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Ive setup Intune avec Autopilot for OOBE so we can send out laptops to staff and deploy apps remotely via company portal Everything works as it should.... apart from the wired connection onsite.... before I go ahead with full scale deployment Can anyone shed some light as to why the NIC isnt picking up my college LAN, instead i get the "unidentified network"

Hi, We have 2 win 2003 r2 enterprise servers (dns/dhcp) Aim is to change these to win server 2008 r2 enterprise Could someone point out any issues I might encounter with GPO migration? Or will eveything work as is? Also do I dcpromo to introduce the new servers into the environment? or DO I DCPROMO to downgrade one server before introducing the new one. Why I ask above is because I WANT to keep the ip address of the new servers same as the old as well as the names of the servers? Any Ideas?

@meastaugh1 excellent link! many thanks!

true... will consider all of the above!

I have completed the KCSO and also have access to the thinkuknow resources and registered on there as thinkuknow trainer. Do I qualify to join this group? or is this CEOP only?

lol @ matt40k CTRL+ W also works a treat! how about this.. run this as a ahk script? ------------------ #Persistent #WinActivateForce #NoTrayIcon AutoExec8: SetTimer, AutoKill, 60000 ;check if idle every minute ; AutoKill: ; IfWinNotExist, SIMS .net: Return else If A_TimeIdlePhysical > 300000 { SetTitleMatchMode, 1 IfWinExist, SIMS .net: WinActivate msgbox, 4,, Your computer has been idle for more than 5 mins. SIMS will automatically close in 5 secs. (press no to continue using SIMS), 10 IfMsgBox Timeout PostMessage, 0x112, 0xF060,,, SIMS .net: ; 0x112 = WM_SYSCOMMAND, 0xF060 = SC_CLOSE Sleep, 1000 IfWinExist, SIMS .net, Are you sure you wish to close SIMS .net? Send, {ENTER} Sleep, 1000 IfWinExist, SIMS .net, Do you want to save your changes? Send, {ENTER} Sleep, 1000 IfWinExist, SIMS .net, Do you want to save the previous name into the previous name list Send, {ENTER} Sleep, 2000 Return } Return

so no one has developed a auto-log off script? using autohotkeys?

or remove the named client from the environment and then add again?!... worked for me

Hola ppl, Does anyone out there in the big www have a solution to this? A auto log off script to log off staff from sims after few mins of inactivity?.... If someone can provide some pointers? Much obliged!

add yourself to enterprise admin also!

lol would love to know your rationale...

Bit random... I was approached by SLT and asked to give admin level rights (as in admin password to one designated memeber of staff) so in case when I am not onsite or if I die all of a sudden then they have a way of gaining access to the network? Whats your view on this? Would you? If Yes? why? If No? Why?

There is a program out there specifically for USB's.....used it couple of years ago! PC which the usb is plugged into acts as server and the second as a client.... both require software install I think its this one....trial version? USB over Network - share USB devices over Ethernet - Overview

There is no easy solution to this witch... I am in the same scenario as yourself..... I am currently trialing Google Apps / Office 365 sharing files with others is easy... as long as everything is uptodate... Both can be accessed via mobile devices....which my users want! Allowing access from home via TMG Keep us posted on this....

You can switch on the hotspot option on Iphone 4s and 5.... so tethering should not be an issue... walk into any mobile phone shop in the locality and they will chop ur sim for you!.... or you can use one of the mifi devices?... give it a whirl.... dont give up!

Many thanks for your prompt reply guys! I have been prepping the new servers and also creating relevant shares and also setting the relevant rights I have one FINAL GLITCH! The windows START bar is being pulled from a server which is running Windows Server 2000...... this is referenced in the GPO for all staff... If I take down this Windows 2000 server, how do I replace the start bar?..... or do I just point it to another server?... I dont know what to do here! Does the above even make any sense to anyone?

hi yee all, need some help on this, current network setup of the inherited network is as follows, DOMAIN: running on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Domain Functional Level Windows 2000 Native Forest Functional Level Windows 2000 I INTEND on introducing Windows Server 2008 r2 (Enterprise Edition) 1) Which of the above - funtional levels do I need to change to implement server 2008 r2 ent edition?... 2) What do I need to be aware of when I DO THIS?... 3) What affect will this have on the overall network? bandwidth...user desktop? 4) I intend on keeping existing GPO's instead of creating new ones... will this be an issue? 5) Do I disable firewall on servers? as network is protected by Cisco ASA and also MS Antivirus? If someone could shed light on this? Many Thanks for your expert advice...and have a lovely easter break!... :-( (yes im at work)

do you mean UPS?.... or is battery backup attached to local to server?...or do i need to change career?

1) First Server will host network mapped drives with data / videos on them 2) Second server will be printer server and also for pushing images out over the network using SCCM

never come across this before, administrator password being reset randomly...and when you say it gets reset?... to what does it get reset to? (you dont have to disclose it here)... bt its quite bizarre...

erm...does anyone else have admin level access (enterprise admins)? also have you installed admin pack on desktop pc's also?...to enable others to reset passwords?

Morning ye all I am in the process of setting up a new dell server T410, with windows server 2008 r2 - enterprise and following hard drives: 2 x 1TB (RAID 1)? is this ok? 4 x 2TB (RAID 5)? would this suffice? or do i set this for RAID 6? I need some suggestions with the following when setting up the RAID 5 for the 2TB HDD's? Which options do I select for the following? Strip Element Size: *8kb *16kb *32kb *64kb *128kb *256kb *512kb *1mb Read Policy: *No Read Head *Read Ahead *Adaptive Read Ahead Write Policy: *Write Through *Write Back These additional options are also selectable, which do I enable if any? [] Force WB with no Battery [] Initialize [] Config Hotspare Some TIPS and POINTERS WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED for the above? Many Thanks and cheerios!

Hi, you manage to buy a new server? I have few spare servers lying around....let me know if you need and I will donate it to you.

I tend to assign a static ip to the CLEINT PC NIC within the ip range of the DC, then add PC to DOMAIN after that you can remove that static ip from the NIC, this is a work around, but works for me

James...could you recommend any?...plz?