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MS Server Articles:
Windows Servers
The Importance of a Hyper-V & VMware Server Backu…
Using Hyper-V Server virtualization technology, you can virtualize your physical environment to reduce the cost of physical hardware. As part of IT b…
Windows Servers
New Upcoming Features in Hyper-V vNext - Free Tr…
With the release of Hyper-V vNext just around the corner, Altaro has organized a Free webinar that will take you right into the new Hyper-V vNext rel…
Windows Servers
How to Install and Configure Windows 2012 DNS Ser…
Our previous article covered introduction to the Domain Name System (DNS) and explained the importance of the DNS Server role within the network infr…
Windows Servers
Windows 2012 Server Foundation, Essential, Standa…
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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…
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We all remember how grateful we were to have backup software when facing so many data loss mishaps…
How to Enable or Disable SSH on VMware ESXi via W…
SSH access to VMware’s ESXi server is by disabled by default however there are many reasons where SSH might be required. VMware and System administra…
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Linux - Unix
The Linux Command Line
You could actually skip this whole section for those who are already familiar with the topic, but we highly recommend you read it because this is the hear…
Linux - Unix
Working with Linux TCP/IP Network Configuration Files
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…
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
Critical 15 Year-old Linux Security Hole (Ghost) Revea…
Security researchers at qualys.com yesterday released information on a critical 15 year-old Linux security hole which affects millions of Linux systems da…
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Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)
How to Add and Remove Applications from Windows 8 / 8…
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 Routers
Configuring Site to Site IPSec VPN Tunnel Between Cisc…
Site-to-Site IPSec VPN Tunnels are used to allow the secure transmission of data, voice and video between two sites (e.g offices or branches). The VPN tun…
Cisco Routers
Cisco Router PPP Multilink Setup and Configuration
This article provides an in-depth explanation of PPP Multilink and shows how to configure a Cisco router to use PPP Multilink between two serial interface…
Cisco Routers
Configuring NTP on a Cisco Router (NTP Client and NTP…
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a vital service not only for Cisco devices but almost every network device. Any computer-based device needs to be accuratel…







