Re: [semi-OT] Last IPv4 address blocks assigned

Oh, right. an MS Press book And just how is that supposed to help me with my FreeBSD boxen and my HP routers/switches! :) :) However, the reviews, even from a linux-head, are pretty dang positive. Let us know what you think of it once you've had a chance to look at it. Kurt On Fri, Feb 4, 20

RE: [semi-OT] Last IPv4 address blocks assigned

I haven't received it yet, but this is the one I ordered based on recommendations from people I trust: Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http

RE: ADUC to untrusted domain on W2K8R2

Rock on. That works. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Wolf [mailto:th3.w...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: ADUC to untrusted domain on W2K8R2 Create a shortcut on your Win2K8

Re: ADUC to untrusted domain on W2K8R2

Create a shortcut on your Win2K8 desktop with the following: C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /netonly /user:domain\user "mmc c:\windows\system32\dsa.msc /domain=domain /server=server" Inclue the quotes, and make sure the 'Start in:' is %windir% AND disable UAC I had the same problem because I admi

Re: [OT] Job Change

Congratulations and Kudos.  All the best to you both in the new gigs too! Don K From: James Hill To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Thu, February 3, 2011 4:38:09 PM Subject: RE: [OT] Job Change I accepted a job offer a couple of days before the flood hit. The

Re: OT: desktop network switches

Home use only, for me. I've been burned too many times. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:56, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be able to agree with that. > There are plenty of occasions or situations that simply call for a 5-port or > 8-port switch. > > ASB (Find me online via A

Re: desktop network switches

On Fri February 4 2011, you wrote: > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:45 PM, John Aldrich > > wrote: > > Anyway, I > > just found a GS105 Netgear switch for $30 on Amazon, with like a $10 > > mail-in rebate. :-) > > Is there a reason you didn't perform that search *before* polling the > list? > > Y

Re: [OT] Superbowl

Nothing like a Steelers fan to overcompensate... On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Steven Peck wrote: > so... > > you brought a bazooka to a knife fight. > > > > > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Randall wrote: > >> Just a rebuff from a proud Steelers fan >> >> 1. A Steelers fan and a Pa

Re: [OT] Superbowl

All in good fun.I brought an old M1 bazooka , which had accuracy issues.So I might get cut anyways. I think the best two teams are in the super bowl. Hopefully I will not have to eat my words come sunday.. Randall - Original Message - From: Steven Peck To: NT System Admin Is

RE: ADUC to untrusted domain on W2K8R2

I have no idea, but wouldn’t be surprised to blame it on name resolution changes (e.g., WINS). Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 5:53 PM To: NT Syste

RE: ADUC to untrusted domain on W2K8R2

Just tried this and it does work, eventually. Initially it says it didn't connect, but it loads the snap-in, but with a red x ... then I right click and specify the domain, and it connects. Painful. Really like to know what the difference is between w2k3 and w2k8r2 in this respect. Especially s

Re: ADUC to untrusted domain on W2K8R2

Thanks but Nope, when I enter my credentials I get: The security database on the server does not have a computer account for this workstation trust relationship Chris Bodnar, MCSE Technical Support III Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of Am

Re: LCD TV's with Ethernet port

Like Ben says on most TV's it's limited, though in a review I read that the more expensive Philips did have free browsing, though I seem to remember entering url's was a bit of a hassle without a keyboard. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Ben Scott wrote: > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Wilhelm

Re: [OT] Superbowl

so... you brought a bazooka to a knife fight. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Randall wrote: > Just a rebuff from a proud Steelers fan > > 1. A Steelers fan and a Packers fan get shipwrecked on an island and some > natives take them to their king. At first, the king plans to execute

RE: Tripwire Open Source on Unix

Disregard, got this one figured out as well! -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 1:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Tripwire Open Source on Unix Anyone out there running Tripwire Open Source on UNIX boxes? Ho

RE: Dedupe Thoughts?

