The monitors and stand I got from a friend for $400, I connect my surface pro 3 via usb displaylink adapters and it works great! (4x 27" dell (older model) screens) Top - Synology 1515+ (4x 1Gbps nic + 1 Wifi USB Adapter for MGMT) With three 1TB drives in Raid-5 Also two 250GB …
How to Migrate from a 2003 to 2012 Domain Environment
Migrating from a 2003 to 2012 Domain environment can sound complicated, but Microsoft has made it rather easy. My main reasons for migrating from a 2003 to 2012 environment are as followed: More stable AD More features FRS to DFSR means much smoother replication More secure 2008 Namespace for DFS AD Recycle Bin Along with …
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How To Deploy The OpenVPN Appliance in ESXi
The Open VPN Appliance is a great way to quickly setup a small VPN server without any of the command line hassles. They give you a two user license for free. For home use this should be enough. Their appliance comes in an OVA format which will allow you to deploy it on ESXi very …
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How to Setup Simple SMTP Alerts for Dell’s iDRAC
A lot of people assume you need OMSA installed to setup fancy SNMP and SMTP alerts. However you don't! As long as you have an iDrac card that's all you need. In this tutorial I will be describing the steps needed to setup SMTP alerts for iDRAC emergencies and warnings. So let's begin. First …
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Calculating EIGRP Metric with real world examples
Although not required by the CCNA it's good to know how to calculate EIGRP metrics to really understand distance. I haven't found any great guides on teaching this so I thought I'd take a stab at it. Since the only values we use are K1 and K3 by default (Bw and Delay) Here is how …
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Folder Redirection on AppData – Getting rid of the ” Open File Security Warning”
So you've probably implemented folder redirection along with AppData (roaming) for your laptops users, then your laptop users are complaining they're getting a "Open FIle - Security Warning". Just like below... The simple fix is add your domain to your intranet zone so that your PC trusts where the files are coming from. You can create …
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