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home lab
Best Home Lab Networking Architecture in 2025
One of the core aspects of any IT infrastructure is the network. The network is the center of how everything communicates, works, and it also forms the core of your security posture and how well…
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Virtualization
Windows 10 ADK USB boot with VMware cold clone 3.03
So this is probably a really weird combination of old and new. The other day I was working to P2V…
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Windows
Can’t get rid of cached credentials Internet Explorer
The other day I had a colleague call me with a pesky credential issue using Internet Explorer. He was connecting…
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Powershell
Powershell Script to check if AppAssure agent is installed on Servers
If you run Dell’s AppAssure backup software in your environment and have a multitude of servers, it is handy to…
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Virtualization
Installing the vSphere 6 Replication Appliance
The vSphere Replication functionality which used to reside exclusively in VMware’s SRM product, is currently a standalone appliance now which…
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Networking
Extreme Summit XOS Basic Initial Switch Configuration
Those who are familiar with Enterasys switches know that the Extreme XOS CLI is vastly different from the Enterasys line…
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VMware
Exclude hosts from vRealize Operations manager license
For those of you running vRealize Operations Manager, you may have a license for say only 6 sockets to monitor…
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Networking
Enable SNMPv3 on Summit XOS Switch configured with enhanced security
Recently, I ran into an issue connected an XOS switch to Netsight monitoring. After looking at Netsight, the console simply said…
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Networking
How to Setup Port Mirroring on Dell Nseries switch
The ability to mirror a port is a very crucial part of troubleshooting especially when you need to see traffic…
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Networking
Sophos UTM Block web traffic for only one host
Within Sophos UTM, as much as I like the product and have enjoyed using it in my home lab environment,…
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SQL
SQL 2014 Setup Failed Analysis Services
Recently in building up a SQL 2014 Standard edition VM running on Windows Server 2012 R2, I ran into a…
