Hi,

I know Spiceworks inventory can collect compute name and software installed. Can it also collect the Dell PC model, service tag and domain users for the computer? Or is there other free tools that can assist me collect the data above?

How to configure an extension number to ring on another number if not answered in 3 rings?
Using Mitel 3300 PBX / Mitel IP Phone 5320e

Hi,
Q1. What are the options for guest A office to connect their office LAN (computers/printers) to their head office aside from IP sec tunnel?
Our network has 2 guest WIFI vlans, 1 is public guest WIFI and another is for guest A which is an office.
Guest A needs their office to be connected to their head office, they said they usually use IP sec to connect to main office.
We have 2 ISP and one of them is down now.
Q2. What are the things I need to be aware and prepared with regards to my network for Guest A connection requirements?

Hi,

Lately one of my Windows 2008 Server passwords will not work until you restarted the server. After that everything will be back to normal. Is there any service that I can restart instead of restarting the entire box? Or how to fix the issue?

We are trying to identify the ports for Ruckus H 5 10 Acc ess Points on Bro cade switches. How to do it since its now showing using fdp?

Hi,

How can you disable website re-direct in Ruckus WIFI controller?

Does it make sense to have NAS to backup files of File Server even the file server is a VM?

How to configure Cetis 3300 IP Phone? I was able to put pbx IP address and ports but i get "register failed".

Hi,

I have Dell 6000 docking station and Dell 7480 laptop. The docking station has usb port, display ports and power. The laptop is charging when its connected to the docking station. Is leaving the laptop connected even full charge will not going to damage the laptop battery?

Hi,

I need to setup a Video Conference System for Hotel's small meeting room (10 persons). 2 years ago on different company we use Big Screen, Webcam with very long USB cable mounted on top of Big Screen, laptop, gotomeeting account and Octagon conference phone.

The laptop will connect to gotomeeting for video and big screen display and use the conference phone to call the gotomeeting number. We never get a success to use the laptop for both the voice and video during the conference call so we always use the combination.

Is there a better way of doing this like a video conference system with camera with speaker/mic then connect directly to the big screen w/out the aid of the laptop that will not cost you arm and leg? or the above is the practical approach.

@scottalanmiller Our ISP is our Telco as well.

Where do the trunkline numbers configure? Is it from the ISP or from the company PBX? So the company will have 1 main telephone number and 6 or more numbers to handle the calls. Where is it configured? from the ISP side or the company PBX side? what causes the mainline to give a busy tone/message instead of handling more simultaneous calls?

@dashrender said in Domain Controller Question:

In a multi-controller setup, assuming you have DNS - and the clients local to the DC are using the DC as that DNS source, then you should be able to cut off the other remote DCs at any time and everything local should just still work.

I'd check the print server's settings and make sure it's using the local DNS server as it's source.

Thanks will look into this.

@dashrender said in Domain Controller Question:

@justin867 said in Domain Controller Question:

So far only Print Server, mapped printers is showing access denied

you don't think this is related?

aren't they considered the same?

@dashrender said in Domain Controller Question:

What exactly is failing? So far only Print Server, mapped printers is showing access denied

Here's a thought - do you have local DNS? Yes That might be the whole issue here.

If your local DC doesn't have DNS, and you can't get the central DNS servers, that would explain why you can't get to some functions.

But beyond that - I think we need more details on what exactly does and doesn't work. Is printing the only thing affected? Yes Do you have file shares? Yes can you get to the internet? Yes
Can you log into the Print Server server? - Yes
Please tell us about your server setup - is it a single VM host with two VMs (a DC and a Print Server)? DC and Print Server is separated What OS is are the servers? 2012

@justin867

@marcinozga said in Domain Controller Question:

@justin867 said in Domain Controller Question:

@marcinozga said in Domain Controller Question:

FSMO roles.

what roles should my onsite DC has so it will function properly even the main branch is down? I have an onsite DC and an onsite Print Server. But I don't want any other branch to be dependent on my branch DC server either.

RID, PCD and Operations Masters. These 3 roles are domain wide, each domain should have these roles. We don't know how's your domain setup, whether it's a forest, or just one domain for all sites. If one domain, these roles were probably held by domain controller at main data center, so you're sol. You could seize the roles, but once main site comes back, you're in a world of hurt.

it seems like we should have opted to have multiple domains on 1 forest instead of 1 domain for the entire forest that used by all branches. the current design is flawed and all branches will have to be dependent on the main branch.

@marcinozga said in Domain Controller Question:

FSMO roles.

what roles should my onsite DC has so it will function properly even the main branch is down? I have an onsite DC and an onsite Print Server. But I don't want any other branch to be dependent on my branch DC server either.

@marcinozga yes. the users get error access denied and unable to connect to the printers. I also get not accessible - don't have permission when browsing the IP address of the print server.

@gjacobse i usually browse my printers via ip address of the printer server

Noob here, so my branch is part of the Domain with 5 locations. My branch has its own DC Server and Printer Server. My branch printers stop working a week ago since the main branch encounter problem with their data center. So it seems my printer server got affected.
Question. We have our own DC server and I assume our printer server should not be affected but that's not the case. Why is it? is there anything I can do? or I need to wait for the main branch to fix their data center.