IT Professionals
Quickly Gather Info On Windows User Accounts
Using this sample hack from the O’Reilly book Windows Server Hacks, learn how to build a very useful little script that will allow an administrator to query a Windows domain controller (in Windows 2000 and above) and quickly get a list of user accounts along with some basic account information on each user. This query [...]
The Eve Of Solution
In the last article, I presented a puzzle of unknown origin sent to me by a reader, who seems to have had difficulty solving it and thought it would be suitable to discuss: EVE/DID = .TALKTALKTALK…. which should really be written as EVE/DID = 0.TALKTALKTALK….
Scott Updates His Ultimate Tools List
My friend and coworker Scott Hanselman has updated his Ultimate Developer and Power User Tools List for 2005. All techies and geeks (especially developers) should check it out. Scott’s list is close to famous, and for good reason. He’s quite the ultimate power user. I sometimes stand over his shoulder to watch him work (he [...]
SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] Proxy Server
The animated TECHTip tutorial available here. SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] is designed to perform basic call-control tasks, such as session call setup, tear down, and signaling for features such as call hold, caller ID, conferencing, and call transferring. However, with SIP, the intelligence for call setup and features resides on the SIP device or user [...]
Don't Stop When You Get An Answer
We’ve been looking at simple problems that can be made even more simple by either guessing an answer and verifying it or by finding some parameter other than what is desired first and then using that to finally solve the problem itself. Here’s an interesting puzzle that was sent to me by a reader. It [...]
Secrets Of Network Cartography: A Comprehensive Guide To Nmap
Gnomie James Messer makes our day with this: Chris, I’ve followed Lockergnome through the years, read your e-mail publishing book (back when e-mail was all we had), and have enjoyed watching you constantly recreate yourself. Since your book on e-mail publishing, I’ve been throwing around book ideas in my head but it has never come [...]
Security Philosophy – Passwords, Passphrases, & Software To Help
More and more, as time goes on, I am asked about how to securely configure and use computing systems, whether they be Internet sites, online financial services, wireless networks, home and business computers, physical homes and businesses, or what have you. Since my role in that area has not changed too much, I have to [...]
How Do I Resolve My Problem With appcompat.txt?
This is another case of Windows being particularly obscure. You see (and I’ll say this several times), appcompat.txt is not the problem. I can hear a crowd of people saying “Yes it is! It’s right there in this error message!” That’s what I mean by Windows being obscure. Read the error message carefully and you’ll [...]
Pairwise Keys – Wi-Fi Security
The animated TECHTip tutorial available here. The AP [Access Point] uses a GK [Group Key] to send broadcast and multicast packets to all stations that are communicating with an access point or communicating within an IBSS. If no Pairwise Key has been set, a Group Key can also be used to send and receive unicast [...]
Clarity, On Air Games And Geek Vs Non-Geek Disagreements
Have you ever had a moment of total clarity? You know what I am talking about. That point where everything that you have ever worked on, strove for, and made sacrifices to get comes together in one single revelation? I just had one this afternoon. More on that next week… maybe.
