In the previous post I reported on the difficulty in actually getting my hands on the server. Once it was firmly in my possession, unpacking and setup was a piece of cake, at least in the early going. These powerful 1U servers are really dense, and it’s a surprise to pick up such … [Read more...]
Underpromise, misdeliver
There’s a Silicon Valley saying: “Underpromise and overdeliver.” The presumption is that it’s much better if your customer has lowered expectations early on than to disappoint. My experience with Dell has provided a twist on the old adage. A few weeks ago I decided to replace … [Read more...]
Networking the new MacBook Pro, part 4
We've had a little thread drift. Rather than dealing with the issues involved in networking the new MacBook Pro, I've moved on to the problems of cleaning up the damage the Mac did when I joined it to the domain. There's a new server on order. The damaged domain controlled, … [Read more...]
Networking the new MacBook Pro, part 3
I had noticed a few minor network problems that started after I first attached the Mac to the Windows Domain: two instances of duplicate IP addresses, which I traced to the DHCP server on tomkins running when it should have been off, a few more “page not found” messages than … [Read more...]
Networking the new MacBook Pro, part 2
I decided to see if I could troubleshoot my problems with my new MacBook Pro and my Windows Domain. To review the bidding, it thinks it is logged on to (bound to) the Domain, as indicated by the green dot. On the server, Active Directory has the computer listed. But when I try to … [Read more...]
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