Re: [tech-geeks] Server C: Partition

Backup is a must. You can use a gparted live cd to resize a windows server 2003 basic disk partition. I am not aware of any utilities that work with dynamic disks. You can force the disk back to basic with some utilities but that is a road I have yet to walk down. After you reboot, window

Re: [tech-geeks] MMS Student Information System

Yeah , he said their base is mainly in the Northeast. If any other SiS is lurking, don't call mewe're broke and I can't print anymore. Thanks for the feedback. Scott From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Beha

Re: [tech-geeks] MMS Student Information System

I have heard of them but you can check them out here: http://www.cri-mms.com/index.asp It looks like they are from NH. I would ask how many Illinois installs they have because state reporting can be a real item of concern. -Original Message- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [ma

Re: [tech-geeks] MMS Student Information System

I got an email out of the blue for them. I'm guessing they're on the list or they have a list from elsewhere. I didn't pursue it because we just switched recently, but I'd never heard of them, either. Mike On Sep 27, 2010, at 4:06 PM, Williams, Scott wrote: > Just got a cold call from a SIS s

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

cat /var/log/messages | grep -i dhcpd On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Charlie Niehaus wrote: > I am restarting the server with > Shutdown -r now > When I make any changes. > Is there a command line command I can issue to just restart the DHCP server? > > Looking at the log files is a good idea.

[tech-geeks] MMS Student Information System

Just got a cold call from a SIS system I've never heard of. MMS Generations? He says Paris Illinois school district uses it. NE1 else use this system?Just curious. Scott | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

I am restarting the server with Shutdown -r now When I make any changes. Is there a command line command I can issue to just restart the DHCP server? Looking at the log files is a good idea. What log file should I look at? (Remember - 4th grader here - where is it, and what is the name?) Thanks

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

The box is also running Advanced Proxy, URL Filter, and classroom extensions. All that is running fine. This would lead me to believe the NIC is fine, but weirder things have happened. Looking at the dhcp.config file I notice that it did not have a line like: lease-file-name "/var/state/dhcp/dhcp

Re: [tech-geeks] Server C: Partition

Making a backup of the partition in case things go wrong is never a bad idea. I've also read somewhere that defragmenting the partitions you are about to resize helps avoid issues. At any rate, it should speed things up, as the files would be contiguous on the drive it has to relocate files on

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

ALso check disk space. I'm not sure its a direct relation but when you run out of disk space bad things happen. On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Aaron Hackney wrote: > Also, take a peek at the log files. If it's a problem with the > daemon/permission issues/out of IP Addresses, then your answe

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

Also, take a peek at the log files. If it's a problem with the daemon/permission issues/out of IP Addresses, then your answer will be there. Id's till be curious to see if the DHCP discovery messages are getting to the server and what the server is doing in response. On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at

Re: [tech-geeks] Open Source / Free CAD Software

I didn't see anywhere in the Q&A that specifically forbade it, but it is clearly not the intent. The licensing is indeed to the individual student/staff member and only allowed on a single computer. You could probably require all the students in the class to register for the free copy, then d

Re: [tech-geeks] PLAN & EXPLORE Pre-IDs

Try looking here. http://www.isbe.net/assessment/htmls/protocol.htm There is a different template for each test and the template does data validation and then can be submitted directly from there (via your email client) -gerry Gerry Mattix-Wand Director of Educational Technology East A

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

Opps read your post over again and it looks like you addressed the range issue. Are you restarting the DHCP service after you make changes to the config file? On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 1:26 PM, K Lesko wrote: > Have you checked to see if any other processes may have crashed on the box? > > From

Re: [tech-geeks] PLAN & EXPLORE Pre-IDs

I know about these: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/sis/html/excel_templates.htm I filled out the Assessment Pre-ID Template (well SchoolMaster did the export for me very nicely) but then when I was looking for what number to put at the end,

Re: [tech-geeks] PLAN & EXPLORE Pre-IDs

There are template files and data layout descriptions on ISBE website under assessment. -gerry >>> "Michael T. Bendorf" 09/27/10 1:29 PM >>> I've been asked to be sure we have 8th grade EXPLORE and 10th grade PLAN test pre-ids. I know what to do for ISAT, PSAE, and IAA, but I'm not so clear

