Re: [NTSysADM] MVMC

2013-05-09 Thread Richard Stovall
overhead = fewer resources for VMs. My vote is always for the more efficient solution irrespective of other items (ease of use for instance). Not slamming Hyper-V, just tossing two pennies out there. *From:* Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com *Sent:* Thursday, May 09, 2013 10:50 AM *To:* ntsysadm

Re: [NTSysADM] MVMC

2013-05-09 Thread Richard Stovall
** ** *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard Stovall *Sent:* Thursday, May 9, 2013 1:58 PM *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] MVMC ** ** Booyah! ** ** On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 12:59 PM

Re: [NTSysADM] MVMC

2013-05-09 Thread Richard Stovall
Not anymore. He gave that up for an Outback last fall. On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.comwrote: Well, you do drive a Prius, don't you? On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote: I see what y'all did there... But back

Re: [NTSysADM] Home drives

2013-05-10 Thread Richard Stovall
OK. No more Friday funnies, please. This is the hands down winner. On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 7:33 AM, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: Man this is so weird seeing replies the same day you send them!!! ** ** Thanks ** ** ** ** Webster ** ** *From:*

Re: [NTSysADM] OT: Fun with Google Maps

2013-05-17 Thread Richard Stovall
] *On Behalf Of *Richard Stovall *Sent:* Friday, May 10, 2013 9:55 AM *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] OT: Fun with Google Maps On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 10:32 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: It's also put me in the middle of nowhere a couple of times, which

Re: [NTSysADM] This rumor seems to be true...

2013-05-22 Thread Richard Stovall
And apparently you're supposed to READ it!!! (If you don't want to die...) On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:16 AM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: There’s a manual? ** ** *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Mayo, Bill *Sent:*

Re: [NTSysADM] I'm at a loss (Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2010 mail flow problem)

2013-05-31 Thread Richard Stovall
of the users over. On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.comwrote: Well, I finally found them, they were rather well hidden. It is back pressure. On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.comwrote: Are you sure there aren't any 15004, 15006

Re: [NTSysADM] I'm at a loss (Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2010 mail flow problem)

2013-05-31 Thread Richard Stovall
with my total storage that I'm dealing with. I wasn't quite prepared for this issue, but I knew we were going to have issues within the next year. Bonus, I can use this as leverage for getting more. :D On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.comwrote: I have event

Re: [NTSysADM] New Groupon for MS Training at ITU Online - 5 for $99

2013-06-05 Thread Richard Stovall
Just be aware of the following: Expires 180 days after purchase. Limit 3 per person. Limit 1 per order. Online redemption required. Must activate within 180 days of purchase; expires 12 months from date of activation. I take that to mean that the opportunity to activate the course expires 180

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Microsoft's 'Blue' servers

2013-06-05 Thread Richard Stovall
A classic... On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1149 On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 6:03 PM, J- P jnat...@hotmail.com wrote: ok, time to revert to the corona typewriter and the pony express for delivery lol Jean-Paul

Re: [NTSysADM] Pre-Friday OT: I'm liking the idea of this

2013-06-06 Thread Richard Stovall
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 9:46 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Something perhaps not so controversial. Not so controversial as...? Wrong list error, perhaps?

Re: [NTSysADM] Remote Control

2013-06-11 Thread Richard Stovall
I use join.me for ad-hoc situations where I need to help out a friend. For work, we use Teamviewer. The paid version at least does support server OSes. It's actually licensed by technician (with some options to expand that a bit for more than one tech computer, simultaneous techs, etc.) On

Re: [NTSysADM] Remote Desktop Connection

2013-06-18 Thread Richard Stovall
Time differences between the server and the workstation can cause trouble like this. Is it possible that the server's time is off for a bit after it re-boots but before it syncs up with your time server? On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Kelli Sterley kjsterley.li...@gmail.comwrote: I have

Re: OT: slang (was RE: [NTSysADM] Terastation drive recovery)

2013-06-18 Thread Richard Stovall
with an external drive I remove the drive from the housing (sometimes destroys the housing) and work with the drive directly on its native interface. These days that’s going to be SATA. *From:* Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com *Sent:* Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:00 AM *To:* ntsysadm

