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Understanding IPv6: A Quick Guide for IPv4 Techs

26 September 20252 November 2025Daniel B

A quick, easy to understand intro guide to IPv6 for those that are experienced in IPv4

Fortigate SSL VPN Remote Desktop Dynamic Resolution

5 January 20232 November 2025Daniel B

FortiGate SSL VPN Web portal Remote Desktop Connection resolution is fixed, affecting dynamic resolution. Solution: reconfigure settings using CLI.

Hardware network

Ubiquiti Switches Problem with SNMP

2 November 20222 November 2025Daniel B

In this article, we discuss the challenges using SNMP on Ubiquiti Unifi Switches

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VMware ESXi E1000 vs VMXNET3 Network Adapters

26 May 20152 November 2025Daniel B

I found this really helpful article from Rickard Nobel who has done a set of testing showing the performance improves when using VMXNET3 network adapters […]

Firewall Microsoft Windows Windows Server

Windows Update Servers List

25 May 20152 November 2025Daniel B

Here is a list of the server addresses required for accessing Microsoft Update servers.This may required for allowing access to these servies through firewall or […]

Firewall Windows Windows Server

Windows Activation Servers

25 May 20153 April 2026Daniel B

In some case you might need a list of the servers required for Microsoft Windows activation to apply to a firewall or proxy policy. This […]

Hardware Linux network Tips & Fixes Virtual Machines

EATON IPM Appliance: Update IP address

20 April 20152 November 2025Daniel B

The EATON Intelligent Power Manager is a software package that help monitor and manager UPS connected to your server infrustracture and can be installed in […]