Re: Low end reliable workstations

On 31 Mar 2010 at 11:46, Phil Brutsche wrote: > Doesn't Win7 Pro give you downgrade rights to XP Pro for a limited time? Only if the manufacturer decides to offer that, AFAIK. You would need to confirm that and get a valid XP key first, of course. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizo

Re: Uh, ooopppsss!

On 31 Mar 2010 at 14:43, Maglinger, Paul wrote: > I guess it's back to waiting 2 minutes for PDFs to load. I downloaded his test PDF which opens a CMD window. It did that a few times for me but doesn't any more. I even edited it to have it open CALC.EXE, and it did that too. I really don

Re: OTish: PPPoA router, anyone?

I'll have to verify, but this unit seems to be hard coded to accept port 443 on IP addresses on the LAN side. I can set the remote management port - that is, for the IP address on the DSL side, I can specify a different port, and have - well above 1024. A worthy thought, though, and I'll check th

RE: Oh Microsoft...

Waiting on the Ru9 to finish and final test to make sure nothing else broke.. Test a few machines out and go home to dinner wrapped up in the stove keeping warm for me. Love my wife... Yes for more than just the food.. -Original Message- From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com]

Re: Oh Microsoft...

Bummer. Is it fixed? On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:19 PM, wrote: > On the phone with PSS due to SP2 causing mass problems with a clients SBS > 2008 setup.  Sharepoint pulls up blank..OWA, “service not available..then it > is..then its not, missing icons..etc,  Connect script doesn’t work, general >

Oh Microsoft...

On the phone with PSS due to SP2 causing mass problems with a clients SBS 2008 setup. Sharepoint pulls up blank..OWA, "service not available..then it is..then its not, missing icons..etc, Connect script doesn't work, general slowness Removed SP2 all works perfectly. Reinstall..same problem.

RE: WAN over ethernet?

From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, 31 March 2010 11:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: WAN over ethernet? > So, to me, the chief advantage to such schemes is that routers with > Ethernet jacks are cheaper than routers with fancy WAN cards. The main advan

RE: Low end reliable workstations

Agreed. There are other reasons for XP Mode as well, no WoW for 16bit on Vista/Win7 being one of them. -sc From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:46 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Low end reliable workstations All it says is that

RE: wierd e-mail issue

Firewall? -sc From: Len Hammond [mailto:lenhammo...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 3:30 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: wierd e-mail issue I have a client that I just built a new laptop for that can't get to her personal e-mail server on the web. The new machine was

RE: Low end reliable workstations

Ummm... It does... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** > -Original Message- > From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 4:46 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Low end

Re: Ntfs raid 5 2 tb wd drives X 5

I think my raid card does not support Raid 6, any other suggestion per layout?? Thanks Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: "Joseph L. Casale" Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:35:48 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ntfs raid 5 2 tb wd drives X 5 No, but that's not

Re: OTish: PPPoA router, anyone?

Maybe I´m late in the discussion, but have you tried changing the ports where the httpd of the router is listening, so that it doesn´t conflict with those from the sonicwall ? - Original Message - From: "Kurt Buff" To: "NT System Admin Issues" Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11:20 PM

Re: Low end reliable workstations

All it says is that Microsoft has a vested interest in keeping old stuff working, even if some of that was due to bad code. If Vista had an XP compatibility mode, many of the complaints leveled against it would have disappated long ago. Vista and Win7 provide considerably more secure computing en

Re: Low end reliable workstations

I dont have anything I can refer to in terms of statistics, but in my support and personal use of XP and Vista; Vista has hands-down had less intrusions on systems of people that visit less than scrupulous sites. I see people visit the same sites. I see the XP system infected, but the Vista syste

Re: Strange network issue

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 5:47 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > Is there more than one station running this software (using the > special MAC address) on the network segment? On an adjacent network > segment? By 'adjacent' I mean 'attached to the same router'. > > If you have either of those conditions, your

RE: A weird one

You got a clue-by-four anywhere handy ? Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: A weird one

RE: Low end reliable workstations

I think we're done with this discussion. J. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 5:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Low end reliable workstations On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 5:18 PM, John Hornbuckle wrote: > But und

Re: Strange network issue

Is there more than one station running this software (using the special MAC address) on the network segment? On an adjacent network segment? By 'adjacent' I mean 'attached to the same router'. If you have either of those conditions, your router is going to get *very* confused. Kurt On Wed, Mar 3

Re: Low end reliable workstations

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 5:18 PM, John Hornbuckle wrote: > But under the hood, > Vista had a number of security improvements over XP. I wrote "real-world better security" for a reason. Sure, Vista has a huge number of "security improvements" -- if all you do is read the marketing brochure. I'm

RE: WAN over ethernet?

