Long story short, Java started including an expiration timer on JRE releases. So many days after a release, regardless of update settings, a dialog will start popping up asking the user to update. This really isn't an issue, but with it JRE will stop running unsigned code. Many sites that my teaching staff have come to rely on have unsigned Java apps, and keeping over 500 frozen wireless laptops up to date every time a new version of JRE is released isn't really feasible. So enters VB script
Java has been an extreme pain in the neck as of late with the constant updates. Many sources are calling to uninstall it, but unfortunately many of us don't have the luxury of doing that. So the next best thing besides pushing out a stream of updates (that are already exploitable out of the box) you can do is to disable the Internet Explorer plugin. The ability to run Java within a browser is something that isn't needed in my district; all that is needed is for Java Web Start to handle the JN
A forum post got me to thinking about a script to parse DHCP logs to notify someone when a particular MAC checks in with the server. You can run this script as a reoccurring task on the DHCP server and when it finds a match for the desired MAC it will send an email regarding the activity. This script will also keep a log of its own to prevent multiple email messages for the same log entry it finds. I've run this in a production environment with an internally hosted Exchange server and it work
VB script may be showing its age, but it's still incredibly useful. Printer deployment at my district is handled by means of a VB script that collects various bits of information that is then used to determine who gets what printers; said bits of information include: username, user group membership, user LDAP path, AD site name, computer name, computer group membership, and computer LDAP path. Obviously you don't need to use all of this, but this script will still pull it out for you and you c
A lot of our staff use drop boxes pretty heavily for student assignments. A drop box is pretty much a share that looks somewhat like this:
-Building 01
-Staff Member A
+Drop Off
+Pickup
+Staff Member B
+Staff Member C
+Staff Member D
+Building 02
Every staff member of a particular building (or group) will have a folder on a share named by their last name, and under said staff name will be two addition folders. One for students to pickup assignments, and the other for them
