I used to do some work for a customer who’s idea of running an evaluation of a new system was to pick one product, put it in, then if it sort of worked good enough to just buy that one. Over the long term some of these choices turned out to be less than ideal. […]
After installing Windows Server 2008 Core you may wish to configure a static IP address and DNS servers. Microsoft guides you through the process of configuring the IP address and primary DNS server using the Netsh command, but what about additional DNS server IP addresses?
When you first login to a Windows Server 2008 Core installation you may find the desktop screen resolution is too small at 640x480 pixels. However the nature of the Core installation is that there is no graphical interface to modify the desktop resolution. Fortunately the changes can be made via the registry.
When installing the VMWare tools on a core install of Windows Server 2008 some people are confused to find that nothing happens after selecting “Install/Upgrade VMWare Tools” from the client window. Even though the VMWare Tools image mounts to the virtual CD-ROM drive it does not autorun as you would expect in a normal install […]
Over at ChrisBrogan.com guest poster GL Hoffman shares 10 terrific tips on how to stand out (the good way) at your workplace. Being visible and known for being a good worker might be important for you in the current economic climate as the axe swings on jobs across the industry. Read Are you Anonymous at […]
For those familiar with the GUI interface for Exchange Server 2003 diagnostic logging the new Exchange Server 2007 diagnostic logging cmdlets might seem a little daunting at first. But with a little PowerShell understanding they become much easier to manage. Lets take a look at a few examples. First of all the two shell cmdlets […]
When you introduce a the first Exchange Server 2007 server into an existing Exchange Server 2003 organization you may encounter an issue with mail flow between the two servers. Emails sent from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2003 work fine, however emails sent from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 do not work and can be seen […]
In one of life’s “chicken and egg” situations I recently encountered the issue of promoting a Windows Server 2003 64-bit R2 server to be a Domain Controller in an environment with only Windows Server 2003 32-bit (non-R2) servers as existing Domain Controllers. DCPromo will tell you that the Forest has not been prepared for the […]
While deploying a new Dell PowerEdge 2900 for a customer I enountered a problem where the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite displayed no options for NIC teaming. I checked the Dell Support website first and confirmed that the latest Dell-supplied drivers were already installed on the server. After a little hunting around I decided to download […]
I’ve written some more articles recently at AllSpammedUp.com. One of the interesting things about writing these articles is that is has forced me to take a deeper look at Exchange Server 2007 antispam features and consider their effectiveness. My view at the moment is that with the right attention and configuration Exchange Server 2007 can […]
