Do you think FIOS is safe? It's NOT!!
My FIOS connection is constantly being hacked. TV, Internet and Phone. Even wireless. Verizon cares to do nothing, even though the IP addresse are theirs. If you're IP goes to gnilink.net, you have a problem!!
They work with google who they will not even question if you think your intrusions are coming from there. Mine are originating from someone by the name of Max Braun. But Verizon sticks to a false line of bull saying there's only so much they can do.
If you've been having problems, I have an idea. Don't sue for money, but get their trrademarks cancelled. If you can't rely on them as an indicator of safety, iot can be done.
It's safe to use, it seems like an interesting extension actually.
I am not affiliated with Best Buy nor have I ever been employed by Best Buy. All of my thoughts and posts are of my own opinion and personal experience.
I may not always know the right answer, but I will always tell you what I do know. I also do free computer analysis and consultation via private message.
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Do you think Ballloon is safe to use?
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It's safe to use, it seems like an interesting extension actually.
I am not affiliated with Best Buy nor have I ever been employed by Best Buy. All of my thoughts and posts are of my own opinion and personal experience.
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Press 1 if you think Verizon Customer Service is Awful
I consider myself Verizon's idea of the "perfect" customer.
First, I have the FIOS Bundle package (phone, internet, TV) with all the bells and whistles, including all the movie channels and sports packages.
And, until very recently, I was a longtime Verizon wireless customer.
The problem is that Verizon treats me like I'm some kind of idiot. I get an e-mail that reads (in part): "According to our records, you have not yet accepted the FiOS Bundle Customer Agreement that contains the terms and conditions covering your Verizon FiOS Triple Bundle. In order to receive the discounts associated with this bundle for 12 consecutive months, please review and accept the agreement...."
OK, fine. So I click the link. It asks me for my username and password. I try to use my Verizon logon. No, apparently that doesn't work. I need another username/password.
I call up support, and after going through a bunch of convoluted menus, I get through to a human being who says I need to talk to someone from e-center. {word filter avoidance} Apparently, I need a username and password from there. I tell the customer service person I'd like to confirm my bundle via the mail. "I'm sorry, you can't do that. We need you to confirm this online so that we have recourse in case you cancel."
Really!! That's funny because I didn't have to go online to confirm my cell phone plan (formerly with Verizon), and I sure {edited} don't need to go online to any of the other bills that have for electricity, gas, water. Apparently, FIOS is so incredible you can only do it online. The customer person says, "It's like a digital fingerprint!!" Oh, really! Gosh, thanks!
So I realize nothing will come of this rant, but you {word filter avoidance} who run this company should really {please keep your posts courteous} try calling your own company's customer service lines to see what it's like.
And while I'm at it, as a former Verizon shareholder you really made an idiot move by not coming to some sort of agreement with Apple to be the exclusive carrier of the iPhone. I give you kudos for investing so heavily in fiber so many years ago, but your customer service is awful. Just awful.
Message Edited by KaLin on 01-14-2009 11:48 AM1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 !!!!!
Your post on the forum is DEAD ON !!! I've spent two days trying to deal with Verizon. The customer service is NON EXISTANT !!! It took 6 hours (at my work) trying to find somone who even remotely knew where and how to begin to help. Unfortunately, (status quo) I was put on hold and we were disconnected. Gee, I'm not too ticked off at this point, I've only been disconnected like 20 times since.
After going home, and spending another 2 1/2 hours on the phone with Verizon, the issues with the services I chose are straightened out. I think???
Now .......I'm trying to activate the bundle online. WHAT A JOKE !!!! Their stupid www.verizon.net/fiosbundleterms website doesn't work. After reading other posts, it appears mailing it in doesn't work either.
I'm so sorry I ever switched from COMCAST. At least their customer service system worked. I am regretting the day when I have real problems, like with the equipment, etc. Hats off to the COMCAST customer service !!!
Dear Verizon,
If you even care to read these forums you will do SOMETHING about your customer service issues. It's apalling. I spit on you. Please tell me what you spent the MILLIONS of dollars on.
signed,
a very ticked off customer.....
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Which external HD do you think it's better?Lacie?
which external HD do you think it's better in stablity and safe?
Lacie? Glyph? G-drive? Imomega? or other?It isn't as easy as that, I'm afraid, music production. All of those makers produce a variety of models. personally I would be happy buying any of the LaCie, Glyph or G-drives, as long as they met my other specifications (FW 400, ideally FW 800 and an appropriate capacity) . They are all good drives.
Assuming you want to use them for music then it is worth noting that the Glyph drives generally have fans, which might not be a good thing in a music recording environment because of noise issues. Some of the LaCie's do and some don't , from memory. The Iomega "Ultramax" drives look as if they are fanless but I'm not sure about the others. Iomega make some good stuff and some not so good , in my experience.
The G-Drive looks as if it operates on similar principles to the OWC drives I mentioned earl;ier and I wouldn't be surprised if the ultimate manufacturer is one and the same.
