Feb 14, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Reset the IP Stack in Windows Vista

Viruses, Spyware and the like can mess with the Windows IP Stack. the steps listed here are how to reset the IP stack in Windows Vista. Go to the Start Menu, type cmd and right click or (Ctrl + Shift and hit Enter), and select “Run As Administrator” Type the following commands, each followed by pressing enter. ipconfig /flushdns nbtstat -R nbtstat -RR netsh int reset all netsh int ip reset... read more

Jan 10, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Install Nmap on Windows 2008 / 7

Nmap (“Network Mapper”) is a free and open source (license) utility for network discovery and security auditing. Unix / Linux administrators have been enjoying using nmap useful for tasks such as network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or service uptime. Why should Windows Systems Administrators have the this tool added to their arsenal? Well you sure can as... read more

Oct 17, 2013 Posted by newlife007

How To Install Dig on Windows

Another one of those old but good commands that Linux / Unix users have enjoyed for years is Dig. Great for looking up information on IP’s and names. Not something that is readily available to Windows users, but there is a way to get it installed. Download the latest bind zip file from ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/cur/9.9/BIND9.9.4.zip Extract the zip and copy the following files: libbind9.dll... read more

Aug 27, 2013 Posted by newlife007

How to Restore Dell XPS 420 and Dell XPS 1530 to Factory

Recently ran in an issue where spyware and viruses was all a system could take and it was time to restore the system back to factory and start again. This post describes how to restore back to the Dell factory image on Dell XPS 420 (desktop) and Dell XPS 1530 (laptop) but will work on other models as well. Back in the days the manufacturer would send the restore DVD’s but then stopped and started... read more

Aug 10, 2013 Posted by newlife007

Finding the World Wide Name (WWN) in Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2

You know how it is, you just built that new server and you need to attach storage to the Qlogic or Emulex card and the storage guys are asking for the WWN (World Wide Name) and if this is a first time you start to scratch your head, no worries because Microsoft has added that little piece of info right at your finger tips. In Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2, you can use “Storage Explorer” to... read more