Load balancing for Windows Server 2003 Active Directory network
There really is no backup domain controller in AD. All DCs should have global catalog role in order to perform authentication tasks. All DCs can handle all roles. Worst case scenario you would have to use adsiedit or ntdsutil to seize roles that were assigned to the failed server and move them to the other [...]
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| May 17, 2011 1:15 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory backup, Backup Domain Controller (BDC), Domain Controller, Network Load Balancing, Networking, Windows Server 2003
There really is no backup domain controller in AD. All DCs should have global catalog role in order to perform authentication tasks. All DCs can handle all roles. Worst case scenario you would have to use adsiedit or ntdsutil to seize roles that were assigned to the failed server and move them to the other [...]
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| May 17, 2011 1:15 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory backup, Backup Domain Controller (BDC), Domain Controller, Network Load Balancing, Networking, Windows Server 2003
VPN client access GRE tunnel
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| May 17, 2011 8:33 AM
Client Access, GRE, Networking, VPN, VPN Client
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| May 17, 2011 8:33 AM
Client Access, GRE, Networking, VPN, VPN Client
Restrict traffic for Cisco VPN clients
Keep in mind we are talking about two different access-lists. The first one is the inbound access-list on the outside interface. This is the one that the sysopt permit-ipsec command allows IPSec traffic to bypass. If you do not do this then you will need to ensure that any IPSec initiator on the outside is [...]
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| May 17, 2011 7:57 AM
Cisco, Firewalls, Forensics, Incident response, Intrusion management, Network security, Networking, TCP, VPN, Wireless
Keep in mind we are talking about two different access-lists. The first one is the inbound access-list on the outside interface. This is the one that the sysopt permit-ipsec command allows IPSec traffic to bypass. If you do not do this then you will need to ensure that any IPSec initiator on the outside is [...]
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| May 17, 2011 7:57 AM
Cisco, Firewalls, Forensics, Incident response, Intrusion management, Network security, Networking, TCP, VPN, Wireless
Windows Server 2008 R2 with a Windows Server 2000 Domain Controller
We started with 6 2003 server domain controllers and have slowly been migrating to 2008 R2. Currently changed out 4 of the 2003 to 2008 R2. We have been runing this way for over a year without any problems. We now have the PDC on the Server 2008 R2. We plan to replace the last [...]
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| May 16, 2011 12:54 PM
Networking, Windows 2000 Domain Controller, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking
We started with 6 2003 server domain controllers and have slowly been migrating to 2008 R2. Currently changed out 4 of the 2003 to 2008 R2. We have been runing this way for over a year without any problems. We now have the PDC on the Server 2008 R2. We plan to replace the last [...]
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| May 16, 2011 12:54 PM
Networking, Windows 2000 Domain Controller, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking
NAT configuration
sounds to me like you will need to create NAT rules in your router/firewall and not use DHCP to do this. What you need to do is set up NAT using your WAN interface.
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| May 14, 2011 2:44 PM
NAT, Networking, Networking certifications, VLAN, VLAN configuration
sounds to me like you will need to create NAT rules in your router/firewall and not use DHCP to do this. What you need to do is set up NAT using your WAN interface.
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| May 14, 2011 2:44 PM
NAT, Networking, Networking certifications, VLAN, VLAN configuration
How to determine what type of RAM in inside a remote computer
If you are able to login remotely then you might try WinAudit “PC audit and inventory of software, licenses, security configuration, hardware, network settings…” : http://winaudit.zymichost.com/winaudit.zip Not installation required if its on a VLAN cause you actually need to run it on the desktop You might have to sift through the vast amount of data, [...]
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| May 13, 2011 1:38 PM
Client Access, RAM, Remote access
If you are able to login remotely then you might try WinAudit “PC audit and inventory of software, licenses, security configuration, hardware, network settings…” : http://winaudit.zymichost.com/winaudit.zip Not installation required if its on a VLAN cause you actually need to run it on the desktop You might have to sift through the vast amount of data, [...]
