A hash is a stray value and a one-way function. A string of fixed length is formed from a string of arbitrary length. Sounds mathematical. For administrators and users, a modified hash […]
The modern version of ping: Test-Connection
Test-Connection is a very powerful PowerShell Cmdlet which sends ICMP Packets to test the reachability of a host. Like ping. But Test-Connection is much more. Let’s play with the new ping command.
Windows Server 2012/2016: Installing and Configuring PowerShell Web Access (PSWA)
PowerShell on Samsung Galaxy and iPhone? PowerShell Web Access is a new Windows Server Feature. It provides a web-based PowerShell Console. After installing, you can access PowerShell from any device, even from your Samsung Galaxy or iPhone.
PowerShell: Finding neighbors with Get-NetNeighbor
Do you know your neighbors? I mean the neighbors in the real word. I hope so. But what about the virtual neighbors? The PowerShell module NetTCPIP provides a command called Get-NetNeighbor. In this […]
PowerShell: How to find large files using Get-Childitem
For the search, the possibilities in Windows Explorer are limited. You can search for files that are larger than 128 megabytes. That’s nice. But what if to search for files larger than […]
PowerShell: My top 10 commands for documenting and monitoring Active Directory
In this post I want to introduce my top 10 commands for documentation and monitoring Active Directory Domain Services.
PowerShell: How to create File Shares
For me, the graphical interface for file shares is just terrible. Therefore this article shows how a network share can be created in PowerShell.
PowerShell: Filtering Objects vs Where-Object
In this article I am going to compare the filter parameter with where-object. The teaching says, that filtering is more efficient. In the case of where-object, all objects must be retrieved first […]



