Neal's Admin.Notes.

20,000 Hits and Counting

I just looked at my stats and logs, and to my surprise I have gotten a little over 20,000 hits since my site's inception in March of 2004 . I personally would like to thank all the people that contribute their knowledge, suggestions as well as their own issues as Administrators. I have been on several consulting gigs as well as handling my full-time job as an Administrator. So, don't fray when I don't respond instantly, please keep the questions , suggestions and emails coming and I will try my best to be more prompt on the responses.

Windows 2000 Powered NAS problems

A week ago, our DELL 775N NAS Appliance was constantly slowing down and not allowing network connections to the shares it contained. Initially it reported an Event ID 2021 / 2022. So I removed the Mcafee VScan 7.x and replaced it with VScan 8.x . This seemed to solve the problem for the next few days. Yesterday it started again, this time with an Event ID 2019. So I called up Microsoft and they responded with an untest hofix relating to KB article 833266. After applying this patch, all seems well again with the NAS Appliance. If you like a copy of this patch, please feel free to email me at anytime.

Do remember, alot of times, Windows Powered Appliances do not support the latest hotfixes and updates from Microsoft. Please consult your vendor before making OS changes to your device.