Re: HRIS systems?

2009-03-10 Thread James Rankin
We wrote our own. Works great, and the support is dirt cheap :-) 2009/3/9 David Lum david@nwea.org What do you guys use for HRIS systems – keep track of employee info, etc… *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764

DFS and Home Drives

2009-03-10 Thread Doige, Clayton
Dear all, in a Windows 2003 Environment, and undergoing some infrastructure changes. Our laptop users rely heavily on synchronised offline home directories, and we will be having one office which will work as a satellite from the main data centre. We discussed the concept of simply

RE: Firewall Recommendations

2009-03-10 Thread John Aldrich
I would recommend a small Cisco ASA device. You might need to get someone to set it up for you, but once it's set up, it's got a nice JAVA-based GUI for management, and it's pretty intuitive. John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Monday, March 09,

RE: HRIS systems?

2009-03-10 Thread Kelsey, John
We use Ultipro from Ultimate Software...and its BD. *** John C. Kelsey DuBois Regional Medical Center (: 814.375.3073 *: jckel...@drmc.org mailto:jckel...@drmc.org *** -Original Message- From: David

RE: Firewall Recommendations

2009-03-10 Thread Kelsey, John
+1 *** John C. Kelsey DuBois Regional Medical Center (: 814.375.3073 *: jckel...@drmc.org mailto:jckel...@drmc.org *** -Original Message- From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent:

RE: Firewall Recommendations

2009-03-10 Thread Alan Monaghan
Fortigates are what we moved to here. Felis demulcta mitis ... Alan G. Monaghan [ MCSE+I - Win4.0/ MCSE - Win2k/ BJCP # C0389(Recognized) Ò¿Ó¬ ] Systems Administrator Gardner Publications, Inc. *Phone .. 1-513-527-8867 *Fax 1-513-527-8801 *Cell ... 1-513-378-0919

NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Andy Ognenoff
Anyone hit by this? http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=5839I temid=2 task=viewid=5839Itemid=2 Unfortunately, an error in the heuristics module, coupled with the specific virus signature database update,

RE: Firewall Recommendations

2009-03-10 Thread Tom Miller
Here too. Alan Monaghan al...@gardnerweb.com 3/10/2009 8:36 AM Fortigates are what we moved to here. Felis demulcta mitis ... Alan G. Monaghan [ MCSE+I - Win4.0/ MCSE - Win2k/ BJCP # C0389(Recognized) Ò¿Ó¬ ] Systems Administrator Gardner Publications, Inc. *Phone ..

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Steve Kelsay
Yes. From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:andyognen...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:20 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: NOD32 FP Anyone hit by this? http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=583 9Itemid=2 Unfortunately, an error in the

Re: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I guess I wouldn't know, since I didn't reboot in-between signature updates. I have heard of anyone getting hit either. Time of day for the potential hit looks like it was relatively good for minimal exposure for most of the U.S. -- ME2 On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:20 AM, Andy Ognenoff

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Michael B. Smith
My initial thought was what the heck is it going to do about an infected dllhost? :-P (Note: I don't use ESET, so it was a purely philosophic question on my part.) -Original Message- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:49 AM To:

Re: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Jon Harris
I have one off-campus user that has not checked in since last week but I suspect he will be nailed and not able to at this point. Jon On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr michealespin...@gmail.com wrote: I guess I wouldn't know, since I didn't reboot in-between signature

Internet connectivity

2009-03-10 Thread Holstrom, Don
My museum is disconnected from any other blocks by cable TV, so I cannot hook up to that without a $15,000 fee. I have FIOS at home and am loving it, even though they lied to me about connectivity and I cannot run test web sites from home and I send them way too much dough every month... Would a

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Mike French
One of my DC's got hit - msdtc.exe got quarantined. From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:andyognen...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:20 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: NOD32 FP Anyone hit by this?

RE: Changing Account Settings en Masse

2009-03-10 Thread Eisenberg, Wayne
Look for a tool from MS called ADModify.NET. It may do what you are looking for. See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996216(EXCHG.65).aspx. You may have to do a Google search for a download location. From: James Rankin

Godaddy.com for SSL certs?

