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Setup RPC over HTTPS with Exchange 2003 (where Exchange is not installed on a Global Catalog server)
After setting up a small Exchange lab and successfully configuring Outlook Web Access OWA using a free SSL certificate, I thought it would be interesting to try enabling RPC over HTTPS.In order to make use of all Exchange's collaborative tools, Outlook must communicate with the Exchange server via the remote...
Tags: security, Remote Access, Infrastructure, E-mail, Dial-in VPN
Blog posts 2007-07-31
Secure Outlook Web Access with (free) SSL: Part 2
Last week, I talked about the various options available when looking to use SSL for encryption of Outlook Web Access. Rather than buying an expensive certificate from Verisign or creating my own CA, I decided to use a free certificate from StartCom. CA and intermediary certificates can easily be imported...
Tags: security, Infrastructure, General, E-mail
Blog posts 2007-07-23
Secure Outlook Web Access with (free) SSL: Part 1
I have recently spent some time building a small Active Directory / Exchange 2003 environment in my home lab. One thing that bothered me was the lack of encryption while using Outlook Web Access OWA in its default state. Over the next couple of weeks I'm going to run trough...
Tags: security, Infrastructure, General, E-mail
Blog posts 2007-07-16
Exchange 2007 and certificates
Let me start by saying that I like Exchange 2007. However, I am convinced that when it came time to design Exchange 2007's certificate handling functions, the task was handed to someone with a true loathing for humanity.We are rolling out Exchange 2007 in my organization and I'm working...
Tags: Server Management, Servers, Infrastructure, Exchange
Blog posts 2007-07-06
Cool gizmos at the Digital Experience in New York
Consumer Electronics and Computer vendors showed off some of their latest gear at the Digital Experience in New York last night in Manhattan and our ZDNet crew was there to cover the event.  David Berlind has already posted some video footage of the new Helio and other interesting things from...
Tags: News, Networking, Infrastructure, Hardware, Desktop, Consumer electronics
Blog posts 2007-06-27
The role of 802.11n in the Enterprise
As the 802.11n standard gets closer to final ratification, Enterprises are beginning to wonder how this may impact their Wireless LAN strategy in the coming year and beyond.  For organizations that may choose to deploy 802.11n, it will have serious upgrade implications for both the infrastructure and the client side...
Tags: Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Intel, Infrastructure, Hardware, Desktop
Blog posts 2007-06-19
Review: Open source OSSEC for host-based intrusion detection
I previously took a look at some of the ways an Intrusion Detection System IDS can be deployed to monitor for suspicious network activities. I mentioned host-based Intrusion Detection Systems HIDS but didn’t look at any specific examples.While randomly browsing the TechRepublic.com software archives, I came across OSSEC HIDS. OSSEC...
Tags: Security, Openbsd, Network Tools, Open Source, Mac, Windows, Vulnerability, System Monitoring, Networking, Linux, Risk, Infrastructure, General
Blog posts 2007-06-12
A rational debate on Net Neutrality
The subject of Net Neutrality has become so politicized that it's almost impossible to have a rational debate on the subject.  Even the term "Net Neutrality" has become a political slogan that is often deliberately vague to hide its true meaning.  Is it even possible to have a rational debate...
Tags: Technology policy, News, Networking, Net Neutrality, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure
Blog posts 2007-06-04
Why HD movie downloads are a big lie
There's a lot of buzz lately about the delivery of HD TV and Movie content over the Internet with shows like Lost being delivered by ABC.com and other video download services with XBox360 or iTunes.  I even have friends and colleagues telling me that BlueRay or HD-DVD won't make it...
Tags: VoIP, Networking, Net Neutrality, Infrastructure, Fun Stuff, Consumer electronics
Blog posts 2007-05-31
Free Wi-Fi Driver vulnerability auditing tool released!
In this last year, we've had a rash of critical wireless driver vulnerabilities affecting major vendors from Apple, Intel, Broadcom, to D-Link Atheros.  Driver vulnerabilities even extended in to the Video driver space with the NVIDIA flaw.  Then there are the weaponized penetration tools like Metasploit 3 that can demonstrate...
