Instead of using an HTTP request through your browser, you can head to your command line and do a DNS request to OpenDNS that will return your current IP Address. Give this a shot: [crayon-5d8210e8ce49b911740166/] This works on Windows10, I'm fairly certain it won't have an OS limitation. Let me know how it goes. … [Read more...] about Find Public IP using command line on Windows
Windows
Windows 10 Change Product Key Freezes
This was very frustrating for me after upgrading to Windows 10. I know most of my posts are server related, but I hope this helps some of you. Problem: When you try to change the product key of Windows 10 the box just freezes. There's nowhere to enter your product key. Solution: Hit the Windows Key and type in UAC to open up the User Access Control Center If you're like me, you dropped this down to less notifications because you believe in your ability to not be dumb and get … [Read more...] about Windows 10 Change Product Key Freezes
Windows 10 Key for Evaluation Copy Build 10041 and 10049
So if you go to the website right now you'll see there's a good looking key listed and available. Welp, this won't work for 10041 and beyond. Here's the key for later builds: PBHCJ-Q2NYD-2PX34-T2TD6-233PK Cheers! … [Read more...] about Windows 10 Key for Evaluation Copy Build 10041 and 10049
View Port Bindings via Windows based GUI – CurrPorts
We use Windows for a reason. It's hard for computer professionals to admit it, but the a GUI and the functionality behind an app, even a small one, can be really helpful. Sometimes there just isn't enough functionality in a command prompt or console. So when little apps come along that make our lives a bit easier, it's important to give them some recognition. CurrPorts is a little executable for Windows computers that helps us out. CurrPorts will give you a table showing all the information … [Read more...] about View Port Bindings via Windows based GUI – CurrPorts
WinRAR Access is Denied Error
I was recently moving large VEEAM backup files from one site to another. They were so large that I first needed to compress them. A small side note: VEEAM backup files, which are already almost 45% compressed VMs, compress again very nicely using WinRAR or other compression tools. My backups are separated between Windows and Linux servers, which helps with similar data. I manage roughly 7TB of data for a mid sized company. VEEAM's backups compress that data to about 3.7 TB of backups files in … [Read more...] about WinRAR Access is Denied Error
Restarting services on a server remotely
I've run into a few instances where I need to restart haywire services, recently with F-Secure services on Windows 2003 R2 Servers. The high CPU loads make it impossible to log into the server. SC.exe will help with this. Here are a few commands to get your started. Open a command prompt on a server within the same domain as your troubled server and run this command: [crayon-5d8210e8cf466505690195/] Before running the "start" command you'll want to check to see if the service actually stopped. … [Read more...] about Restarting services on a server remotely
Create 100mb file for testing
Scenario: You would like to test speeds from one place on your network to another; nothing fancy, you just want to watch something move from one place to another. Here's how to create a file to do just that: Open an elevated command prompt: Start > Run > type 'cmd' and hit enter, or Windows Key > type 'cmd' and hit enter, or if you find the command prompt shortcut you can right click and choose to "Run as Administrator" Type the following: FSUTIL FILE CREATENEW … [Read more...] about Create 100mb file for testing
Using tsadmin in Windows Server 2008 R2
Problem: When you go to start > run > and type in tsadmin and hit enter, you get an error. Solution: At start > run > type tsadmin.msc Explanation: tsadmin was an execuatable program in Server 2003, so excluding the extension didn't matter - you just type tsadmin and it would work. In Windows Server 2008, it's now an MMC Snap-In, so you need to use the ".msc" extension if you are going to run it. Nothing has changed, it still works basically the same. The real name of the … [Read more...] about Using tsadmin in Windows Server 2008 R2
Recent Activity