IIS – ‘This Web site cannot be started. Another Web site may be using the same port’.
Nov17

IIS – ‘This Web site cannot be started. Another Web site may be using the same port’.

KB ID 0000660  Problem After being unable to access my Exchange Management console, it turns out the default website had stopped. When I attempted to start it I was greeted with this error. Solution 1. Nothing was using the usual web ports (80 and 443) which I found out by running the following two commands; netstat -aon | find “:80″</p> <p>netstat -aon | find “:443” Note: If you do have a process...

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Exchange – ‘The certificate status could not be determined because the revocation check failed.’
Nov17

Exchange – ‘The certificate status could not be determined because the revocation check failed.’

KB ID 0000484  Problem Seen on Exchange (with or without service packs) when you access the internet through a proxy server. Note: Exchange does NOT take its proxy settings from Internet Explorer. Solution 1. To prove that the proxy is the problem drop to command line and issue the following command: netsh winhttp show proxy   If it says “Direct Access (no proxy server)” and you have a proxy server then that’s...

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Install and Configure an HP UPS Network Module
Nov17

Install and Configure an HP UPS Network Module

KB ID 0000813 Problem I installed one of these a couple of weeks ago, and there’s some good documentation with the module itself so installing it into the UPS and giving it an IP address was easy, getting the right client software to talk to it was a pain. Solution Configure the Network Module 1. Physically install the module in the UPS, it’s fixed with two screws and you can install it with the UPS powered on. 2. It takes a...

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Cisco ISE – Basic 802.1x With WindowsPart Three – Adding Network Devices (Authenticators)
Nov17

Cisco ISE – Basic 802.1x With WindowsPart Three – Adding Network Devices (Authenticators)

KB ID 0001077  Problem Back in Part Two we configured the specific 802.1x policies in Cisco ISE. Remember with 802.1x it is a three tier system there is a supplicant, (a machine that wants to authenticate), the Authenticator, (the device the supplicant connect to, in our case a switch), and finally an Authentication server (Cisco ISE). Below I will add our switch into ISE, as a RADIUS device and create some groups, and locations for...

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Cisco CSC – Upgrade the Operating System
Nov17

Cisco CSC – Upgrade the Operating System

KB ID 0000807  Problem Upgrading the operating system on the CSC module is pretty straight forward, as long as you have a valid support agreement for your hardware and a CCO account you can download the updates straight from Cisco (here). Solution WARNING: It’s rare that you can update straight to the latest version, by all means try, and the CSC module will simply error if it will not accept the version you are trying to update...

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