Tags: Security, News, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Microsoft, Intel, Infrastructure, Hardware, Desktop, Apple
Blog posts 2007-05-30
Massive network outage for AT&T-SBC
1:00 AM, I'm working late night here in Silicon Valley and the Internet Naming service has gone dark which means I can't get to the Internet.  Not a single DNS server on the AT&T-SBC network functions which tells me it's a bigger issue than just a DNS server problem.  I...
Tags: News, Networking, Infrastructure
Blog posts 2007-05-30
Cisco's 1080p 'TelePresence' solution at Interop
Talking up Interop 2007, Cisco's Chairman and CEO John Chambers showed the power and flexibility of the phrase "Web 2.0" by proclaiming it to be collaboration and video conferencing. Standing behind Chambers was the Cisco TelePresence system that delivers 1080p (1920x1080) video conferencing to anyone who can afford the...
Tags: Networking, Infrastructure, Hardware
Blog posts 2007-05-23
Canon's FSO laser beam uplink
Canon showed off its latest line of FSO Free Space Optics CANOBEAM products.  These devices offer 156 to 1250 mbps of actual throughput under good atmospheric conditions and aren't susceptible to RF Radio Frequency interference.  The downside to FSO devices is that they must have an unobstructed line-of-sight in non-foggy...
Tags: Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure
Blog posts 2007-05-23
Windows Home Server versus Linux or BSD
Last year whenever people asked me what to use when building a home server, I'd tell them to use Linux or FreeBSD because there was absolutely nothing from Microsoft under a few hundred dollars.  There was no way anyone would spend a few hundred dollars on Windows Small Business Server...
Tags: Hardware, Fun Stuff, Desktop, Vista, Consumer electronics, Servers, Storage, Networking, Microsoft, Infrastructure
Blog posts 2007-05-18
IPv6 early adopters cautioned
Early adopters of IPv6 have been warned that an oversight in the IPv6 specifications could leave networks vulnerable to DDoS attacks. The issue is caused by Type 0 Routing Headers. These headers allow the source of a data packet to specify addresses via which that packet should be routed.Type 0...
Tags: Security, Networking, Ipv6, Infrastructure, General
Blog posts 2007-05-15
Why VPN can't replace Wi-Fi security
Every time the subject of wireless LAN security comes up, people ask me about VPN as a solution for securing Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi is the common marketing name for 802.11 wireless LANs). Ive always told people that VPN security shouldnt be a substitute for good Wi-Fi security and I even...
Tags: Security, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure
Blog posts 2007-05-12
TJX's failure to secure Wi-Fi causes $1B damage
Most of the major retailers during that time were running WEP and many are STILL running some form of WEPThe news TJ Maxx data breach has rocked the the retail and banking industry and many estimate that it will cost hundreds of millions or even a billion plus dollars in...
Tags: Servers, Security, News, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure, Desktop
Blog posts 2007-05-07
Comprehensive RAID performance report
IntroductionStorage is one of those things that we can never get enough of both in capacity and in performance. This article is going to compare a large set of RAID performance data and perhaps debunk some storage myths. I ran a large set of tests for my Intel...
Tags: Vista, Storage, Servers, Processors, Networking, Microsoft, Intel, Infrastructure, Hardware, Desktop
Blog posts 2007-05-04
Setting up the 2.5 TB hot-swap array
Continuing from yesterdays blog where I introduced you to the cheap 2.5 TB storage array, were going to look at how this is installed in to the PC. Once all the drives are attached, youll need to toggle on all of the drives using a paper clip. This...
Tags: Storage, Servers, Security, Networking, Intel, Infrastructure, Hardware, Energy efficiency, Desktop, AMD
Blog posts 2007-05-01
WiMAX moving ahead
The introduction of WiMAX in the UK seems to be moving steadily forward with a recent announcement that Pipex Wireless and Nokia Siemens Networks will be working together.Nokia Siemens Networks is one of the largest telecommunications infrastructure providers in the world, operating in 150 countries they provide both mobile and...
Tags: Wireless Broadband, Wimax, Wifi, Networking, Infrastructure, General
Blog posts 2007-04-20


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