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VMware VM – ‘I moved it’ vs ‘I copied it’

If you’ve worked with VMware products before, you may have (at at some point likely will), encounter a pop-up similar to this one.

What is it asking? What prompted this question? Why does VMware want the default to be, ‘I copied it’? The short answer is that VMware ‘thinks’ that it is possible that this VM was cloned from a pre-existing VM (i.e. ‘I copied it’). If that is the case, VMware needs to change the unique identifiers within the cloned machine, so that potential hardware & software conflicts are avoided. Choosing ‘I copied it’, therefore, is preferred over ‘I […]

By |June 5th, 2015|Blog, VMware|1 Comment
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    Setting up Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) on a DD-WRT router

Setting up Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) on a DD-WRT router

These steps were created using a DD-WRT enabled Asus N-16 router running the firmware “DD-WRT v24-sp2 (12/20/11) mega”.

If you’re unsure what DD-WRT is, then check out the DD-WRT wiki. I won’t claim that it is perfect, but it does provide some fun services you can run on your home LAN to get ‘more’ out of your internet experiences. Essentially, you take a moderately priced router and reflash it with a ‘better’ firmware, resulting in more capabilities. It’s a project that shouldn’t run more than $70. The ASUS N-16 router is a popular choice to flash, as it can […]

By |July 24th, 2013|Blog|1 Comment
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How to setup a Minecraft server on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

There is more than one way to skin a cat. So here is one way to put up a Minecraft server for you and your buddies to play on. This solution assumes you will be hosting the server on your local LAN, and therefore will need to transverse a NAT if you are to make the server available across the WAN (i.e. if you want your buddies to be able to connect to your server from their own LANs).

If you get stuck, feel free to contact me and I’ll help you out. For clarification purposes, the […]

By |July 21st, 2013|Blog|0 Comments
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