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      How to create individual .zip files from a bunch of subfolders

      If you run into an issue where you have a ton of folders and you want to create .zip archives of each one you can simply […]
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      September 10, 2021
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      How to RDP into an Azure Active Directory-joined PC using a Microsoft account

      You may have noticed that if you Azure Active Directory join a PC you can no longer RDP into it using a non-Azure username and password. […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      How to bypass https on WordPress when you can’t access your site

      Under your general settings in WordPress you can configure https settings as outlined below. However, let’s say you’re having certificate issues or for some other reason […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      Some Older Printer Drivers Are Vulnerable To Hackers

      A number of printers, including printers from Samsung and Xerox, have been found to contain undiscovered vulnerabilities that allow attackers to gain admin privileges on vulnerable […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      New Microsoft Office Coming To Windows And Mac In 2021

      Another subscription model, Microsoft 365, provides for an annual fee the latest versions of Office, Word and Excel, in addition to bonus items such as 1TB […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      Google To Add Password Breach Prevention Feature To Android

      If you are a user of Google Chrome, you know that there is a feature that notifies you if your password has been stolen or changed. […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      How to optimize remote work

      Remote working enables companies to enable employees to optimise their daily processes with the right tools. It gives employees the flexibility to do their work remotely […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      Why is two factor authentication important?

      The process of account recovery itself can also be undermined because it can be used to disable two-factor authentication by resetting the user’s current password by […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Targets Microsoft Users

      Phishing campaigns that Microsoft security researchers have been pursuing for years underscore not only the continuing success of hackers’social engineering efforts to compromise systems, but also […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      Why does my business need unified communications?

      Unified Communications can transform businesses by increasing productivity, enhancing customer service, ensuring accessibility, lowering costs, increasing scalability, integrating with other enterprise-wide systems and improving compliance. Small […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      Should I be concerned about being infected with Pegasus?

      In July, it was revealed that security researchers had found evidence that Pegasus had been used as a spyware to break into the phones of journalists, […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      What is a virtual CIO?

      A virtual CIO is a portfolio of IT services available for small businesses by managed service providers (MSPs) today. Companies contract with IT agencies to have […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      Managed IT support for small businesses

      MSP works with you to design and implement a backup plan that meets your budget and business requirements, and ensures that your data is always backed […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      Why the t-mobile breach is a huge problem for two factor authentication

      At this time, we were able to confirm that nearly 850,000 T-Mobile pre-paid customer names, phone numbers and account PINs were unmasked. We have identified additional […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      How can I protect my business against ransomware

      Make sure you have a plan to restore your systems in case of an attack. Cyber security is an ongoing process that includes frequent discussions with […]
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      September 9, 2021
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      Cybercrime Group Asking Insiders for Help in Planting Ransomware

      As the Guardian wrote about the situation, the new Ransomware victims ask two other users to install the link and pay the ransom to decrypt their […]
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      January 5, 2016
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at January 5, 2016
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      How to configure Netgear ReadyNAS to have a Godaddy or 3rd party SSL certificate

      Use SSH to login to your device: Username will be root, password will be the same as the admin password. type in the following commands: cd […]
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      November 3, 2015
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at November 3, 2015
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      Cisco 5500x Understanding Licensing and Purchasing

        The new Cisco 5500x firewalls can be purchased now with FirePOWER services. The first thing to decide when purchasing a 5506-x is the base model. […]
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      September 15, 2015
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      Free Device Management or MDM

      Are you looking for a 100% free MDM or mobile device management solution? Cisco Meraki Systems Manager is a free feature that allows you to control […]
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      September 15, 2015
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at September 15, 2015
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      Deploying Active Directory in the AWS Cloud

      Great whitepaper on how to deploy AWS cloud domain controllers. Implementing_Active_Directory_Domain_Services_in_the_AWS_Cloud
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      September 11, 2015
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      What is Proofpoint Essentials and URL Defender and why you need them

      Here are two great PDF’s on Proofpoints core services. PPE_URL_Defense_Customer 2-23-15 Proofpoint_Essentials_Solution_Overview
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      September 11, 2015
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      Velocity Partners with Proofpoint

      Velocity has made a strategic decision to start offering Proofpoint services due to their highly respected platform for email security, archiving, and encryption. Proofpoint’s document on […]
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      September 11, 2015
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      Why You Need Additional Security than what Office365 Offers

      You may have recently migrated to Office365 from an on premise solution. You assume all is good from a security perspective. However, this whitepaper explains why […]
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      August 31, 2015
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at August 31, 2015
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      Why Choose Fortinet?

      This PDF is an excellent explanation of where Fortinet is going and why you should be securing your infrastructure using Fortinet. NSE-L1-M06-Corp-Overview-Q2-2015-bshark.pptx
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      August 31, 2015
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      The FortiGate Cookbook – Recipes for Success with your FortiGate

      This is the FortiGate Cookbook for FortiOS 5.2. This will help you configure security, WiFi, Authentication, VPN’s, IPv6, Fortinet Integration, and some expert configuration instructions. fortigate-cookbook-52
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      August 31, 2015
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      Modern Network Security Study Guide for Fortinet NSE1

      This is the guide that is used to pass the NSE1 certification. 00—Modern-Network-Security—NSE1-Study-Guide-eBook
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      August 25, 2015
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      Are the Hashed AshleyMadison.com Passwords Secure?

      When the AshleyMadison.com website was hacked the hackers released the entire dump of hashed passwords. Hashed passwords are passwords that have been converted from plaintext to […]
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      August 20, 2015
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      Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing

      If you are looking for a great guide on learning Kali linux look no further! Download
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      August 19, 2015
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      Zerto

      When you are looking for enterprise-class business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) for your virtualized IT infrastructure & cloud Zerto is one of the best solutions […]
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      August 19, 2015
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at August 19, 2015
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      Stratusphere FIT

      Clients sometimes ask what solutions we use to products we use to gauge performance moving to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) or RDS-hosted applications. One of the […]
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      July 14, 2015
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      Scalable Server Infrastructure Using Hyperconverged Infrastructure

      Many corporate data centers have gradually grown quite fat over the last ten years of development. The physical servers are now a minority, and the virtual […]
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      July 14, 2015
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      Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Migrate from Exchange to Office 365

      There are a huge number of users on Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2013 all over the world. People were really happy with Exchange […]
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      July 14, 2015
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      Hyperconverged Solutions For Next-Generation Enterprise

      Hyperconverged solutions are the biggest trends in the world of virtualization. The data center during the last five years or more has been changed and turned […]
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      July 14, 2015
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      How To Recover Critical Data with Disaster Recovery Consulting

      We Help To Recover Critical Data And Keeps Your Business Running Many large scale businesses rely on information technology where data availability is the top most […]
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      July 14, 2015
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      Computer Network Security Solutions Consultant

      Why You Need a Computer Network Security Solutions Consultant? ____________________________________ In the world of ever-evolving and increasing internet threats, computer network security has become a major […]
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      April 28, 2014
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      Stopping a Windows Server service if you cannot do so from the GUI

      Occasionally you need to force stop a Windows service.  In order to do it follow these steps.   Open the command prompt by going to the […]
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      March 21, 2014
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      Gettign rid of certificate warning errors for Outlook in Exchange 2007 2010

      You may see an Outlook error “The name of the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site.” if you order […]
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      March 6, 2014
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      How to see who has been logging in to your Gmail account

      If you are concerned someone has been logging in to your Gmail to read your emails or send spam it is easy to check and see. […]
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      February 19, 2014
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      How to get the computer name on Windows 7 or 8 without logging in

      You will notice with Windows 7 and 8 you no longer get the computer name drop down.  However, you can still find the computer name by […]
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      January 31, 2014
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      Configuring mutual CHAP authentication between Lenovo IX2 and Windows Server 2008r2

      Setting up mutual CHAP authentication between Windows Server and a Lenovo IX2 is pretty easy and straightforward. First you simply login to your IX2 and enable […]
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      January 28, 2014
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      How to install a Godaddy SSL certificate on a Cisco ASA firewall

      The first step in getting an SSL certificate for your Cisco ASA is to generate a CSR request. 1.  Open ASDM > Configuration > Device Management […]
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      January 27, 2014
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      Cisco ASDM will not launch with version 7.x

      If you have the latest version of Java 7 and you’re using ASDM 7.x it will not work.  You must uninstall Java and downgrade to version […]
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      January 9, 2014
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      Users cannot manage distribution groups that they are owners of in Exchange 2013

