Troubleshooter Extraordinaire :)

A good friend of mine, Hussain, brought up an issue at one of his sites. The users were using up all the bandwidth, and he wanted an option where could control bandwidth and traffic. He basically listed a few requirements : 1. Bandwidth control 2. Content Filtering 3. Central user control Having worked with Microsoft technologies for sometime, I was tempted to suggest Forefront 2010. But he had mentioned that this was just an internet-sharing, non-domain enviroment. So I started looking elsewhere,and after a bit of googling, I came across Untangle (www.untangle.com). It's an open-source firewall/router with a few nice plugins that come for free, and some awesome plugins that you have to pay for. I downloaded the ISO (450Megs for the 32-bit version) , and burnt a CD. Once we setup a PC for use, I popped in the CD and started the install. Untangle comes in a few versions ,(1.Standalone OS - based on Debian, 2. Windows based.,etc). Since this PC was not going to be used for any...

4+ years of being a system admin takes its toll on the mind. It's always been in the back of my mind to put down atleast some of the experiences I've had, with regards to IT that is. Bahrain, being a small island in the Arabian Gulf, and my home for the most of my life, doesn't really provide a HUGE amount of opportunities to experience IT in it's entirety. You could pin it on the laid-back attitude of people in embracing new forms of technology, or just the lack of resources for support and encouragement. This is just my opinion btw. I'm definitely interested in hearing an argument on this subject. So as of now, I'm going to start penning down my IT experiences , and maybe I'll look back at it after a few years and smile! To infinity and beyond!!!....