Server 2025 Domain Controller Not on Domain
As reported here and here, a Server 2025 domain controller does not properly detect that it is on the domain. The Server 2022 workaround, with registry entries like AlwaysExpectDomainController that …
Synology NVR Setup: Segmenting the Camera Network
I’ve recently set up a Synology DS1520+ Network Attached Storage (NAS) device at a client site. It’s being used as a Network Video Recorder (NVR) running Synology Surveillance Station, recording …
Change Network Profile to Private Using PowerShell
If you’re fighting with Network Level Authentication (see this post) and need to quickly change a workstation from Public to Private, this should work in PowerShell: Get-NetConnectionProfile Note the InterfaceIndex …
NAT Problem with AT&T u-Verse Modem
I have u-Verse through a Pace 5031NV-030 modem. Sometimes I swap out routers to test one function or another. This always means that I have to log in to the …
List Listening Ports
I need this so often and always have to go looking for it. To list local listening ports with the owning process ID: netstat -ano | find /i "listening" And …
Red X’s on Network Shares, UAC Prompts
My Windows 7 desktop was showing red X’s next to each mapped network drive. Clicking on the drive let me browse the files, but the Red X remained.
Configure a WDS Bridge on a Tomato Guest VLAN
I’ve been happily using my Tomato router with a guest wireless VLAN isolated from my main wired LAN. I described the setup here. Now, I want to bridge a second …
Use a Netgear WGT624v3 as a Bridge
There are several articles and lots of confusion on this topic out there. Here is what worked for me. First, let’s clarify terms.
Set Up VLAN and Site-to-Site VPN with Tomato
I wrote recently about setting up guest wireless with the Tomato router firmware. I also needed to be able to use site-to-site OpenVPN between two routers running Tomato. I’m using …
Can’t Ping Server after Changing Router
After installing a new router, I was no longer able to ping my Hyper-V server. Why not? The router sits at the edge of the network—how could it affect pinging …