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HELP!! VPLS Questions
So, the network admin where I work is leaving next week. There is already a planned migration from to a VPLS connection between our HQ and Co-location facility. Does anyone know where I can learn more about this? We currently have a voice gateway and callmanager at each location. Does anyone know how this is going to work…
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Want to Master IIS?
Morning, i want to learn IIS. Can someone please recommend a good book to buy? What IIS version would be ideal for me to learn? IIS 7.5? Thanks
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Red Hat CEO Talks Tech Future
More buzzwords (Hybrid Cloud). Interesting short 3 minute interview: Red Hat CEO Talks Tech Future - TheStreet
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Security clearance process question
Out of curiosity, for those that have gone through the process for a sponsored future employer (employment contingent upon obtaining clearance), have you had xyz agency contact your current employer since they would be listed as your last employer? Seems it could put a damper on the whole two weeks notification thing!
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Favorite wireless router?
What is your current favorite wireless router? I am fed up with my ASUS RT-N16. First one was dead after 10 days. Second one is randomly losing WAN connection after just 6 months. Tried DD-WRT and Tomato and both present the same issue. I am thinking of going back to a trustworthy and reliable Linksys WRT54GL. I am seeing…
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SimCity
Omg don't buy this game until maybe this summer..... EA really messed up with the launch and it's fake "server side computations always on connection required" which is fake I lost connection last night and played for almost an hour..... Anyways the benefits of the "cloud" is saved games on the "cloud". What happen to…
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Digital Eyewear
So I assume most people on these boards stare at a computer screen all day. I was wondering how many of you use some form of eyewear to prevent eye fatigue? I just bought a pair of Gunnar glasses, and I am a huge fan! A few guys at my office turned me on to them. They are a little pricey, but I think they help me from…
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What phone do you have?
Looking to upgrade my LG Revolution (never buying LG again), what phones do you guys have? Been looking at the Razr MAXX and the HTC DNA.
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CBT nuggets
Does any one use CBT nuggets as a corporate solution? and if so how do you find it? Work just got me an all access subscription which was kind of them. Its a pity they no longer sell single series on DVD, I have to say much as I like them I would not consider paying for a month by month access.
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Question about exchange mailbox
If a mailbox is disabled and someone e-mails that disable mailbox, is it possible to retrieve those e-mails that were sent to the disable mailbox?
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network warrior?
I hear that there is a networking book out there by the oreilly press and its supposed to be an amazing read. I also heard that everyone thats into networking should have it. Is this the book?
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Wan router
Hi, I'm going to buy me a new WAN router, it needs to be powerful 1GB with a good firewall. any suggestions?
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Did you know about this freelancing website?
I didn't! Today I found this website by coincedence: https://www.elance.com Basically you search for freelance opportunities to work on short projects, and you get paid for it. I think this is an excellent investment of time, and a great practical way to gain experience! Search for jobs, for example "python":…
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12 celebrities hacked!
Article Could someone tell me what can be done with a SSN in the US? The website listed SSN, credit reports, past/current addresses, phone numbers. I thought they might be using all the same bank but it's different credit unions and banks. Just wondering what you guys can use a SSN for, cause over here we can use it on…
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Rootkit research
So I am working on a presentation for one of my graduate classes on kernel malware analysis and detection/defense. After I finish with slide deck I want to show the class by recording with fraps how a rootkit can infect a machine (in a virtual environment) and then show how it can be detected and possibly prevented. Has…
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Average price of a SIP trunk?
My CIO tasked to figure this out. He said it would be a good learning opportunity. I was working on my CCNA voice before I got this job, but have since been so busy with M$ I have no time for it.
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Remote or virtual receptionists?
Hi guys, I was wondering what services you would recommend to back up an office receptionist when she is away or on vacation. I'm looking for a remote service; basically someone located remotely who can transfer calls for us without the customer knowing that she is off-site. I also need to address compliance with privacy…
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SCCM Books?
So, we use SCCM here at work and I'm very interested in learning more. Can anyone recommend any good books on SCCM?
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Thoughts on the Samsung S III Galaxy?
