Can't bind to nic because it is already bound to another Virtual Network
I couldn't bind to a network card so I looked up the solution on line and ran the commands netcfg -u vms_pp netcfg -c p -i vms_pp Which removed the virtual connections. However now I can't make any of...
View ArticleReassociating .doc with Word 2013
Hi, When upgrading from Office 2010 to Office 2013, since it seems like they are trying to phase out the .doc format, the file association disappears for my .doc extensions. Unfortunately my company...
View ArticleTrack and Limit Concurrent RD Connections
I'm looking for a piece of software we can use in our hosting environment that allows us to set a limit on the number of concurrent RD connections based on OU or AD group. I've been looking an...
View ArticleAll Good Things...
So, today we close a chapter on Spiceworks history. We said goodbye to Knox today. What can I say? The dude is awesome.... Good luck in San Diego. I hear Padres tickets are like $6 a piece, and the...
View ArticleIncoming emails are not updating or creating new tickets
A few weeks ago we had noticed that incoming email replies were no longer updating tickets on the Helpdesk, nor were they generating new tickets if a new email was submitted to our helpdesk email...
View ArticleHiera for Pouncers and Stalkers
At my last job, and before I knew much about Puppet, I had a configuration challenge I solved the way a lot of us have: I wrote a script. I got tired of passing lots of configuration parameters to the...
View ArticleRe : Starting Count From pre-defined number
Hi, You can make use of auto increment fields. We have added a field "Auto Number" in new edit interface to auto increment.Or you can follow the workaround here if you are using the old edit...
View ArticleSBS Migration Issue - Unable to remove exchange 2010
I performed a swing migration a few weeks ago from SBS 2008 to SBS 2011 on temporary hardware, all is working fine, But now, im migrating to new hardware, and I cannot remove exchange off the...
View ArticleSecurity News April 26
Hactivists change tactics from data breaches to disruptionhttp://www.eweek.com/security/hactivistists-change-tactics-from-data-breaches-to-disruption-verizon/In 2011, hactivists stole almost 50% of...
View ArticleIt’s getting hot in here: Earth’s core is 1,000...
It’s getting hot in here: Earth’s core is 1,000 degrees warmer than experts thought http://ow.ly/ktkKuRead More
View ArticleK-12 Cloud networking success story - Belgrave Heights Christian School
Green Guy Alert! We just profiled an interesting case study about a K-12 school that has deployed cloud networking in an interesting way. Here is the brief abstract - warning - Marketing Speak! The...
View ArticleHyper-v best local disk configuration
I have two servers with 2x146GB raid 1 that I'm planning on installing W2k12 Core on for Hyper-V. Each server has an additional 10x 300GB 10k SAS drives. Both servers have 2x 6core CPU's. I'm wanting...
View ArticleFor those who use Avaya/Shortel how does it compare to Allworx?
About 6 months ago due to our customers asking us and my failure to find a single phone vendor that could speak English and did not have a crack habit we got into the phone business. :) So I said...
View ArticleIntermittent loss of shares and printers
I have run into a strange issue, at certain times of the day random users are complaining that they have lost access to the shares, and can not print. To me almost sounds like a cable has been...
View ArticleRemote Data Collector issue with Central Server ?
Hi All I have being issue Spiceworks in my Network since long time. Now want to configure spicework for my remote location, but want's to manage from Central Location. For that purpose i have created...
View ArticleCareer Change Help!
Hi, I recently made a career change into the IT world and I'm still learning the basics in some areas. I've been fixing computers for friends and family for the past year. I'm now running a small...
View ArticleStephen King Gives to Gun Control "Charity"
So is it "charity" when I give to the NRA?? Should my contributions be secret when so many claim that "I have blood on my hands from Sandy Hook?" (That's a figurative...
View ArticleFormat Local VMFS Datastore
Hey guys, my local VMFS datastore on my ESXi 4.1 hosts shows as 1.8TB.. Server has 5x500GB RAID5 only. All VMs are on SAN I would like to reformat this to a larger block size to support 512GB VMDKs...
View ArticleJuicing recipes??
Just bought an Omega vertical juicer today... what are your favorite juice recipes?
View ArticleDynDNS Filtering Issue
Hello all, We are using the free stuff... Is anyone using DynDNS for web filtering? We have it for our public network and for some reason it won't filter. It allows access to all areas (the risky ones...
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