2009-03-10 Thread Jacob
Anybody use godaddy.com for the SSL certs for IIS? We been using VeriSign for years now. At three servers, this costs us $3,000 a year. With godaddy.com, I can secure all three servers for $299. http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/ssl/ssl.asp?ci=8979#tabs Jacob ~ Finally, powerful endpoint

RE: Godaddy.com for SSL certs?

2009-03-10 Thread Stefan Jafs
Yes, I just got 5 domains for 3 years for my E2k7 server, since was a new customer I got an additional 25% of, ended of costing me $172 for 3 years. GeoCerts wanted $900 +! ___ Stefan Jafs -Original Message- From: Jacob [mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com]

RE: Godaddy.com for SSL certs?

2009-03-10 Thread Jason Morris
Also, for those who watch the GeekBrief podcast, if you use promocode GB1, GB2, GB3 or GB4, you'll get an extra percentage off. I think it's 10%. Jason -Original Message- From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:sj...@amico.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Godaddy.com for SSL certs?

2009-03-10 Thread Neil Standley
We use them here, the only issue I had was when I forgot to install the intermediary certificate which caused the chain to break. Other than that they work well, we have used a Deluxe Wildcard cert, Standard Cert and I just installed a UCC cert for a customer running Exchange 07 with Outlook

RE: DNS / WINS Issue?

2009-03-10 Thread Kevan Dickinson
Hi I have followed the article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318803 and made the changes to the registry so that resolved DNS names are not cached on the server. If I do a ipconfig /displaydns all I see are entries for localhost. If I ping the FQDN I get the correct resolved address. If I

RE: Godaddy.com for SSL certs?

2009-03-10 Thread Webster
-Original Message- From: Jacob [mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com] Subject: Godaddy.com for SSL certs? Anybody use godaddy.com for the SSL certs for IIS? We been using VeriSign for years now. At three servers, this costs us $3,000 a year. With godaddy.com, I can secure all

RE: Internet connectivity

2009-03-10 Thread Sam Cayze
I was really under the impression that cable providers would wire anything for a customer, and absorb the costs. 1 Block, 15,000K? Yikes. Mind sharing the company name? -Original Message- From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:18 AM To: NT

RE: Godaddy.com for SSL certs?

2009-03-10 Thread Sam Cayze
+1 on the intermediary certificate burn. Also, GoDaddy's cart/checkout system is like a choose your own adventure book. Careful :) -Original Message- From: Neil Standley [mailto:n...@net-venture.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:20 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE:

Account lockouts

2009-03-10 Thread Kennedy, Jim
I am getting hammered with these in the event log: The SAM database was unable to lockout the account of USERNAME due to a resource error, such as a hard disk write failure (the specific error code is in the error data) . Accounts are locked after a certain number of bad passwords are provided

HP LTO Autoloader Speed Issues

2009-03-10 Thread Joseph L. Casale
I have an LTO2 autoloader from HP that had no hardware changes all of a sudden slow its write speed to an unacceptable rate: Backup started on 3/9/2009 at 7:28 PM. Backup completed on 3/9/2009 at 8:46 PM. Directories: 16 Files: 15 Bytes: 14,404,937,238 Time: 1 hour, 18 minutes, and 18 seconds

RE: Account lockouts

2009-03-10 Thread Kennedy, Jim
I should have added 2008 DC's. Seeing this in 3 of the 5 DC's. The killer is I can't unlock the locked accounts. -Original Message- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Account lockouts

RE: Godaddy.com for SSL certs?

2009-03-10 Thread Brian Desmond
Take a look at Digicert - they're affordable and have done some nice integration work on their website for the UC certs. I'm not a huge fan of GoDaddy because of the intermediate issues and WM compat problems as well. Plus their website is just annoying with all the upsell attempts. Thanks,

RE: Account lockouts

2009-03-10 Thread Glen Johnson
Sounds like you've got the conflicker virus running somewhere. We had that one for a while. Many locked accounts. Check the account you are using on the server to make sure it isn't locked out. If it is, you wont be able to use it to unlock anyone. We had to use the administrator account to

Re: DNS / WINS Issue?

