Sysadmin / help desk consulting.....what to charge?
I recently received an offer to take on a new client. It's a little outside of my norm, so I'm looking for some suggestions on what to bill. The client is currently on a non-commerical network. This...
View ArticleCisco USC questions
We just got 2 Cisco USC 6120 Fiber Interconnects, and we are currently hooking them up to our Blade chassis. What is the best way to do this? Should we have one from each Fabric interconnect connected...
View ArticleDoes ActiveSync require OWA?
We have iPhones here and want to turn off OWA but we're concerned iPhones will lose their connection to exchange. submitted by thraz [link] [13 comments]
View ArticleHelp prepping for an entry NOC job interview.
I have a pretty big interview coming up for a NOC position. I currently work for a managed service provider so I have pretty broad experience. In the screenings I got asked a lot of pretty basic...
View ArticleSMB Print Management
First, lets just clear the air right away. Printers can suck a dick. Now that that is out of the way, how does one control print costs? We are locked into a printer service contract for another year...
View ArticleWindows Patching....
What do you do for the actual patching? I assume most if not all of us(who have a windows based system) use WSUS. But when it comes down to the production server when do you patch? Out of hours? any...
View ArticleCCNA BootCamp
Work is going to shell out the cash for me to attend a CCNA boot camp. I've got my eye on this one in Dallas. Does anyone have any experience with this company/guy(globalnet training, Todd Lammle) or...
View ArticleWhy is T1 still warranted? why not move a small business to cable?
Down in Texas we have 7 desktops and 11 phones at one location. The single T1 line @ 1.544Mbps is getting maxed out, it also costs $450 a month (with phones). To double our speed (2xT1's) we have to...
View ArticleX-Post from - Technology How To Easily Access Your Home Network From Anywhere...
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View ArticleTwo-factor SSH authentication via Google secures Linux logins | TechRepublic
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View ArticleMcafee Appliance, need to re utilize the hardware
I have a Dell 1850 that came as a Mcafee Appliance that i would like to blank and use as a regular server. I am having trouble flashing the bios to remove the Mcafee log on banner and other things. It...
View ArticleCannot access share from windows7. domain admin, all permissions are correct.
I have a workstation that I can't access a share from. All of the permissions are correct. Can access it full control from my machine. End user can access it, create folders but no one else can see...
View ArticleUpgrading to a 2008 Domain questions about issues I might encounter
I need to expand my active directory out to a few remote sites so thinking its probably time to go with a 2008 AD and ditch the old 2003 gear. The problem is I have an Apple server in a "Magic...
View ArticleLink aggregation vs multi-pathing on Solaris.
I'd like /r/syadmins opinion on connecting a server running Solaris 10 to an OpenSolaris storage server. The storage server is used for infrequently accessed files and is currently connected to the...
View ArticleSide work charges...
Hello fellow sysadmins! I apologize if this is probably not technically the correct sub for this, but I'm guessing that a fair number of you do some "work on the side" and I just have some questions...
View ArticleLinux: Restore from backup
Need to restore a linux server from backup, using the following method: Rebuild base OS (rhel5), install backup client software. Contact backup server and request restore. I know I'm going to need to...
View ArticleIT Burnout
I've being in the same job for the last 8 years. The pay isn't the greatest and I spend more time dealing with office politics than IT issues. When I started in my current job I was excited and spent...
View ArticleStarting to get an increase in NDR (reason: 550-Verification failed for )
"550 Sender verify failed" User is valid, PTR is good. Anybody know what "filter" is responsible? submitted by mk5p [link] [3 comments]
View ArticleRequest: Help setting up a CUPS printserver for Windows XP / Windows 7...
I'm trying to replace my office's dodgy Linksys 'print server' with a more robust and scalable solution. I've got a system running Lubuntu and CUPS that I plan to use as the printserver. My printers...
View ArticlePittsburgh LOPSA chapter looking for July speaker
SNAPGH | System and Network Administrators of Pittsburgh is looking for a speaker for our July meeting. The meeting is on Wednesday July 13th at 6pm. We don't have a place yet. more info:...
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