Re: [NTSysADM] Re: Advice: migrate to new file server - UPDATE

2018-02-06 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
ulti-threading, it really seemed to > speed things up for me. So I may have to live with the lines. I'll find out > this weekend, when I run the /MIR /MT run again. I will try the /NC /NS > > On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 8:47 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr < > michealespin...@gmail.com> wro

Re: [NTSysADM] Re: Advice: migrate to new file server - UPDATE

2018-02-06 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
e console. I just want to see the log afterwards. I > search it for "error". But it would help to not have a millions lines of > "100%" in the log ... > > > I do that with some regularity for small jobs like this. >> > >> Kurt >> >> On Mon

Re: [NTSysADM] Advice: migrate to new file server

2018-02-06 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Kicking it old-school: I always set my optical drive to O:. I avoid Z: and, well, optical discs are circular so... -- Espi On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 7:23 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > Youngsters these days... > > If I change the DVD/CD drive letter, I change it to Y:, because

Re: [NTSysADM] OT - IP/Cloud Phones

2018-02-06 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
100% what Andrew said, and also consider how the available bandwidth factors into your disaster recovery and business continuity plans. QoS is a paramount consideration. -- Espi On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 6:31 AM, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > I've used 8x8 in various

Re: [NTSysADM] Re: Advice: migrate to new file server - UPDATE

2018-02-05 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
/NP is for the console display of progress. As long as you are not logging by way of redirected output, this would have no effect. -- Espi On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 6:37 AM, Michael Leone wrote: > On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 9:23 AM, Melvin Backus >

Re: [NTSysADM] Hmmm....I thought it had reached EOL

2017-12-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
It's a Christmas miracle! -- Espi On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 7:57 AM, Charles F Sullivan < charles.sulliva...@bc.edu> wrote: > Somebody just came in and showed us a package that was delivered today by > DHL…. > > > > Windows 2003 CDs sent to him by MS in 2006. > > > > Charlie Sullivan > > Sr.

Re: [NTSysADM] Remove original message in reply

2017-12-14 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I should have included the full proper quote for those that are new to it: "There are seldom technological solutions for behavioral problems" -- Ed Crowley On Dec 13, 2017 3:34 PM, "Micheal Espinola Jr" <michealespin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Technically, yea you

RE: [NTSysADM] Remove original message in reply

2017-12-14 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
wners demand since > they sign the checks. > > > > *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On Behalf Of *Micheal > Espinola Jr > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 13, 2017 5:35 PM > *To:* ntsys

Re: [NTSysADM] Remove original message in reply

2017-12-13 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Technically, yea you could do it. But you'd have to be very careful and clever. You'd be modifying multiple Content-Type containers (text/plain, text/html, etc). More importantly (to me), is what is the business need for this? -- Espi On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 8:58 AM, Sean Chapman

Re: [NTSysADM] Just another day in the life of a Network Engineer

2017-12-13 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
A new classic! -- Espi On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 9:22 AM, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-its-like-network- > engineer-ron-buchalski/ > > Regards, > > *ASB* > >

Re: [NTSysADM] Accessing only a lower level folder in a share

2017-11-27 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
fwiw, +1 on all counts from me as far as best practices go. -- Espi On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 11:14 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > My apologies up front for the long ramble. Take this with the usual > pinch/tablespoon/pound/kilo of salt. This is what works for me - you > might need

Re: [NTSysADM] OS in the CPU

2017-11-27 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I think that really depends on your environment, your working relationship with your boss, and how you give your notice. I've quit some jobs immediately, while others I have given 3-4 week notice to allow my employer to find a suitable replacement. Whichever way you choose to do it; you should

Re: [NTSysADM] Looking for a global VPN solution - looking for input

2017-11-13 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
+1 or Sonicwall Golbal VPN. Either way, I'd go hardware and away from Microsoft. -- Espi On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 6:04 PM, Don Ely wrote: > Why can't Global Protect achieve all of your needs? Did I miss some > requirement they can't meet? > > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 5:25

Re: [NTSysADM] Interesting Fiber Problem

2017-11-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
iday, November 10, 2017 10:13 AM >>> *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com >>> *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Interesting Fiber Problem >>> >>> >>> >>> Yes, that is correct. We had to swap out the SFP's on both ends to get >>> it working last Frid

Re: [NTSysADM] Interesting Fiber Problem

2017-11-09 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
You are saying that the original SFPs became completely inoperable? Power-cycling or reseating the SFPs had no positive effect? You had to resort to replacing the SFPs with new/different units? You had to do this simultaneously on both ends? -- Espi On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 2:26 PM, CSSU

Re: [NTSysADM] Crosspost: Do you have a complex certificate services environment?

