Re: iTunes

OK. Compressing your input gives me this: CONS It is more of an iTunes Store kiosk than a music manager. Encourages proliferation of illegally obtained music. Music obtained from peer to peer networks is often infected. Uses valuable bandwidth, streaming and downloading. Windows Media Player

iTunes

I have a manager pushing to have iTunes allowed in the workplace. We have a few audio techs who require downloading hard to find music tracks occationally but other than that we have not allowed iTunes in the enterprise (proliferation of illegally obtained music, using valuable corp bandwidth,

Friday OT - Web cam case

Imagine that! The IT guys get shafted in this deal?! Why is it the IT guys always have to take the heat? http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20100305_Two_tech_workers_sidelined_in_Web-cam_case.html Dennis ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

RE: Friday OT - Web cam case

At the very least they should have to pay out %BIGBUX for invasion of privacy by an authority figure or some such. Who do you propose pay these bigbux? The school administrators who's only interest was in saving money - giving approval to an idea that would recover stolen school property?

Anyone looking in Southeast PA?

I'm looking for someone with network experience AND digital signage / content delivery experience. Know any buds looking for a job or looking to change? Please contact me offlist. Thanks. Dennis ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

application tracking tool

I need a tool to find out what directories an application accesses, during installation and when it is run. What does everyone use? Thanks, Denns Melahn ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

RE: application tracking tool

Thanks Z. I couldn't remember that name to save myself. -DM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

RE: FTP server ?

Thanks guys BUT you missed the question. I need a better ftp server, not a better ftp client. (I actually need smarter end users but that's a diff topic) Dennis ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

FTP server ?

. Does anyone have a different recommendation? I need something that is completely brainless to use from the client end. Thanks, Dennis Melahn ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

re: eFax

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re: eFax

I still have an old 33.6 modem on my Server 2003 print server with MS fax driver installed. Does everything we need. Even the accounting software uses it to send invoices to customers and vendors who still refuse to give up that technology. -Dennis ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security

IIS6 windows authentication question

Guys, I have an internal website on a domain machine (S2K3) that I would like to keep secure by using windows authentication. It is currently working ok except I would like it to use windows authentication and not prompt the domain users for their credentials. If windows authentication is

RE: IIS6 windows authentication question

Thanks guys. I was hung up trying to do this from the server end. I had to do both, add the trusted site and change authentication in IE to Automatic logon with username and password and it works fine. Now to see if I can push that out with group policy. Dennis ~ Finally, powerful

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

Just rolled out 2 E6500 laptops to managers and I am considering switching them back to D series. The lack of a simple undock/dock procedure is driving them crazy. If you don't have patience (which they don't) you never know which monitors will work, if any. Think I'll toss the docks and deploy

Re: W32.Virut.CF infection

Thanks guys, I've moved this rant to the Vipre forum. fyi - The SAV vdef that came out Saturday can kill it. Now we're just cleaning up the mess. funniest thing i've read this week - educate users to not be clicking on everything. Dennis ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a

W32.Virut.CF infection

This thing is killing us here. Has ANYONE found a way to kill this? Vipre, SAV, One Care, AVG, nothing works. Thanks, Dennis ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

RE: Del *.bak after 7 days

Lots of great ideas but Sam hit it on the head. Set your SQL Maintenance plan to do this. I run incrementals on my Backup folder every night after the Maintenance plan runs so I have my Maintenence Plan set to only keep 2 bak files (that night and the previous night) for each DB. Why do extra

re: SAV 10.2 client report to 10.1 server?

Hi Chris, Saw lots of comments but didn't see anyone answer your question. I have also purchased VIPRE but still have 100+ users on SAV (still migrating due to un-install issues). Yes, a 10.2 client will report and pull defs from a 10.1 host. Been doing it ever since Vista. You won't have any

DHCP question

Is there any way to prevent certain MAC addresses from aquiring an IP address from a DHCP server? Thanks, Dennis ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

re: DHCP question

While googling I ran across someone using Sygate Personal Firewall on their DHCP server to block the unwanted MAC addresses (but allowing all others). Sounds promising. Thoughts? Dennis ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

VM naming convention

Quick question to you vmware workstation guys. We have decided to use workstation for a few of our engineering power users. We've always used the machine asset number in the naming convention to maintain uniqueness. If we do that with the VMs (ie - 12345vm1) then the number will be wrong when

leased email vs free

A friend is leaving the company to do his own thing. He asked me if he should I lease exchange space($6/mo) or just use a POP/IMAP (free) solution? I told him I would build him a box but he says he doesn't want to have to manage anything. What are the pros/cons to lease vs free? To me PUSH is

re: Backup AC units

We have 2 MovinCool units. An Office Pro 12 and a Clasic 10. Both with condenser plenums. The 10 I picked up used on ebay. Solid units. No trouble. Definitely not as sexy as the APC InRow SC units but a lot cheaper. Dennis ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!

