tinkererguy

Wow, this discussion thread still has a lot of life in it, right here in the forum, and via comments added below the DNS side-effect article, back when I documented the workaround method I eventually settled on (that Microsoft said they'll avoid the need for, eventually):

Windows Server 2012 Essentials – Connector installation

Windows Server 2012 Essentials remote client loses its Internet connection, here’s your DNS-related fix

See also this post, still relevant, from August 2011:

http://homeserversho...a-sine-wave-ups

Sorry about that, here's the proper URL (happy with PFCLCD series since August 2011):

http://homeserversho...100/#entry60301

So glad you brought that up, cskenney!

I went through this, when choosing a power supply and UPS back in August 2011:

http://www.tinkertry...ersupplyandups/

became a CyberPower PFCLCD fan, and wrote up the first affordable way to shutdown ESXi home labs using their free VMware appliance:

http://www.tinkertry...ter-15-minutes/

and just heard Jim Collison talking about PFC/UPSs again, near the end of his latest podcast:

http://theaverageguy...in-omaha-ht116/