2017-10-31 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
B! Disqualified. -- Espi On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 4:18 PM, Sean Martin wrote: > Hey Michael, > > I wouldn't mind testing it out for you. We have a fairly simple CA > environment (offline root, online intermediate) in a Windows 2008 R2 AD > environment. > > - Sean >

Re: [NTSysADM] Application Whitelisting and PowerShell Constrained Language Mode - Problems With Trusted Login Scripts

2017-10-27 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
as it’s > supposed to, but I’ve encountered at least one of my login scripts which > continues to trigger CLM regardless of being whitelisted in AppLocker. > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Aakash Shah > > > > *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmi

Re: [NTSysADM] Application Whitelisting and PowerShell Constrained Language Mode - Problems With Trusted Login Scripts

2017-10-27 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
This discussion in the Spiceworks forums discusses the root cause and has a couple of workarounds: https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1451109-srp-whitelist-causing-odd-behavior-in-powershell-v5 Unfortunately, I haven't seen anything more definitive. Maybe MBS has some insider knowledge on

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: GPO application question.

2017-10-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Like James said; if the OS doesn't programmatically recognize a registry entry, then it doesn't do anything with it. However, this is a potential rabbit hole if you get into this habit and start to push mismatched settings without concern. -- Espi On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 11:06 AM, James Rankin

Re: [NTSysADM] WOW!!! I had no idea I was going to be honored

2017-10-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Amazing, and indubitably well deserved. Congratulations! -- Espi On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 9:17 AM, Webster wrote: > https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2017/10/24/announcing-ctp-fellow-award-a-new- > classification/ > > > > Deeply, deeply humbled and honored > > > > Thanks >

Re: [NTSysADM] Pro tip for you: free...

2017-10-17 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
t two) >- Perhaps it happened during the cleanup after the failed domain > account deletion during the demotion process (this seems most likely > to me) >- Or some combination thereof. >- Or the phase of the moon and a lack of chicken blood. > > Kurt > > On Mo

Re: [NTSysADM] Pro tip for you: free...

2017-10-16 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Interesting... did something odd happen? -- Espi On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 4:25 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > When you demote a DC, you really should make sure that the computer > account in the domain isn't protected against accidental deletion. > > Further deponent sayeth not.

Re: [NTSysADM] More on Kaspersky

2017-10-16 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I suspect it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better. To add to what Susan said; defend accordingly. -- Espi On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 1:36 AM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > An interesting read, I thought. Especially this: > > > > The NSA bans its analysts from

Re: [NTSysADM] This pleases me...

2017-10-06 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Well done, and congrats! -- Espi On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 6:24 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > It's a good start > https://www.giac.org/certified-professional/kurt-buff/162966 > > Passed with 85%, in 1h 12m. > > >

[NTSysADM] Anyone familiar with "Visual Elements extension failed" errors?

2017-09-27 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Has anyone seen this error when attempting to install an AppxPackage via PowerShell? Here's an example of a full error text: Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Package could > not be registered. > error 0x87AF0813: The Visual Elements extension failed while processing

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Very painful install of Windows 7

2017-09-25 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
If you want to be better prepared for unforeseen patching, keep a portable drive with an updated WSUSOffline on it. The full English catalog will run ~30 GB. -- Espi On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 4:25 PM, Raymond Peng wrote: > Easiest way is to slipstream wsus updates

Re: [NTSysADM] CCleaner found to be backdoored for downloads between August 15 and September 12

2017-09-18 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
CORRECTION for Google search: https://www.google.com/search?q=ccleaner+infection <https://www.google.com/search?q=ccleanup+infection> -- Espi On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr < michealespin...@gmail.com> wrote: > https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/how-to/se

[NTSysADM] CCleaner found to be backdoored for downloads between August 15 and September 12

2017-09-18 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/how-to/security/ccleaner-malware-incident-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-to-remove/ https://www.google.com/search?q=ccleanup+infection -- Espi

Re: [NTSysADM] Dropping Kaspersky Av, who to replace it with?