      If you have recently ran across an issue where users are unable to manage a distribution group in Outlook or Exchange even though you have made […]
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      November 30, 2013
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      Can't edit virtual machines once you upgrade to VMware 5.5 ESX and a virtual machine version 10

      If you recently upgraded to VMware 5.5 you will notice this warning if you try to edit your virtual machines. “You cannot use the vSphere Client […]
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      October 3, 2013
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      When connecting Cisco ipsec VPN client through 3G or 4G card you are unable to ping your remote network

      If you are experiencing this issue it is a simple fix.  You just need to download this DNE fix.   http://www.citrix.com/go/lp/dne.html
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      October 2, 2013
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at October 2, 2013
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      If you just installed Exchange 2013 and you have an Exchange 2010 mailbox you cannot access EAC you get the old ECP management

      If you just installed Exchange 2013 and you try to go to http://ServerName/ecp you’ll notice that you get the old Exchange 2010 interface and cannot manage […]
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      October 2, 2013
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      While installing Exchange 2013 it reports there are Exchange 2003 servers in the network when there are not

      One or more servers in the existing organization are running Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003. Installation can’t proceed until all Exchange 2000 or Exchange […]
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      October 2, 2013
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      While trying to install Exchange 2013 you receive the error message "A reboot from a previous installation is pending. Please restart the system and rerun setup.

      If you receive this error it is a relatively easy fix.  Just go to regedit and find the following key and delete it. HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerPendingFileRenameOperations Hit […]
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      May 22, 2013
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at May 22, 2013
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      How to burn a disc in Windows 7 or Windows 8 when you're not an administrator

      You may notice you cannot burn a disc with your non-administrator account in Windows 7 Windows 8 or Server 2008 or Server 2012. You will still […]
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      April 18, 2013
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      How to fix “the trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed”

      If you’ve restored or “rolled back” a PC running Windows 7, Windows 8, or Vista then you may have run into this error message  “the trust […]
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      March 21, 2013
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      Migrating a DHCP databse for Windows Server 2003 2008 or 2012 including SBS

      Migrating a DHCP database can be done with three steps.   1.  On the old DHCP server run the command netsh dhcp server export C:dhcp.txt all […]
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      March 14, 2013
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at March 14, 2013
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      How to use Powershell to transfer the FSMO roles to a Windows Server 2012

      Transferring the FSMO roles to a 2012 using Powershell is relatively easy.  The command is as follows.   Move-ADDirectoryServerOperationMasterRole Identity “ServerName” OperationMasterRole 0 1 2 3 […]
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      February 21, 2013
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      How to setup the Samsung S3 for Exchange Account

      Setting up a Samsung SIII for an Exchange server can be a little tricky.  But with these steps it will help you get it done. First […]
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      February 19, 2013
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      Exchange 2010 how to view a users folders sizes in Powershell

      If you have a user who is receiving the following message: “The recipient’s mailbox is full and can’t accept messages now. Microsoft Exchange will not try […]
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      February 14, 2013
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      iDrac in Dell Server error – Alert! iDRAC6 not responding. Power required may exceed PSU wattage.

      If you receive this error – Alert! iDRAC6 not responding. Power required may exceed PSU wattage.   Try these steps to resolve it: 1.  Turn off […]
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      February 13, 2013
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      Cannot save files in Outlook 2010

      If you receive an error message in Outlook 2010 about saving file the fix is pretty simple. “Cannot create file: photo.JPG.  Right-click the folder you want […]
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      February 12, 2013
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 12, 2013
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      Comparing Office 2010 Different Editions

      If you are trying to figure out which version of Microsoft Office 2010 to purchase look no further.  Simply find the products you need and match […]
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      February 12, 2013
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      How to find unread messages in Gmail regardless of which folder they are located in

      If you’re trying to sort through your Gmail for only messages that are unread or if you have a pesky label that has a number next […]
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      February 11, 2013
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      How to install Microsoft Windows Server 2012 in a few easy steps

      Like its predecessors Server 2012 is only available for 64-bit processors. Which shouldn’t be a problem for any modern server. The first step is like all […]
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      January 21, 2013
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      • Windows 8

      Trying to remote desktop to a Windows 8 PC and receive the following error: To sign in remotely, you need the right to sign in through Remote Desktop Services. By default, members of the Remote Desktop Users group have this right. If the group you're in doesn't have this right, or if the right has been removed from the Remote Desktop Users group, you need to be granted this right manually.

      You try to connect to a Windows 8 PC and receive the following error: To sign in remotely, you need the right to sign in through […]
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      January 21, 2013
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      When running gpresult you get an error "no data available" in the computer details

      If you’re running gpresult to troubleshoot group policies you may notice that in the computer details section it states, “no data available”. If this is the […]
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      January 15, 2013
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at January 15, 2013
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      Cisco ipsec VPN Client for Windows 8 error VPN Client failed to enable virtual adapter

      If you download the latest version(as of this writing 5.0.07.0440) of the latest ipsec vpn client for the Cisco ASA you may notice an error when […]
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      October 12, 2012
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      All of my Exchange 2010 services are stopped and disabled. Have I been hacked?

      Recently Microsoft release Exchange service pack 1 rollup 7 unfortunatly this software was not tested. We have had multiple clients experience issues. To resolve follow the […]
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      March 29, 2012
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      Removing the first Exchange 2010 database requirements

      Run this command first Set-AdServerSettings -ViewEntireForest $True The first thing you must do is move all the mailboxes to another database. This can be accomplished via […]
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      February 2, 2012
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      Outlook not finding Exchange 2010 server when trying to autoconfigure email

      If you create your Mailbox database before the creation of a Client Access array or the installed a Client Access server within the Active Directory site, […]
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      December 5, 2011
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at December 5, 2011
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      Cisco ASA 8.3 and above NAT ranges how to

      object network obj-Server1 host 192.168.1.5 object service MyRange service tcp destination range 50 100 nat (outside,inside) source static any any destination static interface obj-Server1 services MyRange […]
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      April 28, 2011
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      • Exchange

      Deleting disconnected mailboxes in Exchange 2010

      First you need to get a list of all the disconnected mailboxes – Get-MailboxStatistics -Database “” | Where-Object {$_.DisconnectDate -Notlike $NULL} | FL DisplayName, DisconnectDate, MailboxGuid […]
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      April 19, 2011
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      Setting up a Cisco secure IPSEC tunnel on an iPAD

      Settings>General>Network VPN Add VPN Configuration IPSec – Description: CompanyVPN Server: vpn.company.com Account: Your domain username Password: Your domain password Group Name: ipsec group name Secret: ipsec […]
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      April 15, 2011
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at April 15, 2011
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      How to use %username% variable in vbscripts

      If you try to use a vbscript to map a network drive using the %username% variable it will not work. The reason for this is the […]
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      April 15, 2011
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at April 15, 2011
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      • networking

      Nat rules change after 8.3 upgrade breaks VPN

      Normal Nat statment access-list nonat extended permit ip nat (inside) 0 access-list nonat-inside New nat statment object network vpnpool subnet exit nat (inside,outside) source static any […]
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      March 21, 2011
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at March 21, 2011
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      Changing the global catalog server for Exchange Server 2010

      If you want to force the Exchange server to use a specific GC instead of letting the server automatically choose a GC, you can perform the […]
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      March 18, 2011
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at March 18, 2011
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      • Exchange

      Searching Exchange 2010 mailboxes with Powershell

      #Assign the role to the required user account New-ManagementRoleAssignment -Role “Mailbox Import Export” -User administrator #Restart the shell #This would search every mailbox for messages containing […]
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      March 11, 2011
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at March 11, 2011
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      • Exchange

      No more exmerge in Exchange 2010, using mailbox import export

      First you have to give permissions to the account that needs to import/export or nothing will work. Where “MyExportAccount” is the account that needs permissions to […]
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      March 9, 2011
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at March 9, 2011
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      • Servers

      Looking through multiple event logs

      There may come a time when you need to search for a specific event ID on all of your domain controllers or servers.  Perhaps even all […]
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      March 2, 2011
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at March 2, 2011
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      Get the ten biggest mailboxes in Exchange 2010 export to report using PowerShell

      Get-Mailbox -database  | Get-MailboxStatistics | Sort-Object TotalItemSize -descending |Select-Object DisplayName,ItemCount,@{name=”MailboxSize”;exp={$_.totalitemsize}} -first 10 | Convertto-Html | out-File report.htm
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      March 2, 2011
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      Change the GAL display to last name first name in Exchange 2010

