June 29, 2011 10:29 AM
Posted by: Karl Gechlik
You wouldn't want to setup RRAS on a domain controller, especially if you are multihoming the machine. Multihomed DCs are not recommended due to the numerous errors generated with DNS and the multiple names registered. Causes issues with AD.
You can do it without AD. It's NOT required. Install...
June 29, 2011 10:25 AM
Posted by: Karl Gechlik
We recently read a wonderful write-up on speeding up your Windows 7 box and they included other tips and hints as well. Definitely check this out before you jump on the Windows 7 Bandwagon. Check it out here.
Here is...
June 29, 2011 10:21 AM
Posted by: Karl Gechlik
After the fiasco a short while back users are scared of storing data on dropbox. Don't be! Just follow DropBox's recommendation to ENCRYPT! Check out the snippet below or this
June 28, 2011 12:57 PM
Posted by: Karl Gechlik
Did you know that Microsoft has made major changes in Windows Server 2008 R2 over regular old plain Jane Windows Server 2008. Well they did and you can read about the changes right from the horses mouth below. Just click on each of the links to hit the Microsoft documents for any of the updated...
June 28, 2011 12:52 PM
Posted by: Karl Gechlik
It took a while to get out of the habit of using Manage from right clicking on My Computer to manage my server. After all it has been embedded in my head over the last several years. Now with Windows 2008 we have a new application or console called Server Manager.
Now you can use Server Manager...
June 28, 2011 12:47 PM
Posted by: Karl Gechlik
There are many ways to tell what a NIC's MAC address is. But here is a quick DOS command to add to your tool belt:
GETMAC
How can you forget that one?!?
June 28, 2011 12:42 PM
Posted by: Karl Gechlik
I was working with a junior admin the other day. He was playing with DHCP in the lab and he was having issues with comprehending how DHCP actually works. After setting up the DHCP server, authorizing and setting the scope up I asked him to explain the process a client goes through when requesting a...
June 28, 2011 12:39 PM
Posted by: Karl Gechlik
Are you still using WINS in your environement? We all know that MS is doing away with it in their next generation server Operating System releases. How are you planning to make the jump? Are you staying with 2008 or older legacy platforms? We would love to hear from you in the comments below.
June 20, 2011 10:50 AM
Posted by: Karl Gechlik
After shutting down Outlook forcefully and trying to restart it, the following error is displayed, and then Outlook exits:
'Microsoft Outlook' exited without properly closing your Outlook data file. 'Microsoft Outlook' must be restarted. If this error message recurs, contact support for...
