Pat Spencer

Reference http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/ Cloud http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles-tutorials/cloud-computing/planning-hybrid-it-infrastructure-using-windows-azure-infrastructure-services-part1.html Exchange Exchange Service Packs and Rollups http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/240.exchange-server-and-update-rollups-build-numbers.aspx Exchange Server 2013 and Cumulative Updates (CU’s) Build Numbers http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/15776.exchange-server-2013-and-cumulative-updates-cus-build-numbers.aspx Office365 manage-office-365-using-powershell http://www.o365info.com/2012/07/manage-office-365-using-powershell-12.html

Some DNS name queries are unsuccessful after you deploy a Windows Server 2008 R2-based DNS server.  It seems inconsistent but it all depends on the DNS Name being called.  (BMO.COM always exhibits the problem) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832223   Scenario: Clear DNS cache on the server: dnscmd /clearcache Run NSLOOKUP Set type=all BMO.COM Notice that the first attempt times out.  Repeated attempts will eventually be successful. Workaround: Type: dnscmd /config /enableednsprobes 0  

How to fix “AnyConnect was not able to establish a connection” or “VPN client driver encountered an error” Cisco AnyConnect VPN error messages. Found this on another blog post, so I won't take credit for it. Just put the following in a .REG file and import it.   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\vpnva] "DisplayName"="Cisco AnyConnect VPN Virtual Miniport Adapter for Windows x64" Also, see: http://furycomputing.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/how-to-fix-anyconnect-was-not-able-to-establish-a-connection-or-vpn-client-driver-encountered-an-error-cisco-anyconnect-vpn-error-messages/ Symptom : After installing (or Re-installing) the Cisco AnyConnect Client on Windows 8, unable to initialize the NIC.  Error is “AnyConnect was not able to establish a connection to the specified secure gateway.  Please try connecting again” The Fix is to correct an error in the Description string for the VPN Connection in the registry.