      To change the GAL in Exchange 2010 to display your users last name before there first it is a two step process. The first step is you […]
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      February 28, 2011
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      Publishing OWA using Forefront TMG server

        PublishingExchangeServer2010withForefront[1]
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      February 22, 2011
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      Use Powershell in Exchange 2010 to give a distribution group permissions to a security group's member's calendars'

      The first thing you will want to do is create and active directory security group.  In my example I create one named “calendartest”.  Now I’m going […]
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      February 22, 2011
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      Manage Exchange 2010 Calendar Permissions Using Powershell

      In this example we will add a domain group named group-calendarReviewers to a mailbox named Jeremy.Whittaker.  We will give the group “Reviewer” access rights Add-MailboxFolderPermission -identity […]
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      February 21, 2011
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      Vmware server 503 Service Unavailable Fix

      Recently I installed Vmware Server. When I opened the web browser it popped up with an error service unavailable 503. To fix follow the steps below. […]
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      February 19, 2011
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      Allow anonymous relay in Exchange 2010

      Allowing relay in Exchange 2010 requires the use the command shell. Here are the steps: 1. Open Exchange Management console and go to Server configuration>hub transport. […]
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      February 19, 2011
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      How to turn off reboot after automatic updates in Windows 7 with screenshots

      It is rather annoying to wake up the day after Windows Updates have ran to notice all of your programs have been closed and you can’t […]
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      February 17, 2011
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      How to create a self-signed certificate in Exchange 2010

      Very simple Open Exchange Shell New-ExchangeCertificate
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      January 27, 2011
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      Thunderbird users access Exchange address book using ldap query

      I recently ran into a situation where some Linux based Thunderbird users needed access to the Exchange 2010 GAL.  Here were the settings that work. The […]
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      January 20, 2011
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      Migrating BES server to Blackberry Express

      http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB20793 Transporter Tool  http://docs.blackberry.com/en/admin/deliverables/16660/BB_ET_overview_554166_11.jsp
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      January 13, 2011
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      Redirect port 80 on exchange 2010 to ssl or 443 for OWA or Outlook Web Access

      You must use caution when changing the IIS settings for Exchange 2010.  The reason is simple.  Powershell or the Exchange management console EMC uses IIS to […]
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      January 12, 2011
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      Disabled accounts error hr=0x80040111, ec=-2147221231 when moving from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010

      You can fix this by doing the following steps. 1. Start active directory users and computers. 2. Enable the AD account . 3. Goto the properties of […]
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      January 6, 2011
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      Using netsh to add a route for Exchange 2010 Replication network

      In Exchange 2010 when setting up DAG groups it is best to have a dedicated NIC for your heartbeat/replication network.  When doing this you do not […]
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      December 29, 2010
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      Trying to delete Exchange 2010 mailbox error cannot be deleted system mailboxes

      If you try to delete an Exchange 2010 mailbox and you get an error. ——————————————————– Microsoft Exchange Error ——————————————————– The mailbox database ‘Mailbox Database 1355317859’ cannot […]
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      December 24, 2010
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      roku.com/facebook gives error "An error occurred. Please try again later."

      To fix this you must authorize Roku. http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Froku.com%2Fphotofeed&h=7694b You will then have an issue where Roku cannot find your photo stream.  To fix you must give […]
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      December 23, 2010
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      Resolving Winrm errors in Exchange 2010

      http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2010/12/07/457139.aspx
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      December 17, 2010
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      Installing Exchange 2010 you get error Setup must use a domain controller in the same site as this computer

      To first resolve this problem obviously you need a domain controller in the same site as the Exchange 2010 server you are trying to install.  It […]
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      December 17, 2010
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      After removing Exchange 2010 and trying to reinstall you get error Database is mandatory on UserMailbox. Property Name: Database

      Here is the error: Summary: 5 item(s). 1 succeeded, 1 failed. Elapsed time: 00:00:09 Preparing Setup Completed Elapsed Time: 00:00:06 Hub Transport Role Failed Error: The […]
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      December 14, 2010
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      sbs memory issues

      Okay, so what does tasklist /svc from a command prompt tell us? Ah ha…it’s our Firewall monitoring service ….see that MSSQL$MSFW? That’s our ISA server monitoring […]
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      December 13, 2010
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      Setting up dual internet connections without BGP on a cisco router

      hostname Router ! ip cef !####First we are going to setup a monitor that will use icmp or ping to contact the gateway of ISP1. It […]
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      December 13, 2010
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      enable SSH on Cisco router

      config t ip domain-name MyDomain.com crypto key generate rsa usage-keys modulus 1024 wr mem
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      December 13, 2010
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      Enable telnet on Cisco router

      Router-2(config)#line vty 0 4 Router-2(config-line)#login % Login disabled on line 66, until ‘password’ is set % Login disabled on line 67, until ‘password’ is set % […]
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      November 30, 2010
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      Changing the enable or telnet password on cisco pix or asa

      To change the enable password: enable password N3wP@ssw0rd To change the telnet password: password N3wP@ssw0rd
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      November 17, 2010
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      How to allow relaying in Exchange 2007

      Allowing relay in Exchange 2007 requires the use the command shell. Here are the steps: 1. Open Exchange Management console and go to Server configuration>hub transport. […]
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      November 11, 2010
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at November 11, 2010
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      Changing your Exchange 2007 internal addresses for client connectivity

      Changing the Interal OWA URL, OOF, OAB, and Unified Message Service URL in Exchange 2007 Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory | fl *url* Find the string you want to change […]
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      November 9, 2010
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      Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 SP1 download location

      Exchange 2010 SP1 can be downloaded via this link. Exchange 2010 SP1 You can also check your version of Exchange with this table: Exchange Server and […]
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      October 27, 2010
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      Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Program Files Consuming a Large Amount of Space

      If you are using Symantec Endpoint Protection manager as your antivirus solution then you should be aware of a known issue that can bring your server […]
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      October 21, 2010
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      Exchange 2010 errors on Server 2008 r2

      “The start mode for the Net. TCP Port Sharing service must be set to Automatic before Setup can continue.” Resolution: Run this command in powershell Set-Service […]
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      September 16, 2010
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      How to copy files maintaining all file attributes

      If you are ever prestaging a DFS server you know that you’re going to need to copy over all of the files and folders without changing […]
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      September 9, 2010
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      What to do if you lose your 2008r2 domain administrator password

      Recently I had a client who one of their users changed the domain administrator password. Unfortunately for them they did not have a backup domain admin […]
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      May 4, 2010
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      Secure Offsite Backups

      If you are looking for an easy way to get affordable offsite backups you should consider purchasing Mozy. Mozy uses 128-bit encryption which ensures your data […]
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      February 15, 2010
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      N2 Begins Exchange 2010 Consulting

      N2 Network Solutions is now supporting Exchange 2010.  This includes but is not limited to new DAG groups.
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      February 14, 2010
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      Poolman

      With their growing business Poolman located in Phoenix Arizona needed a solution to connect their two sites.  N2 proposed, designed, and implemented a site-to-site VPN solution […]
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      February 14, 2010
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      Make a Wish International

      Make a Wish International located in the Biltmore area needed an affordable IT solution.  They currently use N2 Network Solutions to support their existing infrastructure which […]
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      February 14, 2010
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      Washington Calibration

      Washington Calibration located in Tempe Arizona has looked to N2 Network Solutions for multiple projects.  N2 has done a small business server implementation.  They also currently […]
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      February 14, 2010
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      Stanfield Elementary

      A few years ago Stanfield Elementary school district needed a solution to secure desktops.  Since they need to lockdown the student workstations they needed someone to […]
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      February 14, 2010
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      Foresight Technologies

      Foresight Technologies located in Phoenix and Tempe Arizona currently utilizes N2 Network Solutions for 24/7 maintenance and monitoring.  N2 has also done site to site VPN […]
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      February 14, 2010
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      Hewson

      N2 Network Solutions has helped Hewson Real Estate Development located in Tempe Arizona with many of their technology needs.  Hewson uses N2 for all of their […]
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      February 14, 2010
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      On-Shore Technology

      On-Shore Technology located in Tempe Arizona needed to upgrade their old servers, workstations, and network.  N2 Network Solutions designed and implemented a turnkey Windows Server 2008R2 […]
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      February 14, 2010
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      Town of Gilbert

      The town of Gilbert Arizona has been a client of N2 Network Solutions for years.  In 2009 Gilbert needed an Exchange 2007 solution.  N2 discovered, designed, […]
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      February 13, 2010
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      N2 Network Solutions

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      February 4, 2010
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      Get a remote command prompt

      It is pretty easy to get a remote command prompt if you need to remotely gain access to another PC’s command prompt. Here are the steps. […]
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      February 3, 2010
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      What is IPv6

      IPv6 is the successor to IPv4.  IPv4 and IPv6 are the internet protocols that all networks use to communicate.  IPv4 is still dominate today on the internet.  […]
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      February 1, 2010
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      Free Screen Video Recorder from Microsoft

      People who do presentations or need to record what they are doing need an app that will record their mousemovements and screen.  Most people do not […]
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      January 28, 2010
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      What are the minimum password requirements for server 2008?

