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There are umpteen reasons why your Windows Server 2012 R2 decides to present you with a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or the stop screen. As virtual ma…
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This article explains what Group Policies are and shows how to configure Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Group Policies. Our next article will c…
Windows Servers
The Domain Name System (DNS) is perhaps one of the most important services for Active Directory. DNS provides name resolution services for Active Dir…
Windows Servers
There is no doubt that Cloud Computing is hot topic these days. Innovations in cloud computing models have made every industry and company IT departm…

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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, de…
Linux - Unix
A file system is nothing more than the way the computer stores and retrieves all your files. These files include your documents, programs, help files, gam…
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Resource sharing, like file systems and printers, in Microsoft Windows systems, is accomplished using a protocol called the Server Message Block or SMB. F…
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This article covers the main TCP/IP network configuration files used by Linux to configure various network services of the system such as IP Address, Defa…

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ARP attacks and ARP flooding are common problems small and large networks are faced with. ARP attacks target specific hosts by using their MAC address and…
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Work transformation is not 'one and done,'" says  IDC's vice president, Holly Muscolino. Most enterprises understand that a hybrid workforce is the f…
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)
In this article, we'll show you how to add (pin) and remove (unpin) any application from the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 Metro Start Screen. Tiles or the sma…
Cisco Switches
This article shows how to reset a password on a Cisco Catalyst 3750-X (stacked or single unit) and Cisco Catalyst 3560-x switch without losing its startup…