vSphere Disable Timeout
Apr19

vSphere Disable Timeout

KB ID 0001118  Problem One annoying thing about the vSphere web client is the fact it throws you out after a period of inactivity. Now I know there are straight forward security reasons for this, and on a production environment thats fine. But on my test network theres just me, sighing every few minutes and logging back in again. As the ‘Flash’ client is getting depreciated I’ll concentrate on the HTML5 client, but...

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Windows Client(s) not ‘appearing’ in WSUS
Jan01

Windows Client(s) not ‘appearing’ in WSUS

KB ID 0000591  Problem Before you start troubleshooting clients, how long have you waited? I usually setup and configure WSUS up at the start of a job, then leave it alone for a few DAYS, before I start worrying. Here are the steps I usually follow to get the machines listed in the WSUS management console. Solution Before doing anything further, simply try running the following two PowerShell commands, (on the problem client,) and...

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Windows Certificate Services ‘certsrv’ Website displays 403.14
Aug31

Windows Certificate Services ‘certsrv’ Website displays 403.14

KB ID 0001342  Problem I seem to get all the PKI/Certificate services problems! Yesterday I was trying to use the web enrolment portal on a certificate services server, and could not get in locally, (or remotely) via http, (or https) it simply showed me a 403.14 error. HTTP Error 403.14 Forbidden Solution This was an odd one, in IIS Manager select the ‘Certsrv’ virtual directory > Advanced Options > And look at the...

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Cisco ASA 5500 – Install and Configure a CSC Module
Nov17

Cisco ASA 5500 – Install and Configure a CSC Module

KB ID 0000731  Problem The Cisco CSC module provides ‘in line’ scanning of POP3, SMTP, HTTP and FTP traffic, to protect against viruses but also for anti spam and anti phish (with the correct licensing). If you are familiar with Trend products, you will like it, (because that’s what it runs), and the interface is much the same as Trend IWSS. It is a hardware device that plugs into the back of the ASA, and comes in...

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