green when it comes to Cisco but I need some help and I haven't been able to get the answers I need from Google or my Cisco in a nutshell book. I am trying to setup syslogging so that I get authentication info for our dial up and DSL customers. Syslogging itself is working but all I see is stuff like this. 25w3d: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by admin on vty1 (x.x.x.x) 25w3d: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by admin on vty1 (x.x.x.x) 25w3d: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Virtual-Access115, changed state to down 25w3d: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Virtual-Access115, changed state to up At some point in the past we've been able to see the auth logins and failures via the vty console but somehow it stopped working. I can gladly post the necessary parts of our config if that helps. Thanks in advance! Neil ~ 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/ ~
OT - Help! - Need user manual for Larscom Access T-45
I'd be really grateful if anyone out there happens to have a user manual or can help with command syntax for this box. We bought 2 of them used so we don't have it, we're trying to increase our bandwidth today and support on the other side doesn't have anyone that knows the commands to do it. Thanks in advance! Neil ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Firewall Systems
We recently switched from Netscreen 50s to Zyxel ZyWall 35s (http://us.zyxel.com/web/product_category.php?PC1indexflag=20040908175941) Starting with the Zywall 35 you get dual WAN ports for failover or load balancing. Pricing is good and you don’t have to pay maintenance fees for support or upgrades on the firewall. The only thing you pay extra for is licensing for AV, AS, IDP, Content Filtering (yearly), and VPN clients (1 time). Neil From: Jim S. Walters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Firewall Systems I'm in the process of reviewing our firewall for possible conversion to another system. While we have been quite happy with the service our Checkpoint Firewall has provided over the years, the continued maintenance price increases leave me wondering if I'm getting a good value for the cost. While never having issues with breaches and the like is priceless, I thought I'd see what firewall systems other people use and which ones they are happy with. Other than supporting some mobile and remote users via VPN, a DMZ with internet accessible servers and the ability to support a future remote office, our needs are fairly modest. Any comments would be welcome. Jim Walters SPEC Services, Inc. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: The Website is Down
Just what I needed, that was great! Neil From: Roger Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: The Website is Down A little “rough” but hilarious nonetheless: http://youtube.com/watch?v=BcQ7RkyBoBc http://youtube.com/watch?v=BcQ7RkyBoBc Roger Wright Network Administrator 727.572.7076 x388 _ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Your fav AV?
We're looking to switch AV vendors and would like to know, who's your favorite and why? Please no flames about Symantec or McAfee, we won't even bother with them. Thanks, Neil ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Backup Miracle
Hi all, We're looking to upgrade from an Exabyte VXA-2 autoloader to a Tandberg Magnum LTO 3 or 4 autoloader and was wondering for those of you already running these, what kind of horsepower do you have in your backup servers and are you using SCSI or fiber channel? Single, dual, quad proc? How much ram, and are you running multiple backup jobs at once? I know you can do that writing to disk but is that even possible while writing to tape? Neil From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Backup Miracle That doesn't require a miracle. Our LTO drives get almost a gig a minute throughput. Well that's what backup exec reports anyhow. The server I just looked at backs up 130GB with verify in less then 2.5 hours. - Original Message - From: Jim Majorowicz mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:27 PM Subject: Backup Miracle I think I've been tasked with making something near impossible happen, so I'm going to start by asking the question here then start my google-fu. My boss has just asked for a backup solution that will do the following: Complete a full backup of SBS 2003 server. There is currently nearly 300 GB of data on this server. Wants Exchange included (Currently about 30 GB in size) Wants a system state Wants it verified. Must be complete in 10 Hours! The current backup system is taking about 24 hours to do this not including the verify, and I think there may be an I/O problem as it is NTBACKUP with BackupAssist v.4.0.16 backing up to a USB 2.0 drive. Unless my math is off, this backup should only take about 5 hours, assuming the transfer occurs at about 20 Mbps. Unfortunately there is some sort of bottleneck that is throttling this back to about 4. What am I missing that would help me fix this problem? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software
We are looking for new helpdesk/trouble ticket software. We'd like to be able to plugin to MS SQL, auto create/update tickets via email submission and also via web interface. Allowing users to view the status of a ticket would be a plus as well. It doesn't need to have all the bells and whistles, but customizable would be nice. I've looked at a few but haven't really been too impressed so I'm turning to the collective experience of the group. Any recommendations and feedback are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Neil ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software
