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We're moving our File services off novell to 2003. Under novell, if a user browses to the HOME folder, which contains all USER folders, they see and have access only to their own USER folder. Same thing goes for the department folders. Under 2003, I can easily set it so that one has...

Hi All, We're moving our File services off novell to 2003. Under novell, if a user browses to the HOME folder, which contains all USER folders, they see and have access only to their own USER folder. Same thing goes for the department folders. Under 2003, I can easily set it so that one...

Hi All, Apologies for the somewhat off-topic post. I'm trying to find forums and resources for MIS and IT planning. I'm researching this information for two reasons: first I think it would be interesting in and of itself. Second, I feel I'm wildly overtasked and am looking for industry...

Hello All, We've run out of space on our SQL server and have decided to move the DBs off the server and onto a NAS device. I expressed some concerns with this idea but this is the solution that was decided on. Before I actually order the equipment, I'd like to get other opinions about it...

I was wondering if anyone could point me to a list of best practices for POS environments. Reliability is something I'm constantly trying to improve at our retail locations but of coure, money, time and availability are all limiting factors in the POS equation.

Hi All, I work for a company with six retail locations but our current expansion plan is to be at 20 within the next three years. We currently use MS RMS at our retail locations, which sell specialty clothing items. Typical use would be somewhere equivalent to a radio shack and we do try to...

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience using the Offline Database feature in RMS. For example, if their site has gone down and the offline DB was used, when you switched back to the online DB, was the synchronization straigtforward?

Hello, We have seven remote VPN sites running Microsoft RMS, which is a Point of Sale application, on top of SQL Server. For availability reasons the SQL DB was installed on the POS machine. This is the same machine that is used to actually ring up customers. The thinking was that if all...

Hello All, I work for a company with about 10 retail locations and we are using Microsoft RMS as our point of sale app. Each store typically has one or two POS terminals. The SQL DB is currently stored on the POS machine and we do a nightly full backup to our main office over a biz DSL VPN...

Hello All, We have several remote sites with scheduled data transfers that occur throughout the day. Some are VPN connections and others are ftp sites. Most are small, but some are quite large (300 - 500 MB). Currently we are using a hodge-podge of scripts to rename, zip, transfer, etc. As...

I have been following the instructions in kb article 824126. First, I tried the method to manually copy the db files. 1) I restored the .edb and .stm files from backup. 2) I ran eseutil on those files to get them into a clean state and also did the offline defrag. 3) I've copied both...

I have two netgear switches that I'm out of space on. If I add an additional netgear switch, can I go from the uplink port on the new switch to any available port on the other two, or do I have to uplink to a designated port? If that's the case, it would imply the max number in the stack is 2...

I have two Netgear switches that are stacked. I would like to add a third. I feel like a dope for asking this becuase I really should know it already, but can I go FROM the uplink on the new switch to ANY port on one of the others, or do I have to uplink to a specific, designated port? If...

We have a web server with local hostname 'hostweb'. It has a FQDN of 'webserver.ourdomain.com'. Our DNS reg is mapped to an external address assigned to our router, which is nat'd to 'hostweb's' internal address. When you hit the site from the outside, everything is fine. But if you're...

Hello all, We are a small business providing technical support to about 5000 users. Our call center has five FTEs. Currently we use Contactual (formerly White Pajama) to handle the routing of incoming calls, emails, chat requests, etc. We love the features of Contactual, but the...

I would like to remove our SBS server from the list of servers that can be accessed remotely through remote web workplace. However, I'd still like to make the server accessible remotely. Idealy, I'd like to force remote admins to log in to server X, and from there run a terminal session to the...

I'm currently researching various solutions for management level employees to recieve email on their Palm Treo 600s. Beyond the basic ability to recieve/send email, the key requirement is that it will notify them when they have new mail (a "push" model). Most solutions require you to access a...

Hello All, We currenlty have a less-than-perfect solution for our wireless pda users to access their mail remotely. It's through AT+T, and requires each user to have an app running on their desktop computers. So yes, when they are working remote, they must leave their desktop machines up and...

My manager is not network smart at all, I've learned. Without consulting us he ordered a 6mbit DSL line to replace our existing 768k line. The only problem is that the 768k is a business line and the 6mbit is a residential line. Maybe this means nothing and maybe not, but someone around here...

Hello All - I work in a small office with relatively low traffic using a biz-dsl line. We are beefing up our support options and 100% internet uptime is becoming a priority. We are considering installing a second biz-class DSL line. The required goal is a backup DSL line with...