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This is the entire process from CSR generation to installing the CRT with all trusted intermediate certs so that your connection is a good as possible. The primary reason for this article is due to issues that Google Gmail has with remote POP mail checking if the SSL and all Intermediate Certs aren’t installed. Note:…
PFSense 2.3.x and up have removed the PPTP tab, and PPTP passthru options. This is because PPTP has been depreciated and it not considered 100% safe anymore. For those of you still in need of using PPTP passthru to allow Windows VPN remote users into your LAN, here is the easy workaround. Firewall, NAT, Port…
IOS GAMECENTER WHITE SCREEN FIX – Copyright © 2016 – Shane Rolin / Amixa LLC In late February, my iPhone 6+ (128gb) with IOS 9.0.2 started to have hiccups when launching into any game which was tied into a GameCenter account. For me, this meant that the following game apps had problems and were not playable: Madden…
We recently ran into a situation where we had a Windows 2012 R2 server with Microsoft Security Essentials installed on it (from a few years ago), and now with a recent Windows Update – the Windows update will not install because MSE is no longer compatible with this OS. The issue is that you can…
If you are looking to migrate or move your Sticky Notes in Windows OS to a new computer, just look here: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Sticky Notes Copy the file from that location to the same location on your new PC. Launch Sticky Notes and you’re all set.
I recently upgraded my workstation to a new computer running Windows 10 Pro. I needed to move over my Outlook 2016 email accounts and calendars to the new location. This is a very easy process. Install Office 2013 or 2016 on the new computer. Run windows updates Make sure both computers are not currently…
Let’s say you have a DLT drive and you are running a backup job like this: Full Incremental Incremental {eject} Next tape etc. Every so often, due to power outages, mistakes etc. a tape may eject out of the drive. So you pop it back in but the job won’t run, it ejects the tape and…
If you want your WordPress install to do auto-updates (in a Windows Server based hosting setup), you need to do one simple step. Edit the hosts file. Put a local IP in there for the domain name of the site. Save the changes. Example: 10.5.5.5 www.whatever-the-site-is.com Re-log into WordPress and go to dashboard-updates…
Since PASSIVE FTP seems to be a relative standard (that I experience), and since most clients don’t understand or want to use “ACTIVE” FTP, here is the easy way to configure your firewall and FTP software on an IIS machine to permit PASSIVE FTP. Firewall Setup You’ll need two rules and one “one to one”…
If you need to throttle (or limit) the amount of bandwidth a specific site on Microsoft Server — this is for you. This should work with any Microsoft Server OS from 2008 to present. Open IIS. Go to the specific site in question (in the tree to left expand and click on the specific site…