Comment by Chris S on How to prepare a custom installation of Windows 7 for...
Generalizing an image removes any drivers and related software, allowing the image to reinstall them on "first boot". If you do not generalize, it will retain those drivers and the configuration...
View ArticleComment by Chris S on E-mail addresses with plus sign in MS Exchange
A good sysadmin would write a script to add the relevant transport rule, if you're set on using Exchange.
View ArticleComment by Chris S on Interpreting TCP Traceroute results here?
Something between you and the remote server (could be literally anything including the endpoints) is blocking ICMP (this is annoyingly common for firewall appliances, clueless ISPs, and cargo-cult...
View ArticleComment by Chris S on Can Fiber optic cables be too short? (dBm too high?)
@EEAA I did some work in a data center where the architect was ESD/Lightning-phobic. The SAN, network gear, and servers were all electrically isolated, with fiber between everything.
View ArticleComment by Chris S on How can we allow all users to view full details for...
@ChrisPowell If you're looking for the ability to edit a room's schedule like people could in Exchange 2003, then no, that functionality no longer exists in 2007+. If you gave that secretary Full...
View ArticleComment by Chris S on Why datacenter water cooling is not widespread?
@AdrianMaire Water has a specific heat of 4.2; while most oils fall in the 1.5 to 2.0 range. This means oils are less than half as efficient at moving heat as water. The heat exchangers, piping, pumps...
View ArticleComment by Chris S on Asterisk PBX - What connection to use: wireless or...
I tell customers all the time: "WiFi is convenient, Wired is reliable. Which do you want?"
View ArticleComment by Chris S on Can a snmpd.conf access control entry contain multiple...
Only because you bought it up... The community string in SNMP v1 and v2 isn't secured, the whole protocol isn't secure. So anyone can see anything running across the network. There's no great reason to...
View ArticleComment by Chris S on How long a latest rack server in data center takes to...
5 minutes to get the Hypervisor running sounds about right. Botting the VMs could take much longer.
View ArticleComment by Chris S on Migrate Windows Server 2008 to a new hard disk 2
@user1914380 The post specifically says that the identifier is ususally not a GUID. Please use the identifier reported by bcdedit and do not substitute. Thank you!
View ArticleComment by Chris S on Does any SATA drive work in any SATA port?
I wouldn't pay money for anything older than a G6 or maybe a G7 at this point. They're pretty much all the same price as the older servers and the older servers burn more electricity, so you'll...
View ArticleComment by Chris S on New office cabling: should we use CAT7 or CAT6a?
@Mike Cat5e should do 10Gb at very short distances, just as the original Cat6 should, If you want cables guaranteed to work at distances up to 100m, Cat6A is guaranteed to work. Most people are only...
View ArticleComment by Chris S on How do I install latest version of ANT on CentOS 5 x64
you missed the within the scope defined by the community part. Thanks for the feedback.
View ArticleComment by Chris S on Postgres stopping on Windows
Running 4 year old DB software on a client OS well past mainstream support it asking for odd problems like this.
View ArticleComment by Chris S on Determine the motherboard/chipset type on FreeBSD box
Ubuntu is Linux, this question is about FreeBSD, a completely different operating system.
View ArticleAnswer by Chris S for Why would you use IPv6 internally?
There is no NAT for IPv6 (as you think of NAT anyway). NAT was an $EXPLETIVE temporary solution to IPv4 running out of addresses (a problem which didn't actually exist, and was solved before NAT was...
View ArticleAnswer by Chris S for Long Gigabit Ethernet Run
While Ethernet runs should extend up to 330 feet, as you've found many pieces of cheap equipment don't meet that specification. The most reliable solution you'll find here is to run fiber from one...
View ArticleAnswer by Chris S for Hostnames - What are they all about?
A basic overview. Hostname are just pointers; you might assign one specific one to be the hostname referenced by the machine, but it could have multiple. Some services, notable mail and HTTP rely on...
View ArticleAnswer by Chris S for Using Stranded vs. Solid CAT5 in a cable tray
Use solid core wire for structured wiring (in-wall, above ceiling, etc), it's cheaper. Use stranded core wire for everything else (eg, wall to computer, in-rack, patch panel to switch, etc) To directly...
View ArticleAnswer by Chris S for Why couldn't MAC addresses be used instead of IPv4|6...
The MAC address might be unique, but there's nothing special about the number that would indicate where it is. MAC 00-00-00-00-00-00 might be on the other side of the planet from 00-00-00-00-00-01. IP...
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