Let’s face it: resetting Cisco devices in your homelab to factory defaults is painful. The process of plugging in a console cable, erasing the contents of the NVRAM, reloading the device, then init...
Configuring SuperPuTTY to open web browser telnet hyperlinks
I recently installed SuperPuTTY and spent more time than I should have configuring it so that telnet hyperlinks (such as telnet://10.0.0.1) will automatically open a SuperPuTTY tab. This guide seek...
Cisco Nexus 7700 – Line card’s Status LED flashing red instantly on insertion
A few weeks ago, a coworker of mine asked for my assistance with an odd Nexus 7700 issue. He brought me over to an N77-C7702, where I found a SUP2E humming along while an N77-F348XP-23 line card sa...
A Homelab Update!
A lot has changed with my homelab since my first post, and unfortunately, my website has remained devoid of any updates. That is definitely going to change during 2017! To start off, let’s take a l...
Schick Technologies USBCam2 Intraoral Camera Appears In Device Manager As USB2820 Device
I’ve encountered an issue recently with a Schick Technologies USBCam2 intraoral camera appearing as a USB2820 device in Device Manager when plugged into a Dell Vostro 1520 laptop. I am not sure at ...
Installing/Reinstalling Windows 7 on a Dell Latitude E5570
I encountered an issue with a Dell Latitude E5570 where Windows 7 reported that the laptop’s BCD was either missing or corrupted. Upon attempting to rebuild the BCD using Windows 7 installation med...
Establishing A Baseline
Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, once said that “the journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.” Although the journey of my homelab started over a year ago, it has remained largely undoc...