DNS Forwarders for SMB domain.
Hey r/sysadmin, I currently admin a small domain (~50 workstations, 10 servers, 6 switches, 2 firewalls, etc). I'd like to speed up the DNS resolution process for my workstations and wanted to look at...
View ArticleVPN Intranet Over the Internet: Understanding Multiprotocol Label Switching
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View ArticleUsing free disk space as a distributed storage space?
This is a thought that pops into my head from time to time and I can't imagine that no one else has thought about it. I would like too see a cross platform solution but a Windows only one would be...
View ArticleAny advice for me sysadmin?
Wedsnday I will be doing my third interview for a "remote systems administration" position with a fairly big company. I will be meeting with the clients for the last interview Basically I will managing...
View ArticleExchange 2010 Cross Forest Migration
Alright, so I am needing to move an Exchange 2010 server from one domain to another domain. I have found plenty of resources on how to accomplish this...except they all assume that you are migrating to...
View ArticleI am RAGING about this laptop issue...
I've got a laptop from a customer (sysadmin by day, computer repairman by night) and the thing has no video brightness. When the thing came to me it looked like it had survived a tornado. The screen...
View ArticlePale and struck with fear...Just took over network about a month ago...
So... I've just recently taken over responsibility of a small network, one man shop (me), 10 servers or so, lots of space and good equipment. Been working through bad management left overs for the...
View ArticlePartedMagic 6.7 out: "major enhancement release"
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View ArticleCitadel as a possible Exchange alternative?
While searching around for possible exchange alternatives I stumbled across an Open Source project called Citadel. Has anyone actually used this before, if so what were your thoughts on it and how did...
View ArticleInfuriating PowerShell problem
Can someone explain to me why this command: Invoke-Command -ComputerName (Get-Content "C:\Scripts\64BitServers.txt") -FilePath "C:\Scripts\Install.ps1" Returns: Invoke-Command : You must provide a...
View ArticleAny thoughts on a simple web proxy with relatively simple web interface for...
Background: I have a farm of RDS/TS servers that were originally designed to host applications via RemoteApp, but are now doing full desktop due to a poorly written application. Now I need to severely...
View ArticleGood Sites for Job hunt?
Hello all, Would any of you mind sharing some good sites you've used to land sysadmin gigs? I currently use CraigsList, Dice, Monster, and Career Builder. Any others I should try? Thanks submitted by...
View ArticleInherited a ShoreTel system
Long story short, customer fired inhouse IT staff and hired my company to manage their servers, workstations, networking equipment, etc. They are in the process of moving offices and wanted to know if...
View ArticleCisco on a Budget
Time and time again I keep hearing the anecdotal evidence that you either buy Cisco or get burned. I worked with Cisco gear at my last gig and it was just fine by me. Now I'm at a non-profit and...
View ArticleOvernight NOC shift
Stuck on an overnight NOC shift. I am watching the new Ken Burns documentary on Prohibition while drinking vodka, desperately hoping that our data centre catches fire or gets hit by a tornado so there...
View ArticleAre there any good alternatives to Fluke for cable testers?
Running into an issue with old wiring in a bunch of older buildings. I'm a contractor so I'm expected to buy my own tools (This is actually a load of BS - but I digress). I would like to get a tool to...
View ArticleA crash course in DNS
So, between working 50 hours a week [spent 20 in a datacenter Saturday] and finishing my degree at about 15 - 20 school hours a week, I'm working on this "learning to learn" platform I have created....
View ArticleTypo of the year
I did this today: #ifdown eth0;1 Of course eth0 was critical. What's your worst? submitted by 0xdeadc0d3 [link] [18 comments]
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