How Do I Find/Change My IP Address?
KB ID 0000208 What’s an IP address? An IP address is the address used on a network to find your PC, Server, Laptop, or Printer etc. It’s the networking equivalent of your house number and post code (or Zip Code for visitors from over the pond). Do you want your PUBLIC or PRIVATE IP address? As we started to run out of addresses, there were a number of solutions that we came up with, one you will see below (DHCP) the other...
Changing Domain Users’ ‘User Logon Names’ and UPN’s
KB ID 0001238 Problem Changing a users UPN suffix is easy (as long as it’s been added – see below). There is some confusion about the User Login Name though. A few weeks ago I had a client that needed this done, (for an office 365 migration). But they had the added problem that some of their User Logon Names had spaces in them, they were in first-name{space}last-name format. What would happen if I changed their user...
Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 3: Creating a ‘Manual Pool’ and Connecting a View Client
KB ID 0000598 Problem Note: This is an old post for VMware view version 5, you might want to read Deploying VMware Horizon View instead. In Part 2 we got our machine ready to be delivered via VMware View. Now we need to create a ‘Pool’, grant users access to that pool, and finally connect to it from a VMware View Client. Solution VMware View – Creating a Manual Pool 1. Open a connection to your VMware View...
Locate your FSMO Role Servers
KB ID 0000221 Problem You would like to know which servers are holding which roles. To move your FSMO Servers CLICK HERE Solution FSMO Servers There are five FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operations) Roles that need to Exist in a Windows AD Forest. PDC Emulator (One per domain) RID Master (One per domain) Schema Master (One per forest) Domain Naming Master (One per forest) Infrastructure Master (One per domain) But I’ve Googled...
Windows – Changing the Unlock Code and Activating
KB ID 0000667 Problem Some versions of Windows 8 (Windows 8 Pro for example) ask for the unlock code as soon as you install them, I installed Windows 8 Enterprise on my PC at home today, and I couldn’t even change my user photo, because Windows hadn’t activated. When I tried, this is what happened. Solution As I had not yet installed a Windows unlock code, it’s safe to assume it had it’s in built KMS code, so...