Author Archives: Niall

Time for Windows server 2008 and NTP

The UK switched to BST (British Summer Time) on the 27th March and while the idea of altering the time dependent on the position of the planet in its orbit around the sun can be questioned the need for servers and … Continue reading

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Unidentified networks in Windows how to make them private

If you have a network connection in your Network and Sharing Centre that Windows is classifying as an “Unidentified Network” chances are you want to make it private for your firewall rules. The problem is that because Windows cannot classify … Continue reading

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Dial plan for UK VoIP calls

Using a VoIP telephone system provides a great deal of flexibility over your calls.  This can be great if you are a business and have a lot of calls or are a home user and have a special VoIP provider … Continue reading

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FileZilla Server passive settings

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) may seem a bit old hat in the days of peer-to-peer but is still one of the most widely used transfer protocols, especially in business. The biggest problem with FTP is that in order to create … Continue reading

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Entering Exchange 2010 Product Key After installation

I had to install Exchange 2010 on a 120day trial for a client recently.  The planned weekend for the down time had arrived but the new partner licenses had not.  No bother I thought, it will be easy to enter … Continue reading

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