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Hey everyone, I have a customer with two offices, one in Chicago and the other in New York, and each one has dual WAN connections currently. Their current firewalls in use can only do site to site VPN with dual WANs in failover mode, not load balancing. We are looking to implement a new...

Hey everyone, I have a customer that we just installed a simple 2012 Remote Desktop Server (Session Based Desktops - NOT VDI) for application and data access. The server is a member server of a 2003 domain connected to a 2003 AD Controller. Users at the company logon to both traditional...

Hey everyone, I am building out a Server 2012 box for an organization and have yet to play with licensing for RDS (Remote Desktop Services - the replacement of Terminal Services) on this new version. Could someone give me a rundown of the licensing I will need for the box? I am guessing I...

All of you SSD experts, Would any of you have any issues with using a pair of OCZ 256GB Vertex 4 drives in a RAID 1 on a perc 6/i card in a Dell server? Any reasons why I shouldn't do this? OCZ placed an MTBF of 2 million hours on the drive - better than any rating I've seen even on...

Hey everyone, I am actively researching what would be the best option for a small fleet of tablet PCs for my mobile technician workforce. We are an IT consulting company that is looking for tablet PCs to allow our onsite technicians to do a variety of things. The systems are being sought to...

Hello, I am about to do something I have never done at a branch office before. I have a customer with the following setup right now: - Office A and B each have 2003 Servers (both handling DNS and DHCP and AD control for the same Windows domain) - Offices are connected via a Site to Site...

Hey everyone, I am looking to move my company off of (sub par) hosting on MyHosting.com via VPS over to another provider. I have been scouring the web for recommendations and it seems that RackSpace, HostGator, A Small Orange, and Future Hosting are pretty good picks. I'm just curious if...

Hey everyone, Does anyone have experience with fully demoting a Server 2003 DC from a domain? I have a company that is taking down a branch office DC in a few weeks. The server only handles some light file sharing and AD duties, which is already replicated by another DC at the main office...

Hello, I have a customer who wishes to streamline their IT setup after installing a site to site VPN tunnel between two Cisco boxes running across Comcast lines. Their current setup looks like this: Main Office: Server 2003 for AD on same domain, file sharing etc; about 10 client PCs...

Hey everyone, I have a small business customer that is on the hunt for a new small business level router. While they are staying OK on a current consumer level gigabit WAN Netgear box, we are eager to implement something much better. After giving a Zyxel USG50 a try, we had a nightmare with...

Hey everyone, I have a customer who has a Zyxel USG50 security firewall on their network. They utilize a cloud hosted voip solution called Vocalocity that provides SIP voip service to their Cisco phones. They have about 8 phones in a small office. The problem they are having is that as it...

For the server people out there, what is your favorite backup software for handling daily/weekly backup of your servers? I am trying to find out what program has the best features and stability for backing up Windows Server machines that creates images which can be considered "bare metal...

Hey experts, I have a customer that is moving from a decentralized (netbook for each user, connecting over VPN) to a centralized Terminal Services approach (using Surface tablets to access a 2003 RDP server) for all of his sales staff. There will be about 13-16 users who will be ditching...

Hey everyone, I've got a customer who would like to add in a second video card into a Dell Studio XPS 8300 tower. The board specs on this system are here: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xps8300/en/sm/techov.htm#wp1262966 The tower already has a single x16 PCIE Quadro card...

Hello all, Having a funky issue with an otherwise stellar router. Just got a Zyxel USG20W for my home office and am trying to configure UMA to work properly with my Tmobile service, which is pretty much wifi calling over my blackberry (excellent feature btw... cuts phone minutes like a champ)...

Hey everyone, I've got a customer in need of a secure remote VPN service. I've never dealt with any of the providers out there, so looking for recommendations. To clarify, the customer doesn't want to VPN to another site they have access to, they merely want to be able to browse the web...

Hello, Curious if anyone has tried to use one of the small PCI-E based SSDs out there in a regular sized Dell Inspiron 15xx series laptop. This is the same slot that normally takes wireless cards or bluetooth cards, but supposedly can accept a mini-ssd as they call them. A photo of such...

Perhaps it's due to me being still pretty new to VPN, but is there a way to easily setup a Netgear FVS336Gv2 VPN Router with VPN access without the need to use the client software that comes with the unit? We would like to setup the box so that a Windows 8 laptop and a MAC OS X 10.8 laptop...

We've been called in to setup wifi for a small motel in our area. The motel is shaped in a flattened horseshoe style layout, with about 8 units surrounding a central office area on each side (16 units total - avg of 10-15 users to be online at any given time). All units are ground level, and I...

Hey everyone, We've been called in to setup an ambitious video-conferencing hardware & software plan for a small wing of a local hospital. Here is everything I can tell you about the location itself: * There are 3 rooms total that need equipment. --> One room is the waiting room for this...

