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...
Author: Geoff
Sr. System Administrator at the University of Vermont
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...
Domain Controller Blue Screen
During an upgrade of our VMware ESX infrastructure, I ran into an issue with our domain controllers. As part of the process we needed to upgrade the virtual har...