Showing archive results for January 2013

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create IPv4 scopes on a Windows Server 2012 DHCP server. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. As I expected, it is cold, wet, and rainy in Redmond this week. Oh well, the cool thing is getting together with my teammates. The neat thing about Microsoft is th...

Summary: Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to test the presence of a remote share.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to test for the presence of a share on a remote server?  Use the Test-Path cmdlet and supply a UNC path, as shown here. 13:55 C:\> Test-Path \\Server1\downloads True  

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about a Windows PowerShell function from the DHCPServer module that permits parsing the DHCP database. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Give us enough time, and eventually we get it right. Yes, it is now possible to use Windows PowerShell to parse the DHCP server database of IPv4 leases...

Summary: Learn how to test a workstation for Windows PowerShell remoting connectivity.  How can I test a workstation to ensure that Windows PowerShell remoting can make a connection?  Use the Test-WSMan cmdlet and specify the name of the remote workstation, as shown here. 13:53 C:\> Test-WSMan dc1 wsmid   ...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to configure DHCP address conflict detection. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, it’s the weekend here in Charlotte, North Carolina. This morning it is foggy, and the air is crisp but not cold. The naked trees in my front yard seem content despit...