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June 21, 2016June 22, 2016Networking, Unix Technologies

Setup or Migrate Bind Name Server Role on CentOS 6.8

Scenario: You have a External Name Server configured on older and physical Linux box which you would like to migrate to CentOS host in a virtualized environment. The older Linux box running on Ubuntu 6.06 + BIND 9.3.2-P2.1. You want to migrate it to a virtual machine running CentOS 6.8 + BIND 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6. OS and Postfix Version details of existing server: root@NSHost1:~# lsb_release -aNo LSB modules are available.Distributor ID: UbuntuDescription: Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTSRelease: 6.06Codename: dapperroot@NSHost1:~# root@NSHost1:~# named -vBIND 9.3.2-P2.1root@NSHost1:~# OS and Postfix Version details of new server: [root@DNSVM01 ~]# cat /etc/centos-releaseCentOS release 6.8 (Final)[root@DNSVM01 ~]# [root@DNSVM01 ~]# named -vBIND 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6[root@DNSVM01 […]

June 9, 2016Networking, Windows Technologies

Disabling Network Location Discovery stops Windows Systems from Pinging

Scenario: To Turn off the Network Location wizard for users, you make below changes to the Network Sharing Settings since then your Windows Systems become not responsive to the Ping command. However, RDP and C$ Drive access still works fine. Enables “Turn off file and printer sharing” for Domain (current profile) Solution: To let your Windows systems to be again responsive to ping commands, you need to enable “Turn on file and printer sharing” for Domain (current profile). Further, to disable the Network Location wizard for users you may need to implement the below registry fixes: Create below registry […]

June 7, 2016Desktop, Windows Technologies

FIX: Arrow Keys Navigation does NOT work in Excel

Issue: The arrow keys navigation does not work in Excel application on your system. The same arrow keys navigation just works fine in other applications. Solution: You probably have the Scroll Lock special key pressed/enabled on your keyboard which causes this behaviour. To fix click on Scroll Lock special key to release/unlock/disable it. The Scroll Lock special key varies from keyboard to keyboard. On my system keyboard, the Scroll Lock function is associate with Home button. To control it, I need to press Function key (Fn) + Home button.