Re: PowerEdge R520 installation

2013-04-30 Thread Hank .
I believe you would need to convert that new partition to GPT (and you need to boot with UEFI for a 2 Gb partition. On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Nigel Parker nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk wrote: Ok this may be a dumb question but... We purchased a new Dell poweredge 520

Re: When is a domain admin not a domain admin

2013-04-25 Thread Hank .
I have seen the same thing on the few SBS I deal with. The fix that worked for me was move that user out of the structure SBS uses (my business or something like that) into where you usually find them in AD. On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 6:03 AM, Graeme Carstairs loonyto...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I

Re: Passsword Meter

2013-02-08 Thread Hank .
Not to worry. It is in the cloud so it is totally secure... On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 6:21 PM, S Powell powe...@gmail.com wrote: it says that mine, qwerty123 is not very good... odd that... or what a great way to collect passwords... - Sub ubi semper ubi On Thu, Feb 7,

Re: Side Job Pricing

2012-09-25 Thread Hank .
+1 on certification. And not with the $29 tester from home depot. On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.comwrote: Are you going to certify them too? ** ** Regardless, I have no idea how to price this, but I always want my drops certified… ** **

Re: Azure?

2012-09-08 Thread Hank .
I know it is trendy but have no interest on putting out company's data on someone elses equipment that is not under our control. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 8:05 PM, Ryan Finnesey r...@finnesey.com wrote: Has anyone been deploying VMs on Azure? I need to role out SharePoint, XenAPP, AD, System

Re: Quickbooks getting slower and slower

2012-08-31 Thread Hank .
The enterprise version is not true client server (thats why you still need to have a share with wide open permissions to the company files) so make sure networking is solid. I had one case where the database service didn't start on the server and the users complained about slowness. How big is

Re: Ultrabook

2012-08-31 Thread Hank .
A nice little notebook is the Acer Aspire 4830 series. Definitely consumer grade but you can use 16 Gb of RAM and get i5 processors. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 12:20 AM, James Hill falc...@gmail.com wrote: Those specs are hard to come by, particularly the RAM. ** ** Most Ultrabooks have

Re: Quickbooks getting slower and slower

2012-08-31 Thread Hank .
with Quickbooks. I may still run a chkdsk /r on the server anyways... ? J Original Message: - From: Hank . hgedr...@gmail.com Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:40:05 -0400 To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: Quickbooks getting slower and slower The enterprise

Re: Laptop with Serial Port?

2012-08-26 Thread Hank .
I went through various USB to serial adapters. I saw and bought a cheap one made by Trendnet and it simply works all of the time. On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Roger Wright rhw...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone have a recommendation for a 12-14 laptop with a serial port? We have some field

Re: Hiding Wireless SSID

2012-06-18 Thread Hank .
I absolutely never hide SSIDs since there is zero security benefit and just additional complexity for everyone. For some reason hiding SSIDs became the cute thing to do and the various talking heads picked up on it and added to their list of their expert suggestions... On Mon, Jun 18, 2012

Re: H: (homedrive)

2012-03-12 Thread Hank .
It says to:Type a new file name (a file extension is not necessary), and then save the file to a floppy disk What if you can't remember where you put your floppy disk? On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 8:02 AM, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.orgwrote: Just to add to this, here is a neat

Re: Semi OT: microwave installation

2012-02-26 Thread Hank .
Exactly, A lot of the performance issues have to do with things like not building in allowances for rain fade. On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Brougham Baker bro-nt2...@brougham.co.uk wrote: Fog/Rain/Mist all mess it

Re: OT - ugh!

2012-02-02 Thread Hank .
You actually lucked out by finding out it is a place mired in nonsense... On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 7:45 AM, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: Translation - The boss's nephew just got a diploma from the Sally Struther's School of Computer Technology and needs a job. :-P -Original

resizing server partition.

2012-01-05 Thread Hank .
I have a pe2950 running server 2003. It has a perc5 with a RAID 5 array and 1 virtual disk. There is a small Dell diagnostic partition, C: is 16 Gb and d: is 250 Gb with 50% free. I used a gparted live CD (11.0.2). I tagged the larger partition (/dev/sda3) and told it to resize by adding 8000 Mb

Re: resizing server partition.

