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Networking: Cisco and Dell N-Series L3 EtherChannel
VMware: Custom TCP/IP Stacks in VMware ESXi 6.0
Database fragmentation Percentage Query
Database re-indexing query
Desktop LAN Connection: develops the “(unauthenticated)” error
Equallogic Management: Mapping the SAN to a VM
Fully automated SQL Server Restore Script
Group Policy: Performance tweaks for 14% less memory usage
Home Lab
Home Lab 2.0: It’s evolved….
How to Check Local Group Policies Applied from Domain Controllers
How to Fix a Corrupt Profile in a Windows domain for a Server or Desktop
IPv6 General Transmit Failure bug
Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 won’t let you login after a server reboot…but why?
Outlook won’t allow you to send a attachment: here is a solution.
VMware: Physical to Virtual Conversion – All I need to do is a P2V right?
RAID Calculator
Restarting a Windows Printer Spooler Properly
Restoring a SQL database to another server from a SQL Backup
Setting Persistent Routes in a Windows PC/Server/VM that has Multiple Network Adapter’s for Multiple vLAN’s
Setting up a Login Script for Acitve Directory from the Sysvol (NETLOGIN) folder
SQL: Procedure sp_executesql: expects parameter ‘@statement’ of type ‘ntext/nchar/nvarchar’
Windows: Terminal Services GPO: Deploying Roaming Profiles, User Home Directory, and Session management
Windows: Terminal Services – Creating a Terminal Server Farm
Networking: Update a Cisco IOS on a Router
Networking: Upgrading Cisco IOS on a Catalyst 3750G L3 Switch
VMware vCenter: Physical or Virtual, you choose!
vForum 2015 – November 3rd – NYC
Virus Removal Guide
VMUG NY/NJ 2015
VMware Hardware Compatibility List
VMware Snapshot’s can be good but are also bad if left unchecked.
VMware vSAN: From Procuring the hardware, to Configuring the hardware, to Deploying vSAN, to Migrating VM’s in the Home-Lab (2 month weekend warrior project)
VMware: Setting up vLAN’s within a ESXi host for inter-vlan traffic
VMware: Time, what is this about time?
vSAN: Making a Dell R610’s PERC 6/i support SSD’s for VMware’s vSAN
Windows Domain Controller Operations Masters Placement and Verifying Windows Server “Operations Masters”
Windows Server/Desktop Performance Tweaks
Windows Updates: C:\ drive runs out of space, but why?
Windows Vista/7: Trust relationship between workstation and domain fails
Networking: Cisco and Dell N-Series L3 EtherChannel
Networking: Update a Cisco IOS on a Router
vSAN: Making a Dell R610’s PERC 6/i support SSD’s for VMware’s vSAN
VMware vSAN: From Procuring the hardware, to Configuring the hardware, to Deploying vSAN, to Migrating VM’s in the Home-Lab (2 month weekend warrior project)
Restarting a Windows Printer Spooler Properly
Setting up a Login Script for Acitve Directory from the Sysvol (NETLOGIN) folder
Networking: Setting up a 1 to 1 NAT with a WAN firewall rule on a Sonicwall
Networking: Setting up a SSL-VPN on a Sonicwall
Windows: Password Policy for Terminal Services
Windows: Server 2003 RDC error: “The RPC is unavailable”
Windows: Windows Authentication Error when connection to Windows Server 2016 from Windows 7
Windows: RepAdmin Commands to resolve Active Directory Replication issues
VMware: ESXi 6.5 Standby uplink bug for enabling non-vDS multipathing in Web Client
VMware: Converting Windows 2000 NT produces a “inaccessible_boot_device” error
Windows: Terminal Services – unexpected server authentication certificate error
VMware: vCSA Console won’t accept updated password, what do you do?
VMware: Setting up the NSX manager from CLI
Windows: How To activate Windows via Command Prompt
Cyber Security: Why is a SIEM solution important?
Cyber Security: Nmap commands for recon discovery during a vulnerability or penetration assessment
Cyber Security/Windows: Everyday security for RD[Protocol], but how?
Cyber Security/Networking: How to setup a Mirror port on a Cisco switch for use with a SIEM device
Cyber Security: How to use Wireshark
Windows: Enabling Schema Module for movement of FSMO role
Windows Server 2016/2019: How to fix a AD Replication Error 5
Cyber Security/Networking: Common Ports
Cyber Security: Test your AV!
