@irj said in Windows 11 auto upgrade?:

Yeah. I have windows 10 on my home pc with auto updates and it only asks me if I want to upgrade. It never forces me or does it without my consent.

But if you do not give consent, it will update without your consent anyway (after some time) 🙂
You just can't stop updates on Windows 10, only delay it for some time.

@wrcombs said in Certificate Authorization Error:

@jaredbusch said in Certificate Authorization Error:

@wrcombs said in Certificate Authorization Error:

Any ideas?

Also, update windows and Chrome.

Did windows updates this morning and chrome is up to date..

You just want to make sure Windows and Chrome have the latest CA root certs in their stores... that's why he's recommending doing that.

@wrcombs said in How to view .TGZ files?:

I can view all the files from the tgz file after extracting to tar files. but can't actually open or read the files inside of there.. The issue with this is when they send me logs, the logs are also in TGZ files..

I figured it out -
I have to open the archive in 7zip -after extracting, then use notepad++ to open the file, and it is readable in English to me.

@wrcombs - Or drag and drop the PDF file to the local computer and print it locally.

@dustinb3403 said in Group Policy Blocked O365?:

@wrcombs That would be the culprit.

Disable it for the user workstation and run gpupdate /force

Thanks Dustin, this fixed it last night. I just was ready to get out of here.

@dashrender said in Remotely Update environment Variables in Windows 7?:

@wrcombs said in Remotely Update environment Variables in Windows 7?:

@dashrender said in Remotely Update environment Variables in Windows 7?:

https://searchvirtualdesktop.techtarget.com/tip/Tips-for-running-PowerShell-against-remote-Windows-7-desktops

Thanks !

Looks like going on site is still required because I have no idea if IIS is already installed - my guess is it isn't.

oh well, good information to have if I ever need it in the future.

Yeah, if you're going on site - skip all this and just put on VNC.

my thoughts exactly, But I figured if there was a way to do this without having to go on site, it would make it so much easier.
guess I can mark this as solved.

@nadnerb said in audio book / Podcast recommendations -:

@wrcombs said in audio book / Podcast recommendations -:

@nadnerb said in audio book / Podcast recommendations -:

@wrcombs said in audio book / Podcast recommendations -:

I have approx. 12.5 hour of driving ahead of me next week. (6hours one way+ driving around the city)
Looking for Audiot Book or Podcast Recommendations to keep me somewhat sane during my time in the car.

Someone recommended “gluten is not your problem “ to me but I’m not really a podcast person so I haven’t listened to more than a few minutes.

sounds like it's about food..

I think there’s more than just food from what I was told but I’d hazard a guess that there’s a lot about food

interesting, Thanks!

@wrcombs said in Subnetting:

@scottalanmiller said in Subnetting:

@wrcombs said in Subnetting:

but when the questions are "you need 4 networks which subnet mask would you use on this ip: 10.1.1.25"

That's gibberish. There's no way to know based on what is stated.

I probably missed the actual question.. but questions similar to that confuse me.

It's all math and high school style word problems. It's all about "to meet the requirements", what options would you choose so that the sizes are correct.

@pete-s ah ok, I don't remember it happening as much though.

You should never over lap channels that causes co-channel interference. If you have to then as stated above the AP's that are farthest physically apart should use the same channel.
Also, I would turn off 2.4GHz unless you NEED IT and even then you probably don't NEED IT on all 4 AP's. Try just on 2 AP's to reduce interference and see what happens. Many cases in our offices I have either completely turned off 2.4 or I have it on only 1 AP and absolutely no complaints about wifi since I did that.

@WrCombs said in EASE:

Okay, what's the point in interviewing someone if you're not considering hiring them or offering a job? to see if they're a good fit, right?

Youtube Video

@flaxking said in Azure or 0365?:

I'd say there's probably more roles out there to move up into. Companies may be using Microsoft 365, but could be using other providers for their cloud infrastructure. They might also expect their cloud engineers to know multiple platforms. I had experience creating highly available environments on-premise before breaking into Azure.

This is a good point. The number of M365 jobs out there probably outnumbers Azure jobs. And the M365 jobs typically need just one skill, whereas a typical Azure job will require many. And one is a logical step from helpdesk, and one is a total focus change.

