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What is the difference between Implicit SSL and Explicit SSL?

FTP over SSL (Explicit) Explicit security requires that the FTP client issues a specific command to the FTP server after establishing a connection to establish the SSL link. In explicit SSL (or in TLS) the FTP client needs to send an explicit command ( i.e. “AUTH SSL” or “AUTH TLS”) to FTP server to initiate […]

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Capturing with tcpdump

Capturing with tcpdump There are occasions when you want to capture packets using tcpdump rather than wireshark, especially when you want to do a remote capture. Please note that the default tcpdump parameters result in a capture file where each packet is truncated, because most versions of tcpdump, will, by default, only capture the first […]

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Personal

SharePoint 2010 Cumulative Update = Fail

Today I took on the fun task of updating a SharePoint 2010 Server to server Pack 1 followed by cumulative updates.  Everything seemed to go well up until running the Configuration wizard which bombs at the end.    Now the CU update documentation says ‘nothing’ about rebooting the machine.   In the update logs there is an […]

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Problem Steps Recorder

A quick pffffft: The Problem Step Recorder (PSR) is a little known feature of Windows 7 which allows you to record your desktop along with applications and activities so you can later show someone such as a tech support person or even give a demo on how to use something in Windows.  This is very […]

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How-To Technical

Remove Windows Service

By executing the following command you can remove a windows service: C:> sc delete [service name] TIP:  If you don’t know the service name you’re trying to delete, you can find it by going to Start>Run>services.msc and locate the service name in the service’s property page.   Attn:  No screenshots were harmed in forming this […]

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How to Setup a Windows 2008 R2 SNTP/NTP Server

  Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following registry entry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesW32TimeConfig In the right pane, right-click AnnounceFlags, and then click Modify. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, under Value data, type 5, and then click OK. Enable NTPServer. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSet ServicesW32TimeTimeProvidersNtpServer In the right pane, right-click Enabled, and then […]