I recently switched over and this phone is nothing but problems. The feel of the phone is weird, the alarm clock features fails, the battery life is nothing short of terrible. I am sorry I switched over from Verizon to Sprint and took this phone. Anyone else experience how poorly the Samsung phone really is? Even the OS is…
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V-locity Performance Accelerator
Has anyone used a product like this before? They are fragmentation experts but it seems like they are doing many more things on the VM layer so I don't know how well this works. V-locity: Features | Virtual Performance Optimizer It seems like this may work depending on the type of data being processed.
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Pictures from a Developers life
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A cheap Cisco router with VPN and Wireless/Wired?
Morning, I would like to set up VPN service for my out of office workers and wanted to know whats the cheapest Cisco solution. Whats a good priced Cisco router with VPN and wireless capabilities to buy? I dont really want to pay too much money for one? thanks the replies will be appreciated.
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Odd issue with ping and dns on a clients wifi.
When pinging the wireless router it worked fine tell you tried to ping off the subnet then it would changed the IP to that of the router. Same thing was happening with DNS what was odd was they all came back good but the unit was unplugged from the internet.
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Google glass
Hi all, Since I haven't seen anyone talking about Google Glass yet, I was just wondering what you guys think about this revolutionary new product? Would you get one of these? Certainly seems pretty interesting and there could be a looot of cool and useful stuff done with it.
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Looking for Color Laser Printer Suggestions
Guy's and Gals, I'm looking for a Color Laser Printer with good quality printouts, the ability to default black and white printouts and password/pin prompt when they need to print in color. I know that this feature exists as if seen it in the past. Ideally id like something in the $800-1500 range if possible. I've had…
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VFoglight Network Monitoring Reviews
Hi Has anyone used VFoglight for Network Monitoring. We are currently doing a proof of concept and the last two in the running are Solarwinds and Foglight. I have never heard of of Foglight. One of the DBA's mentioned it as he wants to use if for database monitoring. However Im not sure how its fares for network…
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Ergonomic equipment, how many of you use these?
Hey! Found myself in the last few days suffering from terrible palm pains, since I had been spending most of my free time in front of the computer typing like a maniac in and outside of my job. I'm interested to know if any of you have had any experience with ergonomic keyboards / mice and can advice me which is the best…
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Good books for kids/teens
Hey folks, I'm trying to get my kids away from playing video games and long story short I started talking to them about programming to make their own games rather than playing them. I always say random things that usually get ignored, but this time they both started asking questions and I directed them to codeacademy.com…
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Looking for a good book for programming logic and design
Something intro level to get me all learned up. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated, there are a million books out there on the subject. I'm sure not all are equal. Thanks in advance
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Bosses boss asked me if I had a few minutes to talk..
then asked me if I wanted to take on a new lead engineer role within the company. So, I accepted! Should be a really fun position! Not a bad way to end the day!
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Pwn2Own 2013
IE10 and Win8 goes down first day for $100k. Pwn2Own takes down IE 10 running on a Surface Pro | Ars Technica
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Deploy App as Local Admin for std user
Hi all, I need to an deploy an application (HP TRIM 7.1) to all Win7 PCs. TRIM will only install for the user, not system; problem is TRIM can only install if the user is a local administrator. Management is adamant that noone is to be a local admin to any PC which makes it a bit difficult. I thought if SCCM installs with…
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Cannot install SQL 2008 SP3
First time I've come across this error. The patch starts to run, then asks which instances to update. You cannot click on the individual boxes, and clicking on the select all box just depresses the button, does not select. This is for a test server, but it still is ticking me off that it wont work. Anyone run across this…
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Wireshark® 101: Essential Skills for Network Analysis [Paperback]
I was on amazon and I just found this book for Wireshark. I'm thinking about buying it. Has anyone used this book before? Wireshark® 101: Essential Skills for Network Analysis: Laura Chappell, Gerald Combs: 9781893939721: Amazon.com: Books
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SSD Failure rates
Based on all the recommendations about the benefits of SSDs, over the last 2 months, I replaced all my hard-drives in my personal lab with SSDs. As I started to read more about wear-leveling techniques - I have been coming across stories about how SSD's failures are more common than most people expect. Some reading...…
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Fujitsu Develops New Data Transfer Protocol
Sorry if this has already been posted Fujitsu Develops New Data Transfer Protocol Enabling Improved Transmissions Speeds : Fujitsu Global
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What is Information Technology (IT)
I see a lot of topics in regards to certifications, career paths, and so on and I am just curious from a general view what others define as IT? This is just for fun (I hope it is fun!) to see how others view this definition? How this is defined can also give direction to the various career paths one can take in the IT…
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Does it get easier?