Re: [NTSysADM] Free new e-books

2013-06-18 Thread Richard Stovall
Even more astonishing is the title of one of them. *Prism for the Windows Runtime: Developing a Windows Store business app using C#, XAML, and Prism* Courtesy of Big Brother, perhaps? Guidance on how to configure built-in forwarding of your data right of the app? On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 1:40

Re: [NTSysADM] running multiple wmic commands on a batch

2013-06-18 Thread Richard Stovall
Or use Powershell and get-wmiobject? On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 4:57 PM, kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: Erm, pipe them both to the same file? I.E. Command c:\file.txt Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY -- *From: * J- P

Re: [NTSysADM] Wisdom of the crowds: Backup

2013-06-25 Thread Richard Stovall
Reply inline. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Matthew W. Ross mr...@ephrataschools.orgwrote: Good Afternoon, all. After much frustration with Acronis, I have come to the realization that it cannot do what I want it to. We've had the product for a year, and have had marginal success making

Re: [NTSysADM] IE10 finally did it..

2013-06-26 Thread Richard Stovall
My favorite is that I have to use something other than IE to perform a discovery search request in Exchange 2010. If I use IE, I cannot type anything into the keyword box of a new search request. I haven't had the time or inclination to chase it too far, but it is the behavior I see across

Re: [NTSysADM] General Windows 8 question

2013-06-28 Thread Richard Stovall
With some fava beans and a nice chianti? On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: How do I eat all this time I am killing? ** ** Thanks ** ** ** ** Webster ** ** *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:

Re: [NTSysADM] General Windows 8 question

2013-06-28 Thread Richard Stovall
Oof. That was *bad*! (I wish I would have thought of it...) On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:19 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.comwrote: Using clockery I will get my coat On 28 June 2013 15:11, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: How do I eat all this time I am killing? ** **

Re: [NTSysADM] IE10 finally did it..

2013-06-28 Thread Richard Stovall
That's just rich. On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Ryan Finnesey r...@finnesey.com wrote: Office 365 is not playing nice with IE 11 ** ** *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Guyer, Don *Sent:* Thursday, June 27, 2013 9:42

Re: [NTSysADM] IE10 finally did it..

2013-06-28 Thread Richard Stovall
On Jun 28, 2013, at 11:38, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote: That's just rich. On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Ryan Finnesey r...@finnesey.com wrote: Office 365 is not playing nice with IE 11 ** ** *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com

Re: [NTSysADM] TMG Proxy Replacement

2013-07-03 Thread Richard Stovall
But, but, but... Auditors LIKE policies. They make them happy! On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.comwrote: *If the requirement is simply an arbitrary policy, perhaps now is a good time to revisit that policy? It seems like this is adding no value other than

Re: [NTSysADM] Unable to browse the Web when additional domain controller goes down

2013-07-04 Thread Richard Stovall
DNS On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Pierre-Marie Camilleri pmcamill...@laferla.com.mt wrote: Hi everyone ** ** Had to shut down our additional domain controller due to maintenance work this afternoon and a few minutes later users complained that they were unable to browse the Web

Re: [NTSysADM] Meraki MR12 review

2013-07-09 Thread Richard Stovall
+1 My XPS 13 positively hated the Meraki, which I have since replaced. That said, the laptop's wifi card (Intel) is a real pain even if Meraki is not part of the picture. On both Win 8 and 7 it will not re-connect to any SSID for many long minutes after resuming from sleep. It is much faster

Re: [NTSysADM] OT: job title

2013-07-09 Thread Richard Stovall
Double secret probation, sir? There is a little known codicil to the Faber College constitution which gives the Dean unlimited power to preserve order in time of campus emergency. On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr michealespin...@gmail.com wrote: Nice reference. You

Re: [NTSysADM] Technet subscriptions going away.

2013-07-09 Thread Richard Stovall
Or throw a chair. On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.comwrote: Egad! You emailed Steve? I hope you were civil. He might take away your outlook.com account. -Original Message- From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:

Re: [NTSysADM] SSL cert vendor

2013-07-09 Thread Richard Stovall
Always, always find coupon codes for low volume Godaddy purchases. For example, a quick Google search shows some out there right now for 1 yr. standard certs at anywhere between $5.99 and $12.99 US. You always have to try the codes to make sure they work, but you do that before buying so you're

[NTSysADM] Small environment Hyper-V

2013-07-09 Thread Richard Stovall
Is anyone using SMB 3 shares as shared storage for 2 (or at most 3) Hyper-V hosts? If so, are there any notes from the trenches about how well (or poorly) it works in the real world? Given the advent of shared nothing live migration between hosts, I'm debating whether I should go that route with

[NTSysADM] Netgear 10Gigabit switch

2013-07-11 Thread Richard Stovall
Anyone using a Netgear XS708E switch? Any comments about its performance?

