Well, in case you are regretting the change....
https://mangolassi.it/topic/17796/looking-for-senior-it-admins

https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/jobsearch/jobposting/27734586

The title on the job site isn't really accurate. The website restricts what titles we can post, requirements, etc. We are not just looking for network admins. We have a couple different positions we need to fill. One of which will require VMWare experience.

International applicants accepted, with option to work remotely.

I am not a part of the hiring process, but I can try to answer questions. Might have to be through direct message though.

@nexzcore said in Level 1 Basic Training -Network fundamentals:

@flaxking we can provide lab access

And what do you provide that GNS3 couldn't?

7 years ago, when I visiting developing country, pretty much any one living in an urban area had a cellphone, and I would imagine smartphones will have mostly taken over now.

I suppose businesses might use Windows desktops though

@travisdh1 said in ActiveBoot Disk / Hirens: replacement:

@voodoorabbit87 said in ActiveBoot Disk / Hirens: replacement:

if you're lazy and have 11$ to spare this is really good https://partedmagic.com/

Parted Magic has a paid for option now? Has this always been a thing that I've just completely missed?

Newer versions have cost $ for at least 5 years now

@scottalanmiller said in Email Signature : Mobile?:

@jmoore said in Email Signature : Mobile?:

@wrcombs The business gmail is a good product in my opinion.

I think it's mediocre. It looks like a toy and is not efficient at all.

Sometimes you need to use the API in order to do things you would think would be fairly common for businesses. The support can be a bit of a joke. You have to tell them to close the ticket so that people who don't know what they are talking about will stop calling you to try and convince you about things that are bs.

The last I checked, their cheaper offering was well below the features you can get in O365 for the same price.

It has been a fair while since I have needed anything more than Parted Magic, but I've seen Gandalf's Win PE as well recommended

@irj said in What is your perspective on the overall tone of interactions here on ML?:

I like the tone, once you get used to it. It keeps you on your toes and makes you a better IT professional.

I do agree it can be harsh for new people, but honestly I dont give a fuck. I like the challenging attitude.

I feel the same. This is a discussion forum, not a QA site. Everything is open to be challenged, even if it wasn't the main topic of the post. Sometimes people's assumptions need to be identified and challenged before a question can really be answered.

Imagine what kind of power trip @scottalanmiller could go on if no one challenged some of his posts head on

@scottalanmiller said in Is RD Gateway useful?:

@flaxking said in Is RD Gateway useful?:

@scottalanmiller said in Is RD Gateway useful?:

@flaxking said in Is RD Gateway useful?:

@scottalanmiller said in Is RD Gateway useful?:

@flaxking said in Is RD Gateway useful?:

Well, some of our clients are familiar with RDP and specifically want to use RDP in the ways they are familiar with. So I don't think it makes sense to go down the Guacamole route, if you also have to secure rdp connections not using a web client.

Why would you need to secure RDP in addition to Guacamole? Guac doesn't expose RDP.

If using Window's RDP client in addition to Guacamole is still a requirement

Not even possible. Guacamole = web page, not RDP. That's what it is.

Right, what I was trying to say there is that I couldn't only use Guacamole and thus would still have the consideration of securing RDP

Why can't you just make people use Guac?

Really, I think that is the best solution. But this isn't really my project, and trying to take it that direction might be overstepping the line. Plus it would also probably end up making me the one who has to deploy it and maintain it, which isn't really my role right now.

@travisdh1 said in Is RD Gateway useful?:

@flaxking said in Is RD Gateway useful?:

@scottalanmiller said in Is RD Gateway useful?:

@flaxking said in Is RD Gateway useful?:

@scottalanmiller said in Is RD Gateway useful?:

@flaxking said in Is RD Gateway useful?:

Well, some of our clients are familiar with RDP and specifically want to use RDP in the ways they are familiar with. So I don't think it makes sense to go down the Guacamole route, if you also have to secure rdp connections not using a web client.

Why would you need to secure RDP in addition to Guacamole? Guac doesn't expose RDP.

If using Window's RDP client in addition to Guacamole is still a requirement

Not even possible. Guacamole = web page, not RDP. That's what it is.

Right, what I was trying to say there is that I couldn't only use Guacamole and thus would still have the consideration of securing RDP

RDP already includes lots of security features, like the integrated VPN I mentioned earlier.

Guacamole is the only thing exposed too the public network, and that can be secured like any other web service.

RDP would never be exposed too anything but the private network, and is already secure enough that exposing it to a public network shouldn't be a problem.

Where do you see the need for additional security?

Let me bring my question back at a different angle. If you were paying for a hosted, fully managed terminal server, what would be your expectations for how it would be secured?

Personally, I would sleep fine at night with RDP exposed, but with 2-step authentication, and good log monitoring (and enforcing the security built into RDP and Windows authentication). However, maybe that is not enough for a professional solution.