Network Ports

Handy to have the common ports details for Network communications

Service	Port number
HTTP	80
HTTPS	443
DNS	53
SMB	445
SSH	22
FTP	21
TFTP	69
SMTP	25
POP3	110
IMAP	143
RDP	3389
SMB	445
DHCP	67
SNMP	123

Outlook not syncing all emails from GMail / gapps

When using Outlook to access emails from Gmail / Gapps suite via IMAP, notice that at times not all emails / older messages are syncing in Outlook folders such as Inbox / Sent Items etc. 

After facing this issue and searching all the possible setup setting in Outlook, found the reason due to which this was happening. 

 In Gmail, in settings for Forwarding and POP/IMAP, Under IMAP Settings, a option is available for "Folder Size Limits" This has two options. 

Option 1 - Do not limit the number of messages in an IMAP folder (default) 

Option 2 - Limit IMAP folders to contain no more than this many messages 

Option 2, has a dropdown from which can select the number of messages to limit ( 1000 / 2000 / 5000 / 10000 ) 

When Option 1, is selected by all messages are synced in Outlook. By selecting Option 2 the numbers of messages shown in Outlook is restricted. Have noticed the latest emails to the limit are only shown. 

So to show all messages in Outlook, when using IMAP sync method for Gmail / Gsuite email, should select "Do Not limit the number of messages in an IMAP folder" option.

Finding WWN Number Windows Server

To find WWN numbers on Physical Servers with Windows Server operating system, one of the options is to install a utility provided by Microsoft called "Fibre Channel Information Tool" (fcinfo)

This can be downloaded from Fibre Channel Utility

Download and install the utility and execute the same from command prompt.

Change the path to c:\windows\SysWOW64 and run fcinfo, then it would display the following info.

Hope this is helpful.....

Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4 - Create Team Not available

When using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4, sometime we face a challenge that Team Create option is not available.

Issue:
When the software of Broadcom NIC Teaming Software is installed, usually default options are used by clicking Next, Next. By doing this a crucial option of BASP is missed to be enabled.

Resolution / Solution:
If the software is already installed, can Modify the installation by clicking "Change" from Program and Features.

During this, need to enable option BASP, which is present under CIM Provider.

After the installation is completed, launch the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite and option for Creating Teams would be show if any Unassigned Adapters are available, by right clicking on Teams option.

Safely log out / sign out from Windows 2012 Server

Sometimes by mistake when we need to log off from server, it happens that its either shutdown or restarted. How to avoid this...

Step 1:
Press windows Key

Step 2:
Type "cmd" and hit enter

Step 3:
Command prompt would appear

Step 4:
Type "logoff"

This way safely we logout.

Integrated Lights Out 3 (iLO 3)

Wondered when connected via iLO Remote console what the power switch options are?

Four options are provided for Power Switch as follows.

Momentary Press, Press and Hold, Reset and Cold Boot.

Each of them is as follows.

Momentary Press --> Graceful Power Off
Press and Hold --> Force Power Off
Reset --> Force System Rest
Cold Boot --> Force Power Cycle