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ISA Server 2006 TCP Retransmits
14 October 09 03:24 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

Health Checks I perform ISA Server Health Checks for Premier Support (via Premier Field Engineering) as part of my role. I’ve seen something a few times recently that I thought it might be helpful to call out, while poking around in the Performance Monitor Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature, ISA Server, Networking, Security, Tales from the Road

PL15W2SP.DLL vs Firewall Client
19 August 09 10:37 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

As I possibly misspelled or misremembered it, the PL15ws2p.dll (possible sic) file was installed as a Winsock Layered Service Provider on a couple of boxes at a customer site. Coincidentally, these machines were Windows Server 2008 machines where we couldn’t Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, ISA Server, Networking, Windows Server 2008, Tales from the Road

Vista-Stylez File Management in Windows 7 Beta
18 January 09 11:07 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

If you’re finding file management frustrating because the folder pane seems strangely inactive in the Windows 7 beta, it’s probably because it is. It’s perfect for light filing use, but not so good for folder-stuffing and navigational acrobatics. Which Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature, Tales from the Road, Windows 7

Home Hyper-V Networking Gotchas
13 January 09 10:12 PM | tristank | 5 Comments   

Before the holidays, I bought myself an early present: a new quad-core box with 4GB RAM, which I was going to use for a home Hyper-V lab, so that I could run a bunch of 64-bit VMs as well as the 32-bit staples I’ve been using for years (SBS 2003, and Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature, Networking, Windows Server 2008, Tales from the Road