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ACE 4700 tcl script
Is anyone familiar with running a tcl script on an ACE 4700? I've written a tcl script for a customer but I'm not familiar with the ACE 4700 and don't have access to it. The customer can't seem to get the script loaded into memory by following the cisco docs. The docs say to load the script into memory using the script…
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LDAP...where should I start?
Alright, I am interviewing for a job next month as a Windows system admin. Not too scared of anything on their list of skills except they mention they need someone who knows LDAP. I know enough LDAP to pass the MCSE and have written a couple queries to setup directory synching of various services (Postini/Webroot). It…
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microsoft website down?
I've tried getting to the MS website for updates both on and off our domain here - getting nothing. Everything else works. Is that just me?
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Good open source trouble ticketing system for small business
Hey guys, I've got a client who is very small (one IT guy, four locations, maybe 50 systems total) who needs to implement a trouble ticketing system. His budget is very small so going open-source would be ideal. I know that there are dozens of solutions out there but I don't have the time or inclination to vet them on his…
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Bank is asking me to hand over $1,600.
Kind of off topic, but that's what this is here for, right? :) Maybe you guys have come across something like this before. When I was younger and attending college I had a bank account with Bank of america, both my name and my mothers were on this account. I lived at home and pretty much let her use the account whenever…
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INF file to update Atheros AR5B91 driver?
I have been searching for an upgrade driver for my notebook's wireless card. The Atheros site has a INF file to enable 5ghz. How do I install that file so that my card will now run on 5ghz as well as 2.4? The manufacturer (Acer) does not have an updated driver on their website. Is it as simple as copying this INF file to…
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To all the IT folks out there..
That this was nice In praise of unsung IT heroes! | ZDNet
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Study Food
Tomato and Mozzarella Sandwiches [panera Taste-A-Like] Recipe, a Italian recipe on italian.food.com (ID #362243) bout to go to the store and get the ingredients for a couple of those sandwiches what study food do you guys like? I know this isn't strictly technology related, but I'm sure we all here like good food and even…
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Guitar Hero III
Ok, ok; Who got Guitar Hero III this week? as a guitar player for 12ish years, I used to think this game was dumb. A year ago, my buddy got me hooked on it and been playing ever since. This year is by far my favorite playlists. It finally includes some of the heavier bands like Metallica, Slipknot, Slayer. The other 70+…
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Help!, telnet for PIX 515e
Hy!, i try to connect a cisco pix 515e via telnet, i use hyperterminal in windows 7, using USB to serial adapter and then via console. how to connect?, (also wich to select the COM .. 2, 3)??
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Ebooks and DVDs
Odd question: I buy a Kindle I then buy an electronic IT Book that comes with a DVD with testing software, for my new Kindle. How do I get the DVD since the book is in electronic format? I can't seem to get an answer from Amazon or BN Obdurate~
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Trouble downloading large File: DSL
I have really bad , DSL. I'm trying to download WAIK which is 1.34 GB and my current rate is only 190 KB/sec. I keep either losing connectivity or losing connection. My best attempt has gotten me to 50%. Is there a better way to get this or is there a way to not lose my connection? The windows dl site doesn't give any…
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Apple Airport Extreme 40mhz channels
My Belkin router died today, had it a little over 18 months. So I am off shopping for a new router at the big box electronic giant today, and saw the Apple Airport Extreme. I liked the idea of dual 2.4/5ghz radios since I have a few devices that still use 2.4ghz. I have it set up, and so far very impressed. What I am…
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Ethical question
In January I failed a Microsoft exam, 70-620, yes I FAILED VISTA. In march, after I had already retaken and passed the exam I got an email from MS giving me a free exam voucher. I tried to contact them with the question of if I could use it for a DIFFERENT exam such as the 70-680. Got no reply. Now they send me a reminder…
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Sucks for you if you have ATT and a data plan
I didn't really see this posted anywhere else on this site and I believe the news just launched, so check this out. New AT&T data plans milk data gluttons, lower costs for most Basically for $15/month you get a 200mb allotment. If you need an additional 200mb you get charged twice. It's basically something like $72/gig. If…
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Market of CISCO BTS
This is a general question not related to certifications How massively is Cisco BTS deployed and what are the job prospects if you have skills on this product ? and what is the most common environment in which the BTS is deployed ?
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Book request ideas
So our dept (Information Security Compliance) has about $200 to spend on books in the next week, otherwise we lose the money. Any ideas or suggestions? Looking for books on Risk Analysis, compliance, Information Security, ISO 27001/2, incident response etc. What do you use on a regular basis, or have used and found helpful?