Example: I have an IPv4 network, and you have an IPv4 network, and we want to talk to each other. But there's no IPv4 network between us. We need to tunnel our networks somehow through whatever is between us so that we can network to each other. That in between network could be anything, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, IPv6, whatever. As long as we tunnel through it, our IPv4 networks can see each other (but not the network inbetween).

@WrCombs said in Just for Fun - Network + Journey:

@pmoncho said in Just for Fun - Network + Journey:

@WrCombs said in Just for Fun - Network + Journey:

@pmoncho said in Just for Fun - Network + Journey:

@WrCombs said in Just for Fun - Network + Journey:

@scottalanmiller said in Just for Fun - Network + Journey:

What is the best way to secure the most vulnerable attack vector for a network?

Choices:

A] Remove unneeded services running on the servers
B] Provide end-user awareness training for office staff
C] Update all antivirus definitions on workstations and servers
D] Use biometrics and SSO for authentication

Hey First Question - Thanks Scott

My first instinct D]Use biometrics and SSO for Authentication

The key words in the question is "most vulnerable attack vector" so IMHO, D] would incorrect.

Well People would be the most vulnerable

so B?

Correct, B. @scottalanmiller will have to confirm though.

I thought that too, but then I thought that was too easy and that he probably was meaning something else .

The test SHOULD be too easy. If you really know the material, and are paying attention to the reading (because the questions are designed to not let you skim them), it should feel pretty obvious a lot of the time.

@notverypunny said in Automation thought:

Syncthing on the reports directory?

Definitely an option.

He asked - what's the difference between USG/EdgeRouter/some other firewall.

@scottalanmiller said in Vendor troubles..:

@WrCombs said in Vendor troubles..:

@Pete-S said in Vendor troubles..:

BTW, on windows telnet is not enabled/installed by default.

Hey I knew that one! lol I ran into that in the past, I just didn't know what telnet was used for.

Sort of... everything, lol.

well, I see that now, I watched the video then did my own research for it.

@Pete-S only Cisco gear that label along with the sonic wall was more as documentation for myself.

@Dashrender said in My Network Journey:

@gjacobse said in My Network Journey:

@black3dynamite said in My Network Journey:

University schools that has a surplus have some useful equipment for lab use.

I’m doing that with a friend and his kid- it’s older UBNT and other gear- but it give a 10yo something to start with.

What have they retired? That would be the only thing that matters on using older machine - the possibility that some newer commands aren't there.

I will be upgrading my UniFi hardware. So I have two APs that I am replacing. the Controller is a VM still.

I also had a project build of a Stand alone Point to Point wireless network for our Club. It's two UBNT M5 units and two EnGenius EAP9550 units One running DHCP, and the other a slave. The idea was that when we did a contest (Field Day) we could be across a 400yard area, and it would be nice to have internet / network for file sharing and such. I built it, it worked - and no one was interested in it. So - I'll be giving it all to him for his kid to learn on - tear up - etc....

@manxam said in Collision Domain - In POS:

@scottalanmiller said in Collision Domain - In POS:

@manxam said in Collision Domain - In POS:

I can't recall ever seeing a switch "back in the day" that didn't have ASICs. There are a few newer switches that do, in fact, use CPU rather than ASICs, but they're built using MUCH faster CPUs than what are included in most -- if not all -- routers.

Early days, the ASICs didn't even exist yet. It wasn't a choice, it was all that there was to use software. Then the ASICs came along and obviously dominated. But yes, it always requires throwing more hardware at it.

How far back are we going here? My first experience with a switch was with Alantec/FORE ATMs (circa early 91/2). These had a RISC SCP processor to run the OS/management functions and custom ASICs for switching. After that, in the more mainstream, came Kalpana and then Cisco. To the best of my knowledge, there were no switches available prior to thicknet (first commercial ethernet).

I'd love more information if you have it available. I love the history of tech.

Not that far back, still 90s, but a lot of switches were all software in the middling to later 90s as the ASICs weren't broadly available.

But even the very, very first ASICs were / are always based on working software prototypes.

I've never seen a thicknet switch, what a freaking mess that must be.