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Our previous article explained what Group Policy Objects (GPO) are and showed how group policies can be configured to help control computers and user…
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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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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 c…

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For a cable modem or a DSL connection, the service provider dynamically assigns the IP address to your PC. When you install a DSL or a home cable router b…
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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Setting up a Secondary (or Slave) DNS sever is much easier than you might think. All the hard work is done when you setup the Master DNS server by creatin…
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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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Cisco Routers
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…
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The DNS protocol is used to resolve FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Names) to IP addresses around the world. This allows us to successfully find and connect…