Lync 2013 Server Update – July 2017

This July update takes the server to 5.0.8308.992 from March’s 5.0.8308.987. This time ’round 6 components receive an update – and its mysteries have me VERY curious… What’s Fixed? Kb 4034279 Enables the “Move-CsMeetingRoom” cmdlet to move a meeting room from on-premises to Online in Lync Server 2013 Kb 4023333 Peer to peer application sharing …

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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Update – July 2017

It’s been 3 weeks since our last update to the Office 2013-based Lync/SfB client. Today we go from 15.0.4933.1000 to … 15.0.4933.1000 – although the article (kb3213574) and other evidence – see below – confirms it’s 15.0.4945.1000. What’s Fixed This one contains a solo update: Kb 4032344 Low Internet Explorer performance when Skype for Business …

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ClsLogger.EXE Crashes with Unhandled Exception

TLDR: I think it’s broken – or as James Arber implied on Twitter, it might have made it out the gate prematurely. My suggestion: Do not install this version! Out of the blue recently Microsoft updated the Skype for Business 2015 Debugging Tools version from 6.0.9319.73 to the interestingly-named (well, numbered) 7.0.1678.1.1. Before you can …

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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Security Update – June 2017

It’s been 3 months since our last security update to the Office 2013-based Lync/SfB client, and five weeks since this one. Today we go from 15.0.4927.1000 to 15.0.4933.1000. It addresses a risk of remote code execution. Kb 3191939: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user …

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SfB 2015 Server Update CU5 – May 2017

This May 2017 update takes the server from 6.0.9319.277 to 6.0.9319.281 & updates 8 components on my Standard Edition Front-End. What’s Fixed? Kb4020997 Skype for Business Server 2015 Front-End service may crash in Windows Server 2016 Kb4020994 Event ID 36023 is consistently logged on Multiple Front-End servers in a Skype for Business Server 2015 environment …

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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Update – May 2017

Our May update to the Office 2013-based Lync/SfB client (Kb 3191876) follows last month’s update and takes us from 15.0.4919.1000 to 15.0.4927.1000. What’s Fixed This update fixes the following issues: Kb 4019641 Updates the meeting invitation to let mobile client join PSTN calls with one-tap in Skype for Business 2015 (Lync 2013) Kb 4019640 Hebrew …

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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Update – April 2017

Our April update to the Office 2013-based Lync/SfB client (Kb 3178731) follows last month’s Security Update and takes us from 15.0.4911.1000 to 15.0.4919.1000. What’s Fixed This update fixes the following issues: Kb 4016107 Supports to join a meeting in Lync Web App when you don’t sign in to Skype for Business 2015 (Lync 2013) Kb …

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Convert-SonusSbcConfigToWord.ps1 – Revision History

I’ve been bashing at this script for over eight years now and the main post’s getting a bit long with the revision history. I’ve taken a leaf from a peer’s book and decided to spin the entire history out into its own post. Whether the ancient history is of use to anyone remains to be …

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Sonus 1-way voice ISDN-SIP

Sonus introduced “Fax Tone Detection” in the SBC 1k/2k v6.1.1 b459, but it has a glitch in it: turn it off and you’ll get 1-way voice. From their online documentation: Fax Tone Detection Specifies whether or not the Sonus SBC 1000/2000 system will detect Fax tones produced by the terminating side fax machine. Fax tone …

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