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3D Tvs
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Skillsoft Cisco and MS Training - Army Knowledge Online
I wanted to remind my fellow TE members serving in the military that AKO has a wide assortment of free Skillsoft training. Every vendor you can think of is listed and the training is free. I have been using the CCNA Security modules. There is interactive testing after each training module. Go to AKO main page --> My…
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Facebook via command line
Not a Facebook uber-freak but find this really cool: Use Facebook From The Command Line With fbcmd ~ Web Upd8: Ubuntu / Linux blog
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Some of your favorite software tools?
I'm always looking for new tools to try out. My newest favorite is inSSIDer. It gives you an "in depth" view of all wireless networks detected by your computer. I used it the other day to find a rogue WAP in our office. It's very "lightweight" and scans for signal strength in real-time.
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case scenario demonstrating the importance of backing up data?
does anyone have any reputable sources where the importance of backing up your data was demonstrated? (e.g. company closed down because they failed to adhere to basic backup procedures or maybe researcher lost 1 years of work etc. )
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How do they do it in the real world? (programming performance)
I am sure there are a number or people here like me that have dipped there toes in scripting/programming, using it for automating simple tasks and automating repetive management jobs. But thats really as far as I have taken it, never needing to go deeper or really worry about optimizing code. But a few days ago I sat down…
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Can someone help me troubleshoot a Server 2008 DHCP issue?
Sorry, I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but I am trying to setup a Server 2008 virtual box in GNS3 as a DHCP server for some Cisco labs. I have a two router setup connected through serial, each with a different subnet off of the FA0/0 interface. The Win Server is off of R1 10.1.1.0 and across the WAN…
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I would like some advice on books to learn Python
I've seen a couple of posts on learning resources for Python. I'm not interested in web sites. I would like to buy a book. What I'm looking for is a book for someone with no experience in programming that builds from the bottom up. I took a C programming class back in college but it's been over five years now since I've…
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Dont be jealous2
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Why do people treat forums as personal search engines?
Why do people start threads on forums asking very basic questions that can be answered by doing a simple search on their favorite search engine? Every forum I visit is littered with people asking the same simple questions over and over again. Is it because they don't understand how to search or Is it because they're too…
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Attn Gamers: Blizzard hacked.
It appears Blizzard was hacked, link here: Blizzard hacked, warns users to change passwords | ZDNet
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Server 2012
Has anyone else labbed up the RC? I am testing the new Hyper-V (we are a MS virtualization shop) and I can't help but get this warm satisfied feeling in the pit of my stomach. SCVMM 2012 is outrageously better than the old version as well. I break into a wide smile every time I hear a colleague of mine talk about VMWARE…
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Cisco 1941 router spec
Hi, I’m looking for some specific parameters of Cisco 1941 and not able to find them and just wander if somebody can help me. 1. Maximum number of DHCP clients 2. Maximum number of DHCP pools 3. Maximum number of VLANs on trunck port Best Regards
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JavaScrip to Display Definitions on HTML Page
My company is in the process of developing a corporate taxonomy, including a wikipedia of the terms and their definitions. I have been tasked with finding a solution that will automatically provide the definition of these terms from within SharePoint in a manner similar to what we see on this site. The functionality would…
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Cisco 2911's
Hey guys, I'm getting ready to order a couple Cisco 2911's with the security bundle for our network at work. I've researched backwards, forewards, sideways, and every way in-between to make sure they meet my needs for security, remote access, dmz, expandibility, etc. Since I know there are a bunch of cisco guys here, any…
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Which consulting firms pay the best?
Does anybody know which IT consulting firm pays its consultants the most? What percentage of bill rate do they pay?
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Anybody know a good call blocking device/program
Over the last year or so I've been getting 10+ calls a day from non-profit organizations and such. I've tried a few call blocking programs with a usb modem that I have lying around but haven't had much luck. I'm looking for an inexpensive solution that can block phone number prefixes in addition to individual phone numbers.
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Which Terminal program?
I have been using Terraterm for the most part but heard a lot of people prefer SecureCRT. What do you like and why? i'm just curious reasons for and against. I quite like the SecureCRT's tabbed features but isn't it only available as a 30 day trial?
