We have already learned a lot about PowerShell. Last time we worked with WMI: PowerShell for Beginners (Part 9): Get it all from Windows with PowerShell and WMI Now, in my opinion, it […]
Have you always wanted to manipulate Windows error messages? Starting with Windows Server 2012, and of course also with Windows Server 2016 there is the possibility to do this. The prerequisite for […]
Have you always dreamed of fine-tuning permissions? PowerShell JEA makes it possible. The user only sees what he should see and can only do what he should do. With a few simple […]
In articles, blogs and forums I often read that Windows forms the IPv6 address from the MAC address. This process is called EUI-64, and the assumption that Windows (Vista and above) use […]
Enivornment Variables make life easier. In this article I describe how to use environment variables in daily work. And I am going to show some useful examples.
As the headline says, I am going to show you which tools are no longer needed when you are familiar with PowerShell. No long speeches today, just examples. I’m pretty sure some of […]
What actually happens in the background when a domain client authenticates itself to the domain? That’s the question for today’s post. Ok, let’s go into the details. We assume that the computer has […]
With WSUS you are able to document the updates status of your computers. But what to do if there is no WSUS available? In this article I describe how to get a […]
As the headline says, it’s all about port scanning today. When a computer sends SYN to another computer, the remote computer will usually answer with SYN + ACK or RST. By this […]
Last time we’ve dealt with objects: PowerShell for Beginners (Part 8): The Power of PowerShell – Getting in Touch with Objects (Get-Member, Select-Object). Of course, I was thinking something. Part 8 is a […]
IPv6 enabled devices generate Link-Local addresses automatically. Not just Link-Local Addresses, but also a Solicited Node Multicast Address. Solicited Node Multicast Addresses are used by the Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) to discover […]
My name is Patrick Grünauer. Microsoft MVP. I am from Austria. On sid-500.com I write about Windows, PowerShell, Cisco and Cybersecurity in English and German. Have fun reading!
