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How to join Linux to a Windows AD-DS Domain

Linux (Unix-like) servers are very popular choice in the tech world. A majority of web and file servers are hosted on Unix and Unix-like operating systems. At the same time Microsoft Windows Servers are utilized by all major organization for its easy-to-use features such as Active Directory Domain Services, also simply known as, domains. If you have a mixed environment with both Linux and Windows servers or Linux desktops (end devices) and Windows servers, you need to be able to Windows domain join Linux machines. This is a step-by-step guide on how to domain join a CentOS, which is similar to RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) to an existing Windows Domain.

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How to install Windows 11 and bypass Minimum Requirements Errors

Microsoft now requires hardware security checks before installing Windows 11. At this time, the VMware Workstation Pro 16 has no solution to bypass the per-installation check for TPM (Trusted Platform Module), CPU, RAM, and Secure Boot. The solution is to use DWORD 32-bit value entries in the Registry Editor to force bypass the pre-installation checks. In this video demonstration, we install Windows 11 Professional 64 -bit version.

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Introduction to pfSense

This will be an introduction or getting started guide to pfSense. The pfSense is an open-source firewall and router software application written based on Linux FreeBSD. It can be installed on a physical or a virtual machine (VM) environment. It has all the powerful features of Cisco, IBM of other proprietary firewall appliance developers. Additional features can be added by installing third-party packages (add-ons, plugins) to the pfSense. It is one of the most compressive industrial and enterprise grades open-source firewalls. You may install this application in your home environment for advanced firewall and routing configurations.

This guide will not try to repeat what has been already published by Netgate Docs. This guide will add additional information and value to official documentation. Please follow the external links for additional information.

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VMware Workstation Custom Advanced Setup

This tutorial will guide you though on how to setup a virtual machine (VM) on Type 2 hypervisor, VMware Workstation Pro 16. A custom setup allows you to configure hardware and software components of your VM before installing the OS using an ISO image. You can modify these settings even after you complete the configuration and installation process from the settings menu of your VMware Workstation Pro. For Typical Recommended setup, please read the VMware Workstation Setup.

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