Here’s a solid toolbox of Windows PowerShell commands used for network troubleshooting, with quick notes on what each one is good for. I’ll try to group them by task so they are a little easier to remember. 1. Basic Connectivity & “Ping-Style” Tests Test-Connection PowerShell’s ping (ICMP echo) equivalent. Test-NetConnection More advanced tester: port check […]
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WlanHelper.exe is a command-line tool from the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) and the folks at nmap/npcap that is used to manipulate advanced Wi-Fi driver settings, especially for testing and development. It allows you to control wireless network adapter settings such as: Do You Already Have WlanHelper? It’s possible if you have installed Wireshark with the
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Nmap (“Network Mapper”) is a free and open source (license) utility for network discovery and security auditing that has been around since 1997. Surveillance and network scanning is often one of the first steps in Penetration Testing or Security Validation. Many systems and network administrators also find it useful for tasks such as network inventory,
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This is a great question. First, you have probably learned that you can use Ubuntu’s APPLICATIONS > INTERNET> TERMINAL SERVER CLIENT program to remote desktop to Windows machines. Going the other way is a bit more challenging. You need to have two things in place: 1. You must enable remote desktop connections in Ubuntu. You
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