Category: Servers
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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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ServiiDroid – Remotely control your Serviio server via Android (Video)
Making life easier… So your sitting on the couch watching a movie or TV series on your PS3 streaming from Serviio and everything is working well so far. The movie has a bunch of non sense at the beginning so you fast forward only to go to far and have to rewind, Serviio crashes as…
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Serviio Plugin Install – Stream YouTube and Twitch.tv/Justin.tv channels to PS3, XBOX 360, Android
Plugins for what? Plugins for Serviio offer support for all sorts of online media, most if not all can be downloaded for free from forum.serviio.org. In the video I demonstrate how to download and install a plugin pack called A.P.P, which is a whole collection of plugins. After the plugins are installed, feeds or web…
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How to – Building Virtual Machines with VMWare ESXi 5.1…(Video)
Virtual Machines in less than 5 minutes That’s right, it takes less than 5 minutes to get a VM up and running in VMWare ESXi 5.1 via the VSphere console. Not only does this allow for fast provisioning of machines and whole environments but it also supports Windows, Linux and a myriad of other OSs.…
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Ultimate Serviio Media Server Setup Guide – Stream to PS3, XBOX 360, Android…(Video)
Running a media server? I have been running my own media server for a few years now and it really has become a part of our entertainment system. The Serviio application itself is completely free and allows you to stream all of your pictures, video and music from a pc directly to any DLNA supported…
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Setting up Remote Desktop for easy access via PC or Android (Video)
Remotely access any Windows box I think anyone who has had multiple Windows pc’s let alone servers could appreciate the ability to remote in to and control a particular machine like you were sitting in front of it. In IT this is pretty much a standard practice, it saves time and simplifies troubleshooting. In this…
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Issues connecting to the Dell CS-24SC BMC web management?
Not all Dell CS-24SC’s are created equal… After acquiring a few different Dell CS-24SC’s from around the web, it became pretty obvious that they are not all made the same. Most notably on mine, a few variations on motherboards. It appears some of the CS-24SC servers use the standard ports 80/443 for the BMC web…
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How To: Dell CS24-SC BMC iKVM Access, mount ISO remotely! (Video)
How it works Accessing the BMC on a Dell CS24-SC is as easy as opening a browser and typing in the IP of the BMC, that’s really all it takes. You may get a warning about the SSL cert being invalid and the connection is not trusted, which isn’t a big deal. The default username/password…
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