WMI
Hi All,
I need a script that reports back the name of the Local
Area Connection on a Windows 2000 Server.
To clarify. In properties of "My Network Places" where
the LAN connections are displayed, the default names have
been renamed. So the first connection usually
called "Local Area Connection" has been renamed to "First
Net Connection"
In Windows 2003, the WIN32_NetworkAdapter Class has a
NETConnectionID value that returns the name however I
can't find anything similar in Windows 2000.
Can someone tell me if I'm able to do this?
Regards,
Anon. Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131380
70-290 Study material
Just wanted to get some of your ideas on this test. I have the mspress study
guide and it seems to be leaving a lot out. Wondering what books (sybex,
exam cram,or syngress) you would recommend. Looking at the reviews on amazon
and sites like that, sybex and syngress seem to be pretty good, but I would
like the opion of people that are actualy in the industry not somebody just
trying to pass the test like me. Thanks in advance. Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131377
A bad 70-216 book?
I've been using the sybex study guide, and one of the red exam cram books.
With both these I was doing Ok. I then got the Exam Prep Windows 2000
Network book for this exam and it's all gone wrong!
I'm finding the practice questions very badly written - often the
questions/answers/both are very vague and make assumptions so Im getting a
lot wrong. In addition, it seems to ask a lot of questions on non-network
stuff, like creating a batch file to detect what version of Windows you
have, and how to fix a mouse that stops responding through a switchbox?!
Will the exam cover this kind of stuff - really?!
For instance, one question (shortened version!) said there are 4 file
servers, \\research\projects1, then 2, 3, and 4 as well. Requirement is to
add all 4 to a DFS tree, optional requirements is to permit any authorised
user to access stuff on any of the four servers, also to provide redundancy,
and to use the closest, then next available and so on when accessing them.
The solution they give simply says "Add the DFS Snapin to the MMC, add one
share called \\research\projects to the tree".
Thats it, so I think to myself - well, they added a new share but didn't
link it to the original 4 servers in any way, so I'll say answer d, it
doesn't satisfy any requirement. They say the answer is A, it satisfies all
requirements! Aargh!
so, anyone else tried this book and found it bad, or is it me?!
James Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131373
any details on 70 292 and 70 296
Hello , Any details, reviews , commets or links ,u might have on these 2 are apprceicated !!! Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131372
best mcse cbt software
I would like to get some opinions on what is the best mcse training software
I can't afford the 10K classes and I need something that I can do after work
and on weekends. I am not looking for test prep software.
Any advice is appreciated
Thanks
Jeff Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131366
MSCE on 2003
Guys
I was out to the Microsoft site and the reviews on the MS Press stuff is not
that great
Any recommendations on good solid technical manuals that get you into the
product to prepare for exams?
Thanks
Ian Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131358
legit product or dump
Can someone tell me if these are approved by MS or are they dumps?
http://www.examforce.com/customer/home.php Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131273
Final Exam for MCDBA
Odd place to put this post I know but I have a choice of
70-215, 70-290 or 70-291.
Bearing in mind that my usual contact with a server
is 'whats that big box doing in the corner' which one
might I find 'less difficulty' in getting ?
Peter Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131246
OT: AD Replication
Hello - how come I delete joeuser2@myco.com email address,
and replace with joeauser@myco.com, and it does not get
replicated?
It sticks for a few seconds, then goes back to the old one.
Please help.
Mindy Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131222
OT: ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!
As we all know, one of the drawbacks about being computer-savvy is that you
end up being tech support for the entire family. Case in point: my wife's
uncle.
A few months ago, he bought a laptop to get online, play some chess, etc. So
far, so good. He, unfortunately, is one of those people who thinks he knows
everything about everything, and computers are no exception. Here are some
of Uncle Karl's Greatest Hits:
1. He wanted to download Volksmusik (think lederhosen and accordions). He
claimed Microsoft had a filesharing program. He was referring to Windows
Media Player.
2. He calls IE "Google" because that's his start page. We asked him to start
his browser and to start IE, and he had no idea what we were talking about.
