Post Views: 308 If 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 […]
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Post Views: 1,882 This 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
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Post Views: 9,980 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
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Post Views: 6,313 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
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Post Views: 13,951 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
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Post Views: 1,382 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
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