Jim, I'd be very interested. We use v8 but will be going to v9 as soon as practically possible. Right now we don't have any D2D licensing but we're looking at moving to their capacity licensing model. I don't think I'd be doing anything too extraordinary, just D2D with dedupt then aux to tap

RE: RE: Patch management, revisited

If you do supernetting then you should manually specify the SCCM site and you'll be fine. You can do that when you deploy the agent, either automatically or manually. (And it can be done with a registry key change and service restart on the client afterwards) (Specifying the site may be even a c

RE: OT: desktop network switches

But I have dyslexia too! From: Shauna Hensala [mailto:she...@msn.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 3:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: desktop network switches hahaha - but if you were REALLY ocd - you'd write CDO so that letters were in the proper alphabetical order!

RE: RE: Patch management, revisited

Do you ever run into any problems with SCCM clients where folks have done supernetting of AD Sites? Our SSCM guys are scared of it because they were told it could be problematic but we're tired of all the netlogon events we get on the DCs. We did an ADRAP and got dinged on it again this week an

RE: OT: desktop network switches

hahaha - but if you were REALLY ocd - you'd write CDO so that letters were in the proper alphabetical order! Shauna Hensala From: sca...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT: desktop network switches Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 13:40:24 -0600 I like the netgear

Re: [OT] Superbowl

Just a rebuff from a proud Steelers fan 1. A Steelers fan and a Packers fan get shipwrecked on an island and some natives take them to their king. At first, the king plans to execute them, then, he decides to grant them one wish, twenty lashes on the back, and let them go. The Packers

Re: OT:RE: desktop network switches

When you say PICNIC, I'm reminded of the scene from O Brother Where Art Though with John Goodman, George Clooney and the other guy having a picnic beneath the tree... On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Free, Bob wrote: > Ah, in the extreme cases the LS is probably better than the standard > ClueX4

Re: OT: desktop network switches

I recommend the HP V1405 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833316168&cm_re=V1405-_-33-316-168-_-Product It's an 8 port, and I know you wanted a little 5. But this switch has one feature that beats all the rest: an internal power supply. No wall wart! --Matt Ross Ephrata Sch

RE: Patch management, revisited

There's a couple solutions for Client Health. Paul Thomsen (Microsoft IT) has a bunch of stuff on client health that should help: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/pthomsen/ And, then, of course, WakeUp has client health built in: http://www.1e.com/softwareproducts/1ewakeup/index.aspx

Re: OT:RE: desktop network switches

Truer words I've not read in some time. :) William J. Robbins Enterprise Infrastructure Operations Office of Information Management Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited On Feb 4, 2011, at 15:33, "Free, Bob" wrote: > Ah, in the extreme cases the LS is probably better than the standard ClueX4, > u

RE: OT:RE: desktop network switches

Ah, in the extreme cases the LS is probably better than the standard ClueX4, under full load they can inflict splinters on the operator. Maybe it's better suited to the PICNIC when you want to leave then somewhat intact to make an example of them for the others before full evolution into PEBKAC

RE: Patch management, revisited

You are being too kind J That said, once up, the SCCM infrastructure is pretty solid. The continual struggle we have is with client health. -Malcolm From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 14:40 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Pa

Re: OT:RE: desktop network switches

Heh. If I have to deploy that particular patch I don't expect there to be anything left of the PEBKAC. But that's just me. - WJR On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 15:19, Free, Bob wrote: > the surfaces on those are way too smooth, if you need to resort to one , > don’t you want to leave a good mark?

OT:RE: desktop network switches

the surfaces on those are way too smooth, if you need to resort to one , don't you want to leave a good mark? From: William Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 12:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: desktop network switches Indeed! I got mine from Lou

Re: OT: desktop network switches

/off_topic And of course don't forget about the switch into switch into switch scenariosand people wonder why they are having issues /off_topic On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be able to agree with that. > > There are plenty of occas

[OT] Superbowl

Ben Rothelisberger, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven, God was showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a faded Steelers flag in the window. "This house is yours for eternity, Ben," said God. "This is very special; not everyone gets a house u

Re: Folder transfer over WAN via BITS???