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Anybody know how to delete a recurring Outlook event for a deleted AD user?
I've posted on Experts-Exchange and Server Fault asking for help, but nobody has been able to help me out. Does anybody know how to delete an event in Outlook (for all parties that were invited) for an AD user who no longer exists? I tried recreating the user but that didn't do the trick...I know this is a long shot asking…
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Internal Use of RDP
Hey guys, Would like to garner a general consensus from you all on whether your allow RDP internally for the average user. If you do, what are the business reasons for it and if you don't, what are the security reasons you don't? I've been asked to grant rights for certain employees to RDP from one site to another because…
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Storage and Backups
Was wondering how everyone handles their storage backups. Assuming you have to sites (Production and DR) that sync data in almost real time. Is there a point to still off loading the data in DR to tape?
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Strange browser issue when a virtual machine is running
When I ran a Redhat virtual machine using VMware Workstation 6.5 I noticed that both IE and firebox were just showing a blank page and I could not go to any websites. As soon as I powered down Redhat both browsers worked again. The host machine is Windows 7. UPDATE: I rebooted and repeated the same scenario and the problem…
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Laptop screen
Hi I have a toshiba laptop with damaged screen, I also have a sony viao with damaged mobo So it would be awesome if i could put the screen from the vaio onto the toshiba Now firstly i dont care about making it function like a laptop lid all I would want is to get it to work and maybe fashion something out of wood to hold…
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Anyone see anything wrong with this picture.
Does anyone see anything wrong with this picture. The reason i ask is i am not 100% sure if i assigned these correctly especially on the Serial links, since /30 is the lowest you need for this why loose so many address spaces. Also, would you need to assign each interface for the T1 connections with a subnet as well.…
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Can anyone access Google.ca or Google.com?
Hey guys, something really strange has happened today. When I try going to google dot ca and google dot com, I keep getting redirected to a Yahoo page that says: Sorry, the page you requested was not found. Please check the URL for proper spelling and capitalization. If you're having trouble locating a destination on…
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Ever went brain dead on the job
It happen to me yesterday when I was helping a user. I totally went blank on how to solve the problem even though I did it before. It was was kind of embarrassing. This is first I.T gig and the first time it happen to me. Please share some of your moments and how you handle it. Thanks.
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If you were trying to monitor your employees...
Hi All, If you were trying to monitor your employee's internet traffic, what would you use? Hardware? Software? What in particular and why? What do you think would be weaknesses in monitoring or possibly filtering the traffic too? As always, thanks for any and all replies and good luck!
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This was awesome
Pac-Man 30th anniversary: Google celebrates with free online Pac-Man game hidden in logo - go play! I was entertained
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Free conference
Free Conference, who will be participate? blog: VirtualStudy Conference 2010 ! - Be_Lead Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs website VirtualStudy Conference 2010
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New CompUSA
I was pleasantly surprised today. A "new" CompUSA opened up near my house a while back. I decided to visit today, expecting it to be craptastic like the CompUSA of years past. I was shocked. It seemed to be very oriented toward people that might build their own pcs. There were the usual laptops and desktops, but I was…
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Google isn't using MS anymore..
Google Abandons Windows for Better Security Seeing how time and time again Macs are broken into first, how can they say this is "more secure" than Windows? Think maybe this has to do with the bing vs google thing or the fact they are releasing an OS later this year? Thoughts?
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canadian public services exams
for IT support jobs. what kind of questions to expect in the exam?
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ICMP = "Source Quench Recieved"
I am recieving an ICMP Source Quench Recieved message from an Host which is based in the US. Does anyone know why this happens? :)
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It's terrible when you realize you horde too much gear.
I brought sadness upon myself just a few moments ago. I had to force myself to confess I have far too much gear and I need to get rid of some of it. Since my divorce we've been trying to sell the house and fortunately have an accepted offer and we close on the 7th of June. That gives me a short amount of time to do what I…
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Apple passes Microsoft to be biggest tech company
Apple passes Microsoft to be biggest tech company BBC News - Apple passes Microsoft to be biggest tech company
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Need to create a Photo Slide Show that Loops...
Hey, I need to create a DVD that will auto play and loop continuously for a presentation that I have to do. Burning the images straight to the DVD doesn't work with the DVD player, it needs to be in a dif. format. I just need to display some photos in a slide-show (NO AUDIO REQUIRED), that will play automatically and…
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Anybody else get this CompTIA e-mail?
