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Cloud computing 101
Monday, December 21, 2009
 
I’m going to take a few minutes to explain cloud computing. To gain an understanding of the future of computing, sometimes is helps to have an understanding of the past. For those of you that remember the mainframe we shared resources on a single machine and used terminals to connect to the
Promise NS4300n Problems Joining Active Directory
Monday, March 23, 2009
 
I have purchased three Promise NS4300n NAS systems over the course of the last year. I was motivated by price more than performance, but have found the units to work well with the exception of a few setbacks. Recently I have extended some of the material on my personal LAN to another consultant
Ubuntu for security vulnerability assessments?
Monday, March 23, 2009
 
It seems I’m in need of a laptop to do a network vulnerability assessment. I thought for a while concerning what OS to use for a tools laptop. I visited with several other security professionals about what to use. There were 3 solid options:
 
1. Windows
2. Linux
3. OpenBSD
 
Each have their
New to Linux, me too. What version did I pick?
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
 
So, I recently made the move to Linux. Granted it is in a virtual machine, and I tried several versions based on information from some of my old colleagues at Dell. (Thanks guys...)
 
What version did I choose? Well initially I started with Debian, but had so many issues getting the X Windows
Basic Network Troubleshooting
Monday, January 12, 2009
 
Network Issues? Most people have them, but not everyone knows how to deal with them.
 
Symptoms:
You cannot reach the Internet using the web browser on your system.
You cannot connect to a network share, or other network resources, i.e. printer, fax, etc.
 
Troubleshooting Steps:
 
Windows
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