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Ok - with an HP 5412 it's very straightforward. Make sure that the MAC vlan is assigned an IP address and this is set as the default gateway for all your mac clients. Then you need to turn on routing on the switch - "ip routing", then "ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.10.10.10" - where 10.10.10.10 is the internal address of your edge firewall. If you need a hand with the CLI commands for the HP switch, just shout.

Yep, as @Davit2005 has said, normally your core switch would do the routing. If you explain your setup and what you want to do I'm more than happy to advise. Ant

Yep, VMware - v5.5.

I've done that in the past - what's the problem?

It *should* be ok. But there is the possibility that it's a dodgy key. Plug the old HDD in and use a keyfinder to check!

Virtualisation would, if done correctly, help to mitigate the kind of issues you've illustrated above. You might not necessarily need a SAN, it would very much depend upon your requirements and expectations. Setting up a SAN depends very much on the vendor - In my experience Nimble SANs are VERY easy to configure and get up and running, in comparison to EMC or NetApp, which are a little less plug and play! You could possibly get by just by using Hyper-V replicas (and storing your VMs on the local storage in the hosts) - where VMs are replicated to other hosts, so that in the event of an issue they can be powered on from the backup host. Ant (edit) - Ah... @AButters beat me to it while I was making a coffee!

It's essentially the same GUI... one is round, the other is square!

Hi Kim, I used to have one of these: https://www.officefurnitureonline.co.uk/office-chairs/mesh-chairs/mesh-chairs-100-150/ergo-tek-mesh-manager-chair.html ... and I recommended it to my wife who has back issues and she's very pleased with it. I miss it... was a damn comfy chair! Ant

An Office 365 Public Folder would do the job - you can assign permissions on it to restrict who could see it, and set it so that it contains contact items. Might not be the most elegant solution, but it'll fit your requirements. As @jdoyle has said though, duplicating this sort of data will lead to a massive pain in the neck when it comes to keeping it accurate.

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Interesting - I didn't realise that you could do folder redirection with a local GPO... But, having said that, it's not something I've ever needed to do!

I understand that you're just running standalone, is that right? If that's the case - you might want to use a .reg file to change the path in "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\Desktop" - that should do the trick. Although, it'd be more elegant to get a server and do it via group policy! It might even be cheaper than you think... especially in terms of man(person?)-hours saved.

It's pretty straightforward - go to "https://portal.office365.com" and go to SharePoint - from here you can add a new site, and then follow the wizard to share it and add document libraries.

Yep! Grey with flashy lights

Any idea what model? they have a fairly big range with quite varying specs.

EoFTTC *should* be uncontended... What's the make/model of router? How many clients?

Assuming you've already got a cert services server setup, you'd do this from your 2nd NPS box: 1. Click Start --> Run and type MMC to open management console. 2. Click File > Add/Remove Snap In 3. On the drop down menu select Console Root and then click Add. 4. Select the Certificates snap in and then click Add. 5. Click Computer Account > Next make sure Local Computer is selected. 6. Expand the Certificate (Local Computer) and click on Personal store 7. Right click on Certificates and select All Tasks --> Request New Certificate. 8. Make sure Server or Computer is selected and then click Next. 9. Give a friendly name to the certificate and also provide a description for what the certificate is going to be used for and click Next 10. The final box will give you a summary of the details entered and issue a certificate. Ant

It'll need a certificate, but you can just issue one from your existing CA server. 300 is small fry for an NPS box.

Hey @ITGURU Certificate services and NPS are completely separate things, so no need to setup your 2nd RADIUS server as a certificate authority. Yep - the APs will only contact box #2 if #1 is unavailable without an NPS proxy. How many authenticating devices will you have? A single radius server can handle a lot (and doesn't need a particularly impressive spec), so I would think redundancy would be fine.

Tread relatively carefully! Looks like you've still got the old version of SQL running judging by the timestamps on the folders - is that right? If so, stop the SQL 2008R2 services, and make sure that SIMS is happy and working - run a report, search, etc. If all is happy, then you can uninstall the old version of SQL and remove those folders. :-)

Have you got managed switches? Could be worth checking the port stats?

Make sure that you set a RAM usage limit in SQL - this will help it stop eating up all available RAM - generally speaking, with SIMS, I find that you'll want to allocate 1.5x the size of the MDB file.

You're most welcome... been there, done that. T-shirt, etc.

When you do an RDC session do you logoff at the end, or just use the "X" to quit?