Got this in my in box today. If you got it are you responding? If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Currently Seeking Subject Matter Experts for CompTIA A+ Item Writing Workshop CompTIA Headquarters—Oakbrook Terrace, IL Aug. 23-27, 2010 CompTIA is seeking Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to provide…
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Archiving solution
I'm looking for an archiving solution to our Exchange 2007 / Outlook 03-07 setup with ~700 users. I've read up on a few - GFI, Red-Gate, MessageSolutions. The only requirements received so far are that messages still need to be accessible through Outlook and OWA as per usual with a high amount of transparency Looking for…
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Smartphone programming- DTMF and IVR possible?
A while ago I did some experimentation with Asterisk PBX system and was impressed by how easy it is to setup basic IVR (intelligent voice response) or pick up DTMF that caller sent and build decision- making logic around it. I haven't ventured yet into the world of smartphone app development (Blackberry/Android/iPhone) and…
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Any recommendations for free shell accounts?
So I want a free shell account so I can test ssh stuff from outside my network. I used to have a free one with the local Linux group, however the admins were too lazy to maintain the box and it fell into disarray. Googled around and this: Free Shell Accounts - the biggest list on the net - Rankings - All Sites Was…
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Question about those of you who invest your money
Do you guys invest in tech stocks? This question is not aimed at starting some kind of wild debate or whatnot. Warren Buffett considers his best investment advice to be "invest in what you know". I was just wondering how many of you guys invest in the companies that make the technology you work with?
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Scheduling Powershell script
I can't get the syntax right on this one. I need to execute an Exchange Powershell script from the command line; PowerShell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin\ExShell.psc1" & 'c:\scripts\Report.ps1' Running this in DOS returns the following: Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) 2006 Microsoft…
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Datacenter basics
Anyone have any good quick guides for Datacenter basics? I know of this book Amazon.com: Data Center Fundamentals (0619472050231): Mauricio Arregoces which is sitting on my desk at work. I also know there use to be a "Datacenter fundamentals" course by APC which I have been meaning to check out. I saw a few books on Amazon…
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Internet blocked through ISA in a domain environment
Hi I was doing some testing at work and I noticed that I was able to surf the internet just resetting my Internet Explorer's default settings (Even though internet it's restricted for local domain users through ISA with a proxy server) ,Is there anything that could be done to avoid this?The company does not allow people to…
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Xbox live gamertags
Anyones who plays xbox live post your gamertag here. We could play games, and talk technical at the same time. mine is : lildeezul ccna currently playin halo 2 (yes i know old, but still fun), halo 3, and COD4
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few ICS questions
Howdy, So at home I've got ICS setup, I setup an ad-hoc wireless network with a cisco usb stick (WSUB54G ver.3) on my PC, running windows 7 64 ultimate. Now my toshiba laptop running windows 7 home premium can connect fine, and an acer aspire netbook running windows xp can connect fine. The wireless ICS network is…
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SQL 2005 Express
Just installed SQL 2005 Express and the Management Studio but cannot connect to the server, the error message is "When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings, SQL server does not allow remote connections! Error 26." Any ideas?
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Sharepoint Database move
Arrgghhh, this is doing my head in, i am in need of some clarification on the steps!! I am hoping to move everything from the old to the new as i have a rather large document control workflow involving many workflow actions etc. (Rob you know what i mean) The old box has a standalone install, but the new box will have a…
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Windows 2008 Server Activation
Has anybody have a Windows server they activated some time ago decide it wants to be activated again?? I thought maybe I brain farted and forgot to do it but you only get 60 days if you never activated it before and this server has been up for 6 months. I have not made any significant/any hardware changes recently. I only…
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IPS Software Update
Hi I'm in the middle of updating an IPS module in an 5500 ASA. The licence update worked however the software updates generates this error: "Cannot upgrade the software on the sensor. The update requires 60340KB in /usr/cids/idsroot/var/updates there are only 57876 available. I rebooted the Sensor but still the same error.…
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Network Silent Install
I haven't really done this before, but in Server 2008 is there a GPO that you can deploy to install an anti virus package, say, mcafee or any other type? Or... a start-up script that will check to see if you have anti virus installed on the login of the user, and if they don't have any anti virus, it'll install silently…
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2 Factor SSH
Anyone ever setup SSH for 2 factor auth use?
