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by bigjohn888jb
Wed Sep 13, 2023 4:52 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 11 shares problem with mac clients
Replies: 2
Views: 2069

Re: Windows 11 shares problem with mac clients

Follow up.

If other users are also using the share, I cannot rename it. But If I have only one Mac use the share and try to rename a folder in it, it does not ask for a password, it just does it without a problem.

Is this some new Mac security update that I don't know about?
by bigjohn888jb
Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:57 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 11 shares problem with mac clients
Replies: 2
Views: 2069

Windows 11 shares problem with mac clients

I setup a windows 11 pro with shares that I'm connecting MacBook's to. The shares work and everyone can see the files, but we cannot rename folders (says do not have permissions). I created unique users on the Windows machine and when I connect, I use the user that I created on the Windows machine (...
by bigjohn888jb
Tue Sep 05, 2023 6:03 pm
Forum: Apple Sanctuary
Topic: Mac using Windows share problem
Replies: 0
Views: 32152

Mac using Windows share problem

I setup a windows 11 pro with shares that I'm connecting MacBook's to. The shares work and everyone can see the files, but we cannot rename folders (says do not have permissions). I created unique users on the Windows machine and when I connect, I use the user that I created on the Windows machine (...
by bigjohn888jb
Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:37 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: Patch panel recommendation
Replies: 0
Views: 34702

Patch panel recommendation

Can anyone recommend a high quality Patch Panel? This is my first time installing one and I'd like to make sure it works really well.
by bigjohn888jb
Thu Nov 03, 2022 4:38 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: 10 Gigabyte Ethernet
Replies: 1
Views: 4074

10 Gigabyte Ethernet

I maintain a Windows network with Windows server 2019 essentials and 24 users, 4 printers, 2 copiers, and some wireless access points. We run a server based application running on SQL that takes roughly 30 seconds to load up at the workstation, 20 seconds if you load it at the server. We attach to a...
by bigjohn888jb
Wed Nov 02, 2022 1:35 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: web cam
Replies: 2
Views: 4357

Re: web cam

Went on site to check the bios and instead found that the Lenovo has a flap that covers the camera and turns it on.

Somethings you just can't see remotely.

thanks
by bigjohn888jb
Mon Oct 31, 2022 2:54 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: web cam
Replies: 2
Views: 4357

web cam

Hi, I have a Thinkbook 15 Gen 2 15" laptop. 11th generation i5, 16 GB, 500 GB SSD. All works find except I can't get my web cam to activate. Looking in the device manager, it is there with no problem. But I try the Windows 10 camera app and it can't find the web cam. Tried with Skype and Teams ...
by bigjohn888jb
Fri Apr 22, 2022 11:59 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: wireless access for outer buildings
Replies: 1
Views: 3880

wireless access for outer buildings

Hi, I’m trying to extend my WIFI to a metal trailer about 50 yards from my home network. Ideally the access points should be weather resistant. I’d also like to have WIFI access by the pool which is also about 50 yards away, but about 160 degrees in another direction. Would a mesh network be a possi...
by bigjohn888jb
Sun May 02, 2021 1:22 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: UPS for dual power supply
Replies: 3
Views: 6502

Re: UPS for dual power supply

The UPS I was looking at, according the the manufacturers web site, gave me an estimated time of 19 minutes to run the server if there is a power outage. We quite often loose power for 15 to 30 minutes. I was thinking if I put the separate power supplies on two different UPSs that I could push the u...
by bigjohn888jb
Fri Apr 30, 2021 4:07 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: UPS for dual power supply
Replies: 3
Views: 6502

UPS for dual power supply

I recently bought a server and want to add two UPS to it. it has a dual power supply rated at 550Watts (230/115V). If I have a separate UPS on both connections and have a power outage, will it drain UPSs at the same rate, or will the load be less because there are two of them?
by bigjohn888jb
Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:27 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Office 365 with multiple domains
Replies: 0
Views: 8873

Office 365 with multiple domains

I have a client with their domain (which is an .org) being used with Office 365 and they have 5 users with their emails defined. What they have found is that a number of people send in donations, they don't end it with .org, but .com. Is the solution, to purchase another domain with the same name, b...
by bigjohn888jb
Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:16 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Outlook 2013 attachments are causing original to disappear
Replies: 4
Views: 3849

Re: Outlook 2013 attachments are causing original to disappear

Turned out it was not Outlook doing it. The SQL client Application that integrates with Outlook was the culprit.
by bigjohn888jb
Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:01 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Outlook 2013 attachments are causing original to disappear
Replies: 4
Views: 3849

Re: Outlook 2013 attachments are causing original to disappear

The copier is a Konica Minolta bizhub c654e. The scanner has all rights to the network share. The share consists of hundreds of separate folders and the scan can be directed to go to any of them. Generally, when they scan, it is to a specific folder that no one else is using. There is no document co...
by bigjohn888jb
Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:25 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Outlook 2013 attachments are causing original to disappear
Replies: 4
Views: 3849

Outlook 2013 attachments are causing original to disappear

I've got a user who is using outlook 2013. She is scanning in a document using a copier to the Windows 2012 server share. The document type is a pdf. She then goes back to her computer, creates a new email and attaches the scans and sends them. The problem is that erratically the original file on th...
by bigjohn888jb
Fri May 29, 2020 4:06 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Endpoint Protection
Replies: 2
Views: 3960

