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Re: .Gov orgs choosing to stick with Win XP?
« Reply #25 on: July 14, 2015, 03:56:38 PM »
Quote from: RocketMan on July 14, 2015, 02:22:14 PM
"Skipper, have you tried turning the power off and back on again?"

Don'the laugh.

I had to do that to bring secure satcom  online this morning.
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Re: .Gov orgs choosing to stick with Win XP?
« Reply #26 on: July 14, 2015, 04:02:54 PM »
Quote from: dogmush on July 14, 2015, 03:56:38 PM
Don'the laugh.

I had to do that to bring secure satcom  online this morning.

I kind of chuckled at RocketMan's statement.

I laughed out loud on this one, though.
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Re: .Gov orgs choosing to stick with Win XP?
« Reply #27 on: July 14, 2015, 09:47:02 PM »
To continue the levity:

Repair notes from the event: (Boomhauer pay attention)

AN/VRC-114 not on net, shows common fail
AN/VRC-114 start up self test completed. No fault.
SECNET 54 crypto reset.
KU Band antenna powercycled
KU Band antenna start up self test completed. No fault.
AN/VRC-114 connected to net.
No further faults found.
1 man hour.

Turned it off, then back on.
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Re: .Gov orgs choosing to stick with Win XP?
« Reply #28 on: July 14, 2015, 10:14:32 PM »
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Re: .Gov orgs choosing to stick with Win XP?
« Reply #29 on: July 16, 2015, 08:10:18 AM »
On the original question, it depends. The .gov I work for has been trying to expunge XP with a vengeance. If an agency we support insists they need it for some outdated app, they have to document it, get a security exception, and officially own the fact that if they get infected we will block their asses from the network and will not let them bring it back online.
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