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Windows Servers
Introduction to Windows DNS – The Importance of D…
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
How to Recover & Create "Show Desktop" Icon Funct…
The Show Desktop feature, included with almost all versions of Windows up to Windows 7, allows a user to minimize or restore all open programs and e…
Windows Servers
Free Webinar: Scripting & Automation in Hyper-V w…
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) provides some great automation benefits for those organizations that can afford the hefty price tag. Ho…
Windows Servers
How to Easily Change Network Card Profile / Netwo…
Network Location Awareness (NLA) is a feature offered on Windows Server 2012 R2 and all Windows workstation editions from Windows 8.1 and above, incl…
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Differences Between VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi…
In this article we will cover the differences between VMware ESXi, vSphere and vCenter while also explain the features supported by each vSphere edit…
How to Fix VMware ESXi Virtual Machine 'Invalid S…
In this article, we'll show you how to deal with VMs which are reported to have an Invalid Status as shown in the screenshot below. This is a co…
Understanding Deduplication. Complete Guide to De…
When considering your VM backup solution, key features such as deduplication are incredibly important. This is not simply from a cost perspective but…
8 Critical Features to Have in a VM Backup Soluti…
Businesses that rely on virtual machines for their day-to-day operations should think twice about securing their infrastructure. Modern use of virtua…
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Linux BIND DNS - Part 1: Introduction To The DNS Datab…
BIND (Berkely Internet Name Domain) is a popular software for translating domain names into IP addresses and usually found on Linux servers. This article…
Linux - Unix
Linux BIND DNS - Part 4: Common BIND Files - Named.loc…
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
Configuring Linux to Act as a Firewall - Linux IPTable…
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…
Linux - Unix
Understanding, Administering Linux Groups and User Acc…
In a multi-user environment like Linux, every file is owned by a user and a group. There can be others as well who may be allowed to work with the file. W…
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VLAN Networks
VLANs - IEEE 802.1q Trunk Link Protocol Analysis
While the VLAN Tagging article briefly covered the IEEE 802.1q protocol this article will continue building upon it by further analyzing the IEEE 802.1q T…
VLAN Networks
InterVLAN Routing - Routing between VLAN Networks
This article deals with the popular topic of InterVLAN routing, which is used to allow routing & communication between VLAN networks. Our article anal…
Cisco Switches
Complete Guide to DHCP Snooping, How it Works, Concept…
This article covers popular Layer 2 & Layer 3 network attacks with a focus on DHCP Starvation Attacks, Man-in-the-Middle attacks, unintentional rogue…
Cisco Routers
Resolving Cisco Router/Switch Tftp Problems: Source IP…
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…




