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This article describes the new Windows Server 2016 Licensing model (per-core licensing) Microsoft has implemented for its new server-based operating…
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This article provides a comprehensive guide to deploying Active Directory and DNS Services on Windows Server 2022, encompassing the Essential, Standa…
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Our previous articles covered basic concepts of Virtualization along with the installation and monitoring of Windows 2012 Hyper-V. This article takes…

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Linux - Unix
Installing software in Linux is very different from Windows for one very simple reason: most Linux programs come in 'source code' form. This allows you to…
Linux - Unix
What exactly is a firewall? As in the non-computer world, a firewall acts as a physical barrier to prevent fires from spreading. In the computer world too…
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The db.192.168.0 zone data file is the second file we need to create and configure for our BIND DNS server. As outlined in the DNS-BIND Introduction, this…
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When you are using Vim, you want to know three things - getting in, moving about and getting out. Of course, while doing these three basic operations, you…

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Cisco Routers
Our previous article covered how to fix the Cisco Configuration Professional display/window problem where the CCP application is displayed in about one th…
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It’s a reality – Australia now has its own Official Cisco Data Center User Group (DCUG) and it’s growing fast! Originally inspired by Cisco Champions Chri…
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When working with Cisco equipment that has multiple ip interfaces, a common problem engineers are faced with is trying to successfully tftp to or from the…
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)
This article shows you how to see hiddeen files and folders in Windows 7. Windows 7 hides important system files so that normally, you do not see them whi…