Re: [lopsa-tech] Bizarre Mac/Office issue

2016-06-09 Thread Roy McMorran
were on the right track. Thank you very much for all the suggestions! Now to figure out why Word keeps locking up to begin with. As Eric pointed out, things aren't going to improve til that's resolved. Cheers! Roy -- Roy McMorran Bar

Re: [lopsa-tech] Bizarre Mac/Office issue

2016-06-09 Thread Roy McMorran
On 6/9/16 10:34 AM, Singer Wang wrote: Is there any chance they're aliases?​ Alas no they aren't. I'm finding a ton of old temp files though, i.e. "~$cA.docx". Since she keeps having to force-quit Word I guess. -- Ro

[lopsa-tech] Bizarre Mac/Office issue

2016-06-09 Thread Roy McMorran
e has saved them to her desktop at some point from inside Word. - User double-clicks on DocC. Word launches, but opens DocA. - User double-clicks on DocB. Word opens DocC. What the? Any ideas welcomed, thanks! -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___

Re: [lopsa-tech] Bizarre Mac/Office issue

2016-06-09 Thread Roy McMorran
d 'froze up' prior to the event. Thanks! -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/

Re: [lopsa-tech] Seeking printer recommendation

2016-01-28 Thread Roy McMorran
On 1/27/2016 4:23 PM, Roy McMorran wrote: I'm off to Google 'printer reviews' but if anyone has a suggestion thanks in advance. Thanks for all the suggestions, definitely looking like the Brothers are worth a look, a vendor I hadn't considered yet. As I've been r

[lopsa-tech] Seeking printer recommendation

2016-01-27 Thread Roy McMorran
l purpose office printing. It should be a 'workhorse'. It would be replacing an aging HP LaserJet 4250, so probably something comparable (but preferably does not jam on every third envelope). I'm off to Google 'printer reviews' but if anyone has a suggestion thanks in advan

Re: [lopsa-tech] 3rd-party SFPs

2015-03-24 Thread Roy McMorran
;m quite happy with that outcome! Thanks again for the suggestions. Roy On 2/26/15, 10:54 AM, Roy McMorran wrote: Interesting, that's 2 'votes' for fiberstore.com and they are (one of) the ones that are less than $20. For 96% off list I think it's worth a try; I'm

Re: [lopsa-tech] 3rd-party SFPs

2015-02-26 Thread Roy McMorran
nks again. On 2/26/15 8:52 AM, Skylar Thompson wrote: We've been using Fiberstore.com: -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided b

Re: [lopsa-tech] 3rd-party SFPs

2015-02-26 Thread Roy McMorran
Thanks for the great recommendations everyone! ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/

[lopsa-tech] 3rd-party SFPs

2015-02-25 Thread Roy McMorran
st had any particularly good or bad experiences with any vendor. Thanks! -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/

Re: [lopsa-tech] Windows file explorer using port 80 (webdav) instead of 445 (samba smb cifs) for UNC path

2014-08-13 Thread Roy McMorran
rder' hint seemed promising, but no joy here. I wish you better luck! Roy -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Prof

[lopsa-tech] Asset tags

2014-05-12 Thread Roy McMorran
fully fairly inexpensive. The Google shows me lots of choices for vendors, but a recommendation is always nice. Thanks for any suggestions! -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/ma

Re: [lopsa-tech] Seeking web-based PDF indexing and display tool

2013-11-04 Thread Roy McMorran
otherwise. Interesting. No Drupal here atm, but we do use a lot of WordPress and it looks like there are WP plugins that might enable the same sorts of capabilities. Might be worth looking into. Thanks for the suggestion. -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME

[lopsa-tech] Seeking web-based PDF indexing and display tool

2013-11-04 Thread Roy McMorran
ackage or service would be fine too. I do know they're not keen on Scribd or Flipdocs though. Thanks for any pointers! -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/list

Re: [lopsa-tech] Where do you buy parts for Sun servers?

2013-08-20 Thread Roy McMorran
casionally, and so far have been pretty happy. http://www.ccny.com Cheers, Roy -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Pr

Re: [lopsa-tech] Wifi

2013-04-06 Thread Roy McMorran
Thanks for the thoughtful questions David... see below On 4/6/13 1:37 AM, David Lang wrote: Other than the fact that your APs lock up, what problem are you trying to solve? That's high on the list. Also... * accommodate more users in larger rooms such as classrooms, auditorium, conference

Re: [lopsa-tech] Wifi

2013-04-05 Thread Roy McMorran
... Ruckus looks pretty interesting too. They seem to have some tech for dealing with interference which might come in handy in some of our buildings. Thanks for all the replies folks. -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech

Re: [lopsa-tech] Wifi

2013-04-05 Thread Roy McMorran
em (Active Directory, OpenLDAP, etc). Thanks Brian, that's another vote for Ubiquiti, interesting. Cisco, yeah maybe. Do you get the sense Ubiquity is significantly less expensive than Cisco? Yes, I've got RADIUS already set up for the firewall, so that won't be an issue. Cheer

[lopsa-tech] Wifi

2013-04-05 Thread Roy McMorran
uggestions. Roy -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/

[lopsa-tech] Somewhat OT? - Tools for Telecom work

2013-03-22 Thread Roy McMorran
le to buying it piecemeal. Tons of results from the google... too many choices. Anyone who's been there have something they especially like? Cheers, Roy -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lops

Re: [lopsa-tech] AD Migration

2013-01-20 Thread Roy McMorran
ked well. http://www.forensit.com/domain-migration.html -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/

Re: [lopsa-tech] Tips for migrating to a new (different) DHCP server?

