[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Lazy IT guy thread. (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 9/21/2013 5:16:59 PM EDT
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Google Chrome, on both Windows 7 and 8 machines, and only on arfcom - Embedded YouTube videos don't show up, about 50% of the time. There's a big gap in the post, where an embedded video should be. And I'm too lazy to figure out why, because it works fine in other browsers, I'm not religiously married to any particular browser (I actually get laid regularly, so...), and did I mention I'm lazy and not getting paid to fix an annoying problem on my own computer? Any similar stories?  I figure there's a plumber somewhere with leaks, or an electrician with really substandard wiring. I used to live across the street from a landscaper who did absolutely STUNNING work for his customers (magazine worthy), but had the worst yard on the block.
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Quoted: I need to run some cat 5 to my tv to free up wireless bandwidth, but the support portal for remote hands work in my house doesn't seem to be working. I actually wired my last house up - two drops to every jack, at least two jacks in every room. Everything came together on a Chatsworth telecom rack in my basement, including Panduit patch panels and wire management. In this place? Mostly wireless. Fuck it.
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Lazy IT guy tip for this one - blanket the house in Cisco Aironet AP's. Worked for me.
I actually wired my last house up - two drops to every jack, at least two jacks in every room. Everything came together on a Chatsworth telecom rack in my basement, including Panduit patch panels and wire management. In this place? Mostly wireless. Fuck it. Quoted:
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I need to run some cat 5 to my tv to free up wireless bandwidth, but the support portal for remote hands work in my house doesn't seem to be working.
I actually wired my last house up - two drops to every jack, at least two jacks in every room. Everything came together on a Chatsworth telecom rack in my basement, including Panduit patch panels and wire management. In this place? Mostly wireless. Fuck it. Panduit is overrated. Leviton or Ortronics- it'll work the same and cost less. Half of our business is structured cabling and I'm 100% wireless in my home. The Cat-6 is there, just not used. |
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Quoted: Panduit is overrated. Leviton or Ortronics- it'll work the same and cost less. Half of our business is structured cabling and I'm 100% wireless in my home. The Cat-6 is there, just not used. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I need to run some cat 5 to my tv to free up wireless bandwidth, but the support portal for remote hands work in my house doesn't seem to be working. I actually wired my last house up - two drops to every jack, at least two jacks in every room. Everything came together on a Chatsworth telecom rack in my basement, including Panduit patch panels and wire management. In this place? Mostly wireless. Fuck it. Panduit is overrated. Leviton or Ortronics- it'll work the same and cost less. Half of our business is structured cabling and I'm 100% wireless in my home. The Cat-6 is there, just not used. |
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Cost of my Panduit goodies - $0. Quoted:
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I need to run some cat 5 to my tv to free up wireless bandwidth, but the support portal for remote hands work in my house doesn't seem to be working.
I actually wired my last house up - two drops to every jack, at least two jacks in every room. Everything came together on a Chatsworth telecom rack in my basement, including Panduit patch panels and wire management. In this place? Mostly wireless. Fuck it. Panduit is overrated. Leviton or Ortronics- it'll work the same and cost less. Half of our business is structured cabling and I'm 100% wireless in my home. The Cat-6 is there, just not used. Then hell yes, use 'em up! |
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Quoted: This is probably more a matter of cheap than lazy, but you left your VPN logged in at my house once and I backed up all my shit to your work computer. I figure it's more redundant than my external drive.  J/k, I'm lucky to even know what a VPN is.  Remember, you're talking to the guy who has a wide open (guest) wireless network with HONEYPOT as the SSID. Somebody around here is going to bite on that one day, and I'm not going to feel even a little bit guilty about it.
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| Google Chrome works for me on Windows 8 with no issues here on embedded youtube videos. Do any proxying or scanning (antivirus, malware, etc.) of traffic at home? Video drivers up to date? Google Chrome will use hardware acceleration of certain things when available, unless you turn off that option. I assist with proxy issues at my firm as we use squid and do not allow DNS lookups to the internet from internally. Dealing with browser inconsistencies is fun. Like stabbing yourself. |
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Google Chrome, on both Windows 7 and 8 machines, and only on arfcom - Embedded YouTube videos don't show up, about 50% of the time. There's a big gap in the post, where an embedded video should be. And I'm too lazy to figure out why, because it works fine in other browsers, I'm not religiously married to any particular browser (I actually get laid regularly, so...), and did I mention I'm lazy and not getting paid to fix an annoying problem on my own computer? Any similar stories?