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| May 13, 2011 1:38 PM
Client Access, RAM, Remote access
WAN traffic utilization report
Use PRTG traffic Grapher it will give you a details about ADSL incoming and Outgoing traffice
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| May 12, 2011 6:49 AM
Network traffic analysis, Traffic utilization report, WAN, WAN analyzer, Windows
Use PRTG traffic Grapher it will give you a details about ADSL incoming and Outgoing traffice
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| May 12, 2011 6:49 AM
Network traffic analysis, Traffic utilization report, WAN, WAN analyzer, Windows
Open IT Forum: Suggested networking hardware and software
Favorite networking tools which i used is PRTG Traffic Grapher its a open source software which gives you all the detail about all incoming and outgoing traffic
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| May 12, 2011 6:19 AM
Knowledge Point Bounty, Network performance, Networking, Networking Equipment, Networking Products, Open IT Forum
Favorite networking tools which i used is PRTG Traffic Grapher its a open source software which gives you all the detail about all incoming and outgoing traffic
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| May 12, 2011 6:19 AM
Knowledge Point Bounty, Network performance, Networking, Networking Equipment, Networking Products, Open IT Forum
Free IT Book: The RAILS 3 Way
Don’t know, link won’t open
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| May 12, 2011 5:52 AM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
Don’t know, link won’t open
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| May 12, 2011 5:52 AM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
Upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008
You can upgrade member servers first without any issues. However when you are preparing to upgrade AD itself you will need to perform the following pre-upgrade steps in this order first before actually adding or upgrading a domain controller: 1 – AD must be running in Windows 2000 or 2003 native mode and not in [...]
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| May 10, 2011 10:28 AM
Active Directory, Networking, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Upgrade, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Upgrades
You can upgrade member servers first without any issues. However when you are preparing to upgrade AD itself you will need to perform the following pre-upgrade steps in this order first before actually adding or upgrading a domain controller: 1 – AD must be running in Windows 2000 or 2003 native mode and not in [...]
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| May 10, 2011 10:28 AM
Active Directory, Networking, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Upgrade, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Upgrades
DAP-1160 wireless G Access Point problem
-Check the Wireless settings configuration to be still active. -if it works just by resseting and still fails then I would suggest to update firmware (although the process will loose your old settings and will need to reconfigure again.) update firmware: http://www.dlink.co.uk/cs/Satellite?c=TechSupport_C&childpagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLTechProduct&cid=1197319181026&p=1197318962293&packedargs=locale%3D1195806691854&pagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLWrapper your last option could possible be replacement. Hope this helps..
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| May 9, 2011 9:10 PM
Networking, Routers, Wireless access, Wireless Network, Wireless routers
-Check the Wireless settings configuration to be still active. -if it works just by resseting and still fails then I would suggest to update firmware (although the process will loose your old settings and will need to reconfigure again.) update firmware: http://www.dlink.co.uk/cs/Satellite?c=TechSupport_C&childpagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLTechProduct&cid=1197319181026&p=1197318962293&packedargs=locale%3D1195806691854&pagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLWrapper your last option could possible be replacement. Hope this helps..
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| May 9, 2011 9:10 PM
Networking, Routers, Wireless access, Wireless Network, Wireless routers
Wireless connections in Windows XP
Am I mistaken that all other P.C are working fine connecting and that 1 particular P.C is having Problem connecting????So I would then say that the problem may be within that particular P.C. if im correct…. -Check for any recent changes of any I.P address on that P.C(if exist/required).. -Could also try and uninstall Antivirus [...]
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| May 6, 2011 10:25 PM
Windows XP, Windows XP administration, Wireless Internet, Wireless Network, Wireless networking
Am I mistaken that all other P.C are working fine connecting and that 1 particular P.C is having Problem connecting????So I would then say that the problem may be within that particular P.C. if im correct…. -Check for any recent changes of any I.P address on that P.C(if exist/required).. -Could also try and uninstall Antivirus [...]
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| May 6, 2011 10:25 PM
Windows XP, Windows XP administration, Wireless Internet, Wireless Network, Wireless networking
DropBox for users on Active Directory 2008 network
I believe you would give their user accounts (or groups) write/modify access and <b>not</b> read/list access.
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| May 5, 2011 10:13 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Dropbox, Network storage, Networking, Shared folders
I believe you would give their user accounts (or groups) write/modify access and <b>not</b> read/list access.
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| May 5, 2011 10:13 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Dropbox, Network storage, Networking, Shared folders
Open IT Forum: Share networking resources, earn knowledge points!
A little more information: We’re looking to do a roundup of recommended reading for networking professionals. If you have books or other resources you’ve found helpful, either as a general “cookbook,” getting up to speed on a particular topic, or even prepping for a certification exam, it would be great if you could share the [...]