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Server side scripting tutorial websites?
Hello all. I’m a scripting/coding noob and looking for some interactive tutorials. I have been using W3Schools Online Web Tutorials for their SQL stuff and Learn to code | Codecademy has Python in beta so some modules work and others don’t. If anyone has any recommendations, I’m looking for Bash, Python, Perl, or…
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For you voice guys out there.. Deal of the week!
$9.99 eBook Deal of the Week
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So, where can I buy one of these?
New USB Encryption Solution Protects At Risk Data, Prevents Data Breaches - Dark Reading Seems like a pretty cool device - and definitely a good way to take the encryption requirement of portable storage devices out of the user's hands... Now, where can I get one of those..?
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Site from home
Can't get to this Site from home, it's been a week now. All my PC's at home. I did a tracert and it stops at: 174.132.3.2 address. Any ideas? Thanks
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App to record webcam
Can anyone here suggest a program to record a webcam meeting for a windows 7 machine? This wont get much use so something low cost if possible. Thanks
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Friday 13th July 2012 - possible update problems windows 7
On the above date we had very slow logon problems with several random computers at work. recently installed the Microsoft Endpoint Security software - this worked fine for several weeks. Some Windows 7 (32 bit) pc's previously fine, took up to 20 minutes to log in. Some hanging at applying computer settings, and some…
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What music do you study with?
What music gets you through the study hours? Those long hours of study that would easily make the hardened professors ball up and cry?
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Ftp
Hey everyone! So I'm looking for options to setup FTP at one of our offices for our workforce to use. Just looking at some suggestions. Thinking about just use an older desktop with a couple 2TB drives in RAID. I saw some NAS devices with built in FTP but I wasn't sure how those would compare to using IIS, etc. Security is…
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What is your study routine?
There was a guy on here, that linked to a blog about his study routine, and am trying to get into one myself, but working all day and then coming home, its difficult to get the urge to get into that study mode and not just sitting down in front of the tv. So i am wondering what different peoples study patterns are (just…
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Temporary Leave from IT for more money.
Hey Guys, Been having this thought run through my head and thought I would get some feedback from the forum here. Have any of you guys left IT for more money or would you? I have some high debt and am just not cutting it in IT from a salary perspective. I might have a chance to work at one of the refineries close as one of…
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Adtran Equipment
Does anyone have any opinions on Adtran routers and other equipment? I've been reselling Cisco, pushing their products and learning them. But with the new G2 line of ISR's, the bull-#### of licensing now and so on, they are getting way to expensive. I had a chance to work on some Adtran routers and I am blown away by the…
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Vmware Disk Io question
All, Having a weird problem. What would you say the normal write rate or write IO would be for a Linux, (centOS vm) sitting there doing nothing? I have an envionment of 40 Vms using about 1 meg per second. but we have not even installed a app yet. Any idea why it would generate that much traffic?
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M$ saying good-bye to Hotmail
First time hearing about this...Microsoft will be shutting down the Hotmail name and its new moniker will be...Outlook.com I believe if you sign up for Outlook.com using your old Hotmail username you will still be able to access your kept email and still enjoy the new features (I am guessing the domain email will be…
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What is the boot command for entering raid to initialize hard drives?
IBM eServer x346 Server 2 x Dual Core XEON 2.4Ghz Processors Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 36gb IBM eServer 15k U320 80pin SCSI Hard Drive I installed 2 additional hard drives, for a total of 6. I need to initialize them in RAID to use and viewable by Windows. I viewed in BIOS the 2 new drives are in the READY…
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NIST is looking for a few good pub reviewers
NIST has released updated drafts of two of its guidelines and is requesting comments. They are worth a read even if you don't want to send along your comments. Draft Special Publication 800-83 (SP) Revision 1, Guide to Malware Incident Prevention and Handling for Desktops and Laptops. NIST request comments on draft SP…
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Learning programming one week at a time using Code Year
Is anyone using the Code Year Web site to learn programming? It looks like a great concept. You are sent a programming lesson every Monday and you have the week to work on it. You start with JavaScript, which is both easy and useful. And the site is free, but I'm sure there is an opportunity to buy something along the way.…
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What are your uses for old hardware/software?
