SBS 2003 has lost its CAL’s (Client Access Licenses reset to 5)
Nov17

SBS 2003 has lost its CAL’s (Client Access Licenses reset to 5)

KB ID 0000339 Problem Been a while since I’ve seen this one, and strangely I didn’t document it. so when I was asked this morning I searched here on PeteNetLive, and In my personal database of solutions but the cupboard was bare. Solution 1. Before you do anything make sure your SBS has plenty of space on the hard drive, simply running out of room on the system drive can cause SBS to lose its licences, make sure this is...

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Exchange – Delete and Recreate the PowerShell Virtual Directory
Nov17

Exchange – Delete and Recreate the PowerShell Virtual Directory

KB ID 0000700  Problem One of the big drawbacks of Exchange management being built on PowerShell, and it talking to the PowerShell virtual director is, when IIS has a problem, you can’t manage your Exchange via the command shell, or the Exchange Management Console. While trying to fix a problem last week I wanted to remove and recreate the PowerShell virtual directory, and I found the PowerShell command, but no working examples...

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GNS3 – Routers Lose their Certificates When Restarted
Nov17

GNS3 – Routers Lose their Certificates When Restarted

KB ID 0000955  Problem I was doing some work with PKI and routers today, and after spending ages enrolling all my routers for certificates, I thought I’d save my hard work and return to it later. When I started the project up again, I was less than happy all the devices certificates had ‘Disappeared’! Solution This is default behavior, to change this select Edit > Preferences > Dynamips > Locate...

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Cisco – Cracking and Decrypting Passwords (Type 7 and Type 5)
Nov17

Cisco – Cracking and Decrypting Passwords (Type 7 and Type 5)

KB ID 0000940  Problem Decrypt Type 7 Cisco Passwords The Internet is full of sites that have something like the tool below, tap your ‘encrypted’ password in and it will reveal the Cisco password.   Input Type 7 Obfuscated Password: Output Plain Text Password: As you can see I’ve specifically written ‘obfuscated’ above, because the password isn’t actually encrypted at all. All that happens is the...

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