Re: [NTSysADM] Floppy disk recovery tool

2013-07-16 Thread Richard Stovall
If floppy disk heads are anything like 1/4 cassette heads, then you've got to worry about accumulation of oxidized gunk. Got a cleaning disk and alcohol handy? On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 8:44 PM, Jon Harris jk.har...@live.com wrote: Drive is good it is the disks that are not feeling good. I

Re: [NTSysADM] Exposure from VPN

2013-07-17 Thread Richard Stovall
You can disable device redirection on the RD Gateway server. On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org wrote: It is actually part of the rdp connection file she will download and use to connect. But nothing stops the user from changing it. What security

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Week long shutdown.

2013-07-18 Thread Richard Stovall
Make sure your backups are recent, up to date and current. :) Know your shutdown and restart plans/procedures and go over them with your team. I went through this exercise a few months ago (with help and input from the good folks here) and it was luckily a non-event. On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at

Re: [NTSysADM] SSL/TLS question

2013-07-18 Thread Richard Stovall
I think Roger Waters and David Gilmour (and Bob Geldof?) might have something to say about the first part. On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Daniel Chenault dani...@hotmail.comwrote: You are only coming through in waves like distant ship smoke out on the horizon And all this science I don't

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Week long shutdown.

2013-07-18 Thread Richard Stovall
Here's what you need: Good backups and good spare drives. If you've got those, you'll be fine in the event of a bad failure. If it's a normal event, like your previous hurricane-related shutdown(s), you'll be fine. I'm betting that you'll be up and running tomorrow without any issues. (If you

Re: [NTSysADM] OT: Laptop suggestion

2013-07-19 Thread Richard Stovall
I bet the SSD is an mSATA SSD which Intel Smart Response uses like a cache disk. You won't even see it in Windows Explorer, I don't think. On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Christopher Bodnar christopher_bod...@glic.com wrote: Anyone have something similar to this?

Re: [NTSysADM] A little afield of the normal topic - ShoreTel installation

2013-07-19 Thread Richard Stovall
What's the big deal? I run Shoreware Director in a VM and it works great. The bit about MS patches is just a cover. I've never, ever had a problem keeping my Director server up to date. (If I did have a problem, I would revert to the backup (that I always make) just before installing updates.)

Re: [NTSysADM] A little afield of the normal topic - ShoreTel installation

2013-07-24 Thread Richard Stovall
What is the size of your pilot (user base, I guess)? How many concurrent call paths? On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 8:13 AM, Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.comwrote: We are just getting ready to pilot VOIP with a SIP line with Lync 2010 initially...moving to 2013 in the latter part of the

Re: [NTSysADM] WSUS 3.0 sp2

2013-07-24 Thread Richard Stovall
What's the opposite of TMI? TLI? NEI? On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 9:00 AM, David McSpadden dav...@imcu.com wrote: Had this up and running for years and had to replace the server. Now it is just sitting? Not downloading the updates, at least not very quickly, I looked at BITS but didn’t

Re: [NTSysADM] WSUS 3.0 sp2

2013-07-24 Thread Richard Stovall
Man, if I had a dollar for every time... On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 1:53 PM, David McSpadden dav...@imcu.com wrote: My bits where all stuck.

Re: [NTSysADM] IE 9 and Flash issue with Yahoo mail

2013-07-24 Thread Richard Stovall
Firefox, ftw! On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:31 PM, Christopher Bodnar christopher_bod...@glic.com wrote: OK, so the wife was complaining again about our home computer. Says she can't send e-mails on our main computer( uses Yahoo mail) but it works fine on our secondary system and from her

Re: [NTSysADM] IE 9 and Flash issue with Yahoo mail

2013-07-24 Thread Richard Stovall
But seriously, do you by chance use Ghostery on that PC? On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:34 PM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote: Firefox, ftw! On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:31 PM, Christopher Bodnar christopher_bod...@glic.com wrote: OK, so the wife was complaining again about our home

Re: [NTSysADM] IE 9 and Flash issue with Yahoo mail

2013-07-25 Thread Richard Stovall
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Re: [NTSysADM] Reverse engineering of diagrams

2013-07-25 Thread Richard Stovall
I think what he's looking to do is take a png made from the original Visio file and somehow convert that back to Visio complete with elements,etc.. I don't see how that would be possible, but there are a lot of people out there that are a whole lot smarter than me. (Hold the jokes, please. It's

Re: [NTSysADM] Propagating new DNS Forwarders?

