MPnet geek support

[Token White Guy]

So you actually have a CRT not and LCD monitor then? Jiggling of cord used to work back then does not change things now.

VGA cable could have been loose and one pin wasn't making full contact.

[Hellfish]

LCD monitor. And the cable is constantly loose. It won't secure to the video card. And my dog keeps knocking it.

[themacedonian]

LCD monitor. And the cable is constantly loose. It won't secure to the video card. And my dog keeps knocking it.

I am sorry I live in a disposible consumer society where we throw away cables at the first sign of trouble.
Ps. A dog knocking the cable? can you duck tape it to the power cable so it is more secure or along the desk or wall?

[Hellfish]

I am sorry I live in a disposible consumer society where we throw away cables at the first sign of trouble.
Ps. A dog knocking the cable? can you duck tape it to the power cable so it is more secure or along the desk or wall?

That requires a level of effort I'm not willing to invest.

[Token White Guy]

That requires a level of effort I'm not willing to invest.

Does your graphics card have those fastening screws?

[Hellfish]

Yup........

[Token White Guy]

Yup........

Why not buy a new cable? They're cheap.

[subotai]

I have a Time Server Sync Issue.

I have 20 touch screens deployed that need time stamps from a server, in this case 2 servers (1 as a backup) running Windows 7 Pro. The servers and touch screens are closed off from the network and sit there in a workgroup environment which is an issue since "Time Server's" can only operate in a Domain setting (Or am I wrong?), and the other option is "Internet Time" which will not work with a slow satellite connection.

Is there third party software I can deploy to overcome this issue?

A couple options, but first don't use Microsoft's own time service, it sucks and even they admit it (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939322).

You could deploy your own time server locally and have all the machines point to that. I have used Weinberg in the past for networks we wanted isolated from the rest of the world (http://www.meinberg.de/english/products/index.htm).

They have also made available a very nice ntp program of their own that can handle all kinds of parameters including delay offsets. (http://www.meinberg.de/english/sw/ntp.htm)

Hope this helps.

[Token White Guy]

I order the Intel Core i7-3930K from Amazon this morning. Amazon wanted $800 but they had a vendor selling them for $650 so I took that deal.

Newegg is sucking dick with their selling of LGA 2011 i7s. They make you buy a combo (CPU and mobo in one package) when all some people need is the CPU.

[Laworkerbee]

A couple options, but first don't use Microsoft's own time service, it sucks and even they admit it (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939322).

You could deploy your own time server locally and have all the machines point to that. I have used Weinberg in the past for networks we wanted isolated from the rest of the world (http://www.meinberg.de/english/products/index.htm).

They have also made available a very nice ntp program of their own that can handle all kinds of parameters including delay offsets. (http://www.meinberg.de/english/sw/ntp.htm)

Hope this helps.

Does this work in a workgroup setting?

[subotai]

Does this work in a workgroup setting?

Maybe. Typically I have pointed all machines to the same IP for ntp. You could still use the domain server time model and just have the domain server point to the NTP appliance (Meinberg, Galleon, etc) and be the master for the domain time.

EDIT: Most of these devices I recommend use GPS time, but there are other options. Also, here is a fairly cheap device: http://css-timemachines.com/TM1000A-...source=froogle

[Laworkerbee]

Thanks, I'll look further into this.

If it doesn't work in a workgroup setting however then you owe me a couple drinks.

[subotai]

Thanks, I'll look further into this.

If it doesn't work in a workgroup setting however then you owe me a couple drinks.

I will pay up next time I am in Cali (if needed)..., which I just ran screaming from after too many fun filled weeks spent entirely on Hwy 5 in LA.

[Laworkerbee]

Awww the Golden State freeway. My apologies.

[TheKiwi]

LAWB, "net time /setsntp fqdn.timeserver.whatever" should do the trick. It'll overwrite any existing ntp server.