I figure there's a plumber somewhere with leaks, or an electrician with really substandard wiring. I used to live across the street from a landscaper who did absolutely STUNNING work for his customers (magazine worthy), but had the worst yard on the block. This happens when I use https on the site. So, I quit using it and the problem went away. |
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It would have thrilled me to no end, if you copied your shit to my NAS at work.
Remember, you're talking to the guy who has a wide open (guest) wireless network with HONEYPOT as the SSID.
Somebody around here is going to bite on that one day, and I'm not going to feel even a little bit guilty about it.
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This is probably more a matter of cheap than lazy, but you left your VPN logged in at my house once and I backed up all my shit to your work computer. I figure it's more redundant than my external drive.
J/k, I'm lucky to even know what a VPN is.
Remember, you're talking to the guy who has a wide open (guest) wireless network with HONEYPOT as the SSID.
Somebody around here is going to bite on that one day, and I'm not going to feel even a little bit guilty about it.
Rofl. I noticed in another thread you mentioned building a NAS. Is this at your house, and if so, can I come nerd party? |
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I need to create some ACL's to keep the kids off the Internet late at night. I was supposed to get it done when school starteds. I also need to get some gear mounted out in the garage rack so the wife can park in there again. Supposed to get that done before it snows for the first time. I think I have a month or more on that one.
Been meaning to get my lab on the EMC SAN but I haven't had the will to get that one done either. 
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Rofl. I noticed in another thread you mentioned building a NAS. Is this at your house, and if so, can I come nerd party? Quoted:
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This is probably more a matter of cheap than lazy, but you left your VPN logged in at my house once and I backed up all my shit to your work computer. I figure it's more redundant than my external drive.
J/k, I'm lucky to even know what a VPN is.
Remember, you're talking to the guy who has a wide open (guest) wireless network with HONEYPOT as the SSID.
Somebody around here is going to bite on that one day, and I'm not going to feel even a little bit guilty about it.
Rofl. I noticed in another thread you mentioned building a NAS. Is this at your house, and if so, can I come nerd party? The LAN party thing kind of went away when high speed broadband made it in to homes. Kind of sad really. |
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Rofl. I noticed in another thread you mentioned building a NAS. Is this at your house, and if so, can I come nerd party? I recently Ebayed a bunch of old laptops, rebuilt them, and have been LAN-partying it up with my kids, and some of their friends. Old-skool Counter Strike FTW!
ETA: LAN partying isn't dead... kids just do Minecraft on Ipods now. |
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The LAN party thing kind of went away when high speed broadband made it in to homes. Kind of sad really. Man...my friends and I had LAN parties all the time after broadband made it home. Then again, most of us were pro-level CS players, so we'd get together to beat up on each other on a LAN. Found out that one of the guys was a hacker that way, too. |
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Man...my friends and I had LAN parties all the time after broadband made it home. Then again, most of us were pro-level CS players, so we'd get together to beat up on each other on a LAN. Found out that one of the guys was a hacker that way, too. Quoted:
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The LAN party thing kind of went away when high speed broadband made it in to homes. Kind of sad really. Man...my friends and I had LAN parties all the time after broadband made it home. Then again, most of us were pro-level CS players, so we'd get together to beat up on each other on a LAN. Found out that one of the guys was a hacker that way, too. Really? I guess I was never in to game enough to know there were pro level players. |
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I recently Ebayed a bunch of old laptops, rebuilt them, and have been LAN-partying it up with my kids, and some of their friends. Old-skool Counter Strike FTW!
ETA: LAN partying isn't dead... kids just do Minecraft on Ipods now. Quoted:
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Rofl. I noticed in another thread you mentioned building a NAS. Is this at your house, and if so, can I come nerd party? I recently Ebayed a bunch of old laptops, rebuilt them, and have been LAN-partying it up with my kids, and some of their friends. Old-skool Counter Strike FTW!
ETA: LAN partying isn't dead... kids just do Minecraft on Ipods now. Oh how I love the days of two player doom over a serial cable. 