2013-07-26 Thread Richard Stovall
Do nslookups from the clients show the incorrect addresses? As an aside, if you want to keep using OpenDNS, you can always set up conditional forwarders for the problematic sites. On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Sam Cayze sca...@gmail.com wrote: Changing my DNS for our network away from

[NTSysADM] 10Gb Ethernet

2013-07-26 Thread Richard Stovall
I'm just beginning to prepare the environment at $Work for the transition from VMware to Hyper-V. Part of the exercise is implementing 10Gb Ethernet for the first time. I work in the SMB space at a company with an IT staff of two. Consequently, I don't get too jazzed about much in the way of

Re: [NTSysADM] 10Gb Ethernet

2013-07-29 Thread Richard Stovall
? ** ** -sc ** ** *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard Stovall *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 8:43 PM *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com *Subject:* [NTSysADM] 10Gb Ethernet ** ** I'm just beginning to prepare

Re: [NTSysADM] 10Gb Ethernet

2013-07-29 Thread Richard Stovall
[mailto: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard Stovall *Sent:* Monday, July 29, 2013 10:10 AM *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] 10Gb Ethernet ** ** Because of our tiny size, we went with the inexpensive (~$900) Netgear XS708E. (There are just

Re: [NTSysADM] 10Gb Ethernet

2013-07-29 Thread Richard Stovall
Is there an echo in here? On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Kelsey, John jckel...@drmc.org wrote: Sharknado? ** ** *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard Stovall *Sent:* Monday, July 29, 2013 2:12 PM *To:* ntsysadm

Re: [NTSysADM] 10Gb Ethernet

2013-07-29 Thread Richard Stovall
if there’s ever a knight where a problem rises up and you can’t manage them remotely. ** ** Maybe worth it to have a spare in case of problems? ** ** -sc ** ** *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard Stovall

Re: [NTSysADM] 10Gb Ethernet

2013-07-29 Thread Richard Stovall
: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard Stovall *Sent:* Monday, July 29, 2013 2:12 PM *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] 10Gb Ethernet ** ** It doesn't suck, that's for sure.[1] ** ** [1] Unlike the terrible movie I watched last night

[NTSysADM] Folder Actions

2013-08-01 Thread Richard Stovall
Anyone using this product? I have cobbled together some 'hot folder' solutions for a number of things at work, but this looks like it would be easier to use if it is stable and works. http://www.folderactions.com/

Re: [NTSysADM] Random thoughts on evaluating SANs

2013-08-01 Thread Richard Stovall
Make sure pdf functionality is built in. (I suppose that's a given anymore...) Just curious. How many servers will be accessing it? On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 7:36 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: All, I've probably mentioned it before, but I'm in the process of looking at a new SAN.

Re: [NTSysADM] Hyper-V 2012 managed by Windows 7 Hyper-v Manager

2013-08-02 Thread Richard Stovall
Well, fwiw, I'm able to manage Hyper-V on 2012 (full install) servers with the Win7 Hyper-V Manager. The version number of the Win7 application is 6.1.7601.17514. Maybe it shouldn't work, or isn't supported, but it is possible. Must research... On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 2:14 AM, Thozama Nonxuba

Re: [NTSysADM] Random thoughts on evaluating SANs

2013-08-02 Thread Richard Stovall
?) allow). I hope to virtualize most other new apps as well, excepting SCCM and SCOM - I've already got hardware in hand for them. Kurt On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote: Make sure pdf functionality is built in. (I suppose that's a given anymore

Re: [NTSysADM] Random thoughts on evaluating SANs

2013-08-02 Thread Richard Stovall
Sorry, that's supposed to be 10Gb Ethernet. On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 6:59 AM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote: Do your VMware hosts support 10Gb? If so, you could roll your own solution for a lot less cash. On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Oh

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Hyper v 2012, deleted tree of snapshots, but AVHDX files remain

