Updated on: 19 Oct 2023

Recently, we needed to connect a Hyper-V VM to a separate ISP network which was out of our network and routing infrastructure as per a client request.  Our uplink provider delivered us a cross cable link from their switch and they had assigned a set of IP addresses which we could route to this VM. […]

Updated on: 19 Oct 2023

Most web hosting providers restrict relaying of emails through the hosted scripts without email authentication. Also, there could be issues with the IP reverse DNS lookup which prevents you from your using the server hosting your app for email deliveries. In such cases, the developer can opt for integrating a third party cloud based transactional […]

Updated on: 19 Oct 2023

With ASP.net application development gaining more popularity with web developers, there are significant advantages of ASP.net hosting on Windows server 2008. Although ASP.net web hosting was available since Windows Server 2003, Windows 2008 Web Hosting has certain advantages in this area, which forced almost every webhost into switching to Windows Server 2008 R2 platform for […]

Updated on: 19 Oct 2023

Applies to: Windows 2008 R2 Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Description: While logging into Administrator account through RDP on a VPS after a reboot, a blank screen or recycled svchost.exe property page is shown. Rebooting the VPS does not resolve the issue. Cause: This problem is caused by corruption of the Administrator account profile. Solution: On the […]

Updated on: 19 Oct 2023

Continuous intrusion attempts on RDP and SQL server in Windows dedicated and VPS environment is a big issue for system admins. They may drain a considerable amount CPU time and Memory resource of any server as thousands such attempts can be made within a span of few minutes by the automated attacking bots. Changing RDP […]