If you have ever worked with Windows Server 2012 R2 in a non domain or standalone environment, then chances are you have crossed paths with what I consider a minor annoyance. Sometimes a network will be identified as Public when it should be Private. Changing this option in the GUI is not possible from what… Read More
Over the past few years with the advent of low cost USB drives, CD Drives have basically become legacy devices. For that matter, most new computers don’t even have one. With that said, there are lots of tools we typically use that boot from CD and yes these tools can be made to boot from… Read More
If you are running a Pfsense Firewall than chances are, you have probably heard of Pfblocker. Whether you have heard of Pfblocker or not, we consider this plugin a “Must Have” addition to any pfsense firewall. Pfblocker allows you to add IP block list and country block functions to a pfsense firewall or router and… Read More
Windows Sysinternals is a part of the Microsoft TechNet website which offers technical resources and utilities to manage, diagnose, troubleshoot, and monitor a Microsoft Windows environment. Originally, the Sysinternals website was created in 1996 and was operated by the company Winternals Software LP, which was located in Austin, Texas. It was started by software developers… Read More
If you’ve ever looked into high-availability, you are well aware that there are probably one hundred different solutions. In this article we will show you our no nonsense solution using software called UCARP. Using this simpler approach you will have a pair of hosts each of which is prepared to take over a single Virtual… Read More
Angry IP scanner is a very fast IP address and port scanner. It can scan IP addresses in any range as well as any their ports. It is cross-platform and lightweight. Not requiring any installations, it can be freely copied and used anywhere. Angry IP scanner simply pings each IP address to check if it’s… Read More
The primary goal of the Network UPS Tools (NUT) project is to provide support for Power Devices, such as Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Power Distribution Units and Solar Controllers. NUT provides many control and monitoring features, with a uniform control and management interface. More than 100 different manufacturers, and several thousands models are compatible. This software… Read More
Wireshark is the world’s foremost network protocol analyzer. It lets you see what’s happening on your network at a microscopic level. It is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many industries and educational institutions. Wireshark development thrives thanks to the contributions of networking experts across the globe. It is the continuation of… Read More
If you read my previous article on how to Reset Linksys SRW Series Switches, then you know to reset our SRW2048 to factory default we used PuTTy to make a console connection. This method works great for switch management, however firmware updates on the SRW2048 will require the use of the XMODEM file transfer protocol…. Read More
Tera Term is the terminal emulator for Microsoft Windows, that supports serial port, telnet and SSH connections. Among many other features it also has built in Macro scripting language. Tera Term is often used to automate tasks related to remote connections initiated from PC. Tera Term, pronounced as ‘tera ta-mu’ and also known by the… Read More