2012-11-01 Thread Roy McMorran
dress = current address. So in the end the cut-over was completely transparent, the clients didn't even see an IP address change. Thanks to everyone that offered advice! Roy On 10/15/12 3:38 PM, Roy McMorran wrote: Hi All, The ancient Sun Fire 280R that's been our DHCP server for

Re: [lopsa-tech] Tips for migrating to a new (different) DHCP server?

2012-10-16 Thread Roy McMorran
On 10/16/12 7:39 AM, Edward Ned Harvey (lopser) wrote: From: tech-boun...@lists.lopsa.org [mailto:tech-boun...@lists.lopsa.org] On Behalf Of Roy McMorran The ancient Sun Fire 280R that's been our DHCP server for about a decade needs to be out of here, and soon. It's running the sto

Re: [lopsa-tech] Tips for migrating to a new (different) DHCP server?

2012-10-15 Thread Roy McMorran
Lang Yes, I was thinking of something along those lines, splitting up the address range between the old and the new. Thanks. -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo

Re: [lopsa-tech] Tips for migrating to a new (different) DHCP server?

2012-10-15 Thread Roy McMorran
On 10/15/12 5:05 PM, David Parter wrote: and then plan for a convenient squirell suicide at the transformer that night (power outage forcing a reboot). --david Being on an island we have power failures pretty often... might not even need the squirrel! -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME

[lopsa-tech] Tips for migrating to a new (different) DHCP server?

2012-10-15 Thread Roy McMorran
h disparate servers. Any suggestions on making the transition go smoothly? Thanks, Roy -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of

Re: [lopsa-tech] Web-based collaboration system - any suggestions?

2012-09-26 Thread Roy McMorran
have a free eval version available, as we don't want to buy before we try :) Thanks, Will ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the Leagu

Re: [lopsa-tech] Directory Services for Linux

2012-07-02 Thread Roy McMorran
27;s open source, but 3rd party integrators and/or commercial support are available if desired. OpenDJ is a fork of OpenDS, rising from the ashes of the former Sun :-) I'm running it on RedHat, but I believe it should run under SLES just fine. -

[lopsa-tech] SMS recommendation?

2012-06-29 Thread Roy McMorran
week. Thanks! -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/

Re: [lopsa-tech] Weird problem with trunking on RedHat EL 6.x

2012-05-03 Thread Roy McMorran
able to id the cause yet. They are using e1000 - maybe this could be related? Thanks! -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the Leagu

[lopsa-tech] 3rd Party Support for Sun hardware?

2011-09-27 Thread Roy McMorran
ended organizations (or ones to particularly avoid)? Other gotchas (like I know getting patches from Oracle will be a problem)? Thanks and best wishes, -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cg

Re: [lopsa-tech] NAS Recommendations

2011-06-17 Thread Roy McMorran
On 6/16/11 7:25 PM, John Clear wrote: On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 06:35:27PM -0400, Roy McMorran wrote: [snip tail of woe] Granted I am running a one year old version of the system code. Support hasn't been able to say if newer code would have prevented any of this. We ran into the same bug

Re: [lopsa-tech] NAS Recommendations

2011-06-16 Thread Roy McMorran
I'm just venting at this point I guess; take it for what it's worth. I have a knack for selecting unreliable storage (anyone remember MTI?), so just watch what I do and do the opposite. FWIW, we also have a NetApp FAS-3020 and it'

Re: [lopsa-tech] Server Recommendations

2011-02-04 Thread Roy McMorran
On 1/17/11 8:51 AM, Roy McMorran wrote: Thanks to all who have offered suggestions, this has been very helpful. Follow up question - is anyone running VMware on Silicon Mechanics (Supermicro) hardware? Gracias. -- Roy McMorran Bar Harbor, ME

Re: [lopsa-tech] Current state of tech for mailservers?

2011-01-23 Thread Roy McMorran
m another vendor, and I'm liking it. @work we have a legit class C network, so there's no issue of our mail server being blocked; I have actual hardware there. -- Roy McMorran ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.

Re: [lopsa-tech] Current state of tech for mailservers?

2011-01-23 Thread Roy McMorran
s yourself. I don't have any plans to outsource anything, at home or at work. Cheers, -- Roy McMorran ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/

Re: [lopsa-tech] Server Recommendations

2011-01-17 Thread Roy McMorran
Thanks to all who have offered suggestions, this has been very helpful. -- Roy McMorran ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System

[lopsa-tech] Server Recommendations

2011-01-14 Thread Roy McMorran
pd and/or Tomcat. We'll be running RHEL. Thanks for any advice. -- Roy McMorran ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/

Re: [lopsa-tech] whole system backup for OSX

2010-12-12 Thread Roy McMorran
37 I also have some Macs as clients under NetBackup; works fine. Probably wouldn't meet your no-resource-hogging requirement though. Elsewhere @work Retrospect is used, but I don't have any personal experience with it. Cheers, Roy -- Roy McM