3. His laptop came with an alleged anti-virus program preinstalled. It was
called "Norman". Not "Norton", "Norman". Needless to say, the virus defs
were never updated. My wife, my stepdaughter and I started getting tons of
virus (Netsky) e-mails, all originating from his ISP. The common thread:
we're all in his OE address book. In addition, he said his computer was
running painfully slow. Putting 2+2 together, I explained he most likely had
a virus. He said -- repeatedly -- "no...that's impossible...I ran a virus
scan and it said there were no viruses" (see my statement about virus defs
in the previous sentence).
He was coming down to Dortmund to visit people (he lives about 2 hours from
here), so I told him to bring it down and let me look at it. (One advantage
of this strategy is that it gets me out of actually having to deal with
him.) He brought the laptop...without the power adapter...with ~58% of
battery life. I installed AVG on the laptop, and within a second of starting
it up, it started finding infected files...more viruses than a Mexican
brothel. After all was said and done, there were over 2800 files infected.
Since I was under time constraints due to the battery situation, I didn't
use the newest defs at that point, but the ones I had weren't THAT old. At
this point the battery died, so I gave it back to him to bring home. I
figured I'd take care of the rest of the work (rescanning with new defs,
installing/running spyware detectors) via Remote Support. We finally got
connected...after 11 attempts at getting him to follow the correct sequence
of instructions. Afterwards, all was well.
4. Last night, he had a problem logging into his ISP's website to check out
his account information (https). He kept getting an error page. Here was
his thought as to why: "I haven't logged into the site for a while. I know
computers have all these fine electronics in them. Maybe they needed to get
used to the website again."
Thank $Deity my wife's German is much better than mine (after all, she IS
German). She gets the pleasure of handling most of Uncle Karl's calls
(especially since I have a bitch of a time trying to understand his
dialect). After last night's episode, my wife suddenly developed the
1000-yard stare that any of us that have ever done hell desk know all so
well. I thought it was hilarious and started laughing, because I've been
there and done that, and because it's HER side of the family and not mine.
We were eating dinner, and I was a bit frightened by the way she was holding
her knife. I gently backed away from the table.
He's taking a Computers for Seniors class at the local Volkshochschule
(think community college/adult learning center). I wonder if any teachers
have committed seppuku.
</caffeine-fueled rant> Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131209
cant delete computer object in ad
i just cant delete a computer object in ad.it returns the message i dont
have the rights to do this but i am the admin.
any advice?
For your help it is the only domain controller domain on the network. Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131196
MCSA and MCSE
Hi
I already Pass 3 of the 4 exams that are requiere to be
and MCSA. Once I take that last test and I become a MCSA
if I would like to continue and take the other 3 exams to
be and MCSE.
Will I be an MCSA and an MCSE, or will I just be and MCSE.
Or how does it work?
Thanks Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131184
the advent of longhorn
Hello,
two things:
1 when is longhorn supposed to be stable and on the
market.
2 how relevent will MCSE 2003 be once longhorn comes
out? are there upgrades or new exams for longhorn coming
up?
thanks
Session Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131163
Advise
Can anyone advise me if there is a maximum amount of
times you can sit for a MCP exam?
I failed the 70-270 due to rushing. I would like to know
if this penalises me in any way besides just financially Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131159
ttl value when ping...
Hi there,
When I ping, for example www.cjman.com it returns a ttl value of 119. If I
ping www.gallaudet.edu, it returns a value of 50.
I have my Server 2003 set up and the DNS always returns a DNS value of 128.
I've gone and dickered with the TTL in the "A" records for the server, but
nothing can change it.
It is active directory integrated, but I am not sure if that has anything to
do with it.
How can I change the TTL value?
Thanks,.
Gordon Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131107
70-210 or 70-270?
Hi Guys,
Just want your opinions on something. I am doing the win2k3 MCSE track however am planning on doing 70-210 instead of 70-270 for the client exam. Two reasons, one I have a number of win2k clients and two I already have a 70-210 study guide. I am concerned however that doing so may undermine my MCSE somewhat. What do you think?
Thanks.
BW Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131102
Passed 70-215!!
I just passed my 70-215 test this morning. I made a 730, and the passing
score was 700. I surprisingly had 19 out of 50 questions related to storage.
I had 3 questions about GPO. I think Microsoft is finally changing some of
the stuff.