Re: [tech-geeks] Open Source / Free CAD Software

So another question. I didn't read the gorey details about the license but can you install AutoCad 2011 in a school lab with the free versions? Dana Fellows Computer Technology Instructor / Network Administrator Whiteside Area Career Center 1608 Fifth Avenue Sterling, IL 61081 Email, dfell...@wac

[tech-geeks] PLAN & EXPLORE Pre-IDs

I've been asked to be sure we have 8th grade EXPLORE and 10th grade PLAN test pre-ids. I know what to do for ISAT, PSAE, and IAA, but I'm not so clear on these two...any help? --Michael T. Bendorf-- Technology Administrator A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 DID #: 217.476.6019 Cell

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

Have you checked to see if any other processes may have crashed on the box? >From terminal run: ps aux|grep defunct to see any processes that may have crashed. If nothing shows up as defunct and your logs aren't showing errors I think Eric may have the right ideal about a bad NIC. I am defin

Re: [tech-geeks] Open Source / Free CAD Software

2011 states it wants 3 gigs of RAM but our lab doesn't have that. I installed it anyway and it does not seem to be suffering. It's a free download, so it's worth a shot. Curtis McKay Network Administrator Belleville Township High School District 201 cmc...@bths201.org -Original Message--

[tech-geeks] Moodle Help

Hi, This weekend, I setup a Moodle server to run on IIS. I used phpMyAdmin to export the mysql database from another moodle server running apache. I then used phpMyAdmin to import the database on the new server. This all seemed to go well. Since the moodle install on the new server was a di

Re: [tech-geeks] Open Source / Free CAD Software

Illinois has an agreement for Google SketchUp Pro. I heard about it through my ROE. I'll be signing up, just haven't had a chance to fill out the spreadsheets/application yet. The contact for it is Phil Morris. Phil Morris Director of Technology Kane County ROE Area 1 LTC - Kane (P) 630-208-314

Re: [tech-geeks] Open Source / Free CAD Software

We dumped AutoCAD this year after they refused to offer us an upgrade price (they wanted $11,000 to allow us to use the 2011 version in one lab that was already using AutoCAD LT 2005). We replaced it with CADSTD - http://www.cadstd.com/. We opted for the Pro version (which was still very inex

Re: [tech-geeks] Open Source / Free CAD Software

I saw that. Problem is the system requirements for AutoCad and you can't download older versions, at least I can't find them. AutoCad 2011 takes 2 gigs of RAM and 128 MB. We need something that takes less resources. Dana Fellows Computer Technology Instructor / Network Administrator Whiteside Area

Re: [tech-geeks] Open Source / Free CAD Software

Not a true CAD or FLOSS but wde have had a buch of fun with Google Sketchup, Kinda of a CAD many tutorials, free, warehose of models. Just Google Sketchup. BK On Sep 27, 2010 12:50 PM, "Dana Fellows" wrote: I know this has probably been asked before but I was wondering if there is any Open So

Re: [tech-geeks] CDI Computers

On the MS Office thing . . . it sounds like the cost for MS Office under the MS MAR/refurbisher (what ever it is now) program. Be careful if it is the MAR license, because when I checked on it a few months ago, the MS Office MAR licenses were cheap but they were not valid for educational instituti

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

?? You're not going to want a router managing dhcp are you? What do the system stats show you on the status pages, etc? I've always heard that too large of a DHCP Range can really suck the memory out of a box. Also, did you verify that you have plenty of disk space free? That should also be

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

Have you tried replacing the Green NIC? Might be worth a shot, if the box can come down for a few minutes. -Eric On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Charlie Niehaus wrote: Thanks Abe. Now just tell me why the boxes can not assign the IP? Might be a moot point - looking

Re: [tech-geeks] Open Source / Free CAD Software

Dana, I had seen this link just last week on Tech-Geeks: http://students.autodesk.com/?nd=register&und=624 Randy Southard Helpdesk Technician Information and Telecommunication Systems Lincoln Land Community College 217-786-2750   -Original Message- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-gee

[tech-geeks] Open Source / Free CAD Software

I know this has probably been asked before but I was wondering if there is any Open Source or Free CAD software out there that is good. Any associated tutorials would be good to know about also. Thanks Dana Fellows Computer Technology Instructor / Network Administrator Whiteside Area Career Center

[tech-geeks] Google Apps Top Menu/Links reorder?

