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@hell_razor – that’s the response I started to lead with, but I think he’s looking to sniff the wired ports and traffic, too.  IE – not just broadcast traffic and such on the wireless, but BOTH wireless and wired clients, such that directed, wired ip traffic (host ip to host ip on wired side) are also seen.

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@hell_razor wrote:

If you don’t have AV you (or your help desk) will get eaten alive by nuisance viruses. 

This. It’s a simple cost/benefit analysis. If $50/year in licensing saves hours upon hours of labor (not to mention the costs associated with dealing with something more serious than irritated users), it’s a very straight-forward decision.

@hell_razor wrote:

Cheap option:

Use the adhesive velcro and stick it to the top device in the rack.  Won’t slide off easily and not too hard to return to original condition.  ~$1-2.  A little ghetto, but it works in a pinch.

I was actually thinking about that this morning, but I was worried that the routers might get hot and the velcro mi…[Read more]

@hell_razor wrote:

I’ll go ahead and say it again…certifications will land you an interview, experience will land the job, all other things being equal.

I have to agree with this 100%. I have seen many guys come in with certs and they are easily passed onward for the interview, and fail miserably when the tech talk starts. I have also known…[Read more]

@hell_razor wrote:

Anyone win this one from June?

Don’t worry, Don will pick a winner when he has one  ;D He just needs to make up his mind first  😉

@H4TT1fn4TT wrote:

@hell_razor wrote:

Also, the network is not turned up when you start backtrack.  Perhaps that is missing?

No, but thanks for trying to help (/etc/init.d/networking start, was the one you where looking for).  😉

Thanks Chrisj, I will look into it.

While I used network instead of networking as it should be:

service n…[Read more]

@hell_razor wrote:

Also, the network is not turned up when you start backtrack.  Perhaps that is missing?

No, but thanks for trying to help (/etc/init.d/networking start, was the one you where looking for).  😉

Thanks Chrisj, I will look into it.

@hell_razor wrote:

Ever heard of learning to crawl before you walk?  Throwing a new user in a minimal install in Gentoo may not be the best way to get a long term user.  I would say that installing any current mainstream enthusiast distro (ubuntu,fc,suse,etc) would be sufficient.  It will allow the user to have ease of use and still allow the us…

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  If it is publicly live, I am sure lots of people have already performed the test for you ;).

Haha, that is a great quote, and sadly very VERY true.

@hell_razor wrote:

You can actually specify the MAC in the vmx file in vmwware I believe.

this was noted in the second vmware link I posted, most of what was being discussed is beyond my level of virtualization knowledge, but it seems that even when you change the MAC in there, it is restricted to a specific range.

@hell_razor wrote:

The Juniper SSGs are also a good product line, but they are not in the same price point.  It all depends on what you need and what your budget is.

You’re quite right. In fact here is a comparison with the links for validation. Keep in mind, I never pay list on anything anyway. Even with my vendors Fortinet works out to be…[Read more]

@hell_razor wrote:

Look at Fortinet.  They make a solid product at a competitive price.

Solid?! Solid maybe for small businesses. There is a saying you get what you pay for.

“I no longer sell this product. The company is simply horrible at support and customer service”
http://aplawrence.com/Fortinet/

“Fortinet has the absolute worst…

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