      Not contain the user’s account name or parts of the user’s full name that exceed two consecutive characters Be at least six characters in length Contain […]
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      January 28, 2010
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      Subnet Mask Cheat Sheet

        Hosts Netmask Amount of a Class C /30 4 255.255.255.252 1/64 /29 8 255.255.255.248 1/32 /28 16 255.255.255.240 1/16 /27 32 255.255.255.224 1/8 /26 64 […]
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      January 27, 2010
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      What version of Exchange 2010 do I need? Enterprise or Standard?

      Feature Standard Server Edition Enterprise Server Edition Mailbox Databases 1-5 databases 6-100 databases Roles Based Access & Control Yes Yes Transport Resiliency Yes Yes Remote PowerShell […]
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      January 27, 2010
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      What version of Exchange do I need? Enterprise or Standard?

      Feature Exchange Server 2003 Standard Server Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Server Exchange Server 2007 Standard Server Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Server Exchange Server 2010 Standard Server […]
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      January 27, 2010
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      Getting Started with Exchange 2010

      As most know Exchange 2010 is the latest version of Microsoft’s email server.  I wanted to write a short description of the software and outline its […]
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      January 26, 2010
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      Office 2010

      Microsoft confirmed that they will be releasing Office 2010 in June of 2010.  It is codenamed Office 14.  This will be their first version to support […]
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      January 23, 2010
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      Google ChatBack always shows you offline?

      If you’ve ever used Google ChatBack you know it’s an excellent utility for chatting with web vistors.  However, if you’re not using a standard gmail account […]
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      January 21, 2010
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      What are the effective permissions of Exchange roles

      The Exchange Administration Delegation Wizards allows you to define roles at the organization level, or at the administrative group level. Where you define a role, combined […]
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      January 20, 2010
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      Should I rename my domain administrator account?

      As I open the logs files on my honeypot server I see there multiple brute force attacks on my ftp server.  They are using administrator and […]
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      January 19, 2010
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      Microsoft Small Business Server 2008

      Microsoft SBS Server 2008 is an excellent solution for small businesses.  However, migrating to SBS 2008 is not that simple.  First things first it is essential […]
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      January 15, 2010
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      Offline Files Issues

      If for whatever reason you cannot get your offline files to synchronize and you want to make sure you have a backup of them before messing […]
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      December 21, 2009
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      Batch file set permissions based on foldername %username%

      @echo off set zLog=ResetHomePerms.log cls echo FIXHOME.BAT echo This script will reset permissions for all subdirectories echo in this folder.  It is assumed that the subdirectories […]
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      December 8, 2009
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      Exchange 2007 won't receive emails

      If you stop receiving emails in Exchange 2007 telnet to your Exchange 2007 server.  Do you see the following error, “452 4.3.1 Insufficient system resources”?  You […]
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      December 7, 2009
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      How to Create a ERD Commander 2009 R2 Recovery Disk

      With Microsoft acquisition of Winternals you can no longer download their ERD disk pasted the 2005 version.  However, Microsoft has made it possible to create the […]
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      November 30, 2009
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      How to limit users access to OWA in Exchange 2007 via powershell

      The first thing you’re going to want to do is create two users in active directory.  OWAEnabled and OWADisabled You then need to mail enabled these […]
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      November 24, 2009
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      VBScript to change user home directory with username variable

      Set CNUsers = GetObject (LDAP://OU=test,DC=N2NetworkSolutions,DC=com) CNUsers.filter = Array(“user”) For Each user in CNUsers   user.HomeDirectory = “N2File01users” & user.samaccountname ‘UNC   user.HomeDrive = “H:” ‘ Letter […]
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      November 2, 2009
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      Send a daily html CCR report via Powershell

      Create a powershell script to generate the html file Test-ReplicationHealth | ConvertTo-Html -title “BackupReport CCR” -body “Backup status per Storage Group” | Set-Content E:StorageGroupBackupStatus.html note: test-systemhealth […]
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      November 2, 2009
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      Configure Managed Folder Mailbox Policy logs

      Apply the policy to all of your users Get-Mailbox | Set-Mailbox –ManagedFolderMailboxPolicy ‘Default Managed Folders Policy’ Turn on the log folder set-mailboxserver -identity <server> -FolderLogForManagedFoldersEnabled $true Set […]
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      October 30, 2009
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      VPN client cannot connect through PIX or ASA

      Make sure to run this command to enable the pptp fixup protocol. fixup protocol pptp 1723
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      October 26, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at October 26, 2009
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      Creating a recovery storage group and database

      Creat a new storage group New-StorageGroup –Server <database server> –LogFolderPath “<Path to your log folder” –Name “Recovery Storage Group” –SystemFolderPath “<path to your database>” –Recovery Creat […]
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      October 26, 2009
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      Exchange 2007 Powershell to copy contacts from storage recovery group to production database for one user

      Restore-Mailbox -Identity “<user mailbox>” -RSGDatabase “<Database Server><Recovery Storage Group><Database.” -IncludeFolders Contacts -confirm:$false
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      October 26, 2009
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      Exchange 2007 Powershell to copy contacts from storage recovery group to production database

      Get-MailboxStatistics -Database “<DBServer><Recovery Storage Group><Database>” | Restore-Mailbox -RSGDatabase “<DBServer><Recovery Storage Group><database>” -IncludeFolders Contacts – confirm:$false
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      October 21, 2009
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      Creating a bootable USB drive for Windows 7 installs

      Insert your thumb drive.  Open explorer right click on it and go to format.  Make sure your drive is larger than 3gb and use format using […]
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      October 20, 2009
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      Upgrading Exchange 2007 CCR cluster to SP2

      Upgrade Order CAS UM HUB EDGE MAILBOX Upgrade passive node first Browse to the SP2 files setup.com /Mode:Upgrade restart and wait for server to come back […]
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      October 20, 2009
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      Exchange 2007 CCR useful commands

      Move Clustered mailbox server to another server Move-ClusteredMailboxServer -Identity:<CMSName> -TargetMachine:<PassiveNodeName> -MoveComment:<Comment> View Storage group configuration Get-StorageGroup -Server mbx01 | fl View the database configuration Get-PublicFolderDatabase -Identity […]
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      October 18, 2009
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      EventID 12 Time-Service Error

      Error: Time Provider NtpClient: This machine is configured to use the domain hierarchy to determine its time source, but it is the AD PDC emulator for […]
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      October 13, 2009
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      Utility to compare two text files

      If you have 2 text documents i.e. a Cisco router/switch/firwall config and  you need to see the highlighted differences you can use a utility called CSDIFF.
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      October 13, 2009
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      How to manually uninstall SCCM configuration manager client

      Open a command prompt to c:windowssystem32ccmsetup run this command ccmsetup.exe /uninstall verify uninstall with teh ccmsetup.log
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      October 12, 2009
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      Using imagex to edit a .wim file

      Editing a .Wim file is very simple.  First create a folder that will be used as a mount point.  I’m going to use c:mountwim Download imagex […]
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      October 12, 2009
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      SCCM immediately fails after trying to partition format disk

      If you are having this issue check your BIOS settings to verify that the hard drive is in the boot list.  I had an issue where […]
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      September 30, 2009
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      Install Windows 7 in one VHD file

      This is a pretty straightforward process.  DISKPART Process First thing you want to do is right click on command prompt and run as administrator. Once the […]
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      September 29, 2009
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      Microsoft comes out with free spyware, virus, and malicious sofware protection

      Microsoft now offers Microsoft Security Essentials.  It is a free product which removes spyware, virus, and malicious software from your PC.  The link to download the […]
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      September 29, 2009
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      Free web filtering software

