RE: Wireless Routers

2010-05-11 Thread RM
My Blackberry WiFi is flaky when used with my Netgear and it won't work at all with my old D-Link. One more data point. No, I haven't tried it with a Linksys. RM On Mon, 10 May 2010 10:31 -0400, "John Aldrich" wrote: I’m pretty sure the Netgear was an 802.11G router. T

Help with mass file renaming via command-line

2010-01-22 Thread RM
Hi all, I need to put together a command line to traverse a folder tree and rename all files that start with "WO" to drop the "WO" but keep the rest of the name. I think I'll need a FOR /R command but I can't work out all of the rest. Any experience with this? Thanks! ~ Finally, powerful endpo

What sends broadcasts these days?

2009-12-18 Thread RM
iscussion about what else comprises the bulk of the broadcast traffic on a modern network. RM On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:41 -0800, "Kurt Buff" wrote: > traffic. Computers are chatty things, and frequently send out > broadcast packets of various types. This broadcast traffic is o

Re: Is IFMEMBER still OK to use on a modern network?

2009-12-14 Thread RM
Thanks for your help! RM On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:35 +, "James Rankin" wrote: Bin your logon scripts, and use Group Policy Preferences. Vastly easier. You can use net user rather than ifmember if you want to use native Windows commands in logon scripts. I'd st

Is IFMEMBER still OK to use on a modern network?

2009-12-14 Thread RM
My boss wants to add some intellegence to our logon scripts with IFMEMBER. I had planned to use Group Policy user logon scripts. Is IFMEMBER still kosher on modern Windows networks? I know it's pretty old technology... Thx, RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a re

RE: Terminal Services questions

2009-05-12 Thread RM
Actobat full v6 also has severe trouble in a TS environment. RM On Tue, 12 May 2009 12:04 -0400, "Richard Stovall" wrote: > Full Acrobat? That'd be great news. > > RS ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.su

Word 2007 docx password cracker?

2009-04-28 Thread RM
Anyone here ever used one? We've got a couple of Word docx documents that the (unreachable) ex-employees had password protected. thx, RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~

At what point do you replace file servers with a NAS device?

2009-04-24 Thread RM
ter than a clustered file server in front of SAN storage? Would love to hear everyone's thoughts... RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~

Re: What is Vmware thinking?

2009-04-21 Thread RM
I just want thin provisioned VMDK's via vCenter, S-VMotion via vCenter, and the fault tolerance active/passive VM hot spare thingy. :-) I'll let Wall Street and Main Street hash out the product strategy. RM On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:10 -0400, "Ziots, Edward" wrote: h

Re: Net port bonding

2009-04-17 Thread RM
in all scenarios. RM On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:27 +0100, "Oliver Marshall" wrote: > Hi chaps, > > We have a client whose workers do mainly cad based rendering and shovel > massive files around the network (TB files aren't uncommon). Certain > workers need more

Re: Win2k8 - 64Bit on ESX

2009-04-09 Thread RM
Check out: [1]http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language =en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003944 [2]http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=190 1 RM On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:56 -0400, "Juned Shaikh" wrote: > I looked everywhere in

twclient (previous versions tab)

2009-04-09 Thread RM
Quick question... Can I get the twclient to work directly on the server so that I can do shadow copy restores on the server itself (and not have to use a workstation)? thx, RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Busine

Re: Keep your Qlogic HBA firmware up-to-date

2009-04-08 Thread RM
x the problem though I don't yet know if it will help matters when accessing a datastore that's been molested by the old firmware. I'll know more soon. This setup was working great for many months talking to an old CX-500. This kept me up 'til 2AM. Grrr. RM On Wed, 08 Ap

Keep your Qlogic HBA firmware up-to-date

2009-04-08 Thread RM
...or when you hook up your 4+ year old HBA in an ESX box to a shiny new CX4, Very Bad Things Can Happen. Just sayin'. RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~

Cert accept prompt when pushing WLAN profile via GPO to XP

2009-03-03 Thread RM
cert authority running on a forest root DC. The interesting thing is that the cert in question isn't even in the list of issued certificates on that server. It sounds like multiple issues are present, but I'm wondering why this is working fine for our other domain... RM Refe

Group Policy wireless extension failing...

2009-03-02 Thread RM
ent ID 1085 from Userenv is being logged: "The Group Policy client-side extension Wireless failed to execute. Please look for any errors reported earlier by that extension." There are no earlier errors. My Googles are failing me today. Any ideas? RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint se

Using Group Policy to force Vista's Remote Registry service to ON

2009-02-20 Thread RM
Is this kosher? I know that doing so with Automatic Updates on XP was likely to screw-up the service's ACL and stop it from functioning properly. Ever since then, I've been hesistant to manipulate services with Group Policy... RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T

RE: handful of PCs not reporting to WSUS

2009-01-16 Thread RM
PSexec: Yes! RM On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:44:41 -0800, "David Lum" said : Interesting – I have some PC’s doing the same thing – sometimes I see “Cached PID” in the windowsupdate.log and restarting the Automatic Updates services fixes it, but not always, I’ll try this too! Would i

Re: handful of PCs not reporting to WSUS

2009-01-16 Thread RM
Here's my WSUS fixer script. I've been using this as-is for about two years now to remediate clients that won't "talk" to WSUS. Run it on the client as an admin: sc sdset wuauserv "D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;B A)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;

RE: Virtualization Questions

2009-01-07 Thread RM
nnel". They are larger in size and 7200rpm. It appears that these drives are positioned by EMC to replace SATA for near-line and archival applications. RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~

