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OSPF Stub Area Troubleshooting

Sean Wilkins continues his discussion on OSPF Area Troubleshooting. In today’s post, Sean reviews link state advertisement (LSA) types and also reviews the different stubby areas and what they allow and deny. From there, Sean dives into common stubby area problems and how they can be resolved.

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Understanding FSMO Roles in Server 2008 Active Directory

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

In this post, Michael Simmons explains FSMO Roles in Active Directory 2008. Michael covers all 5 roles: Schema Master, Domain Naming Master, Infrastructure Master, Relative ID Master and Primary Domain Controller Emulator. Together, these FSMO Roles help prevent conflicts when making changes within the traditional multi-master model.

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Video: Social Engineering for Your Enterprise

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Lisa Szpunar of TrainSignal explains basic social engineering tactics in this video lesson. Lisa eloquently explains the different techniques used to steal personal information and simple ways companies and individuals can combat these attacks.

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Service Manager 2012 Beta: Installing the Service Management Server

Last Update: Jul 03, 2025

In Part 2 of Peter De Tender’s series on System Center Service Manager 2012 beta, Peter walks through the installation processes. Peter provides an excellent walkthrough with screen shots and instructions.

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Command Line Event Logs – Part 2

Last Update: Dec 03, 2024

In part 2 of his series on command line event logs, Jeff Hicks discusses how to manage the event logs with the command line and WEVTUTIL.EXE

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OSPF Area Troubleshooting

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

In this post, Sean Wilkins discusses OSPF areas. Sean first discusses what OSPF areas are and the different types of OSPF areas. From there Sean discusses different issues that can arise with OSPF area setups and how to troubleshoot them.

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Crash Dump Analysis Part 2: Memory Dump Files

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

In Part 2 of his series on Crash Dump Analysis, Michael Simmons discusses the memory dump files themselves. Michael explains which type of memory dump is best for your situation and how to make sure you can find them after they are saved.

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Service Manager 2012 Beta: SCSM System Requirements

Microsoft recently released System Center Service Manager 2012 beta. In this first of a series of posts by Peter De Tender about installing System Center Service Manager 2012, we learn what SCSM 2012 offers and what is needed to get it up and running.

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Command Line Event Logs – Part 1

Last Update: Jun 07, 2025

Jeff Hicks is back with more command line tricks. In today’s post, Jeff talks about how you can manage event logs with the command line. This is usually faster than navigating through a GUI once you get a hang of it.

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The IPv6 Transition

The IPv4 to IPv6 transition is upon us but the undertaking is not one that can take place with the flick of a switch. In this post, Sean Wilkins takes a look at the options available to organizations for an efficient and headache free transition. Which method is best for you?

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