You need to bear in mind that most external drive makers are really just assemblers. They use components from different manufacturers at different times, so you really need to check the specifications for the particular model you are considering.
But tell us more about what you need. Are you looking at a large drive, seperately powered, or a small portable drive powered by your computer, for example? What do you actually want to do with it?
Cheers
Rod
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Do you think our Flash game has a chance on Kickstarter (playable demo)
So me and my friend have been working on a game and recently we made it so far that we decided to launch a Kickstarter. Last Jungle In Sector 17 is a new take on the traditional top-down view space shooter with added RTS elements, some of the games we relate to are SPAZ, Star Control and classic Asteroids.
Here's our project: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1396394944/last-jungle-in-sector-17/
And here's the game: http://ljis17.com/prototype/
I wouldn't say we are doing anywhere near great as of now on Kickstarter, I'm doubting that we even reach the goal. We wanted to go in safe, small goal, playable demo (with easy access to it), reasonable backer rewards... I noticed the small visibility right after launch, but following a post on Reddit I calmed down a little. Well 10 days later we are still struggling to get attention, I sent out a letter to 65+ gaming news sites - 1 responses as of now (0 articles), also sent a review request to about 100 Youtubers who do review videos - got 2 'first impressions' vids. In that 10 days we have managed to get 3,369 video views (3000 of them in the first 2 days after launch) and 45 people have backed the project.
We have done all the regular: Homepage, Greenlight, Demo, Facebook, Twitter, Forum posts, IndieDB... We have gotten some good response from people who have tried out the game, but I guess it is just too average of a game.
Are the news outlets avoiding Kickstarter projects because the market is so over saturated or are people turned off when they hear the words "Flash game"? Either way our "Indie Dream" is slowly turning into "Indie Reality" which is fine, definitely smarter now and in the future. I still think that Flash is a great platform, maybe the testament to that should be the number of Flash games out there.
Well, let us know what are your thouhgts on all this and what you think of the gameHi Javi,
This sounds like an issue with Windows and your specific Bluetooth devices. As you mentioned, the LV Bluetooth VI's do require that the devices use the Windows drivers. Take a look at this link for specific requirements for using Bluetooth with LabVIEW. Also, you can take a look at our Developer Zone tutorial on designing Bluetooth applications a found here. Regarding your device drivers, sometimes it is as easy as uninstalling the driver and then letting Windows discover the device and fine its own driver. You could check out the Microsoft Knowledgebase for more information. Thanks and have a great day!
Stephen S.
National Instruments
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Did you know that Verizonwireless is saving your checking account information when you pay your bill by check and then making it part of your "MyVerizon" without you adding it? This means of course if they get hacked that information could be compromised. What do you think of this?
Credit card and debit card and checking and savings information is encrypted so it is possible to be hacked, but the odds are greater to get hit by the Love Boat then to have a wide scale hack.
Oh yes they do happen, Bank of America, Chase, Citibank, Target and quite a few others. But in all the years I have paid my invoice with saved card information I never been hacked.
You use good passwords and the risk is minimal.
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Do you think edge will work in Mexico? Internet?
I was wondering if AT&T's edge network will work in Mexico so I can get on the Internet and check my mail?
Do you think it will? How does edge really work? Is it like cell phone service?
Hope someone has some good news!
Thanks,
SamThe post here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5090512?start=0&tstart=0 says he bought in in the US and it worked. I would assumed unlocked means unlocked no matter where.
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Pls take note that my IPad 3 used to find my printer HP wireless D110. The only thing that I did was to update to IOS 7. Do you think this is the reason why my iPad cannot find my wireless printer?
1. Turn the router, iPad and printer off
2. Turn on the router and then wait 30 seconds
3. Turn on printer and then wait 30 seconds
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My IPod no longer shuffles songs within playlists that are clearly set to shuffle. It is about 3/4 full so I thought of maybe compressing the files to get more space. Do you think that is the problem and if that might help?
Storage space on the iPod would not affect shuffled playlists or playlist shuffling, though substantially full iPods may wind up skipping songs on larger playlists after a while, and require a restart. As for compressing the files themselves, you can automatically re-encode files to a lower bitrate by checking the box on the summary page when your iPod is connected to your PC/Mac.
As for the shuffle problem, after restarting your iPod (hold the center button and Menu for a few seconds, until the Apple logo appears), make sure you're telling the iPod to shuffle the songs in a playlist by repeatedly clicking the center button until the Suffle Menu comes up, then scroll to the right to turn it on. From that song forward, the playlists' contents should be shuffled every time the playlist ends, or is accessed from a new song.
