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home lab
Best Home Lab Networking Architecture in 2025
One of the core aspects of any IT infrastructure is the network. The network is the center of how everything communicates, works, and it also forms the core of your security posture and how well…
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vSphere 6
Can you Install VMware ESXi on 4kn Drives
The answer to the question posed in the post title is – yes you can INSTALL ESXi on 4kn drives.…
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Windows Server 2016
Prepare Active Directory Windows Server 2016 DC Adprep
With the RTM release of Windows Server 2016, many will be thinking about and looking to introduce a Windows Server…
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Networking
How to Upgrade Dell Nseries Firmware
A quick post on how to upgrade Dell Nseries Firmware and the process involved. What you will need is a…
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Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 RTM Installation and Configuration
Well, with Windows Server 2016 now RTM, many administrators are gearing up to start looking at installing their first WS2016…
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Networking
What happens Same IP Range different subnet mask
I had this question posed to me the other day and it is one of those curiosity questions that you…
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Networking
VIRL vs GNS3 vs Packet Tracer which one
Network simulators are a great resources for mocking up certain scenarios, learning, certifications, and plain old “what will happen if…
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ActiveDirectory
Nakivo 6.1 Backup and Restore Active Directory
In enterprise environments today, Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD or ADDS) is by far the most widely used authentication engine that…
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VMware
ESXTOP troubleshoot VM network connectivity
ESXTOP is one of the best all around troubleshooting tools in the toolbox of a VMware administrator and it is…
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Networking
Troubleshooting VMware Workstation Network connectivity
Typically, I use VMware Workstation every day running work VMs and performing other testing. I also troubleshoot VMware Workstation for…
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Powershell
Reset unresponsive VM with Powershell PowerCLI
I had a recent use case to be able to check the reachability of a certain VM which had shown…
