So why do you have auto-update turned on? Why do you allow it to reboot the machine? This doesn't sound as much like a Windows issue as a SysAdmin issue. I have run a data center for a Fortune 100 company. We did a huge amount of real-time data collection using Windows applications to gather and Oracle on Unix to store. Can't say that we spent more time with one platform than the other.
On 12/7/2010 1:32 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > I'm sure many share my experience, similarly or identically. > > I have several Linux servers (http, monitoring, mysql/php, etc). > Never an issue with any of them. > > One Windows server - for ONLY Quickbooks. I have issues with it at > least once a week. Updates reboot it and configuration is lost. > Rights to add a printer for the CPA. Rights for IE's security > permissions. Disk filled up with 10 gigabytes of Windows junk > (updates I'm guessing). It's just a mess. > > Defend Windows as much as you want, but you can't deny Windows servers > tend to cost more time. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Steve Barnes<[email protected]> wrote: >> Very Well Said Mark Nash. All servers, OS, and software have a learning >> Curve. I know nothing of Linux. Not because the desire is not there, the >> time isn't. There are things that I could manage better with a few free >> apps and Linux servers. But to this point at<700 clients I haven't needed >> it and I will be looking into that in the future. >> >> >> Steve Barnes >> RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Mark Nash >> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 12:04 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Backend systems >> >> Nice Shane... How about a server with no NIC. Now THAT would be a secure >> server, mostly. But what if a user got to the keyboard? Pull the power >> supply, now they'll surely not be able to break in... WAIT! >> There's still data on the hard drive! Better erase that... >> >> Dude, this is meant to be in jest, and to make a point. I don't currently >> run any Windows servers due to the engineer that we had in our office (which >> we now don't have so we have to rely on outside consultants for Linux >> expertise). But I ran on them for the first 7 years with our mail server, >> web server, DNS servers, etc. >> >> Anyway... >> >> Flame on about Windows servers, people, but the small business world runs on >> them. For those of you who own your WISPs and don't know anything about >> servers, don't listen to sensational hype. Take a sensible and tactical >> approach and do what's right for your business. >> Any server is just a tool. Pluses& minuses. You have to do a cost/benefit >> analysis with a server just as you would which kind of radio to use in the >> field, or who to hire to answer your phones. >> >> On 12/7/2010 7:47 AM, Shane MacDonald wrote: >>> I get scared when I hear "Windows" and "Software" in the same sentence. >>> Then when you add "Server" I usually run. >>> >>> Shane MacDonald >>> KP Performance Antennas >>> >>> >>> On 7-Dec-10, at 8:11 AM, Curtis Maurand wrote: >>> >>>> We used Rodopi. If you can handle the fact that its Windows and >>>> ASP.NET and MSSQL server, its OK. It works very well and very >>>> configurable. We had it set up on Windows Small Business Server, >>>> that is the version with MSSQL server. >>>> >>>> For what its worth. >>>> >>>> --Curtis >>>> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- Scott Reed Owner NewWays Networking, LLC Wireless Networking Network Design, Installation and Administration Mikrotik Advanced Certified www.nwwnet.net (765) 855-1060 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
