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Windows Servers

Active Directory Tombstone Lifetime Modification

Tombstone is a container object that contains the deleted objects from Active Directory. Actually when an object is deleted from Active Directory, ...
Windows Servers

Installation and Configuration of Fine-Grained ...

Microsoft introduced Fine-Grained Password Policy for the first time in Windows Server 2008 and the policy has been part of every Windows Server si...
Windows Servers

Understanding, Creating, Configuring & Applying...

This article explains what Group Policies are and shows how to configure Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Group Policies. Our next article will...
Windows Servers

How to Install and Configure SNMP for Windows S...

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a UDP protocol that uses port 161 to monitor and collect detailed information on any network device su...

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8 Critical Features to Have in a VM Backup Solu...

Businesses that rely on virtual machines for their day-to-day operations should think twice about securing their infrastructure. Modern use of virt...

Differences Between VMware vSphere, vCenter, ES...

In this article we will cover the differences between VMware ESXi, vSphere and vCenter while also explain the features supported by each vSphere ed...

Understanding Deduplication. Complete Guide to ...

When considering your VM backup solution, key features such as deduplication are incredibly important. This is not simply from a cost perspective b...

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Backup and Disaster recovery are core considerations for any business with an IT footprint, whether that is on-premises or in the cloud. Your busi...

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Linux - Unix

Linux File & Folder Permissions

File & folder security is a big part of any operating system and Linux is no exception! These permissions allow you to choose exactly who can acces...
Linux - Unix

Linux BIND DNS - Part 5: Configure Secondary (Slave)...

Setting up a Secondary (or Slave) DNS sever is much easier than you might think. All the hard work is done when you setup the Master DNS server by creat...
Linux - Unix

Linux BIND DNS - Part 4: Common BIND Files - Named.l...

So far we have covered in great detail the main files required for the firewall.cx domain. These files, which we named db.firewall.cx and db.192.168.0, ...
Linux - Unix

Updating Your Linux Server - How to Update Linux Wor...

Like any other software, an operating system needs to be updated. Updates are required not only because of the new hardware coming into the market, but ...

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Cisco Switches

Installation of a Cisco Catalyst 4507R-E Layer 3 Switch

Driven by our thirst for technical material and experience, we thought it would be a great idea to start presenting various installations of Cisco equip...
Cisco Routers

Configuring Point-to-Point GRE VPN Tunnels - Unprote...

Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) is a tunneling protocol developed by Cisco that allows the encapsulation of a wide variety of network layer protocol...
Cisco Routers

How and Why You Should Verify IOS Images On Cisco Ro...

Chances are we’ve all needed to upgrade our Cisco’s device IOS software at some point. While upgrading the IOS software on a Cisco device is considered ...
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)

Configuring Windows 7 To Provide Secure Wireless Acc...

Not many people are aware that Windows 7 has built-in capabilities that allow it to be transformed into a perfectly working access point so that wireles...