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Does anyone have experiences with Tripp Lite NetCommander KVMs? [closed]
I'm considering purchasing an IP-KVM for my organization and came across Tripp Lite NetCommander products. The specific model is B072-016-1-IP for reference. One the features I like most on this is ...
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How fast of an internet connection do I need for a smooth, seamless remote desktop experience?
I'm considering moving a lot of my development software onto a hosted server and getting a really lightweight laptop to do work on from anywhere by connecting to the server remotely through RDP.
What ...
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Does anyone have experience with Rackspace cloud files on a large-scale production site? [closed]
I am trying out Rackspace Cloud Files for a high volume site for image handling. Yesterday, I experienced that I was suddenly unable to purge my CDN container as normally through their Ruby library, ...
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PostgreSQL: Living without root
This is not a question with a concrete answer, I know, but one that seeks experienced views...
The OS environment I run is as vanilla as possible so it's often undesirable to install things into root ...
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What type of work that you were not allowed to do by the senior sysadmin? [closed]
For the junior sysadmin:
What type of work that you were not allowed to do by the senior sysadmin?
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How to make up for System Administration “experience”
Background
I have been a part-time Junior SysAdmin at a college for 5 years now. I am now looking for a full-time position as a Linux SysAdmin. I believe I am very capable and have made it to several ...
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How to enter the field with 0 experience and a A+ cert? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What a beginner should know/learn for sysadmin job?
To explain my situation, right now I am a high school senior with an A+ certification, and am aiming for the Net+ and ...
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What is the crappiest network build you've ever seen? [closed]
This is only about networks you have seen personaly, not heared from others or seen on pictures at the web.
Cables hanging from the ceiling lamps?
Cables going trough culverts and other tubes?
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Quantifying experience & skill
I am a Linux system administrator, and have been working in this industry for more than 6 years. I have been in some large projects as well but could not find a chance to work with other experienced ...
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Optimal backup server strategy
As I read the blog post by Jeff Our backup strategy describing in detail how they setup their backup environment, many people commented on how that is not a good approach.
My company currently does ...
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Experience using nginx in front of apache2
I am evaluating the benefits of adding nginx to our webfarm as a reverse-proxy for static content, and looking for feedback from anyone who has experience with this setup.
What are the pros/cons of ...
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Microsoft Licensing Scenario/Questions [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Can you help me with my software licensing question?
I am a member of a team developing a third party application (APP) that listens for and services connections from ...
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Does SpinRite do what it claims to do?
I don't have any real (i.e. professional) experience with Steve Gibson's SpinRite so I'd like to put this to the SF community. Does SpinRite actually do what it claims? Is it a good product to use? ...
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Debian Ubuntu Network Manager bug [closed]
There is this problem with Debian based destro's when using the network manager. This morning I installed a D-Link wireless network card DHCP confgured but it was failing to get an IP until I removed ...
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Your worst “High Maintenance User” experience [closed]
We all have them, let's share some stories about them. What kind of support person are you? Kudos to explanations of how you [un]civilly dealt with them!
EDIT: Ok, let's hear some more. Really I ...
