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Author: Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee is the Senior Writer, Engineer and owner at Virtualizationhowto.com, and a 7-time VMware vExpert, with over two decades of experience in Information Technology. Having worked for numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as in various industries, He has extensive experience in various IT segments and is a strong advocate for open source technologies. Brandon holds many industry certifications, loves the outdoors and spending time with family. Also, he goes through the effort of testing and troubleshooting issues, so you don't have to.
Intel Proset no vlans or teaming in Windows 10
Windows 10

Intel Proset no vlans or teaming in Windows 10

In helping out with a Windows 10 upgrade project on a precision workstation, I stumbled onto a show stopper issue with the Intel Proset drivers.  After the upgrade to Windows…

by Brandon LeeMarch 21, 2016March 21, 2016
Use PRTG Monitor Internet Connection
Networking

Use PRTG Monitor Internet Connection

If you are looking for an all around great network monitoring tool, then PRTG Network Monitor is a great choice.  It is a pay for product, however, if you only…

by Brandon LeeMarch 18, 2016January 11, 2021
Free Rogue Network Device Detection
Security

Free Rogue Network Device Detection

If you have ever looked for free rogue network device detection, such as similar to what McAfee EPO provides, I wrote an article not long ago about monitoring your home…

by Brandon LeeMarch 14, 2016March 17, 2016
Autonetkit not working VIRL
Networking

Autonetkit not working VIRL

Recently, I decided to get my hands on VIRL which is the Virtual Internet Routing Lab software from Cisco.  Being a long time GNS3 user, I wanted to see how…

by Brandon LeeMarch 14, 2016January 11, 2021
Agentless protection Rapid Recovery 6.0.1
Virtualization

Agentless protection Rapid Recovery 6.0.1

As I mentioned here in the upgrading to Rapid Recovery 6.0.1 post, one of the most anticipated features for me of Rapid Recovery was the agentless backup.  Having to maintain…

by Brandon LeeMarch 9, 2016January 11, 2021
Upgrade AppAssure 5.4.3 to Rapid Recovery 6.0.1
Virtualization

Upgrade AppAssure 5.4.3 to Rapid Recovery 6.0.1

For those of you that don’t know, Dell’s AppAssure product has been rebranded as Rapid Recovery.  With 6.0.1 being released, and touting some very worthy features, I decided it was…

by Brandon LeeMarch 8, 2016January 11, 2021
Configuring jumbo frames between two servers
Networking

Configuring jumbo frames between two servers

In tweaking an AppAssure environment recently, I ran through Dell documentation on performance tweaks that are mentioned to help improve AppAssure backup performance.  One of the recommended tweaks for network…

by Brandon LeeMarch 7, 2016April 1, 2024
Untangle 12 Installation and configuration
Security

Untangle 12 Installation and configuration

I am constantly on a quest to keep finding the better or best firewall/UTM appliance for home/lab purposes as well as for small business use cases where installing a virtual…

by Brandon LeeMarch 2, 2016January 11, 2021
Cisco SG300 time configuration
Networking

Cisco SG300 time configuration

Recently, after working with some logging on my Cisco SG300-20 switch, I wanted to write up a quick post on Cisco SG300 time configuration and how to go about setting this…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 29, 2016January 11, 2021
Cisco Native VLAN mismatch
Networking

Cisco Native VLAN mismatch

After installing a test Meraki MS220-8 switch in my lab environment at home, I noticed when I remoted into my core switch for my lab, a Cisco SG300-20, it was…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 29, 2016January 11, 2021

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