I've had Metro Ethernet through Qwest at a site for two years now, which replaced their DS3. The cost was a lot cheaper than the fractional DS3, and in a phone call I can boost the bandwidth on the fly up to 100mbps. It's helpful the handoff is about 6 ft from a SHNS cabinet, but I have been ver

RE: Low end reliable workstations

As I recall, IE's "Protected Mode" feature only works on Vista/Win7, and that's a security benefit for shops using IE. The driver model is more secure than XP's. The firewall is more sophisticated. Vista uses ASLR, which I don't think XP had. There are some other things that I honestly don't un

RE: Low end reliable workstations

+1. A "secure" OS is no good if it cannot be used to perform work... Just the fact that XP Compatibility Mode exists says something... ;-) *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** > -Original Message- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:

RE: Low end reliable workstations

LOL. Problems were rare. As I said, we never regretted the move. When problems did occur, though, they were generally related to drivers (not hardware) or poorly-written software. And when I say "poorly-written," I mean software that does things like assuming users will have admin rights or tr

Re: Strange network issue

Anything on the LAN doing proxy arp? On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Eric Brouwer wrote: > You're certainly on to something with the MAC idea > > This PC runs an Avid DS suite, and has Tinder as well.  The licensing for > these programs is tied to various system IDs including the MAC.  I not

Re: Strange network issue

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Eric Brouwer wrote: > ... MAC was being entered in the NIC properties, so it's not using it's > default.  If I change this, and use the default, all the problems go away. > When I use this specific MAC, I get flaky connectivity.  Is it possible > there is another d

Low end reliable workstations

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr wrote: > Even with the Vista faux pas' (which can clearly be mitigated with > well-published know-how), XP is not what I would consider a "secure > solution". I haven't really seen anything that makes me believe Vista is significantly more se

Re: Strange network issue

You're certainly on to something with the MAC idea This PC runs an Avid DS suite, and has Tinder as well. The licensing for these programs is tied to various system IDs including the MAC. I noticed the MAC was being entered in the NIC properties, so it's not using it's default. If I

Re: Low end reliable workstations

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 4:43 PM, John Hornbuckle wrote: > ... nearly all of the problems we’ve encountered > have been the result of poorly-written applications rather than inherent OS > problems. The other problems have been related to hardware/driver > incompatibility. So, basically, either t

Re: WAN over ethernet?

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr wrote: > Isn't "Metro Ethernet" a MAN shared network solution, sold by companies that > want to sub-lease their existing unused links? "Metro Ethernet" doesn't have an official definition. It generally means anything that a network carrier s

RE: Low end reliable workstations

Agreed. There was much FUD surrounding Vista; we've been using it for quite some time now, and I can say that nearly all of the problems we've encountered have been the result of poorly-written applications rather than inherent OS problems. The other problems have been related to hardware/drive

RE: Multi-Master SharePoint deployment?

Well, you can't do this natively (this is why, in some cases, Public Folders are still a MAJOR win over SharePoint - multimaster replication and site aware connectivity). Casahl is a very good name in this "space". I've used their products before. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Excha

OT (iphone VZW)CNNMoney.com || BlackBerry can handle a Verizon iPhone

http://cnnmoney.mobi/money/latest_news/latest_news/detail/204467;.money4b Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

Re: Uh, ooopppsss!

Text rules. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 12:53, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > Such is the nature of dangerous features in an underlying protocol or > document format. > Of necessity, functionality and security are often in direct opposition. > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > > On Wed, Mar 31, 2010

Re: Uh, ooopppsss!

Such is the nature of dangerous features in an underlying protocol or document format. Of necessity, functionality and security are often in direct opposition. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > Foxit is no longer your best friend... > > htt

RE: I want one of these!