Hey all, Just curious if you guys think it gets easier after you hit your first "big" certification goal. I feel like I can really take off if I can just mount my particular "wall" so to speak. Try, try again I suppose?
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Exchange Client side connection logs?
Does anyone know if outlook 03 stores Exchange Server(2010) Connection logs on the client computers? If so, where? Thanks!
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Question on Google Drive Document Sharing
I have two users who are getting in to this. So if someone with experience can back me up on this, I would appreciate it. User 1 creates a spreadsheet on his local computer, then uploads it to Google Drive and shares it with User 2. User 2 has to download the file to work on it correct? I am of the understanding that this…
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Starting in Security on my Own?
Hello all, A few months ago, I decided to start my own side business doing web design and development for local organizations. With the success I was finding, I decided to expand my services to setting up desktops, networks, servers, telephones, and surveillance systems for my clients. At the rate I'm going, I'm seeing a…
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Adobe Creative Cloud
I know some people here are in management and have creative departments so I wanted to pass this along. We have a decent size creative department and obviously they use the Adobe Creative Suite. The issue we've run into is we had people on different versions and thus conversions had to take place. As most of us know, the…
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Managing VPS services
Hi hi, Anyone here know about offering and managing VPS services? The school I work for offers a lot of web development and programming classes, but students are very limited in what they can do because of how we have our open web server configured. I'm thinking of proposing that we move to a VPS solution instead of simple…
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Just witnessed my first routing loop
Not that big of a deal but It's not something I've come across at previous jobs since I've never worked at a big data center with a complex network set up. I'm a jr sys admin so I'm more of a server guy but I've got a pretty decent amount of networkng knowledge. I initially got a"time to live exceeded" message from ping a…
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Wireless management and planning
Any one use WISM2 modules for the 6500's, and if so what do you use to manage your wireless? Particularly around guest access and Captive portals? is this something the controls can handle or does Cisco PRIME manager software support? Also what software do people use for wireless planning for new buildings? I have wireless…
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I feel like I have been living in a cave for awhile....
I finally decided to drop some cash on some new equipment for my home and studies. Old: HP G60 AMD Turion Dual Core 2.1GHz 3GB Ram 250GB HDD 2 mismatched 19" LCD Monitors for my desk New: HP Envy m6 i5 (2c/4t) 2.6-3.2GHz 16GB Ram 512GB Crucial M4 SSD 2 20" HP LED Monitors I know it should be no surprise, but the difference…
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Learning on the job is everything for me? What works for you?
It seems with my personality that no matter how much I study outside of work, the bottom line is I am going to have to learn on the job. A lot of the studying outside of work seems to have little value add, at least for the positions I have worked in the past and present. Please don't get me wrong I am not taking a shot at…
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ArcSight
Hello All I am currently working on ArcSight on Content Management role Apart from the 1000+ page User Guide ArcSight provide, i have no other area through which i can learn more about the Product or what it does and all. Is there any book, videos, learning course so that i can understand the over all stuffs about the…
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Anomaly Monitoring vs. Application/Protocol monitoring
Hi all, Just looking for some clarification on Anomaly-based network analysis vs. Application/Protocol-based network analysis. I will provide my understanding at this point and perhaps you can scrutinize what I believe to be true so I may gain a clearer understanding: Anomaly-based: The organization looks at what is…
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When did Trainsignal become subscription based ?
And what happened to the forum ? I suppose subscription based has its advantages, but I still think I prefer to own a copy of the course so I can come back again if I wanted to .. without paying almost $600 / year ...
