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Microsoft Windows Server Articles
Articles relating to issues I've encountered whilst working with Microsoft Windows Server:
Dell iDRAC and high fan speeds
One of the servers I currently mange is a Dell PowerEdge R750 that came pre-installed with iDRAC firmware version 5 (5.10.50.15). During planned maintenance, I upgraded to the latest iDRAC firmware version 6 (6.00.02.00). Immediately after installing, I noticed the fans were running much louder than before.
Which VMware NIC is best: Should you replace the E1000 Virtual NIC with VMXNET 3?
Is the default VMware E1000 network interface installed on a virtual machine causing problems with performance or can performance be improved when switching to the VMXNET 3 Virtual NIC?
VPN on Windows 10: Selected authentication protocol not permitted on the remote access server
When trying to setup a VPN connection from Windows 10 to a VPN server that was managed by another company, I received the following error:
The remote connection was denied because the user name and password combination you provided is not recognized, or the selected authentication protocol is not permitted on the remote access server.