Nerd32768, A+, Network+, MCP Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131081
Exchange exercises
I have the MSPress 70-224 book on Exchange 2000.
I installed Exchange 2000 Server on my W2k 2000 Server machine. The
book says that Outlook 2000 is included on the CD, but the CD label
doesn't say this, and I don't see it anywhere in the CD files. So I
installed Outlook 2000 on my workstation from my copy of MS Office
2000 instead. Is it supposed to be on the CD??
I did the first exercise exactly as described, several times, but I
don't know enough about Exchange to be able to figure this out. The
exercise involves sending an email to an invalid address in another
domain, and using offline operation so that I have to poll the server
to send or receive.
I receive no bounced messages. I did send an email to an invalid
recipient in my own domain and got a bounce message immediately
(without having to poll again), but repeated polling doesn't bring up
any bounce message notification for the email sent to an invalid
address in another domain.
Any ideas? Did MS leave out some critical configuration information in
the book necessary for this to happen?
Dave Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131035
Batch File Delete?
I know you guys can help, heck you reply to the I made a
doody guy ...
What am I doing wrong here? I'm trying to delete profile
folders on remote servers and it ain't working! Both
syntax examples do not work ... ugh!
Echo Deleting user profile on server07
Del /q \\server07\C$\Documents and Settings\%1
Echo Deleting user profile on server08
Deltree /y \\server08\C$\Documents and Settings\%1 Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131033
American Beheaded
20 year plan for mideast:
40' high razor wire/cement barrier around enitre mideast.
Women and children may leave through a few selected exits.
Men willing to be imprisoned until thoroughly investigated
and questioned may also leave (under military supervision).
Thoroughly nuke the entire mideast area in said
containment area.
20 years later, nuclear fallout should be at a minimum,
all may return.
or
Just nuke it regardless. Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 131021
OT Friday Fun
Ok kids, name this movie:
"Do you know what "nemesis" means? A righteous infliction of retribution
manifested by an appropriate agent. Personified in this case by an 'orrible
cunt... me."
Consultant Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130972
VUE or Prometric exam discounts
I'm ready to schedule my 70-210. I don't want the
department to pay full price. Help us save money.
Post a reply with discount codes. Be ethical. Be brief.
Have mercy on this former frequent poster. I'm still
grieving over the page count measument Big Brother uses
here. I can no longer read every post, every day....
Life goes on. Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130935
Semi-OT: Lusers
So, I just got a phone call from the AR manager. We got a new printer, and
it's been giving us all sorts of trouble. To set up a mailbox as default
behavior for the printer, the logged-in user must have administrative
priveleges on whatever machine they're logged into. This, my friends, is not
ideal. But, whatever, I didn't buy the stuff, I'm only working with what
I've got. So anyway, I get a call from her. We'll call her, oh "Kristen"
(because I swear, that's *not* her name....). Kristen wants to be set up
with a mailbox, so when she prints, the printer doesn't spit out whatever
mumbo-jumbo she's trying to print today. So I tell her to leave her computer
on instead of turning it off tonight, and I'll do it before I go home. No
big deal. No sooner had I hung up with her than the phone rings again. Yeah,
Kristen again.
"Ken, do you need my password to set up my mailbox?"
"Yeah, I do, but I have a list here. Don't worry about it."
"Oh, alright then. But if you need it, it's on a sticky pad under my
keyboard."
*Chuckle*
"Is that funny? Am I not supposed to do that?"
"Well, no, not really. I mean, it's not that big a problem here, but whereas
you're the manager, you must have sensitive information on your computer,
right? And you probably don't want too many people getting their paws all
over it."
"Well, yeah, I gue-"
"I suggest you memorize your password, instead of looking at it every
morning when you log in. That way, no one can break into your computer."
"Oh, I know my password, I have it memorized. I just keep it under my
keyboard so Janet can use my computer if I'm not here!"
*Chuckles again* "Kristen, Janet can use her username and password when she
logs in to your computer, ya know. The usernames and passwords aren't
specific to each computer."
"Wait, are you saying that everyone has the same username and password? That
doesn't make much sense, and it doesn't seem very secure."
"No. I'm saying that everyone has a unique username and password, but every
user *could*, theoretically, log in at someone else's computer. For
situations like you and Janet."
