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Workshop Tales

ZeroTier SSH Connection problem on Windows 11

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If attempting to SSH to a remote Windows 11 system using a ZeroTier network managed address leads to a connection timeout then a possible problem is that the ZeroTier network has been configured as a PUBLIC network on the target machine, changing this to a PRIVATE network might resolve the problem. The following Powershell commands can be used.

## To check public/private setting
Get-NetConnectionProfile | Where-Object "InterfaceAlias" -like "Zero*"

## To set all ZeroTier networks to Private
Get-NetConnectionProfile | Where-Object "InterfaceAlias" -like "Zero*" | Set-NetConnectionProfile -NetworkCategory Private
Workshop Tales

Lenovo V530S Upgrading problems

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Leaving off mains will result in a the system going through a couple of reboots when next powered-up perhaps as though the CMOS settings have been lost.

When off mains the systems RTC Real Time Clock will freeze and will show the time & date in Windows when last running. The system will synchronize after another reboot but the Sync function within Windows will fail with a Time Server related error.

The original installation has a McAffee Web Advisor app installed. This might have interferred with Time synchonisation [?]

Utility Software

Microsoft PowerToys

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Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. For more info on PowerToys overviews and how to use the utilities, or any other tools and resources for Windows development environments, head over to learn.microsoft.com!

Workshop Tales

Lenovo V530S Upgrade to NVMe SSD Problem

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This small form factor machine Type 10TX0013UK. BIOS Revision M22KT49A, Block Revision level 1.49. 11/10/2022

After fitting a NVMe SSD to replace the existing hard drive the machine booted once from the cloned image but then failed with a ‘Error 1962: No operating system found’. The solution to this was to enter the BIOS and go to the Devices > Network Setup settings for PXE and disable them. This included the PXE IPV4 Network stack, same for IPV6 and the PXE option ROM setting.

Tips & Tricks

Epson XP-3200 new printer problem

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After trying to set-up a new Epson Expression Home printer for a client and failing to get any usable printouts from the control panel I then connected directly by USB to a Windows 11 machine. Using the downloadable configuration tool the black prints became dense enough to read. After a couple of nozzle cleans and a head clean the black improved slightly more but the nozzle check report showed the colours were still full of gaps. The Epson support line advised me to then carry out multiple head cleans & nozzle checks in succession. My client intervened and started the return process. I cannot remember ever having this amount of set-up difficulty with a new printer to get to the output of printed sheets. Printer drivers and connectivity would not be such an issue as this involves so many combinations of products.

Epson Expression Home XP-3200