Admin Admin Podcast #014 – It’s All About Podcasts

This week is our Christmas and New Year special. We talk about our favourite podcasts and a lot more besides.

SysAdmin Podcasts

Linux Podcasts

Al’s Choice

Jerry’s Choice

Andy’s Choice

Admin Admin Podcast #013 – It’s All About NTP

This week we have a special guest, Simon, talking about NTP. And we discuss other stuff too, of course.

Timely stuff:

  • To view the time client configuration: W32tm /query /configuration (look at Type, will probably say NTP) and you can see which is your NTP server too.
  • To compare time between your local device and an NTP source: w32tm /stripchart /computer: target
  • To configure your PDC Emulator to use an NTP time source: w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:<peers> /syncfromflags:manual /reliable:yes /update (taken from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794937(v=WS.10).aspx)
  • How to use pool.ntp.org: http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/use.html
  • How to reset the time service:
    • net stop w32time
    • w32tm /unregister
    • w32tm /register
    • net start w32time

Not timely stuff:

Admin Admin Podcast #012 – A Big Red Button

This week one of Andy’s customers has an idea to solve all our IT problems, Jerry goes round in loops and Al gives a drawing lesson.

The drawing of the Domain and Forest we talked about in the show

domains

 

Admin Admin Podcast #011 – A New Host

This week Andy couldn’t make it so Jerry steps in to chat with Al.

Admin Admin Podcast #010 – Flip the Bits

This week we are joined by special guest Jerry, enlightening us Windows guys on the mysteries of Linux administration. And we discuss a large variety of Microsoft topics too, of course.

Admin Admin Podcast #009 – Listener questions and Monitoring

This week we answer listener questions and start talking about monitoring.

 

Admin Admin Podcast #006 – Summer Catchup

This episode is the first podcast after the summer where we just talk about what we have been up to.

Show Notes

Admin Admin Podcast #005 – Server Migration

This episode we have our first email question and we discuss server migrations.

Show Notes

Admin Admin Podcast #004 – DNS Part One

This episode we talk all things DNS. Al has been messing about with a number of Exchange issues and Andy has been dealing with a VPN issue.

Show Notes

Admin Admin Podcast #003 – Exchange

This episode we talk all things Exchange. Al has been messing about with Office 365 and Andy has been dealing with Black Lists.

Show Notes