2017-09-15 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
"Playing with my money^h^h^h^h^hopinion is like playing with my emotions, Smokey." On Sep 15, 2017 8:02 AM, "Erik Goldoff" wrote: > Disclaimer, I'm biased because I work for Symantec now (NOT in sales), and > know many of you love to hate but > > I was not a fan of

Re: [NTSysADM] Dropping Kaspersky Av, who to replace it with?

2017-09-15 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
+1 for a lateral move of Kaspersky to ESET. I'm not advocating a switch, but if forced to, that's what I would do based on personal malware cleanup experiences. -- Espi On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 4:47 AM, James M. Pulver wrote: > I've always liked ESET, and when we dropped

Re: [NTSysADM] Odd problem with GPO-mapped drives and SSL VPN

2017-08-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
You should be able to raise the threshold of slow link detection to compensate. If you dont allow ping to traverse, the link will always register as slow. -- Espi On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 7:21 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > That's interesting. So, if it detects a slow link the

RE: [NTSysADM] A new task for me - setting up a SQL Server cluster on vSphere 6.0

2017-08-17 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
ts.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists. myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Micheal Espinola Jr *Sent:* Wednesday, August 16, 2017 9:24 PM *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] A new task for me - setting up a SQL Server cluster on vSphere 6.0 The minimum requirement would be Wi

Re: [NTSysADM] A new task for me - setting up a SQL Server cluster on vSphere 6.0

2017-08-16 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
The minimum requirement would be Windows. -- Espi On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 6:07 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > Windows or SQL or both? > > On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 5:27 PM, D R wrote: > > Well, for 1, I think you're going to need Enterprise Edition for your >

Re: [NTSysADM] Block MAC address on CISCO L2 Switch

2017-08-07 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
HI JEANNE! I'M GLAD YOU GOT OUR MESSAGE! -- Espi On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 10:50 AM, Jeanne McGaffigan < jeanne_mcgaffi...@haci.honda.com> wrote: > *Return Receipt* > >Your document: > > >RE: [NTSysADM] Block MAC address on CISCO L2 Switch > > >was received by: > > >

Re: [NTSysADM] F5 project

2017-08-02 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I'm assuming its a Strongbox drop-in eval? -- Espi On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 7:34 PM, J- P wrote: > Hi all > > > I received an email looking for an "F5 project eval " (on the west coast > 4 week project) I'm in NY so its out of the question for me, (truth be > told I'm

Re: [NTSysADM] An acquisition I can live with?!?

2017-08-02 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
*A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.* -- Espi On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 5:05 PM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > I was also happy to see that news. > > > > *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Andrew S. Baker >

Re: [NTSysADM] Boxed in on a Win10 VM

2017-07-20 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
You should be able to modify that organically at boot with Windows 10: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2969-enable-disable-elevated-administrator-account-windows-10-a.html#option5 -- Espi On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 8:52 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > Dang. Completely forgot

Re: [NTSysADM] Sending email from Powershell via Yahoo (with app password)

2017-07-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
t? Do I use that app password when sending email, instead of my account > password? > > > On Jul 19, 2017 8:35 PM, "Micheal Espinola Jr" <michealespin...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> The correct way is to generate an app password for Gmail as well. Do not

Re: [NTSysADM] Sending email from Powershell via Yahoo (with app password)

2017-07-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I meant to add: hostname: smtp.gmail.com port: 587 TLS/SSL: yes Use your gmail address name. Generate an app password for it. Done. -- Espi On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 5:29 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr < michealespin...@gmail.com> wrote: > The correct way is to generate an app password

Re: [NTSysADM] Sending email from Powershell via Yahoo (with app password)

2017-07-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
The correct way is to generate an app password for Gmail as well. Do not lower your account security. https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords -- Espi On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 5:00 PM, Michael Leone wrote: > Using Win 10 1607, PSVersion

Re: [NTSysADM] Just Testing

2017-07-18 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Got it via the list. -- Espi On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 8:19 AM, Charles F Sullivan < charles.sulliva...@bc.edu> wrote: > I got this reply, so I want to know I’m getting through or not. I’ve > posted to the list for years and never had it happen before: > > “Sorry, you do not have permission to

Re: [NTSysADM] Looking for driver for...

