Posts

Showing posts from October, 2014

How To Setup Internet Access Priority With Multiple Networks On Windows

Image
How To Setup Internet Access Priority With Multiple Networks On Windows If you are using multiple NIC's (Network Adapters) to access more than one network, it gets tricky from where you internet connection comes from. Here is one such scenario and solution to make Microsoft Windows prioritize internet connection from a particular network over the other. In my example setup I have one LAN connection (192.168.0.1) and one  WiFi  connection  (192.168.1.1) and would like Windows to use internet from my fixed-line broadband connected via LAN. To get started with configuring the internet access priority on your Windows computer, follow the steps below : Setup Network Card Priority at  Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Network Connections -> Advanced menu –> Advanced settings . However, the above will not prioritize the internet access. To achieve that "Right-click on your  network  adapter " and click "Properties". Clic...

Fixing Windows "Unable To Access" Network Resource Error

Image
Fixing The Horrible Windows "Unable To Access" Network Resource Error Microsoft Windows has came a long way since the dreadful days of common OS crashes and  BSOD's , I have been using my current install of  Microsoft  Windows  7  since past 2.5 years and never faced any major annoyance. Suddenly, few days ago my computer failed to connect to any shared network folder and greeted me with the error " Windows cannot access \\machine\sharedfolder, error code 0x80004005 " every-time I tried accessing a network resource as shown below. Strangely, the computer was discovering other  computers  on  the  network  and I was able to ping and  SSH  into them like my  Raspberry Pi Network Attached Storage (NAS) . After, trying everything from messing with firewall settings, completely uninstalling  Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 , enabling all sorts of  networking  services and changing security polic...

Jihosoft iTunes Backup Extractor Free - Extract and Recover Data from iTunes Backup

Image
Jihosoft iTunes Backup Extractor Free - Extract and Recover Data from iTunes Backup It would be quite frustrating when your iPhone crashes and you lose your important data. Luckily, if you have synced your iPhone with iTunes before, you can restore your iPhone data from the backup. But there is a catch, you can’t restore partial data or preview the content to be restored. Don’t get disappointed.  Jihosoft iTunes Backup Extractor Free  is a simple-to-use and completely free application which can help you extract and recover data from iTunes backups. Functions of Jihosoft iTunes Backup Extractor Free : Extract All Data from Backup:  Jihosoft Free iTunes Backup Extractor can extract and recover a wide variety of data, including contacts, SMS messages, call logs, photos, videos, notes, WhatsApp, and more. Automatic Detection:  Any iTunes backup file will be automatically detected and shown in the list for the user to pick from. ...

What is GPT Partition or GUID in Windows OS.

Image
What is  GUID Partition Table or GPT ? In this post we will see what is a GPT partition and how they compare to MBR disks and also how to format, remove, delete it or convert GPT disk to MBR disk. GUID Partition Table or GPT uses GUID and is a standard for the layout of the partition table on a physical hard disk. What is GPT Partition GPT Partition. Image source: Wikipedia A  GPT Partition  is a standard for the layout of the partition table on a physical hard disk, using Globally Unique Identifiers.  MBR  is the abbreviation of  Master Boot Record  and MBR disks are the ones that contain different sectors containing boot data. The first sector, that is, towards the beginning of the disk contains information about the disk and its partitions for the OS to use. However, MBR disks have its limitations and many newer models of computer are moving towards GPT disks. Limitations of MBR Disk An MBR formatted disk can have  only 4 pri...