Hardware

The auto proxy detection system works by downloading a file called wpad.dat from the host wpad. First confirm this host exists from a command prompt:

ping wpad

If it doesn't exist, you may have to put the correct DNS suffix. In the same command prompt, type

ipconfig /all

You should see a Primary DNS Suffix and a DNS Suffix Search List

Try appending each of these with a . to wpad:

ping wpad.<primary dns suffix>

If any of these work, then in your browser enter http://wpad.<suffix>/wpad.dat. This will download the proxy auto configuration file you can open in notepad.exe

Toward the bottom of this file, you should see a line saying

PROXY <host:port>;

It might be repeated if you have multiple proxies available. The host and port are what you need.

If this file doesn't exist, then either there is no proxy server, or the proxy server is being provided by dhcp (note that this would only work with IE, so if firefox can surf, this is not the method being used). If you don't have access to the dhcp server to see what it is sending, the easiest way would be to open a site in ie, then go to a command prompt. Type

netstat -ban

This will provide a list of connections made with the process id of each process. Go to Task Manager, and select View/Select Columns and enable PID (Process Identifier). Look for the PID of iexplore.exe in the list returned by netstat -ban This will reveal the proxy ip and port.

Source: https://superuser.com/questions/346372/how-do-i-know-what-proxy-server-im-using

Filezilla Trusted Certificates

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:29:00 GMT

In order to remove a saved certificate, navigate to %APPDATA%\FileZilla and delete, rename or modify the trustedcerts.xml file.

Also, you can double-click the lock item on the bottom right of the status bar. You can also set Debug mode in Settings to enable Verbose mode to see full connection details when connecting.

Sysinternals Tools from Microsoft

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:08:00 GMT

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/

https://live.sysinternals.com/

Robocopy Commands

Sat, 01 May 2021 15:06:56 GMT

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy

How to bypass the Instagram Log-In Wall

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:44:19 GMT

https://trevorhenderson.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000003318

How to find out who restarted Windows Server

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:19:00 GMT

In the event viewer console expand Windows Logs.

Click System and in the right pane click Filter Current Log

In the Filter Current log box, type 1074 as the event ID

Remote Desktop (RDS/RDP) Licensing

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:56:00 GMT

You do not need CALs for:

any of your servers already licensed to run instances of the server software (i.e. for licensed server to access another licensed server);
up to two devices or users to access your instances of the server software only to administer those instances;
any instance running in a physical operating system environment used solely to:
run hardware virtualization software;
provide hardware virtualization services;
run software to manage and service operating system environments on the licensed server.
any user or device that accesses a Web Workload or HPC Workload.

Source:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/UseTerms/Retail/WindowsServer2019/DatacenterAndStandard/Useterms_Retail_WindowsServer2019_DatacenterAndStandard_English.htm

Selenium Web Automation and Testing

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 02:24:39 GMT

https://www.selenium.dev/downloads/

https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium

VMWare Bridged Networking Not Working

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 11:59:00 GMT

Ensure there is a VMnet-0 and set for bridging

Load Testing and IP Address Spoofing

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 06:09:00 GMT

Webload:

https://www.radview.com/loadrunner-replacement/

LoadRunner:

https://www.microfocus.com/en-us/products/loadrunner-professional/pricing

Turn Hyper-V On and Off

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:56:33 GMT

To switch Hyper-V off, run this command as administrator and reboot your machine:

bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off


you can later do the reverse to switch it back on with:


bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype on

Check for Data Leaks Using Mullvad

Sat, 14 Nov 2020 13:12:30 GMT

https://mullvad.net/en/check/

How to Detect Client IP Address Behind Cloudflare and Azure using ASP.NET MVC

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 04:04:00 GMT

https://ylv.io/how-to-detect-client-ip-address-behind-cloudflare/

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/host-and-deploy/proxy-load-balancer?view=aspnetcore-3.1