FortiGate DNS: Serving DNS Databases
Aug15

FortiGate DNS: Serving DNS Databases

Fortigate DNS KB ID 0001796 Problem A colleague rang to ask if I had any thoughts about a problem that they were having, we do a lot of VMware VCSA upgrades for customers, the process fails if there is no DNS resolution of the FQDN during the upgrade process. We had tried to fix the problem by creating hosts records (typically we don’t have access to the client’s DNS servers that run in the virtual environment). I had...

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Windows  Accessing a Share Error – “You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network”
Nov17

Windows Accessing a Share Error – “You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network”

KB ID 0000991  Problem I hadn’t seen this myself but it was asked in a forum the other day so I replicated it on the test bench. You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network. Go to System in Control Panel to change the computer name and try again. or You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network. If joining a domain, go to System in Control Panel to change the computer name and...

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Setting up the Correct DNS Records for your Web or Mail Server
Nov17

Setting up the Correct DNS Records for your Web or Mail Server

KB ID 0000567  Problem Simply purchasing a domain name is not enough to get email flowing in your direction, and people onto your website. you also need your DNS Records to point to your IP address(s) as well. For those people, that needs either an email or fax (on company headed note paper) to request that these records be set up correctly. You will need to send this request to your ISP (or whoever is hosting your public DNS...

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