      If you are running a small business or a parent trying to lock down a childs PC there is free software available to stop them from […]
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      September 28, 2009
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      Exchange 2007 SP2 prerequisites to prep the domain

      Extend Schema Requirements: Domain account member of schema admins and enterprise admins Machine in which you extend schema must be: 1.  On the same domain and […]
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      September 3, 2009
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      SCCM log files

      Client Log Files CAS – Content Access Service. Maintains the local package cache. Ccmexec.log – Records activities of the client and the SMS Agent Host service. […]
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      If you are unable to open any .exe files

      Open command prompt Go to c:windows run regedit from here Go here  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT exefile shell open command Double click default and change exactly to this “%1” […]
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      August 29, 2009
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      How to get Cisco pix VPNGroup password in plain text

      D0wnload a tftp server my preference is tftpd32. Run it on a local machine on the inside(0) interface of  your pix. Login to the pix and […]
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      August 21, 2009
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      Enable Domain admins send as receive as all users in Exchange

      HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftExchangeExAdmin Add a new DWORD key there called “ShowSecurityPage” and set it’s value to 1. Once this is done you can right click on your Exchange […]
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      August 21, 2009
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      enable sql named pipes

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      Edit the hosts file in linux

      For my trixbox server I need to edit my hosts file so that it knows where to go when I specify sip.broadvoice.com.  Here is an example. […]
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      August 15, 2009
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      Configure Exchange 2007 for BES 5.0 upgrade

      Create an account for Exchange named BESAdmin Assign owner on ALL public folders My computer>Manage>local users and groups>groups>double click Administrators and add BESAdmin On Exchange 2007 […]
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      August 15, 2009
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      Configure Public folder replication

      Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007 Topic Last Modified: 2007-08-24 This topic explains how to use the Exchange Management Console or the Exchange Management Shell […]
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      August 15, 2009
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      How to create an offline address book Exchange 2007

      How to Create an Offline Address Book Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007 Topic Last Modified: 2007-01-02 This topic explains how to use […]
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      August 12, 2009
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      Removing the Dell background image for RDP

      Open regedit Navigate EXACTLY to the Key Value   – HKEY_USERS  – .DEFAULT  – Control Panel  – Desktop   You should see a key with this information […]
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      Script to remove all network shares

      Option Explicit Dim objNetwork, objShell, strDriveLetter, strDriveLetter2, strDriveLetter3, strDriveLetter4, strDriveLetter5, strDriveLetter6, strDriveLetter7, strDriveLetter8, strDriveLetter9, strDriveLetter10, strDriveLetter11, strDriveLetter12, strDriveLetter13, strDriveLetter14, strDriveLetter15, strDriveLetter16, strDriveLetter17, strDriveLetter18, strDriveLetter19, strDriveLetter20, strDriveLetter21, […]
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      Spoofing caller ID with Asterisk

      Setup Asterisk Signup with Voice Pulse or any provider that allows you to specify your ANI Follow their manually configuration which can be found here https://www-business.voicepulse.com/Secure/Setup/Setup.aspx […]
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      July 28, 2009
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      Installing BES Express for Exchange 2003

      Installing BES for Microsoft Exchange http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/preinstallation/exchange.jsp#tab_tab_step1   Create a new user in AD name the user BESAdmin Add the user to the administrators group Go to […]
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      July 28, 2009
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      Change the RDP listening port number

      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlTerminalServerWinStationsRDP-TcpPortNumber
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      July 26, 2009
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      Setting ExternalURL for Outlook Anywhere clients

      There is a parameter known as the ExternalUrl parameter. The Outlook Anywhere client needs to connect to various services such as Exchange Web Services, Offline Address […]
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      July 26, 2009
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      Create a certificate request on CAS server in Exchange 2007

      Example 1: New-ExchangeCertificate –GenerateRequest –Path c:CAS.txt –SubjectName cn=CAS1.YourDomainName.com –DomainName mail.YourDomainName.com, CAS1, CAS1.YourDomainName.com –IncludeAcceptedDomains –IncludeAutodiscover –PrivateKeyExportable $true   Example 2: New-ExchangeCertificate –GenerateRequest   –SubjectName“cn=mail.YourDomain.com”`  -DomainName webmail.YourDomainName.com, autodiscover.YourDomainName.com,  mail.YourDomainName.com, cashub2007.YourDomain.local […]
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      July 26, 2009
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      Change maximum message size for OWA in Exchange 2007

      Browse to the folder Program FilesMicrosoftExchange ServerClientAccessowa Look for a file named web.config Look for maxRequestLength change this to your desired setting. Run IISReset to finish […]
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      July 26, 2009
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      Exchange 2007 migration links

      http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/migration-deployment/practical-look-migrating-exchange-2003-exchange-2007-part3.html http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/upgrading-to-exchange-server-2007/
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      July 24, 2009
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      Exchange Management Shell to create a new public folder database

      New-PublicFolderDatabase -Name “<New Public Folder Database Name>” -StorageGroup “<Name of your storage group>” The database does not created mounted run this command to mount it Mount-Database […]
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      July 23, 2009
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      Antivirus and Exchange 2007

      What folders should be excluded? Mailbox Server Role: You must exclude specific directories for each Exchange server or server role on which you run a file-level antivirus […]
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      July 22, 2009
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      Using powershell to move offline address book to another server

      Move-OfflineAddressBook -Identity <OfflineAddressBookIdParameter> -Server <ServerIdParameter> Example move offline address booked named “my oab” to server named n2server-01 Move-OfflineAddressBook -Identity “My OAB” -Server N2Server-01
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      July 22, 2009
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      Add internet mail flow to hub transport server using powershell

      New-SendConnector -Name “Internet” -Usage Internet -AddressSpaces “*” -SourceTransportServers “N2Hub-01” -DNSRoutingEnabled:$true -UseExternalDNSServersEnabled:$true And this to allow anonymous connections Set-ReceiveConnector -Name “Default Server Name” -Server N2Hub-01 -PermissionGroups AnonymousUsers,ExchangeUsers,ExchangeServers,ExchangeLegacyServers
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      July 21, 2009
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      Integrate Blackberry Enterprise Server(BES) with Exchange

      Login to server using an account that will run teh BES services. Run setup.exe Click continue installation On the licensing agreement enter your user name and […]
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      July 14, 2009
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      Migrate Exchange 2000 or 2003 to Exchange 2007

      A couple of notes ahead of time: Edge Transport server is the only server that should be left in Workgroup mode Set your application log files […]
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      July 14, 2009
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      Exchange Server 2007 Client Access Licenses

      Exchange Server 2007 is offered in two client access license (CAL) editions: Standard CAL and Enterprise CAL. • The Exchange Server Standard CAL provides access to […]
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      July 14, 2009
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      Exchange Server 2007 licensing standard or enterprise?

      Exchange Server 2007 Editions Exchange Server 2007 is offered in two server editions: Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition. • Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition is designed […]
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      July 14, 2009
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      Seizing domain controllers FSMO roles

      There may come a time when you need to seize your domain controllers FSMO roles.  This may be for a disaster recovery or if you are […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Move Ad integrated zones to application partitions

      In 2003/2008 after you upgrade your domain and forest functional level you shold move AD integrated DNS to the application partition.  This can be done by […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Raise your domain functional level

      Once all of your DC’s are running Windows Server 2003 or 2008 you can raise the domain functional level by going to active directory domains and […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Deleting ghost domain controllers

      run adsiedit navigate to: In the below example sitename and servername is the server you’re deleting. configurationcn=configurationcn=sitescn=<sitename>cn=serverscn=<servername> Right click on cn=ntds settings and select delete Once […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Transfer FSMO or flexible single master operations roles

      Open command prompt type ntdsutil type roles type connections type the name of the server in which you wish to transfer the roles to connect to […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Preparing a Windows 2000 domain for Windows 2003 DC's

      On the schema master insert the Windows Server 2003 disk and go to the command prompt.  d:i386adprep /forestprep On each domain in y0ur forest find your […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      What functional level must my domain be at to install Exchange 2007

      You must be running at a functional level of Widnows 2000 native or Windows 2003.  This does not mean you cannot have NT 4.0 servers.  It […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Sending an email with Powershell

      $SmtpServer = “yourServer” $From = me@N2NetworkSolutions.com if ($args.Length -lt 1) {      $To = Engineers@N2NetworkSolutions.com } else {      $to = $args[0] } $subject = “Need […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      WhatIf and Confirm Parameters

