Jan
03
Problem: After uninstalling an ESET security product, the following message is displayed upon launching Outlook: The Add-in ‘ESET Outlook Plugin’ (C:\PROGRA~1\ESET\ESETNO~1\EPLGOU~1.DLL) cannot be loaded and has been disabled by Outlook. If no update is available, please uninstall the Add-in. Solution: This article from ESET’s knowledgebase recommends deleting the “extend.dat” file in the user’s Outlook folder, …
Apr
12
Sometimes it is useful to leverage the power of Group Policy in Active Directory to add sites to certain security zones in Internet Explorer. This can save the network admin the trouble of managing the security zone lists for each computer (or user) separately. In the following example, each user on the network needs to …
Feb
24
If the Microsoft Virtual Server web admin and remote control console are constantly popping up asking for credentials, you may need to adjust some security settings in Internet Explorer. In Internet Explorer, go to “Tools -> Internet Options”. Click the “Security” tab. If the site is on your local network, select the “Local Intranet” icon …
Feb
18
There are two basic steps to this process: Adjusting the VPN policies. Adjusting the firewall rules. Adjusting the VPN Policies To allow wireless users access to a VPN tunnel, it is necessary to add the subnet of the wireless network to the VPN policy on both sides of the tunnel. SonicWall sets this subnet as …
Feb
18
Situation: On wireless-capable SonicWall devices running SonicOS Enhanced, devices connected to the WLAN interface are not able to connect to any devices connected to the LAN interface. Problem: This is by design. There is a firewall rule that prevents this type of traffic as a security measure. Solution: Log in to the web interface of …
Feb
17
Situation: You need to setup a site to site VPN tunnel between two SonicWall routers running SonicOS Enhanced. Background: The first thing you need to decide about your VPN tunnel is whether to use Main Mode or Aggressive Mode. Main Mode is the most secure mode but requires that both endpoints have static IP addresses. The only …
Jan
07
Apparently techlauve.com was hacked sometime in the last few days. Upon pulling up the site this morning I was greeted by Arabic music, Arabic text, English text declaring that I had been hacked, and two pictures: A middle-eastern man pointing a gun at a woman and child, and a picture of a sniper kitten. Awesome. …
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