Need a new server
So, the company I work for needs a new server. We have around 35 users, all of which need Exchange mailboxes. The plan is to go from one SBS 2003 Domain Controller and three other Server 2003 boxes to...
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Just took over as IT Admin at a SMB. First project they want done is replacement of their existing network and domain (replace/re-purpose servers and PCs as needed). They 2 primary locations in two...
View Articleremote desktop easy print
how can i give a user permission to print from a remote server?
View ArticleHow to generate CSR
We need to setup a secure FTP server. We'll be using Windows Server 2008 R2 and the guy that plans to get this all working is planning on using FileZilla Server. An SSL certificate has already been...
View Articlequotas for users
is there anybody that uses the quotas for folder redirection that has a recommended limit on how much users should be allowed to have as there limit any feedback would be great thanks
View ArticleHow to upgrade/downgrade vb script version on windows server 2003 SP2
hi,I'm facing issue with my VB script on my windows 2003 server. Current VB script version is - 5.6.0.8852 and I want this to upgrade to 5.7.6002.23292. Kindly share me the steps to perform this. And...
View ArticleBare Metal Recovery of Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller
I'm in the process of testing our disaster recovery plan to simulate bare metal recovery of an Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Controller. We have several DCs in our domain and the one...
View ArticleSCCM 2012 customize built in reports
My boss wants me customize the SCCM Hardware -Video Card report "Video card information for a specific computer" The end result being that instead of just 1 computer name I could put in the sccm...
View ArticlePrinter driver was not installed. Access is denied.
Hey guys. I'm having a bit of trouble installing a printer on Server 2008 R2. The network printer is currently installed on the server with a PCL 5e driver and I'd like to install the same printer...
View ArticleDNS Not Resolving CNAME
OK guys, I really looked all over for an answer, but couldn't find the right one.Background: Windows 2008R2 AD integrated DNS in abc.com (let's say). We are preparing to migrate to Office 365, and are...
View ArticleEvent ID 29 NetworkDeviceEnrollmentService issue
Hello,I have configured CA Root Certificate Server 2008 to issue certificates but its not working for some reason. In the application logs I am seeing event id 29 "The password in the certificate...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 WDS Multicasting Speed/Performance Issues
Spiceheads,I've been trying to resolve this issue for some time now.. and have come up with relatively nil (I think.)The environment:WDS Server - Server 2012 R2 w/ WDS, DHCP, DNS, RRAS roles /...
View Articleevery time a user log on, the VPN gets disconnected and the connection has to be
Hello Guys:I have a partner with a Windows server 2012 R2 working as a RDS to give remote access to users. This server is on a remote location from the Datacenter and is connected via VPN (RAS-PPTP)...
View ArticleMoving a windows 2008 cluster witness disk to another storage array
Hi all,I've not done much with clusters and suddenly I've been asked to move the witness disk on a cluster to another storage array so I just wanted to check the best practice for doing this.There are...
View ArticleDevice vs User Cal
I'm new the Windows server licensing, and I'm trying to determine which CAL licensing to use in my upcoming network installation. There will be roughly three desktops and one or two printers on the...
View ArticleXP and Server 2012 Issue
The strangest thing has happened.We have had a server 2012 R2 DC server in play for several months now and initially the XP Pro PC's had no issues with it.This week all the XP workstations are no...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 DHCP failover replication
Hi all,I've had my 2 2012 R2 DCs doing DHCP load-sharing for a few months now. For some reason I can't seem to get reservations to replicate -- everything else does. Is this by design? If I do a manual...
View Articledomain network connectivity failed, DC shows 'unidentified network'
We are connected in a domain network with internet connection running windows server 2008 r2 with Windows 7 and windows 8 clients. Throughout this week, internet connections seems to be dropping....
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Identifying Event ID 4625 Source
I have a series of Audit Failure, Event ID 4625, events occurring at 30 minute intervals.Is there a way to determine the source? I assume it is from a domain workstation but I have no idea how to...
View ArticlePossible to use DNS alias to redirect to specific remote desktop collection?
Hi all,We're in the process of updating our terminal servers (I guess now they're called "remote desktop session hosts"...) to the new 2012 structure. We have two connection brokers set up in...
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