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Message 1 of 17
Anonymous
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Network Installation

Just wondering how many of you guys perform your own network installation or if you let your IT guy handle it.
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Message 2 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

I am an IT guy and I do it.
I'm a nice IT guy though, unlike what some people complain about.

John Postlewait
IS Department
George Butler Associates, Inc.
Message 3 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

LOL...thanks for the reply. I guess I was wondering if it's beyond my scope of duties. I would like to know how it's done personally.
Message 4 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

I used to work with James Wedding. He referred me to your articles on C3D...how do I find them?
Message 5 of 17
cprettyman
in reply to: Anonymous

Our "IT Guy" and I get along well, so he builds the base system, and I install ADT, Viz, and a few other applications, and our graphics manager installs anything Adobe.

I don't understand the firms where the CAD Manager and the IT Guy are in conflict. IT seems to me that when a company gets large enough to have separate people in those roles, they should be allies.
Message 6 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Actually there used to be a pretty good readme on the installation CD's.
The first couple of times I created a deployment sight, I had one of my reseller's Support tech's come out and hold my hand. He was really good and helped a bunch. Been doing it pretty much ever since. Occasionally a frantic phone call to the support guy but seems that to passes.
Networking and License management newsgroup is worth looking through for some more background.

John Postlewait
IS Department
George Butler Associates, Inc.
Message 7 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

He must have been out drinking with Jason Hickey and got mixed up. I don't create I just rant.

John P.

Just kidding James, if you see this.
Message 8 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

jpostlewait wrote:
> He must have been out drinking with Jason Hickey and got mixed up. I
> don't create I just rant.
>
> John P.
>
> Just kidding James, if you see this.

He's proving scarce around here. Here being Dallas

--
Jason Hickey

http://beneaththelines.blogspot.com
Message 9 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

I'm thinking "previous experience" may have something to do with that.

If you take my "drift". 🙂

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse
than training your staff,
and having them leave is -
not training your staff,
and having them stay."
Courtesy Graphics Solution Providers
----------------------------------------------------------
LDT-2K4
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.2GHz
XPPro 32bit SP2
1GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128MB
WD 36GB Raptor



wrote in message news:5138289@discussion.autodesk.com...
I am an IT guy and I do it.
I'm a nice IT guy though, unlike what some people complain about.

John Postlewait
IS Department
George Butler Associates, Inc.
Message 10 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

snip>IT seems to me that...

I think the T wasn't meant to be CAPS in that sentence, was it?

"Information Technology seems to me that..." 🙂

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse
than training your staff,
and having them leave is -
not training your staff,
and having them stay."
Courtesy Graphics Solution Providers
----------------------------------------------------------
LDT-2K4
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.2GHz
XPPro 32bit SP2
1GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128MB
WD 36GB Raptor



wrote in message news:5138710@discussion.autodesk.com...
Our "IT Guy" and I get along well, so he builds the base system, and I
install ADT, Viz, and a few other applications, and our graphics manager
installs anything Adobe.

I don't understand the firms where the CAD Manager and the IT Guy are in
conflict. IT seems to me that when a company gets large enough to have
separate people in those roles, they should be allies.
Message 11 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Lots of stuff is involved in running a network installation. I talk to my IT
guys before doing anything like this.
First we decide a server to host the license server.
He installs the license server in that server.
I get the server ID.
I create a network installation image files (with all our customized paths,
files, updates, etc.) from the installation CD / DVD and save it in a
network path.
The IT guys then install it in users computer from this image.
Hope this helps

--
Nicholas Iyadurai
St Louis, MO


wrote in message news:5138293@discussion.autodesk.com...
Just wondering how many of you guys perform your own network installation or
if you let your IT guy handle it.
Message 12 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

" I don't understand the firms where the CAD Manager and the IT Guy are in conflict. IT seems to me that when a company gets large enough to have separate people in those roles, they should be allies. "

Well Duh.

I will be the first to admit that some of my IT brethren are infatuated with their own knowledge but for crying out loud Arrogance never is an asset.
In the end if you have people skill disorder you are a liability. That said some of my end users drive me nuts.
And BTW some CAD managers can drink from the cup of humility, even just occasionally.

John P.
Message 13 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Are those "brethern" in-house - or out-house?

Intentional wording at use.

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse
than training your staff,
and having them leave is -
not training your staff,
and having them stay."
Courtesy Graphics Solution Providers
----------------------------------------------------------
LDT-2K4
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.2GHz
XPPro 32bit SP2
1GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128MB
WD 36GB Raptor



wrote in message news:5139753@discussion.autodesk.com...
" I don't understand the firms where the CAD Manager and the IT Guy are in
conflict. IT seems to me that when a company gets large enough to have
separate people in those roles, they should be allies. "

Well Duh.

I will be the first to admit that some of my IT brethren are infatuated with
their own knowledge but for crying out loud Arrogance never is an asset.
In the end if you have people skill disorder you are a liability. That said
some of my end users drive me nuts.
And BTW some CAD managers can drink from the cup of humility, even just
occasionally.

John P.
Message 14 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Thanks for all the input guys. James Wedding was my IT guy for 4 years and we had a great relationship. Now that he's working with Engineered Efficiency, we are using an IT consultant that is causing me fits right now. I agree that being allies is the optimal solution so I guess I'll have to battle through this.
Message 15 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

This IT consultant - were they handed an "expectations" sheet prior to
starting?

I'll wager they were hired w/o your meeting them?

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse
than training your staff,
and having them leave is -
not training your staff,
and having them stay."
Courtesy Graphics Solution Providers
----------------------------------------------------------
LDT-2K4
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.2GHz
XPPro 32bit SP2
1GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128MB
WD 36GB Raptor



wrote in message news:5139807@discussion.autodesk.com...
Thanks for all the input guys. James Wedding was my IT guy for 4 years and
we had a great relationship. Now that he's working with Engineered
Efficiency, we are using an IT consultant that is causing me fits right now.
I agree that being allies is the optimal solution so I guess I'll have to
battle through this.
Message 16 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:59:51 +0000, ObiCad <> wrote:

>Just wondering how many of you guys perform your own network installation or if you let your IT guy handle it.

I always do network installations. Even when installing it on non-networked
machines.

'Course, I'm also the IT guy.

Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com
Message 17 of 17
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Then I'm thinking both of ObiCad's queries had an answer from you.

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse
than training your staff,
and having them leave is -
not training your staff,
and having them stay."
Courtesy Graphics Solution Providers
----------------------------------------------------------
LDT-2K4
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.2GHz
XPPro 32bit SP2
1GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128MB
WD 36GB Raptor



"Matt Stachoni" wrote in message
news:5140315@discussion.autodesk.com...
On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:59:51 +0000, ObiCad <> wrote:

>Just wondering how many of you guys perform your own network installation
>or if you let your IT guy handle it.

I always do network installations. Even when installing it on non-networked
machines.

'Course, I'm also the IT guy.

Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com

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