Event data mining with PowerShell
On Server 2008 and 2008 R2, if your Domain Controllers aren’t configured to require LDAP signing and disallow simple LDAP binds in plaintext, Active Directory...
Author: Geoff
Sr. System Administrator at the University of Vermont
Compiling OpenSSL for Win x64
I’m upgrading the components of the user provisioning system I built. Previously, I used ActiveState Perl and the UWinnipeg PPM repository to get the Net::LDA...
Network Policy Service error – eventid 4402
I’ve been working on deploying a load-balanced Remote Desktop Gateway service. I deployed the first farm member, then cloned it to create a second member. The...
My favorite Mac video
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2187719718781346355# [contains some adult language : f-word]
Server 2008 R2 DNS client issues
We use BIND for our DNS, and allow certain systems to perform dynamic DNS registration. This arrangement has worked well for years. When I started deploying Ser...
PowerShell – find a free IP
Since we don’t use DHCP in our server subnets, I frequently have to locate free IP addresses when deploying a server. I remembered reading a TechNet Magaz...
2008 R2 DCDIAG errors with NIC teaming
I’m in the process of deploying a couple new Server 2008 R2 domain controllers. I’m using two IBM blades, each having a pair of Broadcom NICs that I configu...
Capture Windows VM memory dump in ESX
I’m working with Microsoft to identify a problem I’m seeing with LSASS, possibly related to the VSS snapshot created by our backup software. At this point, ...
NERCOMP WordPress University 2010
Yesterday, I attended the NERCOMP WordPress University SIG, a showcase of what some folks are doing with WordPress. First session: Jay Colier, Web Communication...
Microsoft Courier
Engadget has posted a video and review of the new Microsoft Courier interface demo. The device appears to comprise two screens, hinged in the middle like a book...