We have two types of DNS cache. One is client cache,used by local machine to resolve internet address. Second is server cache, used by DNS server to cache internet addresses which are not locally stored, but was recently requested by users. Continue reading “DNS cache”
Forwarders, conditional forwarders
In some cases that DNS cannot answer on DNS query – there are no such record on local server, we can forward query to some other local server. There are two reasons to forward queries on another server:
- We wish to minimize number of servers with connection to internet
- We wish to forward certain requests to some other DNS server, for example in case of merging two companies/networks
Continue reading “Forwarders, conditional forwarders”
Install DNS with Windows Power Shell
There are two ways to install DNS on server, using Server Manager and using power shell command. Continue reading “Install DNS with Windows Power Shell”
How to Pin Useful Shortcuts to Taskbar, like Computer or Recycle Bin
1. Right-click on Desktop and select “New -> Shortcut”
2. In “Create Shortcut” wizard first enter the command from list:
2. In “Create Shortcut” wizard first enter the command from list:
- explorer shell:MyComputerFolder (for My Computer shortcut)
- explorer shell:RecycleBinFolder (for Recycle Bin shortcut)
- explorer shell:ControlPanelFolder (for Control Panel shortcut)
- explorer shell:Administrative Tools (for Administrative Tools shortcut)
- explorer shell:ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder (for Programs and Features shortcut)
- explorer shell:NetworkPlacesFolder (for Network shortcut)
- explorer shell:Favorites (for Favorites shortcut)
- explorer shell:HomegroupFolder (for Homegroup shortcut)
- explorer shell:Games (for Games shortcut)
- explorer shell:Fonts (for Fonts shortcut)
- explorer shell:UserProfiles (for Users folder shortcut)
- explorer shell:Profile (for your username folder shortcut)
- explorer shell:Public (for Public folder shortcut)
- explorer shell:My Documents (for Documents shortcut)
- explorer shell:Common Documents (for Public Documents shortcut)
- explorer shell:My Music (for Music folder shortcut)
- explorer shell:CommonMusic (for Public Music folder shortcut)
- explorer shell:My Pictures (for Pictures folder shortcut)
- explorer shell:CommonPictures (for Public Pictures folder shortcut)
- explorer shell:My Video (for Videos folder shortcut)
- explorer shell:CommonVideo (for Public Videos folder shortcut)
- explorer shell:Downloads (for Downloads folder shortcut)
- explorer shell:CommonDownloads (for Public Downloads folder shortcut)
- explorer shell:::{3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257} (for Flip 3D or Window Switcher shortcut)
- explorer “some network or local path to folder”
3. Finish wizard
4. Move shortcut to Taskbar
Enable NumLock on login to Windows 10
- Open regedit
- Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard
- Change InitialKeyboardIndicators value to 2
- Go to HKEY_USERS
- Search for InitialKeyboardIndicators under HKEY_USERS and change it to 2
- Exit
- Shutdown (do not restart)
- Boot up windows
- On logon screen switch on numLock
- Do not login. Shut down windows using power button on login page
Instead of shutdown/wake up/shutdown/wake up process can be disabled Fast startup feature.
Windows FTP folder
How to open FTP in Windows explorer instead of Internet explorer? Continue reading “Windows FTP folder”
Shortcut to the FTP server
Creating shortcut to FTP server – connect using Windows explorer Continue reading “Shortcut to the FTP server”
Find logged in user of a remote computer using CMD
sometime I need to know who is loged on specific computer, but I do not know where is this computer, and do not have access to this one. Continue reading “Find logged in user of a remote computer using CMD”
What is IPAM
IPAM is short for IP address management. It is enabled from MS Windows Server 2012. Continue reading “What is IPAM”
How to reset a Samsung that is locked?
Sometimes locking code is forgoten or not known, and there is need to factory reset the phone. All data will be lost, but in this case this is only way to access and again use Android phone. Continue reading “How to reset a Samsung that is locked?”