Example of a HipChat Server Installation
FQDN: hipchat.kimconnect.com Internal IP: 10.10.100.205 Public IP: 12.12.12.12 Firewall configurations: inbound TCP 443 inbound…
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Install ESX 5.5 on 5th Generation NUC
Download the following:- ESX 5.5 ISO- ESXi-Customizer v2.7.2 - net-e1000e-3.1.0.2-glr-offline_bundle.zip (https://vibsdepot.v-front.de/wiki/index.php/Net-e1000e)- uNetbootinFollow these steps:- Edit…
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How to Clone Virtual Machine in ESXi without using vSphere Web Client (vCenter)
Update: pure command-line updated article is available in this new blog. SSH into ESXi host…
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Maximum Ram for Windows 32 bit
Enable 4GB RAM Usage for Windows XP Right-click "My Computer" >> Properties >> Advanced >>…
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Sonicwall Firewall Recommended Practices
The Sonicwall Firewall is a semi-complicated beast with many abilities. It does have some limitations…
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Repair VSS in Windows 2008
net stop “System Event Notification Service”net stop “Background Intelligent Transfer Service”net stop “COM+ Event System”net…
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10 Steps of Computer Security
- Raise Social Engineering awareness - Enforce a password complexity enforcement and early-launch anti-malware detection…
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Windows computer naming Convention
It is highly recommended that a computer name be as follows: Descriptive of its…
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Quick 1-liner: Elevated command to access control panel items
runas /user:{domainname}\{username} "control appwiz.cpl"
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Troubleshoot Mail Relay
Find Mail server of domain: NSLOOKUP set q=mx {domain_name}.{NLDN} exit Send a test email: telnet…
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Skills to Master as a Systems Admin or Engineer
1. Microsoft: IIS, Active Directory, DNS, Exchange Server, PKI certificate management 2. SQL: SQL 2008, Postgre,…
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How to generate a list of currently active users on the domain along with their PC names
There's a free tool that would enable an administrator view the current active accounts within…
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Installing Hyper terminal in Windows XP
Hyper terminal is still useful as a tool to connect to network devices such as…
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Windows XP and Browser Compatibilities
1. Internet Explorer: The highest IE version that a machine running on Windows XP would…
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Use Group Policy to remotely install software in a Microsoft Active Directory Windows Environment
Update: this instruction has been succeeded by this. Step 1: Create a Organizational Unit…
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Current List of Secure Browsers
PCI compliance requires that SSLv2, SSLv3 and TLS 1.0 Google Chrome – version 30 or…
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NIC Teaming in Windows 2012 R2
There are obvious advantages of NIC Teaming from the data throughput and network redundancy perspective.…
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How to Convert Windows Application to Run as a Service
Pre-requisites: srvany.exe (from rktools) instsrv.exe Copy srvany.exe and instsrv.exe from to c:\windows\system32 >> Run: CMD…
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