I've got a customer that needs to have their 2003 Server setup in such a way to host multiple simultaneous remote users, all being able to be within Quickbooks on their own "desktop" interface. From my reading, the best solution to this seems to be getting RDP & Terminal Services running. If...

Hello everyone! I'm in need of a good technician with reasonable pricing that can help me with a distant customer of mine who is located in Giddings, TX (zip: 78942). The customer office has a server that will need to have some memory upgraded, of which will be purchased and ready to go...

Selling (1) Brand New in box IBM Bladecenter 88524TU H series Chassis rack mount w/ 2 PSUs and integrated KVM capability. The item was purchased for a customer and we could not return it after they declined the order. Looking to move this item for cheap. Best offers are welcome; free local...

Up for sale is a MINT condition ATT White Blackberry Torch 2 model 9810 smartphone that is unlocked for ANY GSM provider. The phone was purchased by mistake for a family member and now we have to dump it. It's practically like new with no box. The accessories you will get are a car charger...

I am looking to purchase (2) TMobile Blackberry 9810 Torch smartphones in great or better condition. Do not need to have any accessories bundled besides the phone itself and a good condition battery. Screens need to have little to no scratches and all casing needs to be intact. Any color phone...

Hey everyone, I've exhausted my resources on this and have to get some third hand advice. I've got a new gaming build I'm putting together for someone with the following specs: Biostar Tpower i55 Intel P55 board Intel Core i5-650 proc 2GB DDR3 1333 nVidia GTS 240 PCI-E 550w PSU...

Our district is on the prowl for a replacement product to something we have used up until this year, called NetOp. It provides our lab monitors and teachers with the capability of watching over what kids are doing on their screens in class to ensure that improper web browsing isn't going on...

We've run into quite an issue at our school district that is almost beyond belief and without much explanation at this point. It seems that a scattering of HP-model printers, both with addin JetDirect cards and with internal built in cards, are starting to show symptoms that contain one or more...

Anyone here with an EVGA P67SLI board ever seen a POST code 45? It's on the LED screen of the inside of my new build and I can't for the life of me seem to get video displayed off this thing. I'm using a single chip of Kingston 1066 DDR3 and an Intel i7-2600K processsor at 3.4GHz. My single...

Anyone know of any? Any information is appreciated.

Hey guys, For those who know their CCTV equipment, I've got a question for you all. I just recently helped a friend install a 4 camera CCTV system on a residential home connected to a Q-SEE DVR unit. Everything is working great except for the image we are getting at night due to a what seems...

I wanted to post this on [H] knowing there are many qualified networking professionals on here, and seeing as I do a lot of work with CompTIA for their A+ and Network+ exams, I thought I'd pass along word on an upcoming paid workshop they are having. They are in need of some qualified...

OK, So I just moved into a condo building where I have a lot of the below present: I would like to be able to modernize these outlets with a new RJ11 jack for telephone and replace the electric outlets with fresh ones. Problem is, no one can lead me to where I can find new wall plates...

Up for sale is a GREAT condition original Xbox loaded with the Xbox Media Center mod that allows for network video streaming, music streaming, weather updates, a slick interface, and much more. The mod can be fully read up on at the following site: http://xbmc.org/about/ The XBMC mod is a...

Hey everyone, I have little experience with home surveillance systems but have a client looking to get their home rigged up with a DVR based system and 4 cameras outside of the home. Anyone have any package systems they can recommend? There seems to be a flurry of choices out there and I...

I've got quite a tech-related task I want to accomplish, hopefully with the help of a tablet PC, but don't know how to implement this via software. I'm looking for the simplest solution, using either freeware or Adobe Acrobat 8 Pro or something in the Office 2007 Professional suite, all of which...

Hey All, Placing my T61p home workstation up for sale to pay off some school debts that obviously outweigh a 'Pad in these times. I can post photos later if requested but am on lunch break right now so... Here are the specs: T61p 64585KU T7700(2.4GHz) 3GB RAM 60GB 5400rpm...

I am putting up my personal Z61t for sale as I got one with a titanium lid which I love even more. Here's the specs on the one I am selling. The laptop has been upgraded in more than one aspect over the original specs, so this is a true gem for a VERY HARD TO FIND thinpad. Z61t 9440-A4U...

I am in need of an original XBOX. Nothing special needed just the console, power, and one controller. If you had a DVD remote with its adapter this would be an added plus! I am looking to spend no more $55 as this is how much I can get a fair used one on ebay for - so be reasonable in your...

Hey All, Looking for a GOOD condition T60 or T61 that meets the following critera: 14" SXGA 4x3 aspect ratio GREAT condition LCD Warranty has to have at least one year left or better Email me at dwtrash [at] gmail.com if you can match this and give me a SHIPPED price to zip code 60068...