We have multiple Windows users on a single Windows 2008 R2 server (Standard edition), say 10 users. We would like each user (or program running in that user session) to utilize a separate IP address for all internet traffic. Is there a way to configure this within Windows? Or would we need to use something like OpenVPN or Squid Proxy and configure that for each user?
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I received an email from an ISP stating that our server had participated in a DDOS attack against one of their servers--and that we appear to be running an "open recursive resolver".
The IP address they gave is for one of our development servers, which is running WIndows Server 2012 R2. I did some googling and followed these instructions (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Cc771738.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396) to disable recursion in DNS Manager. My questions are:
Should turning off the recursion option be enough to make sure this does not happen again?
Is it OK to delete the DNS Server on this server? I didn't even know it was apparently installed by default. We use external DNS servers for everything. I would like to keep our attack surface minimal in general.
For testing purposes, I would like to set-up multiple (say 3-5 to begin with) virtual machines, be able to run them all at the same time, and have each access a unique wireless connection.
The machine has a standard USB wireless adapter. We have access to a Verizon Wifi hot-spot that allows up to 10 unique connections.
The default Virtual Box configuration appears to have all instances using the same network connection.
For special testing purposes, we need a Windows server to allow the following:
A team member can log in remotely to the server.
When remotely logged in, they can disconnect the wireless connection, perform a few tests, and then reconnect the wireless connection.
In general, the LAN connection would just be used for the remote login, the wireless connection would be used for performing tests including using a web browser to test certain web sites, etc.
How can we successfully configure the server to support 2 network connections like this? (A regular LAN connection + a wireless connection). And also make sure that the tests we perform using the browser utilize the wireless connection for the outgoing internet activity.
We would like to set-up a live video-chat web site and are looking for basic recomendations for software and hardware set-up. Here are the particulars on the site:
Most streams will be broadcast live from a single person with a web cam, etc., and viewed by typically 1-10 people, although there could be up to 100+ viewers on the high side.
Audio and video do not have to be super-high quality, but do need to be "good enough". The main point is to convey the basic info in the video (and audio). If occasionally the frame-rate drops low and then goes back to normal fairly soon, we could live with that.
Budget is an issue, so we are in general looking for a lower cost solution that will give us most of what we need in temers of performance and quality.
We are looking at Peer1 for co-lo.
The rest of our web site will be .Net / Windows platform. We are open to looking at any platform for the best streaming solution, although our technical expertise is currently more on the Windows side.
I have a workstation that has been acting up for the last few weeks. It currently has Windows Server 2008 R2 installed on it, and 2 HDD mirrored.
A few times per hour the screen will freeze up, applications will say "not responding", sometimes the screen will turn a lighter shaded color--at the same time the HDD light is on solid. This lasts anywhere from 10 to about 50 seconds.
Could this be something with one of the drives or the mechanism keeping the mirror in place? Any other ideas?
I'm setting up 1 IIS web server and 1 SQL Server 2008 server in a colo facility. I'm wondering if Server 2008 or Server 2008 R2 would be be better to use on these?
I'm looking at this ABMX server, and trying to decide on the CPU. I'm purchasing 2 servers, to be used as dedicated web and DB servers for a web site that has low traffic now but could ramp up quickly.
Just trying to decide if it is worth about $200 more (per server) for the Xeon vs the core-2. Passmark rates them at 3567 and 4153, which didn't seem that different. I'm not planning at this point to need virtualization. I did hear rumors that Xeon stands up better in a 24/7 server environment, but heard others say there wasn't that much difference.
Planning to run Windows Server 2008, likely the R2 release, with 8GB RAM.
We're setting up a new web2.0 type site with elements of e-commerce. Budget is kind of tight. Due to the nature of the site and promotions, etc., we expect traffic could ramp up fairly quickly. Looking for advice for a good configuration to start with, we' looking to co-lo with CalPop in downtown LA.
We've looked at Dell, ABMX.com, and got a quote from CalPop (they make their own servers as they also do managed hosting). Price range has been anywhere from about $1200-$3300 per server. We're thinking to start with a web server and db server, both with mirrored drives. It would be nice to stay under about 2k per server if possible. Min configuration for each would probably be a quad-core with 8GB Ram. Thinking to run Windows Server 2008 R2 (Web Edition?) and SQL Server 2008.
Looking for advice on the best server configurations and/or brands that fit the budget, yet will allow us to smoothly scale as traffic increases. Reliability is also pretty important. Also wondering if a switch/router is necessary or useful to connect the two servers.
I just installed Server 2008 R2, and don't see an option to go into Standby or hibernate. Is there some way to enable or access these?
Currently the only options appear o be shut-down or restart.