Endpoint Protection

I've been using Symantec Endpoint Protection for small business for years. Now that Broadcom has purchased them, they are even harder to deal with. I'm looking for input on a new solution. Has anyone used Sophos Endpoint protection? I need protecton for 35 computers that is good protection that does...
by bigjohn888jb
Tue May 12, 2020 2:13 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Office 365 change an alias to an email account
Replies: 0
Views: 7014

Office 365 change an alias to an email account

I want to change an existing alias to a regular email account. Once I delete the Alias and then create the user, how long does it take for the email that was going to the alias to go to the newly created mailbox? During this transition, will any mail be lost if it is sent while making this change?
by bigjohn888jb
Wed Jan 01, 2020 4:15 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows server upgrade
Replies: 0
Views: 7298

Windows server upgrade

I am about to upgrade a company that has a Windows 2012 R2 essentials server. I am moving them to A Windows 2019 essentials. My question is regarding the computer name. Would it make sense to name it the same so any software moved to the new server can use the same configuration they were using? The...
by bigjohn888jb
Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:36 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: hardware
Replies: 4
Views: 7941

Re: hardware

Good info - thanks.

So if we upgrade the video, this would be a decent game computer?
by bigjohn888jb
Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:56 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: hardware
Replies: 4
Views: 7941

hardware

Hi, A friends son wants a new computer for gaming and video streaming. He's on a tight budget and put together the following system. They are looking for my blessing that this would be a good computer for him. I am not current with game hardware needs to "really" play these games successfu...
by bigjohn888jb
Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:22 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner
Replies: 14
Views: 7033

Re: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner

I thought this was done, but discovered while the Windows 10 update seemed to fix the problem with the one copier, the other one still had problems. The printer people tried to blame it on the network, but after putting a switch and a workstation right next to the copier and unplugging from the rest...
by bigjohn888jb
Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:00 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner
Replies: 14
Views: 7033

Re: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner

I installed windows KB4482887 and my printing seems to be fixed. I was also experiencing a disconnect with running remote desktop through a vpn and that seems to have been fixed.

thanks for all the input.
by bigjohn888jb
Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:21 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner
Replies: 14
Views: 7033

Re: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner

I made image backups of all the Windows 10 computers. I took one that was 2 years old and restored it. There were no Windows updates in it. It printed fine - 2 seconds and it's coming out of the printer. I am going to go through the major updates and do practice printouts at each one and see if I no...
by bigjohn888jb
Thu Feb 21, 2019 3:50 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner
Replies: 14
Views: 7033

Re: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner

Rolled back Windows 10 1809 and now we are printing.

Any way to roll back the 1809 on the computers that are past the 10 day window for roll back? Or do you know the patch you got that fixed 1809?
by bigjohn888jb
Thu Feb 21, 2019 12:40 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner
Replies: 14
Views: 7033

Re: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner

Ludi: Programs: Adobe for the pdf files and Windows photo for the jpgs. I downloaded Irfanview for the photos and found if i shrunk the files I could get them to print. I tried opening the pdf in Word Perfect and Edge, but did not make a difference with the print. I am not using any print tracking s...
by bigjohn888jb
Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:50 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner
Replies: 14
Views: 7033

Re: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner

They are connected to the network. I have not connected to them directly (via usb). I did do a print test right from the server through the network and it was slower than it used to be, but it did print (took 3 to 4 minutes to send in the file from the spooler). I was thinking of hooking up a Window...
by bigjohn888jb
Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:47 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner
Replies: 14
Views: 7033

Re: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner

They both have 4 mg of ram and a 250 GB hard drive.

I would have to ask the copier people about adding more ram.

But until 3 weeks ago, this seemed adequate.
by bigjohn888jb
Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:33 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner
Replies: 14
Views: 7033

Problem with Konica Bizhub c654e color copier / printer / scanner

Hi, We have two of these and up to 3 weeks ago we had no problems printing to them. Environment – 25 Windows 10 pro computers, Windows 2012R2 server. About 3 weeks ago, we started having problems printing large jpg and color PDF files. They used to print within 10 to 15 seconds. Now you can watch th...
by bigjohn888jb
Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:38 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: raid hard drive errors
Replies: 2
Views: 2886

raid hard drive errors

I have a lsi megaraid sas 9271-8i controller with a raid 1 ( two drives) and raid 5 (three drives) and a dedicated hot spare for the raid5. One of the raid 5 drives is kicking up an error in the Pred Fail Count, about 1 more each day. I'd like to replace the drive. My question is, if I right click t...
by bigjohn888jb
Sun Aug 20, 2017 4:19 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: Best 24 port managed switches
Replies: 17
Views: 13881

Best 24 port managed switches

I just lost two Netgear d5724T switches from a power surge coming through the network cables. This is the 2nd time this has happened. Are there heartier switches, or would have any failed? These are rack mounted and a third switch was OK. I thought of changing to Cisco, but have seen a lot of commen...
by bigjohn888jb
Thu Jul 27, 2017 3:04 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: HP ProLiant ML30 G9 4U hard drives
Replies: 5
Views: 3900

Re: HP ProLiant ML30 G9 4U hard drives

I found some old rails from way back when you needed rails to install hard drives in the old computer cases. Was able to adapt them to allow the hard drives to fit. The HP noticed that it was not their hard drives and warned me that they would not blink the light (oh how terrible) but they set up as...
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