HelpStar looks nice, loads of features. Any idea how much they want for it? Thanks, Neil From: Christopher Boggs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:04 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software We use HelpStar also…. Can update tickets via email, has a web interface, as well as client software for the support staff if needed. Our HR dept. also uses it to notify us of new hires/terminations so we know immediately what is going on, and child requests are automatically created and sent to specific queues to be processed. It’s pretty powerful, honestly. cb From: Domingue, Jamie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software We use HelpStar here and it seems to do a pretty good job. http://www.helpstar.com/ From: Neil Standley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software We are looking for new helpdesk/trouble ticket software. We’d like to be able to plugin to MS SQL, auto create/update tickets via email submission and also via web interface. Allowing users to view the status of a ticket would be a plus as well. It doesn’t need to have all the bells and whistles, but customizable would be nice. I’ve looked at a few but haven’t really been too impressed so I’m turning to the collective experience of the group. Any recommendations and feedback are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Neil MISSION STATEMENT: The MISSION of THE SCHUMACHER GROUP is to provide continuously improving quality health care to all patients in a cost effective manner and to maintain the highest ethical standards by upholding the patients' rights and treating them with dignity and respect. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail transmission (and/or the documents accompanying it) may contain confidential information belonging to the sender. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender by telephone. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software
Thanks, sounds like it may be outside of our budget. I looked at Web+Center, for 10 users it runs $5K so I’m going to guess HelpStar is probably in the same ballpark given their capabilities. Thanks, Neil From: Christopher Boggs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software Don’t remember exactly, I wasn’t involved in the decision to purchase it… It’s not cheap, by any means though – and you have to license each Support Rep if I remember correctly. From: Neil Standley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software HelpStar looks nice, loads of features. Any idea how much they want for it? Thanks, Neil From: Christopher Boggs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:04 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software We use HelpStar also…. Can update tickets via email, has a web interface, as well as client software for the support staff if needed. Our HR dept. also uses it to notify us of new hires/terminations so we know immediately what is going on, and child requests are automatically created and sent to specific queues to be processed. It’s pretty powerful, honestly. cb From: Domingue, Jamie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software We use HelpStar here and it seems to do a pretty good job. http://www.helpstar.com/ From: Neil Standley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software We are looking for new helpdesk/trouble ticket software. We’d like to be able to plugin to MS SQL, auto create/update tickets via email submission and also via web interface. Allowing users to view the status of a ticket would be a plus as well. It doesn’t need to have all the bells and whistles, but customizable would be nice. I’ve looked at a few but haven’t really been too impressed so I’m turning to the collective experience of the group. Any recommendations and feedback are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Neil MISSION STATEMENT: The MISSION of THE SCHUMACHER GROUP is to provide continuously improving quality health care to all patients in a cost effective manner and to maintain the highest ethical standards by upholding the patients' rights and treating them with dignity and respect. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail transmission (and/or the documents accompanying it) may contain confidential information belonging to the sender. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender by telephone. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software
This one looks promising, they also have another older, less expensive version (Help Desk 6.5) but their online demos for HD 6.5 aren't working right now. Neil -Original Message- From: Axcess Internet (ML Account) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:11 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software Take a look at http://www.helpconnection.net It doesn't exactly what you are looking for, plus it has a KB and MS-SQL Backend. Regards, Jim -Original Message- From: Tigran K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:59 AM To: ML: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software I would love a help desk software that is based on email. Don't get me wrong I want the database backend to keep track of everything but why do I have to leave email to look at a ticket then respond to it within the ticketing web/client interface. Can I just get the ticket via email and reply to it via email and have the ticketing system keep track of it. Say every email back and forth between me and the customer is CCed to the ticketing system. Anybody know of a system like that? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software