"Oh. So, when can you set up my mailbox?"
"I...just.....here, tell me what time you're leaving this afternoon and I'll
set it up when you're done for the day."
"OK, I'm leaving in 5 minutes, have a good night!"
*sigh* "You too, Kristen."
Ugh.
--
KB - MCNGP "silent thug" #26
first initial last name AT hotmail DOT com Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130930
I made a doody
Well I finally made a doody today. Its been 2 months since
I made one. I have been studying for 70-292 for so long
that my digestion methods have become 'unsound'.
Thanks. Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130882
cell phone virus
I wonder if this virus can be transmitted by calling another phone.
I wonder if this virus can be transmitted to my body through my eardrum.
I wonder if scientists can develop code that is transmitted to your brain
and sends commands organizing white blood cells/Leukocytes to attack human
killing virus like AIDS.
I wonder if i should take a break from work now.
http://tinyurl.com/3h3lr Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130817
is it just me
is it just me or is there something really compelling about this video?
mms://play150.servecast.com/Qmediastream.com/nt/ilikeit.wmv
you dont need to turn the sound up.. it's not about the sound Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130792
70-290 Syngress Practice Question
From the Syngress Web Site's practice test:
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Jane is a member of the Marketing group and the Marketing Management group.
The Marketing Management group has Full Control permissions on the MktgMgmt
folder, and the Everyone group has the Deny Read permission set on the
folder. What are Jane's effective permissions on the folder?
A. None.
B. Write, List Folder Contents, Read & Execute, Modify
C. Read, Write, List Folder Contents
D. Write, Modify
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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My answer: D
My Logic: If you've been denied Read, you certainly can't Read&Execute or
List Files.
Book's Answer: B
Book's Logic: Because the Marketing group has been denied Read permisson on
the folder, Jane has all permissions except Read in the folder.
What am I missing? Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130756
Het zal toch niet zijn wie ik denk dat het is?
Is het die Ear Youth weer? Nee, het is Arjen Jongeling!
Het is een kwestie van geduld
voor heel usenet Hollands lult Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130742
OT: Where Are You From?
With Neil always yapping about how great Canada is (yeah, right), I got to
wonderin' where everyone lives. I'll start (since I did start the thread).
I'm from Statesville, NC in the good 'ol U.S. of A.
--
I may not be completely certified, but I am completely certifiable. Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130680
Going Bald
Do women hate guys who are balding?
Will I be effective as an MCSE with a bad bar code on my
head?
Will I ever get laid again?
I think I'm going bald ... Rogaine does nto work.
Please help. Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130643
VPN
I have a 2000 PC with SP 4
But when I try to create a new connection (VPN) it is faded and I can not
select it , what Am I missing ? everything on the web tells me that
L2TP/IPSec is built in to 2000.
Thanks in advance Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130596
70-219 BIND Question?
Can you guys help me out.... I've been revising for 70-219
using the Exam Cram 2 book from Que. The book states that
Bind 8.1.2 is required for Srv and dynamic update support.
A friend let me borrow his cbtnugget 70-219 video.. which
tells me that the version of bind to support srv and
dynamic updates is 8.2.1
Who was right... I did a google search for bind srv
dynamic update the first page to come back is
www.microsoft.com/technet/
community/columns/profwin/pw1200.mspx
Which states 8.2.1
A KB article on MS web site states 8.1.2
Anyone have a clue who is right.... I'm about 90% sure is
gonna be 8.1.2... Id like to be 100% before I sit the exam!
Cheers,
Ant Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130595
IT Job market
Couple of questions for you all,
1) Like BAs (Buss. Analysts), can anyone predict other non-
technical areas that are growing in demand or will in the
future?
2) Which area do you recommend has the best opportunities
for an IT career ... US, Australia, Sweden/Finland ... ?
3) Which field of IT do you recommend getting into for the
long run and where? Open question... any thoughts welcome. Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130488
Number of recommended users to support
Is there any publication from Microsoft that recommends how many users or nodes a single MCSE can support? Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130483
OT Tuesday Fun
self explanatory
http://content.collegehumor.com/media/movies/gymnastics.mpg
some of you may wish to proceed cautiously
Consultant Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130447
Microsoft Are Changing Exam Test Methods - Have you seen the new betas ?