Been a year but when tried RichCopy it had some threading limitations that bounced us back to RoboCopy On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Ben Scott wrote: > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Free, Bob wrote: > > Reading this thread, I wonder if anyone has ever tried RichCopy? > > Last I looked, i

Re: OT: desktop network switches

I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be able to agree with that. There are plenty of occasions or situations that simply call for a 5-port or 8-port switch. *ASB *(Find me online via About.Me ) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... * On Fri, Feb 4

Re: desktop network switches

Indeed! I got mine from Louisville Slugger. ;) - WJR On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 14:53, My New Display Name for Bob. :) < don@gmail.com> wrote: > The LART! > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > -- > *From: * William Robbins > *Date: *Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:46

RE: Patch management, revisited

And there ya go. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 3:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patch management, revisited http://social.technet.microsoft.com/

Re: desktop network switches

On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:45 PM, John Aldrich wrote: > Anyway, I > just found a GS105 Netgear switch for $30 on Amazon, with like a $10 mail-in > rebate. :-) Is there a reason you didn't perform that search *before* polling the list? You have now repeatedly posted a question to this list, the

RE: Patch management, revisited

It actually made me feel better when I saw you post that! I general I consider myself reasonable savvy, but when I tried to install SCCM and got that and couldn't resolve it in the 20 mins I was giving to it. After our Exchange outsourcing this weekend I am hoping to get back to SCCM and upgrad

Re: WSUS - XP Clients not getting GPO settings

Thanks. I've been experimenting and I've narrowed things down. To establish that GPO settings are getting passed down from the domain controller to the PCs, I selected a setting I figured was old and probably present back to WinXP. I selected "Remove the Desktop Cleanup Wizard" in "User Configu

Re: desktop network switches

The LART! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: William Robbins Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:46:27 To: NT System Admin Issues Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" Subject: Re: desktop network switches Isn't there a patch for that? - WJR On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at

RE: Patch management, revisited

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/configmgrsetup/thread/d06a6 b81-68d0-466a-8382-ceb7fb0bb8c3/ From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 3:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patch management, revisited Like I said - it

Re: OT: desktop network switches

*ALL* switches should be managed, and include things like spanning tree controls, ssh remote configuration, snmp. Death to dumb switches. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:46, John Aldrich wrote: > Hmm...nifty. I'll keep that in mind, should the need arise for a managed > switch like that. > > > > > ---

Re: Folder transfer over WAN via BITS???

On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Free, Bob wrote: > Reading this thread, I wonder if anyone has ever tried RichCopy? Last I looked, it was a GUI, which was enough for me to stop looking. ;-) If I have to move data over a crappy link with stop/start and other such features, I typically use rs

Re: desktop network switches

Isn't there a patch for that? - WJR On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 14:37, My New Display Name for Bob. :) < don@gmail.com> wrote: > Probably caused by a PEBKAC issue... > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -Original Message- > From: "John Aldrich" > Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 15:27:4

RE: OT: desktop network switches

Hmm...nifty. I'll keep that in mind, should the need arise for a managed switch like that. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 3:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: desktop network switches On Fri, Feb 4, 2011

RE: desktop network switches

Could very well be, for all I know. :) -Original Message- From: My New Display Name for Bob. :) [mailto:don@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 3:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: desktop network switches Probably caused by a PEBKAC issue... Sent from my Verizon

Re: OT: desktop network switches

Don't. Just don't. Pull another run of cable if you have to. Desktop switches are just wrong. I speak from much experience here. Just last month, we shuffled a bunch of folks around, and the facilities guy was moving PCs and printers, and noticed that there was a loose cable attached to a 5-po

Re: [semi-OT] Last IPv4 address blocks assigned

On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Phil Brutsche wrote: > virtually all distributions of Linux < 8 years old, *BSD, Windows Vista, > Windows 7 will all be fine out of the box. Yes. The people running them may not, though. We've already seen at least one person call needing to have IPv6 on their

Re: [semi-OT] Last IPv4 address blocks assigned

On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Phil Brutsche wrote: > Why would it not work? Any reasonable operating system that only has > IPv4 connectivity will recognize that it won't be able to connect to > IPv6 content and won't even try. You will only have a problem when the > content is IPv6-only. You

Re: OT: desktop network switches

On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:39 PM, John Aldrich wrote: > Typically I've been very happy with Netgear switches, but the ones > I've been able to find are almost $50 for a 5-port switch. I'm seeing > some "no-name" brand ... about $35. You've spent more than $15 worth of time trying to save that $15

RE: Patch management, revisited

Like I said - it can be a little finicky to install. :) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 3:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patch management, revisited Y

Re: OT: LCD TV's with Ethernet port

As some have said, many TVs will play video via a local USB mass storage device (e.g., flash drives, portable HDDs). However, not all support continuous loop, and those that do will often require you to manually set that up at each power-on. So be aware that not everything sold in the consumer

Re: desktop network switches

Probably caused by a PEBKAC issue... Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: "John Aldrich" Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 15:27:40 To: NT System Admin Issues Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" Subject: RE: desktop network switches Yeah. I like Netgear. I, personally,

RE: Dedupe Thoughts?

