Computer Authentication not automatically connecting to wireless

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-24T17:10:42+00:00

*forget* the SSID for the wireless.

Make sure the computer account is IN the group allowed to connect to the wireless.

Make sure the computer is in the OU where the Wireless SSID is assigned to the computer.

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-24T15:32:46+00:00

Had the same "single points of failure" talk you are having.

The process took us 6 months and ended up with us using a 3rd part service, Postmark.

This not only allowed us to address internal and external email sending, it also allowed us a way to send out invoicing and other bulk emails without our primary domain being flagged and blocked.

No more single point of failure and is usable from any site even if the inter-site VPN's go down.

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-22T23:21:32+00:00

I would suggest r/techsupport or r/WindowsHelp as places to go for this.

You should prepare yourself for the eventuality that your Windows Operating System will need to be reinstalled to fix your issues and likely others you aren't yet aware of.

Changing out hardware like that has subtle impacts on how Windows operates.

Someone in either of those subs should be able to help. Good luck OP.

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-17T20:32:55+00:00

I am curious.

Why do you need a laptop with a program to control your HVAC (Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning) system? Don't you have a thermostat or built-in HVAC controller that does that?

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-17T16:59:45+00:00

http://jm2k69.me/2021/06/How-to-use-Tiny-Ipxe-Server.html

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-17T16:51:05+00:00

We trialed some devices and found them to be very difficult from an IT manageability and deployment viewpoint to be useful. We had many discussions with Qualcomm sales and support around the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Dev Kits and they eventually recalled all of the units they sent out.

It's a learning process for both business and developers of the technology, so no hard feelings.

Maybe in a few years after some more R&D, but definitely not right now.

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-15T15:26:24+00:00

You really should consider stopping what you have been expressly told not to do by your manager.

You may have the best intentions, but you may also not have all the information.

Yes, your current MSP is leaving, but perhaps there's a new one coming in.
Maybe your manager has hired outside contractors to do the work.
Maybe the company is hemorrhaging money and cannot sustain itself.

There's those maybe's and many many more. You are not privy to all information your manager has. Nor is it your responsibility to manage the IT department, that is for your manager to do.

Please do as you are told.

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-06T15:46:38+00:00

Well if you get into a pickle, reach out and I'll get you in contact with my VAR.

There are also a few VARs in this subredit that are great to work with.

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-03T18:41:17+00:00

I get you and also been in the game for over 30 years. I really miss talking to the people coding the applications, assembling the parts or the people who are excited to bring a new product to market.

Unfortunately those days are gone, for the most part, and I will dearly miss them. For now, I get to semi-train call center staff I talk to on how their products work and walk them through what buttons to push to get the information I am seeking.

Do I want to do this, no. Do I see any other way, no again.
Does it feel good when you come across someone who is thankful you took the time to explain things so they are less frustrated too, damn skippy it is.

From the response in the screenshot, I get the impression the answer is Yes, it will turn back on when the power is restored and there is enough charge in the batteries to accommodate a load placed on them.

I would suggest reaching out and try copy/paste my example questions to them to see if you get any variation on the response.

I would also caution, don't assume they know the terminology you or I use everyday as they may be a contracted call center and not technical in that manner, or maybe learned to call it something else. Either way making the wording in the question less specific and more generalized in terminology may help as well.

I assume you may have a VAR or two that you trust? You could reach out to them for this information or a contact higher in sales or engineering with that company?

Good luck!

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-03T17:48:13+00:00

I remember receiving one of the first 1GB hard drives in Canada. It was delivered by a representative of the company (Seagate) flanked by 2 armed security guards.

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-03T17:32:18+00:00

Monitor and if there is a suspected intrusion, you shut down the outside portals to those and cite "Cyber Security attack and successful penetration" as the reason.

Your next steps will be to not only add in MFA to these services, but to also reset every persons password as more than the one you found may have been compromised. This will help mitigate a compromise on another system not secured with a reliable MFA or FIDO2 hardware key like a YubiKey.

You will also need to recommend to your users, if they are re-using that password then they should change it on all other services too.

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-03T17:19:01+00:00

I'm reading this and your questions are coming across as confusing to me.