Does anyone know how to reorder the top left menu/links? Currently my GA4E users have the following: Start Page Mail Calendar Web more ▼ and it is inconvenient to click on More then Documents when they used to have the Docs link right there. I realize that it is somewhat context aware and change

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

Thanks Abe. Now just tell me why the boxes can not assign the IP? Might be a moot point - looking to replace it with a router. -Original Message- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Abe Loveless Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

If you really feel it is the IPCOP, then take advantage of how easy it is to setup an IPCOP and just blow it away and rebuild a new IPCOP. Scott From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Abe Loveless [li...@l

Re: [tech-geeks] beeping server

Nothing more you can do while it is rebuilding, other than pray another drive doesn't fail. If you lose another drive during the rebuilding period, depending on your RAID#, the array is toast. That's no fun when that happens. I still have scars from the last time I had to deal with that. Tha

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

On 9/26/2010 11:59 PM, Charlie Niehaus wrote: The range of IP's is OK: I noticed that when I ran the Rogue DHCP checker program it ALWAYS picked up the HIGHEST IP in the range - even if I change the range and gave it MORE Ip's to hand out. It always does that. IPCop starts handing out the at

Re: [tech-geeks] Groupwise - Mobility Pack

Its not too difficult to setup. i created a VM and installed SLES 11 x64. then i snapshotted it before doing the mobility install. i have reverted and reinstalled multiple times during beta. you have to setup a trusted app in console1 and 8.0.2 GW with soap is required. then you go into YAST on s

Re: [tech-geeks] hosts file deployment

Agreed, I would really look for other solutions than having to manage host files. You probably already have internal DNS of some kind, just leverage what's there. Curtis McKay Network Administrator Belleville Township High School District 201 cmc...@bths201.org -Original Message- From:

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

OK Deleted the dhcp.leases file and rebooted server thinking it might create a default file. No file created on reboot. Tried to get IP with laptop wired into a switch - failed. Edited the dhcp.leases file I had to remove all the lease info and just leave the header. Uploaded the file. Gave it 7

[tech-geeks] Groupwise - Mobility Pack

Anyone install the new mobility pack for Groupwise System? If so, anyone interested in making some extra money on the side to help me setup mine??? ;-) Chris Kuntzman Director of Computer Services Taylorville Community Unit School District #3 217-287-1318 ckuntz...@taylorvilleschools.c

Re: [tech-geeks] beeping server

But why? What more can the user do while it is rebuilding. I could see even a light indicating an error but a beep while it is being resolved is annoying. Oh well I figured out how to make it silent and the drive has been rebuilt, so all is well again! Curt Morrisonville School Dist. -Origina

Re: [tech-geeks] hosts file deployment

+1 On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Watkins, Chris wrote: > An internal DNS is probably a better option than adding hosts to every client > machine. > > -Original Message- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Pam > Sent: Mo

Re: [tech-geeks] beeping server

Andrew When I read this - "the state is still degraded" - I though you were talking about Illinois but then I realized what you were saying.. ;-) Ekhoff, Andrew wrote: I'm guessing since the state is still degraded even with the new drive rebuilding, it wouldn't stop till the array wa

Re: [tech-geeks] hosts file deployment

In a batch file I put the following lines: copy \\server\share\hosts \\computer\C$\windows\system32\drivers\etc /y /y says to overwrite the host file Going by memory... will give you something to go by.. M Matt Smeltzer - CNA 5.1, Net+ Network Spe

Re: [tech-geeks] beeping server

I'm guessing since the state is still degraded even with the new drive rebuilding, it wouldn't stop till the array was completely rebuilt. Andy Andrew Ekhoff Technology Coordinator St. Anne Public Schools aekh...@sags.k12.il.us SAGS: (815) 427-8153 SACHS: (815) 427-8141 -Original Message--

