@scottalanmiller said in SMB resources on the move:

@BBigford said in SMB resources on the move:

@scottalanmiller said in SMB resources on the move:

@BBigford said in SMB resources on the move:

@scottalanmiller said in SMB resources on the move:

@stacksofplates said in SMB resources on the move:

So now, the only way for someone to get my info is to physically come in my house and take it (which is a different discussion).

There is always another means of compromise, just thinking that there isn't itself is a security risk. One that I guarantee AWS' security team (ranked the best in the world) doesn't make. They also have monitoring and people there 24x7 always watching everything with the best AI and the best human I that there is. Nothing you do gives you the tools that they have, nothing.

But beyond that, the fact that someone could grab your stuff physically alone is enough to end the discussion. Amazon effectively removes that risk. You can't physically target data at Amazon. You can't target it via software tools, you can't target it with guys and a trunk and guns. You have to attack through different vectors.

This.
I keep getting shot down for so many services we could have hosted because our Sprint contracts say we can't use a hosting provider because the cloud is insecure. Same goes for anything HIPPA. But cloud security and monitoring is far superior to anything I could offer on a budget. If I had a ton of time... Maybe. But I don't, and that would cost the client a ton more even if I did.

HIPAA does NOT undermine security.

I would hope not. Intentionally not looking at every secure resource is just flat out negligent and naive. But I haven't had to do anything with HIPAA, yet. I've only talked to some of the admins at our local hospital about it.

HIPAA just has statements like "equal to or above standard industry security practice". It's very general and puts it on the IT and security teams to ensure that they are meeting basic security practices. If anything, having data not on an enterprise cloud should be a red flag and trigger an audit generate a sysadmin resume.

FTFY. 😄

@FATeknollogee said in XenServer: Backup & Replication:

I assumed we "are" talking about 7.0?

Yes, it works on XS7.

@DustinB3403 was running into the same issues I was on 6.5.

There is dicsussion that some other process is changing it back, but we have not started to troubleshoot that. (I no longer have any XS6.5 boxes here.)

Make it stop....please....no more....too much ethics.....

@BBigford said in Batteries? Batteries explode!:

@travisdh1 said in Batteries? Batteries explode!:

@BBigford said in Batteries? Batteries explode!:

@StrongBad said in Batteries? Batteries explode!:

This is why you are never supposed to put a laptop or tablet into checked luggage on an airplane.

@StrongBad said in Batteries? Batteries explode!:

This is why you are never supposed to put a laptop or tablet into checked luggage on an airplane.

Do they swell with barometric pressure or are you suggesting that the ramp agents throwing it around can cause a battery to become unstable?

Yes.

The question was an either or... So I'm guessing 'yes' is to both in combination. 😄

Your guess is correct. When all options are correct, I do tend to answer with just a single yes instead of further elucidating.

Ubuntu beats CentOS in containerization, cloud computing, embedded systems, desktops, mobile devices. Lots of places, but not the ones that apply here 🙂

@nvila said in Connection lost:

@scottalanmiller User > AP > switch > firewall > internet. how do you want me to describe it?

You can setup your ping tester to ping each of these devices to see what stops responding.

Yes, feed back on solutions to us. We spent time trying to help.

Do a check disk on it as well. It might have errors and windows might have mounted it read only for safety.

If your laptop has established try connecting with that. You'll probably need to use the drive caddy to provide power if possible.

Wow crazy problem, never seen that before.

@thwr said in Linux: File Colors:

@thwr said in Linux: File Colors:

@guyinpv said in Linux: File Colors:

@thwr said in Linux: File Colors:

@guyinpv said in Linux: File Colors:

PuTTY, CentOS.
I also use Consolas, 14pt text.

Fonts are a client-side thing, the data is plain ASCII/UTF8/whatever

Didn't say it wasn't.
I mentioned PuTTY in Windows. I particularly like Consolas, I also use it for programming.

Didn't mean to offend you, just wanted to clarify. Not everyone here is a Linux guru 😉

OMG, that sounds very SAM-ish...

Here you go.

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OH, you said SAM-ish, whoops.

@dafyre said in Open365 project:

I think Nextcloud integrates with the Web version of LibreOffice if I'm not mistaken?

Yup

@thwr said in Apache 2 and Ldap Auth:

Awesome, glad you found a solution. Please be aware that auth basic is plaintext, just base64-encoded. Better use at least SSL to protect at the transport layer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication#Client_side

Yes, I know. First thing I did when I setup this server was to add a cert, setup the SSL and create a rewrite rule to force all access over SSL (HTTPS). This auth stuff is also only in the default-ssl.config file.

@IRJ said in IT Consultant / Manage Service Practices:

Hi, I am an IT department guy that works with a MSP

We use our MSP for mostly VOIP issues, but when we are overwhelmed or short handed we reach out to our MSP to help with certain tasks. It's nice for me to know we always have a bank of hours, that way we are never out of luck if we have a major issue or just need a hand.

Basically we use our MSP as a 6th man. This allows our IT team to get treated like a normal employee and get vacation time and a relief for being on call all the team. It makes a huge difference if you have a major problem and you can instantly add IT members to your team.

This is how it is at the place I work at, at least for today as it's my last day here. And it really helps especially being a one man shop. Our MSP handles backups and that's pretty much it. I could call on them for anything above my level of knowledge or of something was on-fire, but for the most part they just play the 3rd man role. In when needed.

@coliver said in Cross Posting - Storage Spaces Conundrum:

@Jhon.Smith said in Cross Posting - Storage Spaces Conundrum:

@scottalanmiller said in Cross Posting - Storage Spaces Conundrum:

Actually that switched around 2000 when the Pentium IIIS hit the market (the S was the 1.1+ GHz line with the double cache, the ancestor of the Xeons) because the average system had enough spare CPU that the software RAID overhead was no longer an issue and the mainline CPUs and memory were so much faster than the RAID cards that it overall made the system faster. The gap between hardware and software RAID and the amount of spare resources for software RAID has continued to increase since then.

Why do people then continue to buy RAID cards in 2016, if there are many free software RAID solutions that should be faster?

Some features of hardware RAID are useful. It isn't because it performs better then software RAID. It's much easier for bench workers to replace a drive with hardware RAID, that supports hot swap and blind swap, then it is for a bench worker to replace a drive with software RAID.

SOftware RAID supports hot swap too, it's exclusively blind swap that is the difference.

@fuznutz04 said in Vitelity and VFax:

Do you use vitelity for fax?

No, I use eFax.com as a service or deal with spotty faxing on a normal SIP trunk.