Checking WinRM Before You Patch Remotely (Packaged for SCCM)
A read-first WinRM check that tells you why remote PowerShell won't connect, fixes it only when you ask, and doubles as a ConfigMgr compliance script.
2 min readRead note
Across the notebook
Networking.
Entries sharing this tag, wherever they're filed.
Flushing the DNS Cache on One PC or Fifty
Clear the Windows DNS client cache locally or across a list of machines, and know when a flush will actually fix anything.
2 min readRead note
Pushing DNS Servers to Clients with RADIUS Vendor-Specific Attributes
How RADIUS VSAs work, how to add one in Windows NPS or FreeRADIUS to hand out DNS servers, and how to prove your VPN or NAS is actually using it.
4 min readRead note
Setting DNS Client Settings on Domain Controllers with PowerShell (and Why Loopback Goes Last)
Point each domain controller at a partner DC first and itself (127.0.0.1) last, the way Microsoft recommends, across all your DCs in one pass.
2 min readRead note
Finding and Disabling SMBv1 Without Breaking the Scanner
Audit who still talks SMBv1 to your machines, then switch it off for good, with one script and three modes.
2 min readRead note