Let's face it, Windows machines get hacked, and in some environments it happens a lot. Fortunately, Microsoft has built numerous tools into Windows so administrators and power users can analyse a ...

This runs a continuous ping to Google's DNS, showing real-time information on whether your connection is dropping packets or ...

Network devices control how traffic can travel across the network and have security monitoring features. Refine and preserve your settings by managing network device configurations. Network devices ...

Windows, Microsoft, and third-party software makers supply numerous useful tools for the command line — but these are not always easy to use. Graphical user interfaces (GUI), on the other hand, ...

Computerworld recently showcased 10 great free network management tools. Readers responded with some of their own favorites, so I’m going to take a look at those tools and report on their capabilities ...

This month marks the 20th anniversary of Nmap, the open-source network mapping tool that became the standard used by many IT professionals, but that can be a bit much if you only need to do general ...

If you don’t live on the command line, it can be easy to forget the exact syntax of commands. It often leaves you running to the “/?” or “–help” switches, or else a quick Google search to find the ...

You may assume the command line is only for system admins or developers; but for any power user, it's a great tool if you need to automate installs, clean up clutter ...

Software-defined networking (SDN) promises some real benefits for people who use networks, but to the engineers who manage them, it may represent the end of an era. Ever since Cisco made its first ...

Security pros often ask about the weaknesses of the Message-Digest version 5 algorithm (MD5) and whether it should still be used. MD5 is a cryptographic one-way hash function that produces a value ...

Buried deep within Windows’ bosom is a carbon-crusted fossil from the ancient days of computing. This aged wart on Windows’ soul harkens back to a more primitive time, when computers lacked the oomph ...