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Ping returns “Reply from ::1: time
Ping returns the following Pinging DC1.domain.com [::1] from ::1 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from ::1: time=1ms Reply from ::1: time=2ms Reply from ::1: time=1ms Reply from ::1: time=3ms Disable IPv6 and your problems go away. It’s usually not enough to uncheck it in the NIC properties. For best results use the registry to
Limit dynamic RPC port range on Windows Server
RPC by default can grab any dynamic port above 1024. Security sometimes may ask you to limit that to a much narrower range. A the minimum you should have about 100-200 ports available for RPC communication. Here is the registry setting: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Rpc Ports: REG_MULTI_SZ: 5000-5100 PortsInternetAvailable: REG_SZ: Y UseInternetPorts: REG_SZ: Y Full MS KB
Integrated Windows Authentication with IIS and Winows Server 2008 R2
Need to turn on integrated Authentication in IIS? Here are the steps to do it: On the taskbar, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager. In the Server Manager hierarchy pane, expand Roles, and then click Web Server (IIS). In the Web Server (IIS) pane, scroll to the Role Services
Remove ghosted network adapter from windows
The IP address you have entered for this network adapter is already assigned to another adapter… From time to time you may encounter this error on a newly P2V system. In the past it was a registry fix but now Microsoft has a prefered GUI solution: Click Start, click Run, type cmd.exe Type set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
A quick way to verify ldap functionality over a domain trust
Assume a trust is setup between Domain Y and Domain X From the Domain Y DC issue the following command ldifde -f output.ldf -s {FQDN of DCx} -b {user account} {domain} {password} Connecting to “FQDN of DCx” Logging in as “user account” in domain “domain” using SSPI Exporting directory to file output.ldf Searching for entries…
Find out what ports your Windows box is listening on
One of the easiest ways to see what ports a windows system is listening on is to use netstat. To get a comprehensive list open a command prompt netstat -an Active Connections Proto Local Address Foreign Address State TCP 0.0.0.0:135 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:445 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1494 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:2598 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP
Useful Windows 2003 Cluster commands
To fix a corrupt quorum: net start clussvc /FIXQUORUM The Cluster Service service is starting………….. The Cluster Service service was started successfully. If you cannot start the Cluster service, or if you have trouble removing the node, you can manually unconfigure the Cluster service: 1. Run the Cmd.exe program to open a command prompt. 2.
Quickly Extend a drive on a Windows VM
This command can not be used on the C: drive. Sceneario: You have just grown the virtual disk of you Windows VM and need to have windows see and utulize the extended free space: Use diskpart that is built-in to windows to do this in a few easy steps. Yous basically do the following: Identify
Kerbros – Solaris – AD SSO
As a windows administrator I run into multiple scenarios where SSO is required –thus we have to setup UNIX to AD authentication via KERBROS. This is from the Windows point of view and other steps are required by the UNIX admin to be performed that are not covered here. First create a USER account in
Install Ubuntu linux-headers for VMware recompile
Have you ever had a problem with linux-headers missing or corrupt? Usually occurs when trying to recompile VMware on an updated box. Here is a quick way to update/fix them. sudo aptitude install linux-headers-$(uname -r)