Cyber Security/Networking/Windows: Is 802.1X important?
Cyber Security: So you say your using a complex password, are you really sure?
Windows/Cyber Security: Session Inactivity and Auto-logoff Policy
Cyber Security: Recommendations for Secure TLS
Cyber Security: Types of EAP Frameworks
Cyber Security: Types of Encapsulation used with EAP’s
Cyber Security: Secure-by-Design Recommendations
VMware/Networking: How to enable VLAN Guest Tagging with a Netgear M4300 Series switch and Windows Server 2016 with VMware ESXi 6.0
Cybersecurity: How do you check a file to verify it’s integrity?
Cyber Security/Windows/Networking: All-In-One Technical Toolkit
Cyber Security/Windows: Secure time for your Windows Server
Windows/Cyber Security: Enabling DNSSEC/DNS Sockets for greater DNS Integrity & Cache protection
Cyber Security: Enterprise Security Disciplines
Cyber Security: Risk Vocabulary
Windows/Cyber Security: Terminal Services Lockdown Policy
Cyber Security: Policy, Procedures, AND Processes OOO MY! O.O
Windows: GVLK Public keys
Windows: Server 2019 Time zone won’t change
VMware: Deploying Intel X710 DA2 CNA w/ v2.0.7 in ESXi 6.7U2/U3
Windows: Setting up “In-Motion” encryption on SMB-based files
Windows: Deploy a Domain Controller via Powershell
Windows: Deployment of a Nano Server with DNS
Windows: Prerequisites for a Nano Server
Windows: Deployment of Windows Server Core
Windows: Creating an Offline Root CA
Windows: Creating a Enterprise Subordinate CA of an Offline Root CA
Windows: Creating a Enterprise Subordinate (Policy) CA of an Offline Root CA for an Issuing CA
Windows: Creating an Issuing CA of a Enterprise Subordinate (Policy) CA
Windows/Cyber Security: What can you use PKI-based certificates for and how can they help with security?
Windows: Updates breaking your application? …Deploy a WSUS Server! (GUI-Based)
Windows: Updates breaking your application? …Deploy a WSUS Server! (Core-Based)
Windows/Cyber Security: Integration of Active Directory Services into a Sophos UTM using LDAP
Windows: Slow remote site login? …Enabling BrachCache might help!
Windows: Key Management Service – Software Licensing Manager
Windows: Moving Operation Master (FSMO) via Powershell
Windows: My C: Drive keeps filling up after each update on my server! …Maybe your WinSxS folder needs a clean up!!!
Windows: Create a Windows Server 2016 .wim image
Windows: How to create an Answer File with Window System Image Manager (SIM)
Windows: Using a System Imaging Manager (SIM) Answer file with System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) to create Server 2016 Template
Windows: Using the Microsoft Assessment and Planning toolkit (MAP) to take inventory of your network and to make improvements
Networking: How to setup a SNMP Community String on a Netgear switch
Windows: NTFS vs ReFS and example use cases for each
Storage: iSCSI vs FC
Storage: Best practices around iSCSI storage
Windows/Powershell: Automating the configuration of the 1st Domain Controller for a new domain
Windows/Powershell: Automating the configuration of a Secondary Domain Controller for a newly created domain
Windows: Creating a Pristine Image (.wim) with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
Windows/Group Policy: The Importance of using the Loopback Policy
Windows/Powershell: Changing Remote Desktop Protocol Port based on Servers in a User Defined OU
Cyber Security/Networking: How to setup a Mirror port on a Netgear M4300 for use with a SIEM device
Cyber Security: Setting up a rule on a Sophos XG firewall to allow only internal DNS forwarder resolution
Cyber Security: Setting up a syslog collector on a Sophos XG firewall
Windows/Powershell: Automating the configuration of Windows Server Update Server (WSUS)
Windows/Powershell: Automating the configuration of a File Server with AES-CCM-based Signing and Encryption
Windows/Powershell: Automating the configuration of Print Server
Windows/Powershell: Automating the configuration of an Offline Root CA
Windows/Powershell: Automating the configuration of an Enterprise Intermediate CA joined to a Offline Workgroup Root CA
Windows/Powershell: Automating the configuration of DHCP Server with DNS
Windows/Powershell: Automating the configuration of 14 day Inactive User Query
Windows/Powershell: Automating the configuration of 1 months Inactive User Query
Windows/Powershell: Login and Logoff script for Users on a specific computer from a specified date
Windows/Powershell: Migrating Users in Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory to Server 2016 Active Directory
Windows/Networking: So called ‘Rogue DHCP’ can cause all your wonderful new-domain-in-series-with-old-domain plans to go up in smoke! … or you can do this!