2012-01-05 Thread Hank .
, you're trying to make an 8 GB partition that sits between the 16 GB dell utility partition and your C: partition? Why does it have to be in the middle, logically? --Matt Ross Ephrata School District - Original Message - From: Hank . [mailto:hgedr...@gmail.com] To: NT System Admin

Re: Storagecraft

2011-10-28 Thread Hank .
Good product and have been using it extensively. On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:55 AM, Shawn Everett sh...@tandac.com wrote: Hi Guys, The boss just got back from a tradeshow. One of the vendors was a company called Storagecraft. Their software seems to offer an Acronis like functionality.

Re: Fiber splice question

2011-10-06 Thread Hank .
Won't work and I can't imagine how any company that is the slightest bit reputable would do that. It is standard practice to use a test set to measure loss to determine if the terminated strand(s) are usable. How could they have even packed up their stuff thinking they did something usefuul? On

Re: Eaton Powerware UPS

2011-09-02 Thread Hank .
Using a lot more Eaton UPSs after finding two many apc units with early failure swollen batteries. They are well built and the one time I called about something I spoke with a native English speaking person who knew the product line and told me they would overnight a replacement at their cost if

hard drive repair/data recovery vendor

2011-08-26 Thread Hank .
I remember someone mentioning a company they were happy with. I have a WD400 IDE drive that was in a system in a location that had an electrical hit. It has a small database on it that wasn't backed up. The drive electronics are toast (drive doesn't appear in the BIOS in a test system) Any

Re: The U in UPS stands for...?

2011-08-13 Thread Hank .
Have been seeing lots of that with APC UPSs. On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Sam Cayze sca...@gmail.com wrote: Same here, I've had it happen. Sucks. Just pulled out a battery this morning that looks like this: http://i.imgur.com/42gPp.jpg Could barely get it out, thought for sure I was

Re: The U in UPS stands for...?

2011-08-13 Thread Hank .
Been using lots of Eaton UPSs. So far so good. I also remember when APC meant quality. On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: So far, I'm liking CyberPower devices. Tis a shame, though... I remember when APC was synonymous with unquestioned quality. * *

Re: Barebones Server based on Sandy Bridge (LGA 1155)

2011-08-10 Thread Hank .
+1, thats what I like about Supermicro. They are solid and you just need to add the parts you mentioned. On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Mike Gill lis...@canbyfoursquare.comwrote: You only add hard drives which are external via hotswap trays in many of the SM barebone units, processor and RAM.

Re: IP Inventory tool

2011-08-08 Thread Hank .
The original Visio had network discovery baked in. MS removed that a version or two after they bought it and I believe that is what became the Fluke network inspector. I recently have a bigger need to do network diagramming. I recently installed Visio 2010 premium on my notebook. I don't see any

Re: IP Inventory tool

2011-08-08 Thread Hank .
I just upgraded the copy on my notebook to 2010 premium. When I checked MS listed Visio came in 3 flavors, standard, pro and premium. Do you mean premium instead of enterprise or is there a double secret enterprise version? On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Kevin Lundy klu...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: I need a Landline! You read that right.

2011-07-31 Thread Hank .
I ported our land line to Callcentric a few years ago. At the time they were one of the few carriers that could accept the port from our exchange. Does voip.ms offer other plans than they show on their website? I can only find that the DID flat rate is $4.95 to $5.95 and outbound is either

Re: OT: I need a Landline! You read that right.

2011-07-12 Thread Hank .
I know at least VZW and ATT offer femtocells (often called network extenders). A number of companies make cell repeaters that aren't difficult to install. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Sam Cayze sca...@gmail.com wrote: So… Thought I’d build a nice new home office in the basement.

Re: ZyXel 2 Plus Question

2011-05-09 Thread Hank .
Most DVRs I am familiar with require multiple ports and sometimes it is a treasure hunt to find out what they are. Typically a minimum of two are used and more if features like remote control are used. Also additional ports are needed if say an Android or BB is used for remote viewing. If it

Re: Windows Activation for non-Dummies?

2011-03-24 Thread Hank .
I do that for an unamed ISP provider who greats you with happy to help you please describe your problem- and attempts to guess what you are calling about by going through an endless dialogue of playing tips and asking questions. The word cheeseburger seems to get right through. I have used the

Re: OT : Which AMD AM3 mobo ?

2011-02-21 Thread Hank .
. *Erik Goldoff*** *IT Consultant* *Systems, Networks, Security * ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' *From:* Hank . [mailto:hgedr...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Saturday, February 19, 2011 11:40 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: OT : Which AMD AM3 mobo ? I

Re: OT : Which AMD AM3 mobo ?

