@Dashrender said in Logical IT Certification Progression:

@guyinpv said in Logical IT Certification Progression:

al details. I don't regret buying or reading through any of them. Books on Windows, DOS, printers, networks, repair and troubleshooting techniques, system design and building, etc etc. All of that is good.

Answer questions posed at an interview.

Besides, bench techs don't think, according to @scottalanmiller, they work by script - aka, reading a script and doing what it says. Once you have to start making decisions, you're no longer a bench tech, you're in IT.

Arguably, if you've done bench work for any extended amount of time it really doesn't require much thought. You see the same types of issues coming in and your response is almost reflex, especially if you are working on a standardized set of hardware.

@aaronstuder said in Pritunl:

This thing is so prefect for a MSP that it isn't even funny.

*perfect

All that needs to be done to prove that Linux is an Operating System is to provide us a screenshot as an example of the OS installed and running.

For conference room designed for less than 10 people I use a Logitech BCC950 ConferenceCam.

@thwr said in Programming Printers:

@RamblingBiped said in Programming Printers:

I've been programming since the late 80's. I can remember setting the time on my parent's VHS so they could record a TV show.

I can't believe I've been leaving that off my resume all these years!

Do you remember ShowView (VCR Plus+, G-Code, VideoPlus+)?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_recorder_scheduling_code

Hmm... on second thought maybe it was the early 90's?

I've been programming since the late 80's. I can remember setting the time on my parent's VHS so they could record a TV show.

I can't believe I've been leaving that off my resume all these years!

Personally, I still don't get the favoritism between desktops. If I can accomplish a task without touching my mouse I'm happy. Most of what I do when I'm working from a Linux OS is done and accomplished in a terminal.realistically, all I really feel like I need is a terminal, a functioning web browser, and Libre Office on occasion.

What the GUI wrapper looks like honestly doesn't concern me all that much. The less a GUI gets in the way, the happier I am with it. I think this is why I really don't have a problem with Ubuntu's default UI for their desktop distro. I hide the Unity dock/panel and it's clean and out of the way. It's also why I like LXDE. It doesn't get in the way and doesn't consume much in regards to resources.

And per "Discord Dan", it can be used for legitimate business without breaking ToS.

https://www.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/3olnl5/discord_for_business/

What about Discord? https://discordapp.com/

I know this isn't necessarily its intended use, but it kind of gives you the best of both worlds. Immediately available voice chat, and strait text-based conversations. Just request that he remains logged in and available during his regular work hours.

It has a dedicated app, and works out of the browser as well.

Try lubuntu; I have a core 2 duo with 2GB of memory that runs really well with it installed. It uses LXDE by default.

@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

My fingers are numb. I hope I don't have an aneurysm

Take a step back, breath, and focus. This isn't anything to be stressed THAT much over. At the end of the day it's all just a heap of metal. You've isolated your problem, you're just working on what you need to do to fix it.

1. restore the original failed VM to working order

If that doesn't pan out all you need to do is get a DHCP server up and running and point it at your secondary DC for DNS.

The more stressed you are the more that stress is going to reverberate through your office/users. You've got quite a few people here to help with the troubleshooting, you'll get through it.

Locating a hosted VM's files: https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003880

Do you have anything like Nagios or Zabbix in place monitoring your systems? Any aggregate log servers/services in place?

Sorry, I've not worked with VMWare for quite awhile. Check under /var/log directory for any logs that might shed light on what is going on with your VM.

/var/log/vmware/hostd.log
/var/log/messages
...

See if you can find the logs specific to that VM as well.

It's definitely worth buying a license. I used to use it with my old laptop. I would have a dual monitor setup on my desktop and my laptop off to the side. It is really nice when you have to work with something across the building and need to pickup and go and are too lazy to have to be bothered with unhooking cables or detaching from a dock.

Yep, I've used this several times before and it works great.

Also: https://github.com/symless/synergy

@scottalanmiller said in System Administrator - Newburgh, Indiana:

@RamblingBiped said in System Administrator - Newburgh, Indiana:

Fantastic opportunity working in a generalist role for a growing engineering firm in Evansville, Indiana.

I like Indiana. I've always imagined Evansville would be a really nice place, but it's one of the few cities in that part of the country that I have never been to.

It is a nice little city on the Ohio. It is off to it's own small corner of the state and maintains an identity all it's own. We don't even share the same time zone as the rest of the state!

And we're also relatively close to Louisville, St. Louis, Nashville, and Indianapolis.

Fantastic opportunity working in a generalist role for a growing engineering firm in Evansville, Indiana. The position is responsible for managing and supporting all aspects of the company's data infrastructure. Competitive pay, generous performance-based annual bonuses, and a great relaxed environment.

Some other perks of the work environment:

• Unlimited vacation
• Set your own work schedule
• Free coffee and soft drinks
• Work with engineers and be an integral part of developing a variety of new technologies

Position Description:

This position is for a full-time system administrator. Responsibilities include linux-based server administration, Windows
Server 2012 domain management , scripting support, database design, support, and management, and network
administration.

Position Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field desired, specialized training or equivalent work experience acceptable.

Areas of Interest:

• Linux: Kerberos, LDAP, SAMBA, Apache, SSH, Virtual Machines (KVM, QEMU, Xen, VirtualBox)
• Scripting Languages: Bash, Ruby, Python, Perl, Powershell
• Version Control: Subversion, Git, CVS
• Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Ethernet, routing, VLAN, firewalls
• VoIP: Asterisk, SIP, GSM, FreePBX
• Databases: MySQL/MariaDB, Postgres, Microsoft SQL
• AWS EC2, DigitalOcean, Google Apps for Business

Ciholas Incorporated is located just outside of Evansville Indiana in the satellite community of Newburgh. They provide Electrical, Mechanical, and Software Engineering to a variety of clients worldwide.

For more information on the company please see, http://www.ciholas.com/

*If you have any questions please feel free to message me directly, post here, or send an email to [email protected].

Nice, clean build. Well done.

Here is the guide I followed to get the Yealink T23G to work with OpenVPN: http://www.sunstatetechnology.com/docs/YealinkOpenVPNGuide.pdf

When I disable NAT on the extension the phone is unable to register.