Windows Server Cannot Rename NIC
Rename NIC KB ID 0001930 Problem: Rename NIC I had a strange problem. I needed to rename a NIC on one of my Windows 2025 Servers, but despite my selecting rename, nothing happened. Solution Where there’s a will, there’s usually some PowerShell, so launch an administrative PowerShell window and get a list of your network cards with the following command. Get-NetAdapter Then use the following command to rename the NIC of your choice. ...
GIMP Default Text Tool Settings
GIMP Default Text Tool KB ID 0001868 Problem I’ve mentioned before how much I like GIMP, I use it for all my graphics needs these days. And if you are a regular visitor you will know I produce a lot of screenshots with/without text. To do that, I use a font called ‘Avalon’. So it’s a pain when there’s been an update and the default font changes to something else. If you need to put lots of text on an image, and...
vASA Add VMXNET3 Network Cards
vASA Add VMXNET3 KB ID 0001929 Problem I got a call out of the blue from a colleague this week asking, “We have a client, and we need to change the E1000 virtual network cards in their virtual Cisco ASA with VMXNET3 ones, do you think that will cause any problems?” I suppose the sensible answer was ‘Why?” It turns out this was one in a long line of small changes that were being proposed to solve a performance...
Linux SSH Key Login
Linux SSH Key KB ID 0001928 Problem Having a comms background, SSH connecting to something is a procedure I’m very familiar with. You SSH to something, it asks you for a username and password, and providing that they are correct, you’re connected. Also, because the client and server negotiate the encryption of the password, the information sent over SSH is protected from being sniffed or captured. Which is great until an...
VMware Alternatives
VMware Alternatives KB ID 0001927 Problem With uncertainty surrounding VMware’s future, many IT teams are actively reassessing their virtualisation strategies. On platforms like Spiceworks and Reddit, professionals are sharing their experiences and recommendations as they explore alternatives. VMware Alternatives What the Community Is Saying Proxmox VE is gaining serious traction. One user noted: “Already upskilling in Proxmox and...
Denial of Service & DDoS Attacks
DDoS KB ID 0001926 DDoS Problem If you’ve ever had a website grind to a halt or watched a critical service vanish mid-operation, chances are you’ve felt the sting of a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. In today’s hyper-connected world, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are not just a nuisance, they’re a strategic weapon used to cripple infrastructure, extort businesses, and disrupt entire economies. Having spent three...
Cross Hypervisor Migrations Using Veeam
Cross Hypervisor Migrations KB ID 0001925 Problem At a time where a large slice of the community is moving away from VMware, my employer finds itself with a situation where it needs to migrate TO VMware (from Openstack KVM. We need to retire this platform and the customers we have on it, we are hoping will move to our VMware/NSX based IaaS platform. In recent years we have faced challenges with potential customers who were on...
Veeam Invalid NFS Path
Invalid NFS Path KB ID 0001924 Problem When trying to setup a Veeam repository that is an NFS Share, I got the following error. After about 35 minutes of trying different combinations and back slashes and forward slashes I gave up. Solution : Invalid NFS Path I knew I’d seen this before, and annoyingly I’d not written anything down! Turns out I’m old (and blind), the answer is staring me in the face. THERE SHOULD BE...
Exchange Update Failed
Exchange Update Failed KB ID 0001923 Problem While attempting to install an Exchange CU update, (CU15 for Exchange 2019), I got this error. Error: The following error was generated when “$error.Clear(); # # O15# 2844081 – Create PartnerApplication “Exchange Online” in DC and On-Premise # $exch = [Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.SystemConfiguration.WellknownPartnerApplicationIdentifiers]::Exchange; $exchApp =...
Bulk Creating Users For Your Test Network
Bulk Creating Users KB ID 0000784 Problem Update Jul 2025: Feel free to use this Bulk-Create-AD-Users-Script (Just remeber to change the domain details in the “Global Variables’ Sections to give you 10o0 users, with sensible names addreeses etc. Having a test network, is great for both learning, and testing. I’ve got some major migrations coming up in the next few months, so I’m in the process of running up some new...