Re: Backup AC units

Yep. Since we've gone virtual our cooling needs have dropped considerably. The Office 12 supports 1.5 racks with 3 PE2900 hosts, SAN, NAS, 2U SQL server, 2U Citrix server, switches, a couple of PV220s, tape units and several misc 1 and 2U servers. Never goes above 80 deg. The Classic 10

re: home computer backup

I like MH's review: http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9752330-7.html ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~

re: opsmgr 2007 and agentless monitoring

There is no such thing as agentless monitoring! You either use the one provided by the vendor of the monitoring software or you are using the one built into the OS. That is a marketing scam and don't get sucked into it. Dennis ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~

re: OT:Home web filter

I currently use CyberPatrol but only because I'm too lazy to swap. You know, the plumber's toilet is always the last to get fixed. But this review page gets updated every year. Seems pretty accurate. http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/ Dennis ~ Upgrade to Next Generation

re: Fav free FTP client?

I'm pretty fond of Core FTP Lite 2.0 -Dennis ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~

Re: Fav free FTP client?

Nope. Think it's $40. That's why I use Core FTP Lite. Noticed they just came out with version 2.1 too. -Dennis Is Cute FTP free now? - Original Message - From: Ziots, Edward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Thursday, May

Visio 2007 and AD

Older versions of Visio could import AD info and structure. They dropped this ability in Visio 2003. Did they add it back into Visio 2007? I don't see it anywhere in the literature so can I assume no? Thanks, Dennis ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~

Cheap off-site storage

I had a request to find a cheap storage site to backup a small municipal building (approx 10 workstations). Anyone know of a good, cheap and easy one? Thought I saw someone talking about it a couple weeks ago but I couldn't find it in the archives. Thanks, Dennis ~ Upgrade to Next

server room ceiling tiles

Anyone ever seen ceiling tiles that allow heat to pass through them yet keep dust and insulation from dropping into your server room? (I'm trying to keep customers from removing ceiling tiles as a form of cooling.) I had an integrator tell me he's seen them yet the local Lowes and Home Depot

Re: Raid Config

True, however that leaves you 140+ gb to keep handy copies of your production VMs and VM templates. -Dennis Yes this is what I am leaning towards...the only thing is if I install 2008 Core on the Raid 1, it seems like a waste of disk space. As the core takes only a gb or so of space of

RE: trying to save money - going virtual?

So should I max my spindles at 12 and set them all up as RAID1+0 as Don suggested? Leaving me 1.5 TB? Dennis ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~

re: OT: Squid Configuration

Cut it in strips, single hook on top/bottom rig. Catch lots of these -- (((º (sorry, warm weather coming, I'm getting the fever) -D ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~

trying to save money - going virtual?

I bounced this off a local MS partner and got mixed results. Wondered if you virtual gurus can give me some advice. Is it enough box to do what we need? I have this box I was saving for Exch2007 for about 100 users. Our needs just changed and I need to add SQL2005 and a MOSS box. Would it

re: Ninja Problem

Nope knocks wood. Now that exchange is running, what happens when you re-enable the ninja sinks? Any clues in the event viewer? Dennis ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~

re: Windows 2003 activation error...pls help

Did you see this: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310794 Dennis ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~

RE: Windows 2003 activation error...pls help

I wouldn't hesitate to call MS on this one. With them de-activating a lot of licensing recently I would bet the problem is on their end and shouldn't cost you a dime to re-activate. Dennis ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~

shared resource

I am trying to connect a box between 2 networks. I need both networks to have access to the info on the hard drives. The box has 2 nics and I can configure them so each is on it's own network. However, when I do this it seems one gateway takes over and only that network can access the shared

RE: shared resource

Yes, W2K3 sp1. I don't want to route traffic through it, just want both networks to have access to it's resources. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~

MS Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1

Quick question to see if anyone is still working on a Friday afternoon. I have installed this on a Server 2003 R2 SP1 x64 host. Can I install 64 bit guests? I ask because I am getting a error message when I try to install S2K3R2SP1x64 on a VM. It says the CPU is only capable of 32 bit

RE: MS Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1

Argh! How did I miss that? So there's no way to VM Exchange 2007 in my lab. What are people doing to test Exch 2007? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~

Printer with no physical printer

I'm pretty sure I've done this before but I now can't figure it out. I need to set up a printer on my printer server with no physical printer attached that won't create errors when you print to it. I thinking it was set up as a generic/text printer to a null port or something but it eludes me