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Shared folders and session history
I've been cracking my head open trying to figure this out. Can anyone tell me if there is a log on Windows XP that tells me what computers in my network have accessed a specific shared folder? I know in computer management under "Sessions" I can see what sessions are currently open, but I really want to know is wich…
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On the other end of the phone call.
So like many of us here we've all worked help desk. I've worked help desk for 5 years. I'm now working outside of help desk for the first time doing contract work and today I got to call the help desk line. Problem: Lotus Notes was missing an ID file of some sort, couldn't get my e-mail or anything. The help desk for the…
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All of a sudden, I want a TomTom....
Clicky here!
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Windows XP Deployment For Noobs
Morning gods of I.T I hope all of you are well and are enjoying this glorious weather, Basically was wandering if you guys good give me some good sound knowledge in implementing some new procedures at work. Mainly because this would help me to expand my own knowledge and also benefit the charity greatly. I want to speed up…
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Outlook 2003 contacts will not import
We've moved one of our accounting people to a new desktop. Everything migrated over except for his Outlook contacts. We can open up the export file in other computers, but the new one will not take it. It shows like it is copying in, but nothing shows up. I haven't found anything on google about this, so just wondering if…
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Example Answer Files for Windows 7 Sysprep - Anyone?
We are trying to sysprep some laptops at work for Windows 7 and want to use an answer file so we do not have to constantly type in the Windows key. I have searched all over Technet and Google but I can't find an example to build on. Anyone have some suggestions or an example I can build off of ?
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keyboard makes computer beep/sticky keys
Hey I've been having this problem ever since I had to reload windows. After so many keystrokes on the keyboard the speakers and computer will beep. Sometimes if I'm holding down the shift, ctrl, or alt keys. It'll function as if I'm holding down one of the other listed keys. For example, if I hold down the ctrl key, and…
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Outlook 2003 and a BCC rule... looks to be very complicated in my case
Hi I have unique issue where a user wants to setup a rule for any messages he is BCC'd in the issue is these are from companies that are hosted on a different companies exchange server this user has the following emails addresses user@primarycompany.com and user@2ndcompany.com and user@3rdcompany.com. I thought about…
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SDSL Connection
Hi All, I know that on a SDSL connection you can not make telephone calls, however does each SDSL connection still have a telephone number associated with it? Thanks :)
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Family
This week my Wife and I took a much needed vacation and left all the technology at home. My Wife wisely had me pull the battery on the Blackberry so it couldn't even remotely grab my attention. I must say that I haven't felt this relaxed in several years. :) All this brought to mind the importance of family. TechExams is a…
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Microsoft software kit
It was about 2 years ago, so its going to be kind of hard for me to remember this so I hope someone can help me out here. About 2 years ago while in school a friend of mind had CD booklet filled with Microsoft licensed CD pretty much everything you can think of, and he told me he got these softwares from MS by paying about…
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Charging Laptop in car
Some of you might already know that in two weeks I will be driving 275 miles to take an exam. I think this car ride would be great to listen to CBT Nuggets on. The only problem with this, is that because of the DRM it has to be on my laptop. I have a 100watt power inverter that I used to be able to charge my old laptop on.…
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PowerShell
Am I even allowed to say this? "I hate PowersShell" I really do. It seems like I am the only one. Sure, nifty stuff I get it. Script anything, XML... I really do get it. I am just not impressed. Please stop placing useful features only in PowerShell, I hate that. I am sick of hearing my Cbtnugget videos go "and you can…
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Folder bat file
Hi Is it possible to create multiple folders using a BAT file I need to create folders called 108, 109, 110, 111 all the way to 374 I really dont want to do it manually Pliz help Thanks
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Google Street view cars mistakenly snooped on private data
Ouch, Google is getting no love recently! They remind me of the rich child with all the cool toys that doesn't think about the consequences. No intended evil, just playing around... ;) Whoops! Google says mistakenly got wireless data | Reuters
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noob telnet question
doing a lab in the 70-642 MS Press Self paced training kit. I've installed telnet and have it running. The instructions say to type, at the command prompt telnet Binghampton I get back that telnet is not recognized as an internal or external command etc... What am I doing wrong? (or rather what's wrong in the book)
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Any Xbox Live Players?
I play whenever I get a chance, my current addiction is Call of Duty MW2, of course I'll get on and play Gears 2 and Halo 3 occasionally. If you're an Xbox Live player and you want to hook up on any of those games or just chat online sometime then post your gamertag here. Maybe we can hook up for a game or two whenever…
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America is getting owned?