2009-03-10 Thread Kurt Buff
First place to look is your lmhosts file. On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 08:22, Kevan Dickinson kevan.dickin...@cmi-plc.com wrote: Hi I have followed the article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318803 and made the changes to the registry so that resolved DNS names are not cached on the server.  If

RE: Internet connectivity

2009-03-10 Thread Holstrom, Don
Comcast. -Original Message- From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Internet connectivity I was really under the impression that cable providers would wire anything for a customer, and absorb the

RE: Firewall Recommendations

2009-03-10 Thread Joe Heaton
Watchguard has some very nice field office type firewalls. Their Edge products. Take a look at them, along with whatever you look at. Joe Heaton Employment Training Panel From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 2:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Godaddy.com for SSL certs?

2009-03-10 Thread Sean Rector
I used Komodo for our wildcard cert. Sean Rector, MCSE -Original Message- From: Jacob [mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Godaddy.com for SSL certs? Anybody use godaddy.com for the SSL certs for IIS? We been

RE: Internet connectivity

2009-03-10 Thread Scott Kaufman at HQ
We ran into these issues last year with a number of providers, when trying to run cable/dsl to our remote locations to offload Internet traffic. It all depends on if the provider already provides access to the area, and if not, then they have to run the line. Depending on the area, they might

Re: Internet connectivity

2009-03-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Sounds about right to me. They offered something outrageous like that to me when I asked tem to extend (1) telephone pole to reach my house when I lived in NH. -- ME2 On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Holstrom, Don dholst...@nbm.org wrote: Comcast. -Original Message- From: Sam

R: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread HELP_PC
Oh , isn't Symantec ! GuidoElia HELPPC _ Da: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:andyognen...@gmail.com] Inviato: martedì 10 marzo 2009 14.20 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: NOD32 FP Anyone hit by this? http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content

Cisco parts source

2009-03-10 Thread Jim Majorowicz
Anyone got a recommendation for a source on Refurbished Cisco parts? I need 3 WIC-1ENET cards for a Cisco 1760. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Tim Vander Kooi
Yes it sure does. NOD screwing up doesn't make Symantec not suck. Sorry. TVK From: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: R: NOD32 FP Oh , isn't Symantec ! GuidoElia HELPPC Da: Andy Ognenoff

RE: Cisco parts source

2009-03-10 Thread Mike French
Try here: Steve O'Neil - Buy and Sell Networking Hardware Cisco, Extreme, Foundry, HP, Nortel, 3Com and more Dexon Computer, Inc 9201 E. Bloomington Freeway, Suite BB Minneapolis, MN 55420 952-888-8922 Ext 104 952-888-9136 Fax son...@dexon.com www.dexon.com

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Mike French
+1 From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: NOD32 FP Yes it sure does. NOD screwing up doesn't make Symantec not suck. Sorry. TVK From: HELP_PC

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Cliff Partlow
database update, caused ESET to incorrectly identify several Windows operating system files, including dllhost.exe and msdtc.exe, as being infected with Win32/Kryptik.JX.” - Andy O. __ NOD32 3924 (20090310) Information __ This message was checked

RE: Cisco parts source

2009-03-10 Thread Erik Goldoff
Try Atlantix Global, they're a subsidiary (?) of SolarCom and deal with refurbs ... Call Craig and tell him I sent you Craig M. Wade Account Executive Atlantix Global Systems One Sun Court - Norcross, GA 30092 email: cw...@atlantixglobal.com - AOL IM - CWadeAtlantix Direct: 770-582-7186

RE: Cisco parts source

2009-03-10 Thread Jacob
http://www.alliancedatacom.com/ I have used them for years for Cisco repairs and parts. Contact Jim Smylie: smy...@alliancedatacom.com Jacob From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Cisco parts