Shuffle does sometimes turn itself off, I've found, so double-check the setting is still on. Also, iPods shuffle by randomly assigning a playlist order for your songs, which is different from traditional shuffle (on, say, iTunes or Windows Media Player, where the new song is determined at random upon the current track ending. The iPod only chooses a random order of songs when you shuffle, to conserve battery life and queue up songs coming up on the playlist in the event of a shock). -
My new iPod touch is getting really warm while I use it. Is it normal? I mean, I have silicone cover, maybe it's the reason for iPod being so HOT?... How do you think, is it too important to have a cover on the iPod? How about screen protector? :S
My new iPod touch is getting really warm while I use it. Is it normal? I mean, I have silicone cover, maybe it's the reason for iPod being so HOT?... How do you think, is it too important to have a cover on the iPod? How about screen protector? :S
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Which do you think; Windows 7: 32-bit / 64-bit, (plus unused RAM issues) is best for video editing?
Hi there!
Just received delivery of a Lenovo G550 with the following spec:
2.2Ghz Core 2 Duo,
4GB (DDR3 - 1066Hz) RAM,
500GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce G210M (512MB)
Windows 7
The entire purpose for buying this laptop, was for video editing and it is the best spec I could find for my needs and budget.
So what's the problem?
1) Windows 7 is installed as 32-bit, not 64 bit. Why is this? I was given no choice in this decision.
2) Only 2.96GB of that juicey RAM is being used by Windows 7. I need as much RAM as possible for video editing.
3) Lenovo sent NO install disc. - When I eventually get a virus or my HDD fails, I have NO WAY to clean install the very product I have just purchased! (A laptop with Windows 7 OS).
Considerations:
As I understand it (please comment if there are alternative views on this); The 64-bit architecture is only useful for compatible software which has been designed to run 64-bit.
The video editing software I use is "Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD 9.0"
The suggested problems with Windows 7 run as 64-bit include:
* Possible lack of driver compatibility support.
* Possibility of 32-bit programs running SLOWER in 64-bit environment, than their native 32-bit environment.
* Higher running temperatures & processor cooling issues.
* No performance gains for all other programs running as 32-bit (email, internet browser, etc).
The suggested advantages with Windows 7 run as 64-bit could be:
* Full utilisation of the 4GB RAM. (Presently limited to 2.96GB)
* Faster rendering and video editing tasks in 64-bit environment.
Questions:
4) How can I get an install disc for Windows 7? Shouldn't this come with the computer?
5) Do you think the potential hassle and architecture conflicts are worth suffering, to get the reported performance gains of 64-bit architecture and the remaining unused RAM?
Thank you for any help and advice!contact lenovo support line for windows 7 dvds, but make sure if they send recovery dvds instead of windows 7 dvd.
most of people are having trouble with installing windows and drivers, so companies has found as this as solution to send recovery dvd -if asked- or using hidden partition to recovery system - like one key recover - instead of.
but if you ask me, they need to send dvds.
i'll contact the mods and admins about this issue, please stay connected to this post.
anyp wrote:
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Oracle Security : what do you think about the following policy violation ?
If you install OEM10, you will be able to see if you violate some security guidelines :
Interresting is revoking UTL_FILE from public, which is critical. Also revoke UTL_TCP and UTL_SMTP. This is going to upset an expert I know...
Take care about the failed login attempts. If you set it to 10 to the default profile, and if your DBSNMP password is NOT the default password, then Oracle will lock your account after node discovery!
In Solaris, you can disable execution of the user stack with the system parameters set noexec_user_stack=1
set noexec_user_stack_log=1. I did not find how to do it on AIX. However, those settings may have side effects.
About the ports, it complains about open ports, even if this is the port oracle listener is using! Simply ignore most of the violations there.
About JAccelerator (NCOMP), it is located on the "companion" CD.
Ok, Waiting for your feedback
Regards
Laurent
[High] Critical Patch Advisories for Oracle Homes Configuration Host Checks Oracle Homes for missing critical patches
[High] Insufficient Number of Control Files Configuration Database Checks for use of a single control file
[High] Open ports Security Host Check for open ports
[High] Remote OS role Security Database Check for insecure authentication of remote users (remote OS role)
[High] EXECUTE UTL_FILE privileges to PUBLIC Security Database Test for PUBLIC having EXECUTE privilege on the UTIL_FILE package
[High] Listener direct administration Security Listener Ensure that listeners cannot be administered directly
[High] Remote OS authentication Security Database Check for insecure authentication of remote users (remote OS authentication)
[High] Listener password Security Listener Test for password-protected listeners
[High] HTTP Server Access Logging Security HTTP Server Check that HTTP Server access logging is enabled
[High] Web Cache Access Logging Security Web Cache Check that Web Cache access logging is enabled
[High] Web Cache Dummy wallet Security Web Cache Check that dummy wallet is not used for production SSL load.
[High] HTTP Server Dummy wallet Security HTTP Server Check that dummy wallet is not used for production SSL load.
[High] Web Cache owner and setuid bit' Security Web Cache Check that webcached binary is not owned by root and setuid is not set
[High] HTTP Server Owner and setuid bit Security HTTP Server Check the httpd binary is not owned by root and setuid bit is not set.
