The clueless LAN Admin

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djheater

Lifer
Mar 19, 2001
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We had a couple of b!tches on our tier1 helpdesk who developed the strategy of telling the user to leave the machine off for an hour, "to let it discharge". It was most effective if it was done just before the end of their shift.
 

Steve

Lifer
May 2, 2004
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12/15/2006 3:17:13 PM
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machine is here, working now!

12/18/2006 7:50:19 AM
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s/n [#######]

asset tag: [###########]



12/18/2006 7:50:42 AM
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work in progress



12/21/2006 2:46:55 PM
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yeah good


12/22/2006 10:35:39 AM
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shipping laptop

12/22/2006 11:20:24 AM
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just spoke to user, she will not be here next week. reassigning ticket to LAN Admin to transfer her files over to the new laptop when she gets back in the office, i will not be here the week she is back.

01/02/2007 7:46:35 AM
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hmmm...ok then! :)

01/03/2007 8:19:24 AM
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installing VPN that was missing and ACT 2000
 

Steve

Lifer
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12/05/2006 3:18:07 PM
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hmmmm!? Investigating

12/08/2006 3:47:46 PM
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working it like woah!


12/14/2006 8:28:46 AM
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still wondering


12/15/2006 3:17:56 PM
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using alternate methods.
 

Steve

Lifer
May 2, 2004
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11/10/2006 1:22:12 PM
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The user tried to update his SAV definitons but he got the error message "Live update could not retreive the update list". The user is constantly getting this message.

11/13/2006 1:17:51 PM
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cjhecadlingls'

11/15/2006 12:29:39 PM
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waiting for call back from user - will call again later today

11/16/2006 8:42:13 AM
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calling user l/m

11/20/2006 6:58:09 AM
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workin on it

11/21/2006 8:04:59 AM
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fixatated.
 

Steve

Lifer
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I've been going through a good chunk of his ticket history to get these posts; it seems to be a recurring theme of his updates.
 

ryan256

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Jul 22, 2005
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01/12/2007 11:22:12 AM
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The user stated that something must be wrong with [app]. User needed to know how to make [app] perform X task.

01/12/2007 1:17:51 PM
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RTFM!



hehe :laugh: sorry couldn't resist!
 

d3n

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Mar 13, 2004
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I worked with one guy that would get super detailed in his tickets. Instead of 'ckt down due to fiber cut Bahrain'. It would be like reading through a scene from a Clive Cluster book. Often times would find myself getting setup in an elaborate scenario about how a ship had a navigation problem compounded and language issues that had caused to to drag a prop across a underwater fiber cable.

Another time I was reading about a hapless deer that had gotten hit by an aircraft that took about some nav equipment. Every ticket of his was a surprise. How he drug all the details out of the people on the other end of the phone I'll never know.
 

Steve

Lifer
May 2, 2004
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Originally posted by: d3n
a hapless deer that had gotten hit by an aircraft.

Aren't there pics of that on bbzzdd?

Anyway, looks like his supervisor (the Sr. LAN Admin) has left the occasional oddball comment herself:

11/03/2006 8:02:44 AM
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User called in stating that she needs to be able to print to a scanner from a network drive. User has spoken with LAN Admin.

11/03/2006 8:21:20 AM
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d6 tnijkrfy gu flmu

11/03/2006 8:52:59 AM
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configuratation
 

wiredspider

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Jun 3, 2001
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When I did work here at the school, we used that software as well.

Hehe, my favorite ticket was when one of the students say someone stole her IP.