Re: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
+1 -- ME2 On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Tim Vander Kooi tvanderk...@expl.com wrote: Yes it sure does. NOD screwing up doesn’t make Symantec not suck. Sorry. TVK ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

R: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread HELP_PC
Is it a matter of preferences ? Better to be screwed up or ..sucked ? GuidoElia HELPPC _ Da: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com] Inviato: martedì 10 marzo 2009 18.17 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: RE: NOD32 FP Yes it sure does. NOD screwing up doesn't make Symantec

RE: Cisco parts source

2009-03-10 Thread Rohyans, Aaron
I can probably source those for you myself if you're interested. I know I have 2 and probably have 3 if I can dig it up. Thanks! Aaron T. Rohyans Senior Network Engineer CCIE #21945, CCSP, CCNA, CQS-Firewall, CQS-IPS, CQS-VPN, ISSP, CISP, JNCIA-ER DPSciences Corporation 7400 N.

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Cliff Partlow
signature database update, caused ESET to incorrectly identify several Windows operating system files, including dllhost.exe and msdtc.exe, as being infected with Win32/Kryptik.JX.” - Andy O. __ NOD32 3924 (20090310) Information __ This message

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Tim Vander Kooi
Personally, I prefer dealing with a one-time oops than a long term pain. Keep in mind, I am not here to tell others not to hit themselves in the head with a hammer repeatedly, it's just not my cup of tea. :) TVK From: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:37 PM To: NT

R: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread HELP_PC
Windows operating system files, including dllhost.exe and msdtc.exe, as being infected with Win32/Kryptik.JX. - Andy O. __ NOD32 3924 (20090310) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com

Gmail Organization

2009-03-10 Thread Roger Wright
Is there a way to have Gmail auto-label messages as they're received, much the way Outlook rules will move to folders upon receipt? Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 _ Nobody in the game of football should be called a

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Peter Schwarz
One client of mine got hit. ESET corrected the problem one hour later with an update which retrieved the False Positive from Quarantine and put it back in its original location. I have been trying to get their Support on the phone for a different issue since then but they don't even call

RE: Gmail Organization

2009-03-10 Thread Roger Wright
Never mind... FILTERS is the magic word. Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 _ From: Roger Wright [mailto:rwri...@evatone.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 2:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Gmail Organization Is there a way

Re: Gmail Organization

2009-03-10 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
Yeah, it's called labels. On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Roger Wright rwri...@evatone.com wrote: Is there a way to have Gmail auto-label messages as they’re received, much the way Outlook rules will move to folders upon receipt? Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc.

RE: Gmail Organization

2009-03-10 Thread Joe Tinney
That should be in the Filters section. http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=enanswer=6579 From: Roger Wright [mailto:rwri...@evatone.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 2:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Gmail Organization Is there a way to have Gmail auto-label

Re: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Actuallty, i think that *is* an excuse. No doubt thier support center is slammed. Personally, i havent had a bad experience with them yet. -- ME2 On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Peter Schwarz pschw...@syndeotech.com wrote: I have been trying to get their Support on the phone for a different

Re: Gmail Organization

2009-03-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
LOL -- ME2 On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Sherry Abercrombie saber...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, it's called labels. On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Roger Wright rwri...@evatone.com wrote: Is there a way to have Gmail auto-label messages as they’re received, much the way Outlook rules

Re: R: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
.”  - Andy O. __ NOD32 3924 (20090310) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Steve Kelsay
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RE: Godaddy.com for SSL certs?