2017-07-18 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Review your contract or purchase agreement with them (if you can find it). I'm pretty sure some of their older contracts state that they will provide driver updates for the life of the equipment. You might be able to use that against them. -- Espi On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 8:28 AM, Reimer, Mark

Re: [NTSysADM] Popup Warning for Classified Data?

2017-07-18 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I can't speak for popups, but I would review these: https://www.archives.gov/isoo/faqs/identifying-handling-classified-records.html https://www.google.com/search?q=DOD+Guide+to+Marking+Classified+Documents -- Espi On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 6:22 AM, Charles F Sullivan <

Re: [NTSysADM] Running a command with parameters using PSEXEC - SOLVED

2017-07-18 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
It's just a known thing/bug/feature with psexec. -- Espi On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 7:58 AM, Michael Leone <oozerd...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 10:42 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr < > michealespin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This is likely because you

Re: [NTSysADM] Running a command with parameters using PSEXEC - SOLVED

2017-07-18 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
This is likely because you needed to escape the quotes with backslashes. But since you didnt need them at all, that worked too. -- Espi On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 7:22 AM, Michael Leone wrote: > On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 9:54 AM, Melvin Backus >

Re: [NTSysADM] oddball volumes I don't understand

2017-07-16 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
VMS? If yes, this is AFAIK an innocuous bug with snapshots. If yes, AFAIK they can be safely deleted. -- Espi On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 6:38 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > I just finished removing iSCSI services from a 2012R2 file server. > However, I've got some zero-size

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Free eBooks for those MicroSoft Products

2017-07-14 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
FWIW: My total downloads, skipping dupes (in preference for PDFs over other available file types) totaled 259 files at 948 MB. -- Espi On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 6:28 AM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > Thanks for this. > > > > In case anyone is curious, there are about 360

Re: [NTSysADM] Chrome 54 and Flash

2017-07-14 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
c Endpoint Protection blocked > the Chrome Flash component update. > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 8:47 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr < > michealespin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> WOW, just... wow. Thanks for the follow-up on this! >> >> -- >> Espi >> >>

Re: [NTSysADM] Free eBooks for those MicroSoft Products

2017-07-13 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Every single link is through Eric Ligman's personal bitly domain of ligman. me instead of direct from Microsoft, even though the actual downloads are from download.microsoft.com. Who is pulling what here? -- Espi On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 9:32 AM, Fut Dey wrote: >

Re: [NTSysADM] Odd DSN behavior

2017-07-11 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Are the DNS servers known, aka something you or your staff would use? Any possibility that there is a script using netsh, or similar, at play? -- Espi On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 6:40 AM, Melvin Backus wrote: > We’ve run across a very strange DNS situation that we can’t

Re: [NTSysADM] Exchange time insanity.

2017-07-06 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I love you guys. -- Espi On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 8:39 AM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > Stupid BIOS J > > > > *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Eldridge, Dave > *Sent:* Thursday, July 6, 2017 11:30 AM > > *To:*

Re: [NTSysADM] User education and proper configuration prevents Powerpoint problems

2017-06-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
oy vey. -- Espi On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 9:48 AM, Kurt Buff wrote: > Given the state of user education... > http://www.dodgethissecurity.com/2017/06/02/new-powerpoint- > mouseover-based-downloader-analysis-results/ > > >

Re: [NTSysADM] What is the argument for Windows Server Core/NanoServer over Linux?

2017-06-06 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Indeed. Thanks from me as well. -- Espi On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > Interesting read. Thanks. > > -Original Message- > From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Kurt Buff > Sent:

Re: [EXTERNAL]Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Test

2017-05-30 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists.myitf > orum.com] *On Behalf Of *Micheal Espinola Jr > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 30, 2017 5:56 PM > *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com > *Subject:* Re: [EXTERNAL]Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Test > > > > Someone be sure to supply

Re: [EXTERNAL]Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Test

2017-05-30 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Someone be sure to supply the proper unsubscribe method. I can't find my copy. :-( -- Espi On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 7:01 AM, David McSpadden wrote: > Oh thank God. > > > > > > *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of

Re: [NTSysADM] Test

2017-05-30 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Hi Katherine, I've been getting your emails via the list again. Were you able to determine what the problem was? -- Espi On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 5:40 AM, Katherine M. Moss < km...@winterhillsolutions.com> wrote: > This is a test. >

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Managed Service Accounts

2017-05-25 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
It's been years since I have used a product that "required" its MSA to be in the Enterprise Admins group, and even then it was suspect. I can't recall the specific app to provide more details, but the oddity of it stands out in my memory. In the end, it depends on the app and what its doing. If

Re: [NTSysADM] Disabling word macro's.

