HP / 3COM – Setup the V1910-24G Switch
KB ID 0000495 Dtd 20/08/11 Problem I was surprised this week when I went to fit one of these switches, I know HP bought 3Com some time ago but when I popped open the HP box I did not expect to see a 3Com switch. Anyway, heres a very quick run down on initial setup (assign IP and secure the system passwords). Solution 1. On the chassis locate the sticker with the serial number on it, on here it will show you the IP address that its set...
UK – Internet Service Provider – DNS Server Addresses
KB ID 0000834 Problem You require the DNS Server address for your ISP This is by no means a complete list, by all means drop me an email. if you would like me to include any others. Solution AAISP Primary: 217.169.20.20 Secondary: 217.169.20.21 BT British Telecom – confined 22/07/13 Primary: 194.176.65.5 Secondary: 195.97.231.31 Other 194.72.9.34 194.72.9.38 194.74.65.68 194.74.65.69 Bulldog Internet Primary: 83.146.21.5...
Replace an ASA 5505 with an ASA 5506-X
KB ID 0001091 Problem Given the amount of ASA work I do it’s surprising that the first time I saw an ASA 5506-X was last week (I’ve been working on larger firewalls for a while). I’m probably going to have to do a few of these over the next couple of years so I’ll update this article as things surface. Solution Q: Can I just copy the config from an ASA 5505 to an ASA 5506-X? A: No, that would be nice, truth be...
VMware vSphere Client – ‘This product can only be installed on Windows XP SP2 and above’
KB ID 0001092 Problem Quite why each version of the vSphere client does not work with any other version of ESX/vCenter I’ve never really been able to work out. Being a mac owner, I have to run the software in VMware Fusion anyway, (which is also a pain). So when I tried to connect my my own firms vCenter this week from my Windows 8 fusion VM, I got this error message, after having to download yet another version of the vSphere...
Exchange – Outlook Web Access ‘Your request could not be completed..’
KB ID 0001093 Problem Whilst doing an Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010 migration last week, I moved a test mailbox to the new Exchange 2010 server. But when I attempted to open the mailbox in OWA I got this; “Your request couldn’t be completed because no server with the correct security settings was found to handle the request. If the problem continues, contact your helpdesk.” Solution At first I assume this was some...
Mailbox Move ‘Stuck’ Queued
KB ID 0001094 Problem When doing a migration I usually create a test account and move that to the new server. Then I can mail flow both from old to new server and to/from external addresses from both old and new servers. So when the mailbox just sat ‘Queued’ for a while I was starting to get concerned. Even applying the Exchange ‘cup of coffee’ rule didn’t make a difference. Solution Nice simple one to...
Exchange Error 451 4.4.0 primary target IP address responded with…
KB ID 0000252 Problem You see this error message on your Exchange outbound queues. 451 4.4.0 primary target IP address responded with “421.4.4.2 unable to connect.”attempted failover to alternate host, but that did not succeed. Either there are no alternate hosts, or delivery failed to all alternate hosts. Solution Essentially this is a communication error, you can’t connect to the other end on TCP port 25 (SMTP)....
Windows 10 Shortcuts (Shortcut Keys / Shortcut Mouse Moves)
KB ID 0000207 Problem Ages ago I did an article on the Windows 7 “Screen Shortcut” Keys, and That led to this article. Now it’s been updated for both Windows 8 and Windows 10. Solution Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts Windows key + A Open Action center Windows key + C Open Cortana in listening mode Windows key + D Display and hide the desktop Windows key + E Open File Explorer Windows key + H Open the Share charm...
Microsoft Edge Can’t Be Opened Using The Built-In Administrator Account
KB ID 0001096 Problem Not only the built in administrator account, if you try and open Microsoft Edge whilst logged in as the Domain Administrator you will also see the same error message. To be honest this is a good thing, you shouldn’t be doing something potentially dangerous like going on the Internet as the administrator anyway. However for my test Windows 10 machine on the bench I’m not really bothered, I just want...
Windows 10 – Running the Cisco VPN Client Software
KB ID 0001097 Problem OK, firstly why are you still using the IPSEC VPN client? It’s not only gone ‘End-of-life’, it went end of support in July 2014. {That’s my Cisco Partner bit done}. So you have an old IPSEC Remote VPN solution and can’t afford an upgrade to AnyConnect? Now your shiny Windows 10 machines are complaining when you try and install the VPN client software. Error 27850. Unable to manage...