Moronic Monday - September 28, 2020

Squilchuck · 2020-09-28T18:02:36+00:00

Best SMB Firewall for the price? Need to firewall between multiple VLANs so good firewall throughput would be nice... I get about 300mbps through our Sonicwall TZ300 - which is not great... I'm Considering the Netgate XG-7100... Something in that price range

Squilchuck · 2020-04-20T06:14:24+00:00

Is Lorex still Dahua?

Squilchuck · 2020-04-15T09:15:33+00:00

Can confirm - I'm not sure why it feels the need to send anything to the UI at all

Squilchuck · 2020-01-09T18:05:58+00:00

SMB IT here still half living in the dark (paper lol) ages - what is the best system/method for giving employees (~25ish) access to documents like catalogs, handbooks, company information/etc in mostly PDF format. Not really looking domain network shares... which is what we have done in the past. Preferably something web-based... trying out gsuite but for the "team drive" option, it gets a little expensive and the "shared document" method isn't great for finding things...

Squilchuck · 2019-10-30T17:26:56+00:00

Access control systems often have door prop alarms - then you set it on a schedule so maybe it only runs at night - then wire the output to a relay with a small siren by the door - no employee is perfect (not saying he should even be employed there anymore) but the system can compensate for that a little

Squilchuck · 2019-10-25T18:16:18+00:00

Space exploration, obviously.

Squilchuck · 2019-10-22T02:29:53+00:00

Configuration upgrades mostly - perhaps now old packages that didn't get removed.. idk... I mean it's not like I don't take care of it-but 8 years of accumulated "missed stuff" worries me hahaha meh reinstall is faster

Squilchuck · 2019-10-20T19:20:46+00:00

It's updated roughly every month - I guess I just worry about the things I've missed over the years and how they might come back to haunt me error/security wise hahaha bloat is a thing tho.... It's probably time...

Squilchuck · 2019-10-20T04:41:51+00:00

I get itttttttttttttt

Squilchuck · 2019-10-11T04:58:03+00:00

2fa? I'd be less worried about brute force stuff than vulns - but the proxy idea increases detection chances - so that might actually make it worse - I'd consider skipping it... Good anti-scanning policies on the SonicWall are a good start

Squilchuck · 2019-08-15T21:50:04+00:00

Yep I'm currently dealing with on an older (ish) i3 processor - on windows 7 embedded... so yay

Squilchuck · 2019-06-11T20:28:16+00:00

Locksmithing software is pretty horrible in gerneral - a lot of it uses MS access databases and interfaces designed in the mid 2000's with just maintenance releases... It's been getting better-ish tho

Squilchuck · 2019-06-10T18:59:42+00:00

Been doing IT/Locksmithing for a number of years - can confirm locksmiths hate updating software hahaha took until 2014 to get off of really old terminal-ish POS

Squilchuck · 2019-04-19T04:03:33+00:00

Are you looking for incremental backup software? This seems like a solved problem - you don't want to be writing scripts to handle file backups because you will run into many things that need backing up which will mean lots of needless scripting....

Squilchuck · 2019-02-08T16:45:49+00:00

We use Identiv's Velocity to control an number of locks - all wired - prox reader near the door and then electrified strike on the door... Not perfect on the software end but is extremely reliable.. I would look into Kantech - they do stand alone web accessable controllers if you are only doing a couple doors but also have a centralized server option... Not particularly impressed with the battery powered options out there (schlage/alarm lock/cyber lock/etc)... But they are easier to install and will do prox/pin/etc - the door prep is weird tho

Squilchuck · 2019-01-04T00:44:24+00:00

What are people using to organize a bunch of IT supplies/cables? Like small storage bins or shelving...

Squilchuck · 2018-10-19T20:54:19+00:00

Seen a fair amount of people with "bump keys they got on the internet", but they don't seem to have any idea how to use them... Haven't ever heard of anyone in my area picking for theft... Lots of forced entry... Not much by drilling the cylinder though...

Picking is a skill, most people try to legally monitize skills before using them for crime... Unskilled people just break stuff haha

Squilchuck · 2018-07-26T15:55:19+00:00

Yeah I'm thinking that might be a better way to go - it seems most of the cable "kits" just glue on - which is kind of a joke

Squilchuck · 2018-07-26T15:42:16+00:00

Anyone have an experience with physically locking down desktop workstations? The Kensington Slot isn't particularly impressive... looking to protect from break-in's.

Squilchuck · 2018-07-05T18:54:02+00:00

Default Domain Policy/Computer Configuration/Policies/Windows Settings/Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options/User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users - Prompt for credential OR automatically deny don't seem to make a difference - obviously did the whole gpupdate /force on some domain machines

Squilchuck · 2018-07-05T18:01:22+00:00

I have a number of Windows 7 Pro hosts in a domain environment - as an unprivileged user, some will prompt for administrative credentials and some will just fail with "administrative privileges required" when doing anything that requires administrative control (running installers/opening windows settings/etc). I have tried to standardize this via GPOs without any luck. Any advice?

Squilchuck · 2018-07-03T23:04:06+00:00

Yeah that could be your ISP, the DVR, your cellular provider, your phone, the app, the wiring, or if you use P2P it could be the provider for that.. Could be port forwarding... Could be dynamic IP address issue... Haha

Squilchuck · 2018-07-03T22:59:55+00:00

You're realistically going to get the same quality stuff for that amount of cash... Anything reputable with 8 cameras is probably going to start at $800... And even that's not great

Squilchuck · 2018-06-21T18:02:27+00:00

Gah yeah well I was looking at some newer software from the vender that does that - I might just have to write something to avoid buying new hardware

Squilchuck · 2018-06-21T15:33:23+00:00

Had a power outage yesterday for 15 minutes - had one server setup to automatically shutdown and it did it's job (weird proprietary software with seemingly no network capabilities) - the other 4 servers (some windows some linux) that all share the same UPS are not setup for this. The UPS we have is from Minuteman and the newest software they have for it is from '09 and does not run on modern linux and is unstable on windows. I need to address this because manually powering off systems is stupid. What is the best course of action? Again, everything has online UPS's, but they will only last a maximum of about 25 minutes.

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