Linux Networking

How to check , add or delete routes in the Windows routing table using powershell

Table of contents Introduction Checking , adding or deleting the routes in the host windows machines routing table is a key skill for any system engineer or the network admin. In this article we will see how to do those with practical examples How to check windows routing table from powershell  There are two command …

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How to use netstat in powershell for checking listened port numbers and active connections 

Table of contents Introduction Netstat is one of the most useful commands for the Network engineers and system admins for troubleshooting the TCP or UDP port related issues  We can use netstat to check the Active TCP / UDP connections from the system and also to check the process associated with the opened port number …

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How to create or delete directories from Windows Powershell

Table of contents Introduction In this article we will cover the steps to use to create or delete a directory directly from the windows powershell. We will also see the alias associated with those commands so that we can use it for doing the same action  How to create a new directory in windows powershell  …

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How to create, delete or list the files from Windows Powershell

Table of Contents Introduction In this article we will cover the steps to use to create or delete a file directly from the Windows Powershell. We will also see the alias associated with those commands so that we can use it for doing the same action  How to create a new file in windows powershell  …

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How to use windows Powershell and command prompt to SSH into devices 

Table of Contents Introduction SSH helps accessing the device Cli and it’s better than the telnet as it’s encrypted. Usually when trying to access linux and networking devices from the Windows machine we use tools like Putty and Secure CRT. Using the recent Windows releases we can directly SSH to those devices from the command …

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How to use windows command prompt and powershell for SCP file transfer

Table of Contents Introduction SCP ( Secure Copy )  uses SSH tunnels to transfer the files from one machine to another . It is faster than TFTP transfer and also secure as it is encrypted using the SSH tunnels Usually when trying to perform the SCP transfer from the Windows machine to a Linux or …

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How to rotate packet capture files using tcpdump

Table of Contents Introduction – How to use file rotation in tcpdump Wondering how to do packet captures for longer durations despite having very less storage space ? Or how to run rotating packet capture using tcpdump ? This article helps you understand a useful mechanism in the tcpdump tool which helps us to rotate …

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