U.S. struggles to ward off evolving cyber threat - Security- msnbc.com interesting read...Thoughts?
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Anyone work for themselves? I was presented with an opportunity and...
I took my 9 month old to the pediatrician today, and he asked me out of the blue if I was working. I'm not, as I've been a stay at home dad for the past 5 years, but I must have mentioned my previous work in I.T., because he said that he was looking for a guy who could be on call 24/7, to make sure the network is running,…
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Safari Books Online
anybody else subscribe to this service? Any thoughts or opinions on how it is? I am not a subscriber, but I'm sort of interested in it, I am not sure if it's worth the cash they are asking $42.99 a month for full access, or half that for a 10 slot bookshelf. I will have to see, i'm wondering if any of you have any personal…
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Linux Single User Mode Question
Just wanted to double check this but here goes: I have a laptop at work with Redhat on it. They forgot the root password so I was going to log in single user mode to reset the root password. I edit the start file in Grub add "single" and boot. I get the following screen: enter root password for maintenance or Ctrl+D to…
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LOL - got myself a Macbook for $9.99
A friend of mine bought an Intel 13" MacBook in 2006 .. just after the warranty expired his screen started to flicker like mental .. you weren't able to use it anymore really. I had the same issue on an old MacBook myself, but it was fixed during the AfterCare he didn't buy. Anyway, I visited him one day and asked what…
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Creating a service
I did this once awhile back and can't seem to get it to work.I want to make an application run as a service. The command I used was sc.exe "Calculator" binPath= "C:\windows\system32\calc.exe" This creates the service, and I can locate it in services.msc. But I can't start it. Is this because I need to do something else, or…
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Data Recovery - What do you use?
It’s been a while since I’ve dusted off my data recovery discs and thought before I go googling and reading reviews testing out trials etc all over again. That I should ask a group of people that most likely use the same types of software. What do you use, recommend?
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Yosemite Server Backup
Anybody here use this? We've got Backup Exec 10d and I'm pretty sure we don't have any maintenance agreements on it. They've got a "competitive upgrade" for BE users for under a grand, and you don't have to pay for any server agents. Plus I believe it has deduplication, which 10d does not. I'm thinking about downloading…
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1 SMTP Server?
Hello there! Random smtp question... trying to set up my email accounts on a new machine that I got...i got a few different email accounts (school, personal, work, ect)... i realize that Thunderbird only uses 1 SMTP server for all my email accounts...so this means that if i send an email from my Work account, Thunderbird…
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Powershell script for vmware linux guests
Hi all, Wondering if I could ask for some advice please. I have a simple script that outputs linux guests date/time (checking for the time drift issue), I've got it to output to a file but its not much use at the moment because I'm not sure how to get it to also echo out the current vm name. Does anyone know if this is…
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Email Retention Laws - looking for advice
As we get closer to moving to our own internally hosted mail on Exchange 07, I was wondering if/what are the federal laws regarding email retention. We are a government body, so I assume we cant just float along with no backup policy. Does anyone have any resources or advice on what we are legally responsible to keep as…
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I have to give a 20-minute speech to a class of 4th graders for Career Day...help!
I agreed to help out my girlfriend's school and give a 20 minute speech on Friday telling them all about my job. The problem is that I'm not very creative. I'm a systems administrator (hence the name)...does anybody have any ideas concerning what I can talk about to the 4th graders that will get them excited about a career…
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CD/DVD Drivers for Windows 7
Hi everyone! I'm trying to install windows 7 enterprise on a PC but getting this error message at the setup screen: "A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now." I've done a lot of googling to find the driver for TSSTCORP dvd-rom…
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Daily Status Report - Servers
I'm writing a PowerShell script that gathers information about servers stores it in SharePoint lists and also emails it using charts from the Google API. Right now it does disk utilization and I am in the process of adding features such as VMware storage, and event log errors. What other sorts of information would you like…
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Permissions Question – DVD Backup Documents/Pictures
I have a friend that was running the Windows 7 RC and of course left it to the last minute before switching to the full version. Before they switched they were having a lot of trouble maintaining stability, they couldn’t run backup they couldn’t really do a lot but Nero was still stable for the most part. They made a…
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two Cisco 2524 routers
I bought two cisco 2524's about a year ago with plans to use them for my ccna. Are these worth the energy to throw on ebay or find a nice dumpster for them?
