Testing Connectivity to Remote Server Ports with PowerShell
All admins need a tool to test connectivity to remote servers on TCP ports. In Windows, this is commonly done using PuTTy or PowerShell.
Running PowerShell Scripts as Scheduled Tasks in Windows
When you need something scheduled in Windows, the Task Scheduler is the tool at-hand. Running PowerShell (.ps1) scripts as Scheduled Tasks is done differently than differently than running regular .bat scripts.
Domain Join Sanity Checks
Before joining a Windows Server to a domain, you might’ve had to request firewall rules from the network team to be opened up.
Configuring Windows Server Core
Windows Server Core is the CLI only version of the Windows OS. This post is a run-through of configuring a new Windows Server 2016 Core host, detailed in the following steps;
Joining a Windows Host to a Domain
A run-through of joining a Windows Server onto a test domain which created in my previous post. There’s 2 parts to this one;# Creating a New Domain User Account.# Joining a Windows Server to a Domain.
Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2016
This is a run-through on installing Active Directory within a Hyper-V test environment. There’s 5 parts to this one: # Create a Hyper-V Private Network.# Configure Windows TCP/IP Settings.# Rename the Windows Server Host.# Install Active Directory.# Promote the Server to a Domain Controller.
Installing Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V
This is a simple guide on installing Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V. There are two parts to this one.. # Create a new Hyper-V Virtual Machine.# Install Windows Server 2016.
“Content from the website listed below is being blocked.” Windows Server
If you’re on a fresh install of Windows Server and you try use Internet Explorer, you’ll no doubt be prompted with the following message for every website you try access.
