Troubleshooting has no silver bullet

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Caller Tom worries about disabling security software during support work. Dr. Dave explains how a brief controlled test can isolate a firewall problem, describes physically disconnecting a machine during certain changes and finally warns that diagnostic software is never a perfect answer because the diagnostic tool can itself be part of the problem.

3:18 · Consulting Philosophy

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Proposed recording date: 2005-11-12. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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