2017-05-25 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
add on from our smart board > software installed that isn’t supposed to be installed. Just gave the > tech’s a list of possible causes and when in doubt image them. > > > > *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Micheal Esp

Re: [NTSysADM] WAN acceleration for small office

2017-05-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Have you considered performance tuning your server/clients? Which server and client OSs are in question? -- Espi On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 6:51 PM, Tom Miller wrote: > I have a few staff in a remote office in Florida who spend most of their > day working in RDS at our

Re: [NTSysADM] Is 9389 required for External Trust?

2017-05-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
AFAIK, 9389 shouldnt be. This may help you further sort out your port requirements: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772723%28v=ws.10%29.aspx -- Espi On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Christopher Bodnar < christopher_bod...@glic.com> wrote: > I’m setting up an external trust

Re: [NTSysADM] Disabling word macro's.

2017-05-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I've seen and heard of different causes and fixes over the years. Are the affected staff using the same documents or are they unique situations? -- Espi On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 8:06 AM, Kennedy, Jim wrote: > Office 2010 > > > > So we block word macro’s for

Re: [NTSysADM] Keylogger Found in Audio Driver of HP Laptops

2017-05-11 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Susan E Bradley wrote: > Apparently, the functionality of capturing keystrokes is also extremely > common, but outputting the data to a file for diagnostic or debugging > purposes is new and (I concur) may not be a particularly wise >

Re: [NTSysADM] Keylogger Found in Audio Driver of HP Laptops

2017-05-11 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
e present on other laptops in the OEM image. I > wonder if this is HP specific somehow or if other manufacturers have the > same issue. > > On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr < > michealespin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> https://www.bleepingcompute

Re: [NTSysADM] Keylogger Found in Audio Driver of HP Laptops

2017-05-11 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
e present on other laptops in the OEM image. I > wonder if this is HP specific somehow or if other manufacturers have the > same issue. > > On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr < > michealespin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> https://www.bleepingcompute

[NTSysADM] Keylogger Found in Audio Driver of HP Laptops

2017-05-11 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/keylogger-found-in-audio-driver-of-hp-laptops/ According to researchers, the keylogger feature was discovered in the > Conexant HD Audio Driver Package version 1.0.0.46 and earlier. > This is an audio driver that is preinstalled on HP laptops. One

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: RDS timeout issues

2017-05-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I thought this was controlled with Connection Authorization Policies, with the Remote Desktop Gateway Manager tool. You should be able to manipulate the timeout values as well as enable silent re-authorization - so you avoid clients from getting that message. YMMV: It's been a while, and I could

Re: [NTSysADM] Reset permissions on hard disk - Windows 10 Enterprise

2017-04-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Latest version of that script is on github: https://github.com/raandree/NTFSSecurity -- Espi On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 1:14 PM, Charles F Sullivan < charles.sulliva...@bc.edu> wrote: > The problem I find with that scenario is that no matter what you use to > correct it, some files get skipped

Re: [NTSysADM] Now this is just plain cool

2017-04-14 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Very cool. Thanks from me as well! -- Espi On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 12:24 PM, D R wrote: > Thanks for sharing that. > > On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > >> https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Packet+Captures+Filtered+ >>

Re: [NTSysADM] Running exe from APPDATA..TEMP directory

2017-04-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Absolutely not. That is extremely lazy programming. Many of us have similar GPOs for antivirus purposes. -- Espi On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 7:25 AM, David McSpadden wrote: > Have a vendor that want so run his app from the APPDATA..TEMP directory. > > I have a GPO that denied

Re: [NTSysADM] Re: Problems running VBS script from CMD file in Win 2008 R2 [SOLVED}

2017-04-07 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Thanks from me as well. It was an interesting refresher reading and thinking about this kind of issue - one which I haven't encountered in years either. -- Espi On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 4:26 AM, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > Thanks for the follow-up. That's an interesting

Re: [NTSysADM] UAC prompt when launching Chrome

2017-04-06 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
To clarify, if you allow Chrome to run as admin once: It will still require a UAC elevation for the next launch? Have there been any recent policy changes? Any software updates that feature browser integration? -- Espi On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Jimmy Tran wrote:

Re: [NTSysADM] Wireless bridge

2017-04-03 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
$500! -- Espi On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 8:49 PM, Todd Lemmiksoo wrote: > You try the Netgear NightHawk 9000 > > On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 7:09 PM, J- P wrote: > >> I'm finding only 2 sellers on Amazon and both have BAD reviews, the only >> other place i'm

Re: [NTSysADM] You kids get off my lawn!