Agreed, although I prefer to build my own super-saloon. Take one small car, install engine from bigger car add power to that. Presto-change-o very fast "sleeper". Also repair bills and insurance charges at the lower rate as well as no "snob" stigma of the expen$ive car. Not that I'd NOT purchas

RE: OT: Howdy

Oops - hehe. Warm regards, Stu Sjouwerman Co-Founder, Publisher, Sunbelt Media P: +1-727-562-0101 ext 218 F: +1-727-562-5199 s...@sunbelt-software.com From: Webster [mailto:carlwebs...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 5:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Howdy LOL, Sh

RE: SunGard

We use them, but only as a part of our disaster recovery plan. Warm regards, Stu Sjouwerman Co-Founder, Publisher, Sunbelt Media P: +1-727-562-0101 ext 218 F: +1-727-562-5199 s...@sunbelt-software.com From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:

RE: Uh, ooopppsss!

I guess it's back to waiting 2 minutes for PDFs to load. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Uh, ooopppsss! Foxit is no longer your best friend... http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?story

RE: Ntfs raid 5 2 tb wd drives X 5

The filesystem isn't gpt, the label is. The filesystem is NTFS. From: justino garcia [mailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 1:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Ntfs raid 5 2 tb wd drives X 5 Thanks so if My OS is on a different raid card, raid 1 (two 500 gig

Re: Low end reliable workstations

Win 7 with XP mode should be better than an XP box and at least it is "current" and workable for most compatablility issues. Jon On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr < michealespin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Touche', of course, but Im not getting that from this conversation. But > s

wierd e-mail issue

I have a client that I just built a new laptop for that can't get to her personal e-mail server on the web. The new machine was a Vista laptop that I down graded back to XP (fully patched) to add to the XP/2003 domain in the church where she runs the preschool. Her old laptop, a personal XP box cou

Re: Low end reliable workstations

Touche', of course, but Im not getting that from this conversation. But sure, if something ain't compatible, it ain't compatible. It sounds to me like all the bad vibes and ju-ju about Vista are keeping them backed off, and Windows 7 is probably "too new". With such a small deployment footprint,

Re: WAN over ethernet?

We have both QMOE (Qwest Metro Optical Ethernet) and XO MPLS. I like the QMOE because i control the routing and it's really fast and reliable. They put in a switch on my sites and all my QMOE sites are just a private VLAN on their network. If they already have a QMOE Switch onsite like in a big sh

Re: Ntfs raid 5 2 tb wd drives X 5

Thanks so if My OS is on a different raid card, raid 1 (two 500 gigs drives), and the data on the raid 5, I should be fine with GPT. Would I be able to restore my data a acronis backup, to the GPT file system? Thanks Justin On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Phil Brutsche wrote: > Qty 5 2TB dri

Multi-Master SharePoint deployment?

For my next trickI've been tasked with coming up with some ideas on how to set up a multi-master SharePoint 2007 instance. Basic idea is two SharePoint servers separated by a WAN link that need to be kept 'synchronized', mainly for DR purposes although both systems will be 'live'. Bandwi

Re: Ntfs raid 5 2 tb wd drives X 5

Qty 5 2TB drives = 10TB raw capacity RAID 5 is smallest unit capacity * (N - 1 - any hot spares) so... 8TB with no hot spares 6 TB with 1 hot spare On 3/31/2010 2:08 PM, justino garcia wrote: > The total partion size well IT would be 5 disc raid 5 + > hostspare = 10tb, but (n-1 - hotspare) = (1

Re: Ntfs raid 5 2 tb wd drives X 5

The total partion size well IT would be 5 disc raid 5 + hostspare = 10tb, but (n-1 - hotspare) = (10tb-2tb-2tb_hotspare) = 6 tb right??? It been a bit, since I looked at raid 5 math thanks Justin On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 3:04 PM, justino garcia wrote: > I was thinking, raid 5 4 disc, plus one hots

Re: Ntfs raid 5 2 tb wd drives X 5

I was thinking, raid 5 4 disc, plus one hotspare. Each disc is 2tb. Not sure if our dell perc can do raid 6, but I have a different raid card, taht will do raid 1, for the OS, two disk maybe 500 gb each. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Joseph L. Casale wrote: > No, but that's not a very safe se

Re: I want one of these!

I'd spend that $ on a proper super-saloon or super-coupe. -- ME2 On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 3:47 AM, tony patton < tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com> wrote: > You can all keep the plane, I want the bike :) > > Regards > > Tony Patton > Desktop Operations Cavan > Ext 8078 > Direct Dial 049 435 2878 >

Re: WAN over ethernet?

