RE: Video Conferencing
We use inexpensive webcams paired with old laptops and LiveMeeting to do our video conferencing in our conference rooms. All the video is 1:1 though. You can't monitor all the site's cameras at the same time, you can always see yourself in a small window, and choose which other site you want to view (just one at a time). From: Steve Ens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Video Conferencing Yes I know you can run video with livemeeting or webex...but can you get return video? ie with webcams? I also took at look at that Microsoft roundtable device online, anybody tried that out? On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Kevin Lundy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or install a video gateway and connect a PRI. Then users can place IP, or ISDN calls, and connect via webcams with Cisco Video advantage. Up to 16 concurrent conferences, each with I believe 16 participants. Device does the rate matching among the different participants. But I don't believe this is truly what the OP is looking for. Steve you mentioned LiveMeeting - you know LiveMeeting supports video right? On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 3:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whoops. Yep, H.323. Fingers working faster than the brain... Yes, this setup would greatly simplify things! -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Video Conferencing That would be H.323, I believe, and yes, you are correct. If it were me doing this (and it is, I just haven't gotten to it yet), I'd put the Polycom unit in a DMZ with it's own public IP address, and just open it up. Turn it off when not int use, and pay for the encryption license on both ends. Kurt On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 12:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: +1 Unless you have a newer firewall that understands H.232 traffic, it will not play nice with the newer Polycom stuff. -Original Message- From: Mike French [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Video Conferencing How about www.polycom.com http://www.polycom.com/ Used them at a client site, had good results. Just make sure your firewall will play nice with whatever you choose... From: Steve Ens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 2:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Video Conferencing ~ 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: WebBased FTP Solution
We like the Globalscape one as well here. Also have been testing the Ipswitch web module for WS_FTP server and it's worked well also. From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 10:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: WebBased FTP Solution Look into Globalscape options, its much more secure and they do have a web-interface fronted. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 _ From: helpdesk UK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 10:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: WebBased FTP Solution ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Vacation / PTO Tracking
So HR is asking about implementing a Vacation / OOTO / PTO Tracker, something more robust and useable than sending a spreadsheet around each week. Some of the things that were mentioned: . A system that works based on accruals of PTO (and sick days) by pay period. . And that can be modified or adjusted to reflect the changes in allowed PTO based on years of service. . A visual calendar that shows who is out and color coded by groups (RS, CS, IT, HR, etc...). . An auto-warning that is either displayed to the requester or manager when a certain number of people are already approved to have a certain day off (her example: if 2 CS employees already have the last day of the month off, then there should be a warning that a 3rd can't). . Don't inundate managers with too many emails - this would be hard to avoid especially for someone that potentially has 60 people under her. Maybe a nightly email that says, you have 5 requests to approve. . Not expensive - there is talk of requesting budget for something like this. But how much? Past solutions have been shot down because they were $10K. We currently run SharePoint, and found links to some Windows SharePoint Applications: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=96dbe5f3-203a-40f8- a03a-64d0a9811368DisplayLang=en (from 2005) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=56406562-01f9-4a18- 9924-2dc0684232c8DisplayLang=en (from 2007) Or something similar to this: http://www.digiappz.com/digileave.asp (but not exactly this one, because the demo looks like you can only specify that each person gets the same number of PTO days). This one looks decent: http://teqnologix.com/uat/ (but it could be out of our price range at $2 per user per month. At 150 employees, that's $3600 / yr.) Or maybe ADP has something that integrates with payroll, but that is also probably expensive as well. There's got to be something out there that we can use that doesn't cost thousands of dollars. We looked at a few screenshots of the SharePoint 3.0 application listed above. It looks like a promising solution, but there wasn't enough detail in them to determine the effort / procedure involved in setting up the rules that we need to track? I would love to see this application (or any others that the group has worked with) in action. Does anyone have the SharePoint application installed, and is happy with it, and could we set up a WebEx to see how it looks / works, and would be open to possibly answering some of the questions we have about our requirements? What can I say, I'm a visual person. would love to see / hear about what is working for you all. Thanks, Jeff ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: High availability
Take a look at some of the Marathon Technologies products (http://www.marathontechnologies.com/). Jeff From: Kelsay, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:25 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: High availability I have been asked to look into a high availability failover option for a SharePoint server we have. I used Double-take several years ago but was wondering if there were any other products that some of you would recommend? We are looking to cluster the SQL box in our farm but would like to have an active-passive setup for the web/app server. Thanks, Mark ** This email is sent for and on behalf of Inspop.com Limited ** Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Registration no. 310635. Inspop.com Limited (also trading as Confused.com) is registered in England and Wales at 2nd Floor, Friary House, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff, CF10 3AE (Reg. No. 03857130 ). Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily the company. This email and any files transmitted with it, including replies and forwarded copies (which may contain alterations) subsequently transmitted from the Company, are confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. It may contain material protected by attorney-client privilege. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the Information Security Officer by telephone on +44 (0) 29 2043 4200. Please then delete this email and destroy any copies of it. This email has been swept for viruses before leaving our system. Security Warning: Please note that this email has been created in the knowledge that Internet email is not a 100% secure communications medium. We advise that you understand and accept this lack of security when emailing us. Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this email and any attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free. We may monitor the content of E-mails sent and received via our network for viruses or unauthorised use and for other lawful business purposes. This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Messagelabs. The service is powered by MessageLabs. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Bandwidth/Traffic Shaper
+1 Riverbed. Love the Steelhead products. We have two 2020s, a 3520 and a 1050. Setup / deployment is brain-dead easy, management and reporting is great, and they are an amazing company to work with. We have been a customer for two years, and are alpha testing the newest release. Can't go into detail on features, but we had two engineers fly out from their CA offices to work with us for two days hands-on, and they were top-notch. Jeff Jason Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/11/2008 11:57 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: Bandwidth/Traffic Shaper Definitely take a look at Riverbed. They'll do a 30 day trial with you, and if it doesn't do what you need they'll take it back no questions asked. As long as you're not looking to shape telnet sessions across a WAN, they'll get the job done. Jason -Original Message- From: Chyka, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:25 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Bandwidth/Traffic Shaper What size pipe are looking to shape? -Original Message- From: Phil Guevara [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: 9/11/08 10:16 AM Subject: Bandwidth/Traffic Shaper Does anyone have any recommendations for a bandwidth/traffic shaper? Like packetshaper from packeteer or netequalizer? Best Regards, Phil ___ Philip Guevara Senior IT Technician Grand Lodge F A Masons of the State of California Masonic Homes of California at Covina 1650 E. Old Badillo St. Covina, CA 91724 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Direct: 626-251-2224 Fax: 626-251-2324 ~ 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/ ~ -- The pages accompanying this email transmission contain information from MJMC, Inc., which is confidential and/or privileged. The information is to be for the use of the individual or entity named on this cover sheet. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately notify us by telephone so that we can arrange for the retrieval of the original document. ~ 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 access
Two things to try / check: 1) In the Watchguard Policy Manager turn the logging level up for the VPN connection, and then watch the logs when the RDP drops. 2) In your Mobile User VPN settings (assuming you're used the WG MUVPN Client and not PPTP or SSLVPN check the timeout length (set bandwidth to 0 and time to 24 hours for example). Paul Everett [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/26/2008 08:53 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: remote access Anything in the Event Logs on either end? On the client as far as a reason for the connection dropping, or on the server as far as a reason for the connection being denied? The only thing in the event log on the TS is event 551 (logoff). Below is the description. Event 538 ?sometimes? does not appear after 551, sometimes it does. This may explain why we are unable to reconnect immediately after losing connection to the TS, and is probably separate from the connection issue. If a Security 538 message does not appear shortly after the Security 551 message, a program or service might not be managing its access tokens correctly. Although the user cannot access objects, the program or service might have cached an access token and therefore retained the ability to access objects. On the client there is a Remote Access event that establishes the VPN, but no events are generated when the RDP session is initiated or dropped. During the RDP drop for one user, can another user still use / connect to the server? I don?t know. There are only a few users who connect at random times. Does disconnecting from the VPN as soon as the RDP is dropped, and then reconnecting to VPN allow the RDP session to be reconnected? I would have to say ?sometimes?. I just got off the phone with a user who was connected to the VPN but couldn?t connect to Remote Desktop. He couldn?t ping anything on my network. After disconnecting and re-establishing the VPN he was able to connect to Remote Desktop, but it was dropped after 9 minutes. Last night I connected to our VPN from home and although I could ping my network, the connection was so pitifully slow, I couldn?t connect to anything. It affected everything on my computer as well. I was basically dead in the water until I disconnected the VPN. A couple days ago I connected without any problem and stayed connected to Remote Desktop for almost an hour before I ended my session. The only consistent thing I?ve found is that none of my users can stay connected for more than 20-30 minutes, if they are lucky. We are using a Watchguard firewall for VPN access. Paul From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 8:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: remote access ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: remote access
No, they would use the Watchguard software. Was a little flaky in version 7, but 10.0.2 (current) is pretty nice. Our site in FL uses PPTP into a pair of X1000s. In RI we have our users using IPSEC (MUVPN) into a pair of X5500e's. Users who have used both say ours is more stable / reliable. Could hurt to at least setup one user with MUVPN to see if the problem goes away. Of course it shouldn't be happening with PPTP either, but it's tough to really say what the problem is without logs. Paul Everett [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/26/2008 06:26 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: remote access I am using pptp vpn. Would muvpn be better? Someone else set this up. Do the clients connect the same way (windows vpn connection wizard) if I was using muvpn on the firewall? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: remote access ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Semi-OT: Wiki Advice From List
Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I am looking for some advice from the list regarding posts on a wiki. Apparently someone is not very happy with me (not sure why, don't even know who) and has engaged in some character-assassination of me on a public wiki. I don't really want to post the link here publicly, as I don't want to improve the Google PageRank or anything like that, but I can send the link privately. Safe to say the stuff posted is pretty hurtful to me, and my fiance who is also mentioned. I can take it, but I would really like the content about her removed. What I am wondering is if I should just ignore this (hard to, but I can try), or if there is anything I can do. Attempts I have made to remove the content have been marked as vandalism and the pages have been restored. Anyone have advice? Thanks... Jeff ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: [OT] SNMP, Watchguard and MRTG
We monitor our Firebox interfaces using MRTG -- SNMP is included in Fireware -- however those units are a bit larger (not the Edge X55e devices you mention, but rather the Core and Peak models). That being said, if the X55e doesn't support SNMP (it might -- I'd have to check) out of the box you could always monitor the other interface that is connected (so instead of monitoring LAN1 on the device, monitor the switch port it's plugged into). Jeff Oliver Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/13/2008 03:58 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject [OT] SNMP, Watchguard and MRTG Does anyone have any experience of monitoring the bandwidth usage of a watchguard unit via something like MRTG or similar ? I want to know the bandwidth usage at a few of our sites so that we can upgrade the lines. They are serviced office units which inevitable means that no one knows whats going on and the management company don't keep bandwidth usage stats, so it's up to us to sell ourselves an upgrade. I've had a look around but there's nothing on the web that I can see that might help. The units are X55e ones, nothing fancy. Olly __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3350 (20080812) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ~ 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: Peak10 as a co-lo?
I would not recommend them. All our talks with them were positive, they bill the site as highly-available and it does look nice. However we have two (or three) cabinets there now -- one with HP blades and the other(s) are an HP EVA 8000 -- and have had three outages in the last six months (I believe they were all power related). Our most severe outage was two months ago (5/20/08). On the afternoon of 5/20 the Peak 10 Charlotte data centers experienced a utility power outage. The generators supporting the Charlotte 2 data center started, but load was not transitioned automatically from UPS to generator (failure of transfer switch). Subsequently, the UPS units continued to carry the load until their batteries depleted and they transitioned into bypass mode. Once in bypass mode, generator power was being supplied to the datacenter. During this transition, power to the Charlotte 2 data center experienced a short interruption. The cause for the utility outage was determined to be blown fuse on a high voltage line. For over 24 hours the Charlotte 2 datacenter remained on generator power. The UPS units were operating in bypass mode and the batteries were being recharged. All our equipment was being fed unclean power and we had a few HP nodes drop. Jeff Andy Shook [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/16/2008 03:06 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Peak10 as a co-lo? Looking at doing some business with Peak10 Charlotte, does anyone have some feedback on Peak10 in general or specific to the Charlotte location? Any\all comments appreciloved? Shook ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Peak10 as a co-lo?