2017-03-31 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
> > > On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 4:10 PM Micheal Espinola Jr < > michealespin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> :-D That must be incredible milk. >> >> -- >> Espi >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 8:47 AM, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gm

Re: [NTSysADM] You kids get off my lawn!

2017-03-29 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
=1490802380=1-1=tuscan+dairy+whole+vitamin+d+milk+gallon+128+oz> > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 5:31 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr < > michealespin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm impressed with the ratings on that. >> >> -- >> Espi >> >> >> On Tue, Ma

Re: [NTSysADM] Has anyone here used this product, and can comment on it?

2017-03-29 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Depending on what you plan on doing with it, you should be able to buy an older one at a significant discount. I like that all the power is in the tablet; so the wireless mouse that came with my wacom doesn't require power (just like the stylus). On the downside, it can be cumbersome if/when you

Re: [NTSysADM] NT posts lost in cyberspace

2017-03-28 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Oh how weird. There are a few people primarily on the patchmanagement list that constantly go to the spam folder because of sender auth issues, but I've never notice problems with your emails from my end. -- Espi On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 4:28 PM, J- P wrote: > Hi all, > >

Re: [NTSysADM] Has anyone here used this product, and can comment on it?

2017-03-28 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software -- Espi On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 1:48 PM, John Matteson wrote: > Forgive the silly question but what does OSS stand for (other than Office > of Special Services)? > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Kurt Buff

Re: [NTSysADM] You kids get off my lawn!

2017-03-28 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I'm impressed with the ratings on that. -- Espi On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 1:57 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > If I lose my reading glasses... > https://www.amazon.com/Screen-Magnifier-Dizaul-Amplifier- > Foldable/dp/B015VYVW7O > > >

Re: [NTSysADM] ORBI wifi

2017-03-27 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
<listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> > on behalf of Micheal Espinola Jr <michealespin...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Monday, March 27, 2017 6:29 PM > *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] ORBI wifi > > What is the performance like off of those satellites? >

Re: [NTSysADM] ORBI wifi

2017-03-27 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
What is the performance like off of those satellites? -- Espi On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 6:16 AM, J- P wrote: > real world use, > > > So a friend of mine (total non techy ) got the Orbi set > > http://www.techradar.com/reviews/netgear-orbi > > > much to my amazement, he

Re: [NTSysADM] Google vs Symantec

2017-03-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
It continues to amaze me that Symantec has such a significant presence in the security community. -- Espi On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 10:30 AM, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > This situation bears watching... > > https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/google-takes- >

Re: [NTSysADM] w7 updates on new hardware

2017-03-21 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Wocka wocka wocka! :-) -- Espi On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 4:20 PM, J- P wrote: > http://www.computerworld.com/article/3181714/windows-pcs/mic > rosoft-ready-to-block-updates-for-windows-7-on-latest-pcs.html > > > So if your org runs win7, do you buy older hardware? > >

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Persisting access to an Azure shared folder

2017-03-17 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 3:48 PM, James Rankin wrote: > That's what I've been trying, but the net use command, when run at logon, > doesn't execute early enough to get in "ahead" of the write to the share, > sadly. I'm out of my element here, but how about looking at it from

Re: [NTSysADM] Funny stuff - and not wholly off topic

2017-03-12 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
ff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dogma is superior, in every way. > > On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr > <michealespin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Afroman is pissed, and he knows whyyy... > > > > Is it time to rewatch Jay and Silent Bob St

Re: [NTSysADM] Funny stuff - and not wholly off topic

2017-03-12 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Afroman is pissed, and he knows whyyy... Is it time to rewatch Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back already? On Sat, Mar 11, 2017 at 7:29 PM Kurt Buff wrote: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IG3zqvUqJY > > > -- -- Espi (via mobile)

Re: [NTSysADM] Change(s) in Windows 10 after Cumulative Update 1607 (KB3213986)