Thanks, I actually submitted a ticket to them and they had it fixed in minutes! Neil -Original Message- From: Axcess Internet (ML Account) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software Neil: If you want to look at an online demo you can visit the parent company: http://www.expinion.net/index.asp Regards, Jim -Original Message- From: Neil Standley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:03 PM To: ML: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software This one looks promising, they also have another older, less expensive version (Help Desk 6.5) but their online demos for HD 6.5 aren't working right now. Neil -Original Message- From: Axcess Internet (ML Account) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:11 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software Take a look at http://www.helpconnection.net It doesn't exactly what you are looking for, plus it has a KB and MS-SQL Backend. Regards, Jim -Original Message- From: Tigran K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:59 AM To: ML: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Help Desk/Trouble Ticket software I would love a help desk software that is based on email. Don't get me wrong I want the database backend to keep track of everything but why do I have to leave email to look at a ticket then respond to it within the ticketing web/client interface. Can I just get the ticket via email and reply to it via email and have the ticketing system keep track of it. Say every email back and forth between me and the customer is CCed to the ticketing system. Anybody know of a system like that? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
question about moving exchange 03 store to iSCSI
I've read a few articles that say all I need to do is enable persistence for the connections and move the data files via system manager. But I'm expecting that when Exchange restarts, if the iscsi initiator hasn't started yet Exchange won't be able to connect to the database. So what services do I need to set dependencies on to avoid this problem, or am I not correct in my assumption? Using Windows server 2003 R2 SP2 with Exchange 03 SP2 Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.06 Thanks in advance! Neil Standley Systems Engineer Net Venture, Inc. 3680 S Cedar St Ste A Tacoma, WA 98409 253-942-8400 www.nventure.com ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: How to measure packet loss/delay/jitter
These guys can do all of that, either from their hosted test http://myvoipspeed.visualware.com/ or you can purchase your own to run from a pc. http://www.myvoipspeed.com/pc/standard.html Neil From: Thomas Mullins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: How to measure packet loss/delay/jitter We are deploying six H.323 Tandberg units and serveral more Vbrick units in our school system. We have set QoS to ensure optimal performance for our video/audio classes. If anyone has any suggestions on how to measure packet loss/delay/jitter, I would greatly appreciate them. Any thoughts on how to measure packet loss? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
SBS 2003 Exchange question
Good morn all, I have a customer running Exchange 03 on SBS03, they have 2 public domain names they want to receive mail via pop3 connector from my public mail servers using a global mailbox. No problems on the public side, but it seems that Exchange is having a difficult time routing messages to all of the correct mailboxes. We setup their default recipient policy setup like this. Smtp (primary) @newdomain.org Smtp @olddomain.org We also have 2 POP3 mailboxes setup in the pop3 connector, each setup as a global mailbox. They look like this [EMAIL PROTECTED] mail.newdomain.org global mailbox [EMAIL PROTECTED] mail.olddomain.org global mailbox In both cases the mailbox domain setting matches correctly. The customer is complaining that her mailbox (which is the default NDR mailbox) is getting messages for valid addresses. Could this be caused by having 2 domains listed under 1 recipient policy? If not what are the likely causes? Thanks in advance! Neil ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Office 2007 documents quarantined
IIRC this happens when a file is created in an older version of Office then opened in an Office 07 application, when O7 opens the doc it converts the file(s) as a result it creates a bin file. Neil -Original Message- From: Tim Evans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 9:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Office 2007 documents quarantined This does not seem to be the default here. The only time I get a .BIN file in the document is when it has an embedded object. It could be that I missed it, but I don't even see an option anywhere to embed the print driver in the document, not to mention that it seems pretty stupid if it is an option. How do they handle different OS, or the destination print not existing or on a different port, etc. ...Tim -Original Message- From: Jon D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 8:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Office 2007 documents quarantined Is anyone else having a problem with Office 2007 documents being quarantined? It appears the problem may be with office 2007 putting print drivers into an embedded .bin file which causes anti-virus on exchange to quarantine it. Anyone else have this issue? Is this a bug that MS is going to fix, or are we stuck with allowing .bin files now? Thanks, Jon . ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: SharePoint database consideration
IIRC, you’re better off choosing to install a small farm even if using SQL Express. Using the stand alone install mode it’s configured to use the ##SSEE embedded database which cannot be moved or managed. Some info about ##SSEE http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=949426SiteID=1 Neil From: Ara Avvali [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: SharePoint database consideration Hello everyone, Is it fair to assume for a small SharePoint site within company to be used for calendar sharing and forums, can I get away with the built-in database coming with SharePoint or do we have to invest in SQL server? Thanks ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Document management solutions - recommendations
My employer has asked me to investigate potential solutions for document management/archival/paperless, I've started googling for options but wanted to see what your recommendations, experiences are on this topic. Thanks, Neil ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