Paul - we use CV as well and are starting our initial dedupe attempts on Sympana 9 this weekend. I can let you know how it goes if you are interested. We are doing dedupe to disk -> Aux copy from disk over the WAN to disk at our DR site-> Aux copy from disk to tape at the DR site->tape to Iron Mo

RE: Patch management, revisited

You teach SCCM classes? Good to know, because I can't even get it to install - it dies at "Setup failed to install SMS provider:" error which IIRC means I need to do some setspn thing... Dave From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Fri

Re: LCD TV's with Ethernet port

On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Wilhelm, Scott wrote: > I’m trying something along the lines as Chris…and I was wondering if your > Samsung would run a browser? Most TVs with Ethernet or wireless do *NOT* support arbitrary web browsing. While much of what they do is browser-based, it's all loc

RE: Folder transfer over WAN via BITS???

I don't believe there is any folder function so you'd need a script to recurse and build the tree. You might look at DFS-R as an alternative if you have 2003 R2. It will limit bandwidth utilization and will handle deltas versus recopying the whole file. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.

RE: desktop network switches

Yeah. I like Netgear. I, personally, have never had problems with Netgear switches. I had a SOHO DSL router die on me, but who knows what caused that. :D -Original Message- From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:55 PM To: NT System Adm

RE: Folder transfer over WAN via BITS???

Robocopy seems to come out of IT folks mouths like Cisco and IBM used to as the pat answer to what should I use for "X". :) Reading this thread, I wonder if anyone has ever tried RichCopy? I never hear it mentioned here. I used it back in the day for copying thousands of files across less than

Re: [semi-OT] Last IPv4 address blocks assigned

If your router has 6to4 automatic tunneling configured your LAN clients will need IPv6 installed and configured. virtually all distributions of Linux < 8 years old, *BSD, Windows Vista, Windows 7 will all be fine out of the box. Windows XP will be find once you do an "ipv6 install" from a cmd.exe

RE: Folder transfer over WAN via BITS???

We use it to maintain disk quota's. I think I went with a xcopy or richcopy..or maybe I just ran a backup the a redirected restore. It was awhile back so I don't remember the details. From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:54 PM To: NT System Admin

Re: [semi-OT] Last IPv4 address blocks assigned

Why would it not work? Any reasonable operating system that only has IPv4 connectivity will recognize that it won't be able to connect to IPv6 content and won't even try. You will only have a problem when the content is IPv6-only. How about this: what happens when you try to visit http://ipv6.cnn.

Re: Dedupe Thoughts?

There's a flaw in your parenthetical observation. If the disk fails in a d2d backup, and the tape is backing up from the backup disk, then the tape is worthless as far as a secondary backup. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Paul Hutchings wrote: > Fair point on the flexibility, it just seemed a

RE: Dedupe Thoughts?

Fair point on the flexibility, it just seemed a little costly for a "poor mans" solution. My own personal opinion, stick with an aux copy on tape for that warm fuzzy feeling when you're standing in the burning embers and need to know you've access to a good backup (or when the disks fail or you

OT: Tripwire Open Source on Unix

Anyone out there running Tripwire Open Source on UNIX boxes? How are you configuring wildcards in the policy file?   -Paul  ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here:

RE: desktop network switches

Should do just fine. Tbh you can over-analyze on something so cheap (I know as I do it myself often) - point is unless you're using very cranky kit you'll be just fine with anything you put in so long as it's from a reasonable name. -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@b

Re: Folder transfer over WAN via BITS???

I don't consider ownership a big deal. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > I rarely need to copy with ownership, so... > > Have you looked at using both ROBOCOPY and FILEACL to achieve what you > need? > > > *ASB *(Find me online via About.Me

Re: Dedupe Thoughts?

