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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, it is not physically removed from the Active Directo…

Supernetting & CIDR

Supernetting In-Depth Analysis - Learn to Identif…

Our previous article served as an introduction to Supernetting, also known as Route Summarization. We covered the concept of Supernetting, how it works, its advantages and more. This article will att…

Windows Servers

How to Enable & Configure Shadow Copy for Shared…

When you shadow copy a disk volume, you are actually generating a snapshot of the changes made to the folders and files within the disk volume at a certain point in time. Windows 2012 R2 shadow copy…

Network Fundamentals

Network Data Transmission

Network data transmission refers to the process of sending and receiving information between two or more devices connected to a network. It is a critical aspect of modern-day networking, and it enabl…

ICMP Protocol

ICMP Protocol - Part 2: Echo / Echo Reply (Ping)…

As mentioned in the previous page, an Echo is simply what we networking engineers call a 'ping'. The Echo Reply is, as most would guess, the 'ping reply'. ICMP Echos are used mostly for trouble…

ICMP Protocol

ICMP Protocol - Part 5: Source Quench Message Ana…

The ICMP - Source Quench message is one that can be generated by either a gateway or host. You won't see any such message pop up on your workstation screen unless you're working on a gateway which wi…

Cisco Services & Technologies

Introducing The Cisco Technical Support Mobile Ap…

By: Arani Mukherjee & Chris Partsenidis For a successful networking professional it is essential to gain information on-the-fly about the network infrastructure he or she is working on. For a su…

Cisco Data Center (Nexus/UCS)

NEXUS NX-OS: Useful Commands, CLI Scripting, Hint…

Whether you’re new to Cisco Nexus switches or have been working with them for years this article will show how to get around the Nexus NX-OS using smart CLI commands and parameters, create your…

Cisco Routers

How To Configure Windows VPDN (PPTP) Dialup Conne…

Setting up a Windows VPDN connection is a required task in order to connect to a remote network. In previous articles we covered the set up of a VPDN - PPTP server on a Cisco router. Click here to fi…

Windows Servers

Configuring Local Group Policy for Windows 2003

Windows 2003 Group Policies allow the administrators to efficiently manage a group of people accessing a resource. Group policies can be used to control both the users and the computers. They give b…

Windows Servers

Installation and Configuration of Fine-Grained Pa…

Microsoft introduced Fine-Grained Password Policy for the first time in Windows Server 2008 and the policy has been part of every Windows Server since then. Fine-Grained Password Policy allows overco…

Cisco Services & Technologies

Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN) Deployment Models…

Following our successful article Understanding Cisco Dynamic Multipoint VPN - DMVPN, mGRE, NHRP, which serves as a brief introduction to the DMVPN concept and technologies used to achieve the flexibi…