Of course we've all seen the Mac turned into an aquarium, the AOL floppies used to make tables, chairs, cd's used for coasters. We recently came across some old laptop memory that was marked defective, and turned it into keychains. What do you do with your stuff that can no longer be utilized?
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Bought a new Switch for home...
Hey guys, For those of you who are looking at buying a small home switch (not lab use) and want a decent throughput i.e line rate 1Gbps have a look at TP-LINK SG1005D this is a 5 port model (also comes in 8 and 16). Just blasted it with Spirent tester at work using 200 flows 64 byte UDP (4 ports plugged into tester) tested…
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80 Free Books from Microsoft
Just saw this posted on Lifehacker: Large collection of Free Microsoft eBooks for you, including: SharePoint, Visual Studio, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Office 365, Office 2010, SQL Server 2012, Azure, and more. - Microsoft SMS&P Partner Community Blog - By Eric Ligman - Site Home - MSDN Go get your free read on!
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sci-fi web series
ok we all know the quality of scifi on tv has well ... gone down hill to be nice so ive turned to the web to look for independent shows the one im currently working on it Electric City - Yahoo! Screen ive watched Afterworld (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia on netflix what do yall watch to fill the void ...…
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Chrome users...
I have a question for all of the Chrome users out there... There are times when a site will open a new window to display a certain piece of content, and when it does, all of the icons next to the address bar (settings, Ghostery, Do Not Track, Chrome Toolbox etc...) disappear. Is there a way that I can force the icons to…
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Please Advise and comment on my resume
SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS · All India Rank 3644 among 5 lakh students in JEE 2009 · Selected among top 1% of about 10 lakh students who appeared for All India engineering entrance exam (AIEEE 2009) · Received prize from Indian Medical Association for academic excellence. PRACTICAL TRAINING Training at PERI India (May- July…
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Compact Car
Hey guys, I am looking to get a new 4 door car. So far I have 3 in my list which are Honda Civic Sedan 2012 (automatic), Hyundai Elentra 2013 (automatic) and Dodge Dart 2013. I want to keep the price range under 22k. I want to hear your opinion about these car models. I believe the Honda comes with manual version and the…
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iptables -P INPUT DROP / gone after reboot?
I wanted to implement some IPTables on a remote server so I opened all necessary ports and then added the following to lock down the firewall: iptables -P INPUT DROPiptables -P OUTPUT DROP I scheduled a reboot via crontab to make sure the tables get flushed in case I mess up ... So I made some further tests which locked me…
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vendor/supplier scorecards
I was asked to start creating some scorecards in PPT, and I'm at a total loss. Anyone familiar with this? Are these typically just 1 page? Anyplace I can look at samples? Not sure where to even start here....
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How do you wake up with downtime?
So far I've injested a week's worth of Tea, and even tried a cup of Coffee (I strongly dislike coffee). Im so tired I actually got dizzy at one point standing to an employee about their issue. I'm looking for advise to stay awake :)
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Bank of America Mobile Banking On-Line check deposit
My wife just brought it to my attention you can now take a picture of the front and back of the check and deposit via iPad etc. This is a really cool idea and is a major time saver. How long before physical banks go away?
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Free Microsoft Press eBooks
Not sure if someone already posted this, but some basic reads and some interesting reads: Large collection of Free Microsoft eBooks for you, including: SharePoint, Visual Studio, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Office 365, Office 2010, SQL Server 2012, Azure, and more. - Microsoft SMS&P Partner Community Blog - By Eric Ligman -…
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"Office Space" Printer...
So we have a Ricoh printer in our office that we here in IT is NOT responsible for (thank god). Yet we happen to sit right next to this printer. We have a contract with a third party company that will come out and service the printer when necessary. Our users know this, yet when it malfunctions, they will verbally throw…
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Power Ditribution Solutions?
