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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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With Windows 2016 Server already making its way into data centers Windows 2016 Server Licensing is becoming a very hot topic. Windows 2016 Server is…
Windows Servers
Our previous article explained what Group Policy Objects (GPO) are and showed how group policies can be configured to help control computers and user…
Windows Servers
This article serves as an Active Directory tutorial covering installation and setup of a Windows 2012 Domain Controller using Windows Server Manager…

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Businesses that rely on virtual machines for their day-to-day operations should think twice about securing their infrastructure. Modern use of virtua…
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
Resource sharing, like file systems and printers, in Microsoft Windows systems, is accomplished using a protocol called the Server Message Block or SMB. F…
Linux - Unix
What is Server Virtualization? Server virtualization is the process of apportioning a physical server into several smaller virtual servers. During se…
Linux - Unix
In the previous articles, we spoke about the Internet Domain Hierarchy and explained how the ROOT servers are the DNS servers, which contain all the infor…
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Since this document merely scratches the surface when it comes to Linux, you will probably find you have lots of questions and possibly problems. Whether…

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Cisco Switches
Being able to monitor your network traffic is essential when it comes to troubleshooting problems, performing a security audit or even casually checking y…
Cisco Switches
This article covers basic and advanced configuration of Cisco Catalyst Layer-3 switches such as the Cisco Catalyst 3560G, 3560E, 3560-X, 3750, 3750E, 3750…
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NAT (Network Address Translation) is a method that allows the translation (modification) of IP addresses while packets/datagrams are traversing the networ…
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Firewall.cx has covered Colasoft Capsa several times in the past, but its constant improvements make it well worth revisiting. Since the last review, the…