Category Archives: Glossary

NTFS PermissionsUse NTFS permissions to specify which users and groups can gain access to files and folders, and what they can do with the contents of the file or folder. NTFS permissions are only available on NTFS volumes. The permissions you assign for folders are different from the permissions you assign for files. You assign folder permissions to… Read More »

How to Identify IPv6 Link Local Addresses

It’s important to start learning how to identify IPv6 addresses if you want to be able to troubleshoot network connectivity issues on IPv6 networks, and this is especially important as IPv4 to IPv6 migrations accelerate in different parts of the world.

How to break WEP Encryption

Breaking any encryption involves knowing a few things. First, you have to know that there is an encryption scheme. Secondly, you must know how encryption works.

What is PathPing?

PathPing is a network troubleshooting tool that combines the functions of two other utilities: Ping and Traceroute. It’s used to diagnose network issues by measuring both the latency and packet loss along the route between your computer and a destination (like a website or server). When you run PathPing, it first sends packets to every router along the… Read More »

What is Active Directory?

Active Directory (AD) is a directory service developed by Microsoft for Windows domain networks. It is included in most Windows Server operating systems as a set of processes and services.

MUNGE.exe (Resource Kit)

Find and Replace text within file(s) Notice that munge looks for a complete string (delimited with spaces) – it won’t match part of a string. Syntax MUNGE ScriptFile [options] FilesToMunge… Key ScriptFile : A text file containing the strings to Find & Replace FilesToMunge : One or more files to be changed (may use wildcards) Editing options -q… Read More »

DEL and DELTREE

In MS-DOS, DEL and DELTREE are commands used for deleting files and directories, but they have some key differences in how they operate.

What is Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) ?

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a network protocol used to map an IP address to a physical machine (or MAC) address on a local area network (LAN). It is a crucial part of the Internet Protocol suite and operates at the Link Layer (Layer 2) of the OSI model.

Clear up the clutter with Disk Cleanup

As part of standard maintenance, Disk Cleanup should be scheduled to run at regular intervals, perhaps once a month, at some convenient time when your computer is not otherwise in use.