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    Counterfeit items on eBay - in this case something listed as UL certified from janetsbestbargains

    I was just at Home Depot this morning and this Legrand has an incorrect UL mark silkscreened on the plug.
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    Counterfeit items on eBay - in this case something listed as UL certified from janetsbestbargains

    So when are you going to report Home Depot and Lowes to UL for doing the same thing as janetsbestbargains ?
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    Counterfeit items on eBay - in this case something listed as UL certified from janetsbestbargains

    The presence of a UL mark doesn't guarantee anything. There are products out there that have fake UL marks. https://www.ul.com/newsroom/publicnotices/ul-warns-of-potentially-hazardous-led-tube-lamps/...
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    Prove that email was delivered?

    Short answer is you can't. The only "proof" you can produce is that you sent the email if it still exists in your "Sent Mail". With personal Gmail accounts, you have no access for logs to confirm delivery. Even with Google Business accounts, logs are only kept for about 30 days. There are...
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    Auto mapping drives on a domain? I think thats what we are trying to do atleast.

    Is Active Directory domain even setup? The error message indicates either the workstations are not pointed to the correct DNS servers, or Active Directory environment isn't setup or configured properly.
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    China Will Block All VPNs by February 2018

    Very easy. Layer 7 firewalls like Palo alto have the ability to detect various encrypted tunnels and block them without relying on URLs, IPs, or port numbers.
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    VPN Blocking: How to Circumvent?

    No worries :) Over the past few years working in education, explaining technical topics to non-technical people requires a hefty lack of nuanced details.
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    What kind of routers does the NSA use?

    Like what Juniper puts online?
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    VPN Blocking: How to Circumvent?

    VPNs are blocked to protect the operator of the free wifi service from leeches who mask themselves behind VPNs while doing illegal activities. If you don't agree with what the operator of the free service is doing, then don't use their service. Unless SSL decryption is utilized, then only the...
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    An interesting scenario and ask for help

    If you have smart or managed switches then you can look at the MAC table of each switch to locate the specific port the device is connected to.
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    New remote work solution needed

    Why are you not using QuickBooks Pro in multiuser mode to allow multiple people simultaneous access to the data?
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    Terminating ethernet cables and testing

    Here is an example of a 12 port box.
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    Terminating ethernet cables and testing

    Throw a "biscuit" on the end of the cable. Then use a sacrificial patch cable from the biscuit to the camera or access point.
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    Amplifi HD firewall is pure hogwash

    Interesting... South Jersey/Philly Comcast Residential and Dynamic Business connections have port 25 inbound blocked as well as the well known SMB sharing ports. I'm wondering if something on your network is talking to the Amplifi via UPnP and opening up those specific ports......
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    SonicWALL Spectrum Ubee Issue

    Couple of long shot ideas to test....... First, try adding an unmanaged switch in-between the Ubee and the Sonicwall. If everything works, then the Ubee and Sonicwall are not negotiating speed/duplex properly when directly connected Second idea is to add a Managed/Smart switch in-between the...
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