Windows/Powershell: Allow ICMP through the default Windows Advanced Firewall to allow for pinging
Windows/Powershell: Allow printers on a printer server to be ‘list in the directory’ and change the default ‘autodetect’ print drivers
Windows: Folder Redirection Policy
Windows: KB4534271 Has Broken GPO Processing and Corrupt gpt.ini
Storage Best Practices
Windows/Cyber Security: Basics for deploying certificates via Windows Server Active Directory Certificate Services
Windows: Powershell Execution Policy & TLS 1.2 bypass
Windows/Cyber Security: types of system service accounts
Windows: Server Cleanup Script
Windows/Cyber Security: How to remote enable RDP on a server when you forget to enable RDP
Windows: Ultimate All-in-One IT Troubleshooting Toolkit script
Windows/Azure: Creating a Multi-forest integration with Azure with Azure AD Connect and custom UPN Suffix or Email attributes
Windows: How to Cleanup Metadata after a tombstoned or orphaned Domain Controller creates artifacts in your Active Directory Domain
Windows: Migrating from FRS to DFS-R
Windows/Cyber Security: Enable RRL to help mitigate DNS Amplification attacks
Windows/Powershell: Bulk Update SNMP on all domain-based servers
Windows: Microsoft File Server Migration Wizard
Windows/Powershell: How to find a Windows Server/Desktop trust with a domain controller
Windows: NTFS vs SMB Share – Permissions
Windows: Exchange Troubleshooting Toolkit Commands
Windows: Connecting to Exchange Online
Windows: Microsoft’s IdFix
Windows: IISCrypto
Windows/Azure: How to manually push On-premises changes to Azure using Azure AD Connect via Powershell
Windows/Exchange: How to setup SPF records for spam protection
Windows/Cyber Security: Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)
Windows/Cyber Security: Folder Redirection Policy
Windows: Launching a Powershell script from a GPO
Windows/Exchange: Understanding DMARC and How to use it with your Exchange-based Email Solution alongside SPF, and DKIM
Windows/O365: Using Desktop Analytics
Windows/O365: Intune App Deployment: Microsoft Store App
Windows/O365: Intune App Deployment
Windows/PowerShell: Restarting a bank of computer based on AD-based name via Powershell
Windows/WSUS: Automatically pull WSUS Approved Updates and Then Install them and Then Reboot
Windows/WSUS: Force desktop to re-sync with WSUS server
Windows/WSUS: Creating Custom Index for a brand-new WSUS Server
Windows/WSUS: Weekly WSUS Cleanup Script
Windows/WSUS: Setting to configure for a brand-new WSUS Server deployment
Windows/Office 365: Enable RMS Templates for O365 Email Encryption via PowerShell
Windows/Office 365: Creating a DLP Policy and associated DLP Rule via Powershell
Windows/Office 365: Connect into Office 365 Security & Compliance via Powershell
Windows/PowerShell: How to Enable TLS 1.2 on a Server 2019
Windows/Office 365: Enable Exchange Online mailbox auditing
Windows/Azure: Setting up a Service Connection Point (SCP) to link to On-Premise Active Directory in Hybrid Mode to Azure for use with Intune
Windows/Security: Create a gMSA Service Account
Windows/Azure: Integrate an Azure Storage Account and its Azure File Share with on-premise Active Directory for use as the FSlogix profiles storage location
Windows/Azure: Integrating an Azure Storage Account into On-Premise Active Directory for use with Azure Virtual Desktop
Windows/Azure: Microsoft defender for endpoint service. error message: the service name is invalid.
M365/Exchange: Creating and updating Address Books
M365/Defender for Identity: Enable Advanced Audit Policies
Azure/Security: Restrict Guest User Access
M365/Exchange: Block Legacy Authentication
M365/Exchange: How to connect to Exchange Online (2023)
M365/Security: Prevent Sharepoint downloads that are infected
Storage: iSCSI vs FC
Created: 12/20/19
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