Troubleshooting is about three big things: predicting what can happen, determining the anomalies, and investigating why that anomalies happened. Many network admins break down network infrastructure problems by analyzing the Layer 3 path through the network, hop by hop, in both directions. This process helps them isolate the problem; once they determine which hop in […]
If you work with Cisco gear then you need to keep your code updated to stay ahead of security pugs with IOS etc. I always forget a command or 2 so I figured I would write it down for myself as well as others. I am going to go over tftp updating using cli as […]
HOWTO: Configure Windows DHCP for Nortel IP telephones In this example we will configure Windows DHCP for Nortel IP telephones. In addition to your standard Option 003 Router you will also need a custom scope option in order for an Nortel IP phone to boot properly using DHCP. 1. Open the DHCP MMC under Control Panel>Administrative Tools>DHCP […]
As many have heard over the past year older versions of SSL have been compromised and should no longer be used by servers to negotiate communications. however disabling these deprecated SSL versions can be a bit of a headache. I would strongly suggest anyone with public facing servers test them to be safe. I personally […]
This applies for Exchange 2010 as well as Exchange 2013. I just tested this out on both and they both work. Essentially we had a problem, users were not smart enough to go to https://owa.domain.com or https://mail.domain.com/owa (Mostly the HTTPS:// part). With this, users can go to “owa.domain.com” or “mail.domain.com/owa” and it will automatically forward […]
How to Disable Driver Signature Verification on 64-Bit Windows 8.1 or 10 (So That You Can Install Unsigned Drivers) 64-Bit editions of Windows require digitally signed drivers. The problem is that many devices ship with unsigned drivers. Today, we’ll show you how to install them regardless. Digitally signed drivers include an electronic fingerprint that indicates […]
Windows 10 has hit and it is a fast stable operating system. however MS has given us some features that we should be disabling immediately. For example windows updates delivery optimization uses your computer to send windows updates to other folks on the internet. You can disable it by knowing where to go to disable […]
I came across this startling info on a blog and had to share the original information is located at http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/001116.html most importantly it not only tells you about the issue but also tells you how to correct it! very good info Lauren Weinstein! A couple of days ago I discussed a number of privacy and other […]
Every network admin has had to remove a print server from their environment and set up a new one. While installing a print server can be tedious job. the worst part for me has always been updating the installed printers on all of my clients. well with this little vbscript it is no problem at […]
Great info from tech republic – never even knew about this neat little trick! Control panel settings and configurations are typically scattered all over in Windows 8, unless you know about god mode. For the record, I like Microsoft Windows 8. However, just like any operating system, it is not perfect – there are always annoyances. […]
