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I was going to buy an IaaS server and setup a VPN so I wouldn't have to use a VPN service. This introduced me to SOCKS5. 1. a) Years ago when I used IaaS I don't remember so many bandwidth restrictions on cheaper tiers. Is it feasible to route heavy traffic without spending a fortune? b) I see...

Thanks everyone for the advice. I like all the good things said about the 960 but I'll go with a 970 and save for the g-sync monitor.

Yea, that's what I'm reading. All the cards I shared above say "G-Sync" in the title so I stupidly assumed g-sync cards were different then regular cards. Proof to show how far behind I am with gaming hardware these days.

Thanks! The more I read the more I'm finding out that most recent cards will have g-sync. Just because a card doesn't have "G-Sync" in the description, that doesn't mean it doesn't have G-Sync. Or am I wrong in saying that? I know for sure you need a G-Sync monitor but that's as far as my...

I posted this a while ago: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1872598 I'm including system details here so you won't have to go back to that post (Note: the system wasn't built to be a gaming PC but I have no other choice but to use it now). MB: BIOSTAR Hi-Fi B85N 3D Intel B85 2×240pin...

Thanks everyone. I'll go for a 970!!!

I;d have to log into my steam but I bought a few newish titles months ago, then lost my gaming rig. They were the newest BioShock, Wolfenstien, Metro Redux games, I like to finally use graphics mods for Fallout 3/NV and Skyrim. I'd also like to be ready for Fallout 4 to be able to max it at 1080...

Ok, a while ago I bought a MB: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138404&_ga=1.264410895.1837495537.1438173045 BIOSTAR Hi-Fi B85N 3D Intel B85 2×240pin DDR3 1600/1333/1066 Dual Channel 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Mini ITX And this CPU...

That's what I was afraid of lol.

Ok, situation. I've taken over a network with a small number of servers. This network has never had a firewall... :( I now have firewalls, but am having trouble finding out what ports to open. I have used "netstat -a -n -o" to try and get a list but the list for each server is massive and...

Sorry for old bump. We just replaced the hardware entirely.

Ok, so after some help here in another thread, it looks like an old Cisco device with a max user licence is causing issues on my network. Is there a quick way to get a visual reading from the device to see if I'm hovering around the user limit?

Nailed it. An old Cisco device with a 50 user licence. Old as in way past EOL, so no unlimited user licence can be added. Plus, I read somewhere that internet browsing/connectivity will drop when a Cisco device maxes its' user licence. I "think/hope" this is the cause. Now I need a way to...

Just took over the network so still learning how everything is setup. Domain uses a Windows DC with AD, DNS, and DHCP. There is a second server for AD, DNS, and Exchange. Users are having issues where connections remain active on local PCs, and external e-mail is sent and received, but...

No and no. This place is a mess. The whole network was basically the previous guys learning tool, for a guy who didn't want to learn. There are issues everywhere. When digging a bit deeper, I noticed DNS1 had no conditional forwarders for outside DNS requests. So I added google and ISP dns...

Might be a conditional forwarding issue or a load balancing issue. Testing now. Fingers crossed.

The other thing I think that makes me shy away from updates being the issue is the sheer amount of OS variation here and the issue affects PCs and phones. But for the issue I face, most forum posts point to OS updates.

Looked into it there were some but they weren't documented so I just removed them. They were "windows update" settings and didn't mention anything about WSUS. There are only about 5 GPOs so it's not hard to tell very little was ever configured. Users have WAY too much control over their local...

Recently took over a network that was mismanaged, neglected, and run by an monkey. I'm NO genius; Maybe an ape... But I'm smart enough to know there was a LOT of things neglected with the network. Anyways, onto an issue I currently face. Users are having issues with web browsing. A few times...

Nah Aesma, it was a new laptop with a HDD. I purchased the SSD separate and wanted the Windows licence to activate on the SSD. Then I could format the HDD and throw it in an external case.

Man, this thread is all over the map... I used a dedicated pfSense basement box for years and ran it on a toaster. It was stable and did everything I wanted it to do. Maybe there are other solutions to consider, but pfSense/FreeBSD has a large support community and performed flawless for my needs.

That's why I love these forums. So many people use pfSense for home and business, yet here we have a knowledgeable person, a firewall junkie, voicing an opinion against. I plan on bringing more pfSense into production at work but I value all opinions and I for one am very happy to hear both...

Curious what's best practice for this scenario? I have a new PC with HDD and a new SSD. I'd like to run a PE environment to clone the HDD to the SSD but I'm not sure if it's best to do it before I even boot the PC once? Or should I boot the PC and run updates and what not and then clone? Are...

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Well, I find the title changes depending on what HR says it is. Although, looking at the details this senior tech position is a jack of all trades. Able to run structured cabling included ;) Judging by the lack of replies I'm confident I'm on the right track...

Hey everyone. I recently got hired as a senior network tech. It's with an unfamiliar company and is a step up from my last job. In my last job I worked a similar role, but as part of a team, and I wasn't the team lead. My question is, is there a standard or best practice when taking over a...

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Awesome! I've had to complete other vendor certifications in the past and found some push product knowledge (of the useless kind) over technical or repair skills. Not a fan of those.

I have to get the entry level IBM Server certification for work (Level 1 and 2). Not much general info on google about them. Anyone here have them?

Windows 8?

Great to know. Thanks. Maybe things have changed but in the past when I needed a Unix based OS, I tried a number of BSD variants. And sub-variants. I found the most stable was FreeBSD.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into it. If I do go with a BSD I'd lean towards FreeBSD because of familiarity and the community support.

I was thinking OpenIndiana or FreeBSD. I've used command line FreeBSD in the past for various things but nothing that I would have placed this much importance on. Kinda not sure I follow? Wouldn't a 'zfs send/receive' already require a build pool? I've never used ZFS so sorry if I'm asking...

-RAID-Z2 for the OS! Didn't think of that. Thanks! -So if the 160GB disks swapped to 3(or 4)TB disks is possible, running scheduled zpool scrubs is recommended? Or is a scrub something you do with hardware changes like one when the initial 160GB disk pool is built, and then again each time a...

Started a collection of 160GB HDDs from random manufacturers. The goal is the achieve 20 TB of space in a ZFS pool (RaidZ or Z2) for a media server but I'm poor and can't afford to buy all HDDs at once. I know I can't "add" HDDs to a pool, but I can replace HDDs with higher capacity drives as...

I have a diploma; so no degree but it's something. Also, I am working in I.T. at the moment. Pretty sweet gig for just A+ and Network+. I lucked out :) It is time to get some certs though

Already have: A+ Network+ Future Goals: MCTS < Enterprise/Server Admin and MCSA CCNP Time: About 6 months to complete the following Windows 7 Configuration: 70-680 Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration: 70-640 Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration...