by wwarren | Nov 28, 2016 | General, Internet, Security, Security Alerts, Sophos, UTM, Vendors
*UPDATE 01\10\2017* I FINALLY got an error that calls out a file that is faulting. I started having various ipv6 sites not loading or loading very slowly. Inspection of the logs showed the following: 2017:01:10-10:19:53 etcutm httpproxy[8853]: id=”0003″...
by wwarren | Aug 25, 2016 | Annoucements, CDC Cellular Repair, Vendors
The internet is buzzing with “news” of a potential problem with the Apple Iphone 6+ devices with two chips on its main logic board. One of my vendors alerted me to this more than a year ago. John O’Rangers of CDC Cellular Repair in Frederick,...
by wwarren | Jun 20, 2016 | Cloud Computing, Dell, Dell, Hardware, Storage
With network security such a huge business it stuns me that Dell first bought dinosaur vendor EMC and is now selling most of its other “non-core” assets to others. Sonicwall is now owned by private equity firm Francisco Partners and hedge fund Elliott...
by wwarren | May 13, 2016 | Annoucements, Cisco, Dell, Meraki, Sonicwall
ETC Maryland has the distinct pleasure of announcing three new vendors to its stable of trusted vendors: 1. Sonicwall(Dell) 2. Meraki(Cisco) 3. Cisco These new partnerships allow ETC Maryland to handle network needs from the smallest home need to our maximum sized...
by wwarren | Apr 2, 2016 | Annoucements, Cisco, Dell, Meraki, Security, Sonicwall, Sophos, UTM
Astaro was probably the best edge UTM out there for quite some time. I used them from the first v4 all the way up until now. Astaro was then purchased by Sophos and it became a morass of corporate interference, no service to their smaller partners, a series of badly...
by wwarren | Feb 6, 2016 | Apple, CDC Cellular Repair, Hardware, Vendors
Apple has implemented a system that if you get your screen replaced by a non apple tech your phone is most likely going to be bricked with an error 53. Apple has confirmed this is expected behavior when a screen replacement results in damage to or the replacement of...
