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Eh, the web proxy sounds like it could cause a ton of issues with the remote management software. Could be easy, could be hell, but I'd put that so far on the back burner he should be at a new job before the time comes to implement. And of all the issues, guys looking up porn in the middle of the night might not be the most pressing. It's more of a management policy anyway and should be dealt with by direct managers or hr, with the option to lock down network access later. Yeah viruses and everything but it's better than Tor.
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:I'm almost tempted to suggest that even though you're a beginner, install Server 2012R2 Core. It has all the capability of the GUI, but you only get the command line. That will cut down on the possibility of someone getting access and using it for dumb poo poo. There are good reasons to use Server Core, but security through obscurity isn't really one of them. If some random rear end in a top hat who doesn't know what they're doing has Domain Admin (or you went out of your way to allow normal users to log onto a domain controller) you have way bigger problems. This is like my coworker who fought strongly against including a README file in our config management repo because it "might make it easier for hackers to exploit" 
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I just threw away my netware 4.11 CNE study guides and software a few weeks ago. CNE was my first real big boy cert back in '98. Getting the first step (The CNA) was my ticket out of desktop support.
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:Computers (This is a default folder where all new computer accounts go. This folder should be empty if you're doing your job) You'll be happy to learn about redircmp and redirusr! I always run these after creating a new OU structure.
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I gotta say that the new Optiplex 7040 Minitower cases are pretty slick. Everything's extremely accessible and easy to get to, and they're in a weird mid-ground between SFF and regular minitower size (which I consider a bonus). Now if they could just stop leaving the spare PCIe expansion slot brackets rattling around in the case when they ship them, that'd be nice.
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Mar 7, 2016 17:27
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We started rolling out HP micro PCs last year, and the bitching about no cd drive still hasn't stopped. http://i.imgur.com/Y4N2X54.png
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Docjowles posted:There are good reasons to use Server Core, but security through obscurity isn't really one of them. If some random rear end in a top hat who doesn't know what they're doing has Domain Admin (or you went out of your way to allow normal users to log onto a domain controller) you have way bigger problems. I agree, but this seems like a workplace that certainly has way bigger problems. It's not really security through obscurity, it's more how school cafeterias can reduce the amount of people who choose unhealthy foods by putting them further back. It adds just a tiny barrier that gives someone time to think "Maybe I should do something else". And that includes legitimate users. I know I'm not the only one who has seen admins who remote into the domain controller to do all their admin tasks. This extends beyond IT, but in general, I've found that the best way to get people to do things right is to make it easy to do the right thing and inconvenient to do things the wrong way, and I think Server Core serves that purpose well.
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That reminds me. At a previous job, I had their web server set up on a LAMP stack running Ubuntu server. The first thing my replacement did was install a GUI.
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Turtlicious posted:The notes system we use, and logs from LMI, so if User X was logged into LMI at time Y then User X was using the computer to look at Y. I will be following your posts in anticipation. Honestly, it sounds like you're in a great position to learn and implement a lot of great things. If you get a pay raise, great. If not, do the things, update your resume, and 
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Been reading Turtlicious' adventures/nightmare for the past few pages and I really can't wrap my mind around the fact that this company relies on IT that's set up as a house of cards. Personally I just jumped ship and started as a senior consultant at a new company. First week was pretty low level, setting up my HP zbook 17 g2, installing some virtual boxes, docker/vantage and setting up some virtual machines to learn the new applications I'll be working with the next few years. Coming from a generic dell latitude this hp zbook is a loving beast. I'm starting at my first customer tomorrow, teaching/helping several hundred devops teams on how to set up / enhance their application and infra monitoring. LochNessMonster fucked around with this message at 20:53 on Mar 7, 2016 |
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I came in asking for laptop recommendations! Should HP be a consideration? I need ram, SSD and relative lightness so I can carry it. Currently using a dell XPS13 which has been fine, just needs to be replaced. Are Thinkpads still the defacto IT Ops guy laptop?
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The HP Elitebooks 9480m laptops are pretty sweet machines. Tad expensive though. SSD, tons of memory and light.
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Swink posted:I came in asking for laptop recommendations! Should HP be a consideration? I need ram, SSD and relative lightness so I can carry it. Currently using a dell XPS13 which has been fine, just needs to be replaced. I'm a big fan of the Latitude 7000 (currently 7270/7470) line. Fits all your needs, they can go up to 512GB SSD and 16GB RAM.
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Mar 7, 2016 21:18
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I have a ThinkPad W540. No complaints, it's pretty nice.
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Mar 7, 2016 21:20
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MBPr, working as intended
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Mar 7, 2016 21:35
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Che Delilas posted:loving tell him to stop calling you that. Do not ask. Do not tell him you don't like it. "Stop calling me that. My name is <name>, use that." After you do that, stop responding to the nickname entirely. Aww, be nice to our new Larchesandrew!
