Category Archives: General

General stuff, usually just stuff related to networking and admin.

Passed! 70-647 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator

I took the exam on Wednesday 6th April and have just got the confirmation result through on my transcript so I can post up about it now. Just 70-680 Configuring Windows 7 to go before I’m an MCITP: Enterprise Administrator … Continue reading

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haproxy on Fedora or Application Request Routing (ARRv2) for IIS7?

I’ve been investigating solutions for Layer 7 load balancing today, well, tonight actually, mainly for my own use initially but obviously in my line of work I’m sure the knowledge will come in handy at some point in the future. … Continue reading

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The remote computer requires Network Level Authentication.

Another sort of reminder post for me but when you get this error message when trying to RDP to an NLA enabled Windows Server 2008 server or Windows 7 workstation, just follow the steps in the following Microsoft Knowledgebase article. … Continue reading

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70-647 Here I come…

Well, I’ve had my time off (and been a little lazy but with good reason that I’ll explore for you in more detail at some point in the future) so I’m starting to prepare for 70-647, Windows Server Enterprise Administration. … Continue reading

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Upgrading to Fedora 14 (Laughlin)…wish me luck UPDATE: Err, what happened?

Hopefully I won’t be Laughlin at my b0rked VM in a short while. I’ve decided to place my hopes and dreams in the capable hands of the Linux community and use preupgrade-cli “Fedora 14 (Laughlin)” Fingers crossed it works as … Continue reading

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Configuring NTP sync on Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042 A little note for myself really but following this also applies to Windows Server 2008 time sources from pool.ntp.org. Don’t forget you will need to open your firewall up to allow the DC to get accurate time! -Lewis

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Passed! MCTS Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring

Actually I passed on 3rd December but I thought I’d get this up on the blog too. -Lewis

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Passed! MCTS Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring

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