If you attempt to test a connection to an SQL database server in Microsoft SQL Serer Management Studio, you may receive a network related error, similar to the below.   The test connection to the linked server failed. An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo) TCP Provider: The specified network name is...

If you use BMC Control-M and have a file transfer job (AFT) setup for FTP, you may notice an error log closely related to below which eventually closes your FTP connection and fails any transfers.   Receive FTP reply error[-1]: An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine. Unable to get FTP...

If you launch Avaya One-X Communicator, you may receive the following error message about the application not able to be configured. Login Error Avaya One-X Communicator is unable to connect to the server. Make sure that you have entered the correct IP address or domain name information. Try to log in again. If you are still...

If you are trying to check and run Windows updates on your Windows computer, you may receive a message about a runtimebroker.exe error similar to below. This causes Windows updates to get stuck or not completely download or install on your machine.   The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the...

If you recently browsed a secure SSL website in Internet Explorer, you may have received a red warning prompt at the top the Internet Explorer URL bar. When you click this, you see the following message.   Mismatched Address The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a different website’s address. This problem might...