[High] HTTP Server Directory Indexing Security HTTP Server Check that Directory Indexing is disabled on this HTTP Server
[High] Insufficient Redo Log Size Storage Database Checks for redo log files less than 1 Mb
[Medium] Insufficient Number of Redo Logs Configuration Database Checks for use of less than three redo logs
[Medium] Invalid Objects Objects Database Checks for invalid objects
[Medium] Insecure services Security Host Check for insecure services
[Medium] DBSNMP privileges Security Database Check that DBSNMP account has sufficient privileges to conduct all security tests
[Medium] Remote password file Security Database Check for insecure authentication of remote users (remote password file)
[Medium] Default passwords Security Database Test for known accounts having default passwords
[Medium] Unlimited login attempts Security Database Check for limits on the number of failed logging attempts
[Medium] Web Cache Writable files Security Web Cache Check that there are no group or world writable files in the Document Root directory.
[Medium] HTTP Server Writable files Security HTTP Server Check that there are no group or world writable files in the Document Root directory
[Medium] Excessive PUBLIC EXECUTE privileges Security Database Check for PUBLIC having EXECUTE privileges on powerful packages
[Medium] SYSTEM privileges to PUBLIC Security Database Check for SYSTEM privileges granted to PUBLIC
[Medium] Well-known accounts Security Database Test for accessibility of well-known accounts
[Medium] Execute Stack Security Host Check for OS config parameter which enables execution of code on the user stack
[Medium] Use of Unlimited Autoextension Storage Database Checks for tablespaces with at least one datafile whose size is unlimited
[Informational] Force Logging Disabled Configuration Database When Data Guard Broker is being used, checks primary database for disabled force logging
[Informational] Not Using Spfile Configuration Database Checks for spfile not being used
[Informational] Use of Non-Standard Initialization Parameters Configuration Database Checks for use of non-standard initialization parameters
[Informational] Flash Recovery Area Location Not Set Configuration Database Checks for flash recovery area not set
[Informational] Installation of JAccelerator (NCOMP) Installation Database Checks for installation of JAccelerator (NCOMP) that improves Java Virtual Machine performance by running natively compiled (NCOMP) classes
[Informational] Listener logging status Security Listener Test for logging status of listener instances
[Informational] Non-uniform Default Extent Size Storage Database Checks for tablespaces with non-uniform default extent size
[Informational] Not Using Undo Space Management Storage Database Checks for undo space management not being used
[Informational] Users with Permanent Tablespace as Temporary Tablespace Storage Database Checks for users using a permanent tablespace as the temporary tablespace
[Informational] Rollback in SYSTEM Tablespace Storage Database Checks for rollback segments in SYSTEM tablespace
[Informational] Non-System Data Segments in System Tablespaces Storage Database Checks for data segments owned by non-system users located in tablespaces SYSTEM and SYSAUX
[Informational] Users with System Tablespace as Default Tablespace Storage Database Checks for non-system users using SYSTEM or SYSAUX as the default tablespace
[Informational] Dictionary Managed Tablespaces Storage Database Checks for dictionary managed tablespaces (other than SYSTEM and SYSAUX)
[Informational] Tablespaces Containing Rollback and Data Segments Storage Database Checks for tablespaces containing both rollback (other than SYSTEM) and data segments
[Informational] Segments with Extent Growth Policy Violation Storage Database Checks for segments in dictionary managed tablespaces (other than SYSTEM and SYSAUX) having irregular extent sizes and/or non-zero Percent Increase settingsInterresting is revoking UTL_FILE from public, which is critical. Also revoke UTL_TCP and UTL_SMTP. This is going to upset an expert I know...Okay, as this is (I think) aimed at me, I'll fall for it ;)
What is the point of revoking UTL_FILE from PUBLIC? Yes I know what you think the point is, but without rights on an Oracle DIRECTORY being able to execute UTL_FILE is useless. Unless of course you're still using the init.ora parameter
UTL_FILE_DIR=*which I sincerely hope you're not.
As for UTL_SMTP and UTL_TCP, I think whether a program is allowed to send e-mail to a given SMTP server is really in the remit of the e-mail adminstrator rather than the DBA.
Look, DBAs are kings of their realm and can set their own rules. The rest of us have to live with them. A couple of years ago I worked a project where I was not allowed access to the USER_DUMP_DEST directory. So every time I generated a TRC file I had to phone up the DBA and a couple of hours later I got an e-mail with an attachment. Secure yes, but not very productive when I was trying to debug a Row Level Security implementation.
I have worked on both sides of the DBA/Developer fence and I understand both sides of the argument. I think it is important for developers to document all the privileges necessary to make their app run. Maybe you don't have a better way of doing that than revoking privileges from PUBLIC. Or maybe you just want to generate additional communication with developers. That's fine. I know sometimes even DBAs get lonely.
