Posts made by JMacavali

Tom, thank you for the information. Just some fyi stuff…I have about 600 computers, 5 buildings, 1100 or so users, and I am the only tech guy…:eek:

Anything I can do to make my job eaiser is a must. Thanks again for the suggestions.

I type it in when I image the computer for the first time…

Currently I have them named by the tag number we assign to them. I want to include the room number as well once it’s determined where they will be placed.

Ok, that was the impression I was under. I just know that I have to touch every computer (all 600) and was hoping to be able to name them from within Windows and push that back to FOG. Instead I’ll have to find the name on the computer, open a web browser, browse to FOG, search for it there, and then rename it. It probably isn’t much more work, it just seems like it. I guess I can just take a laptop with me and use that to have FOG open the whole time. Thanks for the reply.

Is there a way for me to rename my computers from Windows and then have it update in FOG. Right now, when I rename them, they reboot back to the old name because the push comes from FOG. I need it to go the other way. The computers get imaged in my office and then taken to their final destination and they also get moved around a good bit and the naming scheme is based on location. I know I can just open fog via a web browser and search for the computer and rename it that way, but for whatever reason it seems easier to do it within Windows to me.

Unsure of FOG version (if it matters) though it is older and they are Windows XP.