How to monitor URL's users are accessing without proxy/router?
I know Wireshark monitors packets and frames, but does anything monitor application level so I can search a host name requesting a website? I need to sniff for Facebook, YouTube, and Pandora URL...
View Articleautomatically convert evt files to csv files
I have multiple .evt files in a folder and want them to be converted to .csv format so that I can export it to sql server for creating reports. Can anyone help me with the first part (converting .evt...
View Article2012R2 STD - Tiered Storage
So I setup Tiered Storage on a VM inside VMWare on a 2012R2 Standard ServerCan I still expand the storage in VolumeA/B dynamically?VolumeA - SSD 399gbVolumeB - HDD SAS/NL 7200 1.5TBNow in a single...
View ArticleMultiple Users with Same Remote Desktop Services Profile Path
I am running RDP sessions with Windows Server 2012 R2. I have created 3 users in Active Directory, (3126,3130,3211). I set it up on the first profile, 3126, and made the changes to the desktop I...
View ArticleMigrating from SBS 2003 to Windows server 2012 and Exchange
I have a Windows SBS 2003 (32-bit) server and domain. I have a separate server running windows exchange 2007 (64-bit). I have purchased a windows server 2012 (64-bit) and promoted to a DC/GC. I...
View ArticleWindows Server Backup hangs on "Reading data; please wait..."
I need to recover some files and our current disaster recovery plan uses WBAdmin as its centerpiece (boo right?). Well, I loaded up the gui in mmc for the Windows Server Backup and at first it loaded...
View ArticleMigrating WSUS Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012
Hello, recently our company purchased an upgraded machine that will end up running our WSUS. I'm not the most experienced with this, but our current machine is running Windows Server 2003 R2 with WSUS...
View ArticleRDWEB No logins
I am setting up a temporary 2008 R2 with rdweb for a client.It will only house 1 web app.Would like to find a way to have them not log into it, but to just pick up there local login for both the web...
View ArticleManage Hyper-V 2008 R2 host from Windows 8.1?
Has anyone managed to get an mmc snap in for Hyper-V 2.0 on Windows 8.1 yet?The native Hyper-V manager can't connect to Server 2012 hosts.Tried installing RSAT for Windows 7 SP1, no luck. Can see this...
View ArticleWindow Server 2012 Storage Clusters
I'm looking to a solution to an issue that seems unique, but I know I'm not the only one trying to accomplish this.Background:I have some extra servers that I can repurpose that have a lot of storage...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 VM consuming all its memory on Hyper-V host
Dear SpiceHeads,I've Dell PowerEdge R720 with 64 GB RAM. It runs Windows Server 2012 and as a Hyper-V host.Today I've created one Windows Server 2012 VM on it with 16 GB start-up RAM and dynamic memory...
View ArticleServer 2008 Std SP2 - Locks up
We have a Dell server running Win 2008 Std SP2 which is configured for RDP access.We are having an issue where randomly, the server stops responding. Users who are currently logged in, their sessions...
View ArticleBest Backup procedures for my windows 2012 r2 standard and hyper-v guest vm's
Hi! First of all I would like to point out that I am new to this platform and the hyper-v so please be gentle with me :) I would like to ask for your advise or suggestions on how I could protect or...
View ArticleDouble hop kerberos
Hello all.It's that time, that time when you have very few hairs on your head due to excessive hairpulling over things that just should work.The scenario is as such. I have to implement kerberos...
View ArticleSo a 2012 FTP with SSL, without anonymous users connecting. Is it secure?
So we have an old FTP site running off our SBS 2008 server and as we are moving away from that box I need to set that up on another machine. So I added the IIS and FTP role to one of our Server 2012...
View ArticleDFS-R discrepancy? Should I be worried?
OK.Set up DFS many moons ago (Windows 2003) - always been fine.A few weeks back I got asked if there was a way to keep a copy of our shared folders somewhere else, just in case, so I thought I'd close...
View ArticleFastCopy runs differently when run as a task
I use FastCopy to sync up directories between two computers. When I run FastCopy interactively, it works just fine. When I call it from a Scheduled Task, then the "sync" function (destination...
View ArticleSafe to delete files in the Windows/Temp folder on a Windows 2008 R2 Server ?
We are running short of disk space on the C drive and I noticed that the C:/Windows/Temp folder is taking up over 60 GB of space. Is it safe to delete all the files in this folder ?The server is a SQL...
View ArticleWindows Storage Server 2012 Workgroup version
I'm an EE with no formal IT training, but I'm the default ITguy for our small company… I need help! Our LAN is a Windows Server 2003 domainwith about 40 client PC's. We plan to upgrade our domain...
View ArticleQuestion about CAL license for Windows 2008 R2 server?
Anyone know about licensing on a Windows 2008 R2 server? We are running a AD on it and use it for a file server. Say we have like 50 users that is accessing the file server, does that mean we need to...
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