If you are running Zentyal Server as a gateway device for OpenVPN you may have noticed that performance is dismal to say the least. I previously wrote an article about Pfsense OpenVPN Performance and it seems as if the same fix also applies to Zentyal Server from version 2.x forward to 3.3 as of this… Read More
This may seem trivial to some, but I swear I have been asked this question at least 1000 times. With that said, I think it is time to answer the below question for all. How do I move my WordPress install to a new URL? This task, while not necessarily difficult, is not as simple… Read More
If you read our previous article on how to Revert ESXi 5.5 VM Hardware Upgrades, you may be wondering what the actual differences are between hardware versions. Below is the virtual hardware matrix taken directly from the VMware Documentation Center website. Note that we have taken the liberty of removing the 4.x versions of ESXi… Read More
As you probably know if you are a user of Zentyal Server, between distributions there can be major changes, especially with the implementation of Samab4 starting in version 3.0. While I still believe that Zentyal Server is a good choice for a SOHO situation, it is hard to recommend to larger companies when we take… Read More
We have been using Clonezilla for some time now here in our lab as well as at several client sites. Recently a client of mine went about updating their Clonezilla Live PXE install to the newest version and ran into some problems. Honestly, our setup has been working flawlessly for years so I never really… Read More
While we have been testing Windows 8/8.1 for awhile now, I have finally realized it is time to take the leap and run it as my main Windows OS. With that said, I will be writing some articles on my experiences transitioning to Windows 8.1. To start we will want to remove all the Metro… Read More
If you are like me then one of your biggest pet peeve’s with Nginx is its lack of authentication methods like those so easily accessible in Apache. Beyond that, if you would like to add an authentication method to Nginx, it will typically require a recompile. If you are running Debian or Ubuntu then I… Read More
Bash completion is a useful tool for completion of file paths, commands etc. By default it is enabled on Ubuntu but not on Debian. Chances are, if you have been using Ubuntu like me, you will dearly miss bash completion on Debian. With two simple steps it can also be enabled on Debian. This article… Read More