Cheers, APC -
OnPlus Top 10 and Roadmap - What do you think?
Thank you all so much for your great feedback! During the past few months, we’ve met and talked to quite a bit of you on shows, events and here on our Support Community, and listened to your comments and requests.
Following these discussions and the feedback given on our previous announcement on our Top 10 list of features (here), we internally got together to think of ways on how to address those in our roadmap, so we’re happy to share our plan with you here.
And as always – comment away! You’re feedback is most valuable.
Coming soon…
Here are the features we have planned for the next few months out…
More supported platforms – as you requested, we’re looking into adding support for more Cisco products. Mainly we are looking at adding support for the following:
Catalyst 2K and 3K Switches
Additional ISR G2 platforms
Co-Branded OnPlus – many of have told us how cool it would be if you could demonstrate your managed services to your existing or prospective customer, with your logo on it, so you can create more of an identity for your company. In the next few months, we’ll be working on a Co-Branded service. You will be able to upload your logo to OnPlus, and we will populate that on the portal and in OnPlus reports.
Telnet/SSH – this feature was on our previous Top 10 list, and we kept it here, not only because many of you asked for it, but also since we’ll be adding more Cisco devices with a CLI.This feature will enable you to create, through OnPlus a Telnet or SSH tunnel directly into the device you’d like to manage, with the same experience as you could connect to a device’s GUI.
Customer Access to OnPlus – soon you’ll be able to invite your customers to (only) view their accounts on OnPlus, so they can stay up-to-date with your service.
Multi-site/network management – many of you have customers with multiple sites, but now, each is represented as a separate site.
We’ll be working on a more consolidated view, where you’ll be able to manage customers with multiple networks in an intuitive manner. More to come on this in the future…
Wireless Practice – reports dedicated to the wireless network in your customer networks will be coming as part of an offering linked to new Cisco Access Points coming in the spring.
Device Credentials Test – when you enter credentials for a device in its window in OnPlus – we’ll test them for you and let you know if they’re correct or not.
Turn off monitors on selected devices – Since many of you use an RMM, we’ve heard this request quite a bit – can you turn off the monitors on only a selected number of devices or category? This feature will offer you the ability to configure which devices will, or will not be monitored.
More on PSA integration – we’re looking at a deeper integration both with Autotask and Connectwise, mainly in the ticketing system:
Upload device configuration into the ticket – for a failed device, we will upload the last device configuration to the ticket, for your convenience.
Embed a device window link in a ticket – in any ticket that’s opened, a link to the failing device’s window wll be provided so you can open it directly through your PSA.
ISP Speed test – here you will quickly be able to gauge how your service provider is doing, as more means to troubleshoot from afar.
Other features coming in the pipeline:
Here are some more features we will be looking into in the upcoming months, but will be noticeable only later on. Some have remained from our original list, and others have been added following your feedback.
Network Assessments - placing the ON100 network agent at a potential customer site and running a network assessment can give you enough information about that site, in order to give your prospective customer a proposal. This could be especially useful when using a tablet at that customer’s site, and showing the results on the fly.
Network Health dashboard – a dedicated health tab will provide you with details regarding your customer network, as well as some more troubleshooting tools you can utilize for further investigation
OnPlus recommendations - receive recommendations from OnPlus that pertain to the devices on the networks you manage – from notifications on configuration adjustments to promotions and suggestions. This could be a great way to initiate a discussion with your customer on additions, changes, replacements and much more.
RMM Integration - we are looking closely at integrating functionality with the some Remote Management and Monitoring tools, mainly Level Platforms and Kaseya. More on that to follow…
IPv6 – for networks that have already adopted, or are beginning to adopt IPv6 - OnPlus would discover, assess, manage and advise you, same as you know it today.
Managing different subnets and VLANs – we are looking at ways to discover other subnets and VLANs other than the one that the network agent is on.
Access privileges to agents - when adding a sub-agent in your account on the OnPlus portal, you'd be able to assign different privileges for each agent, per customer. Meaning, if agent 'John' supports customers A, B and C, and agent 'Jane' support customers X, Y and Z; John would have Read-Write access to only A, B and C but Read-Only access to X, Y and Z and vice versa for Jane. It would be up to the master agent to determine this privilege allocation
More integration with Cisco Services – through OnPlus you’d be able to see your active Service Requests and RMAs and their history, and also file for an RMA through OnPlus.
Extension of Service contracts and Warranty – we’re looking at ways for you to extend your service contracts and warranties through OnPlus, without the need to call Cisco or your distributor.
As always, please don’t hesitate to let us know your comments, thoughts and wishes. We listen to everything!
Thanks,
The OnPlus TeamAs a T&M and managed services provider for the small business market (average business customer has 1 to 5 locations and anywhere between 2 and 50 total devices, including computers and printers, per location), we are looking for a drop-in one-box does-it-all type of management and monitoring device. With this said for perspective, here is the my reaction to the proposed Top 10 list.
