Archive for the ‘Documents’ Category

  1. Mon
    27 Oct

    Roll back to Adobe Flash 9 ActiveX Plugin

    Written by Brad on 7:58 am | Permalink | Read Comments (0)

    I’m posting this since I’ve seen a number of issues coming up from using the Beta of Flash 10. One of the larger problems that I’ve heard about is the use of a flash based <input type=’file’> method for flash that is locked now because they made it so Flash 10 can’t use these. It was a [...]

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  2. Mon
    22 Sep

    Email contents of file to external account

    Written by Brad on 7:38 am | Permalink | Read Comments (0)

    From time to time I work on Linux boxes and I have the need to email the contents of a file that I can’t scp or ftp off the server. Usually because of security, but typically email works so that’s a good enough solution. Use the following commands to email the contents
    > cat $filename | [...]

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  3. Tue
    29 Jul

    Adding pre-login and post-login messages for Linux ssh

    Written by Brad on 7:55 am | Permalink | Read Comments (0)

    With a lot of port scanners and people attempting brute forcing, I add basic login messages to my linux servers so I can hopefully deter them from trying to run DDOS attacks against my servers. Not always effectivie, but worth a shot. Plus, if your organization requires legal messages for logins, this is pretty handy [...]

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  4. Tue
    29 Jul

    Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 3.5

    Written by Brad on 7:40 am | Permalink | Read Comments (0)

    ESXi 3.5 does ship with the ability to run SSH, but this is disabled by default (and is not supported).
    1) At the console of the ESXi host, press ALT-F1 to access the console window.
    2) Enter unsupported in the console and then press Enter. You will not see the text you type in.
    3) If you typed [...]

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  5. Thu
    24 Jul

    Minimize Microsoft Outlook 2002/XP To System Tray

    Written by Brad on 8:04 am | Permalink | Read Comments (0)

    I use this tweak a lot and i find it useful since most of the companies I work for still use Outlook 2002/XP.
    If you’re an Outlook user - you will know that minimizing Outlook will send it to the Task Bar.
    There is a registry entry which can be added, to allow you to minimize Outlook [...]

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  6. Mon
    23 Jun

    Migrating 2000 Domain Controller to 2003 Domain Controller

    Written by Brad on 2:26 pm | Permalink | Read Comments (0)

    These steps are done on the 2003 server!
    - Make sure your Sever 2000 Domain controllers are running at least service pack 4.
    - Have your 2003 server join your domain but only as a member server
    - Do not run dcpromo or install active directory!!!
    1. Copy the i386 folder from CD 1 of your Server 2003 CDs [...]

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  7. Mon
    02 Jun

    Setting Static IP on Red Hat

    Written by Brad on 9:51 am | Permalink | Read Comments (0)

    In red hat this file is /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and you would put this in it:

    CODE

    DEVICE=eth0
    BOOTPROTO=static
    ONBOOT=yes
    IPADDR=192.168.1.10
    NETMASK=255.255.255.0
    GATEWAY=192.168.1.1

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  8. Mon
    02 Jun

    Setting Static IP on Debian

    Written by Brad on 9:50 am | Permalink | Read Comments (0)

    To configure a static IP (an IP that will never change) in debian you must edit the file
    /etc/networking/interfaces and put the following:

    CODE

    # /etc/network/interfaces — configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)# The loopback interface
    auto lo
    iface lo inet loopback
    # The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian installation
    # (network, broadcast and gateway are optional)
    auto [...]

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  9. Wed
    28 May

    Securing IIS FTP on Windows Server 2003

    Written by Brad on 11:19 am | Permalink | Read Comments (1)

    To Create an FTP Site
    When you install the FTP service, IIS creates a default FTP site. You can use the default FTP site or you can create a new FTP site. To create a new FTP site:
     1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
     2. In the console tree, [...]

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  10. Mon
    11 Feb

    My 10 Tips for IT Admins to Improve Performance in XP.

    Written by Brad on 8:32 am | Permalink | Read Comments (0)

    I’ve worked for a while as an IT admin and I’ve learned a few tips over the years that have really helped improve my users experiences. Note, these tips may be more techy in nature since that’s how I normally write. If you have any questions, you are welcome to come by the forums to [...]

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