Netstat – free utility for troubleshooting
This small utility that is free and comes as a part of the operating system - NETSTAT is a perfect tool for troubleshooting and can be used on Windows and Linux with few differences as seems…
What services are installed on your machine?
Another one liner command for your use wmic /output:C:services.htm service get /format:hformThis command will output very nice formatted html file with installed servisec on your computer. As you can see…
Get serial number/TAG from remote pc with use of wmic
Here is simple command line that works on Windows XP/VISTA/Windows 7, if you are in need to get the serial number aka TAG from remote computer on your network. Go…
Get info on installed patches/packs from remote pc with use of wmic
There are many ways how to do this and many different command lines or scripts available. Personally I like this command line to be use to query all service packs,…
PsExec in VB scripts ..
PsExec – is a free tool/utility that let you execute some processes on remote machine. It is very powerful tool and there are many uses for network admin to make…
XCOPY
Another free tool in your MS Windows system ... you can use the tool for moving files around or simple backup. Whatever use you want -- it is very easy…
PortQry tool
Portqry currently version 2 is one of free utility tools provided by Microsoft. You can use this tool in many ways to troubleshoot connectivity on network, Active Directory, Exchange ....…
Netsh – troubleshooting network connectivity
You have lost connection on your desktop and you want to troubleshoot the issue. Ok, lets use the command line again in this case. Click Start, and then click on…
Netsh — lets add/open port in Windows firewall
Lets assume we need to open port 5900 for RealVNC application:1. open command line console by typing cmd.exe in the START/RUN2. lets issue the command at the prompt C:>3. netsh…
Import/Export currrent IP Settings w/Netsh
Another good command line. Sometimes your laptop when you travel may give you a trouble. I prefer to have a static IP while in the office as it makes much…