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    Windows file share credential prompt slow

    Scenario: Take a PC that is not a member of the domain, have it try to access a file share on a domain PC; eg start -> run -> \\domain_PC_ip_address The pc prompts for your domain username and password, you enter the credentials and login. However, that password prompt takes forever to...
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    SMART data from HP Array Controller?

    I have an HP vmware esxi server with a smart array controller. The controller has generic SSDs attached. So I want to look at the SMART data to understand how much life is left on my SSDs. I can pull the disk from the system and gather the SMART stats, but everything seems to reset to...
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    Generic SSD in HP Generation 8 server

    So we're looking at building a server farm using HP DL385 Gen8 servers. We want to use SSDs, but the ones from HP are at least double the cost of other SSDs. Anyone put a generic Intel, OCZ, etc... SSD in an HP gen8 server?
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    Speakers for Home theater but no room

    I've installed a new TV on the wall of my den (used to be a bedroom). The new TV is nice, but the speakers are horrible. So I have 2 sets of rectangular in-wall speakers from my old house that I could install, but no real place to put them. The TV sits between 2 doors, between the edges...
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    Windows PPTP VPN screws up route table

    So look at this route table here, from my home PC which is currently connected to my work VPN. Work VPN is just a windows server setup with routing and remote access and a PPTP VPN: Active Routes: Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric 0.0.0.0...
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    AD trusts and firewall

    I have the following scenario. Parent forest/domain with 2 child forest/domains. Basically 2 companies are being bought by a third company. The third company is the parent forest/domain. The Parent forest/domain will be separated from the child forest/domains by firewalls. Each child will...
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    lock out ethernet port

    I'm looking for a low-tech (read cheap) solution to a problem. I'm installing an IP intercom at a desk in the lobby of a building. The intercom can talk to someone outside the building then buzz them in. The desk won't always be occupied. I'm not worried about people stealing the intercom...
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    trend micro SMEX getting worse against spam?

    I've got trend micro worry free business security advanced, which includes their scan mail for exchange (SMEX). it seems like the last few months, we're seeing far more spam get through than before. Anyone else seeing that with SMEX? in other words, is it time for a dedicated anti-spam...
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    CIM drivers for HP RAID on ESXi5

    I have a whitebox esxi server, previously running esxi 4.0. Using these instructions: http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esxi-purple-screen-of-death-on-hp-proliant-ml110-or-ml115#comment-13045 and http://forum.lettronics.com/forums/thread/1273.aspx I was able to get the CIM components to...
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    Exchange 5.5 migration across domains

    So I've inherited a bit of a mess. This location originally had several NT4 domains. One of those was a resource domain which contained an exchange 5.5 server. That domain had 1 way trusts so users on the other domains could have mailboxes on the Exchange server. In fact all of the user accounts...
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