Tanner Williamson

Windows Update Error C8000710

Tanner Williamson — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:08:08 +0000

If you’re getting Windows Update Error C8000710, it is most likely caused by a full disk. Check your OS partition to see if it has filled up. If it has, work to free up space immediately by either moving files and folders to another partition or drive, or clear temporary files. This applies to Windows [...]

Backing up WHM/cPanel Reseller Accounts Offsite with WHMEasyBackup

Tanner Williamson — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 02:28:32 +0000

Backups for WHM/cPanel can be daunting if you’re unsure of how you’ll do it for a decent price. R1Soft can be expensive and there isn’t a good niche for people who are hobbyists or smaller resellers. After doing some research for my own needs, I came across WHMEasyBackup. For those of you who have entire [...]

Analyzing DNSMasq Log with AWK

Tanner Williamson — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:42:13 +0000

If you use DNSMasq with logging enabled and want to analyze the number of DNS queries you have for hostnames, this AWK script will help you do that. I can’t take credit for this script. It came from the people in the mailing list found here: http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2010q1/003682.html This is a two part process. First to [...]

SonicWall Hidden Configuration Options

Tanner Williamson — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:54:40 +0000

On occasion it may be necessary to make additional tweaks and customizations to your SonicWall router. Whether it is for the E-Series or NSA class of products, there are additional hacks that you can utilize if you’re comfortable hacking your SonicWall router. If you have a SonicWall firewall or router, after logging into your interface [...]

Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition – Review

Tanner Williamson — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:21:07 +0000

After playing Halo Combat Evolved: Anniversary Edition for a few weeks, I wanted to share my thoughts on it. The Good: Multiplayer uses reach and your existing reach record. Sound and all images were remastered, images remastered making for a greatly improved visual and audible experience. The Bad: Menus are sticky. Appears they just copied [...]

Enabling SonicWall Global VPN Client password saving

Tanner Williamson — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:24:03 +0000

If you see this message “The peer does not allow saving of username and password.” for your SonicWall Global VPN Client (GVC), following these instructions in this guide will help you enable saving of the username and password. If you have a SonicWall network appliance and have users accessing your network with the SonicWall Gobal [...]

Learning Patience with One-Self and others

Tanner Williamson — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:53:58 +0000

At the office I work at one of my coworkers injured his knee while assisting family members with farm work over the weekend. He’s had to get surgery and now hobbles around on crutches. As I watched him manage his way to the copier/printer to get some papers, I realized that despite the initial hardships, [...]

Wireless Frame Management Deauthorization Codes

Tanner Williamson — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:33:01 +0000

The following list of Wireless Deauthorization codes will give you some help in troubleshooting why a certain wireless device disassociated from an access point. If you are troubleshooting an access point dropping out mysteriously, or are just doing audits of your access point logs, these should provide some clarity to that. Client Reason Code – [...]

Reset an OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard user’s Password Without a CD

Tanner Williamson — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:33:40 +0000

If you have lost a password to an OS X user account on your Apple Macintosh, this will help you reset it. This guide works for all apple computers including but not limited to MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Pro, and MacBook Air. Start by having your computer shut off. Power it on, [...]

Test Apache Config before Restarting

Tanner Williamson — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:00:20 +0000

It is not unexpected that you may have to reconfigure your Apache configuration for many of the various configuraiton options it allows for. The problem is how can you do this without actually breaking anything in the interm until you’re sure the configuration will load properly If you’ve made changes to your Apache Web Server [...]