2013-08-02 Thread Richard Stovall
First things first. I don't know anything about your environment, the specifics of your situation, or whether anything is really amiss. Back everything up, be careful, ymmv, etc. All that said, I just had a call with PSS about this very issue the other day. I am not in production with Hyper-V

Re: [NTSysADM] Odd RDP issue

2013-08-14 Thread Richard Stovall
Are the time settings correct for both the client and server? On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 2:45 PM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: SBS 2011 (similar to 2008R2), Hyper-V VM. Two NIC’s on the VM. ** ** RDP has been working fine for months. I was able to RDP to the machine today to

Re: [NTSysADM] MSIEXEC CPU on TS-Solved

2013-08-24 Thread Richard Stovall
Like Daniel said, good catch. Enjoy your well deserved reward! On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 7:12 PM, J- P jnat...@hotmail.com wrote: And now time for some cognac

Re: [NTSysADM] Dell - Kace

2013-09-03 Thread Richard Stovall
We have a patching appliance (K1000) and it is a very useful and powerful tool. Using it effectively, however, is NOT intuitive. There is a serious learning curve (which I am still on the middle of) if you want to get the thing to really shine. On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Stefan Jafs

Re: [NTSysADM] We have met the enemy...

2013-09-04 Thread Richard Stovall
That article is absolutely *hilarious*. On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Your new word for the day: synanthropy http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/opinion/sunday/squirrel-power.html

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Problem - access based on your IP

2013-09-09 Thread Richard Stovall
Can you impose a route on your VPN clients to the hosted service's ip range? It's not a one-click solution, but it's a connect to the VPN, then one click solution. On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Ken Schaefer k...@kj.net.au wrote: Do you have a budget? If so, I suppose there’s SSL VPN

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Apps on Corporate iPads?

2013-09-10 Thread Richard Stovall
An iDevice without iTunes controlling its destiny? Doesn't that violate a Eula or something? On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.comwrote: *Have you looked at an MDM solution that can side-load apps and enforce policy? InTune is one such example.* * * * *

[NTSysADM] In defense of image-based VM backups

2013-09-11 Thread Richard Stovall
There was a discussion here a few weeks ago that centered on image-based backups for entire VMs vs data-based backups of applications only. My recollection is that most of us smaller guys prefer (or at least lean toward) the image-based variety, and the bigger, more mature orgs prefer data

Re: [NTSysADM] In defense of image-based VM backups

2013-09-11 Thread Richard Stovall
...@lists.myitforum.com] on behalf of Richard Stovall [rich...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, September 11, 2013 10:53 PM *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com *Subject:* [NTSysADM] In defense of image-based VM backups There was a discussion here a few weeks ago that centered on image-based backups

Re: [NTSysADM] In defense of image-based VM backups

2013-09-11 Thread Richard Stovall
Engineer 317.447.6033 (office) 317.447.6014 (fax) HARRISON COLLEGE -- *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] on behalf of Richard Stovall [rich...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, September 11, 2013 10:53 PM *To:* ntsysadm

Re: [NTSysADM] In defense of image-based VM backups

2013-09-11 Thread Richard Stovall
included the current MSCRM_CONFIG db and I figured out how to deal with the errant org db. Once the appropriate procedure was discerned, I nuked the sandbox and fixed the dev environment. On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 11:06 PM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote: You are right about

Re: [NTSysADM] In defense of image-based VM backups

2013-09-11 Thread Richard Stovall
; no VM backup required? DAMIEN SOLODOW Systems Engineer 317.447.6033 (office) 317.447.6014 (fax) HARRISON COLLEGE -- *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] on behalf of Richard Stovall [rich...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Wednesday

Re: [NTSysADM] September MS Patches

2013-09-12 Thread Richard Stovall
Here is the thread archive. http://www.mail-archive.com/ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com/msg02920.html On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Glen Johnson gjohn...@vhcc.edu wrote: Anyone else seeing this months MS updates requiring two reboots, or more specifically, all updates selected, install,

Re: [NTSysADM] OT: Speaking in public

2013-09-12 Thread Richard Stovall
Trouble and strife! On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 10:47 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.comwrote: Sorry, inadvertent slip into some Cockney rhyming slang for wrong I won't tell you what a Forrest Gump, Barry White or Eartha Kitt refers to, but I imagine you can work those out :-) Cheers,

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Looking for Hyper-V server hardware

2013-09-13 Thread Richard Stovall
Use one as an SMB 3 file share host for the other's VMs. It's the shizzle. On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Sam Cayze sca...@gmail.com wrote: Thought I’d search the forums for ‘lab’ to find a new lab machine… Glad I came across this thread! That eBay deal seems like a steal. I

Re: [NTSysADM] Think strategically, not tactically..

