November 2021 - Blind-sysadmins - lists.hodgsonfamily.org

Ubiquiti and/or PFSense access
by Andrew Hodgson 30 Apr '23

30 Apr '23

Hi all, I have a new flat and with it comes a 1GBPs Ethernet connection as part of the building service. The router they have given me is causing me a lot of issues so I want to upgrade it. I have been looking at different models and I have discount a lot due to the 1GBPs connection. I have a Sophos router from a previous job, but it doesn't support IPV6. At this point I am looking at potentially going with a Synology router, the Unifi kit or a PFSense build. has anyone used any of this and can comment on the usability with JFW? i know the Synology will be pritty much the same as the NAS, though they don't have a demo site for the router. I am going to check out the Ubiquiti demo site next but I know people on this list were using it. Thanks. Andrew.

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IP phone recommendations?
by Can Kırca 01 Dec '21

01 Dec '21

Hi, Before I start, I'd like to say thank you to mr. Irwin, he answered my basic questions about PBX. Finally I've completed my IVR setup and other tasks, and now I need a dec or wireless phone. For handsfree and speaker quality, maybe accessibility features and for other details, which models do you recommend? I'll make outbound and receive inbound calls. Also, is there a way to configure these phones without sided help to enter SIP/connection details? Thank you.

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Automation for HyperV VM's
by Billy Irwin 24 Nov '21

24 Nov '21

Hi All, Have any of you had any experience deploying Windows VM's over HyperV by automating the install for example using an answer file? I am now in charge of a Hyper-V cluster and would like to rapidly deploy VM's. I would like to avoid using sysprep because it will disable RDP during it's process. Thanks, Billy

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Recommendations for small tablet?
by John G. Heim 23 Nov '21

23 Nov '21

I've always owned both an iPod Touch and an iPhone. The reason is that I don't want to carry my phone around all the time. So I am doing yard work, home repairs, working out or whatever, getting my iPod wet and dirty and wearing down the battery. Meanwhile, my iPhone stays safe and fully charged. But recently, I've gotten more and more irritated with Apple. For example, they got rid of the feature in the MacOS iTunes app that allows you to sync your music library with your IOS devices. So now I no longer have a way to get all the music I ripped from my old CD-ROMS to my iPod Touch. I was wondering if anyone has a recommendation for an Android device that is similar to the iPod Touch. How accessible is Android these days? I'm not too worried about getting used to a new operating system. But as a long time IOS user, am I going to be disappointed with the accessibility of Android? - ### John G. Heim, 608-263-4189, jheim(a)math.wisc.edu

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Is this list still active?
by Anatoliy Shudrya 18 Nov '21

18 Nov '21

For some reason I cannot find archived posts when googling it.

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Changing display name in Outlook/Windows Mail
by John G. Heim 11 Nov '21

11 Nov '21

I have a friend who is a Windows user. I do Linux support for a living and don't even have a Windows machine. The problem is that her email display name is "Admin Server". Obviously, that is not her name. I created a Windows VM and tried to figure out how to change the display name on an Outlook or Office365 mail account and it's not obvious. Googling hasn't helped. I need to learn how to do this so I can walk her through it while I am on my Windows virtual machine. Any ideas? -- ### John G. Heim, 608-263-4189, jheim(a)math.wisc.edu

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Application to keep scripts organized.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 04 Nov '21

04 Nov '21

Greetings, About a month ago, I stumbled across on Readit in the Sysadmin forum. Some decent person had created an application to keep scripts in some kind of manageable form where they can also be easily executed. When I downloaded the application, I found that it was written using XAML and as normal with XAML, most of the buttons weren't accessible. I provided a commit yesterday that fixes this. All parts of the UI are now accessible. I am still not entirely happy with it. But that's mainly because I hate these UWP windows. It's nothing to do with this specific application. If this sounds interesting to you, grab it here: https://github.com/akshinmustafayev/EasyJob/releases/tag/1.1.6

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Fwd: Looking for Qualified candidate
by John G. Heim 03 Nov '21

03 Nov '21

Folks, here's another job opening at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. If you're at all interested, I suggest you apply. The initial interviews will be on-line unless you happen to be in Madison. And Madison is a wonderful place to live. The city and the university are very accommodating to the needs of the disabled. Get a job at the university and you're set for life. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Looking for Qualified candidate Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 15:11:27 -0500 From: JACOB WERLA <werla(a)wisc.edu> To: Tech Partners <techpartners(a)office365.wisc.edu> CC: JACOB WERLA <werla(a)wisc.edu> Good Afternoon Everyone! We are looking for a qualified candidate to apply for our open Systems Engineer position at the Waisman Center. Details can be found here: https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/511057/it-systems-engineer <https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/511057/it-systems-engineer> Feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested in applying. Thank you, Jacob Werla UW Waisman Center Computing Services Help Desk 1500 Highland Ave., Rm. 232 Madison, WI 53705 608-263-3467

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