Yep, definitely would want to exit the tape scene as soon as possible. I was really looking at the Synology for the flexibility of either eSATA or NAS connectivity. There may be even more cost-effective solutions, but we've had great luck so far with the one Synology NAS we purchased. Roger Wri

Re: desktop network switches

In the name of all that is good and holy, please ask your question after you've exhausted your search and come up empty. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:45 PM, John Aldrich wrote: > Procurve and cheap in the same sentence??? :-) Surely you jest! Anyway, I > just found a GS105 Netgear switch for $30 on

Re: OT: desktop network switches

We have used the little d-link switches. Cost around $50. John Aldrich wrote: Thanks. I'll keep that in mind while I get other suggestions. :-) I"d prefer something a little smaller... like a 4 or 5 port. Don't need that many ports for one office. From: Cameron [mailto:cameron.orl...@gmai

Re: OT: desktop network switches

You decision is $50 for reasonably dependable equipment or $35 for unknown quality. It's $15. I've currently exceeded that amount based on my billing rate for the time I've put in to respond. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:39 PM, John Aldrich wrote: > Possibly. Mainly looking for some suggestions as

RE: RE: Patch management, revisited

One thing I am doing with Systems Center is going slow...just doing a part at a time starting with the most important part. And there are a boatload of good webinars and labs on MS's website about it that have been extremely helpful. From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Fr

RE: RE: Patch management, revisited

So, I wouldn't do anything without a few hours of discovery. But if you are just going to use it for patch management, say three days (worst case) to set it up and train someone how to deal with patches. Ongoing support is really no different than WSUS from my perspective. Regards, Michael B.

RE: desktop network switches

Procurve and cheap in the same sentence??? :-) Surely you jest! Anyway, I just found a GS105 Netgear switch for $30 on Amazon, with like a $10 mail-in rebate. :-) -Original Message- From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:39 PM To: NT S

Re: OT: desktop network switches

Trendnet is usually cheap on newegg. Jack Kramer Computer Systems Specialist University Relations, Michigan State University w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 From: Sam Cayze mailto:sca...@gmail.com>> Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>> Date: Fri,

Re: OT: LCD TV's with Ethernet port

Or plug a USB key in...some of that feature already I think. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Chris Blair wrote: > A bit off topic, but maybe someone can help. We want to show a looped video > on a few TV’s in the lobby. Instead of buying converters to run HDMI over > Ethernet, I was thinking of

RE: RE: Patch management, revisited

Sure. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: RE: Patch management, revisited Also, if we wanted to start with WSUS and then mi

RE: OT: desktop network switches

I like the netgear ones because they have a tough metal housing and square corners. None of that flashy rounded corner stuff that makes my ocd boil :) From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 1:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: desk

RE: desktop network switches

What's your core switch? Just buy something that is a known reputable brand and at this level, unless you have some really crazy gear in there, you'll be fine. I'd probably go Procurve simply because they're cheap and come with a good warranty. Paul -Original Message- From: John Aldrich

Re: RE: Patch management, revisited

Also, if we wanted to start with WSUS and then migrate to SCCM down the road, is that realistically feasible? Jonathan - Thumb typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the Verizon network. On Feb 4, 2011 2:36 PM, "Jonathan" wrote: > "SCCM works very well if you have the time

RE: OT: desktop network switches

Possibly. Mainly looking for some suggestions as to what's absolute junk and any that are good, but overpriced. Typically I've been very happy with Netgear switches, but the ones I've been able to find are almost $50 for a 5-port switch. I'm seeing some "no-name" brand (or at least a brand I've

Re: RE: Patch management, revisited

"SCCM works very well if you have the time and staff to dedicate to it. I have about 1,000 PCs/ laptops here and tried SCCM, but never had the time to dedicate to it. And it was a real a pain to manage when you have limited time. But, it can be a great product and has flexibility. I wasn't willing

RE: Dedupe Thoughts?

Something like Opendedupe may work. http://opendedup.org/ -Jeff -Original Message- From: Roger Wright [mailto:rhw...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 1:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Dedupe Thoughts? I'm looking at some options for a "poor man's" deduplication syst

Re: OT: desktop network switches

If it's a simple switch, I've not had any problems with the smaller linksys ones. At this space, almost anything as long as it isn't total junk will work. I think you're overthinking this. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:27 PM, John Aldrich wrote: > Thanks. I'll keep that in mind while I get other sug

RE: OT: desktop network switches

Why clutter your desk when you can cram one inside your PC! http://www.liantec.com/product/tbm/TBM-1230 :) -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 1:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: desktop network switc

Re: Dedupe Thoughts?

