DNS configuration of a redirector

Presentation When setting up a DNS server on Windows Server, it may be necessary to configure one or more DNS forwarders to public servers to resolve external domain names instead of using root DNS servers. It is possible to use the servers “roots”, the resolution time can be “long”. Configure a DNS forwarder 1. Open …

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DFS : installation and configuration – Distributed File System

DFS

The namespace of DFS makes it possible to provide shared, which are on different servers under the same name.

Instead of accessing a shared folder with the \\server-file\ computer address, we will use an address of the type \\domain-name\ share\ computer. The user will be redirected transparently on the “server-file” server.

In a simplified way, in the folder \\domain-name\share will be shortcuts to other shares that are several servers and this in a completely transparent way for the user.



Stand-alone certification authority: installation on Windows Server

CA

Presentation A Certificate Authority (CA) can issue certificates for internal internet sites, RDS connections … The advantage of having a CA is having to deploy a single certificate on the computers, and some Windows services require certificates from a CA to work: On Windows, there are two types of CAs (summary): Role installation 1. From …

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Redirect HTTP to HTTPS over IIS

Regle ajoutee

In this tutorial, we’ll see how to automatically redirect http requests to https under IIS. Prerequisites : Valid configuration of your site with SSL. Have the Rewrite module installed under IIS. The Rewrite module is available with Web App Redirect HTTP to HTTPS 1. Open the IIS console, go to site 1 where the redirection …

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Installing a Let’s Encrypt certificate on IIS

Introducing Let’s Encrypt Let’s Encrypt is a free certificate authority that issues certificates for securing Internet sites. The process is fully automated and instantaneous. The advantage is to be able to pass your site in HTTPS free. Installing a certificate under IIS 1. Download WACS which is a client that allows the generation of your …

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PRTG Disks management in absolute value (space)

In this tutorial, I will explain how to manage disks in PRTG using available space instead of percentage. The% management allows the software to apply alerts for disk space by default to all the equipment, this solution is certainly practical, but in the long run you can regularly send alerts because the disk space is …

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