• Installing SQL from a mounted ISO

    I recently read an article by my good friend Randolph about not using a windows mounted ISO to install SQL server. This got my thinking, I have seen issues before. I’d say 98% of the time it works fine so the problem is rare but I have come across it before. Therefore I also don’t…


  • Its Always DNS!!!

    Wow never has there been a truer System Administrator Truth. I can’t tell you how many problems I’ve seen that end actually being caused by a DNS problem. Just last week the internet ground to a halt while I was at home on my iPad. After getting up and checking the cable modem and the…


  • Unable to install Microsoft-signed ClickOnce application

    I use this blog myself as my own personal reference for fixes to annoying problems. One such issue is being unable to install a Microsoft-signed ClickOnce application. If you get the following error, Your security settings do not allow this application to be installed on your computer. Run this command in Powershell as an Administrator.…


  • Meraki Split Tunnel Client VPN

    If you need to do split tunnel with a Meraki VPN use the following commands so Windows knows where to send the traffic. I use this often so I can do split tunnel with a client’s Meraki Client VPN. In the example 192.168.1.0/24 is the remote network.


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