Author Archives: Adam

Add a single user or multiple users to AD with a VB Script.

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

This is a VB Script that I have created to fit a scenario where you need to add a user to Active Directory and set attributes for that user. I have found it to be quite tedious to have to create each user and set the attributes manually. So I have searched the net to find information on how to create a script to do what I need. Here is my scenario… I need to create a user, set a password, set a location, create a user home folder(not roaming) and set the share permissions. I wanted to be able … Continue reading →

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Fluke Link Runner

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

When looking for a simple, easy to use and easy to carry network tool I decided on the Link Runner by Fluke Networks.  The device its self is about the size of a typically smart phone and about twice as thick.  There are only three buttons on the device; a power button and a pair of soft keys.  The top of the device has a pair of Ethernet ports that made to the typical RJ-45 connector. I found the device really easy to use.  It was as simple as plugging in to both ports and look at the screen to … Continue reading →

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Testing throughput with TTCP and Cisco Devices

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

Even if you have been around networking for a while you may have never ran into the TTCP utility. This utility also comes by the name of PCATTCP. It’s a really small command line, data sending, and throughput testing tool. It sends as much data as possible to another remote instance of TTCP. Cisco devices with newer IOS software (11.2 and newer, so a lot of old stuff too by that standard…) and advanced feature sets such as service provider and advanced IP services include this tool, according to the old Cisco documentation I’ve read. This tool was present on … Continue reading →

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Windows XP Uptime: 58494 Years

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Recently I was working on an old XP box for someone and used one of my favorite commands: “systeminfo” to see when the system was initially installed. The answer I got was a long time ago (2003). Something else caught my eye as well though… The uptime: 21350398 Days and some change. You can’t make this stuff up…

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