RE: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread Jon Harris
Also look for any other firewalls being installed on the machine. Users like to click yes to all kinds of garbage and my have installed one. Jon > From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com > To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com > Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 17:20:33 -0400 > Subject: RE: odd connectivity proble

Re: recommendations for Bluetooth stereo headset that multi-pairs and is not an earbud?

2012-07-09 Thread Robert Cato
I have a set of these LG-700 (<$50 from Amazon). They are really nice. I have never tried pairing with more than one device. They do get uncomfortable after a long time, but less than other earbuds I have used. Robert On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Steven M. Caesare wrote: > I have a Motorola S

Re: Straight Talk mobile service

2012-07-09 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 9 Jul 2012 at 15:28, Roger Wright wrote: > So is StraightTalk a bring your own device service or do you have to use > their phones? They have a BYOP option "Bring an AT&T or T-mobile compatible GSM phone, or an unlocked GSM phone make sure it operates on our compatible frequencies"

RE: recommendations for Bluetooth stereo headset that multi-pairs and is not an earbud?

2012-07-09 Thread Steven M. Caesare
I have a Motorola S10... I like the build quality, and sound is reasonably good, but after a while the earbuds hurt my ears. They, as an endpoint, can be the target of multiple devices. I'm considering trying these, based on a recommendation I got: http://www.meritline.com/lg-hbs-700-wireless-ste

Re: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread Silvio L. Nisgoski
Botched updates. One other thing I have seen is that AVG´s LinkScanner makes opening sites too slow, or even makes them do not open. Remove the thing, all works ok. - Original Message - From: "Stephen Holtz" To: "NT System Admin Issues" Cc: "NT System Admin Issues" Sent: Monday,

OT: recommendations for Bluetooth stereo headset that multi-pairs and is not an earbud?

2012-07-09 Thread Michael Leone
Lot of conditions, I know. :-) But I'm looking for a *stereo* BT headset, that I can pair with both my Android phone and my iPad2. (most of the time I will be listening to music through it, but if a call comes in on the Android phone, I want to be able to take it directly. I've read reviews of many

Re: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread Stephen Holtz
The question is why would that happen all of a sudden? Stephen Holtz, MCSE, MCT Addison Reserve Country Club On Jul 9, 2012, at 5:40 PM, "jesse-r...@wi.rr.com" wrote: > Good call Charlie. Uninstalled AVG and everything started working... > > Original Message: > - > From: Charl

RE: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
Good call Charlie. Uninstalled AVG and everything started working... Original Message: - From: Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 13:02:02 -0700 To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: odd connectivity problem with PC. Disable antivirus

RE: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
trying that now it has avg on it. just going to uninstall it for now. Original Message: - From: Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 13:02:02 -0700 To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: odd connectivity problem with PC. Disable anti

Re: FYI - New edition of Understanding IPv6

2012-07-09 Thread Kurt Buff
That's my plan, later today... On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Richard Stovall wrote: > It looks like you might be able to register one of your earlier books at > O'Reilly and 'upgrade' to an e-book version for $5 which then include > lifetime updates. > > > > On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Mic

RE: 2008R2 firewall ... grr.

2012-07-09 Thread Steven M. Caesare
That's one of the complaints I've had against the IPv6 stack being unbound in Windows being considered a "non-supported" configuration, amongst others. -sc > -Original Message- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 2:13 PM > To: NT System Admin Issue

RE: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread Charlie Kaiser
Disable antivirus? *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** From: "jesse-r...@wi.rr.com" To: "NT System Admin Issues" Date: 07/09/2012 02:41 PM Subject:odd connectivity problem with PC. Have a single PC (Windows X

RE: Straight Talk mobile service

2012-07-09 Thread Ken Cornetet
My family has two StraightTalk phones. We love them! StraightTalk uses AT&T, Verizon and Sprint networks. Phones with model numbers that end in "C" are Verizon phones. Model numbers that end in "G" are AT&T phones. Their Android phones are Sprint. They are now selling SIM cards so you can bring

Re: Straight Talk mobile service

2012-07-09 Thread Lee Douglas
Looks like he has none (0) with straight talk - at least that's how I read it On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Richard McClary wrote: > So, according to the first paragraph below, you already have 3 phones on > StraightTalk (“…on the plan.”)? > > ** ** > > For how long? How is it performing

