Setup Steps for Single NIC Hetzner Root Server, ESXi, and pfSense.

Order a Hetzner Dedicated Root Server with no operating system, called a “Rescue Server”. Purchase an add-on IP address for the server and request a separate MAC address for it. Request a LARA Console session from Hetzner with a VMWare ESXi installer USB inserted in the server. (Transferring iso over the web takes longer than … Read more

Hetzner VMWare ESXi Install Over Lara Console Drive Redirection Error

I rented a rescue/root server from Hetzner and was attempting to install VMWare ESXi to it via LARA Console. After Waiting 45+ minutes for the .iso to transfer and load via Drive Redirection, the ESXi image booted successfully and the install process started. Then, as my luck would have it, an error occurred with a … Read more

How I Learned That Not All Hetzner Root Servers Are the Same!

A while back I installed VMWare ESXi 6.5 on some Root Servers from Hetzner. The majority that I setup were Hetzner EX41S-SSD builds but I also did a Hetzner PX91-SSD build. The first few EX41S-SSD servers took VMWare ESXi 6.5 fine without problem – the only thing I’d suggest is having Hetzner put a 6.5 … Read more

How use Python, or Any Program, via CMD Prompt without Full Path

For Windows 7/8/8.1/10: Right-click on “My Computer” or “This PC”. Select “Properties”. Click “Advanced System Settings”. Click “Environment Variables”. Under the “System Variables” sub-section select the Variable Path and click “Edit”. Append “;C:\Python27” to the existing path, click “Ok”, and “Ok” again. Restart CMD Prompt for the new path setting to take effect. Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11287597/how-to-make-python-accessible-via-cmd-prompt-without-full-path

Fix Remote Desktop Problem Windows 10 Faulting module name: vorbis.acm

I was having a problem recently with Remote Desktop connections not working, Remote Desktop would just exit without any error while trying to connect. I checked Event Viewer and saw this entry: Faulting application name: mstsc.exe, version: 10.0.14393.447, time stamp: 0x5819bc5f Faulting module name: vorbis.acm, version: 0.0.3.6, time stamp: 0x50a51541Exception code: 0xc0000005 So after searching … Read more

Failed to Install HCMon Driver Error Installing VMware Workstation on Windows Fix

I was installing VMware Workstation 12 Pro yesterday and I kept getting this “Failed to install hcmon driver” error at the very end of the install, and each time it would undo the install and I’d be left with nothing. After a few Google searches I found this page in the VMware Knowledge Base and … Read more