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create config file with VB script

The following script will demonstrate how to create configuration file for an application via VB script. We are currently running it as a login script. It’s very simple but does the job 100%. It grabs environmental variables and then generates … Continue reading

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Local Update Publisher – Adobe Reader XI 11.0.0

There are a lot of great articles which demonstrate how to use Local Update Publisher (LUP), yest there is a huge confusion on how to push software and updates. In my post I will be using Adobe Reader XI as an … Continue reading

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Internet overview

Have you ever wondered how big is the routing table of core internet routers? Well I was! So upon my research I found one of the best connected APNIC’s routers at DIX-IE in Tokyo, Japan. You can view BGP routing … Continue reading

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thoughts about Macs being safe…

I find it funny where people believe Macs are “safe” because they don’t get infected. Last night, owner of the sauna where I go every Wednesday was a proof of that. She had a strong opinion against Windows and was … Continue reading

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SNMP and Show Commands

Great document from Cisco that shows relationship between SNMP and show command counters on Cisco IOS devices. http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/477/SNMP/5.pdf

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Connecting 2 LANs with the same subnet via Vyatta IPSec tunnel

One of our clients required to connect all of its client via VPN tunnel. Obviously, to have the highest comparability with customer’s end devices I chose IPSec. To improve security as well as have the  lowest impact to the clients … Continue reading

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Adfind query

Command below allows you to pull all users and their last authentication and put them into CSV file: AdFind>adfind -b ou=Users,dc=domain7543,dc=local -f “objectcategory=user” cn displayName LastLogonTimeStamp -tdcs -csv > out2.csv

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Enterprise WLAN profile deployment with .bat script

I will demonstrate how to mass deploy WLAN profiles with simple .bat scripts and wlan.exe utility from Microsoft. Active Directory GPO prior to 2003 native mode doesn’t give you the option to mass deploy WLAN profiles. Also if you don’t … Continue reading

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.bat script registry query and change

The following script demonstrates how to query registry to check if specific registry key exists. If it does, it checks the value and if doesn’t match required it will remove and recreate with proper value.

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