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A Windows Active Directory Certification Authority server (AD CA), also known as a Certificate Authority, is an essential service to every organizati…
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Windows roaming profiles allow the mobile users of a company to always work with their personal settings from any network computer in a domain. Roami…

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The first question is - what are the benefits of using Linux instead of Windows? This is in fact a constant debate between the Windows and Linux communiti…
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Different Linux systems can be used in many ways. This is the main idea behind operating different services at different operating levels. For example, th…
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VTP (VLAN Trunking Protocol) pruning is a feature that is used in Cisco switches to reduce unnecessary traffic in VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) trunks…
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