A typical question from my mailbag: How do I find out if a given PCI hardware is supported of by the current CentOS / Debian / RHEL / Fedora Linux kernel? You can easily find out find out if a given piece of PCI hardware such as RAID, network, sound, graphics card is supported or [...]
If you get the error: Windows could not start because the following files is missing or corrupt \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE Insert and boot from your WindowsXP CD. At the first R=Repair option, press the R key Press the number that corresponds to the correct location for the installation of Windows you want to repair. Typically [...]
Routing between subnets is disabled by default for the TCP/IP protocol in Windows NT. To enable routing, following these steps: WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can [...]
If you are running Windows Server 2008 in your VMware environment, you’ll have noticed that by default the vSphere Console access is a lot slower than what you are used to in Windows Server 2003. You can fix that, by updating the Graphics Driver in Server 2008. 1. Install VMware Tools To start, VMware Tools [...]
When you run IIS sites long enough, you might eventually run into the following problem when trying to start a new or already existing site in the IIS manager. Error: “The network location cannot be reached. “ The most likely cause is that Host Headers for that particular site are configured for an IP address [...]
By default vSphere does not provide client for Linux or OS X. You need to use Windows system to manage your VMware ESX server. However, it does provides vSphere Web Access which allows you to organize and share virtual machines using web browser. If you try to access vSphere Web Access you may get an [...]
You can use utility smbclient (part of samba server) to send a message to windows system from FreeBSD (or even from Linux/Solaris/UNIX OS). This command lets you send messages to windows workstations, display browse lists, and connect to SMB shares. Genral syntax of to send a message is as follows: smbclient -M <WINDOW-SYSTEM-NAME> <<EOF Message [...]
Much ado has been made about whether or not Linux is truly more secure than Windows. This article provides some tips and hints about the same. We compared Windows vs. Linux by examining the following metrics in the 40 most recent patches/vulnerabilities listed for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 vs. Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.3: [...]
In order to move MDaemon to a new machine you should first remove the MDaemon service. To remove MDaemon as a service Go to Setup Click on System Service Settings Click on Remove Service Open Windows Explorer and navigate to your MDaemon directory. Make a backup of the entire directory. Make a note of the [...]
OpenVPN is a full-featured SSL VPN solution which can accomodate a wide range of configurations, including remote access, site-to-site VPNs, WiFi security, and enterprise-scale remote access solutions with load balancing, failover, and fine-grained access-controls. Although originally developed for Linux, OpenVPN is now widely used for providing VPN services for Windows clients. This document describes how [...]