"More supported platforms – " The full line of Cisco "Built for Small Business" Routers/Firewalls, Switches, Unified Communications, and Wireless Access Points should be supported fully by OnPlus. These devices should be able to store their configuration files and firmware on the device. Support for these devices should take precedence over supporting Cisco Enterprise Grade hardware because the OnPlus device is billed as a small business network management product.
"Co-Branded OnPlus –" This is a good idea, but additional reporting capabilities and full line of Cisco "Built for Small Business" product support should take priority over Co-Branding.
Telnet/SSH – I'm not sure I understand this is a new feature. We are currently able to use the generic connection capability to connect to Telnet and SSH.
Customer Access to OnPlus – We should be able to provide customers with either read-only or full-control access to their network as our contracts stipulate. We have some customers in both categories.
Multi-site/network management – This feature will be very helpful to our customers that have some on-staff IT support.
We’ll be working on a more consolidated view, where you’ll be able to manage customers with multiple networks in an intuitive manner. More to come on this in the future… -- Waiting to see the details
Wireless Practice – Good to know.
Device Credentials Test – We are looking forward to receiving instant feedback about whether a device has proper credentials (please include snmp in the credentials test) or not.
Turn off monitors on selected devices – Yeah!!
More on PSA integration – I'd like to see integration with Spiceworks in addition to the items below.
Upload device configuration into the ticket – for a failed device, we will upload the last device configuration to the ticket, for your convenience.
Embed a device window link in a ticket – in any ticket that’s opened, a link to the failing device’s window wll be provided so you can open it directly through your PSA.
ISP Speed test – here you will quickly be able to gauge how your service provider is doing, as more means to troubleshoot from afar.
There are some things that are important to our customers that aren't on the top 10 list. Here are some of those items.
A. More network health reporting options and graphs. It would be nice to be able to run a report that prints out the network Latency and Jitter and Packet Loss metrics that show up on the OnPlus' Wan Monitor Tab. It would also be nice to include an accurate WAN speed graph in the same report. It would also be nice to run reports on supported switches that show packet errors, Spanning Tree misconfiguration, etc.
B. Configure the OnPlus Device to act as a syslog server
C. Im in agreement with some of the thoughts above about being able to capture more WMI data and/or event log/syslog data for Windows/Linux/MAC devices and provide some reporting options for that data. Our clients have a limited budget, so anything we can provide for them in a single drop-in appliance in the realm of network and device management is appreciated.
D. Voicemail backup mentioned above is a great idea
E. Support for Spiceworks Ticketing/Reporting Integration
F. Additional support for non Cisco Devices -- Most of our cleints have heterogenous networks, so being able to support devices from multiple vendors is important. Being able to back up the network config of any SNMP capable network device could be very beneficial.
G. Selective VLAN listening scope from the OnPlus. Reduces the amount of switch configuration needed to deploy the OnPlus in environments where we only need to monitor devices on some VLANS.
H. Selective global enablling or disabling of remote device connectivity for a customer's site or sites.
I. Ability to connect to multiple remote management sessions concurrently from the OnPlus. This and #H could work together to enable a range of remote connectivity options between maybe 0 and 5 concurrent sessions and could possibly be a factor in service level pricing to the customer. And, a report could be created that showed the customer the times when someone accessed their devices remotely through the OnPlus.
As for general direction for the OnPlus --- I hope it doesn't go down the road of only or primarily being a management device for Cisco Enterprise IOS based products. There appear to already be specialized Cisco Management products available for the Enterprise IOS based line of products. I want to see OnPlus continue to support Service Providers who have clients on the smaller side of the SMB market. In the part of the country where we work, the SMB clients, simply don't have resources for Cisco Enterprise IOS products, so it is great be able to offer a low cost drop-in appliance that fulfills general network and device monitoring and management needs. -
What do you think of my Bash Script? What about the error checking?
Well what do you think of this Bash script
It works
I gave it some problems (i.e. unpluged the ethernet, messed up the URL's, uninstaled some programs...) to see if would report errors and stop or just keep going... But it did
I just kind of thought up a way to do some error checking with the commands that I know.....
What is a better way to do error checking?
What do you think I should add/Do to this script?
