Retrieve Dell Service Tag from DOS If you ever needed to retrieve Dell Service Tag from DOS, this works remotely or if you are unable to read the tag on the case below is the syntax to retrieve the Dell service tag by querying Windows WMI service via the DOS command line using the WMIC […]
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Hamachi DNS server problems and how to fix them
Hamachi DNS server problems and how to fix them Have you ever had the issue where Hamachi only sees internal DNS server but uses local routers DNS instead? Every so often when I connect to a remote network using Hamachi for VPN I’m unable to resolve hostnames on the remote network properly. I would be able […]
Unable to send emails through GoDaddy’s hosted exchange
Unable to send emails through GoDaddy’s hosted exchange After days of wasted time calling GoDaddy who claimed “everything is working fine” and emailing several complaints I discovered several things. 1. GoDaddy had a huge influx of SPAM which caused GoDaddy to outsource. 2. GoDaddy couldn’t or didn’t want to handle their SPAM situation in-house so they […]
KB2920189 won’t install on 2012 R2 VM
KB2920189 won’t install on 2012 R2 VM I had several Windows Server 2012 R2 VM’s keep getting errors every time it tried to install KB2920189 which after further research found out that it was due to secure boot being enabled on the VM’s. Luchily this fix is only a few reboots away when KB2920189 won’t […]
Installing Dell’s OpenManage Essentials to remotely manage all Dell servers
Installing Dell’s OpenManage Essentials to remotely manage all Dell servers If you have one or more Dell servers you should consider Installing Dell’s OpenManage Essentials to remotely manage all Dell servers (Dell OME). It’s free and allows you to manage your servers updates for firmware and software drivers. It gives the ability to schedule these […]