Nothing new here . Just wanted to share some commands I are useful when performing network or direct systems testing using the nmap tool. The commands below will all display scan results in console while also saving to file. Discover live hosts: nmap -n -sn -PE -oA live_hosts 10.0.0.0/24 Discover open TCP ports: nmap -sS […]
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AD FS 3.0 has the capability to allow the user to change their password when they supply their existing password. To enable this, open the AD FS management console, expand Service, and select Endpoints. In the middle pane, you’ll see a long list of endpoints. Scroll down to the Other section, and select /adfs/portal/updatepassword/. Right […]
I recently had the pleasure of installing Microsoft SQL Server on Linux – Ubuntu Server. This was a very straight-forward installed and just works. The following steps are what were taken to install and configure this server. My Setup: Ubuntu 17.10 Server – VMware Template Network Connectivity SQL Server Management Studio 17 – Testing connectivity […]
You have installed your WDS Server Role and now its time to configure. I hope my steps below help you. Requirements Installed WDS Role Administrative Rights Installation Media WDS Server Configuration: On the Server Manager tool, click Tools and then click Windows Deployment Services. On the Windows Deployment Services console, expand Servers. Right-click your […]
Background: Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is a service role that allows you to deploy operating systems to the PXE supported clients without the need of physical media. Requirements: Windows Server 2016 Server Install Administrative rights on Server Install of Windows Deployment Service On the Server Manager tool, click Manage, and then click Add Roles […]
Troubleshooting an application issues which could possibly be network related. I found myself needing to make some adjustment to the maximum transmission unit (MTU) setting of my server. As such what better time to post a quick technical short on how to go about doing this. How To Change The MTU – Windows Server […]