2013-09-17 Thread Richard Stovall
What about books for the rest of us? On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 7:51 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Two foundational books for intelligent laymen...

Re: [NTSysADM] Think strategically, not tactically..

2013-09-17 Thread Richard Stovall
Finally! Someone who gets the future. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 8:07 PM, William Robbins dangerw...@gmail.comwrote: They're in the 'cloud.' - WJR On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.comwrote: What about books for the rest of us? On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 7

RE: [NTSysADM] Think strategically, not tactically..

2013-09-17 Thread Richard Stovall
Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com http://www.carlwebster.com/ ** ** ** ** *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard Stovall *Sent:* Tuesday, September 17, 2013 5:58 PM *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com

Re: [NTSysADM] Lync 2010 problem

2013-09-18 Thread Richard Stovall
Well, even if he didn't know what he was doing, he appears to at least have been honest about it. On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: ...he set up a pool name as poo01.example.com

[NTSysADM] Aduc Admin +

2013-09-19 Thread Richard Stovall
Anyone out there have any experience with this tool? http://aducadmin.com

Re: [NTSysADM] Aduc Admin +

2013-09-21 Thread Richard Stovall
20, 2013 at 9:37 PM, William Robbins dangerw...@gmail.comwrote: Looks like a bolt-on RBAC for AD. Reasonably priced looks like. Have you downloaded the trial yet? - WJR On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.comwrote: Anyone out there have any experience

Re: [NTSysADM] Connectivity issue

2013-09-23 Thread Richard Stovall
Maybe the problematic server doesn't take direction well? On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: TCP is directional.

[NTSysADM] ShoreTel Mobility Router

2013-09-25 Thread Richard Stovall
Anyone out there using one of these? Do you mind if I shoot some questions your way about it?

Re: [NTSysADM] A little afield of the normal topic - ShoreTel installation

2013-09-25 Thread Richard Stovall
to do that yet. However, the tech gave me a list of ports used by everything ShoreTel 13.x, which should apply to 12.x as well. When I have a few moments to breathe, I'll do that as well. Kurt On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote: What's the big deal

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Cisco 1841 router errors after clear counters

2013-10-09 Thread Richard Stovall
Comcast *guarantees* that you will be pleased with their reliable service and the fastest speeds in the business. http://business2.comcast.com/internet/business-internet/plans-pricing-wifi :-) On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 10:03 AM, David Mazzaccaro david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com wrote:

Re: [NTSysADM] More PowerShell

2013-10-18 Thread Richard Stovall
Not that I disbelieve you, but do you have any specific documentation for that statement? That seems like a very specific claim whereas most SEO stuff is pretty nebulous. On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 9:50 PM, rodtr...@myitforum.com wrote: Google recently changed their algorithm again where they

Re: [NTSysADM] Adobe Flash download - WTF?

2013-10-24 Thread Richard Stovall
I get a flash installer download (from Firefox 24) On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Am I the only one to whom this is happening? http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Click on the Install Now link. Get redirected back to www.adobe.com ??? Kurt

Re: [NTSysADM] 2 NICs on Win 7 can't access internet

2013-10-25 Thread Richard Stovall
Well, the subnets of the two NICs do overlap. That's pretty funky right there. If it's just the PC talking to the tool, change the mask on that NIC to 255.255.255.0 and see what happens. On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Bambi J Saastad bambi.j.saas...@seagate.com wrote: I have a Window 7 pc

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Richard Stovall
I like the Outlet. In this case, http://www.dell.co.uk/outlet/. On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Kramer, Jack jack.kra...@cabs.msu.eduwrote: Honestly, for PC laptops I tend to buy a 2 to 3-year-old off-lease business model for cheap and then just swap them every year to two. I max their

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Richard Stovall
I imagine that Football Manager does require some horsepower. Soccer manager, however... On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote Of course, I don't play games, so don't know if Football Manager really requires all that horsepower... Kurt