I purposefully didn't want to make public our plans is it could jeopardize our ongoing contract talks with them. :) I am not to point of contact on the account so I don't know the current rep, only one ones we talked to when the original contract was negotiated two years ago. The folks I remember were Dan Coleman, Debra Curtiss, Jeff Spalding, Patrick O'Brien and Stefan Lowrie. Peak10 was primary Production gear, and it is our primary site. We have a hot site at another provider (very warm site really, working towards a true hot site) at another location. Also have SunGard as a DR option and do tests in their Carlstadt, NJ location. Jeff Andy Shook [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/17/2008 08:36 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: Peak10 as a co-lo? S? Are you moving out? Have things gotten better? Is this your production gear or DR\BC\replication setup? Who?s your rep? Andy Shook Decision Support LLC Direct:704.844.1848 Fax:704.847.4875 www.decisionsupport.com This message with attachments (message) may be privileged, confidential or proprietary, and if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, do not use or share it, and delete it. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any product or service. Subject to applicable law, Decision Support LLC may monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 8:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Peak10 as a co-lo? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~image/jpeg
Re: New SAN Selection Question
I highly recommend adding Xiotech to the list. Their new ISE based SAN (specifically look at the Emprise 7000) is impressive. Played with it at Storage World in Orlando last month, and was highly impressed. Jeffrey Showen [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/29/2008 06:57 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject New SAN Selection Question I'm looking for a methodology to evaluate new Storage Area Network solutions for our enterprise environment. We have tight power, weight, and support requirements and have narrowed the field to 8 vendors based on a variety of these (and other) threshold requirements. The challenge now is that the vendor submissions/solutions are mostly so close to each other that a paper evaluation fails to significantly differentiate them. We are on a tight schedule (management - don't ask) and it looks like we will end up testing I/O on solutions from all 8 vendors (Dell, EMC, IBM, NetApp, LeftHand Networks, Sun, Overland, HP). We are an ESX shop - is it enough to just configure the eval SANs (the same) for our environment and then run Iometer tests from a client to the primary SAN(s) or is there a better or more thorough approach? We want to use mirroring/replication at the SAN level between redundant SANs for high availability but that can get expensive so I am open to any ideas here as well. I know this is a big question with sketchy details but there are a lot of moving parts and I was just wondering if someone had done this and could provide insight. Thanks Jeff Showen iGov Systems Engineer Tampa, FL 33619 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Notepad question
What if you try copying notepad.exe from a good machine to a bad machine. Does the problem go away? If not, then the problem could be a video driver or something like that, which you could test on one machine with a rollback. Jeff David Florea, SysAdmin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/03/2008 12:52 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Notepad question I know, nobody ever asks a question about notepad, so this is weird. But since we applied some windows updates this last week, notepad functions have slowed to a crawl. For instance, we have some folks that have to do a find replace operation, notepad has now started to run quite slowly, line by line, and on a 200K text file may take an hour. If I do the same function in Textpad, for example, the same function happens almost instantly. Not that it's a critical issue, but has anyone seen that or know why it might be? Thanks, David __ The information contained in this E-mail message, including any attached files transmitted, is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the sole use of the individual(s) named above. If you are the intended recipient, be aware that your use of any confidential or personal information may be restricted by state and federal privacy laws. If you, the reader of this message, are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you should not further disseminate, distribute or forward this E-mail message. If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the material from your computer system. This message is provided for information purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments in any jurisdiction. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: VOIP Vendor Question...
What if you adjust the length DTMF tones that the system generates? Sometimes a longer tone will give the destination system just the tiny bit longer it needs... Jeff Michael White [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/28/2008 11:27 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: VOIP Vendor Question... What do you mean by a pause capability? I'm not familiar with that terminology. Pause, as in to wait for x period of time - usually a couple seconds. For example, to place a long-distance phone call: Press 8 to get an outside line, pause or wait for tone, dial phone number, wait for tone, dial long-distance code. e.g.: 8,3605551212,123456 The commas represent the pause. Instead, the ShoreTel system bursts the numbers (tones) like: 836055512121234567 Michael. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: TS Clusters and PST Files - Looking for Suggestions
What about implementing the 2X application server, where the launching of a specific application is launched on a remote terminal server and presented as a local application? If you have one box dedicated to be the TS User Outlook Box and the launching of Outlook always occurs against that one server, then the PST files can all be stored on that one box, called locally, and presented on any of the other load balanced terminal servers that the users happen to be connected to for their general computing needs. Jeff S Conn. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/20/2008 01:49 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject TS Clusters and PST Files - Looking for Suggestions Hey guys I'm looking for suggestions. Here's the deal. I have NO Exchange server. Management won't buy it, too expensive, especially since Linux alternatives are cheaper. I've been fighting this losing battle for years now. If I did have Exchange, the upcoming question would be null. All 400+ of my users are using POP3 with Outlook 2003 or 2007. I just gotten the ability to do IMAP, but the trick there is that there is a 90 day message limit on the server. This causes issues with many users since they like to keep EVERYTHING. Setting up local PSTs on most user's PCs is ok, especially since most users understand the risks associated with doing so. Where I'm running into issues is on my Terminal Servers. I have a few stand-alone Terminal Servers, where users are assigned one specific server and that's it. They have a local profile on these servers, so their PSTs don't move across the network at all. I'm not using Citrix here, just normal Windows 2003 Terminal Server. Where this gets trickier is when I decided to create a Terminal Server cluster (or farm) for reliability reasons (using 2X's Load Balancer). This means that I have to have roaming profiles since the user won't know which server they'll log into at any given time. I redirect all the folders that Microsoft allows (desktop, my docs, etc). But, roaming profiles nor folder redirection covers the Local Settings folder, where the PST is stored. I can tell Outlook to use a PST file hosted on a network share, but it has been covered on this list several times that Network-based PSTs is really, really bad. I've also experienced that badness first hand on one of my file servers. So, my only option is to ditch the POP3 function and go with IMAP, which will download the user's email each time Outlook is open. But two issues arise: One, the users are limited to only 90 days of email, which is bad. Two, Outlook needs a pst to open and to store contacts/calendar information. Right now I have a small PST file set up over the network on each Outlook user's home folder for the contacts/calendar. I'm hoping that since the files are small and not as used this will work long enough to find a good solution. Right now, the majority of farm users are using webmail to workaround the issues. My current setup will not last. I need to find a way to either not use the PST files at all or find a way to reliably provide access to PSTs without killing my network. I thought about using a logon/logoff script to copy the PSTs to/from the network shares, but I'm afraid that it'll be too slow (my users like to have 1gb+ PSTs) and it won't handle non-logoff situations well (like a sudden reboot). Does anyone have any suggestions, workarounds, or solutions? Anyone dealing with this issue now or found a way to deal with it? I really appreciate your help and suggestions on this. Thanks, Seth ~ 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: XP SP3 Available for DL
I tested that download last night in a virtual machine. The install went smoothly and the properties read Service Pack 3 after installation. Jeff Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/28/2008 11:29 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: XP SP3 Available for DL On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Carl Houseman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, windowsupdate.com is registered to Microsoft. And the front part of the name looks legit, but what's with the guid-like number tacked onto the end? They never did that before. It's because the update link posted to is from the Windows Update automatic system, rather than the manual updates one gets from the http://www.microsoft.com/downloads sub-site. WU uses a separate server farm, and the files often (usually? always?) have funky download names. I also wouldn't be surprised if the linked file is a different packaging of Win XP SP3, one designed for WU. Maybe needing separate downloads, or lacking certain files, or whatever. Or maybe not. Either way, I'm waiting for the regular release via MS Download Center. :) -- Ben ~ 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: XP SP3 Available for DL
What else do you do with Windows? ;) Joe Heaton [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/29/2008 10:07 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: XP SP3 Available for DL Of course, all Jeff could do is play solitaire and pinball, but the properties did read Service Pack 3... Joe Heaton From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: XP SP3 Available for DL I tested that download last night in a virtual machine. The install went smoothly and the properties read Service Pack 3 after installation. Jeff Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/28/2008 11:29 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: XP SP3 Available for DL On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Carl Houseman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, windowsupdate.com is registered to Microsoft. And the front part of the name looks legit, but what's with the guid-like number tacked onto the end? They never did that before. It's because the update link posted to is from the Windows Update automatic system, rather than the manual updates one gets from the http://www.microsoft.com/downloads sub-site. WU uses a separate server farm, and the files often (usually? always?) have funky download names. I also wouldn't be surprised if the linked file is a different packaging of Win XP SP3, one designed for WU. Maybe needing separate downloads, or lacking certain files, or whatever. Or maybe not. Either way, I'm waiting for the regular release via MS Download Center. :) -- Ben ~ 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: remote reset of local admin password
What about this... Turn on the Virtual Machine with the Windows XP CD in the drive or mounted. Boot from your Windows XP CD. Let it go thru the Setup is Inspecting... stage, the Welcome to Setup (choose Enter to Setup Windows Now), then F8 to accept the licensing agreement. Choose the Repair Option. Choose which (if more than 1) installation. Let it run until it asks to reboot. Do NOT choose the option to ?press any key to boot from CD? again. Pay attention to the lower left hand part of the screen. When it says ?INSTALLING DEVICES?, press Shift ? F10. It?ll bring up a command console. At the prompt, type in NUSRMGR.CPL and press Enter. You?ll be able to change any passwords. Continue with the repair. New passwords will be in effect. Andy Shook [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/29/2008 01:50 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject remote reset of local admin password Scenario? Virtual XP Pro box on my ESX 3.5 cluster has had computer account deleted by a junior admin, whose arse I have already kicked. No problem, pull it our of the domain and re add, right. Yeah, well the local administrator password is not listed in my documentation. (My fault; did not do it at time of P2V b\c this dude was getting fired and I was in pucker mode trying to lock out a high end developer out of everything rather quickly?/end rant) S..I can?t log in. Ok, boot machine to my ultimate boot cd and local admin password reset utility. But, utility can?t find the SAM b\c it can?t read the vmware virtual scsi drive. OK, mount the floppy image with the VMWare XP Pro driver for the scsi disk. No go; utilty is looking for a specific directory (/floppy/scsi). Tried creating /scsi directory on floppy image and coping driver into same, no go. Been piddling with this for a while and I can?t get the driver loaded. Any pointers/ideas before I throw my mouse into the wall? TIA, Shook ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Its 89 degrees in our server room!!!
Fans behind the equipment to move the hot air out. Trip to Home Depot / Lowes to get a portable AC, blowing across the fronts of the equipment. Kennedy, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/29/2008 03:22 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: Its 89 degrees in our server room!!! Can you shut some stuff down...no essential items perhaps? How long is the ETA on the repair? Rent a portable spot cooler.. Warn the powers that be. CYA. -Original Message- From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Its 89 degrees in our server room!!! Now it's 90!! - Original Message - From: James Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:52 PM Subject: Its 89 degrees in our server room!!! Our AC has been down all day and are servers and equipment are pretty toasty feeling. Would you guys shut yours down? Doing so would cause the company to be serverly impacted, but they would be more impacted if some of them meltdown. James ~ 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 ~
Re: related: 89 degrees and rising
72 on the three ambient ACs for the server room, 68 on the two ACs blowing into the cold aisles. A backup unit is set to go on if the room exceeds 75. Jeff Steve Ens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/29/2008 03:59 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: related: 89 degrees and rising MIne is probably sitting at 55-60 or 15C...something like that. On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 2:41 PM, David Mazzaccaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So what temps do you guys keep your server rooms at? Mine is kept at 71-73. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Its 89 degrees in our server room!!!