This is what we do here - I have BE2010r2 with dedup and have my backup controller attached to a 10TB array built on a Dell MD1000. It's pretty quick and does a great job of dedup - I've eliminated incrementals from my schedule and only run fulls now and let dedup handle the overlap. Beware the RAM

RE: LCD TV's with Ethernet port

I'm trying something along the lines as Chris...and I was wondering if your Samsung would run a browser? I'm trying to broadcast a student ran "tv station" and I was thinking of going with uStream.tv instead of the proposed Cisco or vBrick solutions that we are tossing around as well. Thanks,

RE: Dedupe Thoughts?

How come you're looking at NAS rather than just shovelling a few 2tb drives in your backup server? I'm looking into doing something very similar myself (we use Commvault/Simpana) and the rule of thumb on disk space, assuming you're not paying per Tb stored, is disk is cheap, and with dedupe rates

RE: OT: desktop network switches

Thanks. I'll keep that in mind while I get other suggestions. :-) I"d prefer something a little smaller... like a 4 or 5 port. Don't need that many ports for one office. From: Cameron [mailto:cameron.orl...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:24 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject:

Re: ADUC to untrusted domain on W2K8R2

I find that initiating a CMD via RUNAS with the correct credentials will allow the MMC to work just fine afterwards. *ASB *(Find me online via About.Me ) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... * On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Michael B. Smith

Re: Folder transfer over WAN via BITS???

I rarely need to copy with ownership, so... Have you looked at using both ROBOCOPY and FILEACL to achieve what you need? *ASB *(Find me online via About.Me ) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... * On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Kennedy, Jim

Re: OT: desktop network switches

Very true! I got stuck with setting it up when remote users wanted to be able to print to their local machines. Sorry for the hijack! :) Doesn't answer your original question though. I've been using a D-Link DGS-1008D (8 port gb) switch with no complaints for quite a long time. On Fri, Feb 4, 201

RE: Patch management, revisited

And, if you want to dump the hardware for a branch DP, you can use something like Nomad: http://www.1e.com/softwareproducts/nomadenterprise/index.aspx From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patch management

RE: OT : Aussie floods

More likely Paul Hogan John W. Cook System Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 5950 NW 1st Place Gainesville, Fl 32607 Office (352) 244-1610 Cell (352) 215-6944 MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 From: Randall [mailto:yuhro...@verizon.net] Sent: Friday, February 04,

RE: OT: desktop network switches

Not to mention it's easier for me to get the counters from the printer for maintenance if it's connected to the network. :) -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: d

RE: OT: desktop network switches

Yeah…but it’s easier to just print to an IP printer. ☺ From: Cameron [mailto:cameron.orl...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: desktop network switches If you are using Client Access, I know there used to be a way to print from the A

Re: OT : Aussie floods

Was that Steve Irwin I saw float by the truck ? Just kidding. Randall - Original Message - From: John Cook To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 12:54 PM Subject: RE: OT : Aussie floods That's because they don't drive 4WD vehicles, they have no clue a

RE: Patch management, revisited

Not correcting - just clarifying. :) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patch management, revisited I stand corrected. I

RE: RE: Patch management, revisited

It handles them just fine. Deploying the agents is a little tougher than deploying agents to computers that are in AD, because you have to know an admin password to install the agent. Alternately, the agent can be pulled to non-AD computers instead of pushed (and in that case, the SCCM administ

RE: Patch management, revisited

I stand corrected. It's been a while so I couldn't remember. >>> "Michael B. Smith" 2/4/2011 2:01 PM >>> Just a note, SCCM supports Branch Distribution Points. They can also be any PC (workstation) or server with an agent. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEs

Re: [semi-OT] Last IPv4 address blocks assigned

On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Michael B. Smith wrote: >> 1. Browser is instructed to go www.example.com >> 2. DNS returns only an IPv6 address record () for that site >> 3. Browser computer has only IPv4 connectivity >> 4. Now what? >> >> The browser cannot plug an IPv6 address into the IPv

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