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Thanks TechExams staff
Thanks for all the hard work you guys have put into the site. I really enjoy this forum as a tool to help me learn what I need to about networking and keep up with what's goin on exam-wise. I also like the opportunity to answer questions I know the answers to that members post threads asking. I'm glad a resource like this…
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Technical questions in a MS System Administrator/engineer position.
Hello. I have an interview next month for a MS System Administrator/engineer position. I am ready for the position but I want to know what kind of technical questions would be asked. Technologies that will involve would be Windows Server 2008/2003 as well as the small business Server, MS SQL Server and Exchange server and…
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Web Hosting
Anybody here do web hosting? I was thinking about doing this on the side for maybe so local people. I know I could get a range from TW. I was just wondering how difficult this is and would it be worth the time.
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Bgp?
I work for a rather large enterprise. Our data center is located in Memphis, TN. I work as an on site tech at one of the manufacturing facilities 150 miles away. From my location, we have another manufacturing facility about 10 miles away. One location has a DS3 P2P to the data center and the other location has 2 T1 P2Ps…
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Bitter Hurt Locker
Glad it's not me but still, it angers me that these companies are allowed to ruin people's lives due to copyright infringement. Despite what you think of piracy, suing for millions is an immoral reaction for a moment's indiscretion. Now they're gonna do it on a large scale. Hurt Locker producers prepare piracy lawsuit -…
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PHP Wiki Software
Anyone have a recommendation on a PHP/MYSQL wiki package that does EASY Active Directory implementation ? I've fought with mediawiki on and off for a month and have gotten nowhere with it's LDAP_Authentication plugin.. Frustrating stuff.... Thanks for any help! I'm running Debian, php5, mysql5.. and stuck. LDAP works with…
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Macbook Advice
I've always been a PC guy, but lately I've been wanting to play around with a Mac. I have been looking at the Macbook at best buy for $999. However, since I was just wanting to play around maybe getting a used Macbook would be a better situation, I dont know? Can anyone shed some light on this for me? If I should get a…
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ILO; Now thats what was missing
Integrated Lights Out for HP, I believe DRAC for DELL Servers, is basically a network interface card that allows me to perform out of band managment with the server in any state as long as its plugged in. For all you systems admins out there that have never used ILO, once you get it you won't be able to live with out it. I…
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Is my cpu running too hot?
I just received my new computer (had to rma my other one due to a bad card reader) that comes with an Phenom II 955. I performed a stress test on it and it averaged 63 c(core temperature in occt). It also idles at 38 c. It was around 78 F in my house when I tested it which may have contributed to the higher temperature…
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anyone here out of work, but has graduated or done some certifications?
Are there anyone here who has graduated or finished some kind of certifications and still jobless. If you are how long has this being going on for or were you in a similar situation before? Any advice?
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What's my Norton Doing?
Today my Norton antivirus, which I've been using for years with no problem, did a definition update. After the update now it says I'm not protected by SONAR Advanced Protection. I can't get it to fix via the normal method, I'm not even sure if that was a feature of the Norton I have ( It doesn't say anything about it on…
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VPN firewall help !!!
Hello. I use RRAS (PPTP) as my VPN Server. When remote clients connect to the network remotely I want them to just be able to RDP the computers in the network and not have access to any other ports in the network. For an example lets say a remote person VPN in and I just want them to be able to use the RDP protocol only I…
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Moving Outlook to new Exchange Server - quirk
We've got a running exchange machine (minus the edge), and are dropping the existing email server (from another domain), and setting up our own (this one). So, I will be redoing everyone's Outlook. Im working on moving about 35 exchange accounts. Moving is actually the wrong word, I'm creating them as new, and will backup…
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Windows Firewall in the Corporate Environment (Vista+)
I'd say as a general rule we - we being sys- / netadmins - have disabled the Windows Firewall via GPO and gone on with our business. We didn't have much to work with in the past and it was just easier to shut it down than try to configure it. Since Vista came out the firewall is leaps and bounds better than XP; even more…
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Hyper-V - Domain or Workgroup? - Full or Core?
Hi All, Ive come to the point of setting up Server 2008 Hyper-v. I have 2 "kind of" questions from those who have done this. Should i join the Hyper-V host to a domain? In doing this im sure if it got compromised it would be bad for the network (In some way) Or should it run as a Standalone Workgroup. (Only downfall to…
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Valve giving away Portal FREE!!!
Until May 24th Portal is free. Even better....it runs on a MAC Download it now! Great game! Portal is FREE!