Views: 2,445Updated October 2026 — Windows 10 and Windows 11 If you spend much time troubleshooting Windows computers, you know how frustrating it can be to find a particular configuration setting. Some options are in the modern Windows Settings application, others remain in the traditional Control Panel, and a few are buried several levels deep.
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Views: 645If you work in broadband or networking and use a Windows laptop, you probably already have a pretty capable troubleshooting platform. Windows gives you tools such as ping, tracert, nslookup, PowerShell, SSH, and a growing collection of useful networking commands. Add Wireshark, Nmap, and a few other utilities and you can do quite a
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Views: 2,416This question was sent to me in an email following my posts on regarding TCP CUBIC. The answer is Yes—Microsoft Windows does support TCP CUBIC, but the nuance is in how and when it’s used. For many years, Windows defaulted to Compound TCP (CTCP) rather than CUBIC. Meanwhile, Linux distributions standardized on TCP CUBIC,
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Views: 11,137Here’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
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Views: 7,218WlanHelper.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
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Views: 14,342Nmap (“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
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Views: 1,504This 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.
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Views: 2,705 Check out these additional IPv6 Resources: Our IPv6 overview course at Udemy Our IPv6 Custom Profiles for Wireshark Our IPv6 classes at the Online School We are still frequently asked, “How do I enable IPv6 on my computer?” Years ago, that could actually involve installing the IPv6 protocol stack or explicitly enabling it.
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