All posts by Jim Guckin
5 Signs IT isn’t the career for you
We’ve all met the IT guy who we are pretty sure isn’t cut out for the job. I know people have asked me, if they are right for IT and it is something people need to think about prior to spending the money and time to get into the field. Lucky for you, I wanted…
Q&A Monday: How often should I update my Linux Servers?
Question: I have recently become responsible for more servers at my current job, some of these servers are of the RedHat and Debian flavor of linux, and I was wondering what is the recommended period of time between checking for updates on these servers? Catina P. Martin Mira Loma, CA Answer: To be honest, it all depends on how…
Q&A Monday: hiberfil.sys and deleting it
Question: Jim, While doing some spring cleaning on my computer, I’ve come across a file in C: drive called hiberfil.sys file. When I try to delete the file it wont let me, how do I get rid of hiberfil.sys? Craig Ridgeway Kenosha, WI Answer: The first thing we need to discuss, is what exactly is that…
Q&A Monday: Determine what Domain Controller authenticated a user
Question: We have many domain controllers in our environment and while working through troubleshooting, I was wondering if there was a way to find out which domain controller logged the user into the network while sitting at the users PC. The problem ended up not being related, but the question stuck with me, is there a way…
Software Update: iOS 5.1 Software Update
Apple released its new version of the iOS software yesterday. This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including: for more information please visit Apple’s Support site: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1504
5 ways to limit your DNS Issues
One of the things most overlook on a network when things are going well, but when they aren’t, are one of the most pain in the butt things imaginable is DNS for a network. When you start messing with DNS, you’ll find there are many ways things can go wrong or become endlessly complicated….
Q&A Monday: Mapping admin C$ Share on Windows 7
Question: On my Windows XP machines I am able to use \\hostname\C$ to map to the C drive on that computer, but when I try it with my new Windows 7 machines, I can’t get it to map. Answer: This isn’t just a Windows 7 issue, this issue also occurred on Windows Vista machines as well. This…
Please don’t daisy chain switches
There are many times that I would walk into a business to help troubleshoot a problem, to find that someone didn’t take the proper time to do something right, and instead took the easy way. Usually this come in the form of switches (or even worse hubs) that are daisy chained together one after another…and…
Q&A Monday: IIS 7.5 Error 401.3
Question: I’m trying to test my ASP.Net website and I keep getting this error: HTTP Error 401.3 – Unauthorized You do not have permission to view this directory or page because of the access control list (ACL) configuration or encryption settings for this resource on the Web server. I tested the site both from the…
Upgrade BackTrack 5 R1 to the new R2
If you are anything like me, you hate to wait for things and here’s a time you can get the information before the release. BackTrack R2 will be released on March 1st 2012, but there are directions to make all the upgrades today, all you need to do is follow the directions below, and you’ll…