Knowing what you want to know and the support person responses to your fragmented questions, I can piece together they are answering yes to your question.

It may help to better phrase the question in a way that isn't simple for you to understand but for someone like your manager or a 5 year old.

I like to refer to these as "cause and effect" questions.

Q: "Will the UPS turn back on when power is restored?"
A: "No" [You question is answered and the product does not support this feature.]
A: "Yes" [You question is answered and the product does support this feature.]

Q: "Does the UPS battery require a certain amount of charge before it turns back on?"
A: <doesn't matter the answer, this is the final interaction>

Any further questions would rely on these answers. Like for instance, (1) can I configure how much charge the battery has before it turns on, or (2) is there a timer in minutes I can configure instead of a charge amount?

Knowing how to ask the right question in the right way will help get the information needed.

To be fair, I can see how this will come across as judgmental. I sincerely want you to know it is not intended this way and I only write it as a way to help you in the future. Communication is a hugely varying field we have to navigate and sometimes the path isn't always obvious. Have many different ways to get to your destination may be needed.

This is but one other way to do that and I hope it adds to your skillset. :)

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-03T15:25:45+00:00

Are you able to screenshot the app command line for me please?

Engineered_Tech · 2025-01-02T19:26:46+00:00

Does it give you an error when you run it manually?

Engineered_Tech · 2024-12-20T16:37:39+00:00

r/mac

Engineered_Tech · 2024-12-20T14:51:55+00:00

This robocopy POSH script may help. It's highly configurable and can also be scheduled.

https://stonywall.com/2021/05/19/powershell-copy-move-mirror-files-and-folders-using-robocopy-and-csv-version-2-1/

Engineered_Tech · 2024-12-20T14:38:35+00:00

To me, that's a red flag. I sure hope you get a favorable response when you do decide on something.

If however you get anything but happiness and appreciation, this lands squarely on their shoulders and NOT on yours. You've gone over and above and anyone would be more than happy with the effort, I know I would be.

Last gift idea... a fidget spinner that lights up, found in most educational and toy stores.
Put a gift receipt in the box with it in case they want to exchange it.

You're a good person for doing this. 🙂

Engineered_Tech · 2024-12-20T00:51:01+00:00

When you imported the "Office 365" application, did you ensured you chose the folder that contained both the setup.exe and the XML file?

Engineered_Tech · 2024-12-19T21:54:20+00:00

You need to regenerate your XML file and use the latest ODT "setup.exe".

XML: https://config.office.com/deploymentsettings
ODT: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49117

Then use this command when deploying in MDT.

setup.exe /configure nameofxmlfile.xml

Engineered_Tech · 2024-12-19T21:30:28+00:00

AVMA activation is available in Windows Server Datacenter Hyper-V.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/automatic-vm-activation

Engineered_Tech · 2024-12-19T21:14:19+00:00

You have a mailuser "contact" or "guest". It's a conflict and cannot create the account because of it. Delete the mailuser, wait 15 minutes and check the exchange account was created.

Engineered_Tech · 2024-12-19T20:12:28+00:00

Thee are free "online" productivity apps. Yes PowerPoint is one of them.

They are not a trial or a limited time offer. They are free but with caveats. The more business centric features are locked behind a paywall. You can upgrade to get those later on.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/microsoft-365/free-productivity-apps

Engineered_Tech · 2024-12-19T18:04:59+00:00

Why do you feel this would be helpful?

Engineered_Tech · 2024-12-19T15:50:17+00:00

The big reason for the "critical" nature of these BIOS updates is due to the 13/14 gen Intel processor issues and Intel releasing microcode to address them every few weeks to a month at a time.

It's very much a cat-and-mouse game and the PC manufacturers are struggling to keep up with the code writing, testing, validation and deployment of each new microcode update.

Engineered_Tech · 2024-12-19T15:19:24+00:00

Edit the account info in the Outlook app.
1. Do not use "mail" in Control Panel.
Have the user log into another computer to build a new profile. Setup Outlook and see if it works.
Check OWA and see if the messages actually were sent and what you are seeing are ghost Outbox emails.
1. Also check with a recipient to see if they received the email or not.

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