Hi
Has anyone seen the new "real interface" tests that MS is intending to
include in exams ?
I saw a demo of Enabling Certificate PKI AutoEnrollment on a CA server
- it looks like 25% - 50% of the new marks will be based on actually
configuring specific things! Finally, exams that actually test skills
not reading logic!
Good on you MS and Bye-Bye TK!!!!!
================================
My Hero:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/30/index.html
(remove vroomfondle to email me)
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Arjen Jongeling, een oude bekende
Hoewel, Arjen Jongeling is hier nog nooit geweest en ik denk dat Arjen Jongeling hier ook nooit meer zal terugkomen. Sterker nog, Arjen Jongeling zit hier helemaal fout. Maar ja, het doet het goed in de Google archieven. Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130364
OT: Nosferatu is hiring
Paint me thoroughly flabbergasted, but my former
employer/nemesis/antichrist is hiring for technical positions _in this
country_.
Openings are for an "IT project leader," which is that to which the U.S.
programmers got reclassified when the coding work got sent to
Cheapistan, and "senior technical support," which tells me the one
support person of any value (whose value was mainly his ability to lie
with impunity and finesse to customers about the scope and impact of
crises) quit or got fired.
Neither opening is posted with any online service. I only found out
about them because my well-meaning parents provide me with the weekly
classifieds from the local Sunday paper. The jobs aren't even listed
with the paper's own site. I don't know what kind of candidates they
hope to get with a listing like this. Since this has to be a conscious
choice, I can't begin to imagine what gambit Nosferatu has planned.
All the remaining project managers got laid off on December 31st of last
year, as part of N.'s plan to directly (micro)manage the software
development process. To hire someone for on-site is a serious
retrenchment. Support was supposed to be sent to the group in the
Philippines, about which I've said little to this point.
A note on the Filipino support abortion:
Some companies sent support overseas out of cheapness, others have a
more legitimate idea of trying to provide round-the-clock support
without a night shift by forwarding calls to a locale where it's
currently daylight. N. was obviously motivated by the former, but was
turning the latter on its head. Despite the company's service being
available 24 hours, it received 99% of its use 8:00AM - 8:00PM ET.
There was really no need for after-hours support. In a move that made
sense only to N., he got the idea to forward support calls (using VoIP
over a path that was 128kbps, and shared with the data traffic, on the
Philippine end, if you can believe that one) to the "office" in Manila.
Thing is, Manila is 13 hours (if I recall correctly) ahead of the
eastern U.S., so the Filipinos would be answering support calls during
what amounted to a night shift. Given the truly byzantine and soul-
crushing nature of the support required, I guess having support techs
half-zonked-out, or else reduced to quivering catatonia by caffeine
overdoses, added an extra frisson to support calls.
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http://www.vigo-alessi.com/images/products/1362.jpg Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130337
Outsourcing gone mad!
With Catholic clergy in short supply in the US, Indian priests are picking
up some of their work, saying Mass for special intentions, in a sacred if
unusual version of outsourcing. American, as well as Canadian and European,
churches, are sending Mass intentions, and requests for services like those
to remember deceased relatives and thanksgiving prayers, to clergy in India.
The requests are mostly routed to Kerala's churches through the Vatican, the
bishops or through religious bodies. Rarely, prayer requests come directly
to individual priests.
While most requests are made via mail or through travelling clergymen, a
significant number arrive via email, a sign that technology is expediting
this practice.
In Kerala's churches, memorial and thanksgiving prayers conducted for local
residents are said for a donation of 40 rupees ($1.30), whereas a prayer
request from the US typically comes with $US5 ($7.25), the Indian priests
say.
--
Regards,
Slarty Bartfast Tag: WMI Ports Tag: 130303
circa Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:15:37 -0400, in
microsoft.public.cert.exam.mcse, Stephen Koch (sck1025@hotmail.com)
said,
> Does anybosy know which ports WMI uses?
>
WMI doesn't use ports; connections do. What you're asking is like
asking what ports TCP uses. The ports that would be used would depend
on what you're using as the WMI consumer.
Laura
--
Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.
-Oscar Wilde