by pdefinis | Jul 29, 2024 | Technical
If you’re inheriting a VMware environment that’s seen better days, here’s one you’ll likely run into. We recently took over a neglected virtual environment and began upgrading the client’s vSphere from ESXi 5.5 (yes, really) to version 7.0. We handled the jump from...
by pdefinis | Jul 4, 2024 | Technical
When you promote a new domain controller and those familiar SYSVOL and NETLOGON shares are missing, it’s more than annoying. It’s a sign something’s out of sync. We recently ran into this issue during a client deployment on Server 2019, and the fix was surprisingly...
by pdefinis | Jun 6, 2024 | Technical
Remote work isn’t going away, and neither are the headaches from sluggish VPNs. If your team uses real-time tools like Microsoft Teams or Webex, routing all that traffic through your VPN can cause unnecessary slowdowns. There’s a better way, and it starts when you...
by pdefinis | May 6, 2024 | Technical
We have a lot of clients that leverage AnyConnect as a VPN client asking us to enable MFA on their VPN. Most of them are already leveraging MFA utilizing Azure AD, so it makes sense to move their authentication to AAD from on-premise. There are advantages to moving...
by pdefinis | Apr 3, 2024 | Technical
When you first deploy the Cisco AnyConnect VPN and try to connect right away, you’ll see this error. You can still connect but this tends to freak out most users (like any error). Here’s how we avoid flooding the helpdesk with unnecessary calls. To fix the issue, we...
by pdefinis | Mar 18, 2024 | Technical
In this blog post, we learn how to configure Remote Access VPN with Cisco AnyConnect. The configuration steps are very straightforward, but there are many ways you can implement them such as SSL vs IPSec, full-tunnel vs split-tunnel, and -user account vs...
