2016 - Print Server and XP incompatibility

There is a well known Windows XP and 2016 print server incompatibility.

If you try to add a printer you will receive below error.


Workaround is, on XP clients, adding a new local printer as below screenshots



You must refer to print server printers using a similar link a.e. \\printserveripaddress\printername

Choose correct printer driver:


Latter point you must assign printer name.


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Monitoring - SNMP

About SNMP I am taking note about this iteresting Paessler article that well explain some SNMP basics and tool useful to be used with PRTG monitoring tools.

Have a nice reading time:

https://blog.paessler.com/snmp-monitoring-via-oids-mibs

Explore some standard MIB files with a tool that allows you to, like the Paessler MIB Importer (free). Pro tip: If you are a PRTG Network Monitor user, the MIB folder under the installation path of your PRTG instance is a little treasure chest.

Check the capabilities of your own devices. Pro tip: To easily get an overview, you can run an SNMP walk over the main branch OID with a suitable tool, like the Paessler SNMP Tester (free).


Citrix - Netscaler backups approaches

In Citrix environments an important components is NetScaler.

It permit remote connection without using VPN clients.

There are several corrects VM backups ways.

Below article well explain how to:


Freeware - Adobe connect

Today I would like to indicate Abobe connect, software suite for web conferencing, presentation, desktop sharing and remote training.


Meeting rooms are organized into "pods" with a specific role (note, whiteboard and so on)

Here they are major capabilities:

  • VOIP
  • Mobile app
  • HTML 5 clients.
  • Meeting recording.

Here it is video presentation and official Adobe link

https://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html

https://video.tv.adobe.com/v/27698?autoplay=true 

And Wikipedia explanation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Connect



Office 365 - TLS 1.0 and 1.1 no longer supported from 2021, 11Th January #Windows 7 #Outlook 2010 #Windows 2008 R2 server

Microsoft announced (MC229914) that TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will no longer be supported, from Exchange Online beginning January 11th 2021. 

This change will impact endpoints too.


Final Notice for disabling of TLS1.0 and TLS 1.1 Support for Exchange Online Mail Flow

We will no longer support TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 from Exchange Online mail flow endpoints beginning January 11th 2021. As those versions of TLS are already retired (most recently communicated in MC218794, July '20), Exchange Online customers and their partners should already be using TLS1.2 to protect SMTP connections between their email servers or devices and Exchange Online.

https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home?ref=MessageCenter&id=MC229914

Client side you should verify that devices are connecting to Exchange Online using TLS 1.2

About Outlook 2010/Windows 7/Windows 2008 R2 be aware that TLS 1.2 is not enabled by default, these are register modifies that you should apply ( to override problem)

Update to enable TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 as default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3140245/update-to-enable-tls-1-1-and-tls-1-2-as-default-secure-protocols-in-wi

More details can be found at below blog article:

Security - TLS 1.0 & 1.1 End of Life/support for several products

https://www.alessandromazzanti.com/2020/03/security-tls-10-11-end-of-lifesupport.html


BTW be aware about this other deadline (2021, 1th November):

Effective November 1, 2021, the following versions of Outlook for Windows, as part of Office and Microsoft 365 Apps, will not be able to connect with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 services.


https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2299344-update-to-microsoft-365-and-outlook-for-windows-connectivity-mc229143


[Other related articles]

https://jaapwesselius.com/2018/09/23/outlook-2010-disconnected-with-tls-1-2/

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/network-programming/tls#security-updates


[update 2025.08.20]

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727]
"SystemDefaultTlsVersions"=dword:00000001
"SchUseStrongCrypto"=dword:00000001
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319]
"SystemDefaultTlsVersions"=dword:00000001
"SchUseStrongCrypto"=dword:00000001
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727]
"SystemDefaultTlsVersions"=dword:00000001
"SchUseStrongCrypto"=dword:00000001
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319]
"SystemDefaultTlsVersions"=dword:00000001
"SchUseStrongCrypto"=dword:00000001