Today I had the task of figuring out how Goolge Chrome can be started in Kiosk Mode. And now, I want to keep this knowledge in form of this blog post. First […]
Starting Google Chrome in Kiosk Mode
PowerShell: Find and close open files (SMB Share)
What files are open? Who is connected to the file server? Those informations might be useful for backing up, maintaining or restarting your file server. To accomplish this task run Get-SmbOpenFile to […]
Securing Active Directory: Who can add computers to the domain? Only the domain admin?
“Only Domain administrators can add computers to the domain.” I can’t count how often I have heared these words. But when installing a new domain, a counter is configured and this counter allows each domain user to add up to 10 computers to the domain. This is the default setting.
IPv6 Grundlagen: Gastbeitrag auf Frankys Web
Liebe Leser! Wer sich über IPv6 schlau machen möchte, der schaut in dieser Zeit nicht bei mir vorbei, sondern auf frankysweb.de. Genau da habe ich nämlich einen Gastbeitrag verfasst: https://www.frankysweb.de/kleine-einfuehrung-in-ipv6/ Viel Spaß […]
PowerShell: Using Format-Wide
When it comes to formatting Format-Table and Format-List are the tools Nr. 1. But what about format-wide? The longer I am playing with it the better I like it. Format-Wide is cool!
PowerShell: Use SSH to connect to remote hosts (Posh-SSH)
Posh-SSH is a PowerShell module for Windows 10. The module allows to establish SSH connections to remote computers. As a prerequisite, Windows Management Framework 5 has to be installed. In this article I will show step-by-step how to install Posh-SSH and establish a remote connection to a computer running Linux.
PowerShell: Partition verkleinern und neu partitionieren
Diskpart ist das Tool Nr.1 wenn es darum geht die Festplatte zu partitionieren. Oder eben diskmgmt.msc. In diesem Beitrag soll aber alles in der PowerShell geschehen. Dazu steht das Modul Storage zur […]
Mein Blog: Das Internet hat nicht auf mich gewartet (Teil 4)
Nach etlichen englischen Posts möchte ich mich wieder auf Deutsch melden. Der Sommer geht bald vorbei, und daher werde ich für die ersten 8 Monate meines Blogs ein Zwischenfazit ziehen und meine […]
Measure-Command: A speed comparison (Foreach vs. Foreach-Object)
Measure-Command shows how long a command or script takes to get the result. This is particularly important for large amounts of data.
DDOS: DNS Amplification Angriffe
Der DNS Dienst ist in Segen. Ohne DNS müssten sich Menschen IP-Adressen merken, oder altmodisch Hosts Dateien bearbeiten. DNS bietet also Komfort. Aber leider sind Komfort und Sicherheit keine Freunde. Das bekamen […]
PowerShell: How to find out users last logon (Get-LocalUser)
With the introduction of PowerShell 5.1 new commands for local user administration were introduced. I`m glad to hear that. I don`t like net user.
PowerShell: Using Restart-Computer to restart your Computer and Remote Computers
For restarting your computer, you can simply click the Start Button and afterwards On/Off. In this article it’s all about Windows PowerShell, so we focus on two commands: Restart-Computer and Stop-Computer.
Ping: Request timed out vs. Destination Host unreachable
Often executed – often not well interpreted. What is Ping? Ping is the network troubleshooting tool No. 1. Ping sends ICMP packets to an IP device. In the hope that the remote device responds. But what does the error code request timed out mean? And what means destination host is unreachable?
Active Directory: Configuring Roaming Profiles using GUI or PowerShell
By configuring Roaming Profiles, the user is able to use it’s familiar desktop on any computer in the domain. In this article i describe how to configure roaming profiles with the graphical user interface and with PowerShell.
How to enable Remote Desktop and establish a Remote Desktop Session (Windows 10 / Windows Server)
This article shows how to enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server systems and Windows 10, and how to establish a remote desktop connection. Do you remember the administrators, who ran from one system to another?
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