About
Hi, I’m Dr. Charon.
I’m a Systems & Network Administrator based in Montreal, Canada. Most of my day revolves around:
- Windows Server
- Active Directory
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Intune
- VMware & Hyper-V
- Networking & Monitoring
- Automation & Troubleshooting
I started this blog to document problems from real production environments.
Most issues aren’t caused by a single misconfiguration. More often, they’re the result of old settings, forgotten changes, permissions, synchronization, networking, and a bit of bad timing.
Here you’ll find:
- Real-world troubleshooting
- PowerShell and command-line examples
- Event logs and error messages
- Step-by-step investigations
- Lessons learned along the way
- Working solutions
This isn’t meant to be a complete reference or another collection of tutorials. It’s simply a place to document what actually happened, how I approached the problem, and what eventually fixed it.
If a post helps someone avoid the same rabbit hole I went down, then this blog has done its job.
Beyond Work
Outside of IT, I’m also passionate about music.
Some of my free time goes into:
- Live sound
- PA systems
- Digital mixing consoles
- Recording
- Mixing & mastering
In the end, troubleshooting a network and troubleshooting an audio signal aren’t all that different.
You follow the signal until you find where it disappears.
Thanks for stopping by.
Acknowledgements
This site is built with Astro and based on the excellent Fuwari theme.
Special thanks to saicaca for creating and open-sourcing Fuwari, and to everyone who contributes to the open-source community.
Projects like these make it possible to spend more time solving problems and sharing knowledge, instead of reinventing the wheel.