Playstation 3 – Error ‘A DLNA protocol error (2104) has occurred’ When streaming from Windows Media Player
KB ID 0000696 Problem My Windows 7 Media Center can’t stream to my PS3, but the Windows Media Player that’s built into the same PC can, (well it should be able to!) However when I tried, this is what the Playstation told me. Media Server Error: A DNLA protocol error (2104) has occurred. Solution Note: Your local firewall on the Windows 7 machine can also cause this problem. I have a decent firewall at home, so I disabled...
SmoothWall – Allowing Windows Updates and Windows Activation
KB ID 0000441 Problem I’ve had fun this week installing a new virtual environment for a client with a SmoothWall firewall. It took a call to SmoothWall support for me to get Windows updates to work, then after activating a few 2008 R2 servers via phone, I was motivated to get online activation running as well. Windows Activation Error – (We are being blocked by the SmoothWall Proxy). A problem occurred when Windows tried...
Sonicwall 2040 Port Forwarding
KB ID 0000346 Problem You would like to set up port forwarding on a Sonicwall 2040, in this example I will assume we are forwarding SMTP (TCP port 25). Sonicwall Pro 2040 – System Screen Note: Notice the “Network Interfaces” section, take note of the names of the interfaces and what they are doing, this will become relevant later. Solution 1. Log into the Sonicwall’s management console. 2. If you have not...
Securing Exchange OWA with RSA SecureID
KB ID 000096 Problem Later on in the year I’ve got a big RSA and SharePoint deployment, as I know ‘Zippity Squat’ about SharePoint, I thought the best way to get some hands on experience, was to work out how to integrate SecureID with Exchange 2013, (which I know a few things about!) Solution I’m assuming you already have RSA Authentication Manager setup and users/tokens deployed. This run though is simply to...
RSA Authentication Manager – Importing SecureID Tokens
KB ID 0001080 Problem It’s been a while since I had to do this, you used to simply take a number from the token pack, import it into the RSA Authentication Manager, job done. Now the tokens are shipped to you encrypted, you need to register them with RSA, decrypt them, then import them. Solution 1. The tokens come with the licenses encrypted, on an accompanying CD. Go to the URL specified on the CD. 2. Good job I was alone and...
Cannot Connect to TCP Port 2000 (Even over VPN)
KB ID 0000027 Problem Note: When going through a Cisco Firewall. Even with all ports open you cannot connect to an application or website that uses TCP Port 2000, TCP Port 2000 allthough above the “well Known” range (i.e. above 1024) is used for SCCP (skinny client control protocol) which is a Cisco voice / phone protocol. If you push web traffic through this port – the firewall gets upset. Solution Option 1 (Via Command...
What’s My Network Address and What’s my Broadcast Address?
KB ID 0000215 Problem The network address is the IP address that is the lowest number in your network range, and the broadcast address is the highest. To find out what your is, use the form below. Solution Find your IP address and Subnet Mask then enter it below. Enter your IP address: . . . Enter your subnet mask: . . . Answer: Network Address: Broadcast Address: Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links...
Beware “Free Public WiFi”
KB ID 0000338 Problem Ever sat in a train station, cafe, or airport, and seen “Free Public Wifi”? It’s a well known fact that my personal motto is “there’s nothing better than free things”, sadly in this case your not going to get what you were expecting 🙁 Solution There’s nothing particularly sinister about it, it’s caused by a bug that was in Windows XP. This particular bug was fixed...
Broadcom Network Cards Disappeared
KB ID 0000034 Dtd 11/06/09 Problem After Driver upgrade on Server 2008 – Broadcom network cards disappear. Seen with Broadcom NC373 (On board) and 373T (PCI) Cards. Solution 1. Roll back the Driver – Use 4.4.24.0 cp009703.exe 2. Install the above and reboot, On board chips will still not be visible (until step 3 is completed) PCI card NIC will be visible. 3. Turn on Hidden devices in device manager start > run > cmd...
NetApp – Four-Post Rail Kit
KB ID 0001007 Problem I’ve never really worked with NetApp equipment before, but today we had to rack a lot of DS2245 shelves, DS4246 shelves, and an FAS6250 controller. Every single one of these had the same rail kit. After much swearing, and inserting and removing of cage nuts and bolts, someone committed the cardinal sin of actually reading the instructions. What he discovered was you don’t fit the cage nuts to the...