You can also do the same with computers. Some of the things you can do with proper AD structure are truly amazing!
Posts made by Nara
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RE: Need help with OU's
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RE: Seagate NAS Connection Problem
Why not just create an iSCSI target and hook that up to your hosts? You could plop a VHD there and hook it directly up to your Veeam VM.
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RE: Why are XP Users Not Flocking to Linux?
I've tried to move to Linux, but I can't. The tools that I need to do my job in an efficient manner aren't present on Linux. In order to run them, I'd need to dink around with wine or use a VM. What's the point of that? With Windows, I can just install the applications and go, no dinking needed. If I'm running a VM for my previous OS for certain applications, why did I bother moving OSes in the first place? It only adds complexity.
Many companies use XP for particular applications that may not be compatible with newer versions of Windows. If there's a compatibility issue with newer versions of Windows, it's more than likely that the application doesn't have a native Linux version.
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RE: Small Business Server 2003 to 2012 R2 Migration and Virtualized Domain Controller Questions
@IRJ said:
@garak0410 said:
As ignorant as my posts may have looked during this process...now that is complete, it makes so much more sense now...
You cant be that ignorant. You just did a major migration on your own. Sure alot of Mangolassies gave you info, but no one remoted in your server and did the work.
Mangolassies sounds nice. Are the guys Mangoladdies?
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RE: Star Wars Fan looking for a cool USB 3.0 drive?
USB drives are handy for working with machines that fail to boot properly. Booting to a Linux USB drive is a great way to clear out most basic malware infections in less than 15 minutes.
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RE: Sharepoint - how do you use it?
@Carnival-Boy said:
Indeed. The first two departments I'm looking at implementing Sharepoint in are HR and QA. By the nature of their roles, these two managers are highly organised and already have good manual document control in place that they want to replicate in Sharepoint. Sharepoint effectively becomes the Quality Manual that we're audited on for ISO certification (do you have ISO in the US?). It's a lot of work, and I want the majority of it to be carried out by them, not me. They know more about what they're trying to achieve than I ever could.
But if you let them have control, how to do you prevent other departments demanding control of their own sites? I'm sure I'll figure it out.
Yes, ISO is an international standard. With permissions and version control, SharePoint is a fantastic Quality management system. If you get into workflows, you can start to use it for other things like corrective action tracking, purchase orders (If your LOB application doesn't have it), and much more.
Some departments couldn't care less about SharePoint. From what I've seen, those that want to be able to choose their own destiny with SharePoint are the ones that will actually use it, and the others could really care less.
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RE: Sharepoint - how do you use it?
@Carnival-Boy said:
@scottalanmiller said:
SharePoint would definitely spiral out of control if you give end users the ability to create their own sites and stuff. Few companies do that. Most use IT as a gateway and make end users request new sites or pages through IT.
Oh, right, that's not what I was led to believe from talking with some Sharepoint consultants. I had it in mind that department managers would manage their own sites and not be a drain on IT resources.
That's typically what I've done. I'll make a site for a department, set their lead user as an admin, and let them have at it. Sure, I'll do some basic training and give guidance along the way, but I leave it as a blank canvas for them to mold.
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RE: Disabling External Ping, VPN drops.
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
But why not use the built in VPN capabilities on the System i box? Not like you can't SSH or stunnel natively.
I am already using a device for that customer (ASA). This whole thing came up because you can't use my situation and Pertino together.
You really can't beat an ASA for VPN. It works so well, and with a variety of clients. Pertino isn't designed to connect a computer to an infrastructure; it's designed to connect individual computers together. For a traditional business, it isn't quite a good fit just yet. If/when the get it set up so that you can connect a computer to your infrastructure, that'll change things for the better.
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RE: Epic social media fail by US Airways
@JaredBusch said:
@Nara said:
Well, airlines are always trying to promote flights to the newest, most interesting destinations...
That would be one of the oldest destinations though.
Good point.
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RE: What would it take to get your boss to move to office 365?
This reminds me - I recently had a conversation with a FTSE 250 that's considering moving to Office 365. It's being debated at present. They have the internal skillset and infrastructure needed for in-house Exchange, but are looking at streamlining and reducing IT complexity in general. I'm interested in seeing which way they go with it.
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RE: Disabling External Ping, VPN drops.
If your VPN requires ping, open up ping between the two sites. Be careful changing the MTU. Nearly every single Ethernet-connected device runs an MTU of 1500, and does so right out of the box.
Remote management shouldn't be external-facing, and if it is necessary, restrict the IP ranges that can connect to it.
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RE: What would it take to get your boss to move to office 365?
There are plenty of users that get clogged up with their email. They're the ones with thousands of things in their inbox and a fair chunk of them are unread. Offer them help by being there to teach them how to manage email, and if they take you up on it, even later on, it's a win. If they don't, they'll just drown in email, miss important things, and have their careers suffer because of it.
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RE: Epic social media fail by US Airways
Well, airlines are always trying to promote flights to the newest, most interesting destinations...
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RE: The Longest Chat Support Wait Time...Ever
@scottalanmiller said:
Weird, they must have taken over a municipal LEC or something. Good to know that those are LEC areas to avoid putting an office. I'm original from the only LATA in the nation where no baby bell was the CLEC for the LATA and it was awful. It's also the home base of Windstream but they are not the CLEC for the LATA, just a coincidence that that is the LATA that they did their business in originally. Their reputation was so bad there that they had to change their name to Windstream to hide their shame.
It was bizarre. The project entailed plenty of fiber from TW Telecom, but had to go to the LEC for a pair of POTS, which fell to Windstream. One town over, and it's AT&T territory.
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RE: The Longest Chat Support Wait Time...Ever
@scottalanmiller said:
@Nara said:
@scottalanmiller said:
The real Windstream debacle was when some purchased service from them.
Unfortunately for some, it's their LEC.
It is? They were not last that I knew. Where have they managed to overtake a market.
I've dealt with them as an LEC in Sugar Land, TX.
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RE: Designing Intern Curriculum
@scottalanmiller said:
@Nara said:
Is this lab for hardware, software, networking, or raw research?
Yes
In that case, it may make sense to stagger the interns. Until the hardware's squared away, the other stuff really can't happen. As hardware intern's finishing up their term, software intern comes in, etc.
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RE: cannot access gmail when bypassing proxy server (sometimes not always !!!!????)
@scottalanmiller said:
@Nara said:
Sorry, but I've been away for a while. Are you still working on figuring out the issue, or did you move on to another product?
Did you manage to reset your password?
Yep!
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RE: Making Changes This Weekend...
Now there are ponies. Between that and the purple heart buttons, the look is complete.