Not sure what you mean. We have a portable MovinCool. In a pinch we can provide spot cooling. Setting it up on one end of a room with a few cabinets in it and blowing the cold air towards the front of the cabinet. Have never seen them spit though... Jeff Sam Cayze [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/29/2008 04:43 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: Its 89 degrees in our server room!!! “blowing across the fronts of the equipment” Yeah, until they condense and spit water on your servers. Not really a good idea. Get some screening, or direct them in a way that won’t harm your servers... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Its 89 degrees in our server room!!! Fans behind the equipment to move the hot air out. Trip to Home Depot / Lowes to get a portable AC, blowing across the fronts of the equipment. Kennedy, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/29/2008 03:22 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: Its 89 degrees in our server room!!! Can you shut some stuff down...no essential items perhaps? How long is the ETA on the repair? Rent a portable spot cooler.. Warn the powers that be. CYA. -Original Message- From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Its 89 degrees in our server room!!! Now it's 90!! - Original Message - From: James Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:52 PM Subject: Its 89 degrees in our server room!!! Our AC has been down all day and are servers and equipment are pretty toasty feeling. Would you guys shut yours down? Doing so would cause the company to be serverly impacted, but they would be more impacted if some of them meltdown. James ~ 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 ~
RE: OS Remote control app without open ports
A GoToMyPC account with the software installed on every laptop will let you login to their website and see which PCs are available for connection. As long as a machine has an HTTP/HTTPS outbound connection to the GoToMyPC server you can use this with no user intervention. Oliver Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/28/2008 04:20 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: OS Remote control app without open ports H That looks pretty interesting for one-off jobs. Though I'm after something that we can apply to hundreds of machines and not require the end user to do anything, Crossloop would fit in as a replacement for our Copilot account. ta -Original Message- From: Shawn Everett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 April 2008 05:50 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OS Remote control app without open ports I'm surprised no one has mentioned Crossloop yet. It's my favorite program for remote support. Shawn - Original Message - From: Oliver Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 11:34 AM Subject: OS Remote control app without open ports Does anyone know of an open source remote control app (I guess anything like that would be VNC based) that will allow a tech to control a remote machine at will without requiring any ports to be open on the firewall at the destination end? I want to push something out to a ton of laptops and servers. The servers would be a management nightmare updating all the firewalls and the laptops will be moving around and therefore we wont have direct access to the firewalls to be able to set port redirection. Olly ~ 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 ~
RE: OS Remote control app without open ports
I am guessing you don't have a development staff, but if you did have a development staff you could probably pretty easily replicate what GoToMyPC is doing. Have one of them create a Windows Service that runs at startup. The service would run a VNC listener as well as a persistent connection to a web server you setup. That web server would track the connections by IP and basically host a proxy service that would redirect requests to the box to the persistently connected machines. Since the ports will already be open there's nothing to worry about on the firewall to all those machines. Jeff Oliver Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/28/2008 08:22 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: OS Remote control app without open ports Yeah, we did think about that, along with the various other web based vendors, but cost wise it quickly becomes quite savage. I was hoping to invest in something we can manage here. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 April 2008 11:42 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OS Remote control app without open ports A GoToMyPC account with the software installed on every laptop will let you login to their website and see which PCs are available for connection. As long as a machine has an HTTP/HTTPS outbound connection to the GoToMyPC server you can use this with no user intervention. Oliver Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/28/2008 04:20 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: OS Remote control app without open ports H That looks pretty interesting for one-off jobs. Though I'm after something that we can apply to hundreds of machines and not require the end user to do anything, Crossloop would fit in as a replacement for our Copilot account. ta -Original Message- From: Shawn Everett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 April 2008 05:50 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OS Remote control app without open ports I'm surprised no one has mentioned Crossloop yet. It's my favorite program for remote support. Shawn - Original Message - From: Oliver Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 11:34 AM Subject: OS Remote control app without open ports Does anyone know of an open source remote control app (I guess anything like that would be VNC based) that will allow a tech to control a remote machine at will without requiring any ports to be open on the firewall at the destination end? I want to push something out to a ton of laptops and servers. The servers would be a management nightmare updating all the firewalls and the laptops will be moving around and therefore we wont have direct access to the firewalls to be able to set port redirection. Olly ~ 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 ~
RE: We handing out xobni accounts?
I have 6. Christopher J. Bosak [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/23/2008 07:39 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: We handing out xobni accounts? On a side note, does anyone have any invites left? Christopher J. Bosak Vector Company c. 847.603.4673 [EMAIL PROTECTED] You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue. - B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me From: Jon B. Lewis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:04 hrs To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: We handing out xobni accounts? Man, that was fast. All out. Jon Lewis From: Jon B. Lewis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: We handing out xobni accounts? I’ve got an invite left if anyone’s still interested (off-list of course). Jon Lewis From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 1:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: We handing out xobni accounts? I have a few left , although I think they are dong free sign ups today ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: OT: Wireless in elevators
I think the best bet is either an access point at the top and bottom of the shafts with the antennas pointing towards the elevator, or an access point on the elevator itself. Only problem is that the wiring bundle that goes to the elevator would have to modified (you may need an engineer from the elevator company to do that) and the total distance of cable needed (depending on number of floors the elevator travels too) could be longer than the 100 meters max length of ethernet. Eldridge, Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/21/2008 09:29 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject OT: Wireless in elevators I have deployed 300+ cisco 1130 aps and the powers to be are asking for the spectralink phones to work in the elevators. Anyone have any experience with getting coverage there? I’m hoping the elevator will support a direct poe/data connection and mount the ap right in/on it. I’m thinking that as you quickly go up/down floors that trying to associate with passing floors is going to cause issues. Is one AP at the top of the elevator shaft sufficient? Any ideas? TIA This e-mail contains the thoughts and opinions of the sender and does not represent official Parkview Medical Center policy. This communication is intended only for the recipient(s) named above, may be confidential and/or legally privileged: and, must be treated as such in accordance with state and federal laws. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use of this communication, or any of its contents, is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please return to sender and delete the message from your computer system. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Interviewing a home user engineer.
Can you questions can often be answered with easy yes answers and a few keywords. Sometimes better to refer to specifics on the resume of the person and ask how did you, or pose hypothetical situations that home users get themselves into, and see how he would troubleshoot / fix. Gavin Wilby [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/20/2008 08:09 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Interviewing a home user engineer. Hello All, I have just had this sprung on me this morning that tomorrow afternoon I am interviewing a new guy for a position in our company. The role is going to specifcally be for home user support - and basic 1st line network support. Thing is, I have never conducted an interview before! What sort of things should I be asking the guy and in what manner? Im only interested in the technical side of things, my boss will be handling everything else. Heres a short list that I have pulled out of thin air ;) What experience do you have of operating systems? Are you happy with Windows 9x, NT, XP and above. OSX? Installation and troubleshooting. Are you familier with the various Office suites? Can you troubleshoot various hardware configurations and issues? Can you setup and configure printers, faxes and MFD's. Give me an example. Can you set up WIFI connections - how would you set them up (security, access etc) Can you explain things to a home user in a manner that they will understand (example). Can you be patient and tolerant to a home user with little or no technical ablity? What level of training have you had - what would you like to achive? (MCP, CompTIA, further education? AS I say, I have just pulled these out of thin air - so would value any advice. Gavin. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Sprint Data Outage?
No problems in the central RI, southern CT, central western Florida, the Denver area, or the Las Vegas area that I have heard from our users about... Sam Cayze [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/17/2008 11:34 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Sprint Data Outage? Have a few devices here that are getting an error 67 when connecting to Vision. Called Sprint, they said it is a know issue nationwide since 5PM last night. Quite an outage sounds like... Anybody else seeing this? Sam Sam Cayze Information Technology Administrator ROLLOUTS ONSITE ? ON DEMAND 952.279.6218...Direct Dial 612.386.3946...Mobile 877.471.6495...eFax [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.Rollouts.com www.e-Technicians.net CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachment(s) are intended only for the designated recipient(s). Rollouts Incorporated prohibits use, distribution or transmittal by or to an unintended recipient without Rollouts' express written approval. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this email and notify Rollouts. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
re: GB switches
We have gone the similar less-expensive route, at least in our RI office where I am. Panasonic VoIP system with Dell PowerConnect 3424P and 3448P switches for the phones (PoE) and everything else is GigE (PowerConnect 6424, 6448, 5324, etc...). Jeff WJH [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/17/2008 02:31 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject re: GB switches We use polycom phones with asterisk systems for several clients. You did not mention whether you were looking at POE switches or not. POE makes the phone roll out much easier. For what it's worth, we rarely use a cisco switch and have yet felt the need to use it for VoIP. We go cheap and use d-link 10/100 POE switches. We only support small and medium size business. The most complex switch configs we uaually need are setting up three or four vlans. We generally only have gigabit (and typically cicso) switches for server connections in the rack and high traffic users like video editors. The codecs we use for voice seem perfectly capable of traveling over a 100mb connection. At the desk, we plug the phone to the wall jack and plug the PC/laptop to the Polycom. Bill ~ 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: Backup Miracle
Yeah, I'd second that... if the server has a PERC4 in it as opposed to the newer RAID cards it's got to be a 7th or 8th generation Dell, and has either 0 or 1 USB2 port available. If I remember correctly the Perc4/DC has two external SCSI 320 ports, so you could plug in an external device and do backups via those ports. If you want to stick with a removeable drive you could always get a network-attached drive (Buffalo has a few GigE NAS devices) and even that would be faster than USB1... Jeff Greg Olson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/16/2008 07:24 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: Backup Miracle You said your backup up to a USB 2.0 drive, but are you sure the server has USB 2.0 ports? Many servers do not, and you may be using it in 1.0 compatibility mode, which sounds about right based on your backup times. From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Backup Miracle Thanks to everyone that replied. Based on your replies, I started some testing. My math is correct, there is something in this particular I/O stream that is really slowing down the backup. Anybody know what the I/O speed of a Raid-5 array on a DELL PERC 4e/DC is suppose to be? From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues 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 ~
Information Security Documentation
Does anyone out there have / seen any good Information Security Policy documents or templates? Basically I am looking for a comprehensive, internal document (or set of documents) that would be used to describe things such as: - Security Organization and Structure - Internal (Employee and Contractor) Security Policies (obligations of personnel in managing data and other secure/confidential documents) - Sites and Building Policies (access control, maintenance) - Network Security - Systems Architecture Security (Access Control, Authentication) - Production Environment Security - Application Security I realize that it would be next to impossible to find a single security document that has all of the above facets to it, but any good starting points would be helpful. Thanks, Jeff ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
OT: Email Usage Survey
Group: Please help with this important study, and please forward to as many as possible in your professional network, especially the frequent email users. We need at least 500 global responses. I am assisting one of my professors, Nik Dholakia with this project, and would appreciate any help you can provide. Thanks, Jeff Wilhelm http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB227MNUBEVPD ** Hello, We are inviting you to participate in a survey on email usage. This study is being conducted by Gema Viñuales, International Scholar from Spain, under the supervision of Professors Nik Dholakia and Ruby Dholakia at University of Rhode Island, USA. As you are aware, email has become an essential tool in our life. Most of the times we cannot find a better way to contact people or do business. Email has redefined the way in which we communicate. It has become so popular that it is being used for purposes it was not originally designed for, leading to inevitable concerns about email overload. We want to understand the extent of this problem, the feelings it generates, and how email overload affects your daily working life. Our ultimate goal is to find solutions to overcome the problem. The survey seeks answers to questions about email usage. It is strictly confidential and should not take more than about 10 minutes. You can also quit at any time. Please click on the link below to participate. http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB227MNUBEVPD (*If the link does not work, please copy and paste the URL address in your web browser). If you are interested in the results, we can share these with you. Just let us know. Thank you very much for your time, The Research Team * Jeff Wilhelm | Vice President, Information Technology Accudata Integrated Marketing Phone: 401.294.5991 | Cell: 401.481.5991 www.accudata.com | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Whose going to Tech Ed 2008?