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Mar 7, 2016 22:01
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MacBook Pro, 16GB RAM, 256 SSD, quad core i7 at 2.2GHz. And a Retina display.
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https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/03/07/announcing-sql-server-on-linux/ It's not April 1, is it?
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Surface Book, it's a pretty nice machineWalked posted:https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/03/07/announcing-sql-server-on-linux/ 
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Walked posted:https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/03/07/announcing-sql-server-on-linux/ Nice
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I haven't gotten it yet, but I have it on good authority that my new job's going to send me an Elitebook 840. Any trip reports?
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stubblyhead posted:I haven't gotten it yet, but I have it on good authority that my new job's going to send me an Elitebook 840. Any trip reports? G2 or G3? We got about 50 of the G3's in and they're not too bad. They don't look as professional as an 9480m but the specs are similar. I hope you scored an M.2 drive and not a cheapo SATA drive. The power cord is different than previous models, but it does have both a VGA and DP port.
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Walked posted:https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/03/07/announcing-sql-server-on-linux/ Lol I can't wait to show this to my boss. The contractor demanded a whole slew of Windows servers for a new e-commerce app and we aren't interested in putting Windows systems in the DMZ
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GreenNight posted:G2 or G3? Unsure. A guy I know started today (I start next week), and he said that's what they sent him. His has an SSD, so hopefully mine will as well.
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Vga would be nice. I carry a butt load of adapters atm.
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Swink posted:Vga would be nice. Stop being part of the problem. HDMI or Displayport and go from there. (mHDMI/mDP or regular.)
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Swink posted:Vga would be nice. Death to all D-sub connectors.
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We recently replaced a TV in one of our conference rooms and hooked up a wireless hdmi set up and it works really well and is pretty awesome. Then someone from sales had a supplier in that room that had a laptop without hdmi and adaptors apparently won't work with the wireless dongle. I don't think they liked my solution for the future. (don't have people come in with old rear end laptops).
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The answer to all of those sorts of questions is "ClickShare".
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siggy2021 posted:We recently replaced a TV in one of our conference rooms and hooked up a wireless hdmi set up and it works really well and is pretty awesome. We run HDMI from our TVs to the conference tables, and zip tie DP and mDP adapters right onto the cable. Barring mHDMI, if you can't hook up that is a personal problem. So far we've had one vendor (Citrix if I recall correct) who couldn't hook up.
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CloFan posted:We started rolling out HP micro PCs last year, and the bitching about no cd drive still hasn't stopped. I like the micro PCs, we're offering the Dell variety or Optiplex all in ones
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CloFan posted:We started rolling out HP micro PCs last year, and the bitching about no cd drive still hasn't stopped. These things are cool. They're quite a bit heavier than they look too.
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Methanar posted:These things are cool. First time I held a micro PC I was absolutely shocked how much weight it had. Those things are loving dense.
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That HP micro PC kind of pisses me off. It has an M.2 slot and so I ordered an M.2 drive and took out the sata. Fucker wouldn't recognize it. I call HP Elite support and they tell me they only support HP m.2 drives which of course are 40% more expensive. Otherwise it's a solid box. My main work PC is an Elitedesk 800 G2 and I run tons of VM's on it.
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GreenNight posted:That HP micro PC kind of pisses me off. It has an M.2 slot and so I ordered an M.2 drive and took out the sata. Fucker wouldn't recognize it. I call HP Elite support and they tell me they only support HP m.2 drives which of course are 40% more expensive. Return it. Don't stand for that poo poo. Either it's an M.2 slot or it's not. PCI will take an issue to claiming their standard when it is not being adhered to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2
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Roargasm posted:MBPr, working as intended 
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DigitalRaven posted:Aww, be nice to our new Larchesandrew! Whose that? I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong to be honest, I am standing up for myself I'm just trying to pick my battles and timing for when I'll get the best results. Speaking of which I hope I'm not bugging you guys with my low key journal / en posting I'm just looking for help and am trying to learn this poo poo at 22. Also, is it illegal to give people internal titles but their outward title / job duties stay the same?
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Turtlicious posted:Whose that? I'll forgive you when I see a picture of your counter terrorist business cards.
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Turtlicious posted:Whose that? That means you're our new superstar! We occasionally get a new person who is working in some sort of nightmare job. Methanar was in that position, he spent his first few days as a Sysadmin picking up trash in the wilderness. Larchesandrew said hello to this thread by posting an awesome wreath he made out of 16MB memory sticks and then got screamed at by his boss for damaging valuable equipment. There was another guy who is pretty good at the VMware stuff but is kinda weird. There's quite a few more too. Like Dick Trauma but I don't know his story. I'm pretty sure all of them are in better jobs now making more money. We think you might be next! Have fun!
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Methanar posted:I'll forgive you when I see a picture of your counter terrorist business cards. Like I said the boss told me to order them off of vistaprint. Ontop of that I'm not posting something that could get me fired / dox me. Which a business card, by definition would. Making more money would be awesome and ultimately is my end goal
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