      If you find yourself in Exchange Managment Shell and y0u want to know what a commands reprecutions are before you run it use the -whatIf paramater.  […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      EMS and pipeing can be very powerful

      Pipelining in Exchange Management Shell can be very powerful.  For instance if you do this command get-mailbox | where-object { $_.name -like “john*” } | set-Mailbox […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Backing up and restoring Edge Transport

      In the c:Program filesMicrosoftExchange ServerScripts directory there exists a powershell script called ExportEdgeConfig.ps1.  You can backup your Edge Transport by executing the following command From Exchange […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Safelist Aggregation in Outlook 2003 and 2007

      There is a feature of Exchange 2007 that allows users to copy their whitelist of approved senders, recipients, domains, and external contacts to the Edge Transport […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Configure EdgeSync on an Edge Transport Server

      You must export the Edge transport subscription file which is in XML format. Make sure ports 50389(LDAP) and 50636(Secure LDAP) are open between the hub server and […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Exchange 2007 command for puzzle validation

      Puzzle validation is a method in which Exchange servers can let each other know that an email has been sent from and Outlook 2007 client.  This […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Exchange 2007 command to configure spam repository mailbox

      Set-ContentFilterConfig -QuantineMailbox NoSpam@YourDomain.com You should dedicate an Exchange database to this mailbox so that you can set the retention policy or recipient policy to restrict the […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Exchange 2007 prerequisites

      .NET Framework 2.0 – run setup click on install .NET Framework 2.0 MMC 3.0 – run set click on install mmc 3.0 Exchange Management Shell or […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Prepare Active Directory for Exchange 2007

      Insert the CD: [DriveLetter]:setup.exe /prepareAD
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      July 13, 2009
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      What is the difference between Exchange 2007 standard and enterprise

      The main difference between Exchange 2007 standard and enterprise is clustering.  With enterprise you can do continuous cluster replication and single copy clusters.  Both support local […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      Exchange performance issues

      If it appears that your Exchange server is running completely slow but your processor and memory are not being utilized then run perfmon.  It is more […]
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      July 13, 2009
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      How much whitespace is in my Exchange database?

      If you need to determine how much whitespace is in your Exchange database you can look in the application event log for event id 1221.  It […]
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      July 10, 2009
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      Bulk uploading your email to gmail

      Download the utility located here http://mail.google.com/mail/help/email_uploader.html
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      July 9, 2009
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      Upgrading your domain to AD 2008 from Active Directory 2000

      Benefits: Improve the security, scalability, and manageability of your network infrastructure. Things to know: Raising the domain or forest functional levels to 2008 means you can only […]
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      July 1, 2009
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      Commands for deleting old computer accounts from active directory

      This command will pipe all the accounts it finds that have not logged in for 10 weeks to file c:users.txt – dsquery computer dc=domain,dc=local -inactive 10 -limit 0 […]
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      June 25, 2009
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      Moving your Exchange 2003 database and log files

      To move databases Start Exchange System Manager. Open the administrative group that contains the database that you want to change. Under Storage Group, right-click the mailbox […]
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      June 19, 2009
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      Exchange database maintenance without offline defrag

      Offline database maintenance can take a significant amount of time typically one hour for every 5 gigabytes of information.  Not to mention your database has to […]
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      June 19, 2009
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      Exchange 2007 Offline Database Maintenance

      Before even thinking about beginning this process MAKE sure to have a backup of your database that you are going to defragment! Login as Exchange Administrator. […]
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      June 19, 2009
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      View the whitespace in an Exchange 2007 database

      Unless you run offline defragmentation by using eseutil /d command the Exchange database file will never shrink.  It will free up space within its own database […]
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      June 19, 2009
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      SMTP protocol logging via Exchange Shell

      On receive connector: Turn it on – Set -ReceiveConnector <ConnectorName> -ProtocolLoggingLevel Basic Turn it off – Set -ReceiveConnector <ConnectorName> -ProtocolLoggingLevel None To change the send connector […]
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      June 19, 2009
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      ESEUTIL Syntax

      Defragment – ESEUTIL /d <database name> Recovery – ESEUTIL /r <logfile base name> Integrity – ESEUTIL /g <database name> Checksum – ESEUTIL /k <filename> Repair – […]
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      June 19, 2009
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      Compacting Active Directory Database using ntdsutil

      Active directory performs it’s own maintenance every 12 hours automatically.   However, this alone is not enough to keep a clean and healthy database.  The database must […]
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      June 16, 2009
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      Disabling IPv6 on Windows 2008

      1. In the register Editor, locate and the following key: a. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpip6 Parameters2. If the DisabledComponents key doesnt exist, please create it.a. In the Edit menu, point […]
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      June 10, 2009
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      Changing Exchange 2007 receive connector timeout

      Open Exchange Management Shell Type in get-receiveconnector This will list all of your receive connectors Next type in set-receiveconnector -identity ServerNameInternet -ConnectionTimeout 00:30:00 This command will change […]
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      June 10, 2009
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      Turn on recipient validation in Exchange 2007

      Open the exchange management shell and run the following commands Run this command to view your current configuration Get-RecipientFilterConfig | fl Then run this command to […]
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      June 10, 2009
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      Configure SpamHaus or other RBL provider with Exchange 2007

      Go into your Exchange Management Console Click on Organization Configuration>Edge Transport or Hub Transport depending on what your setup is like. Click on the anti-spam tab […]
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      June 10, 2009
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      How to configure antispam features without an Edge Transport server

      Open up the Exchange Management Console in 2007.  Navigate to the system drive %Program FilesMicrosoftExchange ServerScripts  then run the following commands ./install-AntispamAgents.ps1 Restart-Service MSExchangeTransport Once this is done […]
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      May 19, 2009
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      Secure Exchange SMTP communication

      http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Securing-SMTP-Message-Flow-between-different-Exchange-Server-2007-organizations.html
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      May 18, 2009
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      Exchange 2007 disable read receipts to external domains

      Go to Exchange management console. Go to Organization Configuration. Go to Hub Tranport. Click on remote domains tab. Double click the default. Click on the tab […]
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      May 4, 2009
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      Right click launches installer

      If you are having a problem when you right click on anything and an installer tries to launch then download the Windows Installer cleaup.  The program […]
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      April 27, 2009
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      Receiving error in Outlook 0X8004010F

      10:37:58 Synchronizer Version 12.0.6315 10:37:58 Synchronizing Mailbox 10:37:58 Synchronizing Hierarchy 10:37:58 Synchronizing server changes in folder ‘Inbox’ 10:37:58 Downloading from server 10:37:58 Synchronizing server changes in […]
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      April 22, 2009
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      External interface on Pix or ASA just stops working

      Issues where the external interface on an ASA or Pix where it will suddenly stop receing traffic or dropping traffic is related to your duplex settings.  […]
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      April 20, 2009
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      Terminal server application installs

      Command to run to install a new application: CHANGE USER /INSTALL Command to run once install is complete: CHANGE USER /EXECUTE
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      April 18, 2009
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      Virtual machine seems everything takes 100% processor

      There is a problem that exists where if you assign too much of the physical memory to a VM it will seem like every process you […]
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      April 14, 2009
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      Problem with Gmail IMAP closed connection

      Error in gmail that says IMAP server has closed connection.  The port configuration is 993. Solution: Tools / Email Accounts / (your account) / Change / More […]
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      March 26, 2009
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      Remotely change critical settings on a Pix or ASA device

      If you are remotely configuring a Cisco ASA or Pix there is always the concern that you’ll change a setting that will take down the network […]
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      March 25, 2009
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      Inside clients can't list or browse FTP sites behind Cisco ASA Pix

      The fix to this issue is to get into config mode and issue the following command.. fixup protocol ftp 21
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      March 24, 2009
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      How to enable the M: drive on Exchange server

      Go to start>run regedit and add the following string Location: HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetServicesExIFSParameters Value: DriveLetter Type: REG_SZ Value Data: M
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      March 23, 2009
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      Port address translation and PPTP pass through

      If you are configure a Cisco Pix or ASA device and you have a server on the inside interface and clients on the outside who are […]
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      March 14, 2009
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      Adding a default gateway in Linux

      vi /etc/sysconfig/network NETWORKING=yes HOSTNAME=Trixbox GATEWAY=192.168.2.254 Then service network restart
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      March 12, 2009
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      Where to find the PIN, ESN or IMEI on your BlackBerry Storm

      1.On the Hom screen press menu. 2. Select Options. 3. Select Status. Your ESN will be located on the screen alone with the PIN and IMEI […]
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      March 12, 2009
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      Backup and restore the config on an ASA/Pix using a TFTP server

      First thing you need to do is find a free TFTP server there are piles of them out there as a simple google search for TFTP […]
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      March 12, 2009
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      • Exchange
      • Personal Computing

      ActiveSync not working when you travel?