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Man...my friends and I had LAN parties all the time after broadband made it home. Then again, most of us were pro-level CS players, so we'd get together to beat up on each other on a LAN. Found out that one of the guys was a hacker that way, too. Quoted:
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The LAN party thing kind of went away when high speed broadband made it in to homes. Kind of sad really. Man...my friends and I had LAN parties all the time after broadband made it home. Then again, most of us were pro-level CS players, so we'd get together to beat up on each other on a LAN. Found out that one of the guys was a hacker that way, too. I hope you beat his f*cking ass. 
My clan ran its own servers, and we banned fools like that with extreme prejudice. |
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It would have thrilled me to no end, if you copied your shit to my NAS at work.
Remember, you're talking to the guy who has a wide open (guest) wireless network with HONEYPOT as the SSID.
Somebody around here is going to bite on that one day, and I'm not going to feel even a little bit guilty about it.
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This is probably more a matter of cheap than lazy, but you left your VPN logged in at my house once and I backed up all my shit to your work computer. I figure it's more redundant than my external drive.
J/k, I'm lucky to even know what a VPN is.
Remember, you're talking to the guy who has a wide open (guest) wireless network with HONEYPOT as the SSID.
Somebody around here is going to bite on that one day, and I'm not going to feel even a little bit guilty about it.
Why wait? Grab a Raspberry Pi and head for the local coffee shop
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Dunno. It says here you talk like a fag and your shits all retarded. Is that what you embedded? |
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Quoted: Rofl. I noticed in another thread you mentioned building a NAS. Is this at your house, and if so, can I come nerd party? Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: This is probably more a matter of cheap than lazy, but you left your VPN logged in at my house once and I backed up all my shit to your work computer. I figure it's more redundant than my external drive. J/k, I'm lucky to even know what a VPN is. Remember, you're talking to the guy who has a wide open (guest) wireless network with HONEYPOT as the SSID. Somebody around here is going to bite on that one day, and I'm not going to feel even a little bit guilty about it. Rofl. I noticed in another thread you mentioned building a NAS. Is this at your house, and if so, can I come nerd party? It's something I'm doing for my family (immediate, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc), because I know how, I'm a nice guy, and I figure they'll really appreciate it. They'll be able to watch and share everything, over the Internet. I'm the black sheep of the family, so this is my way of saying "Love ya too! And you're welcome."
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Quoted: I need to create some ACL's to keep the kids off the Internet late at night. I was supposed to get it done when school starteds. I also need to get some gear mounted out in the garage rack so the wife can park in there again. Supposed to get that done before it snows for the first time. I think I have a month or more on that one. Been meaning to get my lab on the EMC SAN but I haven't had the will to get that one done either. http://i.imgur.com/eEaYKJe.jpg |
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You didn't mention whether or not you lubed the muffler bearings. Quoted:
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Earlier, I was working on a firewall with a built-in captive portal for wifi, but couldn't get the DMZ to loan out IP addresses... and I was too lazy to hook up wireshark to see why.  You didn't mention whether or not you lubed the muffler bearings. At least I got the ID-10T forms filled out. |
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Really? I guess I was never in to game enough to know there were pro level players. Quoted:
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The LAN party thing kind of went away when high speed broadband made it in to homes. Kind of sad really. Man...my friends and I had LAN parties all the time after broadband made it home. Then again, most of us were pro-level CS players, so we'd get together to beat up on each other on a LAN. Found out that one of the guys was a hacker that way, too. Really? I guess I was never in to game enough to know there were pro level players. CAL (CAL-main, CAL-profession [which came in at a later date], CAL-invite being the highest levels) was the big one back when I played. Don't think it's around any longer. Used to go: CAL-open -- anyone can join CAL-intermediate -- do well enough in your open season, get bumped to CAL-im CAL-main -- do well enough in your season as a CAL-im team, get bumped to CAL-m CAL-professional -- do well enough in your season as a CAL-m team, get bumped to CAL-p CAL-invite -- gotta be good, and get invited to this league level. Man...I kinda miss that. |
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Yes, that showed up fine. It's about a 50/50 thing, honestly. If I can see one video in a thread, I can see them all. But the other 50% of the time (will probably happen with this thread), none will show. Kinda don't care, honestly.
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I hope you beat his f*cking ass.
