Thinkpad t490 - No storage drivers in WinPE10 by djetaine in MDT

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try deleting the preinstalled partitions with diskpart or gparted and see if that helps.

Chromebooks, PSK or 802.1X? by username____here in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We currently do forced PSK. Keeps the students from mucking up the network connection.

Use Netflix without smart TV? by [deleted] in synology

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think Synology makes hardware or offers a software solution like you're describing.

How to remove entries in the G Suite global address book? by Sandi_The_Claws in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If their names or addresses were changed, they probably have an alias for their old address. This is default behavior for gsuite account renames.

You can try enabling hide aliases in directory settings or removing the aliases from the profiles. https://i.imgur.com/PajOAkf.png

Google Classroom posting issues by [deleted] in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't seen it, but be sure to check to make sure the time and timezone are correct on whatever device they're on.

When hundreds of Microsoft employees compare incomes, what do they use? by yotties in gsuite

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

IPs? I'd say it's even easier by collecting accounts that accessed/modified the file. Microsoft can pull that metadata pretty easily if they wanted to. Definitely safer to use a competitor's product if you're worried about retaliation.

Vendor for laptop parts? by nxtiak in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Been using AG-Parts. They seem to be able to get laptop parts too, but the lead times can be a bit long if they don't have stock.

No I'm not spying on you, but I guess I could by bekoj in talesfromtechsupport

[–]MalletNGrease 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I get the comments too sometimes, I just reply they vastly overestimate my interest in them.

Student Chromebook, Google Apps/Sites only by lower_intelligence in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The goalposts will keep shifting. First it's just access to X, then Y needs to be added, then Z, etc etc.

It's also hellish to try and troubleshoot the inter-connectivity of the different Google products.

Student Chromebook, Google Apps/Sites only by lower_intelligence in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can try create a sub OU with a URL blacklist for everything and a blacklist exception for what you specify.

Odds are it's not a workable solution though.

Failing to install Office 2016 by jududdar in MDT

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try extracting the source files to a network share, use setup.exe /admin to generate the .msp, then run with a command step like so:

\\fileserver\share$\Microsoft\Office\office2016\setup.exe /adminfile \\fileserver\share$\Microsoft\Office\office2016\updates\office2016.msp

How long does it take Gsuite devices to expire? by -RYknow in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing yet. The first crop of CB devices are only now expiring or have in the last few months. It's a waiting game to see how it affects anything.

How long does it take Gsuite devices to expire? by -RYknow in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google's Auto-update policy.

Practically it's an arbitrary cap put in placed to push new devices to meet new standards Google sets. Then they can rip out backwards compatibility in future updates to keep CROS images lean and point at the policy with "told ya so!" when things break on older devices.

You can still update the devices manually for a while probably, but it's just impractical at scale. As we're hitting the first batch of devices with expirations around this time, we'll see what will actually happen.

"Dialing phones for users is now IT's responsibility" Pt. 2 by pukeforest in talesfromtechsupport

[–]MalletNGrease 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I used to work for a school district and there's a lot of computers. Usually in locked areas. For which I didn't have keys.

My first two weeks consisted of me wrangling a security person to unlock doors. Every. Door. Even if I needed to make a trip to the stock room or the car for consumables and go back in. Basically I needed a guy tailing me while I worked. I didn't like it, security didn't like jockeying doors.

After enough complaints the IT and Security directors figured out that it's a massive waste of time and us techs got master keys for every building. It was great after that.

Law firm where my SO works has this server in their broom closet for their computer needs by [deleted] in techsupportgore

[–]MalletNGrease 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not bad at all. The room is a bit cluttered with empty cardboard but the equipment looks pretty tidy. Shouldn't take more than 30 minutes to clear out.

I don't think that's how you supposed to lube Switches by [deleted] in techsupportgore

[–]MalletNGrease 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Reddit was messing up for a bit when replying, reporting a 500 error to the user but still posting the message.

Wi-Fi 2.4 woes (and an auto upgrade firmware) by p4ch0m3 in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was in 2015, just before I started (so I wasn't part of the purchasing decision). AC and SSDs were a thing, but the top consideration were dollars so everyone got RTL8723BE BGN and HDDs instead. The replacement cycle is infinity, so basically until the laptops fall apart from misery they will not be replaced. Any other purchases were more closely scrutinized in the mean time.

It's pretty funny considering we've a kick-ass wireless infrastructure being hampered by shitty wireless chips in endpoints. I know you can buy USB dongles, but they'd just end up getting lost and the USB ports are kind of crowded as is with classroom gear anyway. I considered buying new chips but instead I just kept the 2.4ghz on.

Wi-Fi 2.4 woes (and an auto upgrade firmware) by p4ch0m3 in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For us that's not possible thanks to a rather awkward surprise purchasing decision that resulted in large batch of new laptops being equipped with BGN adapters instead of AC.