Advise Upgrading to Windows Server 2012 R2 from 2012 RTM Running SharePoint 2013 These are some of my own notes on upgrading Sharepoint Server 2013 from the server running Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2012 R2. I know this will help others that made the same mistakes that I did. I'm grateful to have the ability
802.1x 802.1x Authentication or DirectAccess. Which one should I use? Here is a question that came to me earlier and caused me to think a bit.... "I am creating a new SSID with the intent of setting up an 802.1X wireless network to secure traffic between the WiFi access points and each
2012 DirectAccess 2012 IP-HTTPS issue, “The IP-HTTPS listener is inactive” This is now the 3rd time that I have set up a single network adapter installation of DirectAccess 2012 for one of my customers and I wanted to share my experience with one of the most common problems I’ve seen thus far. This
2012 More issues and solutions for DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012, Notes from the field Tonight, I have some more DirectAccess 2012 woes and solutions to share. These are more or less some notes I jotted down while setting up DA2012 for a customer. Note #1: The following case occurred both with my customer’s DirectAccess 2012 server, as
2012 Windows Server 2012 DirectAccess IP-HTTPS Error Route has not been enabled I was in the middle of setting up DirectAccess 2012 in an IPv4-only environment for one of my customers when I hit a really big roadblock. Originally, I had DA set up using the simple deployment method. Everything installed just fine and the DA
2012 OS Installation BSOD with Windows Server 2012 Boot Media on UEFI Server Hardware I was working with one of my customers a few nights ago and ran into a huge roadblock when trying to boot the Windows Server 2012 Datacenter installation media (DVD\USB) on a brand new piece of server hardware. We booted the installation media
Errors RightFax 9.4 error, “The fax server could not find an account matching your network login” Here is the scenario: You just finished installing RightFax on a Windows Server and launch the RightFax Enterprise Fax Manager tool from the Start Menu. As soon as you click on any of the options on the left pane, an error appears. Clicking OK
How-to How-To Solve Printer Redirection Issues with the RDC Client in Windows XP Windows XP just won’t go away. It is still one of the most widely used operating systems in business so I still find myself having to go back and remember certain things I had to support. For example, there was one little known
Errors Windows Server 2008 R2 Error: “You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item” Here is the situation: I set up a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controller, and created a new Windows Server 2008 R2 server in Hyper-V, and joined it to my domain. I am able to log in and administratively control the Domain Controller without
Acs TACACS+, Active Directory, and Cisco Secure ACS I have now transitioned to another team at my employer and I have already had the opportunity to work on some very fun projects. One of my first projects dealt with configuring our Cisco IOS switches to authenticate logins against our Active Directory accounts.
Beta The Windows 8 Family of Software: Betas and Consumer Previews We all know that the Windows 8 Consumer Preview was released on Feb. 29th 2012. Windows 8 Consumer Preview Download Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Beta Download Windows Server “8” Beta Download I wasn’t impressed with the Windows 8 Developer Preview, but Microsoft has
Errors An issue with Windows XP when trying to access a file share on a Windows 7 computer **** Full credit for the solution to this problem goes to Alan LaMielle. Thanks Alan! Original article link here:** It has been over a week since my last post, so I figured it is time to add an update! I was able to help out
Dns An Interesting DNS Issue Ready for another networking lesson?! Great! Lets get started… A customer called in today asking for help because they were unable to access our website or their webmail. Everything, such as e-mail or the employee web portal, is accessed directly from our website and
Batchfile An Office 2010 KMS Activation Issue, and the fix! I decided to upgrade my work PC to Windows 7 Enterprise, 64 bit with Service Pack 1 integrated. I sure am special, aren’t I? (Don’t answer that question ). Anywhoo, a problem came up after I manually installed Office Professional Plus 2010. After
Security Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 has been released Yup, the time has come. Service Pack 1 has been released for both Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. It is available on Microsoft’s download site. It will be distributed through Windows Update as a mandatory update over time. But if you
Administrative Tools Convert a physical PC to a Microsoft format virtual hard disk using Disk2VHD This post is for the system admins in the bunch…. Microsoft has a great group of software coders under their wing. In my opinion, Microsoft’s team is their most prominent and valuable group thanks to their excellent support tools and admin software. In
Administrative Tools USB Boot Disk Editon #1 - Install VMWare ESXi 4.0 from a USB flash drive using Windows 7 64 bit Bootable USB drives are a great thing. You can easily upgrade the software on a USB drive, wipe out the drive, or replace it. Heck, even most USB flash drives can get run through a washer AND dryer and STILL work! So with this