My clan ran its own servers, and we banned fools like that with extreme prejudice. Quoted:
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The LAN party thing kind of went away when high speed broadband made it in to homes. Kind of sad really. Man...my friends and I had LAN parties all the time after broadband made it home. Then again, most of us were pro-level CS players, so we'd get together to beat up on each other on a LAN. Found out that one of the guys was a hacker that way, too. I hope you beat his f*cking ass.
My clan ran its own servers, and we banned fools like that with extreme prejudice.
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It is at my house. You are more than welcome to come for a nerd party, but it's really being put together for mundane reasons. I have ~240 hours of VHS home movies (the oldest one being about 30 years old) to digitize, and that's before I get to the 8mm film, or even my own Blu-ray rips of...stuff. It's something I'm doing for my family (immediate, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc), because I know how, I'm a nice guy, and I figure they'll really appreciate it. They'll be able to watch and share everything, over the Internet. I'm the black sheep of the family, so this is my way of saying "Love ya too! And you're welcome." Quoted:
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This is probably more a matter of cheap than lazy, but you left your VPN logged in at my house once and I backed up all my shit to your work computer. I figure it's more redundant than my external drive.
J/k, I'm lucky to even know what a VPN is.
Remember, you're talking to the guy who has a wide open (guest) wireless network with HONEYPOT as the SSID.
Somebody around here is going to bite on that one day, and I'm not going to feel even a little bit guilty about it.
Rofl. I noticed in another thread you mentioned building a NAS. Is this at your house, and if so, can I come nerd party? It's something I'm doing for my family (immediate, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc), because I know how, I'm a nice guy, and I figure they'll really appreciate it. They'll be able to watch and share everything, over the Internet. I'm the black sheep of the family, so this is my way of saying "Love ya too! And you're welcome." Perfect, because I don't really care why, I just want to learn how.  . You are so far ahead of me in this area that what you think is idle chit chat is me receiving a true education.
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Dunno. It says here you talk like a fag and your shits all retarded. Is that what you embedded? Quoted:
Dunno. It says here you talk like a fag and your shits all retarded. Is that what you embedded? Hmmmm... no.
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You win, I lose, end of thread, full stop. Quoted:
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I need to create some ACL's to keep the kids off the Internet late at night. I was supposed to get it done when school starteds. I also need to get some gear mounted out in the garage rack so the wife can park in there again. Supposed to get that done before it snows for the first time. I think I have a month or more on that one. Been meaning to get my lab on the EMC SAN but I haven't had the will to get that one done either. http://i.imgur.com/eEaYKJe.jpg Every so often, someone comes along and impresses me. That worked. Of course, this is the Internet, so I'm probably drooling over a lie. Oh well. |
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You win, I lose, end of thread, full stop. Quoted:
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I need to create some ACL's to keep the kids off the Internet late at night. I was supposed to get it done when school starteds. I also need to get some gear mounted out in the garage rack so the wife can park in there again. Supposed to get that done before it snows for the first time. I think I have a month or more on that one. Been meaning to get my lab on the EMC SAN but I haven't had the will to get that one done either. http://i.imgur.com/eEaYKJe.jpg Still working out a way to get another rack in here along with the In-Row APC cooling unit. My wife puts up with a lot
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Quoted: Quoted: Dunno. It says here you talk like a fag and your shits all retarded. Is that what you embedded? Hmmmm... no.  http://youtu.be/OQfR6LHvxag |
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It would have thrilled me to no end, if you copied your shit to my NAS at work.
Remember, you're talking to the guy who has a wide open (guest) wireless network with HONEYPOT as the SSID.
Somebody around here is going to bite on that one day, and I'm not going to feel even a little bit guilty about it.
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This is probably more a matter of cheap than lazy, but you left your VPN logged in at my house once and I backed up all my shit to your work computer. I figure it's more redundant than my external drive.
J/k, I'm lucky to even know what a VPN is.
Remember, you're talking to the guy who has a wide open (guest) wireless network with HONEYPOT as the SSID.
Somebody around here is going to bite on that one day, and I'm not going to feel even a little bit guilty about it.
I use "NSA SIGINT NODE"
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I still have more XP boxes than anything else. Quoted:
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Didn't I read that Windows 8 suxed and was really hard to use I still have more XP boxes than anything else. I was doing some software testing on an XP VM the other day. Dude, that is one dated-looking OS now. I couldn't believe it, actually. It was a great OS, though, that's for sure. |