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May 30, 2023

FordPerfect 10 days ago

Connect to Windows 10 Share (SMB1 succeeds, SMB2 fails)

Problem description: that mounting SMB1 on a Windows 10 computer works as follows because "SMB1 Support" is enabled: When I disable "SMB1 support" on the ...QuestionLinux NetworkWindows Network

May 17, 2023

rahuljain 23 days ago

Python Script Referencing

I have 2 python files (.py) named file1 and file2. file 1 has the following codes: Question: I want to import file 2 into 1 ...QuestionPython

May 14, 2023

PackElend 26 days ago

Packet flow from VLAN Host to www - how often routing decision is made?

Hi there, it has been a while I'm reviewing my firewall rules and have some hiccups grasping all again. I asked myself quite a basic ...QuestionRouters, Routing

Apr 28, 2023

Unshipped9220 on Apr 28, 2023

Grounding my server rack

Hi! I will soon get a server rack, namely the 25U Open Frame Rack from StarTech . This will house my UPS , a pfSense ...QuestionServer HardwareIT Safety tips

Apr 19, 2023

Dymion on Apr 19, 2023

Outlook encrypts messages that are only signed? Lock icon on just signed mails?

Hello, recently I've set up Outlook to send always signed mails. But not encrypted ones. Everything worked fine so far, since today I received feedback ...QuestionOutlook MailEncryption, Certificates

Apr 08, 2023

m.ludo on Apr 08, 2023

IDE HDD not recognized by Win 11 ?

Hello eveyone, We have here a (almost brand new, got it hardly 2 months ago) Win11 computer; that is running UEFI. We wanted to increase ...QuestionWindows 11Windows User ManagementStorage systems

Mar 28, 2023

colinardo on Mar 28, 2023

Mikrotik: mDNS Repeater as Docker-Container on the Router (ARM,ARM64,X86)

TOC Preface mDNS repeating (Multicast DNS) on Mikrotik routers, a feature often requested, is not yet part of RouterOS itself at the time of writing ...TutorialMikroTikDNSRouters, RoutingLAN, WAN, Wireless

Mikrotik: mDNS Repeater as Docker-Container on the Router (ARM,ARM64,X86)

jimmmy on Mar 28, 2023

Network (windows server + backup server) on NAS?

Hey there! I think, it makes more sense to post in english instead of german, for it's international community. I need some advice for setting ...QuestionNetworksNAS systemsBackupServer Hardware

Mar 25, 2023

colonel on Mar 25, 2023

(File-)System for versioning and organizing

I'm searching for a solution to organize photos, documents, audio, video, in a way so that each file only exists once on a hard drive, ...QuestionStorage systemsBackup

Feb 15, 2023

Frank on Feb 15, 2023

Emergency patch: Zero Day security update for all Apple platforms

Apple released an urgent security update for all its platforms on Feb. 13, 2023 CVE-2023-23529. The vulnerability is in Apple's browser engine WebKit. Using specially ...InformationAppleiOSmacOSSecurity

Jan 31, 2023

clkdiv on Jan 31, 2023

RAID-Tools for administration

Hello nice people! I have a hardware RAID 0+1 made from four disks ob 3TB each. Now one drive was temporarily disconnected, now online again. ...QuestionStorage systems

Jan 20, 2023

Frank on Jan 20, 2023

Install Monitoring Uptime Kuma

I have been looking for a simple monitoring program for our website for some time. Thanks to the help of our users I found in ...TutorialMonitoringLinux

Install Monitoring Uptime Kuma

Jan 18, 2023

Schinken77 on Jan 18, 2023

Regex help required (include with exclude criteria)

Hi all, We are trying to create an expression that matches, if the sequence is containing the string "test123". However it should not match, if ...QuestionDevelopment

Jan 10, 2023

aqui on Jan 10, 2023

Cisco router with zone based firewall and port forwarding

This tutorial is a short extension to the more comprehensive local . Due to several requests regarding port forwarding and operation with a DMZ segment ...TutorialFirewallSecurityRouters, RoutingNetworks

Cisco router with zone based firewall and port forwarding

Dec 30, 2022

colinardo on Dec 30, 2022

Mikrotik Scripting: Resolve Domain to IPv6 Address

Hello Mikrotik users. Unfortunately Mikrotik does not provide an explicit function for resolving DNS names to IPv6 addresses. The :resolve function only returns a single ...TutorialMikroTikRouters, RoutingDevelopmentDNS

Dec 15, 2022

expone on Dec 15, 2022

How to list installed security appliances?

I do look for a tool that identifies all installed security appliances (antivirus, firewall, thread-protection, application proxy e.g. ZScaler Client) on a Windows Client computer. ...QuestionSecuritySecurity ToolsWindows 10Windows 11