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Admin Tools, Tutorials, Windows

Feb 28, 2016

[WIP]Configure Active Directory tutorial

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”1″ gal_title=”Active Directory Tutorial”] This is still a work in progress. However I’ve included the above slideshow of a successful run through. I’ll be translating my screenshots…
Admin Tools

Feb 17, 2016

Let’s Encrypt, Free SSL provider extension available in Plesk

We all know the struggles of wanting an SSL to secure our sites, but also want to be recognized as not being a danger to our users. Unfortunately…
1&1 Internet

Feb 16, 2016

Install PHPMyAdmin on 1and1’s Managed Server

1&1 already offers PHPMyAdmin for use from the Control Panel, but the problem can be that if you have a small team, you’d have to give them access…
1&1 Internet, Windows

Feb 15, 2016

Windows Commandline via SerialConsole [1and1]

One thing that most 1&1 Dedicated Server customers seem to miss, is the usefulness of the Serial Console. Sure, it’s not a KVM access point, you’re not going…
Windows

Feb 15, 2016

Disable Windows Firewall via CMD

It’s pretty common that in any given week, I must access a customer’s server and disable their firewall. The firewall could have been misconfigured, they could have set…
Tutorials

Dec 23, 2015

Remote FTP Backups with Plesk

A common control panel that’s being sold at providers such as 1&1 is the Parallels Plesk Panel. It’s fairly simple and straight forward to use, and is provided…
1&1 Internet, Windows

Dec 21, 2015

Reset Windows Password on 1&1 Dedicated Servers

Based off of https://diyserver.guide/reset-windows-password-on-1and1s-cloud-server/ MobaRDP confirmed working with WinServer 2008 + 2008r2. Did not work in tests on 2012. So previously I talked about resetting the Windows Password…
1&1 Internet, Providers

Dec 21, 2015

Reset Windows Password on 1and1’s Cloud Server

Let’s take a scenario: You created a Windows Server VM at 1and1.com and decided to use your own super secret password. Since you specified the password, it doesn’t…
1&1 Internet

Dec 14, 2015

1&1 Cloud Server DIY Backup Solutions

1and1.com has always offered a number of backup solutions including their “Professional Backup” and their “FTP Storage” features that have always been available to Dedicated and VPS servers.…
1&1 Internet, Connectivity

Dec 14, 2015

SSH Keys and VPN for Extended Security on 1&1 CloudServers

The plot You have your Database server hosted inside the 1&1 Cloud and your Boss wants you to lock it down from everything except MySQL, and we mean…