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Powershell
How to see what network drives a remote computer is connected to using powershell
In our Powershell series for performing day to day administrative tasks we want to move on to a task that many admins may need to perform as an information gathering tool in troubleshooting, etc. That task is finding what network…
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Powershell
How to start and stop services remotely using Powershell
Powershell is one of the coolest new things that has happened to Windows in recent iterations. It provides a wealth of scripting power to administrators and even to home users who may want to do some things quickly and efficiently…
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Networking
How to configure and implement network QoS using Untangle
In today’s networks, connectivity is an essential part of successful communication in businesses an enterprise environments. Even though bandwidth is cheap these days, it is still a priority for network administrators to prioritize and limit mission critical traffic and non…
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Networking
Untangle Bridge mode not working for internal subnets
Recently in working with a client who had implemented an Untangle box in their environment for UTM purposes, they ran into the issue of other internal subnets within their network not being able to connect to the Internet. The hosts…
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Exchange
How to add additional mailboxes to Outlook 2010
You may have the need to add additional mailboxes in Outlook 2010. To make this happen there are a few things that need to be verified, but these are not difficult at all. The first thing is to make sure…
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Exchange
How to allow a user to open another user’s mailbox Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2003
If you want to add someone else’s inbox in Outlook 2010, this is easily accomplished. There are just a few steps that need to be taken both my the system administrator and you if you are handling your Outlook settings.…
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Cloud
Users can’t login to Office 365 email after migration from Live@Edu
Recently, in working with an educational institution on issues their students were having logging into Office 365 after the mandatory upgrade from Microsoft, we stumbled on a problem and fix that resolved issues many students were having with their account…
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SQL
How to find the SSRS Job Name with the Report Name SQL
In order to check the status of the SSRS report subscription jobs, status, and the last run time, run the following SQL script against the MASTER DB. It will list: report id report name last status SELECT c .Name AS ReportName , rs . ScheduleID AS JOB_NAME , s . [Description]…
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Powershell
Automate joining a workstation to a domain using powershell and a batch file
If you are a network admin looking for an easy way to script the joining of a workstation to a domain perhaps out of an image restore, you can do this easily by using powershell as well as a batch…
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ActiveDirectory
How to delete active directory user accounts with powergui and lastlogontimestamp
One of the best new tools at the system administrator or network administrator’s fingertips is powershell. Powershell was introduced with Windows 2008 and is also standard with Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Powershell provides many cool powerful new features…
