Sending NPS logs to Splunk
Hello all. I have a new splunk server stood up and wanted to send logs from my NPS/Radius server to it to troubleshoot some issues. When looking at the settings for logs it (at least to my eyes)...
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How get UNC network drive to appear under "Computer" in Windows Explorer?
I am pushing out a UNC network drive via a group policy, but the drive does not appear under Computer in Windows Explorer. In contrast, drives that I have mapped to drive letters using Kixtart all...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 Printing issues
I have a server that is our print server. I installed about 20 different printers into the OS and then I share them and create a group policy to push them to everyone's computers. I have one Konica...
View ArticleHow to Export a collection to CSV in SCCM 2012
My background was SMS 2003 and now I have jumped to SCCM 2012. There is no obvious way to export collection membership objects to csv (excel) file. This is very useful for troubleshooting. I am unable...
View ArticleStrange DFS issue - disappearing namespace entries!
Afternoon all,I have a couple of Windows Server 2012 R2 DCs which are running the DFS service, as well as a Windows Server 2008 R2 server, also running DFS.The 2008 R2 box hosts a couple of namespaces,...
View ArticleWDS Capture Image - winload.exe corrupt or missing
Seemingly out of the blue our WDS server has developed a very annoying issue with a capture image that up until today was working perfectly previously. What we are now experiencing when we network boot...
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Server 2008 R2 can ping IP address but can't ping hostname, nslookup fails also
I've got a server that had some malware installed on it which I was able to remove, but after rebooting the server DNS seems to be corrupted. I have confirmed that all the settings for the network...
View ArticleFile security in BYO environment
New client is a real estate firm with 60 people across 3 offices. Offices are connected via a site-to-site VPN over 50 Mbps connections.Data is stored at the largest office on a Dell PowerEdge w/...
View ArticleHypervisor service not running on IBM system x3650 7979
Hi folks!So I have a 3650 7979 with two xeon 5130@2ghz cpus that I want to use for Hyper-V In Windows Server 2012 R2, but the hypervisor service is not running, so I cant start any vms.These are the...
View ArticleWebsites stating cookies not enabled. IE11 Windows 2012 RD Roaming User Profiles
Hello,I have a Windows 2012 R2 RDS (Remote Desktop Server) Terminal Server where users connect using RDP/RDC to use as their desktops. My server has all the windows 2012 r2 updates as of Feb 25/2015.I...
View ArticleWin 2008 R2: High CPU usage for any opened program
Hi guys,I'm having a very strange problem with Win 2008 R2 servers. Time to time server becomes very slow because of high CPU usage. It stays anywhere between 70% to 100%. Any opened program uses...
View ArticleHow Long does "Upgrading Forest" take when adding Server 2012 R2 to 2003 Domain?
I'm getting a little nervous about how long this is taking. Does anyone have an idea how long it should take or how to tell if it has failed?The installation appears to be running fine but it has now...
View ArticleAntiVirus for Servers
Hi All,Was wondering if anyone could give me some suggestions as to what some successful AV products are that you may have used on DC's and file servers running 2008R2 and 2012R2? Thanks!Will Rivers
View ArticleDo I really need Windows Server?
Hi AllI'm doing some research for a client who is looking to upgrade their SBS 2003 installation. Budget is tight (isn't it always) so I've been looking for ways to minimize costs and I think I've...
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All printer disappeared from Print Server 2012 R2
Hello,I am building a new Print server based on Windows 2012 r2. The problem is that suddenly today i have noticed that all printers are gone in Print Management but they still exist in Devices and...
View ArticleImport printers from 2012 R2 into 2008 R2
Created a new print server running 2012 R2Installed all printers, drivers and ports - exported using printer migration toolWhen I try to import these printers into 2008 R2 x64 server, I get an error...
View ArticleOSX 10.9.2 and Windows 2012 R2 file shares
We seem to be having issues with our OSX 10.9.2 users access file shares off of Server 2012 R2. The individuals can get to the shares, see the documents but when the go to click on them is says they do...
View ArticleServer 2012 "Please wait for the local session manager" Hang
We have a few instances of Server 2012 (one physical trial and a couple on Amazon EC2) and we frequently experience the inability to remote into the server with the message "Please wait for the local...
View ArticleNet.Pipe and Net.Tcp Service wont start after upgrade to 2012R2
I upgraded a 2008R2 server to 2012R2 but now Net.Pipe Listener Adapter, Net.Tcp Listener Adapter and Net.Pcp Port Sharing Service are stopped. The computer is still able to serve its purpose, but I'd...
View ArticleDrive Map to DFS Folder Getting Lost
We had a problem this morning with every user (about a dozen) in one of our small branch offices being unable to access a certain network share. Their T: drive, which is the one they had a problem...
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