You can use the Mudslide console client to send messages to the WhatsApp messenger directly from the command line (shell) or script. Sysops often use it to send notifications to WhatsApp from shell scripts, monitoring systems, and other automation scenarios.
Checking a downloaded file’s hash (checksum) allows verifying its integrity and ensuring that the file contents have not been modified. Administrators commonly use MD5/SHA256 checksum verification for downloaded OS distros…
This post covers creating and managing a network bridge connection on a Windows desktop computer (laptop). Operating at the data link layer (L2) of the OSI model, a network bridge…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2022
Network Monitor: Capture and Analyze Network Traffic on Windows
November 12, 2024Microsoft Network Monitor (NetMon) is a classic network diagnostic tool for Windows that is used to capture and analyze all the incoming and outgoing traffic on a computer. Even though…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2022
How to Install Node.js and NPM (Package Manager) on Windows
November 12, 2024Node.js is a cross-platform runtime for running server-side (back-end) JavaScript apps outside the browser. This guide describes how to install the Node.js framework and the Node Package Manager (NPM) on…
- Windows 10Windows 11
Remove a Specific Device from the Safely Remove Hardware List on Windows
October 16, 2024The “Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media” menu in the system tray might contain devices the user never intends to remove. These include USB network adapters, Type-C-connected monitors, SATA/SSD drives…
Starting with Windows 11 24H2, when you perform a clean install or reinstall the OS on a device with a TPM chip and Secure Boot enabled, all drive partitions are…
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Check the Software Installation/Removal History in Windows
October 8, 2024A complete history of software installations, updates, and removals on a computer can be found in Windows Event logs. These logs can also be used to identify the specific user…
- PowerShellWindows 11Windows Server 2022
Run PowerShell Scripts on a Schedule with Task Scheduler
October 3, 2024In Windows, the built-in Task Scheduler can be used to perform an action according to a schedule or when a certain event occurs. This guide explains how to configure a…
Graylog is a full-featured, open-source solution for centralized log collection, storage, visualization, filtering, searching, and analyzing. It can also be used in monitoring tasks and to send alerts. Graylog can…