If you rely on WordPress scheduled tasks, be aware that your site needs a regular stream of visits for those tasks to run. This can be a problem with development or staging sites, or on live sites that get very little traffic. The Problem There’s no automatic way to for your web site to create system […]
A Windows Domain Isn’t An Internet Domain
When your Windows domain name and your Internet domain name are the same, you’re asking for annoying problems. Here’s why: 1. A Windows domain encompasses the assets INSIDE your enterprise network. 2. The Internet exists OUTSIDE your enterprise network. 3. Since you most likely do not use your Windows domain controllers as public authoritative DNS servers […]
Autodiscover SRV Record in PowerDNS with PowerAdmin
The autodiscover functionality of Mircosoft Exchange requires the use of SRV records in DNS. Since it appears there are a fair number of PowerDNS users asking this particular question without getting a clear answer, we thought we’d help out. If you’re running the PowerAdmin front end to PowerDNS and want to make an autodiscover SRV […]
Network Monitoring – How Not To Cry Wolf
Network monitoring is important. When things break, they need to be fixed, so keeping a watchful eye on all network elements at all times is critical. There’s a hidden issue in network monitoring that often gets missed, especially by the less experienced. Monitoring a complex network can generate large amounts of information in a short […]
800,000 Files Tends To Be A Bad Idea
Another one that will seem to many like “programming 101″, but warrants talking about anyway. Here’s a helpful tip for you. Do not allow any folder on your Windows server(s) to contain 800,000 files. In the last two weeks we’ve been attempting to support a customer with a Windows server that is having a very […]