Category: Servers
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Testing SMTP with Telnet and PowerShell (Cheat Sheet)
This is my cheat sheet for sending E-Mail through a SMTP Server. This is particularly useful when configuring and testing a new SMTP server. PowerShell: Send-MailMessage -SMTPServer hostname -To youremail@domain.com -From none@none.com -Subject “This is a test email” -Body “This is the body of the test email sent via PS.” Telnet: C:\>telnet hostname 25 220…
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PowerShell Script: Find the largest files and folders for any drive
Update – 04.06.2021 – I have an updated version of this script that is a little more flexible and has better output, you can find the new script here: /2021/04/powershell-script-quickly-find-the-largest-files/ This is a super easy to use and flexible PowerShell script to find out what the largest files and folders are on a single drive.…
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Dell CS24-SC BIOS & BMC v2.5 Firmware Download
Here are the most current BIOS and BMC firmwares available for the Dell CS24-SC that I know of. The BMC upgrade makes the fans considerably less loud and has a few upgrades to the BMC Software/Web GUI. With the Bios update I am now able to run Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.1 on the…
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Home Server Stack v2
It has been a year or so since I have done an update on my home server stack, there have been a considerable amount of changes and of course a lot of lessons learned. I recently changed jobs and had to move my stack over 1500 miles away, which ended up in a complete rethink…
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Simple BGInfo AD logon script
This is my simple logon script for the popular BGInfo utility that uses a few batch scripts along with Group Policy to run at each user login. What this script does: Checks to see if bginfo.exe exist on the local machine, if not copy it from the network share to c:\bginfo\ Copy bg.jpg and default.bgi…
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Using PowerShell to filter and sort IIS Binding info…
In this post I want to talk about a few PowerShell commands for grabbing info about IIS bindings that utilize the Webadministration Module. When a server is running a lot of sites, sorting through the bindings can be a daunting task especially if you are looking for specific information like say what IP’s are bound…
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Dell CS24 ESXi 5.5 Install Stuck “Relocating modules and starting up the kernel…”
I recently upgraded my ESXi boxes from ESXi 5.1 to 5.5, and while I had no issues when installing ESXi 5.1 originally, I did happen to run into a few hiccups with 5.5. The issues were mainly on my Dell CS24-SC servers, but I had no issues with my PowerEdge 1950 GII or 2950 GII…
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IIS 7/7.5 – Configuring PHP via FastCGI on Windows Server 2008 R2
PHP is a fantastic dynamic programing language which runs great on IIS, but can be a bit slow at times. Traditionally PHP runs on IIS either as an ISAPI extension or as a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) program, running PHP via FastCGI can be a great way to improve performance depending on your application. In…
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IIS 7/7.5 Hardening SSL TLS – Windows Server 2008 R2
One of the first steps you should do when deploying a new public facing web server is hardening your server’s SSL/TLS connections. Disabling vulnerable protocols, ciphers, hashes and key exchange algorithms can help mitigate the now more common exploits like the BEAST attack. By default many weaker technologies are enabled, leaving IIS traffic vulnerable and…
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What is ESXi? (Video)
I often find myself talking about VMWare’s ESXi and how useful it can be in lab and production environments where you need to make the most of your hardware. For those who aren’t familiar with ESXi or virtualization in general, the first question usually is “What exactly is ESXi?”. The answer however isn’t exactly all…
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