@nadnerB said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

One for @IRJ

@Carnival-Boy said in Job postings with no salary listed:

For example, let's say you want an experienced developer at $50k, but find an inexperienced one willing to work for $30k, and they are the stand-out candidate, you might prefer to employ the inexperienced one and train him up, with a view that he'll start on $30k but will eventually be paid $50k (or $60k). By advertising the role at $50k, the inexperienced candidate might not even apply.

If you want someone that is less expensive and less experienced then post the correct role. $30k is terrible even for a junior, and $50k is way too low for anyone with experience. I know you can have luck with low pay roles for people trying to get their foot in the door, but if they are worth a shit they will just leave. If they aren't worth a shit then they will obviously stay and you are stuck with them.

I made this safe for work

@Grey said in 802.11 Wireless Standards - CompTIA A+ 220-1001:

@valentina said in 802.11 Wireless Standards - CompTIA A+ 220-1001:

watching this rn

Porn?

Some do consider 802.11 wireless standards as pr0n. It didn't quite do it for me, though. I prefer IRQ channels and dip swithces :heart_with_arrow: . I like old school pr0n, what can i say?

Going LANless has a ton of advantages

@wirestyle22 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:

@travisdh1 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:

@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:

@wirestyle22 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:

@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:

You want to make sure you have a LANless solution for this. Why not use wasabi / s3 for this?

I can't. My company won't allow it. They think that MPLS = security

Data in transit and at rest can be encrypted in S3

You're forgetting the sort of people @wirestyle22 works for are completely irrational.

We're a french company. France is stuck in the 90's

France has some decent privacy laws so I woudnt say that is exactly true, and the EU is a very strong proponent of cloud architecture.

You might work for people who cant understand basic concepts like data privacy, which sucks.

@wirestyle22 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:

@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:

You want to make sure you have a LANless solution for this. Why not use wasabi / s3 for this?

I can't. My company won't allow it. They think that MPLS = security

Data in transit and at rest can be encrypted in S3

You want to make sure you have a LANless solution for this. Why not use wasabi / s3 for this?

https://ubuntu.com/blog/introducing-the-ubuntu-aws-rolling-kernel-2

@gjacobse said in System Admin - checklist for Don'ts and Important points please!:

@Pete-S said in System Admin - checklist for Don'ts and Important points please!:

Maybe I'm alone but on the top of my list:

1. Only use Microsoft as a last resort when all other options have been explored.
2. If you get paid by the hour disregard #1.

Option 1. - What do you say / do when the Owner specifically states, Windows Only environment. NIX and Apply need not apply -

Look for another job

@openit said in System Admin - checklist for Don'ts and Important points please!:

3. Don't set Static IP of some server/machine without consulting Network Team, to avoid conflicts with existing DHCP scope.

https://lmddgtfy.net/?q=Should I use static IP addresses%3F

From first result

When Not to Use a Static IP Address
Because a static IP address is assigned manually, it's much less efficient for a network admin to give them out, especially in mobile situations. They have to often visit the device in person to give it an IP address instead of letting DHCP assign the address automatically.

For example, you wouldn't set a static IP address on a smartphone because the moment it reaches another Wi-Fi network, the address might no be supported on that network, meaning that it won't be able to access the internet.

Dynamic addressing would be much more convenient in this situation because it's easy for administrators to set up. DHCP works automatically with minimal intervention needed, allowing mobile devices to seamlessly move between different networks.

@openit said in System Admin - checklist for Don'ts and Important points please!:

2. Need to choose right Generation (1 or 2) type VM on Hyper-V, because later we can't change the generation.

https://lmddgtfy.net/?q=generation 1 vs 2 hyper-v

See first result

You should focus on what to Do instead of Don't. If you think at least didn't do this, you still wont be making the best decisions.

Having a list of DOs is even silly. It you want to know about a particular area like domain controllers, then research about domain controllers. Your 1st point isn't a valid one because people who deal with Active Directory know that there would be zero reason to ever convert a DC from physical to virtual. You would just promote and demote domain controllers. This goes back to Windows 2000 Active Directory (and maybe before) so it isnt really a new concept.

My point is that you study and research in areas where you want expertise. Instead of just following tutorials on how to do a specific thing, you need to understand the whole architecture and reasoning behind implementation of certain things like Active Directory, Hyper-V , or whatever is relevant to your IT infrastructure.

Rome was not built in a day...

@Julien said in Internship for a future developer:

Thanks, I am currently learning how to use GitHub to drop my projects on it. I wasn't aware of GitLab though.

If I don't want to work as a web developer, do I have to create a web page as a portfolio or no?

Creating a blog and documenting some of your work, troubleshooting, etc is probably best. You dont need a flashy looking webpage.

While texting may pass a compliance check, we know it's not secure and can result in identity theft very easily even if not intercepted. It's going to sit on their phone probably indefinitely after they download it. Texting images doesnt always work. Many times I have had issues downloading images from texts.

Encrypted email or providing web portal access is the way to go. Anyone with a smart phone has an email address, and for the few people that have flip phones or rotary dial phones they will likely need an email address to track their own government benefits and login to government portals.

Radmin is completely free and based out of Russia. I dont see anything about pricing on their website. It seems kind of suspicious to me. This VPN site claims the tunnel uses AES 256 encryption which is sufficient, but when I dont understand how a company makes money. It raises a huge redflag.

https://vpnpro.com/business-vpn/radmin-vpn-review/

Why not openvpn or wireguard?

The first thing that sticks out to anyone looking at his resume is the fact that you list 4 jobs over the last 4 years. Once I look a littler close, I notice that one is a promotion, but I would combine those into one role (the one with higher title) and maybe make the promotion the first bullet point. I would also do that with the next job that also seems like you were quickly promoted. I know it sounds silly but at first glance it really looks like you dont have any job stability, when in fact you are getting promotions quickly which is awesome!

I also agree with everyone else. Take the dollar amounts out, as they dont matter to any company as every environment and budget is different. I also agree to leave version numbers out with products.

Holy abbreviations, batman! You use more abbreviations than the US government. Spell some of those out when you have a line that says DR and BCP but the entire space after is empty, you surely should be spelling it out.

@EddieJennings said in Linux Desktop: what's the "preferred" distro?:

@JaredBusch said in Linux Desktop: what's the "preferred" distro?:

Personally, I prefer the Cinnamon desktop experience. You can get that on both Ubuntu and Fedora.

I got to where I actually don't dislike Gnome anymore.

Welcome brother

@black3dynamite said in Linux Desktop: what's the "preferred" distro?:

@IRJ said in Linux Desktop: what's the "preferred" distro?:

I loathe this question (it's not you) because everyone asks it and it really doesn't matter. They spend so much energy worrying about the distro that they miss the Linux experience of customization because they are so focused on a particular flavor.

Honestly, it doesn't matter. I would use Ubuntu which is easy enough to use for anyone and is well supported. To me gnome looks really nice by default on Ubuntu, and is your best community supported workstation distro by far.

I disable Ubuntu dock and Desktop Icons and some other settings via gsettings after I installed Ubuntu.

Yeah I like the no desktop icon feel. Although I decided to keep the dock after 20.04 for some reason, but I did previously remove it