Entries Categorized as 'Administration'

You’re Terminated

Date May 4, 2010

One of the not-so-fun jobs as an IT Pro is handling the issue of employee turnover at client sites. It’s one of those facts of life. Whether the employee exit is friendly and planned or angst-ridden and a bombshell, there are a lot of things that have to be done. And, as with most things [...]

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Rename a VPN Connection in Windows 7

Date October 1, 2009

This question comes up a lot, so it’s worth documenting: Question: How do I rename a VPN connection in Windows 7? There’s no option to rename it in the Network and Sharing Center or on the taskbar. It’s true that there’s no way to rename a VPN connection on the Network and Sharing center main [...]

Posted in Administration, Windows 7 Comments 126 Comments »

SBS Ports

Date August 28, 2009

Just because a port is open in RRAS or ISA (circa SBS 2003) doesn’t mean that it isn’t being blocked elsewhere, like at the ISP or because port forwarding isn’t setup properly in your firewall. Sometimes you need an outside view of the external ports on your internet connection. DISCLAIMER – Only open the ports [...]

Posted in Administration, Exchange, RWW, SBS, SBS 2008, SharePoint Comments 1,189 Comments »

Download – Remote Server Admin Tools for Windows 7

Date August 28, 2009

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 enables IT administrators to manage roles & features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server 2008, 2008  R2, or 2003, from a remote computer that is running Windows 7. Title: Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 Date Published: 08/11/2009 Download size: – x64 version [...]

Posted in Administration, Downloads, Server 2008, Windows 7 Comments 70 Comments »