How to Modify Firewall Address Filter CHUONG K. NGUYEN – BSc., MCSEx2, MCSAx2, MCP, MCTS, MCITP, CCNA We need to add the IP addresses (using host names) to the Remote Address list in the Firewall Rules. Note: The new IP added might be duplicates with the existing ones but next time it will be removed.… Read more How to Modify Firewall Address Filter
How to obtain Public IP address from PowerShell CHUONG K. NGUYEN – BSc., MCSEx2, MCSAx2, MCP, MCTS, MCITP, CCNA Launch PowerShell and use this command: $ips = (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri “http://ipinfo.io”).IP $ips That’s it.
How to reset Windows Login password CHUONG K. NGUYEN – BSc., MCSEx2, MCSAx2, MCP, MCTS, MCITP, CCNA The following procedure helps to reset Windows user login passwords in case you forget them. It has been tested on Windows 7, 8, 10, and Server 2012/R2. Step 1: Boot the computer up with a Windows media. This… Read more How to reset Windows Login password
How to Transfer FSMO Roles from Server01 to Server02 CHUONG K. NGUYEN – BSc., MCSEx2, MCSAx2, MCP, MCTS, MCITP, CCNA First, we need to query the existence of the FSMO roles to see where they reside. This can be done on either server. Use the following two commands: Get-ADForest tvd.local | ft DomainNamingMaster, SchemaMaster Get-ADDomain… Read more How to Transfer FSMO Roles from Server01 to Server02
How to Use RoboCopy to Backup Data CHUONG K. NGUYEN – BSc., MCSEx2, MCSAx2, MCP, MCTS, MCITP, CCNA RoboCopy is a built-in Windows application that can be used to copy data from a source location to a destination location. I used the following Robocopy command to copy data from a shared directory called SOURCE on… Read more How to Use RoboCopy to Backup Data
How to Add a Linux Server as a New Session in Remote Desktop Manager CHUONG K. NGUYEN – BSc., MCSEx2, MCSAx2, MCP, MCTS, MCITP, CCNA Using Remote Desktop Manager is a great way to organize remote connections to servers that we administer. In this guide I will show you how to add a connection to… Read more How to Add a Linux Server as a New Session in Remote Desktop Manager
DHCP Load Balancing / Failover In Windows Server 2012 R2 CHUONG K. NGUYEN – BSc., MCSEx2, MCSAx2, MCP, MCTS, MCITP, CCNA In this lab I will guide you through configuring a simple DHCP load balancing scenario using Microsoft Windows Server products. 1/ Physical Topology There are two DHCP Servers running Windows server 2012 R2. DHCP01:… Read more DHCP Load Balancing / Failover In Windows Server 2012 R2
How to enable Remote Desktop on a Server Core 2012 CHUONG K. NGUYEN – BSc., MCSEx2, MCSAx2, MCP, MCTS, MCITP, CCNA On the server, enter the following command to check the status to Remote Desktop. cscript %windir%\system32\scregedit.wsf /ar /v If the return value is 1 then enter the following command to enable RDP. cscript scregedit.wsf… Read more How to Enable Remote Desktop on a Server Core 2012
How to find the Allocation Unit Size for a Volume CHUONG K. NGUYEN – BSc., MCSEx2, MCSAx2, MCP, MCTS, MCITP, CCNA Launch the Command Prompt as Administrator, type fsutil fsinfo ntfsinto F: The Bytes Per Cluster information is the Allocation Unit Size. Alternatively, you can use diskpart to achieve the same goal. Type select volume… Read more How to Find The Allocation Unit Size for a Volume
User Profiles and User Folders Redirection Using GPO Chuong K. Nguyen BSc., MCSEx2, MCSAx2, MCP, MCTS, CCNA, MCITP Assume that you have a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 installed and ADDS is configured, up and running. The following guide will show you how to configure a few policies using Group Policy Objects (GPO) to: Redirect… Read more User Profiles and User Folders Redirection Using GPO