If you have two Netapp filers and want to use Snapmirror to replicate volumes or qtrees between the two, but want to force the replication traffic to traverse a specific network, there is a quick and easy way to do it.

You’ll need a few things to get started:

– SSH access to both filers

– Network configuration on and …

1. Disable unused Group Policy sections

In each of the GPOs that are applied to your servers and users, both User and Computer processing is enabled by default. Disabling unused parts of a GPO can shave some time off both logons and server booting. You can do this in the GPO properties. Just bring up the GPO in Group …

Do you have a workstation that intermittently boots up with both the black Citrix Receiver icon and the old blue Program Neighborhood Agent/Online Plugin icon? And does it fail to launch published applications?

This is a very common problem that affects both Windows XP and Windows 7 machines. Sometimes when the …

I accidentally discovered a potential security issue with server-to-client URL redirection that affects Receiver 3.0 (ICA Client 13), ICA Client 12.1.44, and XenApp 6.

URL Redirection is often used to prevent end users from launching instances of Internet Explorer on a Citrix server and accessing the Internet. When URL …

The recent Virginia earthquake that rocked much of the East coast was an unusual event. But it was not unpredicted or surprising. Unfortunately, the failure of the commonly accepted plate tectonics theory to predict or even explain the recent earthquake has raised many questions.

But first, what is plate tectonics? The …

Yes, it will work under very limited circumstances, but it is not supported by Citrix. It is officially supported only for XenApp 5 and up.

You’ve got a sinking feeling in your gut. You were working on a text document in your web browser when suddenly you accidentally clicked the wrong button or hit the wrong key combination, and POOF, it’s all gone. I will show you how to get it all back.

Necessity is the mother of invention. If you’ve been looking for …

If you’ve unwittingly discovered that the new Citrix Receiver 3.0 is not compatible with your old Presentation Server 4.0 farm, you’ve perhaps encountered a little trouble after rolling back to the previous version of the ICA client. If you have uninstalled Receiver and reverted to an older ICA client, you may receive …

One of the problems that has plagued Citrix admins and engineers has been third party print drivers. All it takes is for one bad print driver to misbehave, crash the print spooler, and generate dozens of support calls from users who suddenly cannot print.

This common problem led to Citrix including the Citrix Universal …