RE: windows internal database

2009-01-06 Thread RM
It's definitely Sharepoint that installed it. RM On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:43:17 -0500, "jesse-r...@wi.rr.com" said: > wsus isnt installed on this server > > > Original Message: > - > From: Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org >

RE: Virtualization Questions

2009-01-05 Thread RM
You're right, but we're not doing any of that (as of today). The smaller players are also moving up the value chain lately. It'll be interesting to see what differentiates EMC 2-3 years from now. RM On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 08:08:29 -0800, "Martin Blackstone" said: Don’

RE: Virtualization Questions

2009-01-05 Thread RM
d way less for SATA. RM On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 06:14:08 -0800, "David Lum" said: " Once you have a SAN you will never go back to direct attached disk." Until you see the price tag for a SAN HDD that needs replaced. At least for the SAN we have here as the price per GB is l

USB backup drive for Server 2003?

2008-12-31 Thread RM
ut it'd be nice to have something a little more flexible. It appears that the Maxtor Small Business Edition did support Server 2003 but that product is out of production. Any ideas? The basic server version of Retrospect is too expensive for them. RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint securi

Re: LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread RM
DVI-to-HDMI convertor won't work. As for the VGA port, 1080 looks awful (it's interlaced and overscanned). 1366x768 is the top clean resolution. Be sure to do your homework. I wish I had. RM On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:09:42 -0500, "Bryan Garmon" said: My Samsung 46"

RE: Memory Upgrade question

2008-12-02 Thread RM
That's easy. Remove aftermarket RAM before placing a service call. There's a reason why my car (with trailer towing expressly contraindicated by the mfr) has a no-splice wiring harness that removes in two minutes. RM On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:40:21 -, "Steve Burkett" <

OT: How to become a storage admin?

2008-11-29 Thread RM
cture and server admin. Where does one begin? RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~

RE: Server CPU Question

2008-10-30 Thread RM
Six-core CPU's are shipping in some models. Coming from the standpoint of someone who would virtualize a turkey dinner if he could find a way, I'd recommend getting as many cores into the box as possible. Even if you're not virtualizing today, get ready for it. RM On Thu, 30 Oc

Re: VMware ESXi 3.5 On Dell 2550

2008-10-29 Thread RM
e: An old Buslogic design and an old LSI design. Try switching the types and see if RHEL 4 gets any further. RM On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:23:32 -, [1]"Robert Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I have an old Dell PE 2550 that has a PERC 3D/I RAID controller. I've >

Re: Help with sizing a Windows 2003 Print Server

2008-10-20 Thread RM
ign that more RAM is needed. RM On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:44:53 +1100, "McBride, Ryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] roup.com.au> said: Hey Guys, Just wondering if anyone knows of a formula that can be used when sizing a print server. I'm looking at approx 200 Printers and 1200-1500 End us

RE: Wattage Calculation

2008-10-16 Thread RM
neutral leads -- You can't just jam the server's power cord in there. If you need a per-server reading, you'll need an in-line device or possibly a metered power strip. RM References 1. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource ho

RE: Wattage Calculation

2008-10-15 Thread RM
These days, I wouldn't worry too much about volt-amps versus watts. Pretty much every modern server has active power factor correction. VA will be within 2-3% of watts. RM On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:00:32 -0400, "Ralph Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] org> said: I took a loo

File audit logging on EMC Celerra?

2008-09-24 Thread RM
Does anyone know how to turn on file auditing for a CIFS share on an EMC Celerra? I can't find the option anywhere in the NAS manager thingy... RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~

Re: 64-bit hardware?

2008-09-05 Thread RM
#Intel_64_Implementations If you're playing with VMware, the VT feature isn't too important today but it will be soon enough. RM On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:47:22 -0700, "David Lum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: I didn’t keep anything about the recent thread (Michael I think) abo

RE: Any ESX guru's out there

2008-08-10 Thread RM
rfaces share the same nic. Haven't seen that, but starting in U2, HA will complain if all the service console port groups are not on the same subnet. RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~

Re: Any ESX guru's out there

2008-08-10 Thread RM
Upgraded to 3.5.0 U2 yet? RM On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:33:15 -0400, "Ziots, Edward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Hey Gang, I am trying to figure out why one of my ESX hosts has a HA Agent error on it, and I have tried to Reconfigure for HA still no luck. I have restarted Servi

RE: Blade systems

2008-07-11 Thread RM
Why not Citrix? Shared memory technology works very well on these types of workloads... There are lots of redundant memory pages in a heavily used Citrix box. RM On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:33:59 -0400, "Tom Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sai d: Not for Citrix servers, and some of the

RE: Missing dedicated forest root DC

2008-05-15 Thread RM
The single dc that we restored in the dr lab was indeed a gc. However, nothing came up. Dns wouldn't even start. Dns is on all of our dc's. RM -Original Message- From: Ken Schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:55 PM To: NT System Admin Iss

Missing dedicated forest root DC

2008-05-15 Thread RM
Guys, quick question... We're doing a mock disaster recovery here. Can we spin up a child dc without also spinning up a DFR dc and get it to work well enough to start AD, authenticate users, etc? We've tried it already and it hasn't worked so far. I suspect it's due to the lack of an accessib

RE: Making images to restore to new hardware

2008-04-10 Thread RM
single IBM server Win2003 image that spans the x336, x346, x3250, x3550, and x3650. RM ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~