Source Image Hey folks, so we in the IT environment always get abbreviations thrown at us but in some cases we don't neccesarily understand so we end up looking a bit confused therefore I want to do a

Source Image A file server is a role on a given server that is responsible for being the central repository for files and data that other users/computers can access. The file server allows users to share

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Source Image Task manager is a part of the operating system that helps determine the processes, applications and the status of a running computer or server. The task manager can also view performance stats

Hey folks, the lesson for today is on creating a DHCP scope on server 2012. Let's get to it. 1.Open the DHCP application console. 2.Expand the DHCP server. 3.Right-click IPv4. 4.Select New Scope and click

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Source Image Hyper-v in my own words for people to understand is quite simple. It is a virtualised platform that uses a very powerful server to create mini servers within which leverages resources from

Source Image A DHCP server is an administration part of the server that administers the distribution of IP addresses leases and expiration.These scopes of ip addresses are configured with routable gateways

I went for a seminar today for Mimecast email services, It was very informative regarding email security and keeping our environment hack free however something that stood out for me was the mention that

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Hey folks, lesson today is regarding Windows Server 2012, Windows server 2012 server which was an upgrade from Windows server 2008. So why do we use Windows Server 2012? Use the Hyper-V virtualization

Source Image Hey folks, I guess lets start of with the confusion of the pic above, I chose that pic because HP switches are now re-branded as Aruba after the acquisition of Aruba. It is still the same

Source Image So depending on the type of issues experienced I would advise that you try out few of the troubleshooting steps that I would normally do in these types of scenarios. A group of users complain

Source Image We basically dealing with the OSI model but in this post we specifically focusing on the Layer 2 and 3 aspect of the OSI model but it is worth knowing the OSI model in the long run. So switching

Source Image A subnet is quite simply a division of the network. The network can be made up of 2 or 3 subnets. The technology that supports this is vlans. Why do we use subnets? Subnets are used to minimize

Source Image Hey folks, I want to take the time to discuss What is Single Mode fiber vs Multimode fiber so you know why they are necessary to carry your uplink traffic. Single mode fiber is said to carry

Source Image Apart from the standard maintenance that is done for a switch ,we also need to ensure that the switches are in the perfect environment to ensure that they work efficiently and last the normal

Easy switch manageability Source Image Hey folks, I would like to recommend a tool that I use to manage switches in our business environment. If you are a large environment you would probably have 50 to

We have dealt with the backup of the switch, now we will do the restore which is also a very simple process. In most cases this is when a switch failure occurs or a loss of configuration for some unforeseen

After setting up a switch , it is important to ensure that you have a working backup that you can use to restore the switch in the event of switch failure or loss of configuration. In my example I am using