Sweet, I am there next week for a storage conference... :-/ Martin Blackstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/04/2008 09:26 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: Whose going to Tech Ed 2008? I said it before, I'll say it again. I will never go to Orlando again. Especially for a conference. -Original Message- From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 11:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Whose going to Tech Ed 2008? Well folks, It seems that we got so much out of Tech Ed 2007 last year, we are going back to Orlando the land of the steam bath. So if you are planning on going, lets get in touch ahead of time and chit-chat at Tech Ed. TVK, Shook, John Cook, David Lum, others are you on board? Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 ~ 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: OT: Linux SysAdmin Firm in Southern New England?
Anyone have any pointers on this, or a recommendation on a better place to post? Jeff Wilhelm/MarketModels 04/02/2008 08:19 AM To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject OT: Linux SysAdmin Firm in Southern New England? We are looking for a contract firm that can provide state-of-the art Linux sysadmin services to us. These would include a) weekly RedHat patch management/updates. b) project execution for new firewalls, disk replacement, and other one-time software or hardware changes. c) emergency support, both on site and off site. Whomever we contract with should have more than 2 full time Linux engineers, so they can be backup for each other and always be available if we have an emergency. The service area would be Marlborough, MA and also our development environment in Woonsocket, RI. Does anyone out there know of any excellent firms to look into? Thanks, Jeff ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
OT: Linux SysAdmin Firm in Southern New England?
We are looking for a contract firm that can provide state-of-the art Linux sysadmin services to us. These would include a) weekly RedHat patch management/updates. b) project execution for new firewalls, disk replacement, and other one-time software or hardware changes. c) emergency support, both on site and off site. Whomever we contract with should have more than 2 full time Linux engineers, so they can be backup for each other and always be available if we have an emergency. The service area would be Marlborough, MA and also our development environment in Woonsocket, RI. Does anyone out there know of any excellent firms to look into? Thanks, Jeff ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Alternative to Network Solutions?
Network Solutions sucks. We have transferred some of our domains to GoDaddy and have been pretty happy with them. The ones we do still have registered with Network Solutions we have put their DNS on UltraDNS and are planning a migration of them to GoDaddy as well. Ajay Kulsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/02/2008 02:34 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: Alternative to Network Solutions? Thank you all for your suggestions. To wrap up this thread, can anyone give any strong reason not to go with GoDaddy -- other than they charging $80 to renew the expired domain? BTW, does someone want to defend Network Solutions and their high prices? Jay - Original Message - From: Christopher Boggs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 7:13 AM Subject: RE: Alternative to Network Solutions? Oh well I guess I went overboard, OP isn't really looking for web hosting, just domain hosting and DNS... gotta finish reading before I start typing. Either way, I host several domains with Dreamhost, and other than the problem I mentioned with odd domains, everything's been great. Not sure on the SPF record part though -Original Message- From: Christopher Boggs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 9:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Alternative to Network Solutions? I've been using Dreamhost for over two years now, hosting multiple sites. Yeah, they majorly oversell, but my service has been consistent and rarely interrupted. YMMV. I guess it all depends what server you get put on. They've got a great support system, the control panels are all custom built, you get shell access and real users, lots of other goodies... and they've got a great sense of humor. I can provide discount codes if you want them. Domains are 10 bucks a year, but beware - they couldn't take a .biz domain I tried to transfer from NS, I don't think they take the odd ones like .info, -cb -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 8:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Alternative to Network Solutions? Netfirms.com here. $60/yr for hosting my website (10GB), $10/yr for domain renewals. Dave Lum - Systems Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (971)-222-1025 When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands -Original Message- From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 6:43 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Alternative to Network Solutions? We switched from NetSol years ago due to the same reasons you are unhappy. We started using godaddy and have been happy with them. I also use them for my personal domains as well. James - Original Message - From: Ajay Kulsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:19 PM Subject: Alternative to Network Solutions? Hi folks, At this time, most of our clients have their domain registered and DNS servers kept at Network Solutions. However, we are finding their charges high and services minimal. For example, they do not support creation of SPF records -- and tech-support refuses to send us an email stating so. Is GoDaddy a good choice? Any other companies with which you have had good experience? Thanks. Jay Kulsh So. Pasadena, CA ~ 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~ ~ 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: SmartPhone
I am a happy Sprint subscriber... happy to talk about it more off-list if needed of course. I've been with them since 2000. I have a Treo 700p currently (650 before that, 600 before that, and various Sanyo, Samsung, Kyocera and Motorola phones before those) and also have a data card (Novatel S720). Great coverage, free roaming on Verizon when there's no Sprint signal (doesn't happen to my often, but nice to have the coverage when it does), great data speeds (flat cost too), etc... Jeff Micheal Espinola Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/01/2008 11:40 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: SmartPhone My wireless industry insiders say that Sprint is a bad carrier, and a hurting company in general. Any opinions as a subscriber? Speaking of wireless: Anyone going to CTIA? I'll be in the area for a couple of days and I have a pass. But I'm not hanging around Las Vegas, and will soon be mozing on over to the Grand Canyon. On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:08 AM, Sam Cayze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Non-Phone specific, google around for 'SERO' sprint plans. Fat Wallet has a good write up on them. Dirt cheap, employee rates, unlimited goodies. I have signed friends up, and cut their bills in half. From: Adam Hitchcock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 10:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: SmartPhone It has become time for me to acquire my very own, non-corp, phone. What would be a good one? I need Exchange connectivity and would like to be able to connect through VPN and admin servers. One network that I would need to connect to is a Cisco VPN. Another one is just an SSL-based web portal. Suggestions? Verizon is my current carrier, but I would not be afraid to switch. ADam -- ME2 ~ 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: SmartPhone
Anyone who travels overseas should just get an unlocked GSM phone and get a SIM wherever they land... Rod Trent [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/01/2008 01:07 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: SmartPhone Here?s a good reason for me? http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/rtrent/archive/2008/04/01/which-u-s-cell-provider-is-best-in-china.aspx From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SmartPhone Or how about why go not go with Sprint if they are cheaper than Verizon but you get the benefit of both? :) Rod Trent [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/01/2008 12:17 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: SmartPhone So, why not just go with Verizon if Sprint is using Verizon's network anyway? I use Verizon. Works everywhere -- never had a dropped call, never had an instance where I couldn't get a signal. Just spent 3 weeks in China (6 different cities in 4 different provinces), and had connectivity the whole time for cell, text, and Internet. -Original Message- From: Jeremy Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SmartPhone I spent 2.5 years with 100% travel around the US Canada and never really had any issues with Sprint's network. Like a previous post said, I was able to roam on Verizon in the rare event that there wasn't a Sprint signal. Thanks, Jeremy Phillips Senior Messaging Engineer Azaleos Corporation -Original Message- From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SmartPhone Sprint, IMO, is horrible. I can't even get a Sprint signal at my house. But, travel about a mile either way, and it works fine. It's like that around the country. -Original Message- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:41 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SmartPhone My wireless industry insiders say that Sprint is a bad carrier, and a hurting company in general. Any opinions as a subscriber? Speaking of wireless: Anyone going to CTIA? I'll be in the area for a couple of days and I have a pass. But I'm not hanging around Las Vegas, and will soon be mozing on over to the Grand Canyon. On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:08 AM, Sam Cayze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Non-Phone specific, google around for 'SERO' sprint plans. Fat Wallet has a good write up on them. Dirt cheap, employee rates, unlimited goodies. I have signed friends up, and cut their bills in half. From: Adam Hitchcock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 10:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: SmartPhone It has become time for me to acquire my very own, non-corp, phone. What would be a good one? I need Exchange connectivity and would like to be able to connect through VPN and admin servers. One network that I would need to connect to is a Cisco VPN. Another one is just an SSL-based web portal. Suggestions? Verizon is my current carrier, but I would not be afraid to switch. ADam -- ME2 ~ 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 ~
RE: SmartPhone
Security measure? SIMs are for GSM technology. CDMA (Sprint and Verizon) is different and doesn't use SIM cards -- the phone's ESN is what identifies it with the network. And actually some of our users have phones with CDMA and GSM radios in them, and they use them on CDMA in the states and GSM overseas with a SIM card they pick up when they land. Jeff Rod Trent [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/01/2008 02:15 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: SmartPhone Verizon suggests that it's a security measure. -Original Message- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 2:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SmartPhone Lack of SIM compatibility has been the only obstacle for me to use Verizon. On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Rod Trent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Plus, Verizon does not use SIM cards, which means for me that I can't buy the iPhone knock-offs over there and use those instead. -- ME2 ~ 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: Public TS - opinions?
The few times we've had to do it we whitelisted the IPs on the firewall that we wanted to allow connections from. If the connecting IP was on a whitelist we'd NAT to the internal IP on port 3389 and the user would be in. We had three users that needed access this way, so we whitelisted their home office IPs (they were technically dynamic, but never really changed). Worked in a pinch, although didn't make me feel good either. SSL VPN was the end solution that allowed them easy access relatively inexpensively. Jeff Bob Fronk [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/01/2008 04:34 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Public TS - opinions? I have a client that wants to keep a terminal server available publicly to be accessed from multiple sites where a VPN is not possible due to money and equipment constraints. The outside users just use the Remote Desktop and connect directly to the public IP. I feel this is a security risk. What is the groups opinion and what do you think is a good work around or ways to at least reduce the security problems? Bob Fronk This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Davis H. Elliot Company . Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Public TS - opinions?
Never said no firewall in front of it -- we were only NATing a single port (3389) to that box, and RDP is 128-bit encrypted. Not saying it's a good idea, but for a short stint and some IP whitelisting it wasn't the end of the world either... Ziots, Edward [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/01/2008 04:42 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: Public TS - opinions? The few times we've had to do it we whitelisted the IPs on the firewall that we wanted to allow connections from. If the connecting IP was on a whitelist we'd NAT to the internal IP on port 3389 and the user would be in. We had three users that needed access this way, so we whitelisted their home office IPs (they were technically dynamic, but never really changed). Worked in a pinch, although didn't make me feel good either. SSL VPN was the end solution that allowed them easy access relatively inexpensively. Jeff Bob Fronk [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/01/2008 04:34 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Public TS - opinions? I have a client that wants to keep a terminal server available publicly to be accessed from multiple sites where a VPN is not possible due to money and equipment constraints. The outside users just use the Remote Desktop and connect directly to the public IP. I feel this is a security risk. What is the groups opinion and what do you think is a good work around or ways to at least reduce the security problems? Bob Fronk This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Davis H. Elliot Company . Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. Agreed, SSLL VPN if you have it and have them connect to it, and then tunnel the RDP to the server. You control the access at your point of presence through to the server. A Public facing server without a firewall or other security control in front of it, is just asking for trouble. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Public TS - opinions? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Public TS - opinions?
