Windows 10 breaks VMware workstation 11 and 12 bridge networking
I updated a lot of computers to Windows 10 recently as everyone else most likely has, and I ran into a bug which prevents vms running on VMware Workstation 11 (and previous versions) from using bridged networking (bridge connection) to the Network Interface Card (NIC). It turns out that Microsoft has seen fit to prevent…
Read MoreMicrosoft Windows 10 released! Useful shortcuts to know.
Even though the betas were rock solid for us, it appears a lot of people are reporting a rather generic message during downloading or installing of Windows 10. The message, as displayed here, is simply telling you that “Something Happened”. It certainly makes me long for the Basic days when a line number would appear…
Read MoreCTOBOB Technology Podcast 016 – BYOD with Acronis
CTOBOB TECHNOLOGY PODCAST talks BYOD with Mike Christensen (Acronis) CTOBOB TECHNOLOGY PODCAST Host: Bob Pellerin Guest: Mike Christensen, Director Sales at Acronis Topic: BYOD
Read MoreImport OVF Template – Unsupported hardware family ‘vmx-10’ error ESXi 5.5
I spent hours exporting a virtual machine (vm) to an OVF format only to discover that VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 gives me an error when I tried to deploy it. Error message: Unsupported hardware family ‘vmx-10’ error Cause: You created the VM using Workstation 11 and didn’t set the vm version to 10 or below before creating…
Read MoreIntel i217-LM network adapter dropping connections
Issue: You notice intermittant drops in connections on the network, slow network connection or complete loss of connection. Affected: Intel i217-LM NIC (Used by HP, Lenovo, Dell in their recent Desktops) If you have a lenovo. HP or Dell business class desktop, it’s very likely that you have an Intel i217-LM network adapter. With more expensive…
Read MoreIntel now offers an 18 core processor
Intel has released 12 new 22-nanometer Xeon E7 v3 processors. The power consuption will be as predicted with a range of 115W to 165W. If you need more processing power you’ll find the number of cores going from the low end Quad to an 18 core superstar. These new processors support both DDR3 and DDR4…
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