2011-02-19 Thread Hank .
I like Gigabyte. I just built a system for a family member two weeks using that CPU and am happy with the result. I used a 890GPA-UD3H On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 9:34 AM, Erik Goldoff egold...@gmail.com wrote: I’m looking to build another inexpensive test box for 64 bit OS ( mostly Win7 x64

Re: HDD Dock (USB or eSATA)

2011-01-11 Thread Hank .
I have a Startech SATADOCKU2E on this computer. It has both eSATA and USB and accommodates 2.5 3.5 drives. It replaces a SATA drive in an external enclosure that would simply disappear. On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.comwrote: Looking at getting one of

Re: Buffalo - was Re: Home RAID enclosure recommendations?

2010-12-23 Thread Hank .
Same here, we also have a number of Synology boxes installed at clients with no issues. On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 10:07 PM, greg.swe...@actsconsulting.net wrote: We use Synology at number of clients for basic local backup functions and copies. Works great, never needs a reboot and alerts us if

Re: ProCurve Compatible/Refurb SFPs?

2010-12-19 Thread Hank .
Same here. I have purchased a bunch of modules from a different source that were noted as 100% compatible and had no issues. On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 12:24 PM, greg.swe...@actsconsulting.net wrote: We have purchased a slew of them from an ebay reseller ethernetoptics. Never had a problem with

Server 2003, what is using disk space on C:

2010-12-19 Thread Hank .
I am working at a new client and one of their servers was reporting low disk space on c: It is a PE1950 with a PERC controller with a RAID5 array and one virtual disk split into 2 partitions. The OS is server 2003 r2. I cleaned up temp files and redirected IIS logs to the other partition and it

Re: Laptop Bios Upgrade Fiasco

2010-12-12 Thread Hank .
You can unpack the BIOS image from a lot of those GUI based flashers and copy it onto a bootable USB stick. You may want to search on that. I think a WinPE CD would also work. As an aside I recently flashed a Toshiba NB and the GUI flasher reported I see the notebook isn't plugged in so I won't

RE: Required Certs = Study Time at Work?

2010-01-13 Thread hank
It’s a practical way to do it. I am in the NE and got my instrument rating about fifteen years ago. Difficult to do training in crappy weather. Even my check ride was rescheduled numerous times because of weather. I passed on the first try and that flight test was even broken into two pieces.

RE: Required Certs = Study Time at Work?

2010-01-13 Thread hank
Did he work for the Department of Redundancy Department? -Original Message- From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:angu...@geoapps.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 23:33 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Required Certs = Study Time at Work? On 12 Jan 2010 at 18:18, Sam Cayze

RE: FTC to examine cloud computing

2010-01-11 Thread hank
The term “cloud computing” is a real bonanza for the marketing folks because it creates all sorts of warm and fuzzy feelings like the angels are there in the clouds protecting your data. It would be really great and it might get people to think if they simply called it what it really is

RE: [OT] web - HDTV

2009-09-10 Thread hank
Not an expert. The signaling is standard (QAM) but since the channels are virtual they can be mapped anywhere (and sometimes change). The cable box gets this mapping information from the cable head end. Other equipment doesn't. I have a homebuilt DVR (MythTV) and some folks in that community

RE: Business card scanners

2009-09-09 Thread hank
I have an Omnia and it is called Smart Reader on it . Works really well. From: bounce-8652576-8231...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [mailto:bounce-8652576-8231...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 07:43 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Business card

Server Backup software

2009-08-04 Thread hank
I am working at a location where someone prior to me setup two servers. One is running W2003 x64 w/ Exchange 2007, the other is W2003 with SQL server Express and handles file and print. The first server has a Dell RD1000. Essentially it is a 2.5 SATA drive in a hot swap cartridge. At the time BE

RE: Smartphone

2009-06-03 Thread hank
I have an Omnia (on VZW) for ~ 4 months and like it. A good friend got one after he saw mine and he likes his too. I would say most of the complaints are likely related to calibrating the touch screen. It only takes a few minutes but you might have to do it a few times. BT works well and so

Re: Monthly Spam Figures

2009-05-16 Thread Hank Cramer
Here's a few more links that can provide you some information: http://spamwatchers.com/2009/05/09/100-known-spam-operations-responsible-for-80-of-spam-worlds-top-10/ http://spamwatchers.com/2008/03/20/facts-and-figures-about-spam/ http://www.barracudacentral.org/data/spam ~ Finally, powerful

Re: Intel Atom pc question

2009-03-28 Thread Hank Cramer
Central Computers has some motherboards, cases, drives. I put together a single drive system for $205 including tax. http://www.centralcomputers.com Just do a search for Intel Atom on their site. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~