Exchange 2010 has this feature in active sync where the admin can setup rules to allow certain devices to connect via ActiveSync Access Rules. Device Access Rules can be setup so that only certain devices can connect and all other devices will be quarantined until an admin can act on… Continue reading
Having an L2TP/IPSEC VPN comes in very handy if you have a Macbook, iOS device, or run Stock Android and want to be able to remotely access your network from on the road. L2TP over IPSEC is a better choice than PPTP which is now considered insecure. Plus L2TP/IPSEC is… Continue reading
This is a usable example showing how to check for a 32 bit OS vs a 64 bit OS in MS windows within a batch file. This is very useful when deploying certain applications through MS Group Policy. Example from a .bat file: @echo off Set RegQry=HKLMHardwareDescriptionSystemCentralProcessor REG.exe Query %RegQry%… Continue reading
I was asked to manually load a Certificate Revocation List (CRL) from an MS Server 2008 R2 Certificate Server to a F5 BIPIP appliance for use when authenticating client certificates. Having a CRL loaded as a local file into the BIGIP is probably the easiest way to get it to… Continue reading
I’ve been using a F5 BIG IP in a test lab as a VPN concentrator using client certs as part of the Authentication of the client. We have a windows 2008 r2 domain controller on the inside LAN running MS Certificate Services. The 2008r2 host is running as the Certificate… Continue reading
Sharepoint 2013 backups leave a lot to be desired. But here’s something new I just came across. Sharepoint 2013 has no built in way to setup a backup retention period or any method to remove old backups to free up space. So whether you use a backup script running as… Continue reading
I encountered this error while performing an install of an Exchange 2010 Service Pack: Some controls aren’t valid. – Setup previously failed while performing the action “Install”. You can’t resume setup by performing the action “BuildToBuildUpgrade” To fix the issue, we need to open the registry, find and remove the… Continue reading
Do you dislike Google? I do. I hate the fact that Google wants to record every little bit of information from your life and data mine it to death. And just like how the iPhone requires an Apple ID , Android phones seem to require you to share all your… Continue reading
NOTE: The latest releases of Owncloud ver 8 require PHP version 5 which is not available in the native repositories for Ubuntu 12.04. If you want to run the latest OwnCloud, you should use Ubuntu 14.04 instead. Here is the HOW-TO: https://www.slsmk.com/how-to-install-owncloud-to-ubuntu-14-04-lts/ Running ver 8 on 12.04 is possible but… Continue reading
My business closed one of their remote branches recently. The ex-employees took their time packing and sending the hardware back to our HQ. The Domain Controller was offline for more than a month. When we finally got it back, I recreated the routing and plugged the server back in so… Continue reading
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