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Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Cmdlets: Part 5

April 11, 2014 Apr 11, 2014 04/11/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to work with IP addresses and DNS.  Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add the DNS settings to the network adapter in Windows Server 2012 R2? I’m a little lost on this one. —RJ  Hello RJ, Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here today to pour out some more PowerShell love. This is...

Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Cmdlets: Part 4

April 10, 2014 Apr 10, 2014 04/10/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to work with IP addresses in Windows Server 2012 R2.  Hey, Scripting Guy! Now that we have Windows PowerShell cmdlets to use throughout Windows Server 2012 R2, is there any easier way to assign IP addresses to network adapters? —EL  Hello EL, Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean ...

Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Cmdlets: Part 3

April 9, 2014 Apr 9, 2014 04/9/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use PowerShell to identify and disable network adapters in Windows Server 2012 R2.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I would love to know if there is an easy way to work with my physical adapters in a Windows Server 2012 R2 environment. Specifically, can you show me which adapters are live? —TM  Hello TM, ...

Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Cmdlets: Part 2

April 8, 2014 Apr 8, 2014 04/8/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to enable, disable, and configure firewall rules in Windows Server 2012 R2.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I see there are some new Windows PowerShell cmdlets for managing the built-in Windows Server 2012 R2 firewall. Could you lend a friend a hand and give me some help in learning how to use them...

Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Cmdlets: Part 1

April 7, 2014 Apr 7, 2014 04/7/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Discover Windows PowerShell cmdlets and modules in Windows Server 2012 R2 for networking.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I used to use netsh.exe to try to automate my server configurations. I can deal with it, but I heard that you can do a lot of this with Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2012 R2. Do you know ...