Isn't "Metro Ethernet" a MAN shared network solution, sold by companies that want to sub-lease their existing unused links? Or am I thinking of something else...? -- ME2 On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:27 AM, Tom Miller wrote: > Yesterday I had a discussion with our Internet/point-to-point provide

Re: Low end reliable workstations

Counterpoint: If Win7 won't work for him for compatibility reasons then Vista won't either. On 3/31/2010 1:43 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr wrote: > Even with the Vista faux pas' (which can clearly be mitigated with > well-published know-how), XP is not what I would consider a "secure > solution". I'm

Re: Ntfs raid 5 2 tb wd drives X 5

And make sure you have a different disk set for the boot volume. Windows x64 cannot boot off GPT volumes. On 3/31/2010 1:37 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > If it's larger than 2tb, make sure the partition is GPT -- Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a r

Re: Low end reliable workstations

Even with the Vista faux pas' (which can clearly be mitigated with well-published know-how), XP is not what I would consider a "secure solution". I'm sure you prolly dont want to hear it, but Im just sayin'... I would take Vista over XP any day, if you value your client data security. I think y

Re: Ntfs raid 5 2 tb wd drives X 5

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 10:33, wrote: > I going to restore a backup to a ntfs 5 disk raid five array, one disk will > hot spare.  Each disk 2 tb wd drives raid class drive. > > Any issues with ntfs volume this size? > Windows 2k3 X64 What's the total size of the partition on the array? That's a

RE: Ntfs raid 5 2 tb wd drives X 5

No, but that's not a very safe setup. Given those huge discs, if one sh!ts the bed your rebuild will be so long you might lose another during this time. Use r6 or approach it with a different layout. -Original Message- From: jgarciaitl...@gmail.com [mailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com] Sent:

Re: [OT]: Script Editors

For source control, you could set up your own local repository, or even use a free service like Google Code. It can help make your code secure, portable, accessible, and version controllable over the long term with share access if needed. Google Code uses SVN on the back-end, which is what I woul

RE: [OT]: Script Editors

That's "new" with XP J From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 4:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: [OT]: Script Editors Wow. My Notepad has just entered the light. On 30 March 2010 20:54, Crawford, Scott wrote: View/Status Bar will a

A weird one

So, I'm trying to get notified whenever a new PC is added to our domain (Event ID 645). The funny this is I have been getting notified of machines named with the random SYSPREP name and not the name these guys change the computer name to. Doing research I discover that in my case I need to look

Re: Profile path and filename too long

Yes we get 1509 events from Userenv also. In our case almost all are .xml files, others .sol files. The directory in the user's profile is either UserData or Application Data\Internet Explorer\UserData. I am wondering if we can just not save these directories when the user logs out. ~ Finally

Ntfs raid 5 2 tb wd drives X 5

I going to restore a backup to a ntfs 5 disk raid five array, one disk will hot spare. Each disk 2 tb wd drives raid class drive. Any issues with ntfs volume this size? Windows 2k3 X64 Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

RE: vSphere Client annoying redraw

Win 7 and vSphere 4 here, no issues like that. Have you upgraded your hosts with the latest VM Tools? We're on v4 build 208167. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610)

RE: vSphere Client annoying redraw

/disclaimer- I know next to nothing about vmware We were having some annoying video issues with Vsphere client up to and including complete lockups in our lab sandbox and we got this from our vmware guy- http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd =displayKC&e

Re: Low end reliable workstations

Doesn't Win7 Pro give you downgrade rights to XP Pro for a limited time? On 3/31/2010 11:22 AM, Angus Scott-Fleming wrote: > Would one of these puppies work for you? They'll run XP, although the only > XP > they come with is XP Home (strangely enough you can get them w/ Win7 Pro; if > you're g

RE: vSphere Client annoying redraw

Sorry, more info: vSphere 4 Client connecting either to VirtualCenter or the host directly Window 7 The 3.5 client worked perfectly on the same machine. From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 10:34 AM To: NT System Adm

Re: Low end reliable workstations

On 31 Mar 2010 at 8:57, mqcarp wrote: > We have a division that uses very low end equipment because they just > do not need the power. I am finding it harder and harder to find good > options for this. In the past we have used Dell because they let you > customize so much. This is fine I suppose

Re: Low end reliable workstations

They make Atom based small desktop boxes very much like the netbooks. I would suggest looking at that family of systems. http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Intel-Processor-Drive-Black/dp/B001DMA0L8 http://usa.asus.com/ProductGroup1.aspx?PG_ID=7dDelmkESu9DXgVB Steven Peck http://www.blkmtn.org On Wed, M

Re: HP driver update needed!

