How To: Change and Check Windows MTU Size

How To: Change and Check Windows MTU Size

As part of network troubleshooting, you may need to check or change the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) on your Windows machine network interface card. The MTU is the size of a network packet that can be communicated in a single network transmission. Learn more about testing here.   First, let’s check MTU settings in Windows.  1....

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IT Team Building Exercises

IT Team Building Exercises

Here is an ongoing list of fun, creative, and team-building IT exercises to conduct in a workplace environment. We will continue to update this list. Please let us know if there are other team building exercise we can add to the list by using the comments below.   Copy Cat *For this exercise, teams will be...

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Review: Smile Dent Pro – Dental Tool Kit

Review: Smile Dent Pro – Dental Tool Kit

We purchased the Smile Dent Pro prepared dental tool kit. We were looking for a steel reliable dentist pick(s) to have around the home and in other places – like the car. This kit blew us away. Not only was it under $12, but included free shipping.  





  The kit comes with the...

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Fix: Cannot Generate SSPI Context - Microsoft DSN

Fix: Cannot Generate SSPI Context - Microsoft DSN

While trying to create a Microsoft DSN in Microsoft SQL, you receive the following error.   Connection failed: SQLSate: ‘HY000’ SQL Server Error: 0





[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][Cannot generate SSPI context   This error is general and relates to Kerberos/NTLM errors. You must solve any incorrect SPN’s configured in your Windows profile. In addition,...

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Fix: The Service Cannot Be Started Either Because it is Disabled or Because it has no Enabled Devices Associated With It - Microsoft Windows

Fix: The Service Cannot Be Started Either Because it is Disabled or Because it has no Enabled Devices Associated With It - Microsoft Windows

You receive the following error in Microsoft Windows trying to start Network Policy Server or similar Windows service.   C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\Server Manager.ink The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because if has no enabled devices associated with it.





  If you cannot start services.msc (Go to Start -> Run and...

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