Our firewall (and many others) can detect port scans and IP range scans and blacklist that IP for a set amount of time, so I wasn't overly concerned about that, but it's a good tip. Sam Cayze [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/01/2008 04:50 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: Public TS - opinions? At list change the port! Everybody's scanning port 3389 for open connections. Combine this with other measures, like whitelisting, and preferable SSL. From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 3:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Public TS - opinions? The few times we've had to do it we whitelisted the IPs on the firewall that we wanted to allow connections from. If the connecting IP was on a whitelist we'd NAT to the internal IP on port 3389 and the user would be in. We had three users that needed access this way, so we whitelisted their home office IPs (they were technically dynamic, but never really changed). Worked in a pinch, although didn't make me feel good either. SSL VPN was the end solution that allowed them easy access relatively inexpensively. Jeff Bob Fronk [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/01/2008 04:34 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Public TS - opinions? I have a client that wants to keep a terminal server available publicly to be accessed from multiple sites where a VPN is not possible due to money and equipment constraints. The outside users just use the Remote Desktop and connect directly to the public IP. I feel this is a security risk. What is the groups opinion and what do you think is a good work around or ways to at least reduce the security problems? Bob Fronk This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Davis H. Elliot Company . Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. Agreed, SSLL VPN if you have it and have them connect to it, and then tunnel the RDP to the server. You control the access at your point of presence through to the server. A Public facing server without a firewall or other security control in front of it, is just asking for trouble. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Public TS - opinions? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: VPN Issue
Wait a second, obviouslly this isn't ideal, but can't you just create an IP on the local network that port forwards traffic sent to it to the remote box? Just as if you were doing it to port forwards traffic from the WAN to a remotely unreachable box on the LAN? Tom Strader [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/26/2008 08:29 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: VPN Issue Thanks Phil, That's what I'm getting from Sonicwall. Management here wants us to create a miracle and make this happen with the equipment we have available and it just isn't going to happen. Time to call Paciolan and get another server license for the Access management software. Thanks for your time sir. Tom -Original Message- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 4:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: VPN Issue The wireless-equipped SonicWALL firewalls are specifically designed to put wireless clients on a separate subnet from the wired clients. I've never used a TZ170 Wireless, but I have used the now-ancient SOHO TZW and the newer devices aren't all that different - there is no way to bridge the wireless subnet with the wired subnet. If the wireless scanners *MUST* be on the same subnet as the server (which I presume is wired), and the built-in wireless on your firewall is on a separate subnet and *CAN NOT* be configured otherwise... Time to go shopping for an AP. Tom Strader wrote: Here's one for all you network guru's. Maybe someone can give me some insight on how to accomplish this. I've been task to establish a VPN connection between two sites, our main site and another EVenue. That, in itself is not a problem, I can get that done easily. Here's the problem... An application server on our main site communicates with wireless handheld scanners to scan tickets to verify they are valid. The handhelds must have a static IP on the same subnet as the application server. As anyone knows, you cannot have overlapping networks at two separate sites. Has anyone ran across this scenario before and made it work. EXP: Server's IP: 10.0.0.7 Handhelds: 10.0.0.20 through 10.0.0.30 static At our main site, we have a Sonicwall Pro 4060 with enhanced O/S At the remote site, a Sonicwall TZ170SP (wireless) with standard O/S. Sonicwall support says it can be done, but no one has ponied up to give me the correct configuration. Any assistance would be appreciated. I was thinking it could be done using CIDR maybe?? -- Phil Brutsche [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ 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: Vista SP1 Released (for everyone!)
I have been running Vista SP1 since it was released on MSDN last month and am using SEP11. The current version of SEP is 11.0.1000.1375 (or at least that's what I have installed) which is newer than the version mentioned in the MS article. So it would seem it's already fixed. Jeff Jon D [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/19/2008 05:20 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: Vista SP1 Released (for everyone!) Anyone have an ETA from symantec on when they're planning on getting around to this? This is kind of lame being how long the beta and RC1 has been out... On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Amer Karim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to the MS article: Symantec software driver for Symantec Endpoint Protection and for Symantec Network Access Control clients • For x86-based computers: Wgx.sys – versions 11.0.1000.1091 or earlier • For x64-based computers: Wgx64.sys – versions 11.0.1000.1091 or earlier Note Symantec is aware of this issue, and it is working on a solution. Symantec provides various update procedures. This includes their LiveUpdate service. Regards, Amer Karim Nautilis Information Systems -Original Message- From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March-18-08 3:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Vista SP1 Released (for everyone!) Jon, I'm away from the office atm. What Symantec products are affected/need upgraded? -Original Message- From: Jon Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: 3/18/08 12:20 PM Subject: Re: Vista SP1 Released (for everyone!) I noticed Symantec customers will have to wait for them to update their software before putting SP 1 on. Jon On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Martin Blackstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fire up those blogs! http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/03/18/windows-vista-sp1-released-to-windows-update.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B0C7136D-5EBB-413B-89C9-CB3D06D12674displaylang=en ~ 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 ~
Re: Mobile data service speed test
Was using my Sprint EVDO card in South Kingstown, RI last Saturday (sitting in the parking lot in the car while fiance had to run into work to drop some paperwork off) and I ran one of the Flash Speed Tests (www.speedtest.net) and got ~1.5Mb/s down and ~800Kb/s up to one of the sites, and ~1.4Mb/s down and ~700Kb/s up on another. Micheal Espinola Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/19/2008 07:32 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Mobile data service speed test iI get ~700 kbit/sec on my ATT Tilt (HTC Kaiser) in metro-Boston. Has anyone else benchmarked thier smartphone/service? http://www.dslreports.com/mspeed? -- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com ME2 ~ 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: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living)
I'm moving in a few months to North Kingstown, RI. One of the best school districts in the state -- planning ahead. Currently in a condo in West Warwick, RI and trying to sell it. The 3/4 acre I just bought was $215k. Building a four bedroom house (3377 sq ft) on that now, for another $500k. Property taxes on it will be $9500/yr -- ouch. In this market. in the highly-ranked towns, there hasn't been too much of a drop. North Kingstown, East Greenwich and Barringon all have pretty good demand, not a lot of land to build on, and it's of course expensive to live in New England. Also trying to plan a wedding in Newport, RI currently -- that is not cheap. Fiance and I are both 25. She has a MS in Speech Language Pathology, I have a BS in Management Information Systems. As far as work goes I travel about 30% of the time (to our FL offices mainly), and work from home about 30% of the time. I run the IT division for the company and have eight people under me (three in Fort Myers, two in Clearwater, two in Denver, one in North Kingstown). Company is roughly a $50m company. My base is $125k, bonus based on EBITDA, but let's say 20%, and consulting is rougly $50k. Ed, we still have to get together sometime soon... Jeff David Lum [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/10/2008 11:53 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living) Portland, OR area. Very modest 1500sq ft house built in 1969 (modernized however) paid about $225K three years ago. Property tax is in the $2K/year range. No sales tax on products or cars (we pay state income tax though). Portland metro house prices have gone crazy in the last 10 years (we blame Kalifornians J). Nine years ago a similar house we paid $130K. There are areas you can get similar houses for $160-ish, but you’re either in a bad part of town, adding 30 minutes to your commute, or both. *Extremely* diligent looking can still snag you a good deal at a good place, but you have to be very quick and a little lucky. Finding a foreclosure wouldn’t hurt, either. Dave From: Scot Parsons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 8:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey I’m in SC…state employee. Make about $52K. Have had offers in the $70s, but would have to work longer hours and travel some. At this point I prefer to spend time with my sons. My benefits are better than I would find elsewhere. I get 5 weeks paid vacation, 3 weeks paid sick leave, holidays, and a retirement plan. My share of my health insurance is $90/month. I’m curious about the cost of living/housing in various places. I live in a 2500 sq. ft. brick house with a pool. It last appraised at about $200K…county property tax $1200/year. My wife just bought a 2008 Toyota Corolla for about $16K…county property tax this year was $350. I don’t live in the city limits, so no city taxes. Sales tax 5-8 percent depending on what you’re buying…car sales tax maximum $300. From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 9:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey Amazed how many people stated their salary ranges, I love it. High school, no college, CNA (Novell 4.x)13 years ago but no certs. 13 years experience (unless you count playing with PC’s as a hobby before that from 1988-ish). In 1996 I started at a division with 37 users and one Novell 3.12 server and $23K/yr 1997 I broke $30K/yr I think around 2002 I broke $50K/yr Currently comfortably over $60k, but not quite as much as EZ. Changed jobs last year from CSC to the non-profit I’m at, salary did not change. That’s my day job – my own side biz I bill $75/hr which, if you do the math and I did 40hrs/week would be $156K/yr. Some things in life (like low stress) are more important than money, so I let my day job pay for health insurance and retirement plan. J. Being 100% your own boss? Priceless, and gutsy – congrats! Dave Lum - Systems Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (971)-222-1025 When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands From: Amer Karim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 12:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey Drop out (just prior to completing BSc), no certs, 20 odd years of experience – 6 figures... Being my own boss – priceless... Regards, Amer Karim Nautilis Information Systems From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March-07-08 2:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: IT Salary Survey Drop out, current CISSP, former MCSE/CCNA/CNE, 6 figures... On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm a drop-out with no certs. I make more. On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Shawn Everett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just for fun: I'm an RCHE in RHEL5 with a CIS Diploma and 8
RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living)
I should mention I work way too many hours, and grew into that position (and salary). I started at the company about five years ago at $45k. No complaints though, I feel very lucky to work for a company that recognizes and rewards hard work and dedication, and lucky to have a boss (the president) that has mentored me along the way. John Hornbuckle [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/10/2008 12:26 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living) Let’s all quit and go to work at Jeff’s company! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 12:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living) I'm moving in a few months to North Kingstown, RI. One of the best school districts in the state -- planning ahead. Currently in a condo in West Warwick, RI and trying to sell it. The 3/4 acre I just bought was $215k. Building a four bedroom house (3377 sq ft) on that now, for another $500k. Property taxes on it will be $9500/yr -- ouch. In this market. in the highly-ranked towns, there hasn't been too much of a drop. North Kingstown, East Greenwich and Barringon all have pretty good demand, not a lot of land to build on, and it's of course expensive to live in New England. Also trying to plan a wedding in Newport, RI currently -- that is not cheap. Fiance and I are both 25. She has a MS in Speech Language Pathology, I have a BS in Management Information Systems. As far as work goes I travel about 30% of the time (to our FL offices mainly), and work from home about 30% of the time. I run the IT division for the company and have eight people under me (three in Fort Myers, two in Clearwater, two in Denver, one in North Kingstown). Company is roughly a $50m company. My base is $125k, bonus based on EBITDA, but let's say 20%, and consulting is rougly $50k. Ed, we still have to get together sometime soon... Jeff David Lum [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/10/2008 11:53 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living) Portland, OR area. Very modest 1500sq ft house built in 1969 (modernized however) paid about $225K three years ago. Property tax is in the $2K/year range. No sales tax on products or cars (we pay state income tax though). Portland metro house prices have gone crazy in the last 10 years (we blame Kalifornians J). Nine years ago a similar house we paid $130K. There are areas you can get similar houses for $160-ish, but you’re either in a bad part of town, adding 30 minutes to your commute, or both. *Extremely* diligent looking can still snag you a good deal at a good place, but you have to be very quick and a little lucky. Finding a foreclosure wouldn’t hurt, either. Dave From: Scot Parsons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 8:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey I’m in SC…state employee. Make about $52K. Have had offers in the $70s, but would have to work longer hours and travel some. At this point I prefer to spend time with my sons. My benefits are better than I would find elsewhere. I get 5 weeks paid vacation, 3 weeks paid sick leave, holidays, and a retirement plan. My share of my health insurance is $90/month. I’m curious about the cost of living/housing in various places. I live in a 2500 sq. ft. brick house with a pool. It last appraised at about $200K…county property tax $1200/year. My wife just bought a 2008 Toyota Corolla for about $16K…county property tax this year was $350. I don’t live in the city limits, so no city taxes. Sales tax 5-8 percent depending on what you’re buying…car sales tax maximum $300. From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 9:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey Amazed how many people stated their salary ranges, I love it. High school, no college, CNA (Novell 4.x)13 years ago but no certs. 13 years experience (unless you count playing with PC’s as a hobby before that from 1988-ish). In 1996 I started at a division with 37 users and one Novell 3.12 server and $23K/yr 1997 I broke $30K/yr I think around 2002 I broke $50K/yr Currently comfortably over $60k, but not quite as much as EZ. Changed jobs last year from CSC to the non-profit I’m at, salary did not change. That’s my day job – my own side biz I bill $75/hr which, if you do the math and I did 40hrs/week would be $156K/yr. Some things in life (like low stress) are more important than money, so I let my day job pay for health insurance and retirement plan. J. Being 100% your own boss? Priceless, and gutsy – congrats! Dave Lum - Systems Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living)
