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Hopefully someone may be able to help us a little bit more with an issue we are having. We have 3x esxi servers running 4.0, pretty beefy with 2x 6core cpu & 32GB RAM each. They each run a terminal server (windows 2008 r2) and a couple of other machines. We are having big big problems with...

I am looking for hardware for a big wireless deployment for around 100 concurrent users who will be doing light surfing on mobile devices, think tweeting etc. We will need quite a few APs deployed to cover the area but we are not sure of what kind of models we should be looking at. Will we...

I'm looking to build one (maybe 2) machine with local storage & max it out with cheap memory (16GB). I'm going to be using it as a home lab away from work for running various windows servers. As I am looking at making this cheaply I am looking at the i3 540 processor, what do you think?

I know there are a lot of IT workers & consultants here so hopefully i'll get some responses! We currently store all our clients network info within public folders and are looking to move away from this. I am considering putting everything in an internal website (joomla or sharepoint)...

The company I work for use Symantec Endpoint exclusively for AV for all customers. However as most will know it's no good for anti-malware and stopping other rouge software. Everyone seems to think it is normal for malware to strike and then running malware bytes to get rid of it and call it a...

I have the MB as in my sig which is showing some problems with the battery reporting. Sometimes i'll put it on and it'll show 0% battery but last without power for an hour. Other times it will show one figure and then increase by 20-30% during the same usage. I have tried running the battery...

Has anyone seen the Bubba Two by Excito? It acts as a router/NAS and much more, I'd appreciate your thoughts on me getting one and if anyone has used them? Cheers!

We have a mailbox store that is over 75GB under SBS 2003 so we need to look at our options for upgrading. My first thought was upgrade to SBS 2008 as there is no limit anymore (is that correct?). But is it also possible to migrate the mailbox store to a exchange enterprise 2003 server within...

I have someone running an open day show casing their new website on some laptops to members of the public. They would like the an easy way to show only the website (including it's pages) and not allow anyone to change to a different domain name. I'm just trying to think of the easiest and...

I'm having some issues with Vista documents & desktop redirection. It was already setup and working for XP clients but doesnt seem to do the same for Vista. Is there anything special I have to do? The GPO is the standard built-in redirection rule which is enforced and set to all Authenticated...

It's driving someone mad that his server is bleeping every 15minutes. I can't seem to find anything wrong, I have used Dells management tools and there are no alerts there. I thought it might be the heat but there is no warnings at all. Any one had this before and managed to troubleshoot it when...

Trying to setup an office with PGP encryption but running into some issues! We have set an account for the machine & a pass phrase and also some backup ones for our use. It seems all users are able to modify the PGP the settings by removing users/changing pass phrases. We thought you'd need...

I have an issue where I need to remove a folder (which happens to be a backup of a linux server which i do not have access to) from a terastation which is mounted on a windows server. There are NTFS permissions but for the linux users, so Administrator on the windows box cannot alter...

I have noticed an issue with loading myspace.com, this is the only website I notice this on. It will not load at all occasionally, whilst some other sections of the site can work (different subdomains or the main domain). This is on Firefox on my macbook, but I have also tried Safari. What is...

Just use for general internet use, university work and running lots of virtual servers for classes. I have already ordered the following : Case - Antec Mini P180 Black Power Supply - Corsair 450W VX This is what I'm thinking about : Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H (link)...

I'm planning a new build and want to get the following case: Antec Mini P180 (link) With that I want to get a nice black PSU to fit with the interior of the case and found the OCZ StealthXStream (link) to be nice and affordable but one issue.. If you are familiar with the P180 cases...

Moving soon and the only way I get an internet connection is from the buildings wireless. I have a few computers and an Xbox 360 which I would like to have on a LAN. I believe they will grant access to the wireless by MAC filtering or some key. If I got an access point and gave them the MAC...

This is not a real life situation, it's a small part of a report I have to do for college. Basically I have to plan a full network for an 8 storey college building. I will place serveral networking closets (IDFs) to provide full coverage. Because of the size of the building, i'm guessing a...

I have been studying for CCNA over two years with numerous amounts of 640-801 curriculum. What has changed in the new 640-802 material? Will I be ok to sit it when I have prepared with the old material?

Looking to put in a CD or DVD and have it come up with different OS installers (numerous linux installers, maybe Windows etc). How do I do this?