Re: [tech-geeks] hosts file deployment

An internal DNS is probably a better option than adding hosts to every client machine. -Original Message- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Pam Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 10:39 AM To: TECH-GEEKS Subject: [tech-geeks] hos

Re: [tech-geeks] beeping server

Well I was thinking Bleeping server also after 30-40 min of beeping! I find it odd that it doesn't stop beeping once a new drive is placed and a rebuild started. Curt -Original Message- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of JimHa

Re: [tech-geeks] hosts file deployment

PCs? You should be able to access them through the C$ share and copy the file to each machine. In My Computer address bar, go to \\machinename\C$ Then browse to the folder. Once you're in the folder you can just replace machinename with the next machine's name and get right to the folder. Mik

[tech-geeks] hosts file deployment

Geeks, Is there an easy way to deploy a new hosts file to my client machines? Thanks, Pam -- "We are a product of the choices we make, not the circumstances that we face." ~ Roger Crawford "The price of greatness is responsibility." ~ Sir. Winston Churchill | Subscription info at http://www.tech

Re: [tech-geeks] CDI Computers

Great, thanks for running that down. :) Later, Abe On 9/27/2010 9:37 AM, Williams, Scott wrote: I've worked with CDI for many years, presently they re-sticker (CoA's) each unit with a "Refurbished for PC's" Sticker along side the original sticker if it still exists. Now, I have not yet as

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

I believe you can delete or move the lease files and when the dhcpd daemon is restarted, it will auto-create the file. If you want to be extra safe, you can make a backup copy of the leases file. HTH -A On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Charlie Niehaus wrote: > Here is a snippit from the DHCP.L

Re: [tech-geeks] beeping server

Like Michael, I thought you said "bleeping" server. I say that often myself about a couple of our servers... Michael T. Bendorf wrote: lol - when I saw the subject line I read it as bleeping... --Michael T. Bendorf-- Technology Administrator A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 217.476.3312 ext.

[tech-geeks] CDI Computers

I've worked with CDI for many years, presently they re-sticker (CoA's) each unit with a "Refurbished for PC's" Sticker along side the original sticker if it still exists. Now, I have not yet asked them to pre-install anything other than the plain OS. I talked to my rep about the low price op

Re: [tech-geeks] beeping server

lol - when I saw the subject line I read it as bleeping... --Michael T. Bendorf-- Technology Administrator A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 DID #: 217.476.6019 Cellular: 217.306.6824 "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during your lectures so that I

Re: [tech-geeks] beeping server

Well it did it's job - be SO annoying that someone WILL fix you! I have a few kids here at school like that - wish I could find a program to fix them. From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Curtis Watkins Sent: Monday, September 27

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

Here is a snippit from the DHCP.LEASES file: # All times in this file are in UTC (GMT), not your local timezone. This is # not a bug, so please don't ask about it. There is no portable way to # store leases in the local timezone, so please don't request this as a # feature. If this is inconv

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

When I looked for /var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases it was not there. I found it at: /var/state/dhcp. I actually found 2 files - the dhcp.leases file and another one dhcp.leases~ which I assume is some sort of temporary file. - Who and what rights should this file be (777?) - it seems like it is just u

Re: [tech-geeks] beeping server

Thanks! -Original Message- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Hackney Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 8:30 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] beeping server Here you go Curtis :) http://www.youtube.

Re: [tech-geeks] beeping server

Here you go Curtis :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8e08V1NRvk On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 7:53 AM, Curtis Watkins wrote: > Never mind, I think I got it figured out. > > In the OpenManage software I went up (from the individual disk level) to the > storage controller level and one of the tasks was

Re: [tech-geeks] Server C: Partition

In the meantime, maybe you can free up some space by moving the swap file to another drive and deleting the windows update files? >>> Scott Siri 9.27.2010 7:37 AM >>> Server 2003 is complaining about low space on C: It's a Dell server and they only made the C: partition about 20GB. Is there an

