If you want to rename NIC adapters with PowerShell, follow this tutorial: Step 1. Open PowerShell with admin privileges Step 2. Execute the following command, Rename-NetAdapter -Name "<Old NIC Adapter Name>" -NewName "<New Adapter Name>" Example If you want to rename an old NIC Ethernet to a new name ManagementAdapter, the command should look like, Rename-NetAdapter ... Read more
Question: What does the number 28 behind the IP address 192.168.1.203/28 mean? Answer: 28 is a subnet mask. IP address has 32 bits in total. 28 denotes network ID while rest of the bits (which are 4 bits) are used for hosts.
To install the latest updates on Windows Server 2016, follow these steps: Log in to Windows Server 2016 with an admin account. Open Server Manager. Click 'Download updates only Using Microsoft Update'. A window will open and will start searching for latest updates. Once they are downloaded, you can install them.
While performing AD objects migration, you may receive the following error: The following configuration required for SID history has not been performed. Local group, <source_domain_name>$$$, required for auditing has not been created in the source domain Solution Do the following to resolve the problem: Create a local group in the source domain Open active directory ... Read more
Open notepad or any other third party editor like Notepad++. Write any VBScript code suppose Wscript.Echo "Hello" Wscript.Quit 0 Save the file with .vbs extension suppose hello.vbs. You can then run that VBScript file from command prompt. Reference http://testingfreak.com/run-vb-script-code-written-on-notepad-without-additional-software-windows/
When you remotely (I mean from another computer on the network) access the device manager of Windows Server 2016/2012/2008, you may get the following error: Unable to access the computer. Make sure that this computer is on the network, has remote administration enabled, and is running the “Plug and Play” and “Remote registry” services. The ... Read more
If you have multiple domain controllers in your environment and you want to check with domain controller is authenticating your client, you can execute the following command on command prompt. (Execute it with elevated privileges) nltest /dsgetdc:<domain> This will return you the domain controller you are getting authenticated from. Above picture shows the client machine ... Read more
An RODC holds a read-only copy of the Active Directory database and doesn't allow any changes in AD data. It is mostly deployed in branch offices due to poor physical security. If some one gets access to the RODC, he won't be able to change the global data. If an intruder somehow manages to change the data on ... Read more
CBS stands for component based servicing. CBS.log is a file which include logs about components when they get installed or uninstalled during updates. If you want to check these files, they are located at %windir%\Logs\CBS\ You will see two files in CBS folder, one is CBS.log and the other is CBS.persist.log. CBS.persist.log is the older ... Read more
If you want to remove an existing DHCP failover in Windows Server 2016, you can do it either by using server manager (Most suitable in scenarios where you are using Windows server desktop) or PowerShell (Most suitable in scenarios where you are using Windows server core). This article shows both procedures. Deconfigure DHCP Failover Using Server Manager Step 1. ... Read more