On May 26, 2005 02:30 pm, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: <snip> > I think this is one of the better descriptions I have sean about how to > "fix" the problem. The interesting thig, at least to me, is how many > people on the list moved to Linux to get away from problems like this, > and then get talked into fixing them for other people. It may have > somethig to do with the fact that we don't spend much time fixing our > Linux setups, so we have more time to fix other people's systems. > > (I get to work on an XP laptop system that desided it doesn't want to > boot any more - I can hardly wait to see how it managed to mess itself > up this time... and I don't even run XP myself!) > > Mikkel
Hi, I end up doing this for customers of the telecom that I work for. It's usually in smaller companies or medium sized ones that have some nutbar MCE running around saying it's all our fault. I end up telling the nutbar there is no wizard for this, never has been and that no one with any intelligence is going to use Zero Config IP's in ISP land. This amazes and annoys them but not as much as me reconfiguring their precious installation. Smaller outfits and homes I just change the damned thing. It's the most expensive $100 service call they've ever had cause I have a little Python script that does it all in seconds. :-) Bigger outfits rarely get a service call anymore because most of thier perimeter stuff is Cysco and most of their permeter servers are now on, get ready for it, Linux boxes. What we get from there is complaints that someone's Intranet can't relay out. Of course then we discover that the contractor has installed an IIS server in behind everything else and never tested it. I hand it back and respectfully (HA!!!) suggest Apache and PHP instead of the moronic ASP, ActiveX and other garbage that's trying to get out. Oh, they often try to run their own DHCP server too which does wonderful things for the Domain DHCP controller that's residing somewhere on a Linux or OpenBSD box. Mostly the Domain controller simply refuses to recognize it. :) You should see the fun that happens when they purchase a home router, too. :-) Networking XP = Plug/Pray/Sacrifice A Virgin/Beat Severely About The Head Neck And Shoulders. Networking Linux/BSD/Mac OS-X = turn on and you're away with a minimum of fuss. And they still have the nerve to say Windows is easier to use?!?!? :-) ttfn John -- *********************************************************** Composed on a 100% Microsoft Free Computer Guaranteed Virus Free Mandrake Linux 10.1 OE Registered Linux User 362316 ***********************************************************
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