Thanks man. Building the house and planning the wedding has kept me busier than ever (ya know, besides working...). We are aiming for an early fall (2009) wedding in Newport, but haven't been able to pick a place yet. We have to get on that though because they are booking fast. Looking forward to getting together and talking at some point. I am in town at least two weeks a month (and all weekends) so we'll have to figure something out. Hope all is going well with you personally and professionally! Jeff Jeff Wilhelm | Vice President, Information Technology Accudata Integrated Marketing / RedSail Interactive Phone: 401.294.5991 | Cell: 401.481.5991 Yes Jeff, We definitely, do, things I want to talk with you about. Work wise. Defintely good luck on the Wedding ( I know Newport in the summer is a killer wedding time, but its definitely one of a kind) Z Edward E. Ziots Netwok Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 Ziots, Edward [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/10/2008 01:18 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living) I'm moving in a few months to North Kingstown, RI. One of the best school districts in the state -- planning ahead. Currently in a condo in West Warwick, RI and trying to sell it. The 3/4 acre I just bought was $215k. Building a four bedroom house (3377 sq ft) on that now, for another $500k. Property taxes on it will be $9500/yr -- ouch. In this market. in the highly-ranked towns, there hasn't been too much of a drop. North Kingstown, East Greenwich and Barringon all have pretty good demand, not a lot of land to build on, and it's of course expensive to live in New England. Also trying to plan a wedding in Newport, RI currently -- that is not cheap. Fiance and I are both 25. She has a MS in Speech Language Pathology, I have a BS in Management Information Systems. As far as work goes I travel about 30% of the time (to our FL offices mainly), and work from home about 30% of the time. I run the IT division for the company and have eight people under me (three in Fort Myers, two in Clearwater, two in Denver, one in North Kingstown). Company is roughly a $50m company. My base is $125k, bonus based on EBITDA, but let's say 20%, and consulting is rougly $50k. Ed, we still have to get together sometime soon... Jeff David Lum [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/10/2008 11:53 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living) Portland, OR area. Very modest 1500sq ft house built in 1969 (modernized however) paid about $225K three years ago. Property tax is in the $2K/year range. No sales tax on products or cars (we pay state income tax though). Portland metro house prices have gone crazy in the last 10 years (we blame Kalifornians J). Nine years ago a similar house we paid $130K. There are areas you can get similar houses for $160-ish, but you’re either in a bad part of town, adding 30 minutes to your commute, or both. *Extremely* diligent looking can still snag you a good deal at a good place, but you have to be very quick and a little lucky. Finding a foreclosure wouldn’t hurt, either. Dave From: Scot Parsons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 8:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey I’m in SC…state employee. Make about $52K. Have had offers in the $70s, but would have to work longer hours and travel some. At this point I prefer to spend time with my sons. My benefits are better than I would find elsewhere. I get 5 weeks paid vacation, 3 weeks paid sick leave, holidays, and a retirement plan. My share of my health insurance is $90/month. I’m curious about the cost of living/housing in various places. I live in a 2500 sq. ft. brick house with a pool. It last appraised at about $200K…county property tax $1200/year. My wife just bought a 2008 Toyota Corolla for about $16K…county property tax this year was $350. I don’t live in the city limits, so no city taxes. Sales tax 5-8 percent depending on what you’re buying…car sales tax maximum $300. From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 9:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey Amazed how many people stated their salary ranges, I love it. High school, no college, CNA (Novell 4.x)13 years ago but no certs. 13 years experience (unless you count playing with PC’s as a hobby before that from 1988-ish). In 1996 I started at a division with 37 users and one Novell 3.12 server and $23K/yr 1997 I broke $30K/yr I think around 2002 I broke $50K/yr Currently comfortably over $60k, but not quite as much as EZ. Changed jobs last
RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living)
Hey David, where in CT are you? I grew up in CT and had a teacher with the same last name as you! David Mazzaccaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/10/2008 03:52 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living) $3.29 here (Connecticut) D From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 3:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living) Its 3.24 here. Z Edward E. Ziots Netwok Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -Original Message- From: Scot Parsons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 1:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living) Gasoline here in SC is about $3.10/gallon. From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 1:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living) New England Area, 3Bed, 2Bath, 2K SQ feet is about 300K-350K, taxes 5K a year, in good neighborhoods. Cost of living is high in NE Area. Z Edward E. Ziots Netwok Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 11:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living) Portland, OR area. Very modest 1500sq ft house built in 1969 (modernized however) paid about $225K three years ago. Property tax is in the $2K/year range. No sales tax on products or cars (we pay state income tax though). Portland metro house prices have gone crazy in the last 10 years (we blame Kalifornians J). Nine years ago a similar house we paid $130K. There are areas you can get similar houses for $160-ish, but you’re either in a bad part of town, adding 30 minutes to your commute, or both. *Extremely* diligent looking can still snag you a good deal at a good place, but you have to be very quick and a little lucky. Finding a foreclosure wouldn’t hurt, either. Dave From: Scot Parsons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 8:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey I’m in SC…state employee. Make about $52K. Have had offers in the $70s, but would have to work longer hours and travel some. At this point I prefer to spend time with my sons. My benefits are better than I would find elsewhere. I get 5 weeks paid vacation, 3 weeks paid sick leave, holidays, and a retirement plan. My share of my health insurance is $90/month. I’m curious about the cost of living/housing in various places. I live in a 2500 sq. ft. brick house with a pool. It last appraised at about $200K…county property tax $1200/year. My wife just bought a 2008 Toyota Corolla for about $16K…county property tax this year was $350. I don’t live in the city limits, so no city taxes. Sales tax 5-8 percent depending on what you’re buying…car sales tax maximum $300. From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 9:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey Amazed how many people stated their salary ranges, I love it. High school, no college, CNA (Novell 4.x)13 years ago but no certs. 13 years experience (unless you count playing with PC’s as a hobby before that from 1988-ish). In 1996 I started at a division with 37 users and one Novell 3.12 server and $23K/yr 1997 I broke $30K/yr I think around 2002 I broke $50K/yr Currently comfortably over $60k, but not quite as much as EZ. Changed jobs last year from CSC to the non-profit I’m at, salary did not change. That’s my day job – my own side biz I bill $75/hr which, if you do the math and I did 40hrs/week would be $156K/yr. Some things in life (like low stress) are more important than money, so I let my day job pay for health insurance and retirement plan. J. Being 100% your own boss? Priceless, and gutsy – congrats! Dave Lum - Systems Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (971)-222-1025 When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands From: Amer Karim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 12:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey Drop out (just prior to completing BSc), no certs, 20 odd years of experience – 6 figures... Being my own boss – priceless... Regards, Amer Karim Nautilis Information Systems From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March-07-08 2:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: IT Salary Survey Drop out, current CISSP, former MCSE/CCNA/CNE, 6 figures... On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm a drop-out with no certs. I make more. On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Shawn Everett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just for fun: I'm an RCHE in RHEL5 with a
Re: Turning on Win2k3 RDP remotely?
Start REGEDIT, then select the Connect Network Registry option under the File menu. Either browse Active Directory to locate the remote server, or type its name in the textbox. Click OK and a node will be displayed in Registry Editor for the remote machine. Now browse HKLM on SRV to find the following Registry key. HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server Under the Terminal Server key, youll find a REG_DWORD value named fDenyTSConnection. Double-click on that value to open the Edit DWORD Value box and change the value data from 1 (Remote Desktop disabled) to 0 (Remote Desktop enabled). The remote machine MAY need to be rebooted for the change to take effect (try it first), but if so open a command prompt and type the following command: shutdown -m \\server -r -t 0 Kurt Buff [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/10/2008 04:15 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Turning on Win2k3 RDP remotely? How would I do this? My google-fu today is just crappy. I've got admin rights on the box in our AU office, but can't figure out how to turn it on. I can connect to the various admin shares (ipc$, c$, etc.) and have access to the other things you'd expect. I suspect the admin at the remote site turned it off in a fit of pique, as I am *certain* I turned it on during install, before shipping it from the US to him, but I can't prove it. Kurt ~ 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: quick favor from anyone with a Watchguard firebox
No problems. Watchguard Fireware 10.0.1 on X5500e. Mark Boersma [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/05/2008 11:32 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject quick favor from anyone with a Watchguard firebox If you?ve got a Watchguard firebox and are running the http proxy will you do me a favor? Go to http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/ And see if you can watch any of their tutorials all of the way through. When we watch them we get 10-60 seconds and then it stops. I?ve analyzed the traffic and it gets a timeout even though the actual timeouts are set plenty high. I?ve tested it on multiple machines and it does the same thing on all of them. I?ve tried bypassing the http proxy and it?ll work just fine. I?ve tested it with IE7 and Firefox and it does the same thing in both. Any and all other flash presentations that I watch on the web all work fine, just not the ones from Adobe. (irony eh?) Mark - Two rules to success in life: 1. Never tell people everything you know. Mark Boersma IT Manager Triangle Associates, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please consider the environment before printing this email. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipients(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Official time: 1 hour 3 minutes
Keith says he beat you last week... the call was 90 minutes and only five of those minutes were talking to a tech support person. :) Micheal Espinola Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/05/2008 01:28 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Official time: 1 hour 3 minutes Official time on hold while waiting for a Symantec ENTERPRISE support tech: 1 hour 3 minutes -- ME2 ~ 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: server options
Dell 2950, but go RAID10 if you can... under heavy I/O I think you'll be happier. Klint Price - ArizonaITPro [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/03/2008 07:38 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject server options I am pricing out hardware for a new venture and could use some feedback. Basically I am coming up with a poor boys IT infrastructure, and a fairly nice setup if our funding comes in. I would like to go 64-bit now, and run 32-bit VM images if necessary; hopefully all will be 64-bit. what are my options for a 64-bit server 6 NICs (2 onboard a quad card) 24 GB of RAM at least 2 processors 4 SAS drives in RAID 5 This will be a VMWare server with VMotion connected to an Equalogic SAN. all of which needs to be purchased. Thanks, Klint ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Symantec Endpoint Protection Feedback
No problems on our end. would have prefered to switch to something new, but it looks like we might do that in 2009 after some more research. The server component (as was already said) is absolutely hefty. We ended up installing it on our WSUS box (PowerEdge 860) and scrapping our old SAV server (PowerEdge 2400). That was a little tricky because they both have web sites that install as default with no host headers setup. SAV's actually needs to be on 80 with the defaults (also have it as sav.domain.com, but the server console looks on localhost:80), and WSUS we have setup on 80 as well but with host headers (wsus.domain.com) with no problems. Anyway, it's been fine so far, although our one support call had a hold time of over 60 minutes. Osama Salah [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/24/2008 05:22 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Symantec Endpoint Protection Feedback I am planning to have a look at SEP 11. Symantec AV doesn't get much praise here but so far it was working OK for us. No major complaints. If you have anything positive/negative to share pls let me know what to look out for. regards Osama Salah Disclaimer:This communication contains information that is confidential and may also be legally privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient,disclosure, copying, distribution or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this communication or the information in it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender by return email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Lenovo?