#!/bin/bash
# Shell script to make a USB Tumb Drive for Flashing BIOS on a Lenovo Ideapad Y510.
# This script needs to be owned and run as ROOT with the "sudo command"
# i.e. sudo usbbiosflasher
# If you have anyideas send me a PM on ubuntufourms.org my user name is HunterThomson
# Name/Rename this script usbbiosflasher and save it to the ~/home directory.
# Then run the command- chown root:root usbbiosflasher
# Then run the command- chmod 755 usbbiosflasher
# Then copy the script to the directory /usr/bin.
# Run this comand to do that- sudo cp ~/usbbiosflasher /usr/bin
# You also must have the program "mbr" installed
# You can install the mbr program by running this comand in the shell on Ubuntu
# sudo apt-get install mbr
# In Arch Linux you have to get it from Aur
# First you will need to know a few things...
# You will also need to know the Mount Point i.e. /media/disk and the /dev path i.e. /dev/sdb1.
# You can find these by using the df -T comand.
# Run df -T in the shell. Then plug in the USB Thumb Drive and run the df -T comand agin.
# The new listing is the USB Thumb Dirve.
# Also check to make sure the File System tipe is vFAT or FAT16 or FAT32.
# If it is not use gparted to format it to FAT32.
# I am farly certen that all USB Thumb drives come formated with FAT file system out of the BOX.
# You may want to fromat it anyway just to make sure.
echo "Interactive Shell Script to Make a USB Thumb Drive \for Flashing BIOS On a Lenovo Ideapad Y510"
echo ""
echo "You will need to have the program mbr installed"
echo "If you are on Ubuntu Linux you can retreve it form the repositories"
echo "If you are on Arch Linux you will need to get it from the Aur repository"
echo "Open anuther shell and \do that now..."
echo ""
verify="n"
while [ "$verify" != y ]
do
printf "Do you have mbr installed... yes or no?"
read AN1
echo ""
printf "You answered... $AN1 I have installed mbr. Is this correct... y or n?"
read verify
done
echo ""
if [ "$AN1" == "no" ]
then
echo "Install mbr now. Then run this script agin"
exit
else
echo "contunuing script"
fi
echo ""
# The next comand will make a directory to put needed files into. Note this file and everything init will be owned by root.
mkdir ~/usbbiosfiles && check1="yes"
if [ "$check1" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Made directory usbbiosfiles... OK"
else
echo "Could not \make directory usbbiosfiles"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
exit
fi
# The next two comands will get the FreeDOS file and the .ROM file.
cd ~/usbbiosfiles && checka="yes"
if [ "$checka" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Changing to the usbbiosfiles directory... OK"
else
echo "Could not Change to the usbbiosfiles directory"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
wget "http://www.fdos.org/bootdisks/autogen/FDOEM.144.gz" && check2="yes"
if [ "$check2" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Download of FreeDOS... OK"
else
echo "Could not Download FreeDOS"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
wget "http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=78460&d=1216648756" && check3="yes"
if [ "$check3" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Download of the BIOS.ROM \file... OK"
else
echo "Could not Downlad the BIOS.ROM \file"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
# The next comand will name the .ROM file to the right name.
mv ~/usbbiosfiles/attachment.php?attachmentid=78460\&d=1216648756 ~/usbbiosfiles/06CN29WW.bios.update.tar.bz2 && check4="yes"
if [ "$check4" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Renameing of the BIOS.ROM \file... OK"
else
echo "Could not rename the BIOS.ROM \file"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
echo ""
# The next two comands set the variables. DEVX for the path i.e. /dev/xxx and MOUNTX for the mount point i.e. /media/xxx
verify="n"
while [ "$verify" != y ]
do
echo "You will need to know the Mount Point and the dev Path. You will also need to \make sure the File System \type is vFAT, FAT16 or FAT32."
echo ""
echo "With the USB Thumb Drive unpluged, Open another shell and run the comand df -T Then plug \in the USB Thumb Drive and run the comand df -T one \more time. The new device listed is the USB Thumb Drive. Note the Mount Point and The dev Path and the File system Type i.e. vFAT... If the File System \type is not vFAT, FAT16 or FAT32 you will need to fromat it with gparted. You may want to format the USB Thumb Drive anyway just to \make sure. In any \case delete all files and directorys on the USB drive before you go any ferther with this program."
echo ""
printf "Enter the dev path the USB Thumb Drive is at?"
read DEVX
echo ""
echo "Are you sure $DEVX is the dev path of the USB Thumb Drive... y or n?"
read verify
done
echo ""
verify="n"
while [ "$verify" != y ]
do
printf "What is the Mount Point of the USB Thumb Drive?"
read MOUNTX
echo ""
echo "Are you sure $MOUNTX is the Mount Point of the USB Drive... y or n?"
