I recently needed to setup a new Windows jump server¹ for accessing and managing servers and clients in a remote environment. As I started to configure applications on the host I quickly realized I have a default set of applications I use for management tasks. While this list driven somewhat by need and somewhat by personal preference these… Read More »
Helpful command equivalents between UNIX/Linux and Windows/DOS. UNIX or Bash Command DOS Command Action ls -l (or use ls -lF)(-a all files) DIR List directory contents df -k (Space remaining on filesystem) ls -tr DIR *.* /o-d List directory contents by reverse time of modification/creation. ls -ls DIR *.* /v /os List files and size ls -R DIR… Read More »
As strange as it may seem, I have really come to like and use unix based tools in my day to day tasks. It kills me that there are not certain native CLI based apps in Windows. It would be impossible to list the number of times I have tried to ls instead of dir. Thus this little… Read More »
What service pack, release, or build number are you at? A question I commonly ask system admins, and it is surprising how many don’t know the answer. Here are the simplest methods of getting the OS build information. GUI winver.exe Command Prompt ver PowerShell PS C:\> [System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version Table of Windows Builds Operating System Version Number Windows Server 2016… Read More »
I have been working with HTML and web design and development on and off over the last 15 years, some serious projects and others not so much. Starting with WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editors such as Netscape Composer, FrontPage, I quickly became frustrated with the formatting of the code and especially in the early… Read More »
While I have never used 123456, password, or qwerty, the ever growing need for not only complex but independent passwords (unique to account, site, system, etc) keeping track of multiple usernames and passwords in my memory just isn’t possible any more. I have for some time used password managers to keep usernames, passwords, etc., and have been asked… Read More »
I recently was presented a discussion regarding the lack of Telnet client on Windows Server 2008/R2 and 2012/R2 and a peer fighting to get a 3rd party application installed on a Server. I very quickly responded that the Telnet client is still included with Windows as a feature and only needs to be enabled. Installing the Telnet Client… Read More »
There are often times I need to disable all OS based firewalls in my lab environments for testing. My preferred method for disabling the Windows Firewall is via Local Security Policy or via Group Policy in a domain environment. Simply stopping the Windows Firewall service can have adverse effects with some software applications. When disabling the Windows Firewall… Read More »