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How to Setup Domain Email Forwarding Properly

Posted in Network Security Tips, Tech How To on Feb 18, 2022

A lot of small organizations and companies use the free email services of gmail, yahoo or outlook.com. However you should be driving customers to your domain email for a number of reasons. This video and article will show you how to set up domain email forwarding properly, and to still make use of the free email services of your choice.
Why you should setup DMARC right now!

Posted in Linux Network Admin Tips, Network Security Tips, Tech How To on Feb 02, 2022

The proper implementation of DMARC is a very important as it can be used to make your email flow better, give you the reports you require, and to provide you with better security. It is a necessity today for a number of reasons. If you have not implemented it yet, you should.
Free Office Suite Reviews

Posted in Libreoffice Tips, Linux Desktop Tips, Tech How To on Jan 31, 2022

As you may know, we a Clustered Networks are a large promoter of Open Source software, and we too, use in our office a number of free open source office suite products. I am sure most of you are aware that Google Apps such as DOCS / Sheets / Slides and Calendar are free if you have a gmail account. LibreOffice is a great option that we use as well. But, did you know that even MS Office and Apple offer FREE versions of their popular office suite products? Microsoft offers "Office on the Web" and you can create an Apple ID which will give you Apple iWork apps, even if you do not own an apple product.
RSync vs RClone - What are the Differences?

Posted in Network Security Tips, Tech How To on Jan 26, 2022

We have been using Rsync for nearly 20 years here at Clustered Networks. Rsync is an excellent tool to synchronize data between a computer and a server or from server to server. RClone on the other hand has some unique features that make it a very useful utility. At Clustered Networks we use both RSync and RClone in our scripts that we run on a daily basis.
Google G Suite Legacy Free Edition Ending

Posted in Announcements, Linux Network Admin Tips, Tech How To on Jan 21, 2022

After nearly 20 years, Google is ending support for the G Suite legacy free edition. ... The G Suite legacy free edition will no longer be available starting May 1, 2022. Starting May 1, Google will transition you to Google Workspace, which you can use at no cost until July 1, 2022. After July 1 you will have to pay as noted in the following article. This is big news as a huge number of Tech Support persons have taken advantage of this service for hosting their own domain email with Google.
Install PHP Server Monitor on Ubuntu Server

Posted in Linux Network Admin Tips, Network Security Tips, Tech How To on Jan 13, 2022

PHP Server Monitor is a great litte program that checks whether your websites and servers are up and running. It comes with a web based user interface where you can manage your services and websites, and you can manage users for each server with a mobile number and email address or even have it notify your messaging service such as Pushover. It is similar to uptimerobot, uptime.com or site24x7.com but with more options and best of all OpenSource and Free!
How to Turn Off Spam Filtering in Yahoo Email

Posted in Network Security Tips, Tech How To on Jan 06, 2022

How to Turn Off Spam Filtering in Yahoo Email - Yahoo is a great email service. One of the problems with Yahoo Mail is that a lot of your incoming messages end up going to your spam folder. I know that Yahoo has very stringent email filters but this can become very annoying. In order to keep your email out of your spam folder all you really have to do is to create a "filter" to route all messages with an "@" symbol (which is all email) to re-route to your inbox.
How to use Dig / NSLookup to check for SPF / DKIM and DMARC Records

Posted in Linux Network Admin Tips, Network Security Tips, Tech How To on Dec 22, 2021

This blog will show your how to use Dig / NSLookup to check for SPF / DKIM / DMARC and MX Records.
How to Check your Server for the Apache Java Log4j Vulnerability

Posted in Linux Network Admin Tips, Network Security Tips, Tech How To on Dec 13, 2021

How to Check your Server for the Java Log4j Vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228). The Apache Log4j is a serious vulnerability. If someone sends the library a command in the form of a special string of characters tucked within that data, instead of just logging that information, log4j will execute it as though it is code in a program. This is a serious flaw and you need to check to see if your server(s) are vulnerable.
Common DNS DKIM SPF DMARC Errors

Posted in Linux Network Admin Tips, Network Security Tips, Tech How To on Dec 13, 2021

Managing your DNS, DKIM, SPF, and DMARC records can be a daunting task, especially if you are looking for an error in your configuration that can effect the flow of Email for your Domain. Today I am going to walk through each of these settings and take a look at some of the common errors, that can be overlooked very easily.