2009-03-10 Thread John Hornbuckle
We've used a wildcard cert from them for several years. Just renewed a few weeks ago. No problems with the initial purchase, and no problems with the renewal. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District 318 North Clark Street Perry, FL 32347 www.taylor.k12.fl.us

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Sam Cayze
The update and defs told the Quarantine to put the files, or you manually had to? If the prior, that's pretty slick. -Original Message- From: Peter Schwarz [mailto:pschw...@syndeotech.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 1:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: NOD32 FP One

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Michael B. Smith
Is someone using PMail? -Original Message- From: Steve Kelsay [mailto:kels...@sctax.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 2:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: NOD32 FP SSBoYXZlIGhhZCBubyByZXNwb25zZSBmcm9tIHRoZW0gb3ZlciB0aGUgbGFzdCBmZXcgbW9udGhz

R: R: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread HELP_PC
with Win32/Kryptik.JX.  - Andy O. __ NOD32 3924 (20090310) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Joseph L. Casale
Is someone using PMail? Nah, he just has NOD scanning his outgoing :) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

Trend OfficeScan Client Rename

2009-03-10 Thread Joe Fox
I recently had an issue which caused me to rename all the clients on my network (poor naming convention by prior admin which caused a naming conflict). Now none of my clients that have been renamed are showing up in my OfficeScan console. Is there an easy way to get all the clients to show up,

Re: DNS / WINS Issue?

2009-03-10 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Kevan Dickinson kevan.dickin...@cmi-plc.com wrote: If I ping the FQDN I get the correct resolved address. If I ping just the netbios name of the machine I get the wrong IP address returned. Check hosts (DNS) and LMHOSTS (NetBIOS) files. Run NSLOOKUP (or

Re: Internet connectivity

2009-03-10 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Sam Cayze sam.ca...@rollouts.com wrote: I was really under the impression that cable providers would wire anything for a customer, and absorb the costs. It depends on whether they think it's worth it or not. If there are lots of potential subscribers on the

Re: Internet connectivity

2009-03-10 Thread Phil Brutsche
$15k sounds high, but depending on the exact location I can see it. When we moved into our current location back in 2003 our business park didn't have much in terms of infrastructure with the local cable company. Cox Cable wanted $5k to put in the stuff needed to make their service work. Paying

RE: Internet connectivity

2009-03-10 Thread Brian Desmond
Other than in 7 months you will have paid for installing the feeder from the cable company and will be stuck on a slower platform? Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c - 312.731.3132 Active Directory, 4th Ed - http://www.briandesmond.com/ad4/ Microsoft MVP -

RE: Account lockouts

2009-03-10 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Officially conflicker. We were/are fully patched. Must have been via a thumb drive or website download. It then hit almost every xp machine on the same subnet and infected it. I hope I am the only one on this list that gets it, it is ugly. Thanks for all the help, hints and ideas gang, it was

RE: Internet connectivity

2009-03-10 Thread Brian Desmond
T1 is goingto cost you a lot more and be slower than DSL typically is today. What you pay for with the T1 is a guarantee from the telco about availability, getting it fixed, etc. You can get commercial DSL (do you have speakeasy in your area) with similar guarantees for less money and faster

RE: Internet connectivity

2009-03-10 Thread Brian Desmond
Let's say cable service is 100/month for Don. The cable company absorbs US$15K in construction costs. Don now needs to pay his bill for 150 months or a little over 12 years for the cable company to recover that cost. There is no incentive for them in that equation. It sounds like Don is in a

RE: Account lockouts

2009-03-10 Thread Glen Johnson
I feel your pain. We're just now getting past it. We had 200+ lab machines w/o AV and latest patches. Said machines have deep freeze so they didn't stay infected after reboot but seems like every day a new one would get infected and spread. We're in the process of isolating each lab via vlans and

Re: R: R: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
. __ NOD32 3924 (20090310) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise

Re: Internet connectivity

2009-03-10 Thread Phil Brutsche
My boss is weird that way. Another example: we don't have working AC in our datacenter. Repair cost? $5k. The cost of replacing thermally damaged equipment, and business losses due to lost productivity from network downtime, have already exceeded that cost of replacing the unit. But, my boss is

Re: Account lockouts

2009-03-10 Thread Phil Brutsche
I suspect many of your problems would be eliminated by strictly adhering to the principle of least privilege. Glen Johnson wrote: I feel your pain. We're just now getting past it. We had 200+ lab machines w/o AV and latest patches. Said machines have deep freeze so they didn't stay infected

Re: OT: MagicJack

2009-03-10 Thread Daniel Rodriguez
Ah! But you don't need to be paying for that $19,95. Their EULA states that their service is free and that yo don't need the USB interface to a POT Phone. The charge is to get you a phone number in your area. If you have a headset/mic then you can use their service to make computer to computer

RE: Account lockouts

2009-03-10 Thread Glen Johnson
Amen. We're working toward that end on faculty and staff machines, but not on the student lab machines. Students need to be able to do anything on the machines but reboot and it's back to a known state. Deep freeze does that nicely. Now that AV and updates are on them, we'll be in better shape.

