James Stull

Microsoft didn't exactly make configuring Trusted Sites in Group Policy (GPO) a straight forward thing. Thankfully this simple how-to will get you off the ground getting Trusted Sites configured quickly and easily. First either create a GPO and link it to the desired OU or edit an existing where you have the computer(s) located in Active Directory you want to have this setting. NOTE: the fewer GPO's you have the better. Try to always keep GPO's stacked on top of eachother and don't duplicate settings. This will help cut down on configuration issues and the time it takes for a user to login. Now in the GPO you're editing go to Computer Configuration –> Administrative Tools –> Windows Components –> Internet Explorer –> Internet Control Panel –> Security Page and then double click to the zone assignment list in the right pane. Next you want to Enable then click on the "Show..." button. Now all you need to do is add all your URL's ...

Upgrading Fedora from one version to the next is very simple just follow these steps: 1. Make sure you backup all your data, just to be safe. 2. Make sure your system is up to date: #yum update 3. Just in case, make sure you running the latest version of RPM and yum: #yum update rpm #yum update yum 4. Install the preupgrade package: #yum install preupgrade 5. Run the preupgrade command: #preupgrade Enjoy!

In my last blog post I showed you how to configure your Linux No-IP dynamic DNS update. In this post we are going to take DNS a bit further and show you how to make your internet surfing not only faster, but safer. OpenDNS is a free (or if you wish pay) service that gives you more control over your family's internet access. Their are several how-tos on the site for how to use it and set it up. Go ahead and setup a free account and it will immediately direct you to step by step documentation for setting up your home network to use it. Several benefits of why you should use OpenDNS include (but not limited to) faster speed since they cache sites, access controls to limit what sites you don't want to access, and history to see what and where your going on the internet. After you setup your account you will need to setup your dynamic IP updater so your access rules and history is applied even if your IP address changes. To do this you first need to install ddclient: # yum in...

Most home internet connections are provided with dynamic address assignment. This is very convenient for your ISP should they ever need to change IP addresses, however, its not so convenient for you if you like to access your home network remotely. Thankfully No-IP.com provides a free service that allows you to get around this issue. No-IP provides dynamic DNS entries with free clients to update their servers. All you need to do is create an account, install their client to update their servers should your IP address change, and from time to time log into your account to keep it active. Then you can remotely connect to your computer via remote desktop, vnc, ssh, etc through a domain name of your choice. To configure the client on Fedora 13 is very simple. Instead of downloading and manually compiling the client from source you can install it via rpm through yum: #yum install noip You will also find it if you do a search for "noip" in the "Add/Remove Software...