configuration
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Computers
Sophos UTM configuration for Obi
For those of you running the Sophos UTM appliance and who are interested in running an Obi device behind your Sophos UTM appliance, we have put together a selection of firewall rules and other configuration changes for Sophos UTM configuration…
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VOIP
OBiON softphone Busy Signal Fix
Recently, I purchased an Obi200 VOIP device for home. I have to say that I have been thoroughly impressed with this little VOIP box. I think for anyone who wants a potentially free house phone, and you have an Internet…
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Networking
Keep from switching IPs back and forth
If you are a system administrator or someone who spends time configuring routers or other network devices, you may have the need to place your laptop or workstation on the same network as the network device you are configuring. Most…
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Web
Nginx configuration, security, and other information
Nginx is rapidly gaining popularity in the WebHosting world, especially since performance, speed, and scaling are becoming ever more important. Nginx is capable of handling a large amount of concurrent connections with a fair amount of ease. It is used…
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Virtualization
Installing vSphere Update Manager 5.5 update 2 and configuration
Maintaining and deploying patches and updates throughout any environment can take a lot of heavy lifting by administrators. VMware environments need to be patched and updated along with other OS environments in any enterprise environment. While updates can be manually…
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Computers
Performance Tweaks VMware Workstation 10
For those of you who use VMware workstation 10 in running VMs on your desktop or laptop computer, you may have noticed that in certain situations or conditions things may get a bit sluggish when your workstation is under load…
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Web
How to properly setup nginx local authentication
If you have a website running on nginx and you want to make sure the content is not viewable by anyone that isn’t authenticated, the easiest way to set this up is to setup local authentication. Let us take a…
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Networking
Can’t pull an ip address when connected to Cisco switch
Recently in working with a client who had provisioned a new edge switch in an office setting which happened to be a Cisco 3550 XL switch (old switch by today’s standards), I wanted to post a short note about setting…
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Networking
Basic Cisco router setup commands
If you are a network admin or if you are simply an IT professional with occasional or even frequent dealings with Cisco equipment specifically routers, you will probably need to know the below commands. They are the basic commands to…
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Windows
How to find your DNS settings on your computer
Basic Internet troubleshooting often requires troubleshooting DNS settings on a computer. DNS provides the means for all the user friendly URLS we use to surf the Internet are properly translated into the IP addresses the computers and servers understand in…
