Networking

HP Lefthand | Error message when upgrading software (Cannot find one or more files to download from the FTP site. This may be due to activity on the FTP site)

Issues when you try to upgrade Lefthands to a new software version you get the following error. Cannot find one or more files to download from the FTP site. This may be due to activity on the FTP site. Either wait a few minutes and click Try Download Again or try to install the files.

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HP Switching | Configure a Trunk between HP Switch A5120 to a HP Procurve 2626 Switch

Start first to configure the HP switch A5120 to do this you need to connect your computer with a console cable to the switch. And enter the system–view mode. To rename the switch name you can use the command sysname To configure an IP address on the default VLAN interface. (VLAN 1) use the command

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Microsoft Windows |Windows server 2008 R2 enable icmp request without Filesharing

Today I had to figure out how to enable ICMP request from a server without enabling file sharing. to do this you have to open the command prompt. (administrative mode) Enter the following command: netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 now filesharing is not enabled but you are able to ping the server.

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Windows server 2008 R2 | Install Cleanmgr.exe (Disk Cleanup) without enabling Desktop Experience.

How to use cleanmgr.exe on a Windows server 2008 R2. To do this you need to to the following. Go to a server where you have enabled Desktop Experience ( for example Terminal Server (RDS)) Locate the following files. cleanmgr.exe and cleanmgr.exe.mui Cleanmgr.exe you can find in the following folder C:\Windows\system32 Cleanmgr.exe.mui you can find

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HP Procurve Switch | Recover boot sequence after removing boot.ini in the Monitor ROM Console.

If you have HP Procurve 2910al switches in the serial number range Than you will face the issue that you aren’t able to upgrade to Firmware version 15.x Via the HP support my collegue got the following commands to try to solve this issue. In boot monitor mode : 0. Monitor ROM Console 1. Primary

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SBS2011 | Install vmware tools during setup

How to install vmware tools during setup of vmware. Incase you used. the VMXNET3 network driver and the Paravirtual SCSI. For the installation of the paravirtual driver you need to load a floppy drive image. You can find these floppy drive image on the ESX data store folder / vmimages/floppies Select : pvscsi-windows2008.flp select Load

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Windows Small Business server 2011 | Can't find any network interface during setup

Today I received during installation of a Small Business server 2011 an error that the network interface couldn’t be found. I was installing SBS 2011 on a HP Proliant ML 350 G8. Unfortunately I haven’t a print screen of the error. How ever below the solution when you get it. First of all there isn’t

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Windows Server 2008 R2 | How to fix ‘net’is not recognized as an internal or external command, operatable program or batch file.

How to fix ‘net’is not recognized as an internal or external command, operatable program or batch file. Go to my computer properties Click on Advanced system settings. Click on Environment Variables Search for the Path Variable. Click on Edit. Enter C:Windowssystem32 and click on OK. (This was my issue it wasn’t there) Open a new

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