Month: May 2020

How to Migrate AP From One Controller to Another

Option 1: Backup the configs of the old controller Restore the configs to the new…

How to Install Chrome on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu and its variants are pre-packaged with Mozilla's Firefox Web Browser. Although that is a…

Linux: Use Lubuntu 20.04, TightVNC Server, NoVNC, WebSockify to Create a Terminal Server Accessible via Any Browser!

Use Case:Imagine a virtual classroom with students using Chromebooks, iPads, and other types of computers,…

How to Enable GPUPDATE When Connected via OpenVPN Client

// Explanation: to prevent locking of processes, we set a proxy batch file (on_connect.bat) to…

Ubuntu 20.04: Setting Static IP Address on an Interface

Short Version # Configure networking sudo vim /etc/netplan/*.yaml ### Sample content ### network: version: 2…

Lubuntu 20.04 – Enable SSH

# Install sshd sudo apt install ssh -y sudo systemctl enable --now ssh # Configure…

PowerShell: Disable Forticlient Web Filtering

# disableForticlientWebfiltering.ps1 # Note: untested script - use as sample as this snippet is incomplete…

PowerShell: Resolving URL to Public IP

# URL can be with http, https, full paths, or just domain $url='https://google.com/domains' # This…

Linux: Manual File System Partitioning

Most Linux installation wizards offer the feature of automatic allocation of storage resources as discovered…

How to Add Windows Administrative Templates to Domain Group Policies

Three Quick Steps to Adding ADMX Administrative templates are the blue prints of Windows machines.…

PowerShell: Get Windows OS Name

function getOsBuild($computername=$env:computername){ $build="" $pingable=test-connection $computername -Count 1 -Quiet if($pingable){ $psinfoIsAvailable=get-command psinfo -ea SilentlyContinue # Requires…

PowerShell: Comparing Software Versions

This is a reusable function to enable quick comparisons between two strings representing version control…

PowerShell: Legacy Methods to Save Credentials

PowerShell version 7 or later may already have facilities to store and retrieve credentials without…

PowerShell: Function to Add/Remove Local Host Record

Searching through my 'magic bag of tricks,' there appears to be this little snippet that…

PowerShell: Function to Confirm Certain Contents

It's always a good idea to receive user confirmations prior on proceeding to making important…