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Adding the Windows Store GIMP 3 executable path to IrfanView
I couldn't navigate into C:\Program Files\WindowsApps to find the gimp-3.exe because it says access denied. To add the Windows Store version of GIMP 3 as an external editor you need to find the path to gimp-3.exe in the Registry In Registry Editor Search the...
Show the Temperature of a Cisco WS-C2960L-16PS-LL Switch
show env all SWITCH: 1 SYSTEM TEMPERATURE is OK System Temperature Value: 56 Degree Celsius System Temperature State: GREEN Yellow Threshold : 88 Degree Celsius Red Threshold : 93 Degree Celsius SWITCH: 1 PID: Built-in System Power:(Watts) 173 Max Power Usage:(Watts)...
MAC Address Flapping
Note to self: When you see 'MAC Address Flapping' (MAC seen on multiple ports) it can be because the device is a phone and the person is walking around the building and so their MAC is being seen on multiple ports, as they roam to different A.P's
Poor mans NMAP. Ping a subnet
Run the following snippet under a cmd.exe prompt on Windows. for /l %i in (1,1,254) do @ping -w 100 -n 1 192.168.99.%i | find /i "bytes=" About the command The @ symbol stops ping echoing to the terminal so you only get the output. If you want each command displayed...
Using Powershell to Enable a Workstation to Reply to a Ping Request from Any Remote Address
Get an Administrative Powershell Session and then run the following # Enable Echo Request Get-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request - ICMPv4-In)" | Enable-NetFirewallRule # Allow ping from any host instead of just localsubnet...
Remove Blue Border from PSA Cams
Settings => Video Analytic => Intelligent Analysis => Intrusion => Enable (toggle to off) => Apply