Unlock accounts

2009-03-10 Thread Kennedy, Jim
So one of the issues I have is 100's of accounts that are locked out. Anyone have an idea or a script that I can fire to unlock everyone at once? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

Re: Account lockouts

2009-03-10 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Glen Johnson gjohn...@vhcc.edu wrote: Students need to be able to do anything on the machines Have you considered using VMs? Isolate the VMs from the main networks (or, if possible, all networks). Lock down the host OS. The student can do whatever they

RE: Unlock accounts

2009-03-10 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Joeware unlock FTW! Thanks joe. -Original Message- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 4:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Unlock accounts So one of the issues I have is 100's of accounts that are locked out. Anyone

Re: Account lockouts

2009-03-10 Thread Phil Brutsche
I'm curious to know what classes they need that for. If you can determine that local admin is only needed for (say) a computer programming class you would greatly limit your exposure. For the schools I take care of the students, staff and faculty don't do anything that require them to have local

RE: Unlock accounts

2009-03-10 Thread Sam Cayze
Someone did post a script here not too long ago, perhaps check the archives if you don't here from us soon, In the mean time, I do remember Sunbelt posting a removal tool not too long ago: ___ Hi All: Sunbelt Software is pleased to announce that a removal tool for

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Peter Schwarz
It was all automatic. I was surprised, but it worked. See also: http://kb.eset.eu/esetkb/index?page=contentid=SOLN2181 Updating to the latest virus definition database (3920 or higher) should automatically restore the affected files from quarantine. Peter -Original Message- From: Sam

RE: NOD32 FP

2009-03-10 Thread Peter Schwarz
I did not have to reboot. Peter -Original Message- From: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 2:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: R: NOD32 FP But if a reboot should be requested in the meantime ? GuidoElia HELPPC -Messaggio originale- Da:

Re: Unlock accounts

2009-03-10 Thread Steven Peck
http://dmitrysotnikov.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/enable-disable-unlock-user-accounts/ On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org wrote: So one of the issues I have is 100's of accounts that are locked out. Anyone have an idea or a script that I can fire to

Re: OT: MagicJack

2009-03-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Certainly they put a call out to the Dongle Fairy who wisks through your bedroom window in the middle of the night and places a shiny new one under your pillow - free of charge - just in time for your morning phone cal. -- ME2 On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Daniel Rodriguez drod...@gmail.com

Re: OT: MagicJack

2009-03-10 Thread Rob Bonfiglio
aka Shook's night job. On 3/10/09, Micheal Espinola Jr michealespin...@gmail.com wrote: Certainly they put a call out to the Dongle Fairy who wisks through your bedroom window in the middle of the night and places a shiny new one under your pillow - free of charge - just in time for your

Re: OT: MagicJack

2009-03-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Oh, my mistake; I thought he was the Dingle Fairy: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dingle%20Fairy -- ME2 On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 5:56 PM, Rob Bonfiglio robbonfig...@gmail.com wrote: aka Shook's night job. On 3/10/09, Micheal Espinola Jr michealespin...@gmail.com wrote:

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2009-03-10 Thread Clayton Doige
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Re: OT: MagicJack

2009-03-10 Thread Daniel Rodriguez
You 'sarcastic' remark, and it was funny, reminded me of the following conversation; Homer: Are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon? Lisa: No. Homer: Ham? Lisa: No. Homer: Pork chops? Lisa: Dad, those all come from the same animal. Homer: Heh heh heh. Ooh,