Dell gold/enterprise support. Not a better tech group except Sunbelt maybe. Silver are good, but they are Gold in training basically. Anything else you are dealing with India and I just always deal with dell chat. Easy..Parts next day or same day with Enterprise..SonicAir baby.. Amen. Had to use Dell support today for a 4-port NIC replacement in a new Dell R900. Not sure what happened, but we called, had someone in about three minutes, and a new part on the way about five minutes after that (and two of those minutes were the rep getting a dispatch number for me). The tech was on site in two hours and the part had already arrived about 20 minutes earlier (SonicAir). We've had nothing but great support from Dell. Sprint and Symantec are on the opposite end of the spectrum. I love the Sprint EVDO coverage and our phones and plans... but the worst support ever by far. And 90 minutes on hold today with Symantec, for a 10 minute call about an error message repeating every two minutes in our Symantec Endpoint 11 Manager Console... turns out a patch was just released but hadn't yet made it onto LiveUpdate. Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/21/2008 04:48 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: Lenovo? We have a bunch of IBM Laptops, love them. Pricey compared to the equivalent Dell with Gold support though. We deal with over 150 clients with all ranges of HW from HP, IBM, Lenovo, Dell, and yes Acer.. By far Dell and Lenovo are the top of the line in terms of overall support from our perspective. Yes you get an occasional dummy who shows up, but that is the same for any company. They are all outsourced and none of them are perfect. With Dell we call and complain and the tech disappears or comes back retrained. With HP we have continually had to send the same stupid(inexperienced I should say) tech and just swap the parts ourselves. Dell gold/enterprise support. Not a better tech group except Sunbelt maybe. Silver are good, but they are Gold in training basically. Anything else you are dealing with India and I just always deal with dell chat. Easy..Parts next day or same day with Enterprise..SonicAir baby.. IBM - Tech support is good, never had to deal with hw onsite(Of course we only have 2 servers from IBM) Acer - Anyone got a nuke, I got GPS coordinates of their corporate office. Nough said. -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 4:13 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Lenovo? Just $200 for a server motherboard? We had IBM fix an out-of-warranty motherboard for an xSeries server last month ...the PART was $2300, labor to replace was cheap at $230... Lemme say that again...T W E N TY T H R E E H U N D R E D dollars for a motherboard. Still, that's cheaper than a single HDD for our SAN enclosures from what I understand. Dave Lum - Systems Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (971)-222-1025 When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands -Original Message- From: Vincent Medina [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:24 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Lenovo? If you pay for the support contract you get support, that is exactly what you should expect from DELL. I find IBM backs their products without all the nonsense DELL puts you through. We support 3 networks totaling 100 + Desktops and 20 + Notebooks. IBM and DELL split 40/40 with clones making up the rest. In our shop as I type are: 1 - IBM NetFinity (Bad HD - IBM support called back within 15 min of support request and will be sending a replacement HD tomorrow) 1 - Samba (Clone) (Bad HD - In house repair) 1 - CPQ POS NB(Virus - In house repair) 1 - IBM T43 (User Dropped, Bad Mobo - Sending to Depot see If we get lucky - BTW called back in less than 15 min after requesting service online.) 2 - Dell Latitude (Bad Power Jack - Tech did not bring a mobo - Will return tomorrow, 2nd NB has Bad LCD - 30 min. on hold and will have a tech out by tomorrow) 1 - Dell OptiPlex (Bad Pwr Supply - 25 minutes on hold - got a moron on the phone and hung up on him. I called back a second time, 30 minutes on hold - got someone who was Good and is sending part + tech in the morning) 1 - IBM X61t - Bad Fingerprint reader (Sent on Fri to depot got it back Tuesday, good as new) 1 - Dell Server Dual Xeon (Bad Video - No Support Contract / Ran out - Need to send in, will not send part, Gonna live with it because it is running CentOS and we can access fine via SSH.) BTW they want to charge me $200 for the motherboard. Day in the trenches IBM by far makes my life easy! At least for now. ;) -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 1:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Lenovo? On Feb 19, 2008 10:34 AM, Vincent
Re: Wireless Network
1. With only doing web browsing do you think one access point should be enough? Without testing the load I know this is not really a good question... but is there a general rule of thumb? No, I would say 15 - 20 users per access point max. 2. If I need to add more access points how do I get them to work on the same network? Same SSID? Same SSID, different channel, make sure they are all using the same back-end router for DHCP. 3. If I have multiple wireless AP's do I want them on different channels but same SSID? or Same Channel and same SSID? Different channel, same SSID. 4. Is there an advantage to getting an Cisco Aironet vs say a Linksys for a small deploy like this if I don't need to centrally manage them and don't need all the extra bells and whistles. If you can afford it go for something centrally managed. We couldn't at this site and are using eight Linksys access points across three floors in two buildings in town (nearby), all pointing to the same DHCP server on the back-end and our users can roam between buildings. 5. IP addresses and roaming... How best to do this if I go the Linksys route? All access points are on the same VLAN and point to the same DHCP server on the backend. If the users don't need corporate LAN access (or they can VPN into the corporate LAN) then keep them on a seperate segment with its own DHCP server (if you need to stay cheap just get a Linksys router and use that. Jeff Matt Plahtinsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/19/2008 10:17 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Wireless Network I was told today that I'm going to be setting up a wireless network in two days. I'm a server guy so I'm a little rusty at this. Here is a description of the work, then I have a few questions. We will be about 45 users connected to the wireless network. All users will be doing web based data entry and some light printing. They will all be within close proximity in a relativity open room. Here goes the questions.. 1. With only doing web browsing do you think one access point should be enough? Without testing the load I know this is not really a good question... but is there a general rule of thumb? 2. If I need to add more access points how do I get them to work on the same network? Same SSID? 3. If I have multiple wireless AP's do I want them on different channels but same SSID? or Same Channel and same SSID? 4. Is there an advantage to getting an Cisco Aironet vs say a Linksys for a small deploy like this if I don't need to centrally manage them and don't need all the extra bells and whistles. 5. IP addresses and roaming... How best to do this if I go the Linksys route? Ok I see I need to do a bit of reading Thanks for any input Matt ~ 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: Vista SP1 Reports
No problems so far. I didn't do a clean install, but upgraded from the existing Vista release. Machine is a Dell Precision 370. Download was very fast, installation took about an hour from start to being back on a useable desktop. Everything seems to be working correctly so far. Jeff John Hornbuckle [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/14/2008 04:55 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Vista SP1 Reports Would be interested in hearing reports from anyone who has installed Vista SP1. I just did on my Dell desktop at work. Took about 45 minutes. No known problems so far. I did it at the end of the day, though, and won’t be able to really play with the system until Friday. I’m now downloading for installation on an Asus laptop. I’m more nervous about this one than the Dell. We’ll see what happens. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District 318 North Clark Street Perry, FL 32347 www.taylor.k12.fl.us ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: 175 servers
We do it with one most of the time, with a second (who is actually management) trained to step in if an emergency comes up. David Lum [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/12/2008 11:58 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject 175 servers Here?s an open-ended question, but with 175 Windows servers, how many admins would you think it would take to maintain OS images, patches, availability, installed program updates, as well as other maintenance like inventory of both hardware and software, as well as troubleshooting various performance issues? I?m talking admins who?s job would be just to handle the underlying Windows infrastructure, not the apps running on it (except for the initial install). FWIW 95% of the servers are local. We have SMS and WSUS to leverage some of this, but SMS is currently very underutilized? I ask because we have about 250 employees ? so a fairly small company, but we have 175+ Windows servers, plus 4 SAN?s because our main product is currently web delivered, I?m wondering if we?re overstaffed or understaffed or someone in the ?normal? range. I would expect that in a more typical file/print/Exchange/SharePoint (intranet) environment that 175 servers would mean a few thousand end users and thus perhaps a dozen IS staff. Dave Lum - Systems Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (971)-222-1025 When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: fax/copy/scan/print?
We use two printers. A HP Photosmart (can't remember the model) and a Dell 1815. The Dell 1815 is the network printer (b/w laser), network scanner, fax machine and copier. The HP Photosmart is for printing in color when needed. It seemed cheaper to do it this way (both up front for equipment and in the ink costs). Jeff David Mazzaccaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/12/2008 11:42 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject fax/copy/scan/print? I am looking for an all-in-one machine (fax, print, scan, copy) for someone to use at their home office. Requirements are: color printing and flatbed scanner. Any suggestions? Or any to avoid? I?d like to stay around $200 - $300 price range. Thanks, Dave ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RPC over HTTPS
We are getting ready to roll out RPC over HTTPS for email. For quite awhile we have had most of our users internal to the company and have just used the Outlook client to access Exchange natively. As we have brought remote offices online the VPN tunnels enabled similar access. Then we had a few roaming users that we gave VPN access to for their email. And of course everyone has OWA for access from home, and ActiveSync for access from their mobile devices. There is one overwhelming concern we have with enabling RPC over HTTPS though, and I am wondering if anyone has any commentary on this, or suggestions. By allowing RPC over HTTPS we are enabling our staff to download all of their company email on a machine which may or may not be within our control. Sure, with OWA they can access their email from home and selectively grab a message here and there, but with RPC over HTTPS they can grab an entire mailbox and do whatever they want with it. This is definitely one of those areas that could come back to haunt us later. For the short term we would only set it up on company laptops of course, however there is nothing stopping someone from copying those settings to their own personal machine. Or is there? Is there any solution that can be implemented so we control which computers can access our Exchange over RPC? Thanks, Jeff ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: RPC over HTTPS
However, what other access do remote clients have - is there a VPN in place for remote/mobile individuals? If so, the same hole effectively exists anyway. They can install (or configure natively) the VPN client, and then use Outlook remotely anyway. Most of the users that have VPN really only use it to connect in and then open up Outlook, so in those instances once RPC over HTTPS is rolled out the vast majority of them will not be provided VPN access. We have played with SSL Explorer and other SSL VPN solutions (Watchguard, etc...) and will weigh them as well. Thanks! Kurt Buff [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/06/2008 08:38 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: RPC over HTTPS No way I know of to stop this. However, what other access do remote clients have - is there a VPN in place for remote/mobile individuals? If so, the same hole effectively exists anyway. They can install (or configure natively) the VPN client, and then use Outlook remotely anyway. If you're truly concerned about this, I can suggest an alternative: ssl-explorer. Google for it- I don't have the link in front of me. It's an SSL VPN that uses a web interface - they browse to your external host port, and are presented with a web page that gives them a set of pre-defined applications, such as relevant TS sessions to a TS server or their desktop, or an internal web app that you publish through SSL, or a file share presented in a web page. Kinda hard to slurp an entire mailbox over a TS session. Kurt On Feb 6, 2008 4:52 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are getting ready to roll out RPC over HTTPS for email. For quite awhile we have had most of our users internal to the company and have just used the Outlook client to access Exchange natively. As we have brought remote offices online the VPN tunnels enabled similar access. Then we had a few roaming users that we gave VPN access to for their email. And of course everyone has OWA for access from home, and ActiveSync for access from their mobile devices. There is one overwhelming concern we have with enabling RPC over HTTPS though, and I am wondering if anyone has any commentary on this, or suggestions. By allowing RPC over HTTPS we are enabling our staff to download all of their company email on a machine which may or may not be within our control. Sure, with OWA they can access their email from home and selectively grab a message here and there, but with RPC over HTTPS they can grab an entire mailbox and do whatever they want with it. This is definitely one of those areas that could come back to haunt us later. For the short term we would only set it up on company laptops of course, however there is nothing stopping someone from copying those settings to their own personal machine. Or is there? Is there any solution that can be implemented so we control which computers can access our Exchange over RPC? Thanks, Jeff ~ 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: [OT] Domain management services
We like UltraDNS (www.ultradns.net). Very reliable, and great interface. Oliver Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/02/2008 03:51 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject [OT] Domain management services Hi chaps We have about 50 or 60 domain names with Nominet, who basically suck. We’ve had enough of missing invoices, and the *ing automaton. We want to move our names to somewhere with a (decent) web based interface. Any suggestions ? Olly ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Seeking Hardware Advice for Site to Site VPN
