Factory Reset a Cisco 2960-XR Switch
A client no longer needed their three Cisco switches. I wanted to do a factory reset before putting them up for sale.
The older version of Google Chrome cannot be removed – Error 1612
One workstation was missing the MSI for the previous version of Chrome, so Chrome update (through Ninite) was failing. This message was logged to the Application Event log: Log Name: …
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 …
Ninite Fails to Update Chrome: Could Not Verify Installation
One user’s Windows 10 computer keeps returning this error when Ninite Pro tries to update Chrome (whether interactively or from the command line): Chrome : Install failed – Could not …
Re-Enable 3CX Backup Success Notifications
3CX has a nice backup scheduler that lets you create daily backups. In version 16, you would get an email every day confirming that the backup is successful. If you …
Windows 10 Update Error Code -1047526904
n-Able Patch Management is failing to install the Windows 10 21H1 feature upgrade. The only reason it gives is “Process exited with code –1047526904.”
VoIP.ms DDoS Outage: What You Can Do
Internet Telephony provider VoIP.ms has been the subject of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack for several days. The attack has knocked most of their services offline, including phone, …
Test Synology DS Cam Android App
I’m testing Synology Surveillance Station on an older DS214se running DSM 6.2.4-255556. I wanted to see how the remote view app works on Android. The documentation is thin but I …
Zoom Blocked by Non-Existent Proxy
A user was unable to connect to a Zoom call. It would spin trying to connect for quite a while, then finally display a certificate error:
PowerShell Can’t Write Event after Creating Custom Source
On Server 2016, if you use create a new event log source as follows, with Application unquoted as shown in the official documentation here: New-EventLog –LogName Application –Source “IT Script” …