If you’re like me then you have a good reason to have both a lab and a personal machine. I have a server in my home that is both a[…]
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Posts about my homelab that I use to test technologies
Setting up RDP Two-Factor Authentication with Duo
Let’s say you want to protect your server’s RDP sessions from attacks. What are the most basic steps? Disable the Administrator account, change the RDP port, enable NLA, and[…]
Read moreHow to Resolve CA Error: Revocation Server was Offline
I logged into my home lab for the first time in a while and found that my MDM environment was no longer functional. After making sure the my MDM server[…]
Read morePublish Self-signed SHA2 SSL certificate for IOS 10
When it comes to browsing and self-signed SSL, it looks like there is a ton of wrong information online. I read everywhere from “you can’t use IIS to generate valid[…]
Read moreBase Windows 7 VM Not Capturing Mouse Input In Hyper-VM
If you’re creating a base Windows 7 VM in Hyper-V, you might have noticed the above error message. It says “Mouse not captured in Remote Desktop session.” The base version[…]
Read moreLessons learned from a Dual-Boot Hard Drive Death
So about two weeks ago my 6-month old hard drive had a catastrophic failure. This hard drive was the primary system drive for my home server. I had used[…]
Read moreSetting up a home FTP server using Windows Server 2008 R2
Overview Today I decided to set up a home FTP server. Although my web host already provides some space for me to FTP files into, having a personal FTP server allows me to send files[…]
Read moreLowering Password Complexity Requirements of New AD Accounts
It’s funny how much you forget when you don’t touch it for a long time. It’s also kind of funny how quickly you can pick it back up. I was[…]
Read moreGmail Backup from the Google Takeout service
It’s weird how much of my life is digital. My entire life’s worth of accomplishments can be measured in 0s and 1s. That’s what went through my mind today when[…]
Read moreSelf-Signed SSL, Secure RDPs, and Publishing CRLs
Overview This is my first blog post, so I’ll just keep this short. This is in regards to a home lab that I’m setting up just for fun. My goals:[…]
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