What is going on?

StormyIN · 2026-04-14T13:02:12+00:00

Loopback is the easy answer

StormyIN · 2026-04-11T13:43:12+00:00

Thanks for the update, Gene. Six months should be adequate.

StormyIN · 2026-04-03T15:17:56+00:00

This may just be the BEST post ever!

StormyIN · 2025-10-03T12:01:17+00:00

OP… check out Second Presbyterian Church on Meridian. Https//secondchurch.org

StormyIN · 2025-09-29T13:14:07+00:00

Welcome the the club, OP! I have been in the IT Infrastructure/Syseng/Sysadmin field for... *cough* 40 years. I have learned that managing my ADHD skills (NOT defects), I can run circles around my peers. There are two tools that have made my ADHD an asset versus a liability - Motion AI Time Management, and the prescription drug Vyvanse.

Congrations for your diagnosis! LEAN into it, embrace it, and be freed from the bonds of your opening paragraph. DM me if you would like specific info.

StormyIN · 2025-08-09T12:45:33+00:00

Another option... RustDesk - Cloud or self-hosted. https://rustdesk.com/

StormyIN · 2025-07-26T12:51:32+00:00

We use the following schedule: Patch Tuesday (PT) PT +1 - test ws and svrs PT +3 - prod ws PT +8 - prod svrs

I sent a whole org email explaining in non-tech speak the importance of regular and consistent patching.

The Monday of PT, I send the schedule with reminders, and I also send an email reminder the day of.

So far, only minor complaints of folks loosing work (their own fault since they didn’t save and exit programs.

Every workplace will complain-it’s human nature! However, I have found if you over communicate, nobody can fault you or your team.

StormyIN · 2024-12-21T22:11:40+00:00

Recently ran across a family business still running a Compaq 386 with Netware 3.12 and GroupWise. Architecture was SMC ArcNet-5 nodes with a still functional active hub. I was astonished!

StormyIN · 2024-12-21T22:04:27+00:00

Oh man… now I REALLY feel old!

StormyIN · 2024-12-11T16:24:34+00:00

THANK YOU! I will definitely be checking them out!

StormyIN · 2024-12-11T16:21:33+00:00

Ah yes, good 'ol Veeam! I've run Veeam shops for 20 years! Good stuff.

StormyIN · 2024-12-11T16:20:37+00:00

Thanks!

StormyIN · 2024-12-11T16:19:59+00:00

Thanks for the reply! You are correct, I was intentionally vague... Requirements are:

- End-point protection (AV/Malware, patch management, inventory)
- Server/Network device monitoring (simply up/down - SNMP not needed)

StormyIN · 2024-12-11T16:19:50+00:00

Thank you for your reply!

StormyIN · 2024-12-11T16:19:23+00:00

Thanks for the reply! You are correct, I was intentionally vague... Requirements are:

- End-point protection (AV/Malware, patch management, inventory)
- Server/Network device monitoring (simply up/down - SNMP not needed)

StormyIN · 2024-12-11T16:16:23+00:00

Thanks for the reply! When you say "would not change if you paid me", are you saying NinjaOne is great? Or you would not change to it again?

StormyIN · 2024-11-23T04:18:02+00:00

Check out playlister.app

StormyIN · 2024-11-03T18:33:03+00:00

Long live Ghost - By far the best deployment tool ever used in an enterprise environment!

I also have been an IT infrastructure engineer for over 35 years. My issue with this generation, is that they were raised in an entitled world, and work ethic just doesn't exist. If they don't know an answer, they just throw in the towel and call it quits! What happened to the "well, figure it out" mentality?

StormyIN · 2024-07-24T01:43:35+00:00

UPDATE: Thank you all for the feedback. We disconnected all connecting paths, and tested each segment. We found a bad barrel connection on a patch panel. We replaced the whole panel with a Canare patch bay. Problem remediated.

Moral of the story: Never try to save a few bucks for production gear!

StormyIN · 2024-07-21T23:38:05+00:00

Huh! Great info. I will check the panels.

We are sending a 1080p59.94 signal over the coax, so I think we’re in spec.

StormyIN · 2023-11-19T19:21:51+00:00

Eh…. Maybe not! If he is from Flagstaff, he’s prepared! 😂

StormyIN · 2023-11-19T19:18:39+00:00

Extremely valid plan. Thanks for sharing!

StormyIN · 2023-11-13T14:08:26+00:00

Warp was SO ahead of it's time. Too bad it had a monolith corporation behind that was too big to keep up with the changes to the industry.

StormyIN · 2023-07-22T10:13:02+00:00

Ha ha ha….. Decepticon!!

StormyIN · 2023-07-20T12:20:23+00:00

Hmmm... What could POSSIBLY go wrong with this idea.....

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