Symptom: Internet Explorer displays a blank page or blank screen instead of the requested .aspx or javascript site. Windows Update or other script-enabled websites will not display regardless of Internet Explorer 8 or 9, or any security settings. Problem: Missing/faulty .dll registration of one or both of the following files: jscript.dll, msxml3.dll Solution: Re-register the …
Jan
07
WordPress Site Hacked
Apparently techlauve.com was hacked sometime in the last few days. Upon pulling up the site this morning I was greeted by Arabic music, Arabic text, English text declaring that I had been hacked, and two pictures: A middle-eastern man pointing a gun at a woman and child, and a picture of a sniper kitten. Awesome. …
Aug
20
Linksys Router Will Not Obtain IP Address From DSL Modem
Symptoms: Your Linksys (or potentially any other consumer-grade router) will not obtain an IP address via DHCP from your ISP’s DSL gateway/router. The status of the WAN interface shows 0.0.0.0 as the IP address or you receive an error message while trying to renew the address. Problem: Both devices are likely on the same subnet. …
Aug
18
Setting Up Your Static IPs With AT&T DSL
Setting up a range of static IP addresses from AT&T DSL can be a daunting task if you are used to Cox or other ISPs that simply supply you with an IP address to punch into the WAN settings of your router. AT&T* (Bellsouth, Yahoo!, SBC), on the other hand, will provide you with an …
Aug
16
AT&T DSL Intermittent Loss of Sync
Symptoms: A business has AT&T DSL and has intermittent problems with their internet randomly going down. Usually it is fixed by unplugging/plugging in the modem, but the problem happens again in a week or so. You call AT&T and there appear to be no problems with the line or profile. Problem (at least the way …