Trying to get more reliable Veeam Agent for Windows backups to Synology SMB shares which are failing... with errors The network path is: Optiplex XE 4 Workstation <=> NETGEAR A6150 WiFi USB 2.0 Adapter <=> Unifi WAP <=> Unifi Switch <=> Unifi UBB <=>...
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How to find the SSH Username and Password for Unifi Switches and WAP’s in the Unifi Cloud Network Console
Using a Desktop Browser Login to the Cloud Console Network App and select the Unifi Devices icon Click "Device Updates and Settings" and a pane will appear on the right Scroll down and expand "Device SSH Settings"
During Veeam Agent for Windows Restore Operation Computer Throws Error and Reboots
Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2 - Attempting a Veeam Agent for Windows (unlicensed) file restore while logged in as an AzureAD account. The computer throws the following error and reboots after displaying a "Your PC will automatically restart in one minute" dialog: Backup...
Dell Workstation with Excruciatingly Slow DVD File Copy
The problem: I have 2 Optiplex XE 4 Series Workstations each having "ATA HL-DT-ST DVD+/-RW GU90N" DVD/CD-ROM Drives which had **extremely** slow copy off CD or DVD's e.g. 7GB took over 24 hrs. The copy would start and then drop to 0 bytes/sec and then stay like that...
Elementor Advanced Tabs using Short Codes for Template inclusion and template contents are hidden
After a recent upgrade to Elementor 3.35.5 and Elementor Pro 3.35.1 Problem: Advanced tabs were not showing the contents of templates included using a short code. (content was there and taking up space but display: hidden). When looking at the Page containing the...
“The system cannot find the path specified.” when trying to delete a deeply nested folder tree using cmd.exe rd /s
rem single quotes don't work E:\>rd /s '\\?\E:\Downloads' '\\?\E:\Downloads', Are you sure (Y/N)? Y The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. rem use double quotes work E:\>rd /s "\\?\E:\Downloads" \\?\E:\Downloads, Are you sure (Y/N)? y
No Certificate Detected – We couldn’t sign you in with a certificate
Trying to login to Microsoft 365 services with a Global Admin account and cannot login with the following error messages My theory is the Authentication Methods have become messed up and expecting Certificate Auth instead of MS Authenticator or another method. Trying...
How to add a Custom Network to use in a VMware Workstation Guest which has a VLAN ID on a Windows 11 Host
VMWare Workstation Pro now uses the underlying Hyper-V infrastructure to provide its functionality Identify the Hyper-V External Switch Here is a screen shot of the Hyper-V Virtual Switch Manager properties dialog, it shows I have a virtual switch external network...
Looking up ASN (Autonomous System Numbers) to find the Associated IP Ranges
Sometimes you might want to filter / block IP traffic based on ASN Use a tool like https://whatismyipaddress.com to enter an IP address and find the ASN e.g. 14061 Then go to https://bgp.he.net/ and search by the ASN number 14061 You need to click on one of the...
MacOS github cruft cleaner
https://github.com/tw93/mole This is a command line utility that can be installed to clean the endless cruft that macos accumulates. brew install mole Run it with $ mo