RE: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread Stephen Holtz
Been there! Stephen L. Holtz, MCSE, MCT Director of Information Technology Addison Reserve Country Club 7201 Addison Reserve Blvd. Delray Beach, Fl. 33446 Ph: 561-455-1220 Cell: 561-441-0646 www.addisonreserve.cc Proudly recognized as a 5-Star Platinum Club of America. This e-mail, and any attac

RE: Straight Talk mobile service

2012-07-09 Thread Heaton, Joseph@DFG
No, he has 3 phones with AT&T currently. He's looking at switching to StraightTalk. Joe Heaton ITB - Enterprise Server Support From: Richard McClary [mailto:richard.mccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 12:23 PM To: Heaton, Joseph@DFG; NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Straight Talk

RE: Straight Talk mobile service

2012-07-09 Thread Heaton, Joseph@DFG
We have a company here called Metro PCS. Not sure if they're national or not. You have to purchase the phones, but their plans are unlimited: Unlimited talk, text and web. For smartphones, they start at $50/month. There's no limit to the data, but I think they slow you down a bit after around

Re: Straight Talk mobile service

2012-07-09 Thread Roger Wright
So is StraightTalk a bring your own device service or do you have to use their phones? Roger Wright ___ On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Christopher Bodnar < christopher_bod...@glic.com> wrote: > Actually I'm split in regards to that as well. I've got 3 phones on the > plan. Me and my wife

Re: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
Client is local to the DC (server1). its on the same subnet. I also tried uninstalling and reinstalling Client for Microsoft Networks, verifying TCP/IP Netbios Helper service is running, verified Computer Browser service is running, verified Routing and Remote Access service is stopped. (had th

RE: Straight Talk mobile service

2012-07-09 Thread Richard McClary
So, according to the first paragraph below, you already have 3 phones on StraightTalk ("...on the plan.")? For how long? How is it performing? From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 2:00 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Straight Talk

RE: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread Richard McClary
Well, it’s been a few years, but I have actually deleted the NIC (and all networking services) in the control panel, then re-installed them. Painful, but that has worked. From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 2:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread Daniel Chenault
Okay, too much trouble to take two minutes to check and rule it out. Got ya. Daniel Chenault dchena...@lgnetworksinc.com -Original Message- From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 1:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: odd connectiv

RE: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread Chinnery, Paul
Have you tried using Wireshark to check the traffic? Just for testing, have you tried adding an entry into the Hosts file or add a route? -Original Message- From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 2:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: R

Re: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread Christopher Bodnar
The server can't PING the client. H can anything PING the client? Would it be possible to statically assign the IP address of the client? Possibly on the same subnet as the domain controller? Just see if that works? This client in a DMZ? Local domain controller ? Across WAN? Chr

RE: Straight Talk mobile service

2012-07-09 Thread Christopher Bodnar
Actually I'm split in regards to that as well. I've got 3 phones on the plan. Me and my wife both have iPhones and my daughter just has a regular phone (no data plan), but wants an iPhone. My wife's contract has another 11 months to go, but me and my daughter are past the 2 year mark on our con

RE: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
this problem was happening on friday and saturday as well.. not just today. Original Message: - From: Daniel Chenault dchena...@lgnetworksinc.com Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 18:51:04 + To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: odd connectivity problem with PC. http

RE: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
already check that :) all is good there. Original Message: - From: Troy Adkins tadk...@house.virginia.gov Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 18:47:52 + To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: odd connectivity problem with PC. Check the clock settings on the pc. Make sure

RE: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread Daniel Chenault
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505124_162-57466524/ensure-fbi-doesnt-shut-down-your-pc-on-july-9/ Daniel Chenault dchena...@lgnetworksinc.com -Original Message- From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 1:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject:

RE: odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread Troy Adkins
Check the clock settings on the pc. Make sure it is not off from your domain time. Troy Adkins Network Administrator Virginia House of Delegates General Assembly Bldg. Room 824 PH: 804.698.1567 Fax: 804.771.7917 tadk...@house.virginia.gov http://legis.virginia.gov

odd connectivity problem with PC.