read verify
done
echo ""
install-mbr --enable A1 --partition 1 --force --timeout 0 $DEVX && check5="yes"
if [ "$check5" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Installing MBR on USB Thumb Dirve... OK"
else
echo "Could not install MBR on USB Thumb Drive"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
tar xjf ~/usbbiosfiles/*.tar.bz2 && check7="yes"
if [ "$check7" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Unpacking BIOS.ROM file... OK"
else
echo "Could not unpack BIOS.ROM file"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
gunzip ~/usbbiosfiles/FDOEM.144.gz && check8="yes"
if [ "$check8" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Unpacking FreeDOS files... OK"
else
echo "Could not unpack FreeDOS files"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
mkdir ~/usbbiosfiles/fdoem144 && check9="yes"
if [ "$check9" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Made directory fdoem144 in direcoty usbbiosfiles... OK"
echo ""
echo "Going to \sleep \for 5secs"
else
echo "Could not make directory fdoem144 in usbbiosfiles directory"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
modprobe loop && sleep 5 && check0="yes"
if [ "$check0" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Modprobeing loop... OK"
else
echo "Could not \modprobe loop"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
mount -o loop ~/usbbiosfiles/FDOEM.144 ~/usbbiosfiles/fdoem144 && check10="yes"
if [ "$check10" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Mounting FreeDOS on the fdoem144 directory... OK"
else
echo "Could not \mount FreeDOS on the fdoem144 directory"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
cp ~/usbbiosfiles/fdoem144/* $MOUNTX && check11="yes"
if [ "$check11" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Copying FreeDOS files to $MOUNTX... OK"
else
echo "Could not copy FreeDOS files to $MOUNTX"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
cp ~/usbbiosfiles/*.ROM $MOUNTX && check12="yes"
if [ "$check12" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Copying BIOS.ROM files to $MOUNTX... OK"
else
echo "Could not copy BIOS.ROM files to $MOUNTX"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
sync && check13="yes"
if [ "$check13" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Runing the syncing command... OK"
else
echo "Could not run the syncing command"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
umount ~/usbbiosfiles/fdoem144 && check14="yes"
if [ "$check14" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Unmounting of FreeDOS... OK"
else
echo "Could not unmount FreeDOS"
echo "Look above for errors or problems reported and fix the problem"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this script agin"
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
verify="n"
while [ "$verify" != y ]
do
printf "Do you see any errors... yes or no?"
read AN2
echo ""
printf "You answered... $AN2 to errors. Is this correct... y or n?"
read verify
done
echo ""
if [ "$AN2" == "yes" ]
then
echo "User Repoted... Error"
echo "Look above for errors or problems reported and fix the problem"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this script agin"
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
else
echo "Success"
echo "I did a lot of error checking too and didnt find anything"
echo ""
echo "Go get a pen and paper to write down these instructions"
printf "Then hit the Enter to continue"
read WAIT
echo ""
echo "Now leave the USB Thumb Drive pluged into your computer and Reboot. When the Lenovo Logo POST screen appears hit F2 to enter the CMOS setup utility. Go over to BOOT tab and go down to HardDrive \(Not Boot Order) \then \select the USB Thumb Drive as the 1st hard drve. Then F10 and yes to save changes. Your compter will reboot agin. Then when the Lenovo Logo POST Screen appers on reboot hit F4 to enter the BIOS FLASHING program. The USB Thumb Drive will be seen as the C drive \in the list on the Left, Select it. Then \select the .ROM \file \in the list on the Right and start the BIOS FLASH. \(NOTE Your hart may stop beating... This is normal) Pray to any God you know of and your computer should restart just like normal. Hit F2 and the BIOS will now stay it is 06CN29WW. You will need to \set the boot order to the way you like it and other things \if you need to because they have been changed to the default."
fi
echo ""
echo "End of script"
Last edited by hunterthomson (2008-08-10 11:17:47)Personally..... (this is just how I would have written it - if it works, then it's good enough for me though )
I would change this whole block:
verify="n"
while [ "$verify" != y ]
do
printf "Do you have mbr installed... yes or no?"
read AN1
echo ""
printf "You answered... $AN1 I have installed mbr. Is this correct... y or n?"
read verify
done
echo ""
if [ "$AN1" == "no" ]
then
echo "Install mbr now. Then run this script agin"
exit
else
echo "contunuing script"
fi
To this much shorter code:
MBR='/usr/bin/install-mbr' # Or where ever you expect it to be
if [ ! -x $MBR ] ; then
echo "mbr doesn't appear to be installed."
echo "If it is installed, check it's location, make sure it's executable and then make sure the MBR variable in this script is correct"
exit 1
fi
I wouldn't have used the checkXX variables for each stage:
mkdir ~/usbbiosfiles
if [ $? != 0 ] ; then
#failed
echo "Could not \make directory usbbiosfiles"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
exit 1
else
echo "Made directory usbbiosfiles... OK"
fi
There is an issue with the way you do your verifications - the user can never get out unless they answer 'y' or hit CTRL+C. Something like this gives them options:
verify="n"
while [ "$verify" != "y" && "$verify" != "n" ]; do
echo "You need to answer 'y'es or 'n'o"
read verify
echo $verify | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]" # This converts the answer to lowercase so replies entered in upper case will still work
done
if [ $verify != 'y' ] ; then
exit 1
fi
One last thing I try to do in scripts... Declare all your binaries as variables at the start of the program, then execute the binary program by using the variable. For example:
# Binaries
TAR='/bin/tar'
CP='/bin/cp'
CHMOD='/bin/chmod'
# Execute tar and chmod the created file
$TAR cvzf /tmp/tarfile.tar.gz /etc/*.conf
$CHMOD 400 /etc/*.conf
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