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Deleting Remembered Wi-Fi Networks in Windows, MacOS, and Linux (Debian)

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If you attend our WLAN Operations course, one of the things we discuss is Active Scanning.  Your system uses your saved Wi-Fi networks to actively scan for those networks (probing).  There are potential security risks in this, especially with free networks.  Most students conclude they should not remember networks in this way.  The burning question […]

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Capturing Wi-Fi WLAN Packets on Windows for Free!

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Check out these great references as well:   Our Wireless custom profile for Wireshark  Our Udemy course on Wireless Packet capture  Our other Wi-Fi related articles As many of my clients and students know, I have always been astonished at how hard it is to capture the Wi-Fi traffic in Windows.  This article will explain the

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What commands can you run from the Windows Start> Run> CMD?

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Here is my quick list of commands you can run from the Windows Command Line: (START> RUN> CMD) ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV file ARP Address Resolution Protocol ASSOC Change file extension associations ASSOCIAT One step file association AT Schedule a command to run at a later time ATTRIB Change file attributes

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The Netsh Shell/Scripting Tool in Windows

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What is Netsh? Netsh is a Microsoft Windows command-line shell/scripting utility originally introduced in Windows 2000 that allows you to, either locally or remotely, display or modify the network configuration of a computer that is currently running. Netsh also provides a scripting feature that allows you to run a group of commands in batch mode

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Access Multiple Computers on a LAN (or VM) via Remote Desktop Connection

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PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU START. One of the best features of Windows (XP Professional, Vista and Windows 7, 8, 10) is the Remote Desktop Connection feature. This feature allows you to connect to another computer as if you are using that computer.  Some examples would be: In some cases you may have

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A better view of Processes and Internal Operations

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Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.  We love the tool! The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The unique capabilities of Process Explorer make it useful for tracking down

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