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Reset password for Active Directory Windows Recovery Administrator Account

Method 1 This procedure is useful to recover the original Administrator password that emulates TrustedInstaller…

Install vCenter

- Download VMware-VCSA-all-6.0.0-2656757.iso - Download VirtualCloneDrive - Mount VCSA as virtual CD ROM - Disable…

Amazon Web Services Testing

AWS Test Procedures:   Test Control Condition: Launch an Instance by choosing Windows OS AMI…

Enterasys Core Switch/Router Commands

Enable Untagged Vlans:------------------------------------------------------------------set port vlan ge.2.1-30 20set vlan egress 20 ge.2.1-30 untaggedreloadEnable jumbo frame support:show…

Configure Port Mirror on Enterasys

Note: Websense requires a mirrored connection to the port that has traffic to the gateway.…

Export / Convert from AWS to ESXi

Prerequisites Ensure that the source Amazon EC2 Windows instance has a temporary volume that is…

How to Install WSUS Windows 2012 Server

1. Install WSUS service on a Windows Server Server Manager >> Add Roles >> Windows…

Make Changes to Network Shared Printer

From a Windows 7 Workstation, click Start >> Run >> \\SRVIFILE02 >> Enter >> click…

Websense Filtering Precedence

1.  Username 2.  Workstation IP 3.  Network Range 4.  User Groups 5.  OU Structure 6. …

Quick Info on Disabling UAC

Start > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy > Local Policies > Security Options >…

Block USB in Windows 7 using Group Policy

Create and assign a group policy to the appropriate OU with this configuration: Computer Configuration…

Fix Fast Logon Issue Causing H:\ Drive Not Being Mapped

a. Click Start, click Run, type REGEDIT, and then click OK. b. Locate and click…

DDWRT Open DNS

1. Setup an OpenDNS account and associate it with your ipchicken.com address2. Setup DNS masquerading:Services…

VMware ESX Installation Procedures

1. Install ESX from ISO Putty Rufus MWware-VCSA-all-6.0.0-2562643.iso VMware-viclient.exe KVM console (ie. Lantronix) 2. Install…

Measuring Bandwidth between Sites

Matching the right tool for the job: Latency: use PING Jitter: user iPerf UDP test…

Upgrade from Windows 2008 R2 to 2012 R2

1. Run: f:\support\adprep\adprep /forestprep f:\support\adprep\adprep /domainprep   2. Start Windows setup to upgrade the OS…

Fix DFS Replication Problems

1. Remove failed server from Replication Group 2. Right-click "System Volume Information" >> Properties >>…

Fix Missing User Special Folders

1. create C:\Users\KimConnect\Pictures 2. Regedit >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders >> modify "My Pictures" value to…

File Services

DFS Considerations: 1. NTFS permissions still apply. One must set additional folder security settings on…

RSA SecureID Authentication

Implementation Objectives: 1. Install the primary instance as a virtual appliance 2. Use software/hardware tokens…