Cisco AnyConnect VPN authentication failure using NTLM
It turns out that Cisco AnyConnect VPN (through an ASA) doesn’t support NTLMv2. In server 2003 the Default Domain Controller Policy was set to Sent NTLM response only. This has changed from Server 2008...
View ArticleChecking out the Windows 10 Tech Preview
After not a lot of action on the IT front (mainly due to being on maternity leave for the last two months) I’ve signed up for the Microsoft insider program to check out for myself what the hype is all...
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NPS Migration Steps
I have been involved in a small migration project over the last couple of months and will be sharing my notes. In all fairness most of this comes from Microsoft guides which are pretty good and...
View ArticleSEP clients offline after migrating to a new server
Just a quick post today. We have migrated our Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager to a new server last week. For the most part the Disaster recovery best practices support article is very useful....
View ArticleWindows 8.1 hangs after changing expired password at logon
Update: This is now fixed in the following updates: Windows 8.1, 2012 R2, 2012: KB3132080 Windows 10 TH2 build 1511: KB3135173 I have spent the last few weeks looking at an issue where after a user...
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Installing drivers on ESXi 5.5 using esxcli
Today’s post is nothing revolutionary I’m afraid and is more for my own reference than anything else. I couldn’t recommend this VMware article more:...
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Did you know?
Well I didn’t. More specifically I didn’t know that Server 2008 behaves quite differently to 2003 when it comes to choosing a source IP address on a server with multiple IP addresses on the same...
View ArticleXenDesktop: Migrating dedicated catalog to another datastore
If you are looking to move your virtual machines to another datastore chances are you have already come across this Citrix article: How to Migrate Dedicated Catalog to Another Datastore. Last week I...
View ArticleTest Checklist for Citrix XenApp Deployment
While this won’t fit the bill for all your Citrix XenApp deployments I wanted to share what I like to test at the end of a new deployment as I couldn’t find much online when I looked for guidance. I’d...
View ArticleXenApp Machine Power State Uknown or Incorrect
Issue: Citrix Studio showing the power state for a machine as Unknown or incorrect (i.e. Studio says the machine is On when it’s in fact powered off or vice versa) following a vcenter outage. I have...
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