It seems like the most common way to create users in powershell via the ad module is by using the "import-csv" command and then running a foreach-object on new-aduser. I got the original script from a couple of people on reddit and some blogs on Google. There's not much uniqueness to it besides taking the …
How to create a DFSNfolder with no target in PowerShell
TLDR; to create an empty dfsnfolder you must create a dfsnfolder with a target underneath I spent way too much time banging my head on this one. What I'm trying to do is automate DFS deployments on servers, so naturally I want to create DFSNfolders without targets in them so I can have a fancy-looking structure. The …
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Sonicwall Dynamic DNS: DynDNS Status shows “Network error”
If you have Dynamic DNS via DynDNS and you use it on your sonicwalls you may be getting the status that shows "network error" like the screenshot below... Recently DynDNS changed the way they hash passwords so you will need to reset your password for the service to start working again. Change your …
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Home-Lab Cheslio iWARP and SMB Direct
I wanted to talk about why I chose iWARP as my RDMA transport rather than RoCE. First of all I'm a big fan of always using the open standard to any networking protocol rather than the closed source version. IWARP is an IETF defined standard, whereas RoCE is not. IWARP uses TCP as the transport …
Finally finished my homelab!
The monitors and stand I got from a friend for $400, I connect my surface pro 3 via usb displaylink adapters and it works great! (4x 27" dell (older model) screens) Top - Synology 1515+ (4x 1Gbps nic + 1 Wifi USB Adapter for MGMT) With three 1TB drives in Raid-5 Also two 250GB …
How to Migrate from a 2003 to 2012 Domain Environment
Migrating from a 2003 to 2012 Domain environment can sound complicated, but Microsoft has made it rather easy. My main reasons for migrating from a 2003 to 2012 environment are as followed: More stable AD More features FRS to DFSR means much smoother replication More secure 2008 Namespace for DFS AD Recycle Bin Along with …
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