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Tag Archives: windows
Backup Cisco Configurations with SSH on Windows
I have done a brief write-up about backing up Cisco IOS configurations over an SSH connections in the past. Unfortunately, this article was based on expect, a Linux utility. There is, however, a similar but simpler way to accomplish the same thing on windows. Continue reading
Matching Processes to Listening Ports on Windows
Do you really know what is running in the background on your Windows PC or server? Not knowing is how security holes perpetuate themselves into serious issues. While ignorance may be blissful someone else may be poking around your networking looking for a way in. With Windows systems it’s easy to list listening sockets that could present a risk. Once you know what’s listening on your system you can then hunt down the process and validate its existence. In many cases the services are part of windows or otherwise acceptable services or applications. To start issue a “netstat” command with … Continue reading
Authenticating APC Network Management Cards with Network Policy Server
Working in a large environment with 100% power availability as a requirement I have had the experience of working with many APC UPS systems. We typically monitor the UPS remotely and from time to time have to log in to check statuses or review errors. Our environment frowns upon shared credentials as do I so authentication to these systems had to be updated. I knew we had options because I had seen RADIUS authentication listed in the specifications for the management card. Initially I created a fairly vanilla policy and was able to log into the APC’s. The issue, however, … Continue reading
Windows 7 Local Logon Trick
By this point most business workstation computers are setup as domain members. If changes need to be made you log on as a domain user with administrative privileges and make system changes. If you need to logon locally for some reason you type the account name in the HOSTNAME\USERNAME format. DOMAIN\USERNAME will then get you back in as a domain user. Typically, through my experience anyhow, PC names are printed on a label and stuck to the box itself or are readily apparent in some way. One network I found myself supporting used the service tags as part of the … Continue reading
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