2012-07-09 Thread jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
Have a single PC (Windows XP SP3) stuck in a Workgroup that is giving me grief at an SMB customer. -PC receives a valid DHCP address from the local DHCP server (Server1). -PC is able to ping Server1 by IP and by DNS name. -PC cannot join the domain for some reason (using NetBIOS name, errors

Re: OT: Straight Talk mobile service

2012-07-09 Thread Richard Stovall
I have used Virgin Mobile for about 1.5 years now and have been generally pleased with it. http://www.virginmobileusa.com On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Christopher Bodnar < christopher_bod...@glic.com> wrote: > Anyone switch over from AT&T to this? > > http://www.straighttalk.com/ServicePlan

Re: OT: US jobs market

2012-07-09 Thread Steven Peck
ow. ow ow ow ow ow. I'm stealing that for the next staff meeting. On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Rene de Haas wrote: > I can see Windows on allmost every monitor in the vicinity. > :-) > Op 9 jul. 2012 18:00 schreef "Steven Peck" het > volgende: > > Don't be taking away our fluorescent caves

RE: Straight Talk mobile service

2012-07-09 Thread Richard McClary
No (locked into Sprint for most of the next 2 years), but I think my daughter may be very interested. Thanks for the link! -- richard From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 1:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Straight Talk mobile ser

Re: 2008R2 firewall ... grr.

2012-07-09 Thread jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
Thanks, I didn't know that R2 had a "block mode" that is trigged when the firewall service is stopped. Appreciate the quick link. Original Message: - From: Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 12:43:23 -0400 To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: R

Re: 2008R2 firewall ... grr.

2012-07-09 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > ALL IP communication goes through the firewall in server 2008 r2. If you > stop the firewall, no IP communication can occur. In my opinion, they > shouldn't allow you to stop the service. I am of the opinion that everything not absolute

OT: Straight Talk mobile service

2012-07-09 Thread Christopher Bodnar
Anyone switch over from AT&T to this? http://www.straighttalk.com/ServicePlans Looks pretty interesting if you can deal with the limitations (cap at 2G for data, no visual voice mail), and for me they would be negligible. Thanks Christopher Bodnar Enterprise Achitect I, Corporate Office of

Re: 2008R2 firewall ... grr.

2012-07-09 Thread Andrew S. Baker
I agree with you, although there is a caveat for disabling it... :) * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > Yes. > > ALL IP communication goes through the firewall in se

RE: 2008R2 firewall ... grr.

2012-07-09 Thread David Lum
I meant for testing, not run-and-maintain. -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 10:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: 2008R2 firewall ... grr. No you will NOT. RDS and XenApp will NOT install if the Firewall service is

Re: OT: US jobs market

2012-07-09 Thread Rene de Haas
I can see Windows on allmost every monitor in the vicinity. :-) Op 9 jul. 2012 18:00 schreef "Steven Peck" het volgende: > Don't be taking away our fluorescent caves! Well, in reality, if I stand > up and squint I can see windows from where I sit. > > On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Harry Sing

Re: 2008R2 firewall ... grr.

2012-07-09 Thread Webster
No you will NOT. RDS and XenApp will NOT install if the Firewall service is disabled. Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com On 7/9/12 9:52 AM, "David Lum" wrote: >That is by design. If you DISABLE the service befor

R: 2008R2 firewall ... grr.

2012-07-09 Thread HELP_PC
Very good link , Andrew Guido Elia HELPPC - HELPPC SERVICE Da: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Inviato: lunedì 9 luglio 2012 18.43 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Re: 2008R2 firewall ... grr. http://blogs.technet.com/b/networking/archive/2009/03/24/s

Re: 2008R2 firewall ... grr.

2012-07-09 Thread Steven Peck
Don't stop the firewall in 2008r2, bad things happen (like networking stops). Control it via policy or cmdline (netsh). http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee126090(v=WS.10).aspx [image: Important]Important Because the Windows Firewall service applies service hardening rules to standard Wi

RE: 2008R2 firewall ... grr.

2012-07-09 Thread David Lum
That is by design. If you DISABLE the service before stopping it you'll have much better results :-) Dave -Original Message- From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 9:42 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: 2008R2 firewall ... grr. Is thi

RE: 2008R2 firewall ... grr.

2012-07-09 Thread Michael B. Smith
Yes. ALL IP communication goes through the firewall in server 2008 r2. If you stop the firewall, no IP communication can occur. In my opinion, they shouldn't allow you to stop the service. -Original Message- From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com] Sent: Monday, July 0

Re: 2008R2 firewall ... grr.

2012-07-09 Thread Rankin, James R
I've seen that before, I opt to just leave it on but with it effectively disabled by the GPO settings --Original Message-- From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com To: NT System Admin Issues ReplyTo: NT System Admin Issues Subject: 2008R2 firewall ... grr. Sent: 9 Jul 2012 17:42 Is this normal behavi

Re: 2008R2 firewall ... grr.

