@jasgot All good ideas, thanks.
I wrote an install script for every printer on the network, users can go to a share and run the installer they want. The installer installs the printer as a TCPIP printer, no AD or Print servers involved.
I will go back to GPPs when M$ gets their act together.
We are so tired of fixing printing problems.....
How are you deploying printers to AD users in a brand new domain after all this printing mess?
I can't decide if I want to use GPO or GPP or just script it to install on the workstation side.
@scottalanmiller said in Active Directory Domain name:
Could you ever get them? .local was never a TLD so no legit cert could ever have been issued.
I just searched my Comodo Orders going back to 2007, I found many referencing .local
However, here's the difference that I had forgotten about, the .local was always a secondary name in the cert.
Example:
The cert was valid for:
Domain.Org
ServerName
ServerName.Domain.Org
I didn't see where I ever got a cert for ONLY the .local name.
@dashrender said in Active Directory Domain name:
@scottalanmiller said in Active Directory Domain name:
Using .local conflicts with MacOS utilization, so that should never be used.
I had heard there was an issue using .local - but never heard what the issue is.
Can't get SSL certs for .local anymore. Big problem if you host your email or website on your .local domain.
Can't reply/post when using www.republicofit.com
@jaredbusch said in Comcast Direct Inward Dialing:
@jasgot said in Comcast Direct Inward Dialing:
Does anyone know if Comcast charges for DiD numbers? How much per month?
Everyone charges for DID. There is no way not to, they have to pay to lease it. They might bury it in some other charge and not as a line item, but there is always a charge for every single DID.
Agreed. Let me re-state:
Did number fees are not itemized on the Comcast Business monthly bill. Does anyone know what they charge? I can't even find it advertised anywhere with their phone plans, you know, the ones that allow you to have up to 10 did per line. They just won't say how much.....
Does anyone know if Comcast charges for DiD numbers? How much per month?
@itivan80 said in Your choice for 24 port PoE switch?:
Yeah maybe you can see about this one
Have you ever used these? I've been seeing this brand more and more in ads and online. I have never seen them in the wild.....
I'm a Ubiquiti fan. But their 24 port 25owatt switched are pushed back to April, 2022 now.
What are you all using for PoE switches? I need 24 port and 48 port.
Thanks.
@siringo said in Problem with USB boot disk??:
The stick has a 1GB FAT32 partition and a 100GB NTFS storage partition.
Be careful when using sticks larger than 32 GB when you want them as a boot device, or to be recognized in your BIOS / UEFI firmware.
I am often unable to boot from a >32GB usb or even read from it on older devices because the bios can't handle it.
This is especially the case when you are using UEFI mode, which needs to be formatted with FAT32.
Also, Fat32 booted OSes may not be able to read the NTFS permissions on the NTFS partition under some BIOS. Make sure your NTFS partition is set for everyone in security with no other SID (users) listed.
We are going to be migrating almost 1100 workstations to a new domain in a month and I wanted to be sure all the Windows 10 PCs were on the latest version before we start.
This is what you will see (version may vary) if this is your situation.
We started this process last night, doing about 25 per day. Five per department at a time so they are not all affected at once. (Just a safeguard against potential Windows issues.)
Here is my working command and script to accomplish this.
Your execution may vary slightly. We run this from the BackStage window in ScreenConnect. This allows us to kick it off without interrupting the user and it is already an elevated Powershell Prompt. The PC will restart after hours.
We store the .ps1 script on the Deployment Share and we paste the command into the Powershell window of ScreenConnect Backstage.
This is the Script in the Deployment Share:
# Script Name: FUWindows.ps1
# Description: Trigger Windows 10 Feature Update and allow to restart after hours.
#Grab current Build Number and run the Update if we are behind.
$build = (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion' CurrentBuild).CurrentBuild
if ($build -lt 19043)
{
# Setup the download location
$dir = "C:\FUWindows"
mkdir $dir
# Setup the Downloader
$webClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
$url = "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=799445"
$file = "$($dir)\Win10Upgrade.exe"
# Download the latest Feature Update
$webClient.DownloadFile($url,$file)
# Start the Feature Update Installer
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList "/quietinstall /skipeula /auto upgrade /copylogs $dir"
}
else
{Write-Warning "Already at Desired Build"
}
This is the command we paste into the Powershell in Backstage(ScreenConnect):
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope Process -Force; \\server\Deployment\FUWindows.ps1
The Feature Update runs quietly and there is no indication it is running unless you look at running processes. But, if you run the script again, you'll get a Pop-Up window telling you it is already running. You'll probably do this the first few times to be sure, but then you'll learn to trust it.
Just got pricing from them. $175 plus $10 for shipping; and then $5/month (Plus in/out charges? They don't say anywhere.)
Too pricey, especially when their marketing says: "And, the best part, that does all that at a price that no other provider can match."
That statement instantly led me to believe it would be noticeably less than the Cisco ATA 191.
I know one is SIP / T.38 and the other is HTTPS, but if T.38 is working perfectly, why spend more for HTTPS?
@dashrender said in Windows 11 does not let you show all taskbar icons:
@jaredbusch Ya gotta wonder if there is a reg key for that?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Create a new 32bit Dword value: "EnableAutoTray"
Set to: 0
0 = Show all
1 = Hide all
To activate:
Log out and back on
OR
Reboot
OR
Use Task manager to kill and restart Explorer
I'm old school.
Personally, phones are for my convenience. If I am doing anything at all, the phone goes unanswered.
As a general rule, only my family and closest friends have my cell number.
For work, I believe the only way to communicate with our clients is by voice. I don't look at my cellphone or e-mail very often unless I am specifically working with some and e-mail is where the conversation ended up. For example, e-mail is usually good when working with people who have very heavy accents, or their written english is better than their spoken english.
I guess I would get along just fine in a small ocean front village in Central America! 
@dbeato is the man of the hour today. He had the idea to remove and re create the Exchange Powershell directory and the Exchange Management Shell capabilities were restored.
Kudos to @dbeato !
@dbeato said in Exchange 2013 / IIS / Certificate / EMS Gurus?:
@jasgot What is the Service Pack and CU Leval of that Exchange 2013 Server? What is the .NET Framework installed on this server?
CU 23
Net 4.8
@pirho99 said in Exchange 2013 / IIS / Certificate / EMS Gurus?:
Run this on EMS:
netsh http show sslcert
......
Hadn't seen these steps before, thanks. But no glory 