Re: [tech-geeks] Apple and Novell should get married

I think it would be nice, but apple likes to shun everything but its own software. They have built in support for many different protocols, OSs, and HW configs, but they only take it so far. I agree it would be extremely awesome if apple bought up a solution like this because there are a lot o

Re: [tech-geeks] OT- Car Deal

I don't anticipate it will do any good either, but it does get put on file that there has been complaints filed against them. The owner of the company is worried. He called me Friday and kissed my butt for about 15 minutes. Offered to buy the car I bought for what I paid for it and sell me anothe

[tech-geeks] VMWare and HD controllers

Is there a certain brand of HW controllers that work best with a VMWare ESXi install? We are looking at making our own server, since we don't need a lot of VMs, and I have seen some things online about VMWare not playing nice with certain controllers and some posts saying it doesn't play nice i

Re: [tech-geeks] Apple and Novell should get married

At this point I think the VMware buy the SUSE part is pretty much a done deal. VMWare is just sent out an email a few days ago for current ESX contracts that you can use a free license for every processor socket you are licensed for. I am licensed for 2 sockets, so I can install 2 SUSE enterpr

Re: [tech-geeks] beeping server

Never mind, I think I got it figured out. In the OpenManage software I went up (from the individual disk level) to the storage controller level and one of the tasks was silence alarm. Sorry I jumped the gun on the email. (But wow that was annoying!) Curtis Watkins Morrisonville School Dist.

Re: [tech-geeks] Server C: Partition

The last time I had this problem I used the MS backup utility to back the data from my D: drive (same physical disk as C:), destroyed D:, used QTparted off of the Knoppix 4.02 to strech C:, recreated the D: a bit smaller and restored my data with the MS Backup utility. Worked great. Rickey Oeth

Re: [tech-geeks] Server C: Partition

My failsafe method is to use Ghost. With this method, you have a backup image of the partition of things go south... On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 7:37 AM, Scott Siri wrote: > Server 2003 is complaining about low space on C: > > It's a Dell server and they only made the C: partition about 20GB. > > Is

[tech-geeks] beeping server

I have a Dell PowerEdge 2600 that was beeping when I came into work this AM. I saw that it had a bad hard drive (actually this is the first I have had on a Dell server) so I replaced it (Hot-swappable SCSI ) The orange warning light went off in a few seconds and the Drive led's looked as if the d

Re: [tech-geeks] OT- Car Deal

I'm glad you got it worked out and located another car. I guess it doesn't hurt to file a complaint but I wouldn't expect it to help either. I made a complaint to AG Madigan's office a few years ago. A year later they sent me a letter explaining they couldn't look into anything over 30 days o

[tech-geeks] Server C: Partition

Server 2003 is complaining about low space on C: It's a Dell server and they only made the C: partition about 20GB. Is there an easy and failsafe way to resize C: with some spare space on other partitions? TIA, Scott *** This Email was sent by an educator at Mendota IL. | Subscription info at http

Re: [tech-geeks] CDI Computers

The husband of one of our teachers says he can get Office for $10 through his company. He's an IT guy, but for the life of me I can't remember who he works for. I guess if his company can get it that cheaply, CDI should be able to get it for $20. I'm with Jim. CDI is too visible to be doing thi

Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding.

On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 11:59 PM, Charlie Niehaus wrote: > Short version - IPCOP is haning out DHCP addresses VERY VERY slowly - like > on every 10 minutes. > > I did not find any Rogue devices.  I unplugged the 3 WAPs I added last week > and still not go. > > Watching what is going on via the web

Re: [tech-geeks] OT----Youtube Video---OT

This is why they make Decaf. On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 7:31 AM, Brian Tobin wrote: > Totally off topic, but it made me laugh, so I'm guessing it could help some > of you as well. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMgyi57s-A4 > > Knowledge is power, a tool, and a weapon! > > This guy is awesome.  I

Re: [tech-geeks] CDI Computers

CDI is a big enough and visible organization that I am confident that they are doing this with MS's knowledge and permission. They simply would not install Office on these computers if it were not legal and above board. Quoting Luke Walling - AVG Technologies : I'd suspect it is just t