2017-03-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
So, it turns out that after two additional reboots, my start menu's pin menu obliterated itself. All my shortcuts: POOF! And, start menu search typing also didnt work properly during that period (e.g. "cmd" wouldnt find cmd.exe, etc). Things appear to have returned to normal after the second

[NTSysADM] Change(s) in Windows 10 after Cumulative Update 1607 (KB3213986)

2017-03-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I just got it on my personal laptop. It was a quick and relatively painless install that required a reboot. Immediately I've noticed that right-click functionality on the start menu has been altered - and there appears to be no easy way to run an app as administrator, etc. Anyone else? -- Espi

Re: [NTSysADM] Unable to obtain IP from DHCP server

2017-03-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
1. What has changed recently (have you consulted with other people that have authority/access to make changes)? 2. What do your client/server logs say 3. Is it only clients that are on the same switch (iphelper/forwarding issue) 4. Are you out of IP addresses on the DHCP server?

Re: [EXTERNAL]Re: [NTSysADM] AWS East Outage

2017-03-03 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
>> >> >> >> What do we call it when URL detonation is detonated? >> >> >> >> https://www.trustedsec.com/blog/office-365-advanced-threat- >> protection-features-shortfalls/ >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* lists

Re: [EXTERNAL]Re: [NTSysADM] AWS East Outage

2017-03-03 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
What an amazing learning event. You would think that dependency-related functions/warning would be inherent in such a complex system. -- Espi On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 12:11 PM, Kennedy, Jim wrote: > So the facts are out. Short version, basically someone fat

Re: [EXTERNAL]Re: [NTSysADM] AWS East Outage

2017-03-03 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Do you mean like this? https://blogs.office.com/2017/01/25/evolving-office-365-advanced-threat-protection-with-url-detonation-and-dynamic-delivery/ -- Espi On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 2:02 PM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > I was in an NDA call last week regarding some upcoming

Re: [NTSysADM] is Bundlehunt legit?

2017-02-26 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
This is a newer trend for trying to offload underselling or older version software. Bundlehunt has been around for 4+ years. -- Espi On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 3:01 PM, Erik Goldoff wrote: > Just wondering if anyone on this list has heard of Bundlehunt before, and > if so is

Re: [NTSysADM] OT: Excel macro

2017-02-23 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Not discounting anyone here, but I would imagine that there are much better support forums than this for this type of question. I would hit-up an Excel-specific forum. -- Espi On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 9:20 AM, Christopher Bodnar < christopher_bod...@glic.com> wrote: > Sorry for OT, but know

Re: [NTSysADM] FYI: check your installs

2017-02-22 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
nyone navigate to a security > notice from their main page? Unless you heard about it and Google it you > cannot find any notification. Is there a complain about this? On our site, > the security notice is surely not buried. It is on the EvLog home page with > an IMPORTANT label next to it

Re: [NTSysADM] FYI: check your installs

2017-02-22 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Eye openingly scary. -- Espi On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 10:37 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/02/how-to-bury-a-major- > breach-notification/ >

Re: [NTSysADM] VW VIN Information

2017-02-14 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Nathan, You should address the public dissemination of this information immediately. This has gone out through a large list, and has been publicly archived. -- Espi On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 2:44 PM, Nathan Shelby wrote: > Foolish me and autocomplete, mod if you could

Re: [NTSysADM] Finally found a good use for my android tablet...

2017-02-10 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Thanks for this. Good info for reusing older devices. -- Espi On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > I bought a Google Nexus 7 2nd gen a couple of years ago, just to see > if the hype was about something real. > > I found almost nothing of interest to do

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Any Lync / Skype gurus about?

2017-01-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Its been a while for me, but I concur that this could easily be a DNS issue. Also, isnt there a server setting where you have to manually put in the external FQDN? -- Espi On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 7:31 AM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > Not really my area of expertise, but

Re: [NTSysADM] Any Lync / Skype gurus about?

2017-01-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Have you reviewed this: Lync Server 2010 - Technical Requirements for Mobility -- Espi On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 5:00 AM, Melvin Backus wrote: > We’ve been beating our heads against this one for a

Re: [NTSysADM] Environment variable editing

2017-01-18 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Yes and no. They can edit their own environment variables, but not system. You could however do this via computer scripts depending on what it is you are trying to accomplish. More information is needed. -- Espi On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 1:30 AM, Liby Philip Mathew <

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