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| May 5, 2011 3:16 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Knowledge Point Bounty, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
A little more information: We’re looking to do a roundup of recommended reading for networking professionals. If you have books or other resources you’ve found helpful, either as a general “cookbook,” getting up to speed on a particular topic, or even prepping for a certification exam, it would be great if you could share the [...]
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| May 5, 2011 3:16 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Knowledge Point Bounty, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
Monitoring external URLs using Nagios
I’m interested in this as well,can I use this to know which out going links on my site are broken?I can’t run this software myself,I just have a shared <a href=”http://www.reviewbelief.com/web-hosting.html”>web hosting</a> account.Is there any solution for this?
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| May 5, 2011 12:14 PM
Linux, Linux administration, monitoring URLs, Nagios, Network monitoring, Windows administration
I’m interested in this as well,can I use this to know which out going links on my site are broken?I can’t run this software myself,I just have a shared <a href=”http://www.reviewbelief.com/web-hosting.html”>web hosting</a> account.Is there any solution for this?
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| May 5, 2011 12:14 PM
Linux, Linux administration, monitoring URLs, Nagios, Network monitoring, Windows administration
Client/Server Network
Sounds like these problem PC’s lose their IP address or LAN connectivity. Check to confirm that their IP address is as expected for this network. If the address is something like 169.254.x.x then the computers are not able to find the DHCP server for the network and have locally assigned addresses. Check the cabling and [...]
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| May 4, 2011 11:49 AM
Client/Server, Client/server architecture, HP ProLiant, HP Servers, IP address, Networking
Sounds like these problem PC’s lose their IP address or LAN connectivity. Check to confirm that their IP address is as expected for this network. If the address is something like 169.254.x.x then the computers are not able to find the DHCP server for the network and have locally assigned addresses. Check the cabling and [...]
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| May 4, 2011 11:49 AM
Client/Server, Client/server architecture, HP ProLiant, HP Servers, IP address, Networking
Configuration of Modem
what configration htu-e1 lease moden for 2048 kbps link.
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| August 9, 2012 10:15 AM
Modems
what configration htu-e1 lease moden for 2048 kbps link.
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| August 9, 2012 10:15 AM
Modems
Cisco 2600 router configuration
You can use Packet tracer or GNS 3 both are very powerful. CHeers Yasir
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| May 4, 2011 8:52 AM
Cisco 2600, Cisco 2950, Cisco Routers, Cisco switches, Networking, Router configuration
You can use Packet tracer or GNS 3 both are very powerful. CHeers Yasir
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| May 4, 2011 8:52 AM
Cisco 2600, Cisco 2950, Cisco Routers, Cisco switches, Networking, Router configuration
Where should my Exchange server reside on my network?
Due to the tight connections to the rest of your network, I personally would not put it in a DMZ. Ours resides on our internal network (behind the firewall and a router). The router port-forwards the needed POP/SMTP/IMAP ports from our external IP address to the internal network IP address of that server. Only those [...]
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| May 3, 2011 8:49 PM
Exchange, Exchange Connectivity, Network Server, Networking, VPN, VPN connectivity
Due to the tight connections to the rest of your network, I personally would not put it in a DMZ. Ours resides on our internal network (behind the firewall and a router). The router port-forwards the needed POP/SMTP/IMAP ports from our external IP address to the internal network IP address of that server. Only those [...]
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| May 3, 2011 8:49 PM
Exchange, Exchange Connectivity, Network Server, Networking, VPN, VPN connectivity
Remote wipe of Windows Mobile devices connected to Exchange
In Exchange 2007 when using an IPhone (might be true for other smart phones). Bring up Exchange manager, Recipient Configuration, Mailbox, select the user. On right side select ‘Manage mobile device’. One of the options is remote wipe. I tested it on my IPhone and it made into a brick almost immediately, I had to [...]
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| May 3, 2011 7:39 PM
Exchange, Mobile networking technology, Mobile security, Networking, Remote access, Security, Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile Device
In Exchange 2007 when using an IPhone (might be true for other smart phones). Bring up Exchange manager, Recipient Configuration, Mailbox, select the user. On right side select ‘Manage mobile device’. One of the options is remote wipe. I tested it on my IPhone and it made into a brick almost immediately, I had to [...]
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| May 3, 2011 7:39 PM
Exchange, Mobile networking technology, Mobile security, Networking, Remote access, Security, Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile Device
