• Group Policy Client Service Failed the logon

    In working with several networked environments, you frequently see a lot of weird errors that hit you from day to day.  If you have seen the error “Group Policy Client Service Failed the logon” you know what I am talking…

  • Customizing Untangle Captive Portal page

    For many small businesses out there that are using or planning on using Untangle as their UTM software, you may want to customize the look and feel of Untangle images on your captive portal page.  You can modify Untangle image files…

  • Untangle Server Hardware Recommendations

    I have seen many posts and forums on recommended hardware to run Untangle on as a security UTM device.  There is actually a really nice rack box that we worked with a client on a purchase to get Untangle up…

  • How to Install an SSL certificate in Untangle

    These days, SSL certificates are necessary to verify web content and ensure end users that they are visiting websites that are safe and not trying to scam or steal information from them.  I am a big fan of Untangle’s UTM…

  • How to Use MSCONFIG to fight Malware and performance issues

    Two of the main problems that cause home users the great frustration have to do with malware and performance issues. These two problems usually go hand in hand and result from an infection of malware that usually comes inadvertantly from…

  • Roaming Profile Error fix

    Roaming profiles are the bane of a network administrator’s existence.  To say that roaming profiles ever work perfectly is a gross overstatement.  However, it makes things worse when apps do really dumb things that create problems with windows.   Recently in…

  • Java Control Panel – Controlling Downloads

    It seems no matter how up to date a workstation is, due to the highly vulnerable nature of computers – security updates, patches, updates and other software downloads are constantly checking to see whether or not you have the latest version…

  • Helpful Imagex commands for .wim images

    In preparing a workstation for enterprise deployment, there are a few commands that are necessary in order to successfully prepare and deploy a generalized image as well as configure the windows pe boot image from the WAIK.  Below these will…

  • Scheduled Task in VSphere – using PowerCLI to delete existing machines

    Let me preface this post with the fact that I have just got my hands on the new Vsphere 4.1 release from VMware. However, on just a high level look at the scheduled tasks in 4.1, if you want to…

  • Using Untangle at Home

    Using Untangle to Secure Home Networks With the spread of malware and spyware across the Internet and with the ever increasing risks of identity theft while searching and browsing the Internet, many home Internet users are looking for software packages…