Erwin Bierens

Knowledge is Power

Skype for Business Edge Server reset connection

2020-02-11 1 min read Skype for Business
I ran in to a problem with a new Skype for Business server 2015 Edge installation. I was not able to connect to the sip.domain.com from a webbrowser. The browser finds the server but the server closes the connection (RESET). Therefore clients cannot log in at all. So i fired up wireshark on the Edge server. I see my IP connecting to the Edge external interface, but it will give the message: “Reset: Set” Continue reading

How to change compatibility level of a SQL Database

2020-02-10 1 min read Microsoft SQL
Get Compatibility level of databases First start checking your version of SQL, start a new query. SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion'); Run Query Now start a new query to check the compatibility level of the databases. SELECT name, compatibility_level FROM sys.databases; Run Query Set Compatibility level Create a new query. ALTER DATABASE databasename SET COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL = 120 Run Query Compatibility Levels Product Database Engine Version Default Compatibility Level Designation Supported Compatibility Level Values SQL Server 2019 (15. Continue reading

Enable God Mode for Windows 10 and Windows Server

The steps shown in this post will work on Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. When activated, it is a folder that contains links to all of the settings of your Windows system. How to enable God Mode in Windows 10 To enable God Mode in windows 10 login to the Windows 10 client with account that has administrative privileges. Create a new folder on the desktop. Continue reading

Microsoft Teams for Linux

2020-01-23 2 min read Microsoft Teams Linux Ubuntu
This how to is written for debian distro based operating systems. During this test i’m using Ubuntu Desktop 18.04.3 LTS. Installing Microsoft Teams First of all download the right client package for Microsoft Teams. For my Ubuntu desktop i’m using the DEB 64-bit installer. You can also download the package using wget. Download the package from the Teams website. You can find the latest version right here (Right click the version and copy the link) Continue reading

Disable .NET Framework 4.8 from Windows Update

About the .NET Framework 4.8 The .NET Framework 4.8 is an in-place upgrade to versions 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 4.7 of the .NET Framework. In case of Exchange / Skype for Business Server 2015 if you don’t have the corresponsing CU patch or product level we will need to block the automatic installation through Windows Update of the .NET Framework 4.8 patch. These steps describes how to perform this blocking action. Continue reading

Using eDiscovery with Microsoft Teams

2020-01-20 3 min read Microsoft Teams
Recently i was involved in a case where we needed to discover some conversations between a internal and external company due to some illegal activities. I want to share some information on eDiscovery and Content Search with Microsoft Teams from a Security and Compliance view, this is quite simple but many of us are unaware how could you filter out the conversations and in specific to Microsoft Teams conversations. Assign Permissions If you have already set the permissions you can skip this first chapter. Continue reading
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