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Richard Stovall
Ha! On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Rankin, James R kz2...@googlemail.comwrote: Oh, it needs some heavy CPU poke to handle the database involvednot that you guys can appreciate the nuances of real football ;-) --Original Message-- From: Kurt Buff Sender:

Re: [NTSysADM] PERC Integrated vs Card

2013-10-28 Thread Richard Stovall
Options B and C are both for cards with external connections. Your 8 drives are internal, right? You'll be fine with the H700. http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/04/campaigns/dell-raid-controllers On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 1:14 PM, J- P jnat...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi all, I ordered a new

Re: [NTSysADM] NAS SMB server (QNAP?)

2013-10-28 Thread Richard Stovall
I have two QNAP devices at $Work. One is dedicated as a B2D target for BackupExec and is doing essentially what you're talking about. It leverages AD for share permissions, and hasn't so much as burped since I set it up a couple of years ago. Another nice feature is that it 'just works' with

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: test IE uptime?

2013-10-31 Thread Richard Stovall
Does IE have to be the rendering engine? On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Jimmy Tran ji...@jt-solution.com wrote: If there's a cost associated, that may be ok. There really isn't a budget allocated for this but if it's cheaper to buy a software than me writing some scripts that might be a

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: test IE uptime?

2013-10-31 Thread Richard Stovall
and what is not. On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Jimmy Tran ji...@jt-solution.com wrote: Yes Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 -Original Message- *From:* Richard Stovall [rich...@gmail.com] *Received:* Thursday, 31 Oct 2013, 6:45pm *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com [ntsysadm

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: test IE uptime?

2013-10-31 Thread Richard Stovall
S4 -Original Message- *From:* Richard Stovall [rich...@gmail.com] *Received:* Thursday, 31 Oct 2013, 6:57pm *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com [ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com] *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] RE: test IE uptime? Let me rephrase the question. Does IE *have

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: test IE uptime?

2013-11-01 Thread Richard Stovall
. I figured a script running on the host that could somehow search the page for key words and if it fails, it records it to a txt file. ** ** Jimmy ** ** *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard Stovall *Sent

Re: [NTSysADM] Fw: Scary stuff for Halloween...not a hoax either

2013-11-01 Thread Richard Stovall
Wow. Just wow. On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 7:27 AM, Rankin, James R kz2...@googlemail.comwrote: Don't know whether any of you have read this... Sent from my (new!) BlackBerry, which may make me an antiques dealer, but it's reliable as hell for email delivery :-) --

Re: [NTSysADM] RE: test IE uptime?

2013-11-01 Thread Richard Stovall
for key words and if it fails, it records it to a txt file. Jimmy *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [ mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard Stovall *Sent:* Thursday, October 31, 2013 7:14 PM *To:* ntsysadm

Re: [NTSysADM] OMSALIVE equivalent for HP

2013-11-12 Thread Richard Stovall
http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/ On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 2:03 PM, J- P jnat...@hotmail.com wrote: 2008r2 - tried blank password in safe no-go Jean-Paul Natola -- From: kennedy...@elyriaschools.org To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: RE:

Re: [NTSysADM] OMSALIVE equivalent for HP

2013-11-13 Thread Richard Stovall
What is the RAID level of the volume from which you're trying to grab data? On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 10:41 AM, J- P jnat...@hotmail.com wrote: HIRENs boot cd didnt find windows either Jean-Paul Natola -- From: jnat...@hotmail.com To:

Re: [NTSysADM] Sonic Wall model/sizing

2013-11-13 Thread Richard Stovall
I use them, but my environment is much smaller. We're stuck in the NSA 2XX range for cost reasons, but I wish I could jump up a notch or two for performance. I think the key is what features you'll be using and what throughput the firewall can manage when using them. IIRC, the big performance

Re: [NTSysADM] Sonic Wall model/sizing

2013-11-13 Thread Richard Stovall
provided earlier? -- *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] on behalf of Richard Stovall [rich...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, November 13, 2013 1:00 PM *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Sonic Wall model

Re: [NTSysADM] Sonic Wall model/sizing

2013-11-13 Thread Richard Stovall
in the past. I think it would be worth your time to give them a call. [1] Where do I get one of those!?!? On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote: Frankly, no, given your 200Mbps link (that may go up to 500)[1]. See the following for theoretical maximum

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