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Google+ for customer support
Hi all, just wondering if you are currently using social media e.g facebook, twitter for customer support. We currently use facebook and twitter and also hoping to combine google+. I'd like to have ideas for how best to utilize google+ for customer service. Thanks
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Web code weakness allows data **** on PCs
BBC News - Web code weakness allows data **** on PCs Fill up your hard disk with just a single click - using HTML5 localStorage! Honestly I just like the music... it's just so happy while it is hacking your computer!
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Labbing it up!
Just have to say, I love my employer for the serious money they put into labs. We have dedicated Nexus labs (all flavors), MDS, UCS, full NetApp/EMC labs, UC labs, pretty much anything you can think of. That's all cool, but I hadn't actually taken advantage of the remote access to these labs until now. Now, I'm on the road…
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High demand pushes Linux salaries higher
Good news for Linux professionals (administrators and developers): High Demand Pushes Linux Salaries Higher 2013 Linux Jobs Report: Pressing Need for Linux Talent | The Linux Foundation 2013 Linux Jobs Forecast: Pressing Need for Linux Talent | The Linux Foundation Private clouds driving up Linux uptake in Australia: IDC |…
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Compact flash for Cisco routers
Hi everyone, I was just wondering if other 3rd party flash cards will also work with Cisco routers. Has anyone tried or have experience with them? I was thinking about grabbing a Sandisk for my 2821 and need some advice from those who have tried it. Any bad experiences with it?
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LEAP Motion - Death to the trackpad/Mouse
OK death to the mouse for sure, but as soon as they fit this in laptops why would you use a trackpad? I just ordered one for 80 bucks! this is amazing! Still wondering what it is? lol https://www.leapmotion.com/
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Are these two related - malware.packer.sgx1 and w32.changeup ?
While doing some routine work on one of my user's computers this morning, I had both of these pop up on routine scans from Malwarebytes on Symantec EP. I can find info on the w32.changeup but not a whole lot of info on the malware.packer.sgx1. Both were successfully removed and additional scans came up negative. Just…
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SCCM reporting model number and not model type (Lenovo)
I work in a multi machine environment and noticed the Lenovo's are reporting model numbers not model types. However the Dells and other vendors machines/devices are reporting the model type (EG Optiplex). Has anyone ran across this? Thanks!
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Useful Visio training ...
It seems I am wasting a lot of time trying to get my head around in creating easy diagrams ... Are there any good training videos out there without the Trainsignal pricetag ?
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Paranoid About Braindumps Now lol
I recently came to the decision to use the Boson Exam Environment to go along with my Boson Netsim; however, I now wonder if this would be considered a "braindump"?? It seems unlikely, but I assumed it would be a "safer" option to inquire to others whom know better than to just assume it wasn't.
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Breaking Bitlocker
HI guys Is there anyway to break a file which has been encrypted by Bitlocker in Windows 7 ?I've read somewhere it is possible but somewhere no.
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Pandora Caps Mobile Streaming | AD revenue falls short rising royalty payments
Pandora Caps Mobile Streaming As Ad Revenue Falls Short of Rising Royalty Payments | Digital - Advertising Age Haven't had the chance to read it yet, but wanted to post. Potentially impacting to us who use Pandora.
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Anyone from the Dallas/Fort Worth area?
If any of you ladies, or gentlemen that live here mind PMing me?
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NAT from internet to VLAN
I am working on an new configuration for my PIX/ASA firewall and need a little assistance. I recently acquired a couple of Cisco 3750 layer three switches and am going to deploy them to turn up a couple of VLAN's. One of my customers will need access to an inside host on one of the VLAN's. I know how to create traditional…
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Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP)
Has anyone used this toolkit to report on computer machines and relavent data? It's agentless so that is a plus, or I would think it would be. SCCM can be unreliable if the agent is missing or not responding.
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Best home setup for VM
Just wanted to ask what they use for their VMing. My laptop really struggles to have more than 3 going at one time so I'm looking to buy a proper desktop to solve my issue. What do you guys use?
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coder.org - will it really grow computer programming ???