We are using Watchguard Edge devices with no problems to create VPN tunnels between those units and also back to a main office and datacenter (both with higher-end devices: 2 Watchguard X1000 in failover and 2 Watchguard X5500e in failover). No problems at all, and performance is good. All the devices can be centrally managed as well. Fred Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/18/2008 05:07 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Seeking Hardware Advice for Site to Site VPN I am currently reviewing lower cost hardware solutions for a site to site VPN for a remote office. The top contender I see so far would be the Sonicwall TZ Series. Any one with hands on time willing to offer up some input on these devices. Are they easy to configure? Do they have a stable uptime? Are their any other hardware solutions that I should review? In advance any advice is greatly appreciated! Thank you, Fred Sawyer 727-562-0101 ext 245 Sunbelt Software ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: SSL certificates
Comodo - InstantSSL Joe Heaton [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/18/2008 10:53 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject SSL certificates Someone recently mentioned an SSL issuing authority that they were using outside of Verisign. We have a certificate that is coming up for renewal, and I want to look around at other options, but don?t want to get sucked into a bad issuing authority. Joe Heaton AISA Employment Training Panel 1100 J Street, 4th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 327-5276 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Small IT company software application
AdventNet ServiceDesk Plus is for internal use. I think you want AdventNet SupportCenter. Oliver Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/18/2008 09:54 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Small IT company software application Lo chaps, Wondering if the collective knowledge could recommend something for me. I?m after a package to help manage all the data we have about clients here. We were looking at AdventNet ServiceDesk Plus, which sounds right on paper but doesn?t really work. Basically we need to manage support tickets (ie helpdesk stuff), HOWEVER the crunch is that we need to also include asset management and be able to associate an asset with a companys record, so that we can see assets belonging to companies. We also have to be able to add a lot of custom fields across the board. AdventNet Service Desk Plus does all this, but doesn?t let you associate the data with a company record, as it?s aimed at an IT Dept rather than an IT company servicing multiple clients. Any suggestions ? I?m thinking about going as far as to have something written for us but I can?t really believe that there isn?t an off the shelf solution. Olly ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Help - Disk Write Problem
Is the NIC a Broadcom? Is RSS enabled? Shamika Fehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/17/2008 12:20 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: Help - Disk Write Problem I used to be the person who was responsible for the systems and would have been able to give you a definitive answer on that. Since this part of the system administration is outsourced to a vendor, I'll have to check w/the tech who is working on it. I do know that the newest NIC card driver was installed. Thanks for the suggestion. - Original Message From: Miller Bonnie L. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:12:34 AM Subject: RE: Help - Disk Write Problem Do you have all the PE 2850 firmware and drivers updated to the latest revisions from Dell?s site? -Bonnie From: Shamika Fehr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 8:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Help - Disk Write Problem Please help! We have been having this problem for a week and a half and we have not found a resolution. Thanks. I've got a Dell PowerEdge 2850 which has three disks of its own, and 7-200GB drives assigned from a SUN SAN. It is a W2K3/SP1 server. This server is direct connected to a switch. All disks, SANS and Server disks are formated NTFS. We have created shares as required by our imaging system on the SAN volumes. The imaging system and all it's associated utilities have had no problem writing to these disks in the last two years. Last week, when attempting to create new volumes (these are just folders on the file system) it took several hours for it to time out. A folder was created, the .ini file was created inside of it, and one partial control file. Normally, the .ini file is created, 5-500MB control files are created, and one control file less that 50MB is created in under 5 mins. I was able to reproduce the problem condition three times from three different workstations one of which was on the same subnet as the server. As a test, I attempted to copy a 8.4 MB file to that server from my desktop. It took 5 minutes to copy the file. When I copied the file back to my desktop, it took less than 10secs. Another test I tried was copying the same file to a different server not connected to the SAN, but does pass through a hub before connecting to the switch. The same file copied from my desktop to the new server, was almost instantaneous. We also know that the problem exists whether writing to the servers disks or to the SAN disks. Things we've checked... 1. We configured a different switch port for the same subnet and plugged a working production server into it. It worked fine. We plugged the problem server into the new switch port and the problem still persits. 2. We have changed out the cables w/brand new out of the bag cables. 3. The server has two onboard NICS. We switched NIC cards, but the problem still persits. 4. The server was also plugged into a hub. We removed the hub and direct connected the server into the switch. 5. We verified that the speed/duplex was set to 100Mps/Full on the NIC and on the switch port. 6. The motherboard has been replaced in case the NICs were bad. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Color Laser Printer recommendations??
Did you print on inkjet glossy paper, or laser glossy paper? We had someone use inkjet glossy paper once in a color laser printer, and the heat of the laser printer melted the coating off the paper and really messed up the printer. Laser glossy paper is made to withstand the head. Jeff Tom Kluegel [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/16/2008 12:49 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: Color Laser Printer recommendations?? I am very happy with my Dell Color Laser 3110cn. One small surprise, though, was that it failed miserably at printing on glossy photo paper. A glossy page with beads of color liquid came out. To try to clean the mess inside the printer I printed (~8) sheets of plain paper until they came out clean. It does print fine on matte photo paper. -- Tom - Original Message - From: Eric Woodford To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:59 Subject: OT: Color Laser Printer recommendations?? We had been recommending the HP Color LaserJet 2600n, up until we found that HP does not suggest setting it up on a Windows print server. Set everyone to print to the IP address directly, HP said. This makes management for mid-size departments difficult. What do you suggest for a mid-size network-able color laser printer? Needs to accommodate 5-20 users (200-500 pages?) on a daily basis. Priced between the $300 - $2,000 price range. Would like to stay with HP, just because they have a decent reputation in the company, but appreciate all suggestions!! Thanks for your feedback, Eric W. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: OT: Color Laser Printer recommendations??
We have a Dell 5100 (or 5110?) Color Laser that was roughly $1000 and is supporting 25 people wonderfully. Eric Woodford [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/15/2008 02:59 PM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject OT: Color Laser Printer recommendations?? We had been recommending the HP Color LaserJet 2600n, up until we found that HP does not suggest setting it up on a Windows print server. Set everyone to print to the IP address directly, HP said. This makes management for mid-size departments difficult. What do you suggest for a mid-size network-able color laser printer? Needs to accommodate 5-20 users (200-500 pages?) on a daily basis. Priced between the $300 - $2,000 price range. Would like to stay with HP, just because they have a decent reputation in the company, but appreciate all suggestions!! Thanks for your feedback, Eric W. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: New York: RJ45 to DB9 Connector
You could always make one... http://www.technick.net/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=pincabser_cisco_9 Sam Cayze [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/11/2008 11:45 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject New York: RJ45 to DB9 Connector I have project running in new york area right now that desperately needs a RJ45 to DB9 Connector NOW/TODAY. More specifically, Pleasantville / Yonkers area. What shops might sell one around there? Thanks, Sam Cayze ~ 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: watchguard support
Right. The correct course of action here would be to download the newest software from the website (and if you can't get to the Software / Downloads section I am sure you could con someone here into grabbing it for you), and install that on any box you are using to manage the firewalls. Once installed you will open it up, connect to the device, go to Policy Manager, make your changes, and let it update your boxes. James Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/08/2008 09:34 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: watchguard support Instead of going to the knowledgebase can you download the latest software? - Original Message - From: Benjamin Zachary To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 12:37 AM Subject: watchguard support So I have a watchguard that needs some support (maybe the list can help James??) I have an account logon. I goto use it it lets me on, great, I click on Knowledge base and it tells me I must have an active or expired product registered. I goto register product and my product is already listed there. I try again as a test and it gives me an error. I go back to KB and I don?t have a product that?s registered for the kb. Anyhow, 2 days later same thing I thought maybe their site was down. Now the issue, I have access to a Watchguard device using the mgmt app. I can r/w the profile. When I goto write the profile it tells me that the file has to be updated (but it means downgraded) because the software doesn?t match the device firmware. If I let it go, it downgrades my firmware, breaks all vpn traffic and deconfigures it and tells me the downgrade and changes were successful (real nice) Im able to put the files back, but all Im trying to do is open a port. Apparently the version was updated by the previous consulting firm and since I reloaded from the cd Im not able to make any changes because the app doesn?t match up. Im sure its an easy fix for someone who regularly manages Watchguards. Thanks in advance for reading my rant J BTW!!! The newsweek editor at CES 2008 today said that the HD format war is all but over and Blueray won. Apparently Paramount inked a blue ray deal. Then he goes to mention how he was at some big dinner for Blue Ray and everyone was all excited because they won the format war. Im not a videophile by any sense but did I miss something? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: watchguard support
I will send you a URL off-list for the newer version of the management application. No web interface except on the SOHO and EDGE models. Jeff Benjamin Zachary [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/08/2008 10:58 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject RE: watchguard support Yah that?s the thing everytime I click on any of the support options I get that Im not logged in. I goto profile and Im logged in. I click the log in link and I put my user/pass and it lets me in and then immediate a click on KB, Downloads or anything will take me to the same ? must have a valid product? area. It doesn?t have a led on front so its one of the older ones apparently. I can get into any of the applications so I suppose I will be able to get the firmware revision and then I should be able to get support sometime and have them allow me to get the software version required. Looks like this CD is pretty old. Under About Watchguard Software it says Product Version: 6.1.B1208. I don?t see where I get the status report. I went in and created a handful of reports, I clicked on help and about and configuration. Theres no web interface on these devices right? J From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 9:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: watchguard support Right. The correct course of action here would be to download the newest software from the website (and if you can't get to the Software / Downloads section I am sure you could con someone here into grabbing it for you), and install that on any box you are using to manage the firewalls. Once installed you will open it up, connect to the device, go to Policy Manager, make your changes, and let it update your boxes. James Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/08/2008 09:34 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: watchguard support Instead of going to the knowledgebase can you download the latest software? - Original Message - From: Benjamin Zachary To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 12:37 AM Subject: watchguard support So I have a watchguard that needs some support (maybe the list can help James??) I have an account logon. I goto use it it lets me on, great, I click on Knowledge base and it tells me I must have an active or expired product registered. I goto register product and my product is already listed there. I try again as a test and it gives me an error. I go back to KB and I don?t have a product that?s registered for the kb. Anyhow, 2 days later same thing I thought maybe their site was down. Now the issue, I have access to a Watchguard device using the mgmt app. I can r/w the profile. When I goto write the profile it tells me that the file has to be updated (but it means downgraded) because the software doesn?t match the device firmware. If I let it go, it downgrades my firmware, breaks all vpn traffic and deconfigures it and tells me the downgrade and changes were successful (real nice) Im able to put the files back, but all Im trying to do is open a port. Apparently the version was updated by the previous consulting firm and since I reloaded from the cd Im not able to make any changes because the app doesn?t match up. Im sure its an easy fix for someone who regularly manages Watchguards. Thanks in advance for reading my rant J BTW!!! The newsweek editor at CES 2008 today said that the HD format war is all but over and Blueray won. Apparently Paramount inked a blue ray deal. Then he goes to mention how he was at some big dinner for Blue Ray and everyone was all excited because they won the format war. Im not a videophile by any sense but did I miss something? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: no pc in user's office
I've always been impressed (visually, never used them) but the JackPC / ChipPC line: http://www.chippc.com/ Lee Douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/07/2008 09:27 AM Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: no pc in user's office A little bit 'pricey', but this seems to fit the bill. http://www.cybernetman.com/default.cfm?DocId=901ProductID=29 HTH! On Jan 7, 2008 9:11 AM, Kevin Lundy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From the keep it simple perspective - how about a laptop mounted underneath the table/desk. Done properly, it could be completely hidden. On Jan 7, 2008 1:32 AM, James R. Costa, MCP [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I have been trying to think of a way to have a keyboard, mouse, and monitor in an executive suite, but no computer tower of any kind in the room. I can't think of a good way to do it. I thought perhaps a thin client type setup, but having an optical drive local may also be a necessity, USB or otherwise. What is my best bet? -- James R. Costa, MCP Business Analyst [EMAIL PROTECTED] Miracle Geeks, Inc. 981 W. Arrow Hwy., Suite 175 San Dimas, CA 91773 (866) 744-3654 http://www.miraclegeeks.com ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
