networking
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vSphere 6
FreeNAS Change IP Address on iSCSI target VMware ESXi 6
FreeNAS is one of the easiest and coolest virtual SAN appliances out there for use with VMware and other Hypervisor labs. If you have FreeNAS already setup and running with a VMware lab, you may at some point due to…
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Networking
Untangle 10 slow to apply network changes
I wanted to put this question out to you fellow admins out in the field who have experience with using both Untangle 9 and the new Untangle version 10. Do you find Untangle 10 slow to apply network changes? In…
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Networking
How to setup a wireless hotspot with Mikrotik RouterOS
Mikrotik makes a great RouterOS product that can be used to run any old x86 or any new x86 awesome rack server into a great router platform that can be used for WAN connectivity as well as several other applications.…
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Networking
Are you looking for a great wireless router for home or office?
For those of you who are looking for a home router that has exceptionally strong wifi, we wanted to introduce you to an awesome little home router with wifi from a company called Mikrotik. The unit is the Mikrotik RB/751…
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Windows
Windows Server 2008 R2 no shared folder icon
As a server administrator, oftentimes it is the little things that matter that makes our lives either good or much more difficult than it should be. One of the ticky little things that we simply cannot explain the rationale behind…
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Networking
Basic Initial Enterasys Switch Configuration
For those of you who may be replacing your old switches with new switches from Enterasys, you may be wondering as to how you go about accomplishing basic switch setup such as setting an IP address, setting the admin password,…
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Networking
How to add a static route in Windows 7
There are times when you need to add a static route in Windows 7. One example in particular is that you have two network cards that are connecting you to different networks. You may have an internal card that is…
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Windows
Create A Network Between Two Windows 7 Computers
To someone who may be new to computers or to networks in general, to be able to create a successful network between two Windows 7 computers might seem like a daunting task. Granted, everyone’s environment and computers are different, however,…
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Networking
How to Setup VLANs in Basic terms
VLANs or virtual local area networks allow for a wide range of capabilities when it comes to segmented and connecting different segments of network traffic. However, there can be much confusion when it comes to how these are setup and…
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Linux
Linux Network Connection Not Working Virtual Machine ESXi
Recently, in decommissioning an ESX 3.5 Server host, we ran in to a network problem with a few linux VMs residing on that particular host. Since we were not dealing with shared storage for this host and the other ESXi…
