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13 posts in this category.
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Are Your Server Times Synchronized and Accurate?
All of our servers use NTP to sync with a local GPS-based time server as primary and NIST servers as backup. They are kept within a few milliseconds of real time. Accurate time is critical for hosting reliability.
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How to Connect to OpenVPN on Windows
Complete guide to installing the OpenVPN client on Windows, downloading your ASPnix VPN profile from the billing portal, placing it in the config directory, and connecting via the GUI. Covers prerequisites, exact steps, common pitfalls like incorrect file location or missing admin rights, and troubl
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How to Connect Windows 10 to L2TP/IPSec VPN
Step-by-step guide to configure L2TP/IPSec VPN on Windows 10 using server address, pre-shared key, username and password from your welcome email. Covers prerequisites, detailed GUI and PowerShell setup, verification steps, common errors like incorrect PSK or blocked UDP ports, and troubleshooting fo
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Can the Time Zone of a Server Be Changed?
Shared and TeamSpeak servers have immutable time zones. Store dates and times in UTC within your application and convert to the user's time zone for output. This avoids server TZ dependencies. Custom time zones are supported on VPS and Dedicated Servers.
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Can You Show Me an Example of a Website Hosted With Us?
We cannot share specific examples of client websites or any identifying details due to strict privacy policies. This article explains the reasons behind our confidentiality rules, what information is protected, and how to evaluate our Windows and .NET hosting services using non-client-specific resou
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Explanation of Email Account Options in Windows Control Panel
Learn the purpose and best practices for each option in the Email Account section of the Windows control panel. From mailbox limits and status to service access, greylisting, auto-responders, and forwarding, this guide helps you configure mailboxes correctly and avoid common issues.
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Blogging In a Nutshell - Part 3: Fostering Discussion
Discover how to foster meaningful discussions on your blog so readers promote your content. Part 3 covers balancing business objectives with engagement, creating provocative posts, managing feedback including negative reactions, and implementing tools like social sharing to build an active community
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Blogging In a Nutshell - Part 2: Driving Traffic
Building on content creation and scheduling from Part 1, this guide explains how to drive traffic through syndication and distribution. Learn to implement dynamic sitemaps, register with blog search services, engage on social platforms, and apply tactics that mirror traditional media channels while
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Adding the Facebook Like Button to WordPress
Step-by-step guide to adding the Facebook Like button on a WordPress site. Update header.php with Open Graph and FBML namespaces, then insert the fb:like element into index.php, single.php, and page.php using the_permalink() for correct per-post URLs. Covers prerequisites, configuration options, cod
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How to Configure Your Domain with Windows Live Hotmail
Configure a custom domain for Windows Live Hotmail by adding it to the Admin Center and updating MX records via the ASPnix DNS Zone Editor. This guide details signing in, setting the root MX record with trailing dot, verifying activation, creating accounts, and the optional CNAME for a custom mail s
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How to Backup IIS7 ApplicationHost.config and Settings
IIS7 stores settings in ApplicationHost.config and schema files instead of the IIS6 metabase, rendering old tools unusable. This guide provides the exact CMD script to back up your configuration using appcmd, details the storage path, step-by-step creation and execution instructions, plus automation
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How to Create a Self-Signed SSL Certificate for IIS 6
Complete guide to generating and binding a self-signed SSL certificate on IIS 6 for Windows Server 2003 using the SelfSSL tool from the IIS Resource Kit. Covers prerequisites, exact commands, verification, browser warnings, and troubleshooting for testing and internal sites.
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How to Burn an ISO on Windows 7 for Free
Windows 7 lets you burn ISO files to disc for free using built-in tools in Windows Explorer. Avoid third-party apps with this simple method. Follow our expanded guide with prerequisites, detailed steps, troubleshooting, and tips for creating reliable CD/DVD media from your ISO images.