Oh yeah, been there too...apart from breaking their arms, sometimes that's what it takes to get the point across.
On Thu, Feb 7, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Phil Guevara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I had a problem user like that once and this is how I handled it. > > I started telling him a story about "another user" that I can't stand who > downloads this and that and messes everything up. I said if users wouldn't > do stupid things there computers would work fine. It is usually the users > fault, of course, directing all this to this "OTHER USER". I told him thta > this "OTHER USER" drives me insane and messes up my whole day! All the while > telling him that story I gave him the crazy eyes. > > After that, I have never had a problem with him messing up his computer > again. > > YMMV. > > Best, > > Phil > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:47 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Internet Connectivity > > > Sounds like he doesn't have the correct default gateway. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:39 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Internet Connectivity > > > > > > *Try uninstalling Client for MS Networks and reinstalling. I had this > problem and that fixed it.* > > > > *HTH,* > > *Tom* > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Christopher J. Bosak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 07, 2008 2:10 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Internet Connectivity > > > > As much as a want to slap the guy, I can't. Want to, but can't. This > particular user is an a-hole, and personally, doesn't need the internet > here. All I've seen him do it add viruses to the network, download illegal > music, and keep near-porn wallpaper on his computer. I'm not really trying > TOO hard to fix it, but it does have me stumped. > > > > It's XP Pro. No firewall. Nslookup is normal, tried the normal bootup, > I'll go check the logs (as that seems to have slipped my mind here.) > > > > Chris > > > > *From:* Za Vue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:59 hrs > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Internet Connectivity > > > > > > A little more information Christopher. Vista, XP, Mac, Linux? > > > > What have you done to fix the problem? Stop firewall? Ran NBTStat, > nslookup, etc. Slap the user in the face and ask "WTF did you do?" > > > > There are logs that was generated. Look at the logs and come tell us > again. > > > > -Z.V. > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Christopher J. Bosak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:43 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Internet Connectivity > > > > I have a user on the network, that for no explainable reason, cannot get > onto the internet. He can see the network devices, the network itself, and > has no connectivity issues locally, but internet will not work. Can't even > ping out. It was working fine until lunch, then died. All the settings check > out… any ideas? > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