      If Activesync is not working when you travel you need to go in and change the settings that allows it to sync while roaming.  The setting […]
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      March 5, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at March 5, 2009
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      • Exchange
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      Sending an email via telnet

      Telnet servername 25 helo MAIL FROM:”your email address” RCPT TO:”recipients email” DATA Once you are finished typing the message part of your email hit the enter […]
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      March 5, 2009
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      Did your Exchange 2007 database disappear but users can still connect

      I recently ran into an issue where I ran Outlook on my server and connected to Exchange using my personal account. The personal account was not […]
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      March 4, 2009
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      SCR(Standby Continous Replication) in conjunction with CCR(Cluster Continuous Replication) is your ultimate DR(Disaster Recovery) choice

      With the latest version of Exchange 2007 you get two new features that were not available before, SCR and CCR.  Today I’m going to discus why […]
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      March 4, 2009
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      CCR(Continuous Cluster Replication) in Exchange 2007 and why it is your optimal disaster recovery solution

      With the design of Microsoft Exchange server 2007 Microsoft added some new HA or high availability options that were not available in the previous versions of […]
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      March 3, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at March 3, 2009
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      Exchange virtual directories messed up beyond repair?

      If you follow these directions it basically resets your Exchange virtual directories back to default:   Use Adsutil.vbs Back up your IIS Metabase. To do this, […]
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      March 3, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at March 3, 2009
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      If you are using SSL and forms based authentication Activesync will be broken

      In order to resolve this issue you must perform the following steps on your Exchange box. Disable the forms-based authentication for the Exchange virtual directory To […]
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      March 2, 2009
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      How to change the product ID in Office 2007 64 bit

      Open registry editor. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeMicrosoftOffice12.0Registration Under this there is a subkey that is a long GUID.  Click on that and find the following keys. DigitalProductID & […]
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      March 2, 2009
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      Office 2003 users cannot open files created in Office 2007

      If someone running Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint or any office application that is the 2007 version sends you a file they created there is a good […]
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      February 27, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 27, 2009
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      Configuring postfix to use an SMTP relay

      If you are like me and your ISP blocks SMTP outbounnd traffic then you need to configure your mail client to use an SMTP relay to […]
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      February 27, 2009
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      Installing webmin on Trixbox server

      wget http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/webadmin/webmin-1.450-1.noarch.rpm rpm -i webmin-1.380-1.noarch.rpm Now you can login via https://192.168.2.5:10000/ Replace with your IP address.
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      February 27, 2009
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      Google Latitude knows where you are…and no it doesn't use GPS or Cell tower triangulation

      Perhaps some of you have heard of a Google program called Latitude.  It is an application you can install on your Blackberry, Windows mobile phone, or […]
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      February 27, 2009
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      Transparent box for new emails not showing up in bottom of screen

      This is a pretty simple fix. You need to go to tools>options and select advanced email options the following box will popup. just check the box […]
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      February 26, 2009
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      Moving a virtual machine from one datastore to another

      First thing you need to do obviously is make sure ESX can see both of your datastores. Power off the virtual machine that you wish to […]
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      February 26, 2009
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      Can't print through RDP?

      Check the event log.  If you are getting an error that says 1111 then you need to install the print driver on the server itself.  This […]
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      February 26, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 26, 2009
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      How to change root password in linux

      Gain console access, I use putty.exe for this instance.   Login and then simply type the command passwd at the console.  It will prompt you for […]
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      February 26, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 26, 2009
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      Network printers not redirecting in RDP(Remote Desktop)

      Normal redirection for printers in remote desktop only applies to local printers(COM and LPT).  You need to edit the registry to allow for the clients network […]
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      February 26, 2009
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      What the heck is bigger than a terabyte?!

      1000 Bytes = 1 Kilbyte 1000 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte 1000 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte 1000 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte 1000 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte 1000 […]
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      February 25, 2009
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      Configure an IAX device with Asterisk

      1.   You need to download this utility to make the process easy.  http://dacosta.dynip.com/asterisk/ 2.  Once you run the app use it to scan for your device […]
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      February 25, 2009
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      Installing Trixbox(Asterisk) on an ESXi server

      Install stage: 1. Download the Trixbox ISO. This will probably take ~1 hour. 2. Create a new virtual machine in ESXi with the following options Typical […]
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      February 24, 2009
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      Installing wordpress

      1. First things first download the software http://wordpress.org/download/ 2. Extract the files to your root folder for your blog. 3. Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php. […]
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      February 24, 2009
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      How to remotely shutdown a Windows machine

      shutdown -f -r -t 5 -m computername
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      February 23, 2009
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      Purchasing a new PC or Barebone processor?

      For some reason over the last few years processor manufacturers have decided to name their processors things like dual core, quad core, xeon, etc. Then they […]
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      February 21, 2009
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      Problems playing a video file on your computer?

      Download and re-install the latest version of Windows Media Player which can be found here.
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      February 21, 2009
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      Mounting ISO images to ESXi

      If you are trying to mount ISO CD-rom images to ESXi so that you don’t have to physically burn the disc. Here is how. 1. Download […]
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      February 20, 2009
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      Finding an alternative to Webex

      DimDim – At first I noticed their free online hosted version.  But this is not what I’m looking for.  I’m trying to find something I can […]
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      February 20, 2009
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      Finally got ESXi up and running on my Intel i7 based processor system

      So I was finally able to get ESXi up and running. You can see from my previous posts I’ve tried hacking my system I have finally […]
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      February 20, 2009
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      ESXi cannot import an existing Virtual machine with Vcenter converter

      While trying to convert an existing virtual machine with Vcenter Vmware Converter. I received an error that it had failed. So I browsed over to the […]
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      February 20, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 20, 2009
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      How to access your desktop remotely if you have an Linksys firewall/access point

      If you are a home user looking to be able to gain access to your PC remotely from anywhere on the internet I’m going to outline […]
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      February 19, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 19, 2009
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      Changing the default password for Asterisk freePBX

      You need to change the default password for Asterisk freePBX or else the entire world will know it. You can do it by SSH to the […]
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      February 19, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 19, 2009
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      How do you identify all the different BUS types on your motherboard

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      February 19, 2009
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      Getting or changing your SID in Windows

      If you are looking for the SID in Windows you can download this utility which also allows you to change the SID, SID Changer. It should […]
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      February 17, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 17, 2009
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      Adding SSH capability to ESXi

      Go to the ESXi console and press alt+F1 Type: unsupported Enter the root password At the prompt type “vi /etc/inetd.conf” Look for the line that starts […]
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      February 17, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 17, 2009
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      Booting to ESXi 3.5 from a USB flash drive

      The first thing you’ll need to do is make sure you find at least a 1gb flash drive. Next use a program like Winrar or Peazip […]
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      February 17, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 17, 2009
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      Automatic login for windows XP

      Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon Using your account name and password, double-click the DefaultUserName […]
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      February 16, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 16, 2009
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      My battle with installing ESXi 3.5 Update 2

      So I found out Vmware ESXi 3.5 their latest version is free! And it’s only 32mb and it is completely host independent. So I decided to […]
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      February 16, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 16, 2009
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      Google Latitude

      The new Google Latitude application makes an interesting evolution to personal privacy as we know it. You can now download an application on your PC and […]
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      February 16, 2009
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      Accidentally deleted the Show desktop shortcut or icon

      In order to restore this open up notepad. Copy and paste the following below into the file. [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop Save the file as […]
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      February 15, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 15, 2009
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      New how to articles

      N2 Network Solutions is now releasing our blog so you can download our articles from our engineers all for free!  This is to provide transparency to […]
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      February 14, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 14, 2009
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      How you can control your Windows mobile device remotely

      So today I found one of the coolest apps that I’ve used in awhile and it’s completely free. It’s called EveryWAN Remote Support. You can literally […]
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      February 13, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 13, 2009
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      Locking down a terminal server

      Create an OU for your terminal servers and put all of your terminal servers in this OU Create a new GPO(Group Policy Object) for the lockdown […]
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      February 13, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 13, 2009
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      Is your computer running slow?