Looking around for Bash and Python Scripts today and I found this website called coder.org Code.org | Dedicated to growing computer programming education A website dedicated to home-grown software developers via education. Kinda of looks in the vein of Khan Academy or Code Academy. More info via youtube ->>>…
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Dealing with cheaters/braindump users in real life
I met a relative this weekend that had worked in IT for several years as a server admin. He wasn't really talkative about his job and I soon found why. Once I mentioned I was working on my CCNA the first thing out of his mouth was go to (popular well known braindump site) and I'd pass easily. He told me that's how he was…
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CISO Summit
Have any of you guys attended one of the CISO summits? I have been asked to attend the one in June. CISO Summit 2013 - Strategic Insight for Business Technology Leaders Just want to see what the general consensus is about this event before I commit. Thanks, Anthony
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Energy at the Office
Hi How do you guys deal with energy in the office? I usually get in at 7-7:30 am and boot up the pc to read the news and check facebook, TE forums etc. Thing is my head could drop to the table any second. I'am so tired its unbeliveable. I get at least 8 hours sleep everyday, and any more than that does not change my…
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Tablet remote desktop
Hopefully someone here has tried or has the means to test this since I don't but I was asked the question: is it possible to use a tablet to remote desktop into a TS server, run an application and still use the camera on the tablet as a scanner? Thanks.
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Yahoo cracking down on remote workers
Work from home no more: How do you feel about Yahoo’s crackdown? | VentureBeat I believe it should be done by case by case basis, not a blanket statement. What do you guys think about this move?
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Ip Phones
This is a post for all Network Experts. IS there any way to tape a conversation in a ip phone? I am referring to ip phones like Vonage that physically doesn't connect to a computer
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Droid-Fi anyone?
Kick starter project to bring Android to routers Droidifi Is A Project That Aims To Supercharge Your Wireless Router With The Power Of Android
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Configuration management tools: Puppet, Chef, CFEngine, agile, Nagios
How many of you use a configuration management tool to manage servers? I'm currently upgrading my skills because I will be job hunting soon, and I see these tools more and more appear on jobs ads. I haven't used any of these tools, unfortunately. I just want to know how did you manage to learn these tools? What's the scope…
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IPv6 - in your life?
Hi Everybody, What role does IPv6 playing in your career and/or life? Just wondering.
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Best way to filter IPX traffic?
I hope this is in the correct category, I was going to put in in CCNA but it really has nothing to do with certification so I think this is the best spot... At my work we have a ton of IPX traffic flowing through a switched network and we are being asked to filter it from a network standpoint. At one point they were using…
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Those sketchy infosec professionals
I feel like its a recurring theme in my career that I am constantly having to justify my actions now that I am familiar with the "dark side" of information security. I'm curious if anyone else has had this problem? Recent times I've run into this problem: 1. Used Scapy in some python scripts, and as soon as I used the term…
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Best film about computer networks & InfoSec?
People please share your thoughts about the film that in your opinion best captured and depicted the essence of computer networks and information security!!!
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Routers vs Firewalls - 'in a nutshell' type of question...
Is it safe to say.. in a nutshell.. that a firewall is basically a router with an extensive set of access-lists? How much different, really, is a firewall from a layer 3 device capable of access-lists & VLANs to control traffic (aside from packet analysis/inspection tools such as utilities that analyze the content of web…
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PS4 Live Event
Guess no one has posted it yet so here it is, watch live. 3pm pacific 6 eastern. It just started they still havent shown the device yet. http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/14/watch-the-220-playstation-event-on-ign
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Refilling ink cartridges vs remanufactured.
There are so many options to refill or buy re-manufactured ink and toner products. Does anyone have a favorite? Years ago i had good luck refilling my HP Deskjet 842c cartridges. Since i do quite a bit of printing at home now, i would like to start again. Thanks!
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Television shows or movies about IT people?
Does anyone know of any entertaining shows about IT people? I've been watching the IT crowd and enjoying it.
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Skype Phones
Anyone have experience with these on a corporate network? Do they slow the network down, are they something to avoid on slow bandwidth links? It's not something I've used in the past.
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What would I need to stack 2 Dell 3549P's?
I've been getting different information from other people so I was wondering if someone on here could help me out. I currently have one Dell PowerConnect 3548P switch and am getting another. Because of how they need to be setup I need them to be stacked but i'm noture what I would need to stack these. Hopefully this can be…
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SAS Card Issue? Cannot get HP Tape Library to connect...
