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Security
Untangle 12.1 Review and Impressions
So virtual firewalls and appliances are all the rage these days and there are many options to choose from. Historically, I have used a variety of different firewall/UTM platforms. I have always been a fan of the Untangle product as…
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Networking
How to Configure Untangle site to site VPN
In working on a DR project utilizing two Untangle virtual appliances, I had the need to setup a site to site VPN connection between the Untangle firewalls. The OpenVPN documentation is fairly decent on the Untangle site, however, the information…
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Virtualization
Nakivo Backup & Replication 6.1 – powerful choice for VM backup
Just a quick blurb to spread the news about Nakivo Backup & Replication 6.1. It is now in GA release trim and it has improved on the already great interface and features available to the enterprise. The great thing about…
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Computers
Change VMware NSX Controller Settings
If you are looking into NSX especially in a lab environment, the resource requirements for the NSX virtual infrastructure is quite costly. Especially with high availability, you are looking at steep memory and CPU requirements. Also, if you look to edit…
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Windows 10
Windows 10 static address shows 169 address
Today I ran into a weird situation with a Windows 10 VM that I wanted to write up a quick post about. Having provisioned a Windows 10 VM from a sysprepped image, I quickly brought the VM up and started…
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SQL
Troubleshooting general SQL connectivity issues
There are quite a few things that an administrator may need to check when it comes to making sure connectivity to SQL is happy and healthy in your respective environments. As of late, I have put together a checklist of…
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Windows
Map a network drive from remote desktop back to local computer
If you are working a lot with remote desktop sessions especially in lab environments where network segmentation is present, there are often many situations where it is beneficial to have access to local or network drives from your host computer…
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SQL
See what user you are connecting to linked SQL server
I wanted to share with you guys a really handy little SQL query that is extremely useful if you are troubleshooting SQL Server linked server connectivity. You may have setup a local server login to remote server login mapping which…
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Windows
Kill a Windows service quick tip
Just a quick tip from the trenches that I have used numerous times over the years to deal with problematic Windows services. Let’s take a look at the “kill a Windows service quick tip”. You may have a service that…
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Virtualization
Altaro Update Supports Hyper-V CBT
In case you haven’t heard as of yet, with the lastest round of releases from Altaro, i.e. version 6.5, the Altaro update supports Hyper-V CBT or change block tracking, which it is touting has drastically increased the speed of their…