We have random UPS' throughout our server room racks, some APC, some Liebert. This morning I had to take down our MPLS router because of a failed UPS. Strangely enough, there are no indications of a failed device; be it battery or the device itself. Im wondering what you guys would do if you were in my situation. I have 4…
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Verizon can't charge for wifi tethering anymore
Let my Wi-Fi go: FCC rules Verizon can't charge for Wi-Fi tethering | ZDNet
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Silent Circle beta
Just wondering if anyone here has received an invite in to the Silent Circle beta. To be honest, I'm really just wondering if the beta started on time (late July, according to the Silent Circle website).
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LinkedIn Profile
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DEFCON 20/BlackHat 2012?
Was just wondering if anyone from the forums is going to blackhat or defcon this year?
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Win 7 Login Prompt
This may be something simple but I havent done much on the windows side of things lately. I have a new Win 7 Pro install and at the login screen all it shows me is a blank user and blank password prompt. On some of my laptops (also with Win 7 Pro) instead show all users with so that you just need to click on the icon…
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Extend cable via RJ45 w/VGA splitter
Hey guys. So I'm working on an install, and I need to extend an IR Emitter cable (Crestron) with twisted pair. One end goes to phoenix connectors on the Crestron, the other end goes over the IR on the TV. The cables gets spliced in the middle for extension with twisted pair. The problem is the plate I custom ordered…
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install windows 7 to a usb thumb drive
i got a nice ulta-book from trade (fix the other broken laptop for this one) but the kicker to it is that i think the hard drive controller is bad, being cheap i dont wanna replace the motherboard. i know i could do linux on it, how ever id like to know if you can install windows 7 to a usb thumb drive ive looked around…
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Sandboxing Windows 7 for customer's data.
Alright, so I've been going through this idea through my head a few times. Imagine the following: 1 computer running Win 7. inturn is hosting a VM box, running Win xp as well. Is it possible to connect a USB to sata connection (See picture) that'll go directly to the VM Box? I ask this because I'd like to make sure if I…
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What projects are you throwing your Raspberry Pi at ?
I am finally at a point where I am happy with the setup and I love it. I am currently building a vSphere-using-multiple-systems "in a box" lab and the Raspberry Pi now lives inside the case as a router. I got a USB NIC for the PI which works flawlessly with the PI (inluding USB keyboard so there is enough oompf) using…
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Upload Pics of your home network here!
Hi Guys! The Title says it all, Upload your Pics of your home network..I'm going upload mine. This is what I got in the pic. 24-port NetGear unmanaged Switch Cisco 2651xm router Cisco 1760 router Cisco Catalyst 2950-24 Dell PowerEdge R200 Old HP LaserJet 2200 connected to the switch. Happy Posting! The Server has an Intel…
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Windows 7 ImageX
Hi I have made a WIM using ImageX but cannot get it to load, I am certain its to do with the System Reserved partition because ImageX will only capture 1 partition I manually created 100MB drive with no letter assigned, then the remainder is for C which I apply my WIM image to Then when I boot laptop it starts to PXE boot…
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How can i export printer settings to copy to multiple machines?
I have a unique setup here with about 75 printers that i will need to install and configure the device as far as device settings and custom form settings. I cannot share these printers, they will be installed on each machine. Is there a way to export the printer settings and import them to a new machine once i have…
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How extreme is your home network?
I know we have quite a few people with elaborate home lab setups for various purposes. Then there was Forsaken I think it was with the ticketing system in his home... Just wondering how extreme some home network setups are? Currently I have... 1x Hyper-V 8 Beta server 2x Server 8 Beta Domain Controllers 1x Exchange 2010…
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What to do when you can't troubleshoot the problem?
my fear is when i get a IT job and I can't troubleshoot the problem. I know how to build a PC from scratch but im afraid I cant fix it when something comes up.
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TE 2013 - Orlando, FL
OK, maybe not. Was wondering- has there ever been any thought to a TE event of some sort? Would be cool, and I'd be down with traveling to meet some TE folks and have a good time. Just putting it out there..
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Windows 7 Sysprep
Hi I have made a ghost image from a Windows 7 build and didn't run sysprep first, it was not joined to the domain so once I copied it to another machine I obviously renamed it then joined our domain Is this going to cause any issue? It seems to be working fine up to now Thanks Lee
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List four header field types in data link frames
List four header field types in data link frames. I have researched alot about this question, but can not find the right answer, I think it could be Data, segments, packet and frames , but am not sure , any suggestions??
