Windows Server 2019 – renaming files with some naming convention

We received a ton of files from our sponsor and the files are all formatted like this [ABCD] Title – Id – Description [RS][x264][CHKSUM].txt I could manually rename one at a time but there are more than 500 files that are sent on a weekly basis. RS – Reviewer Signature (usually the same person) CHKSUM … Read more

How to setup AD client certificate for a workgroup account to be used for authentication on a local IIS server website?

I have two Windows Server 2019 virtual machines, one has Active Directory setup and Active Directory Certification Auhtority, the other one is a Workgroup server. The workgroup server has IIS installed on it an an application deployed. What I want is for the local user that visits the website to be require a valid certificate … Read more

Client DNS Records Not Updating Unless They Are Unsecure

I have 2 member servers on my domain that are getting an event 8018 which looks like this: Log Name: System Source: Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Client Date: 4/21/2016 10:57:23 AM Event ID: 8018 Task Category: (1028) Level: Warning Keywords: User: NETWORK SERVICE Computer: Computer.domain.local Description: The system failed to register host (A or AAAA) resource records (RRs) for … Read more

Able to re-route traffic of a specific port to another server?

I have the network structure as the image below. Server1 has 2 NIC cards that links to the 168.172.x.x network and 192.168.1.x. I want my ClientMachine1, 168.172.1.15, to connect to a port in 192.168.1.92’s program. The program is on a specific TCP port. Is it possible to do it with Windows Firewall or some program? … Read more

Mysterious disconnects every 4 hours at specific times (e.g. 08:02, 12:02, 16:02 etc)

we have a real odd issue. Multiple users have noticed that their computers are unable to access various web and file based services at specific times 4 hours apart. I’ve noticed the “disconnection” at 12.02pm myself and trying to access internal web based systems gives me a 404 page not found error. Others have noticed … Read more