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Installing Network Policy Service (NPS) on Windows Server 2008 R2

Posted by on Feb 23, 2012 in Advanced, Security, Windows Server 2008 R2 | 0 comments

With security becoming the hottest issue in Information Technology it may become necessary to implement a Network Policy Server in your environment. This tutorial will focus only on the installation of NPS itself.

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Changing the Length of a Root Certificate

Posted by on Feb 23, 2012 in Expert, Random Tech Bits, Windows Server 2008 R2 | 1 comment

At one point or another it may become necessary to change the length of your Root Certificate and in Windows Server 2008 R2 there is no obvious way to do it. We will show you how.

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Adding Role Services in Windows 2008 R2

Posted by on Feb 22, 2012 in Intermediate, Random Tech Bits, Windows Server 2008 R2 | 0 comments

Sometimes after installing a server role you realize that there was some component that you forgot to install. Nothing could be simpler.

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Installing Active Directory Certificate Services on Windows Server 2008 R2

Posted by on Feb 10, 2012 in Active Directory, Advanced, Security, Windows Server 2008 R2 | 3 comments

 Active directory certificate services or AD CS as one can probably guess manages certificates in your active directory domain. This lets you issue and use certificates for authentication and create SSL enabled websites.

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Installing DHCP IPv4 Services on Windows Server 2008 R2

Posted by on Jan 28, 2012 in Advanced, DHCP, Windows Server 2008 R2 | 0 comments

Ahh! The DHCP, an invaluable component to a manageable network, without it a sysadmin would have to manually assign IP addresses to all machines on his network, what a pain would that be! This tutorial will show you how to install it.

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Printing protocols : LPR vs RAW

Posted by on Jan 24, 2012 in Intermediate, Random Tech Bits | 0 comments

 So you came across LPR and RAW printing protocols while configuring a printer? Take a minute and read this.

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C1E Function : Processor States Explained

Posted by on Jan 24, 2012 in Intermediate, Random Tech Bits | 0 comments

 

So you decided to poke through your BIOS and came across the C1E Function? Stay awhile and listen.

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