      If you right click on your taskbar that is the long bar that runs across the bottom of your screen. Then select task manager. This will […]
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      February 13, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 13, 2009
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      Preventing users from shutting down or restarting XP and Vista

      To accomplish this we are going to configure a group policy to prevent the user from shutting down an RDP server. First we’re going to open […]
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      February 13, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 13, 2009
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      Trying to boot to a Linux ISO?

      Do you currently have a Linux CD or ISO that you wish you could boot from a USB stick instead of having to carry around a […]
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      February 12, 2009
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      Site to site VPN not coming up?

      Make sure you are running a continuous ping on both sides of both firewalls. On a lot of the older firewalls there is a problem where […]
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      February 12, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 12, 2009
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      How to backup your iPhone

      First you need to make sure you have the latest version of iTunes which can be obtained here. Next you just need to find your device […]
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      February 12, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 12, 2009
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      How to assign an email address to a public folder

      Go to your Exchange server and open up the Exchange system manager. From here drill down to Administrative Groups>First Administrative Group>Servers>[Servername]>First Storage Group>Public Folder Store>Public Folders […]
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      February 12, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 12, 2009
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      Problem trying to start IPSEC service

      If you are trying to start your IPSEC service after a Windows auto update rebooted your server and it did not come back then simply try […]
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      February 10, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 10, 2009
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      Can't restore public folders after accidentally deleting.

      I’m not sure if most people are aware but if you empty your deleted items or accidentally delete a public folder you can restore it by […]
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      February 10, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 10, 2009
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      Small Business computer support

      Are you looking for small business computer support?  Have you considered IT outsourcing?  It can save you literally thousands of dollars a year.  You do not […]
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      February 9, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 9, 2009
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      7940/7960 SIP settings for Asterisk

      Settings>Sip configuration>Line 1 Settings Name = extension Shortname = extension Authentication Name = extension Authentication Password = Password set on server Display name = extension Proxy […]
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      February 9, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 9, 2009
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      My Linux Asterisk server getting hacked!

      After seeing numerous entries to hack my linux box I decided it is time to learn how to implement iptables for security. A copy of the […]
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      February 9, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 9, 2009
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      Can't get your linux server to reboot

      I currently ran into a problem with my voice server which runs asterisk on a linux platform. I receive the following error after trying to reboot: […]
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      February 8, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 8, 2009
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      hpwebjetd taking up 100% of your processor?

      I came across this problem on a Windows 2003 server today. A client called me indicating their emails were getting delayed and the server response time […]
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      February 7, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 7, 2009
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      Your computer is infected!

      Don’t fall for this fake anti-virus message that pops up on your screen. If it pops up just close down internet explorer or your browser! Do […]
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      February 7, 2009
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      Get a free phone number!

      There is currently a service on the internet that will provide you with a free phone number. The company is called Grand Central. I’m writing about […]
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      February 7, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 7, 2009
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      How you can cut down on spam

      If you receive a message from someone you don’t know DO NOT reply to it Never sign up for anything that asks for your email address […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      Access your pc from anywhere

      There are several services available now that allow you to remotely access your computer from any other machine in the world, as long as it is […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      Troubleshooting boot failures in Windows 2003

      Most of us have had the problem before. You start up your Windows machine and are greeted with a cryptic error message or “blue screen of […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      Windows Vista which version do you need?

      With the commercial release of Windows Vista right around the corner many users are preparing to upgrade to the latest Microsoft operating system. The software giant […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      Data Encryption

      Computers give us a remarkable amount of convenience. With one machine, we can send mail and pictures to friends, go shopping, pay bills, make appointments and […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      Protect your computer against spyware.

      Everyone has heard of the need for antivirus and anti-spyware programs, but some people still don’t realize what spyware is, or why it’s so dangerous. Spyware […]
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      February 6, 2009
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      Is your Wireless Network Secure

      Networking professionals are encouraging people to think twice about wireless network security. You might be thinking I use WEP-128 bit encryption with MAC address filtering, I’m […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      Tired of Spam? Got Exchange?

      Most network administrators are apt to here this complaint at least once a week. “I’ve been getting a lot of junk email lately, isn’t there anything […]
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      February 6, 2009
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      What is virtualization

      There is a lot of buzz going around about Virtualization. What is Virtualization, and what benefits does it provide? In this article we will take a […]
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      February 6, 2009
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      LCD or Plasma?

      I know this is a topic is a little off for this blog. But I’ve been faced with this issue from many clients who are looking […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      Can't open Word and Excel docs from a friend/colleague?

      If you are currently experiencing a problem where you’re running Word or Excel and a friend sends you a document and you cannot open it then […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      Have a laptop that is running slow?

      Most people that have slow running laptops can usually get it running top notch again with about a $50 investment heres how: When you first bought […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      Remote access solutions, and what not to do.

      Do you have a small, medium, or even large business? Are you looking for ways that employees can connect from home? There are many VPN technologies […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      How your Outlook clients could connect from home without a VPN?

      It is possible and you can do it very securely. Heres how, you need to configure Outlook for RPC over HTTPS. Here is an article that […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      • voip

      Wish your voip was throughout your entire house?

      How many people have voip and think they are limited to putting an analog phone next to their internet connection. I have a solution for you […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      Exchange server general troubleshooting

      Did your Exchange server stop working out of nowhere? Here are some common troubleshooting steps: 1. Go into your services panel and make sure all of […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      Flash player not working?

      Have you recently upgraded your flash server on internet explorer and now you can’t login to fia card services or bank of america? Or any financial […]
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      February 6, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 6, 2009
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      Laser printer missing colors?

      If you have laser printer and the black and white is not printing well where it’s grainy or parts of it are missing then I have […]
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      February 5, 2009
      Published by jeremy.whittaker at February 5, 2009
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      Considering a Solid state disk for your laptop?

      If you are considering an SSD or solid state disk drive for your laptop let me just tell you the technology is not yet there. I […]
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      Gmail not working with IMAP

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      How to tell if someone is reading your email

      Are you concerned that someone might be reading your email? You can sign up with a free website at a place like yahoo.com or gmail.com where […]
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      February 5, 2009
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      A couple of tips if your computer is running terribly slow.

      The first thing you will want to do is get rid of all the fancy buttons that Windows has. This can be done by right clicking […]
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      February 5, 2009
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      What to do when you run out of space on your c: drive

      If you have a server running out of space there are a couple of temporary things you can do to save your server. First things first […]
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      February 4, 2009
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      Google hosted solutions

      Do you have an organization of 1 may be 5 people? Do you wish you had more advanced email features, calendaring, Blackberry integration, collaboration, etc? A […]
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      February 4, 2009
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      Site to Site wireless smart?

      If you own a medium to large size company have you ever looked at how much your point to point T1 lines cost? Don’t you wish […]
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      February 4, 2009
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      Setting up a CCTV system is easy!

      Do you wish you had CCTV to protect your organization? Have you not implemented a system because of the cost? Did you know you can setup […]
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      February 4, 2009
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      Backup your PC!

      If you run a business and you do not backup your servers then you run a serious risk of losing all of your data. Backing up […]
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      February 4, 2009
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      Fax machines… And why do you still use one?

      It still baffles me that people use fax machines. That is of course unless it is for the purposes of being able to receive faxes from […]
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      February 4, 2009
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      Secure wireless networks

      Do you have a wireless network configured in your organization? Did you know if it’s not WPA2 that your wireless network could be hacked? If you […]
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      February 4, 2009
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      Hudlite for Asterisk

      Hudlitefor Asterisk is one of the best add-ins for your Trixbox server. It allows you to install a Windows client on your PC. When your phone […]
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      February 4, 2009
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      Trixbox PBX

      If you are a small business and you are technical or have an employee that is then Trixbox for Asterisk is for you. PBX systems can […]
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      February 4, 2009
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      Antivirus 2009… And how to get rid of it

      Removing antivirus 2008 2009
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      February 15, 2008
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      N2 Virtualization and VMWare Consulting Services

      Like most businesses, you probably rely heavily on your server infrastructure. The scalability and reliability of your servers are a number one priority.
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      February 15, 2008
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      N2 Joins the Citrix Alliance Partner Program

      N2 Network Solutions joins over 1,700 Citrix Alliance Partners that include independent software vendors, hardware vendors, security and strong authentication vendors, hosting and service providers, and consultants […]
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