On 31 Mar 2010 at 9:25, richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: > Thanks - my Google search actually helped me out quickly for once... I always worry about HP drivers. --- Included Stuff Follows --- Ubersoft.net: Technology Is Not Your Friend http://www.ubersoft.net/comic/hd/2010/03/standard-

Re: OT: vSphere Client annoying redraw

Do you have IE8 on? Weird issues with IE8. It's why I have IE7 still on my laptop On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Harry Singh wrote: > vSphere here and I don't notice much of an issue with draw once the client > loads. The loading of the actual client takes longer than i would like at > times

RE: vSphere Client annoying redraw

Also are you talking about the vSphere Client to a single host or the vSphere client to a VirtualCenter? In the 2nd instance speed depends on what system you are running VC on and the backend Database. -Carlos From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31,

Re: OTish: PPPoA router, anyone?

That's good to know. Thanks! On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 08:25, Davies,Matt wrote: > I would be careful using Cisco with some of the BT ADSL circuits, I have come > across a few compatibility issues, usually end up changing the router for one > of the xyzel range. > > Cheers > > Matt > > -Orig

Re: OT: vSphere Client annoying redraw

vSphere here and I don't notice much of an issue with draw once the client loads. The loading of the actual client takes longer than i would like at times. I'm running XP SP3. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Richard Stovall wrote: > Still on ESX 3.5 here, but I started having the same issue

RE: vSphere Client annoying redraw

Nope. What version? What platform? What link type? -sc From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 11:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: vSphere Client annoying redraw Any having any visual issues with the Client? It's terrible slow t

Re: OT: vSphere Client annoying redraw

Still on ESX 3.5 here, but I started having the same issue when I upgraded my workstation to Win 7. I've got a fast machine, so it's not really close to unbearable. It is annoying, however, and MUCH slower than the VI client was on XP. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Sam Cayze wrote: > Any ha

OT: vSphere Client annoying redraw

Any having any visual issues with the Client? It's terrible slow to redraw the GUI on my machine. I dread when I have to run it. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

Re: Low end reliable workstations

On the thin client situation, We have gone round and round on it. We are talking about 20-25 people, 10 of whom have decent and recent workstations, the rest are garbage. We have a terminal server, but it is a VM. We would have to do a hardware term server due to some phone applications. Then when

RE: OTish: PPPoA router, anyone?

I would be careful using Cisco with some of the BT ADSL circuits, I have come across a few compatibility issues, usually end up changing the router for one of the xyzel range. Cheers Matt -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: 31 March 2010 03:22 To: NT S

RE: SunGard

Yeah. we're a pretty small company. I think we have about 5 or 6 "customer service" people, a couple in claims, etc. Most of our in-house employees are manufacturing floor employees. Of course, we have a number of outside sales reps as well. J But I doubt we'll be the right size for SunGard. Jo

RE: SunGard

Very legitimate. And their name got big after the WTC collapse and Katrina. We collocate and have a business continuity strategy. We have a very good relationship with them, and actually have very affordable plans. They are negotiable, but also don't deal with small companies much. Only complai

RE: SunGard

Thanks. Will do so. John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 10:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SunGard I'd recommend you check with David Halford of Forsythe after you talk to Sungard. David is on the Board o

RE: SunGard

Yeah. I don't think we're going to be interested in most of their offerings, but I'll talk to their sales rep and see what they have to offer. Right now, we have zero budget for anything except emergencies. John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Jason Morris [mailto:jmor...@mjmc.com] Sent: Wednesday

Re: WAN over ethernet?

I've used the Cox Metro Ethernet locally. You will still need routers, the Metro Ethernet equipment Cox uses will only allow 32 MAC addresses total. However, you do not need the "expensive" T1 routers, a dual-ethernet router like a Cisco 2611 will be fine. Even a dual-NIC PC will work, you just n

RE: WAN over ethernet?

Tom, I can't comment on CoxBusiness, but I have been very happy with Masergy's VPLS service, which provides a layer 2 Ethernet handoff independent of circuit type. Doesn't matter if it is a T1, DS3 or something bigger, or even Ethernet. It offers all the same functionality of MPLS , but with abil

OT: Video Conferencing - Solved!

