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Point a Window Client or Server to a particular Domain Controller
When troubleshooting domain controller related issues from a client side there are many things that needs to be checked. Few items that…
Year: <span>2018</span>
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Convert a Dynamic IP to Static
Working on a project where on some servers the DHCP assigned addresses needs to be converted to static. Since there is always…
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Force Replication of all Domain Controllers on all Sites
If you want to replicate all Domain Controllers, then you have to start replication on each of them separately. This may take…
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All of Windows Cipher Suites
Working on a security project and I needed a reference guide as to what cipher suites are supported on what OS. So…
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Deploying the SCCM Client with VMware Client Windows Guest Customization
Since SCCM is our configuration management tool of choice, the SCCM client needs to get installed on all of our newly provisioned…
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NSLookup still showing IP of demoted Domain Controller
So had an interesting issue today where a Domain Controller (DC) was demoted yet the IP of the demoted DC was still…
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ConfigMgr 2012 R2 – WSUS sync fails with HTTP 503 errors
Ran into this issue with ConfigMgr 2012 R2 where it was unable to synchronize Software Update Point with the WSUS server. A…
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Active Directory Ports required between client and domain controllers
Active Directory uses several ports for communication between domain controllers and clients. These ports are required both by client computers and Domain…