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Using ThinStation to Reuse Computers as a Thin Client

I've been working with this kind of wonder for a long time, It is an ideal for companies, Incredible savings of all kinds, The use of thin client philosophy in an organization. In this document we will see a free project that allows us to use any computer and convert it into a light computer or thinclient. There are other Linux distributions that are also based on this philosophy, And this seems to me to be the best, since it has a lot of packages that we can add to the posts and people who contribute.

Using PowerGUI and its PowerPacks

PowerGUI is one of the best free tools, especially for those of us who work with PowerShell environments and still do not feel comfortable, it is a graphic tool that allows us to create, edit, import, export our Windows PowerShell-based scripts. In this document we will see how to install it that has nothing and how we can organize our scripts, as well as being able to see how to use scripts for VMware, Exchange, Active Directory, SQL, Routers, communications, Internet, Systems Center, Operations Manager, Xen, Hyper-V, Citrix, Skype, Reporting, Twitter … everything that relies on PowerShell.

Parallels Desktop 5 for MAC

If a few days ago, we saw the new VMware Fusion 3.0, today we will get up to date with the Parallels Desktop product 5 for MAC. Seemingly, both programs, Direct competition, they seem to have the same functionalities, So we will try to reveal the differences so that we can lean towards one of the two. First of all, is to request a demo license to test it (They are a bit rats, They only give us 14 days), If we like it, then we can buy it ;). To do this,, we must register on the Parallels website

Checking if a public domain is correct

These days you can try a great tool that performs some 100 Tests on our public domain, Everyone knows that it is very important to have the public domain well configured, to avoid problems especially with DNS resolution to it or any 'rare' problem’ Email. This test can be done with DNSreport from DNSstuff.com, A page we should never forget!

Basic configuration on a fiber switch (Zoning)

This document shows how to perform a very basic configuration on a fiber switch, based on how to configure zoning and access permissions between HBAs (Host Bus Adapter) of servers and HBAs in a storage array. This example is based on a configuration executed for a VMware ESX environment, we will have four servers with two HBAs each against a booth that also has two cards. All this will be joined by two switches, each HBA from each server to a switch (logically).

Using BgInfo

BgInfo is the typical utility of a lifetime (By the way, of course, by Sysinternals) that can help us to clarify our lives a little, especially if we are in large environments and we do not know which server we are logging into, or to make demos or courses and for students to clearly see on which server we are. It is a fully parameterizable application in which it will show us a lot of information about the computer where it runs. We can configure it to display on screen (Combined with the wallpaper) The name of the team, your IP address, operating system, Service Pack Level, Boot Time, CPU Type, Gateway, Netmask, DNS servers, DHCP server, Free disk space, Hard Drives Available, Internet Explorer version, domain to which it belongs, domain controller that validated you, RAM, Network Card, Network speed, Equipment Type, User in use, […]

Emulating a WAN with WANem

WANem will serve us to emulate wide area networks or WAN's 😉 full name is Wide Area Network emulator, is a free product of Sourceforge, we can download it in ISO to install on a computer or in virtual appliance format to mount it on a VMware machine. Thanks to this application we will be able to emulate a WAN to test a product/technology in our laboratories, The good thing is that it can be parameterized quite thoroughly.

Installing and Configuring 3CX VoIP PBX with Linksys SPA3102 Gateway

In this document I will explain the basic installation and configuration of the 3CX free PBX as well as the configuration of the Linksys SPA3102 Gateway to allow incoming and outgoing calls from a PSTN analog line. First of all, Get the files to install. You have the free version on the official 3CX website (HTTP://www.3cx.es/). The PBX can be installed on a WinXP or Server2003 machine. In theory, also about Vista and 2008 but personally, I haven't tried them. We will run the services on a WinXP and test the client with a View. Prior to installation, we must have available in the .Net Framework 2.0.

Installation, Setting up and using Virtuozzo

What is Virtuozzo? How does Virtuozzo work?? Virtuozzo creates isolated virtual environments (virtual enviroments or VEs or virtual private servers, or VPSs) on a single physical server. This allows hardware sharing, Systems Administration Effort, and sometimes software licenses between different workloads.