Several weeks ago I requested info on low-cost video conferencing solutions. I checked into a couple vendors and we ended up going with MegaMeeting. MM's offering is very cost-effective for us and allows our remote branch mgmt staff to participate in monthly meetings without the hassle and expens

Re: SunGard

+1 On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:58 AM, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > They are very legitimate. > > They are exceedingly effective. > > They are not inexpensive. :) > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > > On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:56 AM, John Aldrich < > jaldr...@blue

Re: SunGard

Sunguard is the 800lb gorilla in this space. Typically smaller shops tend to find less costly vendors, but they do have a very wide service offering. Here we currently use them for an Alternate Work Space(AWS). Basically we have a dedicated line to them and a DC and some workstations that just

RE: Low end reliable workstations

Understood. I just deployed 2 brand-spanking new Dell's loaded with XP for the same reason. -Original Message- From: mqcarp [mailto:mqcarpen...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Low end reliable workstations ha...ha! We have not

RE: SunGard

I’d recommend you check with David Halford of Forsythe after you talk to Sungard. David is on the Board of Directors with me on the Southeastern Continuity Planners Association, and his company is not strictly a DR firm, they have a variety of IT offerings and might be a better fit for what you a

Re: Low end reliable workstations

ha...ha! We have not tested 7 fully so that is off the table and Vista is not even remotely of interest On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:30 AM, David Lum wrote: > "Due to security issues ...we get workstations with ...Windows XP" > > Seems like an oxymoron if you think about it. :-) > > I understand

Re: Low end reliable workstations

Wyse thin clients are just as expensive as workstations. There are some functions that have to be done on Windows also, so it is a tough maneuver. We have tried Citrix but it is too cumbersome with our situation. Virtualizing still requires some hardware. This is a call center. They use a mix of ma

RE: Low end reliable workstations

"Due to security issues ...we get workstations with ...Windows XP" Seems like an oxymoron if you think about it. :-) I understand the situation, but taken out of context it sounds funny! David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 -

Re: HP driver update needed!

Thanks - my Google search actually helped me out quickly for once... http://h2.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01684544&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=101&prodSeriesId=428936 (sorry about the line wrap) I was trying to install NIC driver v 5.2.17.0. This article says that, t

RE: SunGard

You could get space in anybody's NOC for a cost. With that space you could put your own hardware and not worry about using someone else's stuff. What you're paying for with Sungard are the DR agreements. If my server room catches fire and my aging Data General (don't laugh) is gone, they would a

RE: SunGard

Thanks, everyone. Good to know they're legit. I am NOT looking to get the data off-site to someone else's data center, I'm just looking to see if they can help me craft a "low-cost" but effective data redundancy solution. From what little I can see about them, they're going to want to sell me a bac

Re: HP driver update needed!

Might be the ILO. Since you're this far in it, is it possible to download the PSP and firmware CD and update everything? I know your window is short and you hadn't planned on updating other components. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 10:08 AM, wrote: > > Greetings! > > I have been instructed to update

RE: SunGard

Good to know. I'll have to see what they can offer me, since my former boss didn't like the idea of our data on someone else's hardware, and I have to agree that I would prefer to have full control of the data myself, even if there's not a lot of "proprietary" data on the Windows side of things. J

HP driver update needed!

Greetings! I have been instructed to update the NIC driver on a pair of HP Proliant DL360 GS servers. Off to the HP site (which is finally running this morning), and I see not only Broadcom drivers but Broadcom network firmware as well. As advised, I first applied the network firmware update

RE: Low end reliable workstations

Do they have to be PCs? Can't use terminal server with some Wyse terminals? How about Virtualizing the workstations, any opportunity for that? Jason -Original Message- From: mqcarp [mailto:mqcarpen...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 8:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject

Re: SunGard

I used SunGard for our business continuity program when I worked in a banking environment. Very solid company, great options and facilities, high priced. Die dulci fruere! Roger Wright ___ On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:56 AM, John Aldrich wrote: > Anyone heard of SunGard? Got cold-called by th

RE: SunGard

1 - yes 2 - yes it's expensive, but usually negotiable. -Paul From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 8:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: SunGard Anyone heard of SunGard? Got cold-called by them regarding their "availability" /

RE: SunGard

Ehwhat does a week of downtime cost you? :-P Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SunGard They are very legitimat

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