2012-07-09 Thread Andrew S. Baker
http://blogs.technet.com/b/networking/archive/2009/03/24/stopping-the-windows-authenticating-firewall-service-and-the-boot-time-policy.aspx * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 12:42 PM, jesse-r...@wi.r

2008R2 firewall ... grr.

2012-07-09 Thread jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
Is this normal behaviour? I notice on some Windows 2008 R2 boxes, which have the Windows firewall enabled by default, and in some cases, the firewall settings are managed by group policy, if I STOP the Windows Firewall service (from services.msc), the server is no longer accessible on the network

RE: OT: US jobs market

2012-07-09 Thread Guyer, Don
I won't rain on your parade by saying there's so much overhead sunlight in here that some people have to block it out with poster board. Regards, Don Guyer Catholic Health East - Information Technology Enterprise Directory & Messaging Services 3805 West Chester Pike, Suite 100, Newtown Squar

Re: OT: US jobs market

2012-07-09 Thread Steven Peck
Don't be taking away our fluorescent caves! Well, in reality, if I stand up and squint I can see windows from where I sit. On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Harry Singh wrote: > I'm sorry - where is it a law to have natural light at the workplace? > > I've had the misfortune of working in a wind

Re: FYI - New edition of Understanding IPv6

2012-07-09 Thread Richard Stovall
It looks like you might be able to register one of your earlier books at O'Reilly and 'upgrade' to an e-book version for $5 which then include lifetime updates. On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > I want a discount for having the 1st and 2nd editions! :-P > > -Origina

Re: FYI - New edition of Understanding IPv6

2012-07-09 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Nice! Thanks, Kurt * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > I want a discount for having the 1st and 2nd editions! :-P > > -Original Message- > From: Kurt Buff [

Re: Expired DC cert

2012-07-09 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Uh, nope... Don't delete it. By default, it should auto-renew, unless it was configured not to. You have a few things you should look at, starting with the eventlog pertaining to cert errors. You should also be able to request a new cert using the MMC, but let's look at the error messages first.

RE: Expired DC cert

2012-07-09 Thread David Lum
Thanks, “So you have an internal PKI and DC2 is a CA?” The only part of that I understand enough is this DC2 is not our CA. Environment: FR-DC1 FR-DC2 (this is our CA) SUB-DC1 (RADIUS server) SUB-DC2 Looking at the local computer cert store on SUB-DC1, the cert in question shows “Client Authe

Re: No more SBS

2012-07-09 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Yes, I'm seeing that a lot more as well. * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > Most multi-location companies I deal with these days are using cheap > bandwidth for re

RE: FYI - New edition of Understanding IPv6

2012-07-09 Thread Michael B. Smith
I want a discount for having the 1st and 2nd editions! :-P -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 9:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: FYI - New edition of Understanding IPv6 3rd edition launched last month - covers Win8 and Ser

R: SBS 2003 to 2011

2012-07-09 Thread HELP_PC
Las MS Migration doesn't require disjoining and rejoining machine, and if you were the builder of the 2003 domain and run the BPA with no errors and warning it looks to me should be faster because you have no machines to build. Migrations I have to perform are only 10 and 5 users Obviously I will

RE: Expired DC cert

2012-07-09 Thread Michael B. Smith
I just tested deleting the certificate and rebooting. That didn't work. :-P Thankfully, I was testing in a VM and I just rolled it back... I think the right answer will involve using certutil.exe. But I'm not a PKI expert... From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, July 09, 201

Re: Expired DC cert

2012-07-09 Thread Christopher Bodnar
So you have an internal PKI and DC2 is a CA? I don't know your specific configuration, but you shouldn't need to reboot after installing the new certificate. We recently did a similar configuration where our firewall devices need to use SSL for LDAP queries against our domain controllers. The

FYI - New edition of Understanding IPv6

2012-07-09 Thread Kurt Buff
3rd edition launched last month - covers Win8 and Server 2012: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0790145326690.do ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris

RE: SBS 2003 to 2011

2012-07-09 Thread David Lum
I have done two SBS2003 --> SBS2011 swings via the sbsmigration method (17 users at one site, 55 at the other) and highly recommend this method. If unsure of the inherited SBS2003 environment the new domain method might be the better way. Either way it's a lot of work, one of them has you disjo