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  • Can’t send emails through Office 365 SMTP – Client host blocked using Spamhaus

    Issue Windows server and Kyocera photocopier can no longer send emails through Office 365 SMTP server (domain.mail.protection.outlook.com). The issue started happening after ISP change (new ISP was UK’s PlusNet). After checking PowerShell mail send script output I found following error: Exception calling “Send” with “1” argument(s): “Mailbox unavailable. The server response was: 5.7.1 Service unavailable, Client host…

  • Google Home Bluetooth issues: “Sorry, power controls is not yet supported”

    I play music on my Google Home Hub through an external Samsung Bluetooth speaker. The initial pairing has to be done from Google Home app, but after this, it’s sufficient to say “Hei Google, connect to Bluetooth” and Google Home would say “OK, looking for paired devices” and almost immediately connect to the speaker. This worked…

  • Android Device Monitor can’t access data folder

    Issue Android Device Monitor doesn’t have permissions to access data folder and it appears to be empty when trying to open.

  • HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus – no longer scans to SMB shares

    Issue HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus refuses to scan to a SMB share on Synology DiskStation NAS. When trying to scan, device’s LCD screen displays following error: Connection ErrorCannot connect to \\192.168.0.15\scans. Make sure the remote computer is turned on. Printer’s web GUI shows following error when testing Network Folder connection (Scan > Network Folder…

  • Secure Wipe Netgear ReadyNAS Pro Business Remotely

    I had an old Netgear ReadyNAS Pro Business box that had to be wiped and decommissioned. In such cases I would normally pull the drives and wipe them using DBAN on a PC. Unfortunately this NAS was located in a remote office and I didn’t fancy to jump on a plane just to wipe some…

  • Insert Custom HTML button to Joomla JCE editor

    Download JCE Custom HTML plugin from GitHub (I also saved a copy here.) Open / extract the jce-custom-master.zip file and edit editor_plugin.js (located in plugins\jce\editor-custom).  Modify html variable on line 8 to include HTML/Text of your choice. Save the modified editor_plugin.js file back into jce-custom-master.zip.

  • Import PST files to Office 365 Exchange

    Assign Mailbox Import Export role to yourself (can take up to 24 hour to take effect, normally around 1 hour): Exchange Admin Centre > Permissions > Admin Roles. Create a new role: Name: Import / Export Write Scope: Default Roles: Mailbox Import Export Members: <admin name> Go to Office 365 Security & Compliance > Data Governance…

  • Disable SPAM filtering in Office 365

    To disable SPAM filtering for individual mailbox as an end user: Login to user’s webmail (https://outlook.office.com) Settings > Mail > Block or Allow Check option: “Don’t move email to my Junk Email folder“ Save changes

  • HP OfficeJet – Printer Failure – There is problem with the printer or ink system…

    Issue HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 Plus printer displays following error on its LCD screen and refused to perform any functions. Printer FailureThere is a problem with the printer or ink system. Turn printer off, then on. If problem persists, contact HP.

  • HP Officejet error: Printer Failure – There is a problem with the printer or ink system…

    Issue HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus shows the following error on the LCD screen and is completely non-operational. Printer FailureThere is a problem with the printer or ink system. Turn printer off, then on. If problem persists, contact HP.

  • Setup L2TP / IPSec VPN Server on SonicWALL Firewall

    This tutorial is for setting up L2TP / IPSec VPN server on SonicWALL TZ300 with Firmware version 6.5. This should work for majority of other SonicWALL firewalls as well. Switch to Classic Navigation Mode if not already in Classic Mode (hamburger icon in bottom left). Go to VPN > Settings and Enable WAN GroupVPN.

  • Add second VLAN on Netgear GD724T Switch

    This simple setup allows to split one Netgear GD724T 24 port switch into two 12 port VLANs so that it can serve 2 independent network segments / subsets. Login to the Netgear switch management web interface. Go to Switching > VLAN > Basic > VLAN Configuration Create a new VLAN with Name and ID of your choice (i.e. Name: LAN-2 ID: 10).…