Configuring an AirPort Extreme for NAT Only Mode
This post will show how you can use an configure an AirPort Extreme for NAT only mode so that you can allow an additional DHCP server on your network to handle IP address allocation. The instructions are for the AirPort Extreme in the Time Capsule, but I believe this should be the same for a standard AirPort Extreme as well. I recently got an Apple Time Capsule to replace my old linksys cable...
Read MoreWebsite Server Rebuild Diary
Not a usual scripting or deployment post this time – this is a website server rebuild diary. I wanted to make a quick post to document a server rebuild and to log the sort of work that goes into maintaining this and the www.autoitscript.com site. Even small (ish) sites can be quite a bit of effort. Current environment is CentOS 5.8 (upgraded many times from earlier versions of 5.x) running...
Read MoreUsing Custom XML and Config Files with USMT and ConfigMgr
Using USMT In System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM / ConfigMgr) when performing an Operating System Deployment (OSD) can be a bit of a chore. The built in Task Sequence actions available for capturing and restoring user state only allow you to perform a very basic migration. Most of the time USMT requires quite a bit of tweaking to get right and once you’ve got everything working...
Read MoreCreate a USMT Package in ConfigMgr
In System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM / ConfigMgr) when performing an Operating System Deployment (OSD) there is usually some form of user data and settings migration. This is often performed using the Microsoft User State Migration Toolkit (USMT). The first step in using USMT is to create the USMT tool ConfigMgr package. This post details how to create such a package for USMT...
Read MoreCreate a Windows 7 BitLocker Partition in ConfigMgr
In System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM / ConfigMgr) something I’ve done a few times is to create a BitLocker partition for Windows 7 during an Operating System Deployment (OSD) Task Sequence. I’ve seen the method used here a few times before but I wanted to document it for myself so that I can use it for an upcoming article on configuring BitLocker with TPM+PIN from...
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