Category Archives: Networking
Cannot send SMTP mail on port 25, try port 587
I didn’t really want to blog about this, but it’s such a well-known piece of information I’d never heard of. Most of this blog post is for my own records but if it’s useful to you too that’s great. Having … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