Guys, Im having an issue trying to install a new HP Tape Library. I have an SAS expansion card installed in an HP DL360 G5 (specs are fine) connected via new cable to the drive; HP BL536SB 8 bay loader. The OS is a fresh install of Server 2008 R2 with Backup Exec 2010. The OS has recognized the card without issue, but the…
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CISCO PRIME sotfware
Any one use it for wireless managment? thoughts? I have the opportunity to buy a Cisco wireless solution to replace an aging Juniper/Trapeze one. but I have not used there PRIME software before. I am going to end up managing some buildings with 100+ AP's each, The buildings are built like faraday cages so putting wireless…
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How do i add print drivers to server 2008 R2 for remote desktop?
Hi All, I am currently testing a new 2008 R2 remote desktop environment for our company but i am having trouble working out how to add print drivers? Please note our print server is a 32-bit Server 2003. In the past If i was adding a new printer to the network i would add it to the print server and then i would also add…
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UPDATE 1-Yahoo goes social, teams with Facebook for site revamp
UPDATE 1-Yahoo goes social, teams with Facebook for site revamp | Reuters Interesting - Marissa Mayer making some significant changes.
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Expiring Active Directory Groups
We have a cross forest trust between two domains. In the foreign domain we have no administrative control. We need a way to expire access to certain user accounts from the foreign domain. I can quite easily write a PowerShell script that handles this and runs as a scheduled task or even as a SQL Server job. But I would…
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2 Monkeys were paid unequally
I've been in a situation where I did the exact same work some of my colleagues did and yet they got paid like 2x times my salary. Nobody likes that, and yet we are expected to act "professionally" (which I did, btw), but we all know this is not how things are supposed to be and nobody will be happy in this situation. See…
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Powershell 2.0 cmdlet question
Do any of you Powershell Guru's out there know if there is a Powershell 2.0 equivalent for these tools? Get-Device Get-Driver Get-Numa Enable-Device Disable-Device I know they are present in 3.0 but thats not an option nor is Dev-con. Bottom line is we need to disable a spcific device id remotly. Any help would be greatly…
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Thank You Internet!
We use MozyPro at work to do individual backups for each of our users. It really has been great thus far. It requires not interaction on the user's end, the client upgrades itself, and restores can be done locally or through the online console. Another great feature is we get reports of backups that are failing on a…
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Adding a field to a windows explore view. (non standard)
HI, In windows explora you will all know the network folder which list all the computers in he domain. the default files you can see are Name, Category, Workgroup, Network location,IP address, MAC address. and IP and MAC never seem to work. I would like to be able to see department and owner which we have stored in AD.…
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Watering hole attacks
Hey, here is a bit more on the recent Facebook/twitter/Apple compromise via java and a tech website forum. Dev site behind Apple, Facebook hacks didn’t know it was booby-trapped | Ars Technica I would think techexams would be a fairly high value target as well. I have my java disabled and use noscript as well to help lower…
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eForensics Magazine
Does anybody read this magazine? I'm curious because I was given an opportunity to advertise for free in the magazine if I write an article for them. Wondering if its worth my time... Thanks.
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Cisco releases EIGRP to IETF
Cisco posted this video on their YouTube channel 2 days ago. Some interesting changes coming - Cisco opens up EIGRP - YouTube
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Whats the best midrange videocard
I'm not that knowledgeable on videocards. Haven't been following the gpu advancement since the 8800gt was out and at that time I couldn't afford it. I want to get back into pc gaming I lost interest since the graphic cards I always had were less then decent and the games weren't by any means impressive looking regardless…
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Tool to view Active Directory Group Membership
So I need a tool (preferably free of cost) that will allow me to view groups/members of those groups in an Active Directory environment. I've been looking around online and found one tool from SysInternals, but it doesn't provide a very pretty report. Do any of you know if there is a free tool that can do this, and also…
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Are you familiar with SRC - Session and Resource Control technology?
Hi Everybody, Not cert related, but job related : Is anyone here familiar with service provider SRC technology? Can you give any key words or product names and your experiences with SRC? Is it anywhere in the Cisco cert path? Thanks so much, Node