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IPv6 will not disable properly
Do you want to disable IPv6 on all interfaces but find that doing so on the NIC properties in the GUI does not always work properly? The best way to truly disable it is via registry setting: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters] “DisabledComponents”=dword:000000ff This will disable it on all interfaces and force IPv4 preference…
DNS Domain Suffix update script
A script to help modify/change/update the DNS Domain Suffix on a Network Adapter On Error Resume Next strComputer = “.” arrNewDNSSuffixSearchOrder = Array(“hr.fabrikam.com”, “contoso.com”) Set objWMIService = GetObject(“winmgmts:” _ & “{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\” & strComputer & “rootcimv2”) Set colNicConfigs = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ (“SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration WHERE IPEnabled = True”) For Each objNicConfig In colNicConfigs strDNSHostName
Get detailed log file for user profiles
Did you ever need to see detailed logs for a user profile? This is especially useful when dealing with roaming profiles in a citrix enviornment. In the Run dialog box, type regedit, and then click OK Locate the following subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoft WindowsNTCurrentVersionWinlogon Create a new entry named UserEnvDebugLevel of data type REG_DWORD with a value
Migrated users need access to resources from old domain
So you have users that had been migrated to the trusted domain with their SID histories preserved, and you want to grant those users access to resources in the trusting domain (the former domain of the migrated users) based on the sIDHistory attribute. Always run the command from the ‘trusting’ side: netdom trust TrustingDomainName.com /domain
Proper NTFS and share permissions for root HOME folder
When you specify \servernamesharename%username% in ADUC it is assumed that you have the correct permissions set on ‘sharename” so that the user’s home folder is properly created. Here are the values that you need to have: NTFS: Special perission on Autehenticated Users group (make sure they apply to “This Folder Only”) Traverse folderExecute file List
TCP/UDP Ports for Windows Server and Workstation
Hey Firewall Admin–please open up the following ports for me. 🙂 Port Protocol Application protocol System service name n/a GRE GRE (IP protocol 47) Routing and Remote Access n/a ESP IPsec ESP (IP protocol 50) Routing and Remote Access n/a AH IPsec AH (IP protocol 51) Routing and Remote Access 7 TCP Echo Simple TCP/IP
How do I re-install the TCP/IP stack on my NIC in Windows Server?
While it is rare in Windows 2003 and above to see any TCP stack corruption it does occure every once in a while? Did you notcie that you can not uninstall the TCP services via the GUI as it is now considered a “core component” of the OS. You can still unisntall this via the
Easy migration of DHCP database from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008
Migrating the configuration from one DHCP to another is much easier than most people think; you have to be a membe of the local administrators group otherwise the command will fail even if you are a domain administrator. To export all scopes: netsh dhcp export c:dhcpdb all To export a ceratin scope: netsh dhcp export
Force PowerShell Execution Policy Setting:
When I try to set the execution policy from the PowerShell comand window it seems to be a hit-or-miss. Fortunatly modification of the registry value works like a charm everytime. HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftPowerShell2ShellIdsMicrosoft.PowerShell Locate the string ExecutionPolicy and add the value “Unrestricted“
Remote Shutdown GUI
Most of the time comandline shutdown is preferd but if you like a GUI tool windows does have one built in. Just run the command shutdown /i and you get a nice freindly GUI to do your remote shutdown.