Is it possible to hook up a 20" widescreen to the basic macbook and have it run at its native resolution(1680x1050)? Or is the external display limited to 1280x800 resolution?

I was doing a defrag on my system with PartitionMagic I think it was. It was on for over and hour and stopped reporting progress and it wouldnt cancel it. So I stupidily rebooted it and now it doesnt boot into win XP at all and gives : Disk read error has occurred. Press ALT CTRL DEL to...

I'm just having a little struggle coming to terms with the following statements.. Choosing media based on contention and choosing media based on bandwidth. This is for a project where I have to justify the usage of a different mediums throughout a large scalable network and i'm not too...

I'm looking at getting a Shuttle barebone system. It'll be Intel Core 2 Duo compatible and have a 250w power supply. On my desktop, I have a 380w power supply and was wondering what the 250w Shuttle can power? I'm trying to get the following.. Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD...

Have a system here that is reporting temps of above 88C whilst the case temp is being read as 22C. Now, all 3 fans are running. There are two 120mm fans right next to the HSF which are out take fans as well as the fan on the heatsink. The case feels very cold inside, as well as the air from...

Ok, my friend has this board and we just did a OS reinstall of XP. Now we need to get the sound & NIC working. It seems Solteks website is on the blink, and I was wondering if anyone could help me figure out what drivers I need for the sound & NIC. I tried installing some kind of AC 97...

I want to setup a box running CentOS to run a local webserver and a file server. I just need to know what software I should use to make a network share, that can be mapped onto Windows XP systems. Cheers!

Ok, I'm thinking about getting a MacBook, it's going to be for college. At college we use MS Virtual PC, I'd rather not install bootcamp and use Windows entirely when in class. So is it possible to buy Parallels for mac and install Windows Server 2003? I know you can do Windows XP fine but...

I read about the CCNA material changing in November. Will this affect sitting the tests? I plan to do the Intro exam this month and the other part next year. Will my Intro results be valid when the curriculum changes? Please advise..:confused:

I'm enrolled on a 2 year networking course right now. I'm currently on CCNA 2 and finished CCNA 1. I was told by a lecturer I can take half of the exam in a few months when completed parts 1 & 2, and then parts 3 & 4 next year? He wasn't all too sure about it though, and I was wondering...

Ok, what kind of graphics does the basic macbook have these days? Integrated/Dedicated? Are you able to play any games such as 'rome: total war' on them by using bootcamp and running them on Windows? Any problems whilst running games on mac books? Thanks in advance.

Ok, so my uncle is needing a laptop. He would like to be able to play a few games on this laptop. More importantly 'Rome: Total War'. We checked out some laptops today and are unsure how they will be able to run the game Some of them have the integrated intel GMA950 graphics, and others are...

Ok, I pay my power per kilowatt per hour. I'd like to find some easy to use device that I can plug in to a power strip to find a reader for devices like my computer. Possible? Thanks..

Ok I have a Samsung SH-W163A which is a sata dvdrw. It just doesn't seem to work! When I try to burn to a cd it'll just crap out and come up with "communication failure" on nero. It does this for every burn, different cd makes etc. Burning works fine on my other cdrw! Ok, so I thought...

Ok, how would I got about making a usb disk bootable to install windows server 2003 onto computers instead without CD-ROMs or Floppies? Catch is, is it possible to make my iPod bootable? Its perfect because I only have a 512mb pen drive.

Ok, when I issue the "shutdown now" command via SSH the server wont shutdown. It seems to get stuck on the following... Getting INIT to go to single user mode. INIT: Going into single user INIT: Sending processes to TERM signal INIT: Sending processes to KILL signal h-3.00# :confused:

I got a external hard drive for my computer, its a Excelstor inside it. The thing makes a big damn noise! I've never had an IDE drive in a while, used SATAs for a few years now.. are all IDEs like this? Kind of buzzing sound, you can hear it repetitively when it defrags and does backups. Its...

Ok, i'm going to come off really bad at explaining this but.. I baught 300ft of cat5e a while back, when untwisting the wires, I notice tonnes of these strands. Kind of fabric looking bits. They get in the way and annoy me to hell. I end up cutting them off. But what is the technical name...

Ok, I have an old Athlon 2500+ Barton which I want to clean for use. Just going to use it for a cheap practise computer for college. Any idea how I can clean the old compound off it? And how would I go about it, because its not like the new CPUs that are covered by the metal plate all over...