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MAC Pro with Bootcamp/Win 7
I hate my Lenovo laptop, especially the track pad (I've RMA'd it twice) and have been looking at the new MAC Pros with eye searing Retina. I don't however want to lose my Windows apps and still want to play hardware accelerated games and was wondering about the performance of Boot Camp with Win 7 or 8. I know there's…
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Q: What can you do with a 3-D printer ?
A: You can make a working assault rifle. It only happens in America... A Working Assault Rifle Made With a 3-D Printer | Popular Science
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Happy SysAdmin Day
Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day | TechRepublic The song is too funny.
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Centrally managed Mac AV
I'm wondering if anyone has deployed a centrally managed AV solution for Mac's? This is on my to-do list and while there are a number of options out there I am trying to find something that is reliable, alertable and easy to manage. Suggestions?
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Any one here doing CCNA from Cisco Training Academy ?
Hey guys , i am new to this forum and have decided to take CCNA . I am thinking to join a Cisco Training Academy for preparing for CCNA , just wanted some feedback . Regards.
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Linkedin - Viewers of this profile also viewed...
Hey, For those who use linkedin and have you current manager on it, is it bad that some of the profiles i viewed are our company's competitors? (and companies that are within the industry/business line) I honestly don't want my manager to know that i'm job hunting. but it showed under "the Viewers of this profile also…
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Mom Arrested for Hacking School Computer-A sign of changing times?
While surfing the web found an interesting article Mom Arrested for Hacking School Computer, Changing Grades Seems like a tech savvy mom in this case "hacked" into her kiddies school computer and changed the grades. Reading between the lines was a big let down for me. I was thinking techno music/multiple keyboard and…
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WiFi Question
I have a wireless router and a wireless repeater in my home. If I connect a client to the Wireless repeater via ethernet cable, would my LAN speeds increase? Haven't had the opportunity to try it out yet and was curious if anyone knew from experience. Thanks.
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GImagex.exe in PStart
Hi I have my external drive booting to a black DOS window with PStart then loading to show some EXE files Ghost.exe A43.exe etc.. My problem is with gimiage.exe I have copied the exe over to my drive and added it to PStart but its doesnt run Dont have much experiance of external bootable drives even though I made mine…
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Fix Dell P2210 Monitor that is Stuck on Portrait to Landscape
We have a Dell P2210 Monitor as work attached to a laptop that runs Win 2003 Server and I'm extending the desktop of the laptop onto this monitor. Documentation I am unable to get the monitor out of Portrait display mode and set it to Landscape display. I've checked for correct drivers from Dell.com and other driver…
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Anyone else find learning programming difficult?
it doesn't click to me, there are so many programming languages with different syntaxes , how to remember all them.. I'm tryin to learn python, perl and c++ . how to make learning programming easier?
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4 Million Hotel Rooms can be Hacked with Arduino...
Black Hat hacker gains access to 4 million hotel rooms with Arduino microcontroller | ExtremeTech I thought you guys would find this interesting from an Info Sec and personal security perspective. Basically, I will never be leaving anything of any value in my hotel room ever again and any personal electronics that contain…
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Becoming a Cisco Partner
Does anyone have any advice on becoming a Cisco partner? I got signed up as a regular partner but trying get further than that seems complicated. For select partner it says I need to take this small business engineer exam but there no books or training available on it. Any ideas? Thanks
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How Asian IT deal with natural disasters.
The state of IT disaster recovery in Singapore and Asia Pacific | TechRepublic Reading through Chapter 1 I remembered about preventative measures for data access. Hopefully won't need to recover after a natural disaster, but still it's a decent read.
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certification kits
I saw an ad advertising CCNA kits that come with routers and other goodies. They look relatively cheap, too. Just wondering if anyone has purchased them? What are your thoughts? :)
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IT Furniture and Management
Ok new topic, place your ideas for desks, tables, racks, cable management, ties, labels, chairs, etc! This will be a great opportunity to share ideas. I was looking at tables and came across some music producing tables that could suit IT needs. Omnirax - Studio, Technical & Broadcast Furniture - - Presto Other tables/desks…
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Intelligent network traffic generator
Does anybody know of any intelligent network traffic generation software or hardware? I'm looking for something along the lines of SAST (Security Assessment Security Toolkit) that emulates the activities of human users on a network. The traffic generation need not be specifically for security testing.
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Cloud Based Antivirus
So we're looking to get off of SEP and we'd like to get a cloud based solution for central management. Any recommendations? VIPRE appears to have a nice offering and I am against Panda.
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iPhone 4 Screen Replacement Kits?
I know there are plenty of companies out there that have these available. I've searched Google and found plenty. I am simply looking for recommendations on what is a good reputable company that sells screen replacement kits for a good price and are good in quality? Thanks!
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Infosec Role Advancement
Hi I'm currently working as network Engineer where I undertake quite a lot security tasks. We have a security stream where each department I.E networks, Wintel and Telco have a stream lead. I'm the stream lead for the network team and eventually I would like to do a pure InfoSec role. I plan to complete my CCNP Security…
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Aircrack-ng for Android
Anyone know if Aircrack has been ported to any phones besides the Nokia 900. I just got a OneX. Just wondering if it's been compiled for the Tegra proc yet. Not sure if the wireless card supports monitor mode either...
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Mavericks Invent Future Internet Where Cisco Is Meaningless
A friend sent me this article today. What do you guys think? Mavericks Invent Future Internet Where Cisco Is Meaningless | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com
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Anybody play Arma2 or Dayz?
Finally built my new machine worthy of on line gaming and now just decided to join a group of guys on DAYZ. Anyone out there play these games?
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Star Wars light saber.
Um... Wow. The Old Republic Consular Saber That's pretty awesome.
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QoS settings on a router at home!
i have a couple of crucial questions related to QoS. i possess two computers at home which access the Internet via Linksys WAG120N DSL+2 broadband modem. i know how to set QoS on that modem. However, i need to learn a few things. 1) At QoS settings page, when i intend to prioritize the traffic based on MAC address, how do…
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A bit of a maths question
Any maths geeks here? Suppose I have a grid 100 by 100. on the grid are 100 randomly placed points, your starting point is another random place on this grid. what is the most efficient way to plot a path the that passes through all the 100 points. So not simply finding the shortest path, as this generally requires…
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Exciting feeling learning something new
Do you ever get that feeling and teach it to family and friends the moment you learn it? Sometimes I get that feeling when learn the Cisco material.
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IPAM Server 8
Any one played with this yet? In fact who's played with Server 8 and what are your thoughts? And does any one have any ideas when Server 8 will be relesed?
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Looking for good books on Malware removal
Looking for some good books on malware removal, what do you recomend.
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white boards for the computer
Does anyone know what writing tablets the online instructors like Jeremy Ciora, etc use to white board on the computer. I am looking for something to white board on the computer there are many different options not sure whats good or not? Thanks in advance
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ccna or mcitp
which is more difficult over all ccna or mcitp:sa i know microsoft questions are quite cryptic, how do cisco questions stack up?
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Exchange 2013 and Office 2013 previews announced today!
I've been on a plane all afternoon or I would have broke this here sooner... surprised to see no one else has posted it here yet (at least not in this section)... Exchange 15 (2013) and Office 15 (2013) Previews released! | Fix the Exchange! I'm attempting to download it now, but I'm at a hotel so don't know if it will…
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Open source back up software
I am doing some research and trying to find a similar program such as Norton Ghost but trying to see if there is a open source or cheaper product that works out ok for workstations. I've tried a handful of them and they all seem to be flakey to me at this point and not very reliable. Also, is there any paid for server back…
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MS partner requirements?
We are a Microsoft Silver partner. How does it work when it comes to qualified MCP's linked to the partner account? Do our certifications not count once the product they are for has reached the end of its supported life cycle? Or is it that once you have passed a MS certification you always qualify as a MCP (Silver level…
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Industrial Espionage
Your users need to be informed about what NOT to do. Criminals in USB key espionage attempt against Dutch multinational. Or not. | Naked Security