We all hate printers,.. I'm not a fan either. I just realized with adding three printers this week or next I'll have to update two or three print servers and then the users.
But - For a color printer, is it still best practice to create two printers? One Mono and one Color?
Or just let the user deal with it and only create one?
Sitting here I've nearly given myself whiplash three times now. Start to doze off and head drops waking me up..
I'm really trying to see how I want to set three new color printers up.
Traveled for work three out of the last seven weeks.. tad worn out.
@JaredBusch
the UniFi Express 7 looks pretty decent in capacity and features - and likely a contendor replacement for the UniFi Lite Router I have since my NTG days. Has that really been ten years ago now?
I will say I sort of feel that they seriously missed the mark in the design. Seems that USB-C has to be shoved into everything - but seriously - why!!??
They could have easily put the PSU into the unit and only had the AC power cable. True, the unit shouldn't need to be moved once in place. But,.. really? Get real - Just because USB--C can do so much, doesn't mean that you need to use it everywhere - especially when all you are suppling is 5v. Incorporate the whole thing and it'll be a better format.
That said,.. I'm still likely to move to something like it or this in the future.
I used this for polling printers on specific print server for printers like:
#Printer - Get devices like
$remoteComputer = "PrintServer01"
# Get printer information
$printers = $printers = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Printer -ComputerName $remoteComputer |
Where-Object { $_.Name -match '^SITE[-_]' }
foreach ($printer in $printers) {
$port = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_TCPIPPrinterPort -ComputerName $remoteComputer |
Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $printer.PortName }
[PSCustomObject]@{
Name = $printer.Name
IPAddress = $port.HostAddress
#Model = $printer.DriverName
#PrintServer= $printer.ServerName
}
}
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Hey guys, in Houston for the week just hanging out. Last scheduled trip to the US. Not sure when I'll be back. Updated my driver's license, did some work in my storage unit. Back to paradise in the morning.
Hope you had a good visit - Hope things are going well for you and all your endeavors...
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Doing some platform updates today.
That explains why things look different..
@dbeato said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Working on a script to delete old profiles in Windows based on this tool
https://rsn.home.blog/2023/02/09/ad-profile-cleanup/
I've recently noticed some 'trash' user profiles on some computers. Sadly I don't have one to reference - but generally acts like it is the first signon, and creates multiples of the same profile incrementing in number. I'll see if I can't find a machine tomorrow with one - sure it won't be difficult to find one.
Here some some results that may help:
One suggestion is the Samsung tool: "Please check your drive using Samsung Magician too"
SSD 970 EVO PLUS in read-only and shop wants me to send it - what would you recommend
Suggests saving what you can and move on.
M.2 NVMe Boot SSD locked in Read-Only
If you can read it, you can recover data and move on,.. Check warranty of the drive, but depending on what is on it,.. do you (risk)warranty replacing it? I generally always get a new drive and retain the old drives, make copies and pull the drive apart (platters and magnets) and anything solid state gets the hammer fire treatment. My bench is a black hole to drives or any type of storage.
@EddieJennings said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse Purchased a Protectli device. I'll have Fedora running on it acting as a router.
That is pretty cool - (Link text show vp2420 model)
Be interested in a write up should you get the time; installed options, performance, OS and such.
@EddieJennings said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Sketching out nftables for home router project.
What kind of router? I ask as I should likely replace the old UB Lite I have that has served me well..
Planning ahead for the inevitable day when the computer crashes on me when out in the field and I have to rebuild it.
Found how to export drivers on Windows, using [cmd] or [powershell].
So that is half of the battle.. but sometimes I will need to do the same for Linux. Yes,.. many drivers are already built into the native Linux system,.. but there are some odd cases where it is likely they are not the 'right one needed'.
And while I am looking, this is so I can come back later and find what I did to solve the matter.
@travisdh1 said in Getting Domain Information / Owner:
@gjacobse Try the source, ICANN.
Site seems to use Domains By Proxy, part of GoDaddy,.... maybe,..
Getting the owner and other information about a domain
Looks like I need to gather information on a domain - who owns it,. registered through, and expiry date.
It's been a while since I have had to do anything like this. Tried whois and didn't seem to be getting any real information about it. I think the register is GoDaddy.. but would like to confirm so I can take the information to the club board. They have 'had enough' of the lack of response and such from the 'current' admin (pfft,.. if that is what you'd call his total dis-interest and lack of doing anything).
While nothing wrong perse with how its done,.. he 'pays' his yearly dues with the registration costs.. and then uses Google Sites (sigh) for the hosting. ;
No one can figure it out, I tried and gave up. just want to move it to a true host, using a true CMS that is understandable.
tnx
@travisdh1 said in WINGET: Not available on Win10.:
I found that the name has changed to UniGetUI recently. I've been using it recently since it does all the Windows repositories I know about.
I seem to remember WingetUI,.. But This is a case of a fresh install of Win10 not having the 'updated MS Store' that even has the native Microsoft Winget.
I will however take a look at UniGetUI.. My goal maybe was simply just staying out of the MS Store,.. and using CLI like chocolatey, apt-get and the similar...
Rude... Should have written down the steps...
sigh.. I know Win10 is dead,.. but sometimes it is still needed...
Smoking 20# of Pork Butt for members of the marching band. Low temp smoke - dinner is tomorrow..
I think I have already tried this and it didn’t work.
That said, I also may not have work ask thing I have tried.
When I got the 720, I also got a 710. The 720 had eight drives in it, but was given to a friend to host one of our games. Turns out those drives had windows 10 on them.
We dropped them in the 720 and it will boot, but still complains about the iDrac…
It’s been a bit crazy between a new roof, plumbing issues and rain from Helene. No damage to the house, but the an area has a lot of trees downed…. Nothing like this in NC or TN..
I will try again and see what happens
Yes, this unit does have the iDRAC port also, which is why this seems weird…
iDRAC -
Ended up being short lived excitement when I came in last night to see that I could access the LifeCycle controller and was able to get the iDRAC connected.
Used the reboot option and that was it I suppose... Back to LifeCycle controller being disabled and the iDRAC being inaccessible.
Odd also is that it seems to only allow one of